Ron Hamrick is an internationally acclaimed Virginia-based songwriter and performer. He has delighted thousands of audiences over the years across the U.S. and Europe playing a mix of well-known rock, pop, folk, and country songs as well as some of his own Billboard hits. These days, Ron most often performs at venues across Northern Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. Planet Singer Magazine stated, “When you listen to Ron, you understand there is still quality music around.” His songs are available on major streaming services around the world, and he recently received an award for surpassing 1 million streams.

Jason Mendelson is a Strasburg, VA composer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his MetroSongs project in the D.C. region in the 2010’s, infusing the history of each station location with a musical flavor all its own. He prefers to play electric 12-string guitar and sing, but he can often be found on various instruments supporting acts like Jess Estienne, Jonny Grave, Selling Fairfax by the Pound, Alex Parez & the Hell Rojos, and has performed on stages all over the area, like Front Porch Friday at Strasburg Square, Bright Box, Black Cat, 9:30 Club, and the Kennedy Center. Jason’s studio, An Undisclosed Location, has been a part of several projects from bands like Fellowcraft, The Lucky So & So’s and more. Jason is excited to start a new chapter in the Shenandoah Valley, partnering with other local residents to enhance the local music ecosystem with Streetwise Studios. Jason is working on a whole new show for 2024 called “Mendelson Plays McGuinn” to pay tribute to his guitar hero Roger McGuinn of the Byrds and solo fame.

2022 VEER Magazine “Best Americana” Winner Ramblin’ Jake writes songs and performs roots country/rock mashup with Ray Bruce & 5-piece band Thru w/ Therapy. Recently opening for Tony Jackson, he was nominated 2022 “Best Country Band” by New Music Weekly.

Troy Breslow is a Country Music Artist from Hampton Roads, Virginia. Breslow’s music depicts a young man forging a name for himself in Country Music while maintaining his Jewish Identity. In 2018, he was recognized Country Artist of The Year by the Veer Music Awards.

I’m a country/Americana artist out of Virginia Beach, Virginia. I write about the ups and downs of life.

Jillian Matundan is an award-winning, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter who returned to music in 2018 after a fifteen year break and has been winning awards and audiences with her unique guitar style and warm vocals. in 2020, she released her debut EP, “Hangin’ On” and is releasing her first full-length, fully-crowdfunded album in 2024.

Rob is a singer/ songwriter from Charlottesville, VA and has had the privilege of playing in hard working bands for many years; such as, The Nice Jenkins, Gunchux, and The Borrowed Beams of Light.
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Rob was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia and began playing in rock bands in high school. From Battle of the Bands at St. Edwards School to the stage at CBGBs and The Kennedy Center Rob has been sharing original music for most of his life. The newest offering, “Painting Self Portraits” is an honest look inside the artist.

Paul Wolfe is an acoustic singer-songwriter who’s lived here in Northern Virginia for nearly 30 years, with stops in Charlottesville, Philadelphia, and London along the way—though deep down his native Pittsburgh still feels like home. Years ago Paul’s children were taking music lessons, and he figured their old man could too. So guitar lessons began, and before long guitar lessons turned into songwriting, and before long songwriting turned into performing…and here we are! Paul’s songs survey a wide sweep of life and love, truth and trial, experience and imagination. He has received numerous recognitions from the Songwriters’ Association of Washington, and he relishes opportunities to connect live with listeners who bring experiences and aspirations of their own.

Sam C. Jones is an actor, singer, musician and bandleader based in Washington, D.C. Virginia-born and raised on a steady diet of hard rock and show-tunes, Sam graduated from Christopher Newport University with a degree in Musical Theatre & Dance and immediately moved to California to pursue his dream of performing for a living. Since then, Sam has performed in regional theatres across the country. Some of his favorites include: Sacramento Theatre Company, Bucks County Playhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse, Hippodrome State Theatre and Opera House Arts. He is best known for his work in the hit show Million Dollar Quartet, playing the iconic roles of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins multiple times over. He is a a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association.

​Outside of his life in theatre, Sam is an acclaimed singer-songwriter and bandleader. He has jumped head-first into the classic and alt-country genres, releasing songs such as “Pour Me Another”, a reflective and sorrowful homage to Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash, and “I Don’t Want to Be An American Anymore,” a Woody Guthrie style protest song in reaction to the January 6th, 2021 insurrection in Washington DC. The song went viral online and Sam has become an unlikely troubadour, drawing comparisons to Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Yusuf / Cat Stevens and Phil Ochs, with fans begging for more protest songs reminiscent of these great songwriters.

As a performer in the DC music scene, Sam has earned a reputation for his energetic live performances, singing and guitar chops and ease with which he commands the stage. Sam’s debut LP, Overdue Confession II, is a deep dive into Sam’s love for Rock N’ Roll and Americana, and earned over 15k streams on Spotify during the first weekend since releasing on December 3, 2021. It showcases his versatility as a band leader, songwriter, and vocalist. For fans of Johnny Cash, The Black Keys and Jason Isbell, Sam is DC’s latest Americana artist who’s rise you don’t want to miss.

Brent Funkhouser began writing songs to quell his adolescent boredom, and quickly fell head-first into a life-long obsession. Growing up in a small town on the edge of Appalachia meant entertainment options were limited, and music provided a creative remedy. Not quite fitting the mold of country despite his Shenandoah drawl, Brent half-jokingly describes his music as y’alternative (or as a friend once said, “not redneck, but redneck adjacent”).