August 11, 2023
John Wesley Wright & the Maryland Spiritual Ensemble
Back by popular demand, members of last year’s spiritual ensemble reunite to form the Maryland Spiritual Ensemble, a conglomerate of local talent dedicated to the preservation of African American song traditions from ring shouts and work songs to spirituals and gospels. African American song traditions materialized mainly from the American South where enslaved Africans entwined their keen awareness of Protestant...
August 11, 2023
Yasser Darwish and Egyptian Celebration
Yasser Darwish was born in Alexandria, Egypt on the coast of the Mediterranean. He learned dance as a child from his uncle who led a semi-professional dance group that performed at weddings and local community events. When he was 18, he studied with the Alexandria Folk Dance Group, the State dance company that offered a training program for promising young...
July 24, 2023
The Folk Villains
Youth Performer Showcase The Folk Villains are a sibling band that has been bringing bluegrass, old-time, & folk music of all kinds from the front porch of their log cabin to the Eastern Shore & beyond for 5 yrs. The FV are 3-time winners of Berlin Fiddlers Convention's Best Youth Band and have played at Seacrets OCMD, Colonial Williamsburg's Merchant...
July 24, 2023
Jonathan Zapuche
Youth Performer Showcase At the age of 4, Jonathan begun violin lessons, and when he was 6 he joined the Salisbury Middle School Orchestra, then the Salisbury Youth Orchestra at 8 years old. He became Concertmaster at the age of 12. Just in the past year, he has won first place at the Little Mozart International Music Competition, second place...
July 24, 2023
Eileen Estes & The Good Folk
Irish-American musician and singer Eileen Estes is a full time musician who recently relocated from Chicago to Pennsylvania. Whether performing at home or touring, Estes has thrilled audiences for years with her extraordinary voice, which effortlessly combines vocal power with subtle emotional expressiveness. She also works as a studio musician and a vocal coach. Eileen is a former faculty member...
July 24, 2023
The Quebe Sisters
With over fifteen years of touring to date, The Quebe Sisters have delivered their authentic triple fiddle and three-part harmony sound to the concert halls and festivals of North America, Europe, and Russia. Grace, Sophia, and Hulda Quebe front an innovative Progressive Western Swing band of archtop guitar, upright bass, fiddles and sibling harmony. The Dallas-based five-piece presents a unique...
July 14, 2023
C-Mack
Artist featured on Locals Stage sponsored by Salisbury University and the Fulton School of Liberal Arts at Salisbury University. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Charlie Makoa has been home to other places like Delaware, Salisbury, Maryland, and the Eastern Shore. All have had an impact on his life and has led him to become the lyricist and flow bending artist known...
July 10, 2023
Callum
Artist featured on Locals Stage sponsored by Salisbury University and the Fulton School of Liberal Arts at Salisbury University. Callum Toner, better known as Cal, is a rising artist from Ocean City, MD. Breaking into the music industry with her new hit single "If I Could" along with many others including "Testing my patience", she is a brilliant young mind,...
July 10, 2023
Marlee
Artist featured on Locals Stage sponsored by Salisbury University and the Fulton School of Liberal Arts at Salisbury University. Marlee is a contemporary R&B/pop recording artist from Salisbury, MD who is quickly capturing the hearts of fans around the world. Introduced to music at a young age and often surrounded by gospel and Motown in his home life, it was...
July 7, 2023
Red Letter Day
Artist featured on Locals Stage sponsored by Salisbury University and the Fulton School of Liberal Arts at Salisbury University. Red Letter Day, comprised of Suzanna Mallow, Andrea Jones and Colleen Clark, (listed not in order of importance, but age) have been writing and performing for 30+ years on national and local stages with such artists as Little Feat, Edwin McCain,...
