• Emerald Isle: This western New York-based trio mixes traditional and contemporary Irish, nautical, and Scottish songs and instruments with humor and storytelling. Emerald Isle Irish Band brings a variety of instruments including the banjo, accordion, guitar, penny whistle, mandolin, fiddle, harmonica, and spoons and bone. The group, playing together for over twenty-five years, is composed of Rich Schaefer, Chris Panfil, and Mark Panfil – all educators and professional musicians - and has been a crowd favorite at our venue.

• Peregrine Road plays captivating acoustic music that occupies a sweet spot somewhere between chamber music and folk music, with complex arrangements and lush textures alongside raw energy and multi-cultural influences. Karen Axelrod and Rachel Bell have quickly become known together as a powerhouse duo capable of a huge variety of styles, in demand throughout North America and beyond for concerts, workshops, festivals, English country dances, contra dances, and other events. Their music is rooted in Celtic, English, French, Quebecois, New England, and Appalachian traditions while at the same time being infused with the excitement of new compositions and dynamic improvisation. Audience members frequently remark on Peregrine Road's exquisite musicianship and mastery of their instruments, as well as their outrageous humor and ability to connect with listeners of all ages and walks of life.