Shadow Basket is a four-piece dog rock/indie folk band from San Juan Island, WA. The band is co-led by Jacey LaManna (vocals, guitar) and Kyle Lutz (vocals, guitar), whose harmonies and songwriting shape the heart of the project. They are joined by the steady rhythms of Andrew Cullinane (bass) and Brendan Casey (drums), who together weave a rich and dynamic soundscape that sets Shadow Basket apart.
Rooted in lyrical storytelling, Shadow Basket blends elements of folk Americana with driving, emotionally-charged rock. Their sound drifts between the ethereal and the grounded, at times light and whimsical, and at others, powerful and intense. This diversity in musicality is captured through what the band affectionately calls their genre: Dog Rock. It’s a sound that, much like a dog following its nose through the neighborhood, meanders and explores with a sense of freedom and spontaneity.
Their debut album Frog Swan Song—released in August 2025—encapsulates this unique approach, balancing delicate, atmospheric moments with heavier, more heartfelt tracks. The album’s contrasting soundscapes showcase the band’s versatility, where songs can shift from hauntingly sparse to expansive and raucous, all while maintaining a cohesive energy. Whether it’s the warmth of their folk roots or the urgency of their rock-driven anthems, Shadow Basket’s music invites listeners into a world that holds both the light and the dark.
Leah will be doing a cowboy poet workshop and concert. Her bio and a link to the workshop are below.
Leah will be teaching an evening songwriting workshop called “The Heart of the Cowboy Poet”. This workshop aims to honor western tradition, while practicing essential skills of observation and sense bound writing techniques. We will call upon the use of empathy as a tool for character-based writing, and do a few potent timed writing prompts during the session. Come with a notebook and pen and be ready to write.
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Leah Grams Johnson is an artist and songwriter, hailing from the rugged coast of Northern California. With a distinct timbre akin to the untamable spirit of the American West, Leah’s authentic take on Folk and Country music has resonated with fans of all musical backgrounds nationwide. Raised on the voices of strong impassioned women like Emmylou Harris and Joni Mitchell, Leah discovered early on her path the magic of music and power of a well-written song. She is an alumna of both the Berklee College of Music and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, and has been a finalist in numerous songwriting contests including the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival. With the release of her debut record in the spring of 2026, Leah divides her time writing songs in Nashville— where she has resided for over a decade— and riding horses in the West.
Like those who came before her she so deeply admires, Leah is a woman of heart and mind. She is her own breed of cowgirl mystic, living on gut feelings, with an unshakeable love for the world.
Dylan Bautista, Garon Jones , and Simon Hickey are a jazz trio from the UM music program that will provide some cool jazz for your hot evening. They will be performing on piano, bass, and percussion. Jazz shows, especially local, have been really popular here.
Aberdeenshire folksinger, Iona Fyfe, has become one of Scotland’s finest young ballad singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland. Winner of Scots Singer of the Year at the MGdescribed as “one of the best Scotland has to offer.” ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2023 and 2018, and Musician of the year 2021, Iona has been (Global-Music.de) Iona has toured throughout the UK, Europe,, Canada and Australia, and performed with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as part of the World Premiere of Disney Pixar’s Brave in Concert at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Iona’s debut album “Away From My Window” was held to critical acclaim and received nationwide airplay on programmes such as BBC Radio 2 The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio Scotland’s Travelling Folk, Take The Floor and BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, and premiered at a sold-out Celtic Connections performance. Released in 2019, her follow up CD “Dark Turn of Mind” is Iona’s first EP entirely in English and features six ballads and songs found in both Appalachia and Aberdeenshire and has been described as “a new interpretation to the country genre” – Maverick. ” Rolling Stone, France, called her a “Scottish folksinger, magical and charismatic.” She was nominated for “One to Watch” and “Best Live Performance” at the Sunday Herald Scottish Culture Awards 2018.
You know them and love them and they are back at Longstaff House this summer. I recently had the pleasure of accompanying them at MT Fiddle Camp and got a chance to play many of the cuts from the new progect and it is a dandy. Sure, the cowboy theme is present, but there is ssooo much more to this record, Including a good dose of Joanne’s beautiful singing . Don’t miss this MT icon.
I listened to one song, The Streets of New York, and immediately signed this guy up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4DbuYO8Wbg
Martin Gilmore is a Colorado-based songwriter and guitarist whose music bridges folk traditions with modern storytelling. He has earned recognition at the Kerrville New Folk Competition, the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, and the Telluride Troubadour Contest, and was recently nominated for an IBMA Momentum Award for Mentorship. Whether performing on stage or teaching the next generation of musicians, Martin brings a deep love of American roots music to everything he does.
Saint of Soldiers is a five-piece Americana band from Northwest Montana, forging a sound that is at once driving, haunting, and angelic. Named after St. Ignatius in the Mission Valley—home to the group’s founding members and named for the patron saint of soldiers—the band draws on their roots in rural Montana to bridge the past into the present. Through their relatable, poetic storytelling and by recording songs in historic locations, they connect a modern perspective with the lives and experiences of those who came before. Their music draws from indie folk, rock, Midwest emo, and bluegrass, creating a unique blend that is both reflective and exhilarating.
Their debut singles launched with a series of immersive music videos and live session recordings, each set at historic Montana landmarks including the Philipsburg Opera House Theatre, the Conrad Mansion, and Paradise Elementary School. Every performance invites new audiences to experience these spaces in fresh ways while reflecting on the culture that came before. Their upcoming debut album is also set to showcase unique and historic landmarks across Montana from a fresh perspective, continuing their mission of blending music with the state’s rich cultural heritage.
On stage, Saint of Soldiers has shared bills with touring acts including Hannah Juanita, The Droptines, Luca Stricagnoli, and The Spine Stealers, and served as Logjam’s Official Afterparty for The Brothers Comatose at the Top Hat in Missoula, MT. These performances have cemented their presence in the regional music scene while bridging Montana’s musical past and present. They were also selected as an artist for the 2025 Montana Performing Arts Consortium Showcase, sharing their distinctive sound with audiences across the region.
Beyond performing, the band champions creativity and growth in their community, supporting music education in underserved areas across Montana. In 2025, they scored the Montana PBS documentary Journey to the Sun, chronicling Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road, and earned sponsorships with Rattlesnake Cables and Ear Trumpet Labs Microphones. Saint of Soldiers is more than a band—they are storytellers, collaborators, and ambassadors for the state, inviting audiences to experience its history and spiri
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Clive Carroll’s unique tone, versatility, and unmistakeable voice as a composer, have seen him become one of the world’s premier acoustic guitar players and “…arguably the most accomplished fingerstylist in the world today…” (Total Guitar Magazine).
Clive made his musical debut at age two as a banjo-strumming cowboy singing nursery rhymes. His parents had a passion for Irish, American country, and old-time music, and it wasn’t long before he was playing in the family band on a homemade banjo. By his early teens, guitar in hand, Clive was traversing the worlds of soul, pop, funk and traditional Irish music, balancing his affinity for Slayer with the etudes of Tárrega. This breadth of musical curiosity was to become one of his strengths; even as a child Clive was as comfortable accompanying a group of folk singers as he was jamming along to Nirvana or performing on banjo and guitar in the orchestral pits for musicals.
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Clive went on to earn a 1st Class Honours Degree in Composition and Guitar from the famed Trinity College of Music in London, all the while balancing his classical work with forays into the world of the steel-string guitar. By the time he graduated from Trinity, Clive had not only penned orchestral works, he had a written an album’s worth of solo acoustic guitar music. A chance meeting with English guitar legend John Renbourn proved the catalyst for Clive’s debut album, “Sixth Sense”, which Renbourn deemed “a milestone in the journey of the steel-string guitar”. He subsequently took Clive on the road with him and the pair toured North America and Europe together, launching Clive’s solo performing career.
Tours across Europe, North America, Australia, the Middle East, and China, have seen Clive garner praise for his breathtaking, genre-bending live performances. Lauded guitarist Tommy Emmanuel has brought Clive on tour across three continents, and he also appears on Emmanuel’s album “Accomplice One”, flanked on the track listing by the likes of Rodney Crowell and Mark Knopfler. Clive has also toured and collaborated with guitar greats such as John Williams, D’Gary, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Xuefei Yang, and Ralph Towner.
In addition to Clive’s four solo albums—“Sixth Sense”, “The Red Guitar” (which Tommy Emmanuel cites as one of his desert island discs), “Life in Colour”, and “The Furthest Tree”—he has written music for television and film. He notably collaborated with John Renbourn to score the film “Driving Lessons”, which features Julie Walters and Rupert Grint of Harry Potter fame.
2023 saw the release of monumental project, “The Abbot – Clive Carroll plays the music of John Renbourn”, a double-album of solo works alongside ensemble interpretations, featuring 21 guest musicians and a medieval ensemble. “The Abbot” was described by Now Spinning Magazine as “…a gateway to a world of intricate, melodic, and beautiful music. It’s akin to having someone paint vibrant tapestries in your living room—a rich, immersive experience”.
Harmony singing is so key to roots-folk music and Two Crows have nailed that perfectly. What differentiates them within their genre are uniquely arranged original songs that allow their voices to blend and bend around the stories within their often-poignant lyrics. This is acoustic folk music at its best. Cory’s light-hearted, funny, between-song banter made the show even better. A few people in the audience drove more than a hundred miles to come see this duo. Not one of them regretted it.
