Songwriters Roller Derby Showcase

The performers for this first Derby will be:

Old Sap:

Old Sap. Poet from Chicago, rambled out to Montana, cut a banjo from a tamarack, strings across the country, foot like a freight train, voice rushing down over lush Appalachia, sings a thrush tune through the rush hour and into your long-forgotten prairie dreams. Folk. Folk Rock. Americana.

 

Silk and Stone:

Silk and Stone is an Ohio-grown duo writing honest songs about life
and the emotions that come with it. With acoustic guitar, close
harmonies, and a shared love of storytelling, their music is rooted in
connection and authenticity.
At the heart of their songwriting is love, in all its forms. From
falling in love and heartbreak to friendship, family, and
self-discovery, they believe love is the thread that ties together the
human experience. Their songs explore the moments that shape us.

 

Lillie Syracuse:

Pulling from a well of folk-rock, soul, and jazz inspiration, Lillie Syracuse has formed a genre bending artistry and writing style deeply and uniquely her own. With a voice often likened to Norah Jones, Bonnie Raitt and Brandi Carlile, Lillie sings to the fullness that is being alive with a razor sharp focus on the heart of each person in the room with her. Lillie has just released her self produced sophomore album Big New Heart and lives in Blue Ridge mountains of Asheville, NC.

 

Ryan Furstenberg:

Ryan Furstenberg has been an active member of the Asheville music scene for almost two decades.  His main project The Moon and You, a chamber-folk duo with his wife Melissa Hyman,  has spent the last decade touring the US and Europe.  Ryan also performs his songs under his own name and with his roots rock group Phantom Clutch.
In addition to his role as a bandleader, Ryan enjoys collaborating and performing as a sideman with the long-time Asheville groups Tina and Her Pony, the Dulci Ellenberger band, and The Dark Turn of Mind band, a spooky October collaboration between The Moon and You and local songwriter Hannah Kaminer.