SINGER. SONGWRITER. STORYTELLER. DAMN GOOD LIVE SHOW. Susan Gibson, born in Fridley, Minnesota, is a Wimberley, Texas-based singer and songwriter who has released six solo albums and one live album. She was the lead singer for the alternative country band, The Groobees, and is the writer of the Dixie Chicks hit, 'Wide Open Spaces'. Her powerful vocals along with her guitar or banjo are accompanied by thoughtful, somtimes funny, somtimes profound lyrics that show true heart of this musical road warrior. Her many awards include - Songwriter of CMA Single of the Year for "Wide Open Spaces", BMI Writer of the Year 1999, and 2009 West Texas Music Hall of Fame: Entertainer of the Year. Susan has been touring nationally since 1999, usually with her dogs.

Sara Hickman is a singer/songwriter, visual artist, and an avid fundraiser for various charities around the world, including Terrewode Women's Hospital in Uganda, Romanian orphans and a historic Black school in Palacios, Tx. Hickman has released more than fifteen albums, via major record labels and independently on her own label, Sleeveless. She had a No. 3 adult contemporary hit "I Couldn't Help Myself", appeared twice on The Tonight Show, hosted her own VH-1 special, produced an independent video, that won first place in the USA Film Festival, and co-produced the PBS documentary Take It Like A Man. Hickman's songs have appeared in film and tv, and she has appeared in and sung for national ad campaigns such as Wal-Mart, Goodwill, Daisy Sour Cream, Southwest Airlines, and Popeyes. She was co-founder of the three-part vocal group Domestic Science Club with Robin Macy and Patty Lege from 1992 until 1998. Hickman's songs were covered by other Texas musicians, including Willie Nelson, Shawn Colvin, Ruthie Foster and thirty-six others on the 2011 collection Best of Times, which raised funds for non-profits during her appointed time as an Official Texas State Musician, landing her smack dab in between Willie Nelson (2009) and Lyle Lovett (2011).

Singer-songwriter, Giulia (Julia) Millanta, is a native-born Italian from Florence who now calls Austin, Texas home. A creative and prolific artist, she has released seven solo albums, touring nationally throughout the USA and internationally. An accomplished guitarist, Giulia also plays ukulele and sings in four languages. She has been called smart, pensive and cool and credited with psychedelic grooveability whilst "baring her clairvoyant soul" to "deliver musical mojo." Giulia began her life in music as a child of eight years when taught to play guitar by her father she began to perform traditional folk songs. She continued to sing and began writing songs and making records. Performing at the Acoustic Guitar Meeting in Sarzana in the spring of 2010 her accomplished guitar style and songs earned her the "New Sounds Of Acoustic Music" award. This led to an endorsement by the renowned guitar makers Eko, choice of the most famous 60's-80's era singer-songwriters throughout Italy. In the past few years Giulia has performed in some of the best rooms in the US and Europe such as: The Kessler Theatre in Dallas, TX (opening for 10,000 Maniacs), The Heights Theatre in Houston, TX (opening for 10,000 Maniacs and Squirrel Nut Zippers), The 04 Center in Austin, TX, Club Passim in Cambridge, MA, Tin Angel, Philadelphia PA, An Die Musik, Baltimore, DE, Rockwood Music Hall, NYC, The Blue Door, Oklahoma City, OK, The Mucky Duck, Houston, TX, Opera House, Telluride, CO, Walnut Room, Denver, CO, In the Woods, Leusden, NL, De Harmonie, Edam, NL, Mandy's Lounge, Homburg, DE, Teatro Romano di Fiesole, Florence, IT and more...

Bob Livingston is a pioneering Texas singer-songwriter, author, and founding member of the legendary Lost Gonzo Band—a group that helped shape the sound of progressive country in the 1970s alongside artists like Jerry Jeff Walker, Michael Martin Murphey, and Ray Wylie Hubbard. With a career that spans more than five decades, Livingston has earned a reputation as a cosmic troubadour whose songs, stories, and spirit embody the wild heart of Texas progressive country music. Originally from Lubbock and long based in Austin, Livingston was instrumental in creating iconic records such as Viva Terlingua and Geronimo's Cadillac, which broke new ground by fusing traditional country with rock, folk, and a healthy dose of freewheeling Gonzo energy. His own solo work is just as impactful: he's released nine records under his name, including Gypsy Alibi, which won "Album of the Year" at the Texas Music Awards, and Up the Flatland Stairs, which continues his tradition of thoughtful, genre-bending songwriting.

Rupert Wates is a London-born, award-winning songwriter who signed an exclusive publishing deal with Eaton Music in the late 1990s and has been writing full-time ever since. Since relocating to the U.S. in 2006, he has released eleven acclaimed full-length albums, earning airplay across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Israel, and Australia. His work has inspired over 50 songwriting awards and more than twenty cover recordings by other artists, including two full tribute albums recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles. Performing an average of 120 shows a year across North America and Europe, Wates continues to captivate audiences with his haunting, melodic brand of acoustic art-folk.

With a career that has spanned four decades and traversed more than a million miles, versatile singer-songwriter Jimmy Davis is the literal embodiment of the much too often used term "troubadour". This Memphis, Tennessee native musician, who first graced local stages at age 9, brings an infectious enthusiam to every performance. Jimmy Davis' songs have been recorded by Martina McBride, Restless Heart, Tommy Alverson, Reba Russell, Walt Wilkins, as well as a myri​ad of other recording artists. As a backing vocalist, Jimmy has lent his extensive vocal talents to projects by numerous recording artists including, The North Mississippi Allstars, Jim Dickinson, Johnny Lang, Bernie Leadon, Keith Sykes, Michael Hearne, Toy Caldwell, Susan Marshall, Mark Collie and William Lee Golden. Jimmy's warmth, charisma and talent as a writer always inspires great performances.

J. Plank (Jeff Plankenhorn) is a BC-based, internationally touring singer-songwriter and master of the lap steel guitar. Known for soulful vocals, dynamic stagecraft, and a sound that bridges roots, blues, and folk, he has spent decades captivating audiences across North America, Europe, and Japan. Plank is a highly respected musician recognized for his skill as a slide guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist, gaining acclaim both as a solo artist and as a sought-after session player. His style blends blues, folk, and roots into a sound that's uniquely his own. In 2025, he released The Bend, a stripped-down solo acoustic album recorded on the Texas coast, showcasing just his voice, lap steel, acoustic guitar, and piano. Later this year he will follow it with a high-energy roots rock album recorded in the Netherlands with the band The Southern Aces — a project that blends live-off-the-floor energy with wizardly guitar playing, innovative songwriting, and, most of all, deep groove. Plank's career includes collaborations with a wide range of artists, headline festival slots, and multiple Austin Music Award nominations for Musician of the Year, Best Guitarist, and a win for Best Misc. Instrument for "The Plank," a hybrid lap steel guitar he designed himself. For him, music is about bringing people together - whether biker or drag queen, listener or dancer - to share in the joy and connection that only a great song can deliver..

Christine Albert has released six independent albums including "TEXAFRANCE", and "TexaFrance-Encore!", and the 2008 release "Paris, Texafrance", bilingual tributes to her European heritage and love of the French chanson. Her 1995 CD, "Underneath The Lone Star Sky" on Antone's/dos Records, climbed into the top twenty on the national Americana radio chart. She has appeared on Austin City Limits and The Texas Connection, written and performed her own "Don't Mess With Texas" ad and was featured in the popular Bluebell Ice Cream television commercial. Her most recent CD "Everything's Beautiful Now" just hit the airwaves in August of 2014. In 1996 Christine was voted female vocalist of the year at the Kerrville Music Awards. Originally from upstate New York and later Santa Fe, New Mexico, Christine moved to Austin, Texas in 1982. A committed community activist, she was co-founder of the Austin Songwriters Group and has served on the board of NARAS and The Austin Rape Crisis Center. Through her work on behalf of fellow sexual assault survivors, she has been a spokesperson for SafePlace and produced three successful fundraising concerts for the organization. Ms. Albert is the CEO and founder of Swan Songs, an Austin non-profit dedicated to fulfilling musical last wishes for patients with a terminal diagnosis. In her spare time she is the sitting Chair Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of the National Recording Academy. Christine will be accompanied the amazing Ben Jones, an English singer, songwriter, musician and producer currently living in Austin, Texas who was a founder of the band The LoveJoys and, with Andrea Magee, Beat Root Revival as well as being an an outstanding solo artist.