Canadian singer-songwriter Jon Brooks writes, “The highest aim of song is to evoke sympathy to offer that rare sight of ourselves in others.” Based in Toronto, Jon tours the United States regularly. In 2010 he was a Kerrville New Folk Festival winner, evoking this comment by festival founder Rod Kennedy: “Jon speaks and sings words that need to be spoken and sung, does it beautifully, perfectly, and with absolute finesse.”

Tim Grimm is a bit of a Renaissance man in the performing arts world. For the past 15 years he has blended his love for songwriting and travel with acting in theater, film and television. He has composed music for the theater, most recently the wildly successful Finding Home: Indiana at 200 at the Indianapolis Repertory Theater. His most recent release, A Stranger in This Time hit the top of the Folk DJ charts for two months in a row in early 2017.