St. Augustine's finest at its best, Lauren Gilliam is an innovative, one-of-a-kind musician. Growing up influenced by vocal harmonies from church congregations, Lauren took to singing at an early age, gaining a defined taste for harmonic singing. Lauren makes up one half of the WillowWacks, her husband and wife folk duo, two thirds of The Young Step, her alter-ego David Bowie inspired rock band, and one half of the local rock/folk duo, Big Dog Mama, with St. Augustine staple Chelsea Saddler.

Originally from New Jersey, and then Ohio, Smokin Joe Schauer has been a St. Augustine landmark musician for more than 15 years. A fiery beast of a guitarist and a smooth-as-butter mandolin player, Joe is known around St. Augustine as "Smokin Joe" for good reason. His daring ability to dance outside the music lines makes Joe a spectacle to observe as an audience member. He is not bound to any form when it comes to his original material, and this also makes him a highly efficient improvisational mandolin and guitar player.

St. Augustine's Billy Buchanan is known nationwide for both his award-winning songwriting and his all-star tribute acts. Originally from Ohio, Billy moved to St. Augustine in 2007 and is now known as "St. Augustine's Ambassador of Rock 'n Soul."

St. Augustine's the Driftwoods are family—not biologically, but as kindred spirits cut from the same cloth, as lifelong friends, and as musicians. The band primarily performs bluegrass music with each of the four members taking the vocal lead. Hearing three and four part harmonies with an overlay of that good ol' southern sound is a guarantee for any audience lucky enough to catch this ensemble. This act is one of the finest bluegrass bands in the Southeast, performing everything from traditional songs with unknown authors to Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley.

With a musical career that has spanned several decades, St. Augustine's  Richard Kuncicky has come to understand the very essence of musical art, as well as the art of performing. With a repertoire that contains almost every style, genre, and era, Richard falls into a category of his own making. Richard will sew patterns of musical magic with several genres, completely moving against the grain of expectation. His ability to master style combined with his comfy-as-a-quilt on-stage presence leaves audiences feeling as if they are sitting by the fire.

St. Augustine, Florida's Elizabeth Roth is a ferocious jukebox of massive sound, highly fluent in the language of music and the art of performance. Performing an array of classical music, blues, early to present folk, and contemporary country, Elizabeth delivers each song with these underlying tones to create a sound that demands attention. Audiences are comforted by lifelong favorites, contemporary hits, and her own original material which is award-winning and impeccably delivered. 
 

Instigated and loosely led by guitarist and mandolin player Smokin' Joe Schauer, this Grateful Dead cover band has four other equally talented musicians: Brent Byrd on lead electric guitar and vocals, Josh Salestrom on drums, Jim Stafford on bass, and Alexandra Richman on vocals and keyboard. Together these musicians bring Jerry and the gang's songs to life and fill the dance floors with uninhibited Grateful Dead fans.

Audiences will hear songs from each Grateful Dead album and other songs that are so rare they can only be found on bootlegs.

Bob Patterson is certainly a musical hero and conservationist in St. Augustine. He has earned the title of Florida's premier storyteller, local living legend, as well as hometown hero. A natural storyteller, Bob's music is primarily folk-driven with a hint of old traditional Appalachian mountain songs. His repertoire ranges from his own Florida-focused original material to the classical traditional folklore as far back as the 1800s that Bob is determined to keep alive.

"I grew up in a really small town in Lee County, North Carolina," says Josh Phillips. "My family is very close knit, not a whole lot of money. It was very blue collar. I want people from back home to listen to my music and remind them of where we came from and how we live. My parents had a video tape of Alan Jackson; it had three songs on it.