Performances

Meisha Herron Is a seasoned musician (Guitar, bass, vocals) from Chicago. She started performing in jazz, soul and blues bands in Chicago in her teens and opened up for Buddy Guy as a solo acoustic artist at his South loop nightclub, “Legends” where he does a residency every January. Upon visiting the Shenandoah Valley eight years ago, she fell in love with the scene and found the music scene inviting and vibrant, so decided to remain and has been performing throughout the region for the past seven years. Meisha is known for curtailing her set list for different audiences and has one of the widest repertoires around. spanning songs from the 1920’s to the present. Look for Meisha at a venue near you and you won’t be disappointed!

Joshua Luongo is a Virginia Based Folk/Americana songwriter and performer. Joshua’s music combines hopeful, upbeat melodies with contemplative and thoughtful lyrics. Joshua and his band have been building momentum throughout central Virginia with intimate live performances and a growing repertoire of original songs.

Acoustic Aubrey has been playing music in the central and northern Virginia area for 20 years. Aubrey plays a plethora of styles to include, rock, americana, jazz, R&B etc… He is adept to reading crowds and playing the perfect music for any venue. As a teacher Aubrey identifies the passion each student has for music and builds strictly off each students desire to understand music.

Melanie Pearl is a solo act who has performed across the Shenandoah Valley for the past 10 years with her keyboard, ukulele, and mic in tow. With a deep passion for music and a penchant for connecting with others, Melanie has curated a large repertoire of music curtailing each set to different audiences and their requests.

Most describe her style as “popular hits throughout the decades” as she performs many of the great hit songs from artists like Janis Joplin, Dolly Parton, Amy Winehouse, Adele, and several others.

You can find Melanie playing at venues like Valerie Hill Vineyard & Winery, The Half Note Lounge, Bear Chase Brewing Co., Briede Family Vineyards, and other establishments across the northern Virginia area.

Whether he’s writing songs along the banks of the Shenandoah River at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, recording next to the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee or performing somewhere in between Shae’s music invokes roots, rock, folk, country and blues and is pure Americana from a genuine source.

Karl Stoll and the Danger Zone is an award winning, butt-rockin’, electrifyin’, houserockin’ roots rock & blues band from Northern Virginia.

The Danger Zone’s most recent album, The Workhouse, was nominated for three Wammie awards in 2022, and was selected by DC Blues Society as Best Self-Produced CD for 2022. The title track received Honorable Mention by the Songwriter’s Association of Washington.

This band is rockin’!

For more than 20 years, The Danger Zone has been playing a unique mix of danceable Americana roots rock featuring the sounds of Chicago, New Orleans, Memphis, Texas and DC, plus a collection of original songs being played on radio stations across the country.
The band has appeared on NPR’s “A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor” to an audience of 15 million listeners!

Stella Haile is a singer-songwriter based in Newport News, VA. Known for her deeply relatable lyrics and soul-stirring performances, Stella’s music draws listeners into her world, with a voice that’s impossible to forget.

Acoustic Aubrey has been playing music in the central and northern Virginia area for 20 years. Aubrey plays a plethora of styles to include, rock, americana, jazz, R&B etc… He is adept to reading crowds and playing the perfect music for any venue. As a teacher Aubrey identifies the passion each student has for music and builds strictly off each students desire to understand music.

Melanie Pearl is a solo act who has performed across the Shenandoah Valley for the past 10 years with her keyboard, ukulele, and mic in tow. With a deep passion for music and a penchant for connecting with others, Melanie has curated a large repertoire of music curtailing each set to different audiences and their requests.

Most describe her style as “popular hits throughout the decades” as she performs many of the great hit songs from artists like Janis Joplin, Dolly Parton, Amy Winehouse, Adele, and several others.

You can find Melanie playing at venues like Valerie Hill Vineyard & Winery, The Half Note Lounge, Bear Chase Brewing Co., Briede Family Vineyards, and other establishments across the northern Virginia area.

Meisha Herron Is a seasoned musician (Guitar, bass, vocals) from Chicago. She started performing in jazz, soul and blues bands in Chicago in her teens and opened up for Buddy Guy as a solo acoustic artist at his South loop nightclub, “Legends” where he does a residency every January. Upon visiting the Shenandoah Valley eight years ago, she fell in love with the scene and found the music scene inviting and vibrant, so decided to remain and has been performing throughout the region for the past seven years. Meisha is known for curtailing her set list for different audiences and has one of the widest repertoires around. spanning songs from the 1920’s to the present. Look for Meisha at a venue near you and you won’t be disappointed!

“Appalachian Red Dirt,” that’s how Jacob Paul Allen describes his style of Country Music. It’s a style and sound that he has crafted on stages large and small from coast to coast for the past 15 years. Jacob captures the audience with an infectious stage presence and reels them into the stories that he tells, both in his songs and his stage banter. He has released six songs which can be found on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming services. You can also find Jacob just about every weekend performing throughout the region as a solo artist or with his full band., Jacob Paul Allen & The Flood

Melanie Pearl is a solo act who has performed across the Shenandoah Valley for the past 10 years with her keyboard, ukulele, and mic in tow. With a deep passion for music and a penchant for connecting with others, Melanie has curated a large repertoire of music curtailing each set to different audiences and their requests.

Most describe her style as “popular hits throughout the decades” as she performs many of the great hit songs from artists like Janis Joplin, Dolly Parton, Amy Winehouse, Adele, and several others.

You can find Melanie playing at venues like Valerie Hill Vineyard & Winery, The Half Note Lounge, Bear Chase Brewing Co., Briede Family Vineyards, and other establishments across the northern Virginia area.