Jason Harrod, Jennifer Daniels, Scott & Jen Smith

          Jason Harrod got his start in the Boston-based duo Harrod and Funck. They crafted three critically acclaimed CD. He won first place in the Bluegrass Category, of the Chris Austin Songwriting Competition, at the annual Merle Fest in North Carolina. His self-released CD, Living in Skin, features a rich tenor underscored by inventive guitar work. The songs are marked by timeless Southern strains, alluring melodies, and incisive lyrics.

          Jennifer Daniels is a singer-songwriter from Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. Performing Songwriter describes her music as timeless, that which "seems to have grown slowly from some rich, dark soil." She performs frequently at Eddie's Attic in Atlanta, one of the Nation's premier acoustic venues. Recently, she's been co-billed with Stacey Earle, Slaid Cleaves, Jennifer Kimball, and Blue Mountain, and has opened for David Wilcox, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Ellis Paul, and guitar legend Leo Kottke.

          Scott and Jen Smith perform as part of the group Naked Blue. Their slightly alternative, Americana rock sound has been compared to Shawn Colvin , Sheryl Crow, and early Lindsay Buckingham/Stevie Nicks collaborations. They've appeared on CNBC's After Hours. Jen was the Washington Area Musicians Association Best Female Vocalist in the Rock/Pop, Roots Rock and Contemporary Folk categories and the group was Music Monthly Magazines choice for Best Folk Group