To say that Kevin O’Shaughnessy is a Hard Rock artist hardly does him justice. With a powerful voice, Joe Satriani-style guitar acrobatics, personal and introspective lyrics, and huge Bon Jovi-like choruses, O’Shaughnessy blends the best parts of his musical influences. The result is his own brand of exciting songs that make you want to hear them again and again, finding something new to appreciate with every listen.

While currently living with his family in the Montpelier VT area, Kevin got his start as a session player in Boston MA, eventually moving on to play shows in Las Vegas and New York (including Carnegie Hall), and on hundreds of recordings. He is also an accomplished music producer and educator, and released his first solo album, Persistence of Vision, in 2015.

Kevin’s latest single “I Wish” wrenches your heart with its accompanying video directed by Tim Dunn. Check it out at kevinoshaughnessy.com and on YouTube. 

Come see Kevin perform around Vermont in 2025 and sign up at kevinoshaughnessy.com to make sure you don't miss any new music!

Website: https://kevinoshaughnessy.com

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6fidDd8svSq99gAXVefE5x?si=euLw7idwSn2Q8GuGfprXbw

“I Wish” Video: https://youtu.be/ZO8tjXHTo3U?si=QulGZ5OeJaa18OxJ

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KevinOShaughnessyGuitar

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KevinOShaughnessyMusic

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinorocks/

Originating as a 3 piece in 2011, and later evolving into a 4 member band, Interwoods hails from the sonic landscapes of the Northeast. Their sound is an exploration, an alternative jam vibe, weaving an improvisational connection with dynamic energy to create an engaging and unpredictable live experience. 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@interwoodsmusic

Eric George is a Vermont-based songwriter, sound engineer, and performer of original music and poetry. One of the most prolific folk musicians of the Northeast music scene, he is intent upon maintaining the integrity of traditional American folk music while taking a contemporary approach to songwriting. His albums are held in handmade books, each one printed, cut, and sewed by George and his friends in Burlington, Vermont. There he has made a name for himself as a constant creator and community-oriented collaborator. His music spans genres, from Appalachian ballad singing to experimental folk and even punk rock, while maintaining a deep rooted love for the art of storytelling.

Website: https://www.eric-george.com

Bandcamp: https://ericgeorge.bandcamp.com

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4atQknc7yqcItwvut7pLOH

DOGFACE is a seven piece Winooski band consisting of members of various other bands in the area. The band plays a genre dubbed sad n roll by band leader Matthew Jadin with songs about vodka, cutting off your hair and time travel.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6uywTir6c9hCHvAKk2F3pt?si=-zdPgLjmQeOvAa12AlWytg&nd=1&dlsi=68e6261c7ab24d36

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dogfacevt?igsh=enl0d2ptYWc2eHdj

Future Party is a post-punk rock band composed of John Godfrey, Stephen Sue, Eric Myers & Ramona Hernandez. The band originally formed in 1991 in Olean, NY They played under various names until 2000. Eric and Steve continued to pursue careers in music while John took ten years off to enter a Zen monastery. They reunited in 2023. Ramona joined in 2024. Their second album, Celebrate, is out now. 

Website: https://www.futureparty.band/

instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurepartyband/

Linktree: https://www.futureparty.band/links

Sage Hatfield is a multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter and recording artist from Putney, Vermont. Starting piano lessons at a young age, music was always present in his life, but often in the periphery. After years of farming and homesteading, he began to focus more on songwriting, which gradually became the focus of his life, ending him up at Berklee college of music, and doing a two-year stint performing around the Seattle/Portland music scenes. Now back home in Vermont, he is working on his third album and lining up a small tour for the coming year. 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5CMh6AfxDTovgBLZlgUEaa?si=kdUOsfMuSIigvakwsE_5GQ

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqRDe2ygJDTBQ7NtBIjjBRw

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/sage.hatfield/

With thoughtful lyrics and upbeat grooves, Emma Cook writes from the heart. Her music marks a moment. She’s singing about spice racks, moon phases, and every feeling in between. A “formidable songwriter and instrumentalist”, Cook has a commanding and expressive vocal range and you’ll be reminded of of artists like Norah Jones, Regina Spektor, and Brandi Carlile [Seven Days VT]. With powerful presence, her vulnerability and humor onstage reflect her delightfully melancholy experience of being human. Performing original music since 2007, Emma continues to hone her craft and open her heart; she’s currently in the studio working on her first solo record in over a decade.

Website: www.ecookmusic.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/em_ma_cook

SpotifyL https://open.spotify.com/artist/6wT4rgU77magWbJprjGXoI?si=Wq9pFLueTPKD4t2OOo_x6Q 

Cajun laced rock n’ roll soaked in an emotional bath of countrified guitars. Prolific in his pursuit of making more art, Kristian has recorded 4 albums in 3 years. Nominations for awards aside, he's written songs to connect himself to the world when it felt like it left him behind. You'll hear so much more than just music in his songs.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/12ERzfmSgB8/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/winterkill_band?igsh=eDNpOXowdHBteTZu

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kristianmontgomery?lang=en&is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=mobile&sender_web_id=7472501591695918622

YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@kristianmontgomeryandthewi528?

Bandcamp: https://kristianmontgomeryandthewinterkillband.bandcamp.com/?

The Way North captivates with raw, acoustic original music. This husband and wife duo brings a gritty and soulful sound led by Abby's powerful voice and heartfelt lyrics. Their live performance is an artistic experience that will leave you wanting more.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8eVUryyaPAHue9j-PfZ6aQ

Bandcamp: https://abbyshermanband.bandcamp.com

Rik Palieri- is a singer, songwriter, video producer and storyteller and who lives the musical life to the fullest. Rik has performed at concert halls, schools and festivals throughout the lower 48 states, toured Alaska by float plane, rode camelback in Australia sung on trains throughout Europeand shipped his way to Hawaii by playing his ukulele & banjo. He has performed, in Canada, France, Spain, Italy, Greece,Germany Australia, Poland, Mexico, Israel, Turkey and Argentina.

 He has appeared at such venues as Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, The Country Music Hall of Fame, The Philadelphia Folk Festival, The Port Fairy Festival, Old Songs Folk Festival, The Hudson River Revival, The Vancouver festival just to name a few, has appeared on countless TV & radio shows around the world and been featured on both NPR and the BBC 

 Rik is also the host & producer of TV program, “The Song Writer’s Notebook” that has been on VCAM since 1999. In 2009 over 300 of his interviews and videos were archived in the American Folk Life Center, creating the “Rik Palieri Collection”, in The Library of Congress in Washington D.C. In that same year he received the VCAM TV’s Director Award. 

 He has recorded 8 albums; He is also an occasional writer for Sing Out! Banjo Newsletter, & author of a book "The Road Is My Mistress, Tales of A Roustabout Songster" has a story in the Chicken Soup Series and is a co-author in the peace studies book, Music and Conflict Transformation- Harmonies and Dissonances in Geopolitics. Over the years Rik has performed and worked with some of the legends of American Folk Music such as; Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Paxton, Jimmie Driftwood, Utah Phillips, Ramblin ‘Jack Elliott & many more. In 2009 Rik was featured on the Grammy nominated Singing Through the Hard Times: a tribute to Utah Phillips.

 When Rik is not on the road he lives in Hinesburg with his wife Marianna Holzer and Polish sheepdog Dolina.

Website: https://rikpalieri.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt3qj1-J4dd8biZPdgcyd_Q/videos?app=desktop

Originally hailing from Georgia, and now based in Vermont, singer-songwriter and guitarist Joseph Henry creates an irresistible blend of classic rock, old-school hooks, country stylings, and memorable guitar work. He takes the vintage vibes from decades past and fuses them together with modern influences to create a fun, catchy blend of guitar-driven music. In a budding career first fueled by a dedicated social media following, Joseph continues to anchor his rising presence as an authentic six-stringer in a sea of contemporary music.

Instagram: @josephhenryofficial

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rjtWw3nNVeQjSUzlPbyi1?si=QjChbRaRTHekvAX3dAFN8A

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/josephhenryofficial

Carseat is the alt-genre solo project of Darcy Milligan, a multi-instrumentalist from Hartford, Vermont. Founded from writings of consistent discordance of thoughts and emotions, his music has been renowned as 'visual' audio representations of his experiences. His latest full-length, Tar Queen, goes into the depths of processing the naive, unhealthy relationship with his first love and has been received with stank face, nodding heads, soft eyes, and dropped jaws. His newer music scrutinizes his tendency to observe uncomfortable moments but hesitate to act upon them. He can be found in the wild as a noise control engineer and within rhythm sections across the state, most profoundly, as the drummer for the current Luminous Crush lineup.

Bandcamp: https://carseat.bandcamp.com

Website: https://carseat.godaddysites.com

Lost Media is an alternative rock band based out of Newport, Vermont. Formed by brother/sister duo Josef Bourgeois (vocals/guitar) and Julianna Bourgeois (multi-instrumentalist), the band combines influences of 90's alternative, indie folk, and classical music. The band released their first EP "For Your Drive" in July 2024 and has had the honor of playing in front of tens of fans around the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. 

Instagram: @lostmediaband_

Bandcamp: https://alostmedia.bandcamp.com/album/for-your-drive

Kiley Latham is originally from Long Island, NY, currently residing in Burlington, Vermont. She recently graduated from UVM in 2023 and has since been working on her music as well as working a full time job. She released an EP in May of this year (2024) called “All That I Have” with her friend and producer, Gabe Bango. She has continued to perform around Burlington with friends and is excited to be making more music in the future.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2skJuFVUQxzBDBtVp5hi9N?si=6_Erdm7eShO5pZh9yhyzug&nd=1&dlsi=b0174a557b414225

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/kiley-latham/1672881817

Moth Mouth is a four-piece band from Burlington, VT. Peter (guitar) and Jack (bass) began writing music together in college, and in 2024, they met Jeff (drums) and Emilyn (vocals). Though still figuring out their style, the band draws influence from metal, grunge, and post-punk.

The name "Moth Mouth" was inspired by a haunting vision a week before their first show. In the dead of night, Peter was awakened by a moth flying around his home. Suddenly, the moth opened its mouth and unleashed a deathly metal scream into the darkness. The band took it as an omen, and Moth Mouth was born.

Instagram: @_moth.mouth_

Fez Silk is a young solo folk artist known for honest storytelling and lyrical depth. Originally from California, Fez has traveled extensively, and now creates music in Vermont. Fez is also a visual artist, poet, writer, and farmer.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fezsilkmusic

Bandcamp: https://fezsilk.bandcamp.com/community

Breathwork is a Burlington-based trio that forms tight and expansive grooves that straddle the lines between jazz and Americana.  On the heels of the recent success of its members’ solo projects, Breathwork’s singles are quickly garnering a cult following amongst lovers of improvisation and genre-smashing.  Breathwork’s debut full-length album, Amber, releases December 13, 2024 on vinyl and on all streaming platforms via Vermont’s own Music Lab Records.

Breathwork is: Xander Naylor, guitar; Ethan Snyder, drums; Pat Markley, bass

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ibQ9Ez2ksS01J00YIBhgM?si=RfDcYqbaTIO36Udef-DDgA&nd=1&dlsi=2b78fc1be335409a

Instagram: @breathworkmusic

A storyteller at heart, Michael Nault wields an authoritative yet varied tone that spans from commanding to vulnerable. With a classically-informed piano approach, his style effortlessly traverses the realms of riff-driven rock, country, jazz, and electronic music. Forever hungry for new sounds, he is a passionate writer who continually searches for his unique voice. Each song evolves from heartfelt life experience, weaving together evocative lyrics that leave ample room for the listener’s imagination.

His musical journey is marked by diverse collaborations, from rocking in the Southern California desert to R&B artists in L.A. and jazz musicians in New York. This breadth of experience has nurtured a layered approach to song structure, allowing his music to be appreciated both on a surface level and with profound emotional depth.

His latest musical incarnation, The KOAN, draws inspiration from the enigmatic riddles of Zen philosophy. With an initial focus on the later works of Leonard Cohen, the KOAN project is ever-evolving, seeking to expand into increasingly original and varied musical explorations. The present is all there will ever be. “Now” never changes, only the urgency to embrace it.

Website: https://www.iconsofdecay.com

Burlington's philosophers of dissonance, Brunch isn't your average post-punk band. They’re a genre-bending mosh pit where disco-punk grooves collide with 90s alt rock, fueled by stoner riffs, they unleash raw power and wickedly incisive lyrics that transcend time.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brunchtheband

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/20u1eNEFrgn9XCwUGuBNt9

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/brunchtheband

Jacob Green is a Blues Roots Musician, One Man Band & Multi-String Player. Performing & rotating between Cigar Box Guitars, Resonator Slide Guitars, Banjo, Mandolin, Ukulele, Acoustic & Electric Guitar; while simultaneously playing stomp box & foot tambourine. Jacob has now laid down some roots in the Green Mountain State of Vermont, but used to be accustomed to touring all around the US, playing 40 states total, averaging 150 shows a year. 

From being a Rambler, to becoming a Recluse, Jacob has had some time to focus on recording of both new material as well as sorting through his long back catalog of original music, he developed over many years of hard travelin' for soul searching inspiration. His latest singles “Slide” & “Travelin’ Soul”, truly capture the troubadour swampy sounds, that he’d been searching for all along. Both songs feature local blues legend, Ed "WhiteWolf" Schoenly on harmonica, who's a frequent guest at Green's shows.

Facebook: http://facebook.com/jacobgreenmusic

Instagram: http://instagram.com/jacobgreenmusic

Website: http://www.jacobgreenmusic.com

Laci Harmon, creating music as Laci Elle, is a Burlington-based multi-instrumentalist, singer, and producer and designer. A self-taught artist, she released her debut folk album at 15 and later shifted to a blend of pop, soul, and experimental sounds with her 2020 single "Siren."

Laci's work aims to inspire others to embrace their individuality and creativity, encouraging them to think beyond conventional boundaries. Currently, Laci is focused on her design career and developing Tantivy, a mixed media art and clothing brand that merges music and design.

Instagram : @Laci.Elle
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1BkNIxWkjv3X0LtTdUpf0J?si=jDxwn-7lTC-bd2SDNH2bDA
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZSOCCCARv4

Fisher is a multi-genre experimentalist with deep local roots. Having performed and toured from a young age and writing music since he was 12, he now aims to capture the noticed ironies and small thoughts we all have that build to bigger ideas. The kind of ideas you can sway to, maybe even jump a little. The kind that stick to your heart after the lights go out.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7tHlZct6Vz2W53ZvuFnuhA?si=TrvcO0lfQ9mhSSninN75DA

Bandcamp: https://fisherwagg.bandcamp.com/track/when-you-get-home

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fisherwagg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fisherwagg

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3oWQotQ5fFuqGMXyLhrW5A

TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@fisherwagg?ug_source=op.auth&ug_term=Linktr.ee&utm_source=awyc6vc625ejxp86&utm_campaign=tt4d_profile_link&_r=1

Red Heron's music is a kaleidoscopic ramble through disparate genres and tonalities united by groovy rhythms and a goofball mentality. Composed of vocalist/keyboardist Tevan Goldberg, guitarists Harrison Durant and Charlie Janeway, and drummer Dylan Woolf, Red Heron has been entertaining and bewildering Burlington audiences since 2022. Their debut EP 'Nobirdy' is available on all streaming services.

Bandcamp: https://redheron1.bandcamp.com/album/nobirdy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redheron_band/

Bull Frog is a folk-grass trio that blends an old-school style with familiar sound. Drinking from the tap of country, bluegrass and traditional folk music, they share their stories of lost Americana through the heartbeat of thumping upright bass, the deep roots of an acoustic guitar, and the soul of a voice you'd likely have heard through a dusty transistor radio

Instagram: @bullfrogtheband

Spotify: Single releasing soon on September 6th!

Xander Naylor is an American guitarist and composer who has become known for a style unparalleled in his generation.  Naylor’s music honors the generations before him, blending elements of jazz, rock, and Indian classical music, into what Rolling Stone describes as “that signature Naylor sound.”   

Born of his own spiritual journey and deep study of multiple Eastern and Western traditions, music has brought him to perform in concerts and festivals all over the world, including Montreal International Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Festival, Central Park Summerstage, Lincoln Center, Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, and the Perelman Performing Arts Center (opening night). He currently tours with his own bands the Xander Naylor Trio and Breathwork, as well as with NYC-based acts Mwenso and the Shakes and The Sound of (Black) Music. 

Naylor’s most recent composition work was the original score for the motion picture Hayseed.  The Hayseed soundtrack is scheduled for release on September 13, 2024.

Website: www.xandernaylor.com

IG: @xandernaylor 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6lZQu8x4hu6EHXGZOp4O2H?si=VRKql2JZRCuu6gjZ7XHLhQ

Bandcamp (w/vinyl pre-order): xandernaylor.bandcamp.com

I’m Frank, I live in Eden, Vermont. I’ve always worn my heart on my sleeve and I think that comes through in my writing. My songs are about love, community, solidarity, and our slice of the world that we call home. As an artist I want to touch hearts and make people feel together.

Instagram: @frankerickson

Avery Lavoie is a songcatcher born in the Huntington river valley of N’dakinna (Vermont homeland in Abenaki). She weaves folk songs of place, love, grief and reverence for life.

Instagram: @averylynnflower

Maddie Donaldson (vocals), Alina Donaldson (vocals), and Zach Wilkerson (guitar, synth, vocals), make up the dream pop band, Soft Sundries. Based in a bedroom in Bristol, Vermont, we sing lucid lyrics over indie-rock style guitar and then pretty much add random stuff till it sounds good, we are also huge fans of the Suzuki Omnichord. Some of our key influences include bands like Cocteau Twins, Mazzy Star and Prince, and more contemporary influences are Mk.gee, Dijon, Beach House, and The Strokes.

From left to right: Zach, Alina, and Maddie

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SoftSundries04

Breanna Elaine is a full time musician, singer/songwriter based out of Vermont. Breanna’s music is dripping with plenty of earthy folk, indie, singer/songwriter sounds, but the term “folk music” does not fully encapsulate the work of this blooming musician. Her debut album, “Seedlings" was released January 1st, 2023. She performs a mix of originals as well as a wide array of covers on both guitar and banjo. Breanna is recognized around Vermont and surrounding areas for her unique sound and songwriting talent. With over 100 original songs that have still yet to be recorded, this is just the beginning for Breanna Elaine, a true star on the rise. 

“Generally classified on music sites as folk/rock, as the evening went on, it was clear she transcends definition. She’s been compared to Jewel (though Breanna’s covers of Jewel are in many ways superior to the originals), Alanis Morissette, and Janis Ian. Tack on an early Fiona Apple song and it’s easy to understand just how diversely her talent runs.” -Susan Johnson of the Brandon reporter

Website: https://www.breannaelaine.com

Linktree: https://solo.to/breannaelaine

A student string quartet performs at the Rocket Shop during their residency at the 20th Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival. Performers will discuss the pieces they are performing and what it's like to be on the journey to becoming a professional musician! Nestled between the spectacular Green Mountains and the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, Saint Michael’s College hosts this summer's Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival in June and July. This intensive program of solo and chamber music study welcomes college, graduate and high school age musicians into an atmosphere of rich stimulation and focused professionalism. The schedule provides four hours of individual practice each day, daily chamber music rehearsal, lessons, coachings, master classes and a variety of workshops. The Festival’s Artist Faculty concert series and its extensive student performance opportunities complement the productive practice and rehearsal schedule, creating an ideal setting for participants’ musical development.

Instagram: Green Mountain Chamber Music (@gmcmf) • Instagram photos and videos

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YouTube: GMCMF Emerging Artists Concert 1 July 2021 (youtube.com)