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PARKER HASTINGS is one of the finest thumb picking guitar champions in America, the youngest to be awarded as the “Thumb Picker of the Year.” A protege of Tommy Emmanuel, he has songs from his new album he will premier on WoodSongs.

RAY CUMMINS has overcome tremendous odds to keep his music career going, from a sick bed as a youngster all the way to the Grand Ole Opry and the Thumb Pickers Hall of Fame. Chet Atkins said: “Ray Cummins is one of the best finger-pickers around.”

WoodSongs Kids: Johnathan Moore is a 13-year-old singer and guitarist from Knott County, Kentucky.

ABE PARTRIDGE returns to WoodSongs with a brand new album, “Love in the Dark.” He is a true multi-faceted performer from the Deep South, a brilliant songwriter & creator of unique folk art and paintings. “Abe Partridge has established himself as one of the most respected songwriters and visual folk artists in the southeast.” — AMERICAN SONGWRITER MAGAZINE.

THE GOODWIN BROTHERS band are brothers, Jonathan and William Goodwin, and perform with their childhood friend, Chase Bush. They have been singing together since the three of them were kids, growing up in the mountains of eastern Kentucky. The Appalachian power grass trio have a new album being released by Pinecastle Records.

Adalyn Ramey is an 11-year-old from Pikeville, KY.

EMISUNSHINE & The Rain is an award winning 17-year-old songwriter and ukulele virtuoso from East Tennessee, who has been attracting national attention since age 9 with appearances on “Today,” NBC’s “Little Big Shots,” “American Idol,” the Grand Ole Opry, WoodSongs and more. With 9 albums released under her name, her 2022 album was titled ‘DIAMONDS’ and she’s currently working on two new albums, one bluegrass and one country. is an award winning 17-year-old songwriter and ukulele virtuoso from East Tennessee, who has been attracting national attention since age 9 with appearances on “Today,” NBC’s “Little Big Shots,” “American Idol,” the Grand Ole Opry, WoodSongs and more. With 9 albums released under her name, her 2022 album was titled ‘DIAMONDS’ and she’s currently working on two new albums, one bluegrass and one country.

The RED MOUNTAIN BOYS are based out of Colorado, carry the torch for traditional bluegrass, but their original songs make it sound brand-new. With four songwriters—including two award-winners and a Kansas Music Hall of Fame inductee—and four lifetimes of experience, the Red Mountain Boys perform with four-part harmony around one microphone in the style of the masters. are based out of Colorado, carry the torch for traditional bluegrass, but their original songs make it sound brand-new. With four songwriters—including two award-winners and a Kansas Music Hall of Fame inductee—and four lifetimes of experience, the Red Mountain Boys perform with four-part harmony around one microphone in the style of the masters.

Reed Elliotte is a 12 year old pianist and singer from Corbin, KY.

MARK O’CONNOR is a master musician, composer, performer, educator and mentor. He has performed everywhere from concert halls to the Grand Ole Opry, he has recorded with all the greatest artists in music from Garth Brooks to Yo Yo Ma. He is not only a master violinist but one of the best guitar pickers in America.

MAGGIE O’CONNOR is a Grammy Award winning musician who frequently performs with her husband.  With a unique background in both traditional classical violin training and American musical styles, Maggie continues her mission to show that violinists can participate in everything the instrument has to offer, performing on some of the world’s most coveted stages.

Liam Farley is a 13 year old fiddler from Chapmanville, West Virginia.

SUGAR HARP, also known as Charles Burroughs, was eight years old his great grandfather would blow harp and strum a handmade guitar formed from an orange crate and broom sticks. To witness his’ “down in the gutter, back alley, storytelling blues” today, it is clear that he inherited his great grandfather’s creativity and musical talent. Since he first picked up the harmonica, he has more than earned his moniker, Sugar Harp. 

GAIL CEASAR was born in Pittsville, Virginia; the small town that her family has called home for generations, a rich lineage of oral storytellers and musicians. She has found a beautiful sound of her own that melds the two genres. Gail’s music re-imagines generations of traditional tunes with incredible precision and depth of tone. You can imagine sitting round a porch, feeling right at home.

THE BISCUIT EATERS are a family band from Powhatan, VA.

THE NASHVILLE CELTS are fiddler Maggie Lander, Ric Blair on guitar, piano, bodhran, Fiachra O’Regan from Connemara, Ireland on uilleann pipes and lastly Bruce Hornsby Mumford & Sons sideman Matt Menefee on 5 string banjo. They have created a unique music hybrid by incorporating Irish instrumentation into their original songs. Their newest album is TRAVELING ON.NA SKYLARK is a Kentucky-based trio that shares the rich beauty of ancient traditional  Celtic music through voice, Irish harp, Irish uilleann pipes, fiddle, Irish whistles, flutes, bodhran, and mountain dulcimer. na Skylark‘s “Old Ceol” recording was named one of the best new recordings by the Celtic Connections radio show.WOODSONGS KID: 14 year old banjo picker from Tellico Plains, TN, Landon Hawkins