Vibes and Verses with Bob Johnson and Julie Derrick

Arielle Silver and Tracy Perrin

Arielle Silver was born on the Gulf of Mexico, raised in the mid-Atlantic, skinnydipped through college in Walden Pond, and now live a traffic jam away from the Pacific Ocean in her adopted state of California. Arielle's dad was strumming his guitar and singing songs from the best troubadours of his time. She studied classical woodwinds in college, and from the minute picked up a guitar, and began writing songs. Across time and space, songs and stories are – have always been – the great human connector. Hearing singer-songwriter Tracee Perrin’s music, one is immediately struck by her formidable voice that enhances the one-of-a-kind edge to her distinct indie alternative Americana sound. Just as apparent is an inherent relatability in both Perrin’s presence and captivating lyrics, something that has its roots in the Los Angeles native’s youth.

Eric Lindberg and Kyla Tilly

Eric Lindberg is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and cultural innovator known for his work in the band Nefesh Mountain [https://www.nefeshmountain.com/]. He is also the band's co-founder, alongside his wife and musical partner, Doni Zasloff. Kyla Tilley is a Canadian singer-songwriter known for her emotionally turbulent live performances, her gymnastic guitar playing, and her fabulous shoe collection. Using whatever words she likes, Kyla constructs tales true and tall of fantastic exploits, mundane tasks, and moderate misadventure, delivered through a mix of vocal fusillades, chaotic finger-picking, and kaleidoscopic rhythms, punctuated with scintillating melodies and moments of serenity. Call it prog-folk.

Svavar Knútur and Angela Saini

Svavar Knútur has released six solo albums beginning in 2009 with "Kvöldvaka (Songs by the Fire)". In 2010, he presented "Amma (Songs for my Grandmother)" and in 2012 his "Ölduslóð (Way of Waves)". In 2015 "Brot (The Breaking)" was released. In September 2018 Knútur released the album "Ahoy! Side A" via Dimma and Nordic Notes. A story of new beginnings and the challenges of a new world. It contains five new songs and four "Repaintings" of older songs. Most recently, the album "Ahoy! Side B" was released in April 2024. The state of being in-between—the place where things are not clearly defined is where true self-knowledge is derived. When you don’t fit in, you define yourself on your own terms. Singer-songwriter Angela Saini is bi-racial and a crossover country-pop artist who has forged her identity through unflinching positivity and empowering ideals. Today, the Toronto-based country folk-pop artist will issue a series of singles seeding a path to her sophomore album. “I am known for positive songs, but a lot of these were written in dark states. My life isn’t ponies and rainbows, but I write myself out of the sadness,” Angela says. “In every moment we have a choice. I choose to uplift myself and bring people along with me." Angela sweeps people away with instantly-memorable, toe-tapping pop infused with storyteller sing-alongs about courage and finding joy in surprising places. Her Calgary, Canada upbringing—a hotbed of country music—and her Garth Brooks obsession, always informs her instantly memorable songcraft. After all, you can take the girl out of the prairie, but you can’t take the prairie out of the girl.

Buggy Jive and Selina Boland

Soul rock singer-songwriter Buggy Jive has always made music while in hiding, quietly uploading songs and music videos from a basement studio somewhere in Upstate New York. Equal parts Zeppelin and D’Angelo and Prince and Joni in sound and sensibility, his lyrics often mine the literature of the past to make sense of the present – from Ellison to Morrison to Eliot to Didion. Even before his pandemic-era music video and reclusive rallying cry “Ain’t Going Anywhere” [https://buggyjive.com/videos/aint-going-anywhere/] went viral, the only way to see him perform live was the occasional house concert [https://buggyjive.com/videos/the-buggy-jive-house-concert/] streamed live from his basement studio. Selina Boland is a multi-faceted Canadian artist whose journey into the world of music has been marked by her heritage, geography, innovation and drive. Selina was born in Newfoundland to beloved Lukey's Boat folk singer, the late Laverne Squires. Her musical influences include Traditional Newfoundland, Folk, and 60’s Rock. Writing and performing professionally in a range of styles from folk to electronic since 2011, Selina has toured Canada, the US, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Scotland, Ireland, Mexico and the UK.  She has released her new album, Take My Heart and Run, it arrived April 4th, 2025 and she is touring Newfoundland and beyond to promote it.

Keagan McInroe and Guilia Millanta

Keegan McInroe is a writer, musician. and international touring artist based in Fort Worth, Texas.  Keeping in spirit with his predecessor troubadouring minstrels, Keegan has spent the better part of the last two decades traversing the roads, wildernesses, and cities of the Old World and New, weaving the resulting experiences and observations together with varied influences from folk, country, and the blues to create an original and evolving tapestry of story-driven American roots music.  McInroe has shared the stage with Leon Russell, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Willis Alan Ramsey, Otis Taylor, Carolyn Wonderland, Ian Moore, Shovels & Rope, Kaitlin Butts, Charley Crockett, and others.  He has been published in various papers and magazines for his travel writings, stories, poems, and occasional forays into politics. Additionally, he has hosted The Keegan McInroe Radio Hour and The Uncouth Pilgrim Podcast, both of which are currently on indefinite hiatus. Giulia Millanta is an Italian-American Indie-Folk [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indie-Folk&action=edit&redlink=1] and Americana [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americana_(music)] singer-songwriter based in Austin, Texas [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin,_Texas]. A vocalist and guitarist, she also plays upright bass [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upright_bass] and ukulele [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukulele] and sings in four languages (English, Italian, Spanish and French). She has been described by Michael Greenblatt of The Aquarian Weekly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aquarian_Weekly] as "deeply evocative with a dash of Piaf [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89dith_Piaf], a sprinkle of Lady Day [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Holiday], a pinch of Norah Jones [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norah_Jones] and a teaspoon of Madeleine Peyroux [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_Peyroux]. She has been called smart, eclectic, adventurous and cool, and credited with psychedelic grooveability whilst 'baring her clairvoyant soul' to 'deliver musical mojo'." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giulia_Millanta#cite_note-2She has released eight solo albums to date and regularly tours throughout the US and Europe.