OFFICIAL SHOWCASES, 2003 – 2023
April 5th, 2003 at the Coffee Gallery Backstage
Hosted by Roz and Howard Larman
Border Radio
Caren Armstrong
Chuck McCabe (RIP)
Ian Whitcomb
Christina Ortega
Claudia Russell and Bruce Kaplan
Joyce Woodson
Rick Shea and Brantley Kearns
2004 – Woodland Hills, CA
Brocelïand
Rachel Garlin
Peter Lang
Groovelily
Caren Armstrong
Richard Greene and the Brothers Barton
Conjunto Jardin
amilia k. spicer
Rick Shea
Robin Flower & Libby McLaren
Annie Rapid
Banshee in the Kitchen
Alternates
Bill Forman
Pamela Morgan
Ilene Adar
Pipeline
Jennifer Spector
Susie Glaze
The Buccaneers
2005 – Woodland Hills, CA
Lowen & Navarro (BOTW) (RIP Eric Lowen
Freebo & Photoglo
Annie Gallup
Willson & McKee
Tom Kimmel
Ronny Cox
The Buccaneers
James Lee Stanley
Jenny Yates
Berkley Hart
Jubilant Bridge
Alice Stuart
Alternates
Christina Ortega
Claudia Russell
D Squared
Houston Jones
Molly’s Revenge
2006 – Sacramento, CA
Utah Phillips (BOTW) (RIP)
Bob Cheevers
Paul Kamm & Eleanore MacDonald
Dan Frechette
Moira Smiley and VOCO
Joël Fafard
Houston Jones
Keith Greeninger
Kate Wallace
Chris Stuart & Backcountry
Eric Hansen (RIP)
Blame Sally
Alternates
The McDades
I See Hawks In L.A.
Beyond The Pale
Maria Dunn
Last Transit
Brad Colerick
2007 – Vancouver, WA
Rosalie Sorrels (BOTW) (RIP)
Molly’s Revenge
Claudia Russell and the Folk Unlimited Orchestra
Maria Dunn
Joel Rafael
Mary Flower
The Town Pants
Tom Kimmel
Freebo
John Wort Hannam
Alternates
Batdorf & Rodney
Brad Colerick
Amy Speace
Siobhan Quinn & Michael Bowers
Nathan Rogers
Erica Wheeler
2008 – Mesa, AZ
The Kingston Trio (BOTW)
The Hot Frittatas
The Refugees
Kenny Edwards (RIP)
Stonehoney
Driftwood Fire
Danny Schmidt
The McKasson
Lauren Sheehan
Bill & Kate Isles
Susie Glaze and the Traveling Band
James Lee Stanley
Eliza Jane
Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon
David Jacobs Strain
Stephanie Bettman
Shaun Cromwell
Brad Colerick
John Batdorf
Fur Dixon & Steve Werner
Walter Strauss
Calaveras
Jenny Kerr
Trinity Demask
Chuck Such
Pat Wictor
Jim Photoglo
John Vester
Lynne Hanson
The Muses
Rhythm Angels
Cosy Sheridan with TR Ritchie
Cathy-Anne McClintock
Nathan Rogers
Julie Christensen and Stone Cupid
Sarah Sample
The Flyin A’s
emith
Twilight Hotel
Jack Brown
Randy Granger
Severin Browne
D-Squared
Ken O’Malley
Bonnie Ste-Croix
Claudia Nygaard
Angelo M.
Hans York
Alice DiMicele
2009 – Irvine, CA
Joe Craven (BOTW)
Colleen McFarland
Jude Roberts
Doug Smith
Caren Armstrong
Shaun Cromwell
Berkley Hart
Hans York
Michael McGarrah
Stephanie Bettman
Nels Andrews
Larry Kenneth Potts
Merlin Snyder
Anne Weiss
The Border Blasters
Rachel Harrington
Aztec Two-Step
Susie Glaze and the Hilonesome Band
I See Hawks in L.A.
Chuck Pyle
The Syncopaths
Sligo Rags
Lisa Turner
Beth Wood
John Flynn
Bill Hearn
Calaveras
Phil Christie
Ernest Troost
Claudia Nygaard
Big Wide Grin
Marty Cohen and the Sidekicks
Robert Morgan Fisher
Walter Strauss
Dan Janisch
James Lee Stanley
Mick Overman
Jill Knight
Bill and Kate Isles
Maggie McKaig- Luke WIlson–Storm Session
Cathy-Anne McClintock
Hat Check Girl
Molly’s Revenge
2010 – Santa Clara, CA
John McEuen (BOTW)
Cindy Kalmenson
honeymoon
James Hurley
Lynne Hanson
Robyn Landis
Melissa Greener
John Batdorf
The Sherry Austin Band
Dennis McGregor
Tara Novick
Jay Howlett and the Blah Blah Woof Woof
Jude Johnstone
Jill Knight Trio
Colerick-Corbett Band
Rob Heath
Fur Dixon and Steve Werner
Claudia Russell and the Folk Unlimited Orchestra
Larry Murante
Freebo
Betty Soo Keith Greeninger and Dayan Kai
Dan Navarro
Jamie Laval
Dave Morrison
Michael McNevin
Evie Ladin Band
Brent Alan
Round Mountain
Richard Berman
Jude Roberts
Jaime Michaels
Jeni and Billy
Chris Kokesh
The Scarlet Furies
Jesse Terry
Wyatt Easterling
Beth Wood
Jack Tempchin
Driftwood Fire
The Koles featuring Arlene Kole
Paul Kamm and Eleanore MacDonald
2011 – Eugene, OR
Laurie Lewis (BOTW)
DonnaLynn Caskey
Sourdough Slim and Robert Armstrong
Larry Murante
the Lovebirds
Otter Creek
Sonia of Disappear Fear
Aireene Espirtu
Eric Schwartz
Teresa Tudury
Christopher Smith
Joe and Vickie Price
2012 – Irvine, CA
Barry McGuire & John York (BOTW)
Michael McCarty (Storyteller)
Darryl Purpose
Greg Trooper
Small Potatoes
Triptych
Johnsmith
Folding Mr. Lincoln
Batdorf & Stanley
Melissa Greener
Severin Browne
Hard Road Trio
Patrick Landeza
Sugar in the Gourd
2013 – Irvine, CA
Cosy Sheridan
Gary Stockdale
Gypsy Soul
Houston & Jones
John Zipperer & Friends
Keale and the DamNatives
Kerry Patrick Clark
Kiki Ebsen
Quinn DeVeaux and the Blue Beat Review
Red Moon Road
Shelby & Tieg
Tracy Newman and the Reinforcements
Vance Gilbert
Alternates
Dulcie Taylor
Jeff Kossack
Sierra West
Susie Glaze and the Hilonesome Band
2014 – Oakland, CA
Beth Wood
Cej
C. Daniel Boling
Corinne West Band
Dan and Laurel
Dulcie Taylor
FarmStrong
Freebo & His Fabulous Friends
Honey Whiskey Trio
Jenny Kerr
John Flynn
Linda McRae
2015 – Oakland, CA
Alice Wallace
Ashleigh Flynn
Berkley Hart
The Bombadils
Dan Weber
Freddy & Francine
Jalan Crossland
Nels Andrews
Ragged Union
Rebecca Folsom
Rick Ruskin
Spark and Whisper
Susie Glaze & The Hilonesome Band
2016 – Bellevue, WA
Rachel Garlin (CA)
Uncle Bonsai (WA)
Jamie Laval Duo (NC)
Scott Cook (AB)
Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore (CO)
March to May (WA)
John Batdorf (OR)
Rita Hosking and Sean Feder (CA)
Melanie Devaney (IA)
Claudia Russell & Bruce Kaplan (CA)
Nathan & Jessie (CA)
Otter Creek (OR)
Alternate
Jaspar Lepak (WA)
2017 – Bellevue, WA
Larry Murante (WA)
The Singer and the Songwriter – (CA)
Rupert Wates (NY)
Alice Howe (MA)
The Talbott Brothers (OR)
The Wardens (Alberta, CAN)
Nathaniel Talbot (WA)
Dennis Warner (MN)
Follow the Fox (CO)
West My Friend (BC, CAN)
Cary Morin (CO)
Reggie Garrett (WA)
Radio Stranger (OR)
2018 – Woodland Hills, CA
Cindy Kalmenson
Ernest Troost
Ryanhood
Alice Wallace
Birch Pereira & The Gin Joints
John Batdorf
Claudia Nygaard
Freebo
Flagship Romance
Martin Kerr
Tumbledown House
James Lee Stanley
Alternate
Five Letter Word
2019 – Woodland Hills, CA
The Black Feathers (UK)
Cej (CA)
Five Letter Word (OR)
Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio (NH)
Jodi Siegel (CA)
Peridot (CA)
Sultans of String (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
T Buckley (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
The Unfaithful Servants (Western Canada)
The Western Flyers (TX & CO)
Whitherward (TN)
Zoe Mulford (UK & PA)
Alternates
Daniel Nahmod (CA)
Kerry Patrick Clark (OH)
2023 – Woodland Hills, CA
Stacy Antonel
Joseph Eid
Reggie Garrett & Christine Gunn
Pi Jacobs
Arend Lee Jessurun
Cindy Kalmenson
Kray Van Kirk
Destinie Lynn
Deidre McCalla
Yosi Mesbah
Cary Morin & Ghost Dog
Mariah Wynne
VENUES CHOICE, 2010 – 2023
2010 – Santa Clara, CA
BLAME SALLY
HOUSTON JONES
KATHY & CAROL
2011 (DJ’s CHOICE) – Eugene, Oregon
CLAUDIA NYGAARD
FREEBO
JEFF MARTIN
KATIE HENRY
LAURA KEMP
LAUREN SHEEHAN
LEE PENN SKY
RACHEL HARRINGTON
STEVE CHESEBOROUGH
STEVE YOUNG
2012 – Irvine, CA
BERKLEY HART
BRIAN WRIGHT
ERNEST TROOST
THE DUO TONES
THE SALTY SUITES
2013 – Irvine, CA
JC & LANEY
MAURICE TANI & 77 EL DEORA
ROCKY NECK BLUEGRASS BAND
TALL MEN GROUP
THE ENZYMES WITH THE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS
2014 – Oakland, CA
DAVID JACOBS-STRAIN
KEITH GREENLINGER
RED MEAT
RUN BOY RUN
WALTER STRAUSS
2015 – Oakland, CA
BRETT MIKELS (CIRCLE OF TREES)
CASCADA DE FLORES
JODY MULGREW
SHERRY AUSTIN W/ HENHOUSE
2016 – Bellevue, WA
AVERY HILL
BEN HUNTER & JOE SEAMONS
HOLLY GWINN GRAHAM
ORVILLE JOHNSON
THE KADDYWOPAS RADIO SHOW feat. THE SHED PLAYERS & DAWN MADSEN
2017 – Bellevue, WA
EARLY SPIRIT
JEFFREY MARTIN
LED TO SEA
LEROY BELL
LYDIA RAMSEY
2018 – Woodland Hills, CA
ABE ABRAHAM
HONEY WHISKEY TRIO
MOHAVI SOUL
SUNNY WAR
THE FIRE
2019 – Woodland Hills, CA
CHAUNCEY BOWERS & LISA TURNER
LAURENCE JUBER
MIKE MULLINS
THE HARDLY SISTERS
THE ROSE VALLEY THORNS
2023 – Woodland Hills, CA
HATTIE CRAVEN & JESSICA MALONE
BELLE PLAINE
JOSELYN & DON
ALICE HOWE & FREEBO
I SEE HAWKS IN L.A.
OPEN WORDS EXPO, 2014-2019
2014 – Oakland, CA (Hosted by Cathryn Fairlee)
BILL AMATNEEK
CATHRYN FAIRLEE
ERICA LANN-CLARK
JEFF BYERS
NICK SMITH
SANDRA NIMAN
TIM ERENETA
2015 – Oakland, CA (Hosted by Cathryn Fairlee)
BILL AMATNEEK
CATHRYN FAIRLEE
ERICA LANN-CLARK
JEFF BYERS
NICK SMITH
SANDRA NIMAN
TIM ERENETA
2016 – Bellevue, WA (Hosted by Mary Anne “Auntmama” Moorman)
GARY STOUTSOS
GREG BRISENDINE
JEFF LENIWEAVER
KATHAYA ALEXANDER
MARIA BATAYOLA
MARY ANN MOORMAN (AUNTMAMA)
SANTIAGO VERA
2017 – Bellevue, WA (Hosted by Mary Anne “Auntmama” Moorman)
CLAUDIA CASTRO LUNA
DAVID SCHUMER
DREW HOBSON
MARY ANN MOORMAN (AUNTMAMA)
MARY DESSEIN
NICK SMITH
PAUL CURRINGTON
REBECCA MABANGLO-MAYOR
TARA HARDY
2018 – Woodland Hills, CA (Hosted by Mary Anne “Auntmama” Moorman and Nick Smith)
BARBARA G. WONG
BILL BERRY
KAREN GOLDEN
MARY ANN MOORMAN (AUNTMAMA)
NICK SMITH
SCOTT & JOHANNA HONGELL-DARSEE
TY FRANCE
2019 – Woodland Hills, CA (Hosted by Mary Anne “Auntmama” Moorman and Ty Fance)
JUDY NAZEMETZ
LAN TRAN
MARY ANN MOORMAN (AUNTMAMA)
MICHAEL D McCARTY
RICK HALL
RUBY COOPER
TY FRANCE
VICKI JUDITZ