ABOUT THE EVENT

Erik Koskinen is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, whose
music is not categorized by sub-genres. Stylistically he is on his own while heavily influenced by American
roots music. The rhythmic integrity and musical tone is as important as the
lyrical content and the artistic intent.

Koskinen has reverently entered the anthology of uniquely
crafted wry songs with the likes of Woody Guthrie and Ry Cooder while speaking
as plainly as your neighbor. The Minneapolis Star Tribune calls Koskinen “the
real deal” and “The best country songwriter in Minnesota”

“Writes like Dylan, looks like Hank Williams, walks like
John Wayne, smokes like James Dean, and plays like no one else.”— Spinout
Records

“In the vein of his close friend, Jeffrey Foucault,
Koskinen’s songs are stripped-down, breathe the Midwestern air, paint character
portraits, and have a deceptively haunting quality.” – Glide Magazine

Martha Scanlan is a ranch hand and singer-songwriter who is
working to show the importance of preserving agricultural life and landscape
through her highly original song project, Tongue River Stories. She grew up in
the upper Midwest, went to college in Montana then moved back to Tennessee to
play old-time music. After playing music at a friend’s wedding on a family
ranch in southeast Montana, Martha couldn’t get the place out of her head and
ended up moving to the ranch and working there. She still tours the country as
a professional folk singer.