7:30 — Cosy Sheridan

Cosy Sheridan has been called one of the era’s finest and most thoughtful songwriters. She first appeared on the national folk scene when she won the songwriting contests at The Kerrville Folk Festival and The Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 1992 and released her critically acclaimed CD Quietly Led. The Albuquerque Journal called her “a buddhist monk trapped in the body of a singer-songwriter.” Backed by the strong rhythms and harmonies of her bass player Charlie Koch, she plays a percussive bluesy style of guitar – often in open tunings and occasionally with two or more capos on the guitar. “You can't make it into double digits, and continue touring for twenty or so years, unless you know what you're doing, and do it well,” wrote The Chicago Examiner. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, The Cowgirl Hall of Fame and on the Jerry Lewis Telethon. She was a voice student at Berklee College of Music and a guitar student of legendary finger style players Guy Van Duser and Eric Schoenberg. She teaches classes in songwriting, performance, and guitar at workshops and adult music camps across the country. She is the director of Moab Folk Camp in Moab, Utah.

8:15 — The Twangtown Paramours

The Twangtown Paramours are an award-winning husband and wife Americana duo from Nashville. Their music is often described as “soulful Americana.”They are three time Kerrville finalists and other artists have started to record their songs. Lead singer, MaryBeth Zamer used to sing background vocals for Eva Cassidy. Writer, producer, and guitar player, Mike Lewis is the author of a #1 platinum selling hit in Korea and sometimes plays upright bass for Jimmie Dale Gilmore.

9:00 — Allison Fay Brown

Delighted to be returning to The Anonymous Coffeehouse is Allison Fay Brown — a folk musician, writer, and actress with a keenness for grit, beauty, and truth. With over twenty-five years developing as a performance artist, Allison's music weaves the styles of folk, blues, and progressive rock. She uses driving vocals and climbing progressions to tell stories through song. For inspiration, Allison draws from her working class upbringing, her theatre background, and her own healing journey. She weaves vivid imagery with complex characters to mirror and make sense of this complicated, beautiful life.