Duluth Folk School

Kilgour is a Minnesota-born, Boston-based songwriter and performing artist whose lyric-driven work walks the line between personal and political.

Teho is the Finnish power-fiddle duo of Esko Järvelä and Tero Hyväluoma. They grew up in Central Ostrobothnia -- an area known for its rich folk-music life. Their music combines fluently Finnish traditional fiddling, Norwegian halling, Swedish polska, bebop, western swing, and composed contemporary folk music. Their debut album was nominated for an Emma Award in 2018. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door.

Greg Tiburzi performs original music and offers insights into the songs and songwriting process.

This duo from Kansas City, Missouri has its roots in Ozark old-time music, honoring traditional songs and tunes that resonate with human experience.

Singleton Street is an award-winning band based out of Delano, Minn., that combines bluegrass, Celtic and old-time music to form its unique version of Americana.

Guitar player Darin Bergsven is a Duluth jazz musician. Darin plays with Owls Club Big Band and Big Time Jazz Orchestra, as well as various small ensembles, both as a bandleader and a sideman. He will perform solo arrangements of jazz and pop standards and his own compositions.

Greg Herriges creates a mix of original and traditional “progressive world music” on guitar, voice and bouzouki (Greek lute). An award-winning composer and performer, he spins new webs out of everything from Indian ragas and Turkish folk to Japanese court music and American surf-jazz. he is also an author of music books and soundtracks for film and theater.

Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers' music recalls classic hillbilly music, while bringing a distinctly modern and lively touch to the Americana genre. In 2018, the Sapsuckers were nominated for "Best Country Band in Wisconsin" by the Wisconsin-Area Music Industry Association.

Lyn Rye is a bassist, singer and composer currently based in Chicago who released a debut album, Roots of Rye, in January. In addition to performing as a solo artist, Rye can be found performing, recording and touring with artists such as the Salaam-Shalom Music Project (world folk), Al Scorch (alt-country), Ben Burden (hip-hop), Not Lovely (jazz/hip hop) and Evergreen (jazz). Rye frequently collaborates with OneBeat, a program funded by the U.S. State Department that brings together artists from around…

Jacob Mahon has been singing and song-writing out of Duluth, Minnesota since the fall of 2016. His music is heavily influenced by the country-blues and and rock and roll of the mid 20th century. A live performance usually includes "noteworthy guitar work, one or two poorly delivered jokes, lots of sweat and vocals."

Alex and Amanda Jo form the acoustic duo, Deliberate Kin. They released their first album, "Things Happen," over the winter. Their songs include lonesome folk with a bluegrass swing, driven by a groovy roots feel. "Things Happen" was produced by 9th Ward Pickin’ Parlor with additional instrumentation crafted by artists, Mike & Katie West Of Truckstop Honeymoon.

McKain Lakey is a musician whose work "investigates themes of oppression and empowerment through the richness of American folk traditions." An instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, McKain performs as a solo artist, as part of the duo Woolly Breeches, and with other bands by invitation. She is an educator and facilitator who works with groups of all ages and backgrounds to deepen their understanding of the historical and technical foundations of music and to encourage personal exploration of voice and creative…

Red Tail Ring is on tour, and playing at the Duluth Folk School. Local musician Camille Marsten will be opening. Laurel Premo and Michael Beauchamp of Red Tail Ring create "lush, intricate arrangements of original folk music and traditional ballads" with banjo, fiddle, guitar and close harmonies. The Michigan-based band is fresh off their fourth full-length studio release, "Fall Away Blues." Featuring new songwriting fused with old-time and country blues themes, the album tackles topical subjects such as gun violence…

Focusing on Eastern Europe and music of the Rom people, OBI’s repertoire reaches from Albania to Ukraine, with plenty of stops in between. Orkestar Bez Ime is a winner of the 2011-2012 McKnight Artist Fellowships for Performing Musicians administered by MacPhail Center for Music and a recipient of a 2012 Minnesota Emerging Composers Award from the American Composers Forum.

Fraser embodies the tunes of Appalachian old time, early ragtime and blues, Scottish strathspeys, Irish reels, New England ballads and eastern European dance songs.

Folk duo The Lowest Pair perform at the Duluth Folk School. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door.

National Fingerpicking Champion Eric Lugosch arranges traditional songs and jazz standards. Phil Heywood plays fingerstyle guitar with a bluesy swing. Lugosch has played and taught in festivals around the world, including the Wirral International Guitar Festival, the Ullapool Guitar Festival, International Guitar Meeting in Sarzana, Italy, and the New York Guitar Festival. He’s had the honor of performing with greats such as Doc Watson, Taj Mahal, John Prine and David Bromberg. Heywood has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion with…

Mumblin’ Drew snakes between both the traditional and the contemporary sounds of American folk music.

Folk duo Pushing Chain performs at Dovetail Cafe. The band features Boyd Blomberg on guitar and vocals and Adam Moe on fiddle and vocals.

Roots musician Matt Ray performs at Dovetail Cafe.

The local songsmith plays originals and covers.

Country folk musician Eric Pollard performs as Actual Wolf.