Gareth Pearson
Gareth Pearson is referred to as The Welsh Tornado which is particularly appropriate, seeing as this special talent combines fingerstyle pyrotechnics, with explosive lead runs making Pearson one of the most exciting acoustic musicians gigging today.Gareth has a distinctive style that can be heard through his creative and innovative arrangements which cover a wide spectrum of genres, including country/folk/classical/pop/rock/jazz/swing and bluegrass music, along with his own beautiful and often intricate original compositions. Drawing his playing style initially from influences such as Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Jerry Reed and Tommy Emmanuel, he has developed a style that is both inspiring and entertaining. Within a year of taking up the guitar, Gareth was opening for Tommy Emmanuel on his 2005 UK tour. It was in Cardiff where Tommy invited Gareth to play at the CAAS convention (Chet Atkins Appreciation Society) in Nashville Tennessee. Later that year, Gareth was performing and touring alongside Ray Davies (The Kinks), John Renbourne, and Southside Johnny and the Ashbury Jukes. During the Southside Johnny tour, Gareth was invited by Southside to be flown over to the USA to open for his annual New Years Eve concert at the Count Basie Theatre in New Jersey. The following year Gareth was invited by Tommy Emmanuel to be the support act for his UK tour, following extensive UK supports to Jan Akkerman, Andy McKee and appearing at numerous Folk Festivals and Guitar workshops including the Montreal Jazz Festival.With appearances throughout Europe and a growing reputation, Gareth was invited to perform at the 2008 Canadian Guitar Festival where he came to the attention of Candyrat Records. This lay the seed for Gareth to be the first UK guitarist to be signed by the label. On its release, Gareths debut album Urban Echoes Vol 1 was selected by Acoustic Guitar editors and frequent contributors as one of the Essential Acoustic Albums of 2010.With Appearances at the 2009 Montreal Guitar Festival, USA and Worldwide tours and Guitar workshops, Gareths reputation as a performer and teacher is constantly growing.
Clark Beckham
Clark Beckhams talent is indisputable. Its as simple as that. Growing up just outside of Nashville, Tennessee, Clark discovered an undeniable love for music through church and later on as a street performer where his bluesy vocals could be heard throughout the streets of Music City. After graduating from Lee University, the multi-instrumentalist traded in the bustling streets of downtown Nashville for the bright lights of Hollywood. In 2015, Clark received his golden ticket for Season 14 of American Idol where he captivated millions across the globe and was voted the runner-up of the season. Clarks live performances dominated the top 10 most-viewed videos on American Idols YouTube channel.In 2018, Clark released his Year One EP, which debuted at #6 on iTunes Alternative chart and #22 on Billboards RLuckiest Man, is a lyrically beautiful, stripped down track with a deeply personal meaning.Inspired by musical icons from Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles to Marvin Gaye and Al Greene, Clark combines his love of timeless Soul/Rs musical journey is just getting started.
Hickoids
42 years into a jagged and checkered career Hickoids are pleased to announce the Still Trippin summer 2026 tour. The Austin Music Hall of Fame inductees began their wild ride back in 1984 - playing a psylocybin fueled (sour) mashup of punk, hard country, glam and psychedelic rock while gaining a reputation as one of the foundational acts of the cowpunk genre. Four decades on - led by original vocalist and co-founder Jeff Smith (the other four members from the bands debut are all now deceased) alongside decade plus Hickoids Lance Farley (drums), Tom Trusnovic (bass), Cody Richardson (guitar) and relative newcomer at eight years Harvey McLaughlin (guitar and keyboards), the band continue to ply their trade delivering a singular, rowdy melange of Southern styles they refer to as roadhouse punk - at home on any stage and rendered with ample musical chops and showmanship. The upcoming tour will feature unique set lists each night called on the spot and culled from across the bands catalog alongside unreleased tunes and audience faves.This will be the bands first excursion to the Upper Midwest in almost 35 years, and their first shows in the Canadian province of Ontario as well as several other cities along the way. Since reforming in the latter half of the 2000s the band has played north of 800 shows across half the United States (including Alaska), Canada and ten European countries at punk clubs, blues and country bars and festivals.
A Thousand Horses
Known for their explosive live rock show, A Thousand Horses released their 3rd album, The Outside, in 2024. A Thousand Horses music dives deep into gritty, freewheeling anthems and hard-hitting Americana, exploring the thrill of the open road, inner peace, and raw disconnection. After a 52-show U.S. and Europe tour in 2024, they brought their untamed sound to the masses with an electrifying and captivating show. Evolving from 2015s Southernality_a 2015 LP featuring the Platinum SmokeThe Outside marks a bold leap in bands one of a kind Southern Rock-and-Roll sound. Michael Hobby, Bill Satcher, and Graham DeLoach are releasing new music in 2025, which returns the band to their Rock/Hard Rock roots with the first three singles Voice, Dead Man Walking, Part of My Story. The newest single Shadows (Featuring Aaron Gillespie) brings the hardest hitting sound to date. White Flag Down is slated to be released Feb 27, 2026, where ATH will be pushing the next album further with its emotional complexity with an equally intricate and unpredictable rock sound.special guest: The Revenirs - a Chicago Alt-Country band reminiscent of the Drive-By Truckers, Son Volt, Centro-Matic and Lucero.
Chuck Prophet
Weve got ourselves a cool little four-piece acoustic country-rock roadband. No smoke machines. No backing tracks. Just the sound of wood,wire, skin, and air moving around a room.Im on acoustic guitar. Stephanie is at the piano, singing those harmonies.Mike Anderson is on upright bass all boom-boom and backbone andSean Nelson is over there with brushes on a snare.Were playing songs from all across my catalog, but theyve beenreimagined. Stripped down. Turned inside out a little. Intimate. Earthy,loose, deceptively raw. But above all somehow it still rocks.And who knows? Weve got a cool audience, so maybe well even take arequest or two if the mood takes hold. Love, Chuck
Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys
Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite BoysSince forming in 1988 in Southern California, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys have become one of the worlds most beloved Americana/Roots acts, drawing from the deep musical waters that flow justbeneath the surface of Rock s fertile soil. A childhood passionfor Country, Doo-Wop, and Rhythm & Blues 45s led Sandy (bornRobert Williams) to pursue a singing career as a teenager, beginninga life in music that continues decades later. And as his personalrecord collection continues to grow (75,000 and counting), so doesthe depth of the musical influences that stream through hissongwriting and singing style. A critically acclaimed tribute to Tex-Mex hero Freddy Fender, released at the beginning of the 2020lockdown, points the way forward for Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boysas they continue on a path of musical growth. After nearly 35 years onthe road, and more than two dozen releases to their credit, theyremain key figures on the ever-changing Americana circuit, both onrecord and in live appearances.