TKMA is pleased to welcome these young performers to the 2010 Folk Festival:
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Roman Barten-Sherman Roman Barten-Sherman has been playing stringed instruments since he was 2 years old. Now at age 7, he is deeply engaged in the old time country blues. His influences include Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters and Son House. You can find him busking in downtown Bisbee most Sundays with his pal Jack playing the blues harp. |
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Tucson Mountain Boys String Band The Tucson Mountain Boys bring the old music back to life, fiddle and mandolin, banjo and guitar - from Old Joe Clark to Ashokan Farewell. Will and Joseph have been playing the fiddle festivals from Wilcox to Weiser, Luke bangs the banjo at home and the keyboard keys with the Tucson Jazz Institute, and Wes keeps the group together with his steady beat on the six string guitar. |
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| 12:00 | Kellen Avender Kellen Avender is a 16 year old sophomore at Catalina Foothills High School. He is a budding singer/songwriter, specializing in acoustic tunes that feature vocals and guitar. He is currently working on his first studio release “Peace, Love, Rock N' Roll,” and is learning to play bass and drums to round out the sound of his original songs. | |
| 12:30 | Rachel Morgan Perry Rachel Morgan Perry is a 16 year old up and coming singer / songwriter living in the Boulder, Colorado area. She writes all of her own music and lyrics and her passions include singing, songwriting, performing and playing the guitar, piano and ukulele. Rachel’s music displays a distinctive folk rock guitar and pop sound along with a unique blend of soulful vocals and memorable tales of faith, hope and love. |
The New Artists' Stage provides a venue for performers 18 years old and under, with little or no public performance experience, to perform a short set for the Festival audience.
Several New Artists from prior years have gone on to perform full sets as regular performers at subsequent festivals.
Come out and hear these young musicians, and who knows? Someday soon you may be saying, “I remember seeing them perform when they were just ....”