Ryan Spearman’s performances feature traditional American music and originals performed on guitar, banjo, fiddle, vocals. He is well-versed in many traditional instrumental styles and often incorporates informational and educational presentations into his musical performances. He also conducts demonstration-style performances featuring homemade instruments made from recycled materials. The River Front Times named Ryan the 2011 Folk Musician of the Year. He is also the proud recipient of the 2012 Earth Dance Mission Award. Ryan is available to present on a variety of musical subjects; his diverse talents as performer, presenter, and educator can be easily tailored to suit your needs.
1 Vocal Mic w/Boom (Shure SM58 or comparable quality)
1 Instrument Mic w/Boom (Shure SM57 or comparable quality)
1 Monitor Wedge
Steeped in both ancient traditions and modernist indie-folk, Ruth Acuff’s music is trained and ethereal, unique and enchanting. Ruth blends Americana and chamber music to create exquisite breeze-borne ballads with a sound that simultaneously evokes earthy and celestial atmospheres. Her lyrics rest on the mind with the careful balance of a questioning poet.
Ruth plays a 46-string concert pedal harp, with which she has released multiple original recordings and toured the US coast-to-coast. She has shared the stage with the likes of Willie Watson, Dan Domenech from Rock of Ages, Morgan James from Motown, and Capathia Jenkins from Newsies. She has studied with world-renowned harpist Maria Duhova-Trevor, as well as writing and releasing her original songs with harp, voice, and other embellishments. When performing live, she is often joined by Jeff Mueller on upright bass.
Ruth was voted Best Female Vocalist 2009 and Best Instrumentalist 2017 in her hometown, Columbia, Missouri. She is a Missouri Arts Council approved touring performer, and a member of the American Harp Society. Ruth also performs as a backup singer for the Pink Floyd Tribute band Interstellar Overdrive, and is the frontwoman for the psychedelic rock band The Royal Furs.
Available upon request - negotiable.
A pianist in the “grand manner,” Rosario Andino carries on the legacy of Anton and Nicholas Rubinstein, Busoni, Friedman, Sauer, and Godowsky. Her teachers, Vera Maourina Press and Jascha Fischermann, were students of these great pianists. Born in Cuba, Ms. Andino began her musical studies at age four and gave her first concert at age six. Her orchestra performances, recitals, radio and television concerts have been acclaimed in the United States, Cuba, Mexico, Spain, England, Italy, and Holland. Ms. Andino commands an immense repertoire that includes all the standard major works for the piano as well as little known works, such as cultured ethnic works by 19th- and 20th-century Cuban composers.
A well-tuned and regulated concert grand piano.
Ronald Radford is the world-renowned master of red-hot flamenco guitar and inspirational Gypsy wisdom. A protégé of the legendary Carlos Montoya and Fulbright Scholar to Spain, Radford’s masterful performance and illuminating commentary create an unforgettable experience of the soul-stirring Gypsy music of Spain. Radford’s warm and engaging program has met with standing ovations and rave reviews in Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center and in fifteen countries on four continents. He was proclaimed in Mexico City as “An absolutely extraordinary event!” and in Madrid they wrote, “He has ‘duende’ the Spanish equivalent of soul.” Ron plays from the heart, and so he touches the hearts of others. Read the reviews, listen to his CD and watch a video preview at www.RonaldRadford.com.
Ron is very easy to present in concerts, schools, and workshops. What you don't have, he will provide. Simple technical guidelines available upon request.
Performing original compositions with a hand-crafted Native American-style flute for small venues and schools. His musical style has been influenced by artists such as R. Carols Nakai, David R. Miracle, John Two Hawks, and Coyote Old Man. This is what has been said about Robert Roe from the News Focus, “While listening to the haunting melodies played by the Osage Wind Riders it is easy to envision an American Indian sitting on the back of a horse solemnly staring out to an expanse of the western plains, as of yet unspoiled by the ‘white man’.”
4' x 8' table, electric power, in large venues would prefer house PA. Will supply the mic and effects for my performances.
Richie is an introspective and old soul, dynamic vocalist, emotionally driven songwriter, and multifaceted instrumentalist transitioning proficiently amidst piano, guitar, drums and the occasional bout of harmonica. As a performer, he brings an undeniable energy and authentic sound to both his solo shows and his adventures fusing with fellow musicians in the Richie Kihlken Band. Striving to make his unyielding passion for music be his lifelong career, he continues to devote his time to making and performing his music and constantly evolving as an artist.
Richie leads the band with his timeless voice, groovy piano riffs, and charismatic personality. The group blends blues, jazz, and funk to create modern soul music that brings people to the dance floor.
Requirements available upon request
RAVEN WOLF C. FELTON JENNINGS II, multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, orchestral flute, native style wooden flutes, djembe, electric bass, piano), singer/songwriter, music producer and private music instructor has created a musical sound/art form he calls ‘Spiritual Jazz …in the St. Louis Tradition’. His debut CD ‘Spiritual Jazz …on South 9th Street’ was released on 11-11-11. RAVEN WOLF C. FELTON JENNINGS II is sharing his original Healing Sounds nation-wide with audiences of all ages. He uses live looping to blend elements of Instrumental Jazz, calming Native American Flute songs with driving drum rhythms to the delight of his audience. Experience ‘Spiritual Jazz’ with RAVEN WOLF, Healing Sound Recording Artist.
45 minutes of set-up time. For larger venues electricity, if available.
The band focuses on, but is not limited to, music from 1895-1930. We play ragtime, early blues and jazz, standards, and originals. Includes historic “firsts,” music by women & African-American composers, many Missouri artists. By combining older music with often a more modern take, we keep the history, yet bring the music alive in a way that makes it relevant for modern audiences. We play many familiar tunes but also introduce our audiences to rarely heard music of the era.
Members of the band are available for educational concerts, either remote or in person. around themes such as Missouri Composers, Women Composers, African American Composers, Early Blues, Hits of the Era, etc, which will combine performance with short takes on music history.
We have our own sound system if needed. It's helpful to have enough time to set up and sound check, 60-90 minutes for a full band, less for a smaller ensemble. We need an outlet for our electrical equipment.
R. Scott Bryan has a rare ability to sing and play everything from guitar and bass to keyboards and percussion–end do it all exceedingly well. Scott toured the world and recorded for five years with superstar Sheryl Crow band, co-authoring the 1996 Top Ten U.K. single “Hard to Make a Stand.” He has since released two critically-acclaimed recordings under his own name.
PA system appropriate to venue size, and sound tech. Lighting if needed. 1 hour for load-in and sound check.
When pianist Peter Miyamoto burst onto the music scene as winner of the Irving S. Gilmore Young Artist Award, he was heralded as “an uncommon performer, a real musical presence who can sweep the audience up in the vision of a piece and…make you care” – Kalamazoo Gazette. As recitalist and concert soloist Miyamoto has performed to great acclaim in major US cities such as Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington D.C., and internationally in Canada, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, China and Japan. His repertoire is enormous encompassing hundreds of solo, chamber and concerto works from the baroque, classical, romantic and modern eras. Master class and family concerts are also available. Program lengths vary from 45 minutes to 2 hours.
A tuned grand piano (Steinway, Bosendorfer, Yamaha, Baldwin, or Kawai) and minimum rehearsal time of one hour.