Paul Spring’s new album Dumb and Free releases on November 11th, 2025. Each song is from the perspective of a different person from his hometown, written mostly during a short creative burst in November 2024. Returning to Brooklyn for the winter and spring, Spring workshopped and arranged the songs with a live band during a winter residency at Sunnys Bar in Redhook. In June, he recorded with that same band – Nick Hakim on piano, Jon Nellen on drums, Adam Brisbin on electric guitar, and Kevin Copeland on pedal steel.

Between 2023’s Always Almost Home “meshing 90s pop and Bach” (MPR) and the “hidden pop gem” (Irish Times) of 2022ʼs Thunderhead, Spring experimented with minimal electronic production and Irish folk. Aquarium Drunkard called his album, 2024’s River Flows Two Ways, “a singular fresh offering as well as a catalogue introduction of sorts.” Later that year he released Kind of Heaven, recorded live over 2 days with producer and drummer Jon Nellen and featuring Nick Hakim on piano. Most recently, in the summer of 2025, Paul put out an album of original music entirely in Classical Latin entitled Vita Brevis. It was inspired by Latin hymns, and by the 60s albums of David Axelrod and the Beach Boys. The 7 songs were recorded in the studio of Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith (Dawes) in Altadena, CA with Rob Shelton (Meernaa) as Engineer and Co-Producer.

Paul was raised in Saint Cloud, MN and is now based in New York City. In addition to many headlining and support tours around the United States and Ireland, he has completed two river canoe tours. In 2015 he spent 48 days paddling 1200 miles down the Mississippi in support of his album Towards a Center. In 2024 he canoed 150 miles down the Hudson in support of River Flows Two Ways. Spring is also a devoted instrumental guitarist. In 2021 he released J.S. Bach 12 String Transcriptions, and between 2022 and 2024 he played a weekly Bach gig in Manhattan at a small bar called the Burp Castle.

In addition to his solo work, Paul was the lead singer and songwriter of the band Holy Hive until their dissolution in 2021. He has performed live as a background singer for Post Malone on Saturday Night Live and Fleet Foxes for a streaming performance. He has also appeared as a session guitarist and co-writer on Blackthought and El Michels Affair’s Glorious Game, and his guitar playing was sampled on releases by Kenny Beats, Vic Mensa, Sofia Valdes, and Kirby. In terms of accolades, he won a Parents Choice Gold Award for a 2013 children’s album entitled Home of Song. He is also a Grammy winning instrumentalist as of 2022, when he recorded a flute solo on New Orleans rapper Lecrae’s song “Good Lord”, which went on to win the award for Best Contemporary Christian Album.

Winner of Scots Singer of the Year 2018 and 2023, and Musician of the Year 2021 – the first singer to do so – at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards, Aberdeenshire folksinger Iona Fyfe has become one of Scotland’s finest young ballad singers, and has been described as ”one of the best Scotland has to offer.” Global-Music.de

She has toured throughout the UK, Poland, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Canada,Switzerland, Czech Republic, US, and Australia, and performed with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra as part of the World Premiere of Disney Pixar’s “Brave in Concert,” and performed at Interceltique Festival De Lorient, plus renowned venues The Burren, and Freight and Salvage in the US. She has also twice been invited to be an Official International Showcase Performer at the Folk Alliance International Conferences, at one of which she was invited to perform for the Library of Congress’s Homegrown concert Series. Iona performs both folk and pop songs in the Scots language, remaining true to her rooting in tradition.

A tried and true Michigan musician, Joshua Davis has released several acclaimed albums, the most recent being The Way Back Home (produced by Steve Berlin of Los Lobos) as well as being a finalist for the smash hit television show The Voice. The prolific songwriter has shared the stage with a “Who’s Who” of American folk music icons such as Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Greg Brown, and Abigail Washburn.

Already a heavily touring/recording artist with his previous band Steppin’ In It (who have released five albums) and as a solo act with five albums under his name, getting a call from The Voice was completely out of the blue for Davis. Unfamiliar with the show, he initially rejected the inquiry but the producers were persistent. After being convinced by his wife and allowed to skip the auditions, Davis signed up for an incredible six months in the national TV spotlight. He went on to sing high profile duets with Sheryl Crow (Live Finale: “Give It To Me”) and Adam Levine (Live Finale: “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shows”), and he helped break the mold of original material being showcased on “The Voice.” Davis was the first artist to sing an original on the show, which spawned the later segment, “This Week of Original Songs.” During Davis’ tenure on “The Voice,” the production team produced a new version of his single, “The Workingman’s Hymn” (Magnolia Belles) and a companion music video.

A mesmerizing force in the realm of intimate dark pop, Eva James emerges with a voice that embodies both complexity and strength. Her music conjures a delicate balance of haunting beauty and raw vulnerability, drawing listeners into a world where shadows reveal their own kind of light. Eva’s siren-like allure reflects a captivating mystique, evoking comparisons to legends like Stevie Nicks and Joni Mitchell while channeling the soul-stirring grit of Bonnie Raitt and Grace Potter.

With lyrics that delve into mental health, anxiety, and the labyrinth of toxic relationships, Eva wields her songs as both confession and catharsis. She transforms personal pain into universal truths, demonstrating an unflinching strength in her vulnerability. Her music is more than a collection of melodies; it’s a dark, introspective journey that invites listeners to explore their own complexities.

In 2023, Eva’s magnetic presence captivated audiences as she won the Gloucester 400th Anniversary Singer-Songwriter Challenge, solidifying her place as an artist to watch. That same year, she traveled to New York to collaborate with Grammy-winning artist Paula Cole, beginning the recording of her debut album. Set to release in 2025, Earth to Eva promises to be a stunning exploration of the human condition, weaving together themes of resilience and self-discovery with an evocative, intimate soundscape.

Released in February 2025, her debut single “Something New” quickly garnered attention, earning praise for its haunting melodies and raw, evocative lyricism. The track has been featured in several press outlets, highlighting Eva’s emotionally charged storytelling & fearless artistry. With a growing audience and an undeniable presence, Eva James continues to carve out a space uniquely her own.

The Henry Girls are a marvelous trio of three sisters from Malin:  Karen, Lorna and Joleen McLaughlin. They are great songwriters and have gorgeous super-tight three-part harmonies that come partly from the sisterhood bond that they share as well as their lengthy musical history.   

Twenty years of gracing stages together, this trio interweaves their native traditions with bluegrass, jazz and country, and are one of Ireland’s top emerging folk acts. With the harp as their main accompaniment, their shimmering harmonies weave a continuous spell throughout their music. They have become one of the most talked about folk/roots acts to come out of Ireland, now captivating audiences on worldwide stages having toured in Germany, America, Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, Holland, Austria and the UK.