Born under the wide Montana sky and raised on the shores of Flathead Lake, Jimmy Timbre (Brian Tremper) has always had a fascination with landscape, the passage of time, and the stars. His music reflects both his Colorado present and his Montana past, as well as nights on the porch, the chill of October, and the changing of the seasons.

Bad Boy Bug, is the solo avant-garde folk project of Beau Walker. Bug plays music that has been said to be like performing a diary entry. Bad Boy Bug, has been performing in Colorado since 2014.

Dubbed "Fancy Fingers" by Sean Lamborne (TMULE) at Magic Rat Open Mics, Greg Douras seeks to enchant audiences with improvised solo acoustic guitar performances inspired by players like Dave Beegle, Julian Lage, and Keith Jarrett.

Weeks before his 16th birthday, Jason Hicks received a gift that would help him unlock his musical passion and open a gate to the path that he is still hiking.  At first glance, the gift of a 1977 Dodge step side pickup truck isn’t an obvious first step to a musical path, but Jason saw the opportunity that lay before him and persuaded his parents to let him sell the truck and use the cash to buy a shiny red electric guitar and a small Peavy amplifier.  The wisdom of this decision was a perfect storm.  As he no longer had a vehicle he was stuck at home and as there was a

​In 2020, James Lee released100 Summers – a full-length LP of songs centered around a theme of change. The title track reached #1 on the FAI Folk charts that month and went on to garner nearly half a million streams across platforms. Two of the songs on the project –Returning to Paris and The Last Cowboy in Hutchinson County – were selected for several nationally-known songwriting contests. 

In the tradition of such Holy Blues Reverends as Reverend Gary Davis - such is the irreverent Reverend Freakchild.  The Rev. primarily performs solo acoustic these days but has also recently recorded with some amazing musicians including Grammy nominated G. Love, and The Reverend Shawn Amos.

Michael Rans is an indie folk artist with emotionally charged, lyric-focused songs. He is the frontman for two local bands, Night Birds and Loggerhead. His solo act pairs dreamy electric guitar with personal lyrics for an intimate experience.

From my first guitar, a venerable Yamaha FG-180 sometime around 1968 through today, music has been a driving force in my life... in 2009 I rediscovered my love of live performance and was introduced back into folk music, playing as part of the Boulder, Colorado original folk group Cynova. Cynova played multiple events: including Boulder Pride, Fort Collins Pride, Freedom to Marry Rallies and Transgender Day of Remembrance events.

Colorado singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nathan Johnson writes alternative folk music blending cinematic Americana with what some call "vibey grit," where brooding storytelling meets mysticism in songs that feel unearthed more than written. 

His lyrics are honest and emotionally intimate while maintaining a haunted narrative urgency. Drawing from a blend of lived experiences, folklore, and deeper spiritual realities, he aims for expressing what's true if not always overtly autobiographical.