As an artist, Joe Crookston is a force of nature. He is a vulnerable and powerful fiddler, slide guitar player, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He communes with his audience and welcomes them into his magic … every time. With Joe, it’s not just a concert, it’s a compassionate story revolution.

From headlining The Kerrville Folk Fest, Philadelphia Folk Fest, Black Bear Americana Fest in the US, as well as major Canadian festivals, receiving Folk Alliance International “Album of the Year,” releasing “Nine Becomes One” (2025) to being named Folk Alliance International Artist-in- Resident, Joe is a creative force for good.

Gordon Lightfoot personally invited Joe to tour with him and open concerts on his last US tour. He’s played with Suzanne Vega, Dar Williams, David Francey, John McCutcheon, John Gorka, Judy Collins and 100s more. His songs have been made into award-winning films.

In concert, he is funny as hell one moment and transcendent the next. He believes in stories. His shows are visual, artful and surprising.

“The Long Note” is a phrase in Irish culture. It’s that place of resonance and transcendence where the music, the voices, the instruments, and the community ALL come together and unite. There is a “Long Note” and Joe is reaching for it. Whether he’s weaving through lap slide songs or fiddling an American Southern tune, he’ll draw you in. www.joecrookston.com

Originally born in Germany and transplanted to the US as a young teen, singer-songwriter Antje Duvekot began to hone her observational skills through a lens of biculturalism when she picked up a guitar during that move. Some years later, the confessional folk of Dar Williams and Ani DiFranco gave her license to share her observations, no matter how personal, in her first emerging songs. She has never let go of that tenet of vulnerability.

Antje’s four studio albums, including her latest, “Toward The Thunder,” were produced by Seamus Egan of SOLAS, Richard Shindell, and Scott Petito, respectively, and feature support from Anais Mitchell, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky, Sean Mullins, Liz Longley, Mark Erelli, and Kris Delmhorst, among others.

“What a blessing to have worked with someone as talented as Antje. With a voice like hers, and songs as good as these, a producer just tries to get out of the way, to do no harm, and to let the artist speak for herself.” – Richard Shindell

Antje has extensive touring experience, criss-crossing the US and Europe many times. She is a compelling live performer and has been invited to play some of the top festivals including The Newport Folk Festival as well as the Mountain Stage, Philadelphia and Kerrville Festivals. Internationally, she’s headlined the The Celtic Connections Festival in Scotland and the Tonder Festival in Denmark. She’s the winner of some of the top songwriting awards, including the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, the prestigious Kerrville (TX) “Best New Folk Award” and, in one of the nation’s top music markets, the Boston Music Award for “Outstanding Folk Act”, three of the top prizes in the singer songwriter world. https://www.antjeduvekot.com

Tickets $25 advance, $30 door