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Past Showcase and Resource Room Artists: 2008

Earlier years:

Showcase Artists

Resource Room Artists

Bottom Line Duo   Caravan of Dreams  
  Spencer and Traci Hoveskeland combine the warm sonority of the Double Bass with the soaring melodic beauty of the Cello to present a concert for all ages and musical backgrounds.
  Caravan of Dreams integrates world dance, live music, story telling, yoga, ballet, hip hop, and modern dance into their dramatic and lyrical performances.
       
Open Range   The Tooth Fairy Came to Gopher Gulch  
 

Open Range performs songs from the cowboy life of the 1880s into the era of recorded music featuring songs of the silver screen, western swing, and contemporary songs, including their own originals.

 

“The Tooth Fairy Came to Gopher Gulch is a 75 minute musical comedy designed to entertain kids and grown-ups alike. It can be performed as a play or the 11 tunes and overture can be presented stand-alone. A Montana story by Montanans!

       
Chinook Winds      
  The resident woodwind quintet of the Great Falls Symphony, Chinook Winds presents chamber music and interactive school programs and residencies throughout Montana and the Northwest.




   
       
Johnny Johnston      
  Johnston, a master of blues guitar styles, has spent over 30 years honing his craft as a guitar player, singer and performer.
     
       
Layne Gneiting      
 

Pirates, fairies, and spiders surge to life through Layne’s treasury of character voices, vocal effects, and original music. He has performed in dozens of schools and top festivals like the Montana Storytelling Roundup.

     
       
Scott Kirby      
 

“Main Street Souvenirs” is a concert of solo piano and commentary accompanied by an exhibit of paintings inspired by the American Great Plains, with an emphasis on Montana.

   
       
Larry Wilder      
 

The Americana Trio performs songs from six genres of America’s vivid acoustic musical landscape, embodying the lives of people from the Reconstruction Era to the modern day.

     
       
Arch Ellwein      
 

Actor/historian Arch Ellwein has toured the Western US since 1996. Ellwein resurrects the enthusiasm and excitement of the 26th President of the United States in “A Visit with T.R.”.

     
       
Kate MacLeod      
 

Kate McLeod is hailed by the Music Hound Folk Essential Album Guide as one of the “Ten Acts to Watch.” She performs her striking original songs on fiddle and guitar backed by a two to five piece accompanying ensemble.


     
       
Christian Swenson      
 

Using only his body, voice and imagination to inspire and entertain, Christian’s shows include a capella “dansing”, songs, poetry, wild journeys into other cultures and species, as well as audience-suggested improvisations.

     
       
Anke Summerhill      
 

German-Canadian native Anke Summerhill is a writer and singer of original and contemporary songs. She weaves strong, melodic vocals and poetic imagery to create a rich blend of American music.

     
       
Colin Ross      
 

The Evolution of Blues is a joyous high-energy trip through Americana. Played on piano, guitars and mandolins.



   
       
Cascade Quartet      
  The resident string quartet of the Great Falls Symphony has an extensive repertoire spanning from Mozart to Zeppelin showcased in their high energy performances.
   
       
Everything Fitz      
 

Everything Fitz is a family band featuring the high-energy fiddling and stepdancing of four of Canada’s finest young musicians.

   
     

 

 

 


 

 


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