Born of Italian immigrant parents, Michael Fracasso grew up in Mingo Junction, a steel-mill town in Ohio. His father worked in the mill. Michael learned about music listening to AM Radio and at the Country Music Jamboree in Wheeling, West Virginia, twenty miles down The Ohio River. Finally, taking a circuitous route, he made it to New York City, where he learned the art of songwriting.

In New York, Michael went straight to the Cornelia Street Cafe, in Greenwich Village where a songwriter exchange was held each Monday night. In the audience and on stage were some of New York's best songwriters of the new folk scene: Suzanne Vega, The Roches, Mark Johnson, and Steve Forbert.

In 1990, Michael moved to Austin, Texas with everything that would fit in the back of his Volkswagen Rabbit, mostly guitars. He found his equivalent in Austin's rich musical heritage and the help of Charlie Sexton and other talented musicians and friends.

Michael has recorded seven albums, his most recent being Red Dog Blues.  He has also toured nationally with Patty Griffin, Lucinda Williams, and James McMurtry among others.

His high lonesome tenor that has been compared to that of legendary singers and his songs have been recorded by many artists.

Singer-songwriter Jenny Thomas will delight you with her homespun voice, natural style, and heartfelt “slices of life” lyrics. Her highly personal songwriting style makes listeners grin and sometimes even cry. A Traverse City girl, Jenny is a member of the Northern Michigan Songwriters In The Round. Her recent release
“A Little Slice” features Crispin Campbell on Cello and Will Thomas on drums.