Singer/songwriter Myra Flynn, half Irish and half African American, crafts her original indie/soul songs in a blend of soulful vocals. She has headlined the Burlington Jazz Festival and shared the stage with Ivan Neville (Dumpstaphunk), Mike Gordon (Phish), Gabrielle Gordon (Natalie Merchant), Sonya Kitchell, Anais Mitchell, Lee “Scratch” Perry and many others. Crooked Measures, her 2009 debut album, earned Flynn a solid spot in the singer/songwriter circuit as well as much deserved media recognition. She was named “Best Up-and-Coming Performer” by Seven Days Newspaper (2010 and 2011) and “New England Artist of the Month” by The Deli Magazine New England. New England Deli Magazine wrote about For The Record, her newest release, “the album is crafted with a self-assured sense of commitment and what seems like another lifetime of reasons to sing.”

​Recorded 7/11/24

https://www.myraflynn.com/

Producer: MCTV

Matt LaRocca is a cross-genre composer, performer, and educator. You’re as likely to see him playing with a rock band as conducting an orchestra. For example, he is the Special Project Conductor for the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Champlain Philharmonic Orchestra and performs on the electric viola in Freeway Clyde, Michael Chorney’s psych-rock improvisation ensemble. Matt has written arrangements for and performed with Guster, Kat Wright, Francesca Blanchard and Matt Flinner. With a love of improvisation and crossing disciplines, it’s no wonder that his “friends” quartet includes Laura Markowitz, an avid fiddler in Swedish and Celtic styles who also has a career playing violin in several orchestras;  John Dunlop, the Principal cellist with the VSO; and Ben Lively, who plays rock, jazz, tango and classical music and whose collaborations include writing string arrangements for psych pop band Madaila, playing electric violin, mandolin, and guitar with the Grift and Josh Panda’s Wilykat and exploring Astor Piazzolla’s music with La Rebelión Del Tango. And you can expect a few special musical guests to join Matt LaRocca and Friends on stage as well!

​Recorded 7/11/24

https://www.mattlarocca.com/

Producer: MCTV

Bon Débarras unites the worlds of music, dance and poetry through a collaboration between Montreal artists Dominic Desrochers, Jean-François Dumas and Véronique Plasse. Over the years, Bon Débarras has developed an entirely original repertoire steeped in poetry and rhythmic sounds, with unambiguous Quebec flavors. On guitar, banjo, violin and harmonica, the group carries an identity, a style and an energy-filled zest for life, quite unique and beautifully served by the versatility of the musicians as well as their daring jigging and vivid body percussion. Bon Débarras’ energy ventures boldly on the multi-faceted road that transcends boundaries and ages.

​Recorded 7/10/24.

https://www.bondebarras.ca/en/

Producer: MCTV

Le Winston Band is a one-of-a-kind Montreal based ensemble that blends its French-Canadian roots with Zydeco and Cajun music. Since 2012, due to a sound that is derived from both the rich musical traditions of Louisiana and their own identity as Montrealers, the group has been sharing their joie de vivre with audiences across North America and Europe. After many pilgrimages to Louisiana, the group’s album Zig zag Zydeco Zoo was nominated for best world music album at both the ADISQ and GAMIQ galas in 2019. In 2022, their EP Enwèye à Lafayette won best world music album at the GAMIQ gala. That same year, the five musicians teamed up with producer Erik West-Millette and recorded Winston Express, a new record filled with original material that was released during the 2023 Mardi Gras festivities. United by their shared passion for Zydeco music, the five musicians intermingle sassy compositions and their own take on well known traditional songs from Quebec and Louisiana. The powerful sound of the diatonic accordion supported by a typical “modern zydeco” lineup, electrifies audiences and ensures a warm and festive atmosphere that is guaranteed to get you off your feet and dancing.

​Recorded 7/9/24.

https://www.lewinstonband.com/

Producer: MCTV

Bread and Bones is a harmony driven acoustics trio that plays original music with a strong traditional-roots foundation. Richard Ruane’s playing drives the songs whether he is playing guitar, ukulele or an octave mandolin. Mitch Barron joins in on fretless, fretted and upright basses and Beth Duquette completes the trio with her rich alto voice. Formed in 2003, the band toured and recorded for 10 years. They reunited in 2017 and have continued to play ever since, touring throughout New England and beyond. The trio has appeared at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, on Folkstage (WMFT, Chicago), Bound for Glory (WVBR, Ithaca, NY), Caffè Lena in Saratoga Springs, NY and many other venues. Bread and Bones has recorded two albums: “I Know Stories” in 2008, and ”Could Have been a Dream in 2011 and Richard has a solo record titled “Things That Strangers Say”.

​Recorded 7/9/24.

https://www.ruaneduquette.com/bread-and-bones

Producer: MCTV

Eureka Shoes is a new songwriting power group of Jean Rohe, Charlie Burnham and Skye Steele. Plan on hearing delicious three-part harmonies, other-worldly twin fiddling and lyrics “that will break your heart and put it back together again better.” Longtime friends and collaborators, each of whom have achieved notoriety in their respective worlds of jazz, folk, and pop music, these talented musicians now join forces, along with bassist Rashaan Carter, to bring you an entirely new sound.

​Recorded 7/8/24.

https://www.skyesteele.com/burnham-steele-rohe

Producer: MCTV

Samirah Evans sultry, sometimes silken, and always smoking hot vocals and vibrant stage presence made her the toast of pre-Katrina New Orleans. She was featured fifteen consecutive years at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and was a fixture at the most prestigious Crescent City venues. Since then, Evans has toured throughout the world, sharing stages with James Brown, B.B. King, Dr. John, Aaron and Charles Neville and many others. Following Hurricane Katrina, Samirah relocated to Vermont and she has since been performing throughout the northeast with her band, Samirah Evans and Her Handsome Devils.

​Recorded 7/8/24.

https://samirahevans.com/

Producer: MCTV

Known for her powerhouse voice and “fiery, vulnerable songs,” Ripton’s Sarah King creates thought-provoking, versatile Americana music. Her genuine stories about real-life emotions and situations also draw on classic folk-blues themes, balancing songs about the devil and booze with hard-won moments of reflection and acceptance. Her acclaimed 2021 EP The Hour, produced by Simone Felice and David Baron, earned her recognition as the New England Music Awards Songwriter of the Year and performances at the 2022 Folk Alliance International and Philadelphia Folk festivals, as well as supporting slots for acts including Blues Traveler and The Steel Woods.

​Recorded 7/14/22.

For more info on the band, visit

https://sarahkingsings.com/

Producer: MCTV

​With multiple Canadian Folk Music Awards, as well as Juno and ADISQ nominations, GENTICORUM have earned a reputation as a leading voice in the evolution of Québécois traditional music.
For over twenty years, the trio has earned a place of privilege on world, traditional, folk and Celtic music stages. Known for their unbridled energy, their musicianship and their magnetic stage presence, the trio has won over audiences at such prestigious events as Celtic Connections in Scotland, the Tønder Folk Festival in Denmark, the National Folk Festival in Australia, the Independent Music Festival in Alexandria, Egypt, the Rain Forest Festival in Malaysia, as well as countless venues across North America.
Pascal Gemme (fiddle) and Yann Falquet (guitar), the group’s two founding members, are both recognized individually as major contributors to the trad music scene in Québec. Since 2015, they have been joined by accomplished multi-instrumentalist and composer Nicholas Williams (flute, accordion). Weaving intricate fiddle, flute and accordion lines, gorgeous vocal harmonies, subtle guitar textures and exhilarating foot percussion, the pleasure that these three musicians have creating and playing together is palpable, both in the studio and on the concert stage.
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“Genticorum have a rightful place amongst the new generation of internationally recognized
Quebequois Bands. Beautifully presented recording….. harmonising brilliantly.
— THE LIVING TRADITION

​Recorded 7/13/22.

For more info on the band, visit

https://www.genticorum.com/

Producer: MCTV

The Ruta Beggars infuse traditional bluegrass and early swing to create a timeless act filled with intricate vocal harmonies, fiery instrumentals, and plenty of fun. They have been praised for their creative yet tasteful arrangements and charming performances, winning Thomas Point’s band competition in 2019. The Ruta Beggars have been featured on the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Showcase, Steve Martin’s Unreal Bluegrass, Brian O’Donovan’s A Celtic Sojourn and the main stages of Joe Val, Grey Fox, Thomas Point, and Ossipee Bluegrass Festivals.
Brought together by their passion for bluegrass, The Ruta Beggars are Micah Nicol (guitar), Sofia Chiarandini (fiddle), Ariel Wyner (mandolin), Trevin Nelson (banjo), and Noah Harrington (bass) who met while studying at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in the American Roots Program.

​Recorded 7/13/22.

For more info on the band, visit

https://www.therutabeggars.com/

Producer: MCTV

The band consists of the best musicians in the fertile Garifuna music scene. They bring together the deep cultural roots of Garifuna music, mixed with modern grooves, arrangements, and instruments like the unique hand drums, the “primera” and “segunda”, turtle shells and jawbones, guitars and bass. The musicians create a powerful energy on stage, building hypnotizing rhythms that form the backbone for the haunting melodies and powerful vocals that characterize the project. ​
The Garifuna are the Afro-Amerindians of Central America, the descendants of a group of West African slaves who were shipwrecked off the coast of St. Vincent in the 1600s. They live in small communities in places like Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras, along the Caribbean coast. And their music is an extraordinary blend that layers soulful indigenous and African rhythms with sweet, lyrical melodies.
Singing in Garifuna – an endangered language that blends indigenous Arawak and Carib with French, English and Spanish – they take on a political and social issue that extends far beyond the Garifuna community in “Ubou.”

“The complex rhythms demand attention and quickly resolve themselves into a completely irresistible groove. When the melodies kick in on top of them, the lushness is overwhelming.”— The Wall Street Journal

“Full of surging seaside rhythms and yearning, soulful melodies that hang in the memory,”— BBC Music

​Recorded 7/12/23.

For more info on the band, visit

https://www.garifunacollective.com/

Producer: MCTV

The band consists of the best musicians in the fertile Garifuna music scene. They bring together the deep cultural roots of Garifuna music, mixed with modern grooves, arrangements, and instruments like the unique hand drums, the “primera” and “segunda”, turtle shells and jawbones, guitars and bass. The musicians create a powerful energy on stage, building hypnotizing rhythms that form the backbone for the haunting melodies and powerful vocals that characterize the project. ​
The Garifuna are the Afro-Amerindians of Central America, the descendants of a group of West African slaves who were shipwrecked off the coast of St. Vincent in the 1600s. They live in small communities in places like Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras, along the Caribbean coast. And their music is an extraordinary blend that layers soulful indigenous and African rhythms with sweet, lyrical melodies.
Singing in Garifuna – an endangered language that blends indigenous Arawak and Carib with French, English and Spanish – they take on a political and social issue that extends far beyond the Garifuna community in “Ubou.”

“The complex rhythms demand attention and quickly resolve themselves into a completely irresistible groove. When the melodies kick in on top of them, the lushness is overwhelming.”— The Wall Street Journal

“Full of surging seaside rhythms and yearning, soulful melodies that hang in the memory,”— BBC Music

​Recorded 7/12/22.

For more info on the band, visit

https://www.garifunacollective.com/

Producer: MCTV

Bombajazzeando is corazón y alma, heart and soul: the joyous bomba drumming and dancing of Puerto Rico, plus the soulfullness of jazz. Three dancers, four drummers, and five jazz musicians create a big sound that bursts through stylistic boundaries. The band is lively and interactive, teaching the audience song choruses and traditional bomba dance moves.

Based in the large Puerto Rican community of northwestern Massachusetts, Bombajazzeando is led by dancer Brendalíz Cepeda, drummer Saúl Peñalosa and composer/arranger Julian Gerstin. Brendalíz is the granddaughter of Rafael Cepeda, the most important bomba musician of the late 20th century; she started dancing with him at the age of 5, and has herself held hundreds of workshops teaching her island’s heritage.

For the Puerto Rican and North American members of the group alike, it’s all about connection: tradition and creativity, island and mainland, musicians and audience.

​Recorded 7/10/22.

For more info on the band, visit

https://canismusic.com/artist/e-t-e/

Producer: MCTV