Born in Springfield, Missouri at 12:05 a.m. on July 15, 1953, David Lynn Grimes has embraced Alaska since 1977. He has said that he has been roaming in and out of Alaska ever since, traveling south to Big Sur and back again to Prince William Sound. His other route south has been back to Missouri and south to Florida, and wherever he is, David embraces nature and shares his music.

A simply outstanding guitar player, David said that while he has been a musician all of his life, lyrics were a challenge — until they weren't and "words have been pouring out of me like a river."

Frank Lindamood has a lock on Old American Music, while barely hanging on to the 21st century.  In fact, one wit has said that Frank’s love of old music and desire to leave the modern world behind has caused him to seek back farther and farther to find raw, powerful music from America’s early years.

Born in Sopchoppy, Florida (yes, this is a town), Frank Lindamood still lives near the Apalachicola National Forest, where he sometimes writes original songs that sound as though they were old songs that had never been recorded until  Frank came along.

Jeanie Fitchen has attended the Florida Folk Festival since 1966, saying that she "grew up" at the festival. Born and raised in Orlando, singer and songwriter Jeanie Sinsinni Fitchen eschewed her mom's dreams of raising an opera singer to join the folk movement.

She was 15 in 1966 when she first performed on the Old Marble Stage at the Florida Folk Festival. Her sweet speaking voice becomes a still sweet, stronger, and clear singing voice, whether she is singing old folk tunes or newer ones she has written.

The Peyton Brothers make it sound simple. As teens and twenty-somethings, growing up in Jacksonville, they picked up some instruments in 1972 and decided to form a band. The instruments were the mandolin (Lee), guitar (Dan), bass (Michael), and banjo (John). Their familial musical abilities helped them create strong harmonies, and it was the 70's — so they became a folk and bluegrass band.

In the tradition of Gamble Rogers and established folk musicians everywhere, the Wyatt and Christopher Show presents a seasoned performer, and a rising young player, together on stage.

Wyatt Ellis asked his dad to buy him a used mandolin when he was only nine after hearing Bobby Osborn's solo in "Rocky Top." Then he took lessons and wanted to play alongside other bluegrass pickers. In 2020, his hero on the mandolin, Sierra Hull, chose to offer Wyatt a Tennessee Folklife apprenticeship. Wyatt was 11 years old.

A five-member folk and bluegrass band, the Bullard Brothers and Friends have performed as a group for over 50 years, singing folk, bluegrass, and gospel.
Currently, the group is composed of brothers Jerry Lawrence Bullard on vocals and guitar, and Johnny Bullard on vocals, plus Kerry Waldron on upright bass, Clint Dockery on mandolin, and Jason Baker on fiddle.

When it comes to bluegrass music, Top Shelf Trio delivers performances to please even the most discerning of listeners. This band rightfully prides themselves on their high-grade instrumentations — and any audience member need only listen a while to understand why. Though they are based in Florida's Big Bend, Top Shelf Trio frequently tours throughout the state of Florida. All three members of the band contribute vocals to the trio's sophisticated selection of songs.

Iris DeMent has been a force as a songwriter and singer for over 30 years. In fact, Rolling Stone recently named Iris's debut album, Infamous Angel, (released in 1992) as "one of the greatest country albums of all time." Over the years, songs by Iris DeMent have been played in films and television shows, and covered by many other artists.

How does one describe a band that has obvious and deep roots planted in old, classic, country music (think Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs) and share a collective sense of humor and thoroughly modern mindset? This is Bill & the Bells.

First, there is no "Bill." Singer and guitarist Kris Truelsen plays Bill on TV and stage. The Belles are fiddler and singer Kalia Yeagle, and  banjo/banjo-uke player and singer Aidan VanSuetendael. Bassist Andrew Small keeps the beat and fills in the bottom, receiving no stage name in the process.