2019 LCFF Performers
“ 2 PM” is Pete Price, Pete Hennings, and Mike Jurgensen, a trio of talented musicians who blend their varied musical talents into an eclectic mix of material, from original songs, to obscure covers, to well-known standards. With Price on guitar and bass, Hennings on guitar, bass, and mandolin, and Jurgensen on guitar and harmonica, these three performers combine tight instrumentation with pristine vocal harmonies to delight audiences of all musical tastes. "2PM" has released three CDs: “Keepin’ Time”, "Let's Just Play One More", and their most recent, “Writing on the Wall”, released in 2017. The band will be releasing its fourth recording project in 2020.
Chuck Hardwicke
Chuck Hardwicke is a talented singer songwriter, his songs are images of Florida . Song tittles such as "Oklawaha Mist", "Drifting with the Wind" and "St John's River Blues" lure you in.. He will paint you picture with words of Florida's environment and its people taking you on a journey that you will surely enjoy.
A seasoned touring professional playing shows annually throughout the country, Doug Spears is a rare fifth generation Florida native, a troubadour storyteller and performing songwriter. Doug achieved a measure of notoriety surrounding his 2010 CD "Welcome Home" which finished the year as a top 40 folk album internationally on the International Folk DJ Chart (the "Billboard" chart of independent folk music). The album featured a stellar cast of award winning musicians and garnered several awards including Runner-Up folk song of the year for "Yellow Butter Moon" by the International Acoustic Music Awards. A favorite on the House Concert, Listening Room and Festival circuits Doug sings of his native Florida, his own personal experiences and those of the people he meets and learns of in his travels. Doug's shows are an intimate, personal experience where you can expect to laugh, cry, tap your toes, learn a little and thoroughly enjoy yourself.
From Menopause to Marijuana! …Peace to Politics! …Provocative! …Ellen Bukstel writes and sings about it all! This type happy-sad, life embracing, fear-overcoming emotional schizophrenia truly captures the spirit of modern independent music making—whatever the artist feels in that moment, she shares…and whatever else Ellen is, she’s not shy about it making her audience “sit up and think…laugh til they cry…and sometimes all at the same time!
Award-winning Singer/songwriter Frank Julian, Rockin' Bassist Curtis Wayne
Schaper, Pasco Paul Belmore on dobro and Ron Townsend on percussion along
with special guest artists, lead the Parade in a fun, frolicking, audience
participating squawk-fest. A little Folk, a touch of Bluegrass, some
Acoustic Rock and Roll. It's been called Americana. You tell us.
Hard To Port is a unique group of friends and musicians who have played together and separately in a variety of other groups for many years now - the group now pools their talents under the moniker of "Hard To Port", a Celtic Fusion Band. The term Celtic Fusion means the band plays everything from traditional Irish jigs, reels, and songs, to folk-tinged singer-songwriter arrangements sprinkled with a little rock'n'roll. And often, all of that blended together in one song! Sometimes we take a familiar folk or rock'n'roll song and infuse it with "celt", sometimes we take a traditional Celtic song and blend in some rock'n'roll mayhem! Add to that our extensive catalog of original material, and we never play the same set twice!
Jackson Creek presents a dynamic blend of folk, mild bluegrass, fiddle tunes and many of Joe Waller's original songs. They perform throughout Central Florida for festivals, community and private events. Please check our event schedule and contact information at www.folkfiddle.com. We're looking forward to entertaining you
I was preordained to be a musician. I played in my first rock band at 14, by my first year of college I was lead guitar player for "The Spades" one of the premier bands to come out of Central Florida. A Florida tour with The Zombies and The Searchers, secured us a recording contract and a subsequent trip to the RCA studios in Nashville.
In the early nineties I went back to college, got off the booze,and started writing songs. This opened the door for a whole 'nother part of my story. "Me and Mr. Cole" released in 2000 and "Narcoossee Lucie" in 2006 have helped me to become a successful performing songwriter.
Lake Eustis Area Dulcimer Players
Lake Eustis Area Dulcimer Players is a group that meets every month to share, promote, educate, & inspire others with both the Mountain and Hammered dulcimer instruments. Group members encourage all who are interested in traditional music, its history & folk instruments to join with us in the playing of acoustic instruments, sharing fellowship, and continuing the musical traditions of long ago.
Award-winning singer/songwriter, and guitarist, Lauren Heintz, has quite a story to tell. She swam in volcanic calderas, water-skied gator- infested rivers, repaired U-2 spy planes while in the USAF, and worked in the dot-com tech wars of Silicon Valley. Yet, what excites her most nowadays is stepping onto stages and playing her own music. Known for intricate finger-style guitar and soulful vocals, she returns to Eustis this year as a two-time winner of the South Florida Folk Festival live-performing song contest. Lauren has toured the country from coast to coast and has released a pair of albums, with the most recent debuting high on global folk radio. Lauren graduated from Eustis High School, and immediately joined the USAF, then later received her Bachelors of Science in Computer Science (University of Maryland), then spent the next fifteen years as a Software Engineer before outing herself as a musician. Today, she lives in Central Florida.
Madi Carr
Madi Carr, 18, is a singer-songwriter from Jax Beach. A second generation Crystal River native, her songs are influenced by the nature she grew up loving.
Her style could be described as folk-rock with Dylan-esque vocals and harmonica.
Madi has an amazing voice - make sure you catch one of her sets.
Mary Beth Campbell and Friends
Mary Beth and Friends would like you to come jam with them in their Anything Goes Jam.
Michelle is no stranger to the folk music stage. She toured for 19 years in her duo “ the Dalziels”, where they competed in several songwriting competitions including Kerrville Folk Festival's newfolk competition in 2004 and 2007, and won the South Florida Folk Festival's Vic Heyman songwriting competition in 2009.
She has performed on great stages such as The Bluebird cafe in Nashville, Jefferson Freedom and Uncle Calvin’s both in Texas, Cousin Andy’s in Illinois, Wild Hog In the Woods and Cafe Carpe, both in Wisconsin, Off Broadway in Missouri and more. has opened for such artists as, Michael Johnson, Susan Werner, Vance Gilbert, Kathy Ryan, Johnsmith, Eric Taylor, Ruthie Foster, Michael Smith, Dana Cooper, and more.
Mindy Simmons has been singing at music festivals throughout Florida for the past 26 year. She brings her fine songwriting skills and her warm entertainment style to every performance. Mindy will leave you laughing and smiling from your heart. Mindy will be joined by Lisa Bohn and Ingrid Shaper with harmonies to die for!! Don't miss this class act.
"Mike Worrall writes songs. It’s something he has little control over... kind of like breathing. The songs spill out and he writes ‘em down...an amalgam of folk and country and blues influences in songs that range from poignant to ironic to darkly humorous.
From coffee houses to concert stages, from swanky hotels to honkytonks, for Mike Worrall it’s been a million miles, thousands of gigs, and hundreds of towns... picking, singing, laughing & living.
His latest CD, “Journey’s End”, is available on iTunes and CDBaby"
The Peters Road Swamp Blues Band features the music of Boomslang Swampsinger with Mark "Crocodile" Goldberg on Bass and Guitar, Dawn "DeOtter" DeWitt on Guitar and Bass, Jake "Armadillo" Vanderplate on Mandolin, Percussion and Keyboards, Stan "The Panther" Geberer on Blues Harp and James "Jams" Barton on Keyboard . Peters Road plays their own brand of Florida "Roadhouse" music with all original songs focusing on Florida, its history and the Everglades. The band has released 3 CDs “The Last Train Out Of Key West”, and recordings of their two Swamp Operas, "The Sawgrass City Journal" and "The Everglades Campfire Radio Show".
Songwriters Paul Smithson and John French joined forces to form the duo Smithson & French and have enjoyed many opportunities to perform their material at various venues and locations throughout the state. Their music is best described as Americana, with a heavier emphasis on folk, country, and bluegrass. Both reside in Lake County.
"The 502s are a charismatic indie folk band from Maitland, Florida and they've got enough energy to take on the world." - No Depression
The 502s are best described as the sound of a celebration: a wild, friendly shindig down the street that everyone wants to attend.
Since 2015, The 502s have taken their swaggering blend of Americana across the USA. The band recently gained an international following thanks to a viral Facebook video of their song "What To Do" with over 800k views. Their album is a heartfelt invitation to good old-fashioned fun, and they have been celebrating with a 70+ concert tour across 20 US states, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands. In 2019 they will be showcasing at the prestigious Americanafest in Nashville, TN.
One of Florida's most popular folk bands, the Ashley Gang is now in its 20th year of performing together. Formed and fronted by singer-songwriters Al Scortino and Paul Garfinkel, the Gang's membership has evolved over the years, but their focus on Florida has not. Ashley Gang music features thoughtful lyrics that range from haunting to hilarious, and melodies that span the spectrum from pure folk to American and a touch of bluegrass. Harmonies and instrumental intricacies that have solidified over two decades leave audiences asking for more.