Pete Huttlinger

Roaring Brook continues it's tradition of presenting high level musicianship with a special concert by Pete Huttlinger. He toured for many years as a sideman to the late John Denver. A Berklee College of Music graduate and the 2000 National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion, he has also recorded instructional DVDs for the Homespun video series. He has appeared on BBC TV's Live from Abbey Road, The Tonight Show, Carnegie Hall and The Royal Albert Hall as LeAnn Rimes accompanist and solo opening act. Enjoy jaw-dropping guitar chops and infectious humor from this seasoned entertainer who lives in Nashville and on the road from LA to Milan, Italy! Tunes from his CDs The Santa Rita Connection, Catch and Release, Naked Pop and Things Are Looking Up span the folk, pop, Celtic and jazz genres. An acoustic participant in both of Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festivals, he will wow you with his versions of Stevie Wonder's “Superstition,” Steely Dan's “Josie,” Gershwin's “I Got Rhythm” and his own “Oklahoma Twilight,” “Kim Sherman's Jigs” and “Darcy's Guitar." http://www.petehuttlinger.com/

Harvey Reid

Master Instrumentalist Harvey Reid, the most versatile performer we present, is also a wonderful singer, songwriter, composer and humorist. His original pieces fare well alongside his interpretations of traditional gems and classics by Woody Guthrie, The Gershwins, Jimmie Rodgers, Scott Joplin and Stephen Foster. Interspersing warm humor and interesting stage anecdotes, Harvey offers folk, Celtic, country blues, bluegrass, ragtime, classical and jazz numbers. A double National champion on fingerstyle guitar and autoharp and a regional flat-pick guitar award winner he also plays slide guitar, 12-string guitar, banjo and dobro. Request your favorites from his DVD April Night and his fine Cds, Guitar Voyages, Steel Drivin' Man, Circles and Dreamer or Believer. Highlights include “California Blues,” “The Scotland Suite,” “Vigilante Man,” “Summertime” and "Hard Times Come Again No More." http://www.woodpecker.com

Jeffrey Foucault

Americana songwriter-guitarist Jeffrey Foucault is truly a diamond in the rough. His savvy roots-informed guitar licks support a distinctive voice that is mellower than Tom Waits, grittier than John Gorka and more expressive than John Mellencamp. Back for his third RBNC show, this Midwesterner is a lyric poet who depicts ordinary and exceptional characters who move about the American landscape interacting by chance or by choice, revealing the love and loss, work and ease and sorrows and joys that they live through. He will perform songs from his Signature Sounds releases, Ghost Repeater and Stripping Cane and his Rock River Records Miles From the Lightning. Standout selections include “Secretariat,” “Ballad of Copper Junction,” “The Bluest Blade” and “Northbound 35.” Also expect covers from his new Cd, Shoot The Moon--Right Between The Eyes, a collection of 13 John Prine songs!
http://www.jeffreyfoucault.com

Songwriters-In-The-Round
Ron Anthony - Bob Gotta - Jerree Small

Join us for a showcase of songwriters whose talents have placed them on stages with a who's who of national acts from Hartford to New York, Memphis and even NPR's A Prairie Home Companion hosted by Garrison Keillor. In 2009 Northford's Ron Anthony represented CT at the National Blues Challenge in Memphis TN after winning the CT Blues Society "Best Solo Blues Artist" award. He performs original roots and blues-infused songs featuring strong vocals and inventive satin-smooth guitar work as found on his CD, Ron Anthony-Live at Slates. Ron has played on bills with Bonnie Raitt, Chris Smither, John Hammond, John Fahey and even Michael Bolton! Jerree Small appeared on PHC performing her songs, "Minnesota," "57 Chevy," and "Figaro" joined by Garrison Keillor on vocals! She has released CDs titled, Mobius and Sleeping Giant. She has opened shows for Jules Shear, Suzzy Roche and The Nields. Portland raised songwriter-guitarist Bob Gotta recorded his CD, The Seasoned Heart at Signature Sounds, produced and engineered by Mark Thayer, it features stellar accompaniment by Jim Henry on Mandolin, guitars and dobro, Richard Gates on electric bass and Doug Plavin on drums and percussion. Album highlights include songs "Dreams Come True," "Desolation Dream," and "Irish Fiddle Song." Bob’s plaintive, heartfelt vocals and expressive guitar styles pay homage to his influences, John Prine, Billy Bragg and Iris Dement. Bob has opened shows for Bill Morrissey, Annie Haslem, David Massengill and Paul Rishell & Annie Raines.
http://www.myspace.com/jerreesmall