Envision and believe in your own universe, and it will eventually form around you. The HawtThorns are reimagining their universe in their latest recording… More
Alex Jordan's Queen Kerosene is a melting pot of American roots music, stacked high with sharply-written songs that blur the boundaries between genre and… More
“Weaving their voices together over driving guitar, wistful violin, and punchy harmonica, The Honey Badgers spin stories and songs about finding yourself, finding each… More
Raised in the legend-filled, limestone land of Tennessee, Jason Lee Wilson naturally blends the spirit of the old west with a little southern “branch”… More
Dark Hollow Band began performing music in Knoxville and surrounding areas in September of 1999. Since then the band has played hundreds of venues… More
The theatre program stresses the intrinsic value of a broad study of theatre within the liberal arts tradition, affording the student a sound basis… More
Wandering roots troubadour Shawn Taylor, weaves music from many colored threads of Americana. His fourth original CD “Balance,” wanders from Appalachian to island groves,… More
BEYOND the STARS is a singer-songwriter duo embarked upon an exploration of the many states of the Union, metaphorical and otherwise. Drawn together by… More
Ajeet has been happily entertaining children for over 20 years with yoga, creativity, and raucous frivolity. Alex Pulsipher is an entertainer, author, accordion player and music… More
Jeremiah Sammartano, Flagstaff based, Emmy nominated singer/songwriter who fronts the bluesy/Americana and sometimes one-man band, Jeremiah and the Red Eyes, has covered many miles… More
Christine Gallagher, MA, MT-BC, LMT, LPC “Christine Elise” is classically trained harpist, pianist, and vocalist who has been consecutively touring across North America for… More
ATL cinematic psych-country duo Andrea & Mud (Andrea Colburn and Kyle "Mud" Moseley) found themselves living in a converted barn in the middle-of-nowhere northern… More
St. Louis, Missouri’s The Goldenrods can be best described as “Country and Midwestern”. They perform charming original material as well as regional classics from… More
Weaving tales of life's adventures through heart pounding rhythms and powerful lyrics, Raquel & The Wildflowers will take you on a journey where the… More
For folksinger Willi Carlisle, singing is healing. And by singing together, he believes we can begin to reckon with the inevitability of human suffering… More
Stephen Clair's grandfather was always singing from behind the wheel while occasionally opening the car door to spit. It was Grandpap who played young… More
We are Pythagoras- a progressive bluegrass band that defies convention and embraces the infinite possibilities of sound! What sets us apart is our dedication… More
Robinella’s career began with a sort of luck that rarely comes to most artists within their lifetime. What started out as a simple husband-and-wife… More
Pi Jacobs draws inspiration from her unconventional upbringing in “The Land of Weed and Wine” aka Northern California. Blending roots-rock swagger and storytelling soul,… More
Jacob Donham is an Asheville, NC based folk musician who writes songs influenced by real life, nature and songwriters as diverse as Hank Williams,… More
Martha Spencer is a singer-songwriter, mountain musician and dancer from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She grew up in the musical Spencer family… More
Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer Cruz Contreras has roots in Tennessee and Michigan, but has impacted Americana music worldwide. The frontman, founder, and driving… More
About UT Appalachian Strings UT musicology faculty and local Knoxville musician, Sean McCollough, created the first-ever UT Appalachian string-band ensemble in the spring semester… More