234 02/17/2000 Barbara Hurley country singer-songwriter, NJ Folk Festival Song Contest finalist, choral director, music teacher, and a nice spirited gal

235 03/30/2000 Kate & Paul warm personalities, tight harmonies & stirling guitar work show off well-crafted melodies and lyrics by this husband & wife songwriting duo

236 03/30/2000 The Freight Hoppers giddy enthusiasm for the music percolates through this high energy old-timey quartet from North Carolina

237 04/13/2000 Phoenix Rising Andrea Brachfeld’s mellow Latin jazz originals and fluid flute solos backed with groove solid performers on percussion and keyboard

238 04/13/2000 George Mann & Julius Margolin with Al Podber rabble-rousing labor movement music, a touching partnership with baby boomers & old-time organizer

239 05/18/2000 Pat Conte Curator of The Secret Museum of the Air, collector of rare instruments and obscure spooky tunes; see a banjo-fiddle!

240 05/18/2000 Three Citizens Citizen Kafka, John Sholle, and Bob Jones with some zany modernized old-timey music and slick playing

241 06/15/2000 N/A Mary Sarah with Peter Olsen world music based originals for guitar and voice; *ambassador for peace through singing*

242 06/15/2000 Robin Greenstein super-talented, warm, funny acoustic musician and singer-songwriter

243 07/25/2000 Tom McCormack a wake-up call for prejudiced minds says Billboard; The stern nun told him: *Your mother, your therapist & God did a great job!*