Drank the Gold
Saturday April 18 2026
Drank the Gold are Oona Grady (fiddle/viola/vocals) and James Gascoyne (guitar/banjo/vocals), who play and sing North Atlantic dance tunes and folk songs.
Steeped in Irish music for as far back as she can remember, Oona spent many years living in Cork, Ireland, where she honed her skills as a fiddle player and Irish music specialist. Upon moving back to her hometown of Ithaca, NY, Oona immersed herself in the local traditional music scene and incorporated old time and Cajun tunes into her repertoire.
Growing up outside Louisville, KY, James was surrounded by music from an early age; radio, vinyl records, church music, and live concerts were a part of daily life. Finding his own musical style as an adult, James always keeps his ears open for sounds – new, old, familiar, or strange. While singing and playing guitar and banjo with Drank The Gold, he delves into the traditions of American old time and Irish dance tunes, while keeping true to his borderless, experimental musical roots.
Performer web page: DrankTheGold.com
Kray Van Kirk
Saturday May 16 2026
A fine finger-style guitarist with a precise baritone, Kray Van Kirk has a Ph.D. from the University of Alaska, but he set science aside to write songs, tell stories and summon heroes. “We are driven by myth and the seasons of the heart,” he says, “and the stories are all true. There is a dark cave inside each of us, and monsters of all kinds lurk there, all the more lethal for being hidden. The quest is to journey inside, render the monsters powerless, find whatever it is that burns at the core of your soul and bring it back into the light. In a world divided it is critical to write songs and tell stories that show absolutely everyone they get to be the hero. Nobody is left behind.” Of this charming, Quixotic, and decidedly eclectic performer, the Borderline Folk Club in New York wrote, “It is what every singer-songwriter should aspire to.”
Performer web page: krayvankirk.com
Doug Wilcox
Saturday September 19 2026
Doug Wilcox describes his music as “Music that will stick in your head – as well as your heart.” Over the years he has provided support for or shared a stage with a diverse cross-section of musical talent including Peter Mayer, Tom Prasada-Rao, Jen Chapin, L.J. Booth, Stacey Earle, Pierce Pettis, and Peter Case. In recent years, Doug has put a focus on bringing music to the masses in a natural and organic way with an effort to include a regular schedule of free-to-the-public shows, outdoors whenever possible, thus widening his umbrella of fans while including listeners who might not, for a variety of reasons, attend a traditional sit-down concert. Refuge Entertainment wrote, “What first caught my attention about Doug was his acoustic guitar playing… a clear, refined, finger picking style that pays attention to detail… then the well crafted songs with lyrics from a poet’s heart… and finally that honeyed voice, with touches of the travelers weariness and hard earned wisdom.”
Performer web page: dougwilcoxmusic.com
Alex Radus
Saturday October 17 2026
Alex Radus is hailed as a “versatile crooner” (UMC Nashville) and “skillful fretman” (Morning Call), but his songwriting takes center stage. Known affectionately for his unique brand of “genre whiplash”, Alex pairs whimsical and poignant storytelling with an eclectic mix of Americana, swing, blues, folk and more. John Gorka calls Alex Radus a “remarkable artist…an excellent guitarist, songwriter and singer…worth going out of your way to hear.”
Alex was selected as a 2024 Falcon Ridge Folk Fest Emerging Artist and voted a “Most Wanted” artist to return to the Main Stage in 2025. Alex has performed with John Gorka as part of the Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band reunion, and has provided direct support to national artists, including Gorka, Livingston Taylor, Jeffrey Gaines, Darrell Scott, Tim Reynolds, and the legendary Richie Havens.
Performer web page: alexradus.com
Jesse Terry
Saturday November 21 2026
Jesse Terry is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music, had a five-year staff writer gig on Nashville’s Music Row penning material for major TV networks, and has won prestigious songwriting awards. His seventh album, When We Wander, is the first he wrote since becoming a parent. So it’s no surprise the family theme courses through many of its 12 songs. He became a full-time touring artist a decade ago, and plays around 150 shows a year, from Bonnaroo to the Philadelphia Folk Festival, to AmericanaFest. When the pandemic canceled concerts and delayed the album’s release, he pivoted to performing online and found a strong new connection to his fans, who had helped fund his albums all along. He says that his livestream concerts have “become the highlight of my week and the thing that sustains us emotionally and financially. And an amazing community has sprung up from these concerts.”
Performer web page: silverleafbooking.com/artists/jesse-terry
tba
Saturday December 19 2026