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2020 Band Line Up

Will Evans
Will Evans has spent the last decade as the primary songwriter, drummer, and front man for the Roots Rock outfit Barefoot Truth. The band released four full-length albums and has surpassed over 20 million plays on Spotify. With BFT on an extended hiatus, Will has opened a new chapter in his musical journey.

Atlas Gray
Atlas Gray is an all-original band driven by soulful songs that tell powerful stories. The members of Atlas Gray are dedicated to connecting with their audiences through their songs and constantly evolving musically. ย The band has toured with legendary musicians such as Albert Lee, Denny Laine and Peter Asher.

MJK Orbit
Atlas Gray is an all-original band driven by soulful songs that tell powerful stories. The members of Atlas Gray are dedicated to connecting with their audiences through their songs and constantly evolving musically. ย The band has toured with legendary musicians such as Albert Lee, Denny Laine and Peter Asher.

The KC Sisters
Over the past few years, The KC Sisters have developed an enthusiastic regional fan base via their numerous appearances on live local TV and radio (Fox 61 Morning Show, The Real Radio Show), county fairs, churches, farmerโs markets, benefit concerts, libraries, museums and high profile festivals like the Hartford Folk Festival and the Hike to the Micโฆ

Downright Family Band
Downright Music is a collective of musicians of all ages and genres that has been captivating audiences for 14 years. ย With their great taste in music and different blends of artists Downright Music hosts a variety of talented young stars who go on to achieve great success in the field of music.

Jay Collins & The Northern Resistance
The saxophone player of choice for artists such as Gregg Allman, the late Levon Helm, and Steely Danโs Donald Fagen, Jay Collins has played on 2 Grammy-winning recordings with Levon Helm, and a platinum-selling DVD with the Allman Brothers Band (Live at the Beacon Theater). Jay has also been โmoon-lightingโ as a singer-songwriter for yearsโฆ

GreenHouse
GreenHouse โ From the beginning to the future. In 2014, two friends were making an EP when they realized they needed a drummer. Greg Ganci and Nick Delaney met up with a guy named Sean Lemkey, who took one listen to their four scratch demos, and made them sound absolutely complete.

Joon
Mixing elements of funk, soul, and jam into a sturdy base of rock nโ roll, Connecticutโs Joon is a band with a sound thatโs as smooth as it is large. Joon has built a reputation of being a vocal powerhouse, delivering high energy in every performance with a sound similar to that ofโฆ

SIXFOXWHISKEY
SixFoxWhiskey is a jazzy funk-rock quintet out of Boston, MA. With a songwriter feel and jam-band chops, theyโve refined a unique sound that is reminiscent of Steely Dan, Percy Hill, and the Dave Matthews Band. The group has been performing live all over the US, bringing dynamic arrangements, catchy melodies, and improvised jams to theโฆ

Jason Ingriselli & The Miles North Band
New England native Jason Ingriselli has been making music over the past decade showcasing his authentic sound with a wide variety of local & national recording artists from music hall stages to bar room floors and music festivals. Backed by a live band that has quickly gained popularity, his unique and powerful voice sits rightโฆ

Sunday Morning Jazz with Chris Casey Jazz
Featured Artist: Corey Pane

Corey Pane is an artist from Connecticut. He has always been interested in art and the creative side of life since he was a child. He was always drawing as a kid, and as he grew up, he stopped for a while to try to get into other things like music, playing guitar or drums. Always keeping drawing and visual arts on the back burner, he abruptly moved back to drawing again. โLike any artist, it is just something inside me that I need to get out, no matter what kind of creative form that involves, whether it be visual art, music, film, poetry, etc.โ he explains. He thinks it is good for any artist to switch there creative drive towards a different art form every once in a while and broaden your artistic range. He likes to spread himself out and not get trapped in one spot, being labeled as a certain type of artist.ย
Corey views his work as being more abstract and expressive in its technique, even though it may not always look that way. His main focus is not to achieve photo-realism, but to show expression and to tell a story that evokes a certain emotion or feeling. Corey attacks his paintings with a very quick approach. Most of his paintings come together spontaneously and automatically. Corey has a certain direction or idea he sets out to capture, but likes to let his paintings work and create themselves at the same time, while he helps to guide them in certain directions. Letting it come together how ever it may be meant to happen.