The Carpetbaggers, who all moved here from elsewhere in the country, appropriated that name when a few local musicians at gigs jokingly accused them of being carpetbaggers. David Watt Besley (Georgia), Tony Scozzaro (New York), Sue Seymour Westcott (Georgia, Hawaii, and Virginia), and Frankie Urzetta (New York) took the mildly pejorative label and promptly named their band. 

Hearing Paul Linser play the guitar is like a throw back to Gamble Rogers himself, with his finger picking style, adding in his own sweet, clear voice to  enhance the experience.

Music teachers Heather and Greg Lanza, met, married, moved to St. Augustine. Here, they formed the acoustic duo Timberwood and in 2014 they started playing music together in St. Augustine venues.

While both are musicians and educators, they come from very different musical backgrounds. Greg is a metal guitarist and Heather is a pianist and classically trained singer. They write their own songs and play covers from a wide array of artists.

Brittani Mueller started learning music when she was five, first at the piano. She has since added guitar and is working on learning the banjo. 

Christian Powers began studying music while very young and is an adept band member and drummer as well as a singer/songwriter and solo performer. 

The songs he covers are dominated by singer/songwriters who are strong solo performers — such as Ray Lamontagne, Bill Withers, and surfer/songwriter Donovan Frankenreiter. Like Donovan, Christian is also a surfer and a sailor, and his love of the sea is often reflected in the songs he writes.

Chris Kastle — singer-songwriter, storyteller, artist, author, and educator — sings original and traditional folk songs and tells tales that transport her audience to an old southern homestead, the deck of a sailboat, or "way out west."

Originally from Chicago and now living in St. Augustine, Chris has toured the U.S., Europe, New Zealand, and Canada. In addition to performing, she's worked as an educator, a visiting professor, and a teaching artist. 

Jason Catron first played music when he picked up a penny whistle during an historical re-enactment. From there, he moved on to more modern instruments and music before coming back full circle to his musical roots.

Scott West, also grew up playing traditional instruments in the school band, and actually majored in Performance Bassoon at the University of Florida. He learned guitar and became interested in Celtic and American Folk music.

The local rock band, Slang, performs hits from the '80s and never fails to get the crowd moving to songs such as Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'," Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer," and Van Halen's "Jump."

Members of Slang include Vladimir Paje on keyboards, Stephen Boyd Collins on drums, Rob Hawkins on lead guitar, Dave Hankla on Bass guitar, Jason Rador on vocals, and Theodora Calafates on back-up vocals.

Singer/Songwriter, Poet, Storyteller — these are a few of the words that describe Griffin House. Griffin is open about his other descriptors, including husband, father, friend, and imperfect person, and his lyrics rarely fail to move his audiences.

Originally from Ohio, Griffin moved to Nashville in 2003 and has experienced both the joy of nearly instant success and, when that success proved fleeting, years of hard work. (One of his newest songs, the wryly humorous "Rising Star," describes what that feels like.)