Anji Kat is an award-winning singer/songwriter sought after for her heart-touching lyrics, her down to earth wisdom, and her fiery passion for life, love and adventure. One thing is certain, Anji creates a magical experience for her audience. Born and raised in beautiful South Dakota, her grandpa gave her the nickname "Anji Kat" and inspired her musical tastes in early jazz and blues.
Midwest singer-songwriter Chad Elliott blends folk roots, swampy blues and soulful writing to deliver music that is unmistakably original. His live performances have been honed over 25 years on the road performing more than 200 shows each year. Elliott is lauded as “Iowa’s Renaissance man” by Culture Buzz Magazine. He has penned more than 2,000 songs in his career while also cultivating his skills as a painter, sculptor and illustrator.
Formed in the humble prairie town of Vermillion, South Dakota, Humbletown has emerged as a powerful multi-genre bluegrass-inspired ensemble. Now based out of the Black Hills, the band is inspired by the quiet beauty of pine-filled forests, with original songs inspired by their home and travels, intricately performed on clawhammer banjo (Morgan Carnes), flatpick guitar (Dylan Lewis), mandolin (Evan Ogborn), and upright bass (James Schrag). With music that combines influences of bluegrass, old time, hot club swing, Americana, and classic country, Humbletown will take you on a musical journey that stretches across time and space.
Janice Gilbert is an award-winning songwriter, performer, and music educator. Gilbert grew up in rural South Dakota. She writes music using her experiences growing up in the Midwest combined with the craft she learned during her time in Nashville. Gilbert finds inspiration in the people in her life, most notably in songs like Summer, Stay With Me, written about her son. Gilbert says "I just want to write music that people connect with. We have more shared experiences than we realize and if I can use music and storytelling to connect us with one another, I have hope that we can close the distances between us."
Jesse Christen is taking the classic electric guitar sound into the 21st Century. Armed with only a guitar, amp and cord he brings the best sounds around to his blues-based repertoire. And he’s not afraid to apply his sound to other musical styles.
Known by fans as the "Hemingway of the Highway" Midwestern Troubadour Mat D has been fashioning his brand of Hard Luck Americana since 2006 with gravel and grit filled vocals, dark soulful lyricism and country blues soaked high energy rock n roll that pulls no punches. His latest single “El Corazon” was released in April 2025.
Around his hometown of Montrose, SD, he specializes in dry-stack stone, mosaic tile, and other projects that require an artist's touch. Matt's other art is lesser known, outside of a few people who have been lucky enough to hear him sing around a campfire or in a friend's kitchen. A gifted song-writer, two of his songs were recently included on Jonathan Byrd's latest album release.
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