Fran Snyder is a solid entertainer who can command a crowd with just a microphone and his acoustic guitar. Armed with great original songs, surprising cover tunes, and more than a handful of humor, Fran knows how to connect with even the most informal audience.

He's played colleges, clubs, and mainstages all over the US, touring extensively as a solo act, as well as part of the "acoustic hip-hop duo" Six Strings and Vinyl. On the mainstage, he has opened for many of his heroes, including Shawn Mullins, Shawn Colvin, Don Henley, Peter Stuart, Dan Fogelberg, Cowboy Junkies, and Boz Scaggs.

Awards

Fran was voted "Best Solo Act"... More in the full listing...

As the song writing and lead vocal half of Batdorf and Rodney, John began honing his craft and developing his own style back in the early 70s. After the breakup with Rodney, John did an album with a group called Silver and toured the country promoting their album at venues with the likes of America, Doobie Brothers, Poco and Hall and Oats.

Fans devoted to his sound recognized John's voice on several radio and television projects in the 80's when he worked as a top LA studio se... More in the full listing...

His appeal as a performer is multi-faceted: there are listeners who love his stories (always true and always accompanied by the guitar) as much as the songs; there are the "pickers" who love experiencing his inimitable style of improvisatory fingerpicking; and there are fans of song-lyrics and melodies who are always inspired and satisfied at a Jack Will... More in the full listing...

In February of 2008, Beth released her seventh independent CD, BEACHCOMBER'S DAUGHTER aboard Cayamo, a seven-day Caribbean songwriters' cruise featuring Lyle Lovett, Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin, John Hiatt, and many more. Beth collaborates with Dallas's finest studio musicians on her self-produced BEACHCOMBER'S DAUGHTER, a mature work that elegantly captures Beth's soulful and versatile voice, her thoughtful and thought-provoking songwriting, her knack for arrangement and song interpretation, and her mus... More in the full listing...

Between the ages of about 5 and 18 he underwent classical training for piano, voice and fiddle (his grandpa said "never let anybody call it a violin")he age of 10, he had decided that he wanted to write songs, like his uncle and grandfather. Throughout this time, he was also exposed to blues and jazz by his dad and uncle, both of whom performed in a number of bands. ... More in the full listing...

It didn't hurt, either, that string-meister David Lindley played in a bluegrass band that rehearsed right next door and gave Stevie his very first lessons, or that his dear Granny was a pianist in the heyday of vaudeville and that his sainted mother was a whiz in mandolin orchestras during the 1930s.

Roy spent two years as a runaway teen with little more than a guitar and a lot of time on his hands, amus... More in the full listing...

DOYLE DYKES "..a fine picker. I'm totally impressed"

TOM DOERR (Master guitar builder) "playing is absolutely gorgeous"

THE SWAZI OBSERVER "the audience started screaming immediately as he set foot on stage....impressive performance "

J. R. BAKER, PRESIDENT, SOUNDSEAT INC. "Soundseat is honored to add George Worthmore to the family. Having a player of George's stature on a Soundseat is just the absolute best!"

GEORGE WORTHMORE, a star in the New York City music scene for over twenty years, began with a one-year stint as guitarist with Kinky Friedman. He was backup guitarist for Bo... More in the full listing...

The twenty-three year-old nationally-touring artist has recently released her second full-length album, Cigarettes for Sentiments. 'Cigarettes' is a character-driven album laced with social commentary and coated in honey vocals. On the heels of Louise's 2007 EP Around in Circles, and 2006's Journey, Cigarettes captures the sights, sounds, and smells of the American life through a vagabond soul wise beyond her years. With the storytelling taking center stage, Louise offers u...

"A Crookston concert is a spiritual revelation" Artful, Literate, and Intense.. How does he get so much sound out of a guitar and a voice?" "I've seen him in concert 13 times...he surprises me every time!" 2008 Falcon Ridge Folk Fest Most Wanted Artist....

Crookston has a wonderfully supple and highly personable voice. He puts across light-hearted songs with spirit and charisma. On the flip side, he delivers heart-breaking lyrics with sensitivity and poignancy. He manages to take the pop hit ?The Logical Song? (Supe... More in the full listing...

Walter digs deep grooves for his audiences - he layers on highly articulated melodies & harmonies, rhythms & counter-rhythms in a way that gives the impression he's playing several instruments at once. His voice is smokey & intimate & charms listeners, whether in a lusty... More in the full listing...