2020 Turtle Hill Folk Festival

From the Boston Globe: “She is a wonderfully lively, very funny, and enormously amiable entertainer with a keen and wicked eye for the excesses of our fast-food, TV-happy, and noisy culture.” Her writing is terrific, and she often plays in open tunings and with multiple capos. She directs the Moab Folk Camp, Moab, Utah, and is known for her songwriting workshops. More ... 

A multi-generational trio of multi-instrumentalists who offer traditional, American Roots, and what they call “Neo-Traditional Roots.” You’ll hear twin fiddles over high-powered guitar, pounding foot percussion, mandolin, clawhammer banjo, jaw harp, keyboards and excellent vocal harmonies. More ... 

From Vermont, his roots are Irish and American Traditions. Having spent time in Africa, he offers a unique way of blending old-time ballads with traditional Zimbabwean hymns. He is an expert on the mbira (“thumb piano”). He often uses “crankies”—a Colonial style of scrolling silhouette illustration that is hand-cranked—to accompany songs. More ... 

Magpie are Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner, who began playing and singing together just two years after Golden Link was founded. They are: terrific instrumentalists, excellent singers with excellent harmony, and music historians. They are playwrights, actors, and social activists. Their concerts embody Golden Link’s value of being a folk singing society, as they skillfully get audiences singing along. More ...

Jack brings dazzling picking, an outstanding voice, and an ability both to write and to find interesting songs. He has been heralded for bringing a mix of blues, country, jazz, folk-rock, roots, and traditional genres to memorable performances. He will be new to many Turtle Hillers, who will quickly learn why Jack has an enthusiastic following in this area. More ...