7:30 — Phil Henry

Vermont singer-songwriter Phil Henry exudes the skill of a craftsman and the authenticity of an artist. His songs have brought him to the lauded stages of the Kerrville and Falcon Ridge Folk Festivals as well as the intimacy of coffeehouses and house concerts. "Thanks to years of formal training, his arrangements and melodies are works of real craftsmanship,” says Sarah Craig, director at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, NY. Combine that with his playful and compassionate nature, and it's no surprise that Phil is finding his way onto the best folk stages."

8:15 — Timothy Eriksen

Tim Eriksen is a singer, composer, and ethnomusicologist living in Amherst, Massachusetts. A multi-instrumentalist (fiddle, banjo, guitar, fretless bajo sexto) and “one of the best singers in music” according to producer T Bone Burnett, he is known for combining mastery of American and world folk music with innovative arrangement, original and experimental music, in collaborations ranging from his twice Grammy-nominated collaboration with Afro-Cuban pianist Omar Sosa to the Oscar-winning filmCold Mountain.

9:00 — Pointe Noir

Pointe Noir finds its rhythm deeply seated in Southwest Louisiana, where many of its members have studied and learned Cajun music. Katie Trautz is a seasoned fiddle player, who drifted south to the Bayou after many years of playing Old-time music. Chris Hollis, the Montpelier-based old-time guitar player, also found an interest in Cajun music, and together he and Katie traveled to Louisiana to learn the musical traditions there. Cannon Labrie is a long-time Cajun and Zydeco accordion player, playing with well-known New England bands Yankee Chank, Jeannie and the High Tops and Planet Zydeco. Helen Doyle is a multi-intrumentalist and grew up playing traditional music. Helen plays the ‘flaming bass’ with Pointe Noir. Walker Blackwell is a percussionist and fine art printmaker who has been surrounded by cajun music his entire life and has been performing percussion in several local bands - including the Clayfoot Strutters - on and off since he was 4 years old. Christiana Athena-Blackwell is a multi-instrumentalist and music educator. She started singing and drumming in bands in Vermont when she was 14 years old, and continued her performing career for the past 2 decades. Pointe Noir plays an uplifting combination of exciting dance music, country songs, and Cajun tunes from Lafayette and beyond.