Ramona the Band is St. Augustine's number one cover song ensemble, winning the Best of NPR Music in 2016 and performing in various capacities from duo, trio, to a righteously powerful full band setting. A coming together of hip-hop, rhythm and blues, funk, pop, rock, and soul, Ramona is a musical treasure trove of long lost one-hit-wonders and modern contemporary favorites. The band consists of front-woman and lead singer Jeanetta Salyer, guitarist Alberto Cebollero, saxophonist Chris Kearnes, bassist Paul Jackson, and drummer Jamal Wright.

St. Augustine's classic one-man band, Denny Blue, has delighted audiences since he relocated to the Ancient City from North Carolina. Denny's Appalachian roots influence his music, as does Ry Cooder's Delta blues style and the late great Doc Watson's deep hills country tunes. His sets include old bluegrass numbers, classic rock, and heartfelt songs Denny has written. What makes Denny Blue so easy to watch is his fierce performance style and deep knowledge of every instrument he incorporates.

With over 25 years of performance experience together, multinational award-winning musicians, and award-winning producers, the Gatorbone Trio brings their hatchback sound to audiences all around St. Augustine, Florida. Including memorable originals, old-time traditional standards, bluegrass, swing, and a splash of gypsy thrown in, the Gatorbone Trio is as nostalgic and wholesome as a bonfire campground jam, a priceless act to encounter and observe.
 

Jim Quine and Lis Williamson began performing together in Salt Run, a popular St. Augustine bluegrass band formed in 1985. They were inspired by the close Appalachian harmonies perfected in the '30s and '40s by brother duos like the Stanleys and the Monroes. When the band ended, Lis and Jim formed their own duo, adding jazz and swing tunes to the repertoire and later, original tunes penned by Lis in the tradition of the old-time sound. 
 

The Williamsons, Lon and Lis Williamson, musical partners and sweethearts for over 40 years in St. Augustine, FL, blend their eloquent harmonies, accomplished musicianship, and award-winning songwriting into a duet that one is not likely to soon forget. Lis and Lon both play various instruments in this ensemble. Everything from upright bass, to guitar, tenor guitar and banjo. With their award-winning originals, old-time, jazz, swing, and bluegrass tunes, tThe Williamsons have become living legends here in St. Augustine.
 

If you were to ask anyone in St. Augustine who one of the area's most well-known wedding musicians is, you would hear "Deron Baker." A soul full of harmonic bliss and a smile that shines in the mind for days, Deron creates an on-stage presence that feels like being home. His professionalism and knack for writing hauntingly beautiful love songs has earned Deron a seat at the local table of staple original musicians. 

Florida's Greg Ruggiero delivers songs so well it's as if he were singing in cursive, in some dying language that must be kept sacred. Ruggiero plays both acoustic and electric guitar during his performances, making musical magic spring forth from each note. Ruggiero is highly influenced by songwriters such as Robert Johnson and Bob Dylan to the more contemporary, Gregory Alan Isakov. 
 

Scott Sweet is a self-proclaimed chameleon and also claims to be one of the only two known Puerto Rican banjo players in the nation, born there while his father was stationed as a military serviceman. Sweet delivers a body of work that stretches the mind and rounds out the corners of rooms. A progressive fusing of traditional and contemporary bluegrass, folk, and original acoustic rock, Sweet's on-stage aura is comedic, warming, and often nostalgic.

Jim Johnston, dubbed as "Dr. Metric" by his colleagues and local musician friends in St. Augustine, carries with him an on-stage presence showcasing lifetimes of musicality and performance experience. Jim is a Florida native who grew up learning music theory and guitar throughout his middle school and high school years. He holds a vast knowledge of the inner workings of the music world and not only brings a light hearted persona to his audiences, but also a deep variety of both cleverly engaging and highly emotional original songwriting. 

The magnetic Jake Cox, a well-known staple musician in St. Augustine, always brings his downhome roots and charismatic charm to the stage in every performance. The epitome of the outlaw country and Mississippi blues sound, Cox's old-time traditional influences blended with his deep Appalachian ancestral bonds and dynamic originality make him one of the craftiest songwriters of his time.