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The O'Keefe Brothers

The O’Keefe Brothers are rooted metaphorically in the peat bogs of the Emerald Isle, the hills of Appalachia and the rich prairie topsoil of the Upper Midwest. Their line-up includes: Seamus O’Keefe (John Whitehead) on vocals, guitar, banjo and mandolin; Tommy O'Keefe (Tom Sather)on vocals and guitar; and Liam O’Keefe (Lyn Pulsifer) on rhythm guitar and harmony vocals. Their repertoire ranges from Bluegrass, Old-Time, Blues and Country to Celtic soul, folk-rock and swing. About half the songs they perform are original material with both Seamus and Tommy contributing songs. What began as a living room session has evolved into a polished act that follows the two pole stars of harmony and storytelling. 

Amanda Walbridge

Hello, I’m Amanda Walbridge. My first stage performance was at 5, began songwriting at 7, started playing guitar and piano at 9, and have written many poems and songs. My parents were in bluegrass, country and rock bands and it wasn't long before all of us kids were playing along too. 
My first studio album 'Waking Up' (2021) was hard to put a label on. I settled on "pop", but it was more "country" and some rock. It even included 2 bluegrass songs which turned out to be the most popular. In 2022 'How Long' and 'That was Then' got airtime on JAZZ88.FM KBEM-FM radio and Phil Nusbaum, the host, inspired me to write a bluegrass album. Phil joined me playing banjo on my second studio album 'Sunshine in the Valley' (2023) and we co-wrote the song ‘Longing’. It has 10 all-original bluegrass songs that each have a story to tell. I also released a new country EP called ‘Last Goodbye’ (2024) with 3 original country songs.
I hire studio musicians for each album and my biggest news yet is that I will be releasing a 12-song original bluegrass album next year (2025) featuring Clay Hess and Tim Crouch playing all of the music! I can hardly wait to share this upcoming album and there are 4 singles in the works to follow that up too!
On the road performing, the Amanda Walbridge Band is made up of friends and consists of rhythm guitar/vocals, bass, mandolin, fiddle and sometimes banjo. 
 I'm a singer songwriter that loves writing country/bluegrass songs and work at my craft every day. I'm going to continue to build my song catalog and start my own publishing company. I'm also a mother of two special needs children with autism. I live with my husband, two children and our two puppy dogs.

Blue Groove Bluegrass

Blue Groove is a multiple award-winning bluegrass band based in the Twin Cities that plays both contemporary and classic bluegrass tunes with a creative approach that drives while still maintaining a sense of laid-back, Midwestern chill. That’s what they mean by “groove”. The bands inviting sound combined with their openness warmth on and off-stage have made them crowd favorites at festivals and concert venues all around Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.
The band covers a number of past and current contemporary bluegrass artists, and presents a few originals as well. A Blue Groove show features songs from Alison Krauss or Rhonda Vincent as well as traditional bluegrass (Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs) with all of its drive, improvisation and harmony singing! Blue Groove also likes to put a bluegrass spin on more contemporary artists such as U2, Passenger, and the Doobie Brothers!
Members of Blue Groove bluegrass band include Adelle Hyrkas, lead vocals and rhythm guitar; David Smith, banjo and vocals; Bob Doe, lead guitar, dobro, and vocals; Pete Mathison bass and vocals, Tom Wadzinski mandolin and vocals.

Bob Bovee & Pop Wagner

Bob Bovee and Pop Wagner met in 1971 over a bowl of chili one winter's night in the West Bank neighborhood of Minneapolis. After dinner, they played some old-time music. They've been doing that off and on ever since. On their first "tour" together they traveled by thumb and boxcar through eleven western states covering nearly 5,000 miles, stopping along the way to play in folk clubs and taverns and on street corners. For nearly five decades they have entertained audiences spanning America, Canada and across the pond, including the Winnipeg Folk Folk Festival, the San Diego Folk Festival, the Five College Folk Festival in Massachusetts, and four tours together in Europe.

A Wagner-Bovee performance offers a generous dose of authentic cowboy songs, plenty of square dance tunes and other instrumental numbers, country blues, comic and sentimental songs of the south, and perhaps an original or two. The two are likely to also throw in a cowboy poem and some of Pop’s lariat spinning, along with history, folklore and jokelore.

FlattGrass Revival

FlattGrass Revival is a Minnesota bluegrass band rooted in the four bandmate’s mutual love of traditional Bluegrass and Gospel music. The group’s “spot-on” harmonies enhance each rendition of songs from various Americana favorites, in addition to several soulful original tunes.

From the opening number of each performance, the “FlattGrass sound” and the group’s obvious enjoyment of sharing their music, connects with their audiences.

FlattGrass members (L-R): Tom Furrer, Guitar, Vocals; Jill Furrer, Fiddle, Vocals; Kimberly Moser, Mandolin, Vocals; and Todd Moser, Upright Bass, Vocals. Joining the group as guests for Fall Jam will be Paul Carlson and Elizabeth Pim.