Brooks Williams  – Performer Video Brooks Williams is a mean finger-picker and a stunning slide guitarist, with vocal style that is meaningful and heart-piercing. His performance lives at the crossroads of blues and American roots. Just when you think he can’t sing a blues-ier note, he sings it. Just when you think he can’t strum a deeper groove, he strums it. … Read More

Christie Lenée  – Performer Video Christie Lenée is a captivating and natural-born composer, performer, and guitar wizard. She has a devoted national following among instrumental, folk-pop, and rock band audiences. Christie combines instrumental mastery and contemporary singer/songwriting with a passion for storytelling. An astounding pallet of guitar tonalities enhance and support her profound and heart-connecting lyrics. A transcendent love of music courses … Read More

Dawn Tyler Watson  – Performer Video Dawn Tyler Watson Singer-songwriter Dawn Tyler Watson earned her place among Canada’s elite blues, folk, rock, pop, and jazz performers with her fabulous voice, fiery stage presence, and an incandescent personality that has garnered her national and international recognition. Her sound is infused with traditional gospel and soulful blues. Each performance delivers an astounding range of … Read More

Dustin Welch  – Performer Video Dustin Welch was born and raised by a songwriting family from Nashville, Tennessee, where he was surrounded by and grew up with an affinity to meaningful music. As a youth, he had a natural ability to play any instrument he could get his hands on. He wound up with a penchant for banjo, and the acoustic … Read More

The Stillhouse Junkies  – Performer Video Born in a distillery in Durango, Colorado, The Stillhouse Junkies play a deliriously head-spinning mixture of original roots, blues, funk, swing, and bluegrass music. With all three band members sharing lead vocals, harmonies, and swapping instruments, The Junkies conjure up a wide range of tonal landscapes that pay tribute to an expansive variety of iconic … Read More

Richard Bozic Richard Bozic will be once again lead vocal instruction workshops at The Acoustic Getaway. Richard is a local legend, having given voice lessons to a number of Folk Project members and achieving fabulous results. His clients have been accepted to and involved with NBC’s “The Voice,” American Idol, Atlantic Records, RCA/Sony, Radio City Music Hall, and other premiere … Read More

David Rimelis  – Performer Video Multi-faceted and talented David Rimelis is our Getaway artist-in-residence. He contributes to our weekend in many ways, but is especially beloved for leading our Kitchen Sink Ensemble, the catchall orchestra workshop for musicians on all instruments at all levels. As a guitarist and violinist, Dave has toured the United States, South America, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and … Read More

Michael Gabriele Michael Gabriele is a renowned journalist and historian whose specialty is The Garden State. His book “New Jersey Folk Revival Music: History & Tradition, ” includes a chapter about THE FOLK PROJECT. Michael will be our keynote speaker during Saturday’s lunch. In the past ten years Gabriele has written four books about New Jersey. He travels extensively, doing … Read More

Sheri Alexander  – Performer Video Sheri Alexander is a gifted guitarist with a gorgeous voice that warms the heart and lifts the spirit. She began playing guitar at the age of nine, and by the time she was in high school, she was performing at local colleges and coffeehouses. After leaving Berklee College of Music, she moved to New York City … Read More

Diane Polledri Diane Polledri has a winning smile that matches her delightful voice, heartfelt original songs, and engaging stage presence. Diane is a Jersey-based singer songwriter. Her music ranges from folk songs to the Great American Songbook and extends to jazz. Her greatest influences are Tom Waits, Emmylou Harris, Antje Duvekot, and Hoagie Carmichael. Her music mentors and songwriting teachers … Read More