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Performing Bands

Performing at Expo (tentative times):

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The Giving Tree Band

The Giving Tree Band is a group of earth-friendly,songwriting multi-instrumentalists. Their music is all acoustic with passionate lyrics, intricate vocal harmonies, and creative arrangements for a wide variety of instruments- from guitar, banjo, and mandolin to ukulele, dobro, and harmonium. The Giving Tree Band is currently producing a carbon neutral album using only renewable energy. Recording for this album will take place at the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center in Baraboo, WI.

The Leopold Center is a solar-powered facility and the first certified carbon neutral building by the LEED program of the US Green Building Council. CD's will be manufactured with wind energy, packaged with recycled paperboard cases, and shrink-wrapped in biodegradable corn cellulose. The band performs with eco-friendly instruments and supports numerous charities and non-profit organizations with their concerts and recording. The Giving Tree Band Homepage: http://www.thegivingtreeband.com

The Northside Southpaws

The Northside Southpaws are an entirely unique mandolin/guitar duo who perform obsolete ragtime, archaic country, proto-grass, and other obscure string band music on left-handed resonator instruments. Mandolin Magazine has called their debut cd, STOMP GLIDE WOBBLE, "...one of the best mandolin CDs of the year, filled with an unspoiled sound and infectious enthusiasm that will win over fans from bluegrass, jazz and swing, blues and other styles" (Spring 2008). http://northsidesouthpaws.com/

Elisabeth Blair

Elisabeth is a Chicago-based vocalist and songwriter. After training in classical voice, she turned super enthusiastically to folk. She frequently works with The Giving Tree Band as a guest vocalist, and appears on their debut double album 'Unified Folk Theory,' available for purchase on their website. She recently collaborated with author Connor Coyne, creating a theme song for his upcoming novel, Hungry Rats. She is currently working on a solo album which will feature some of the brilliant multi-instrumentalists of The Giving Tree Band. (text from website). Elisabeth Blair Homepage: http://www.myspace.com/elisabethblair

Motherlode

Motherlode, from Charleston, Illinois, is comprised of Althea Pendergast, Gaye Harrison, and Wendy Meyer. Playing together for twenty years, Motherlode performs just about everything under the sun, including folk, celtic, country, blues, and pop music.  You name it, they do it, always with grace and style. Their playing settings are as versatile as the women themselves. Motherlode has played on the State Capitol steps, at music festivals, nursing homes, weddings, nightclubs and even funerals and they have played from Portland to Arkansas to Chicago.  Harrison wows people with her fine fiddle and mandolin solos.  Pendergast adds her strong voice and base fiddle and Meyer kicks in rhythm guitar and harmonies. These women enjoy working together and get carried away by their music! They pride themselves on involving their audiences and providing a fun and entertaining time for anyone listening. Motherlode Homepage: http://motherlodeband.com/

Old time Country and Blues Revue

Their website reports: "We sit around and play music and smile a lot -- we play music that we learned 30 years ago when it was 'cool'. . . Some of it was old music then and it's all older now, but it's still 'cool'! We play music that was written last year. . . we play songs that you might have heard growing up and totally forgotten about. . . We do music ranging from Tin Pan Alley, Old-Timey, Blues, Ragtime, Bluegrass, traditional Country and home-grown songs. We don't do 'Free Bird'. We play to have a good time. We change a lot of strings, as between us we play acoustic guitars, National guitars, mandolin, banjo, and resonator guitar. We find that changing strings is a good time as well!" Old time Country and Blues Revue Homepage: http://www.tbcnet.com/~otcbr/

John McMahon

Champaign area singer, songwriter, and guitarist. John McMahon's Homepage: http://www.myspace.com/johnmcmahonband

Back Alley Blues

This five piece band has talent, experience & big crowd appeal! The band has been playing together for over 18 years and mMusical variety includes rock, classics, blues, oldies & originals! Voted "Best Blues Band" in Suburban NightLife Reader's Poll. Roger Legel - Vocals & Harmonica, Jay Johnson -Lead Guitar, Doug Horan - Bass Guitar, Don Melton -Keyboards, and Eric Ryson - Drums.

Classifieds

Hailing from Suburban Chicagoland, this eclectic group delights in dazzling crowds of all ages. Boasting a combined 75+ years of musical experience, The Classifieds are sure to have the necessary credentials to meet your job requirements. Combining rock solid musicianship, timeless songs and an exciting stage show, The Classifieds will leave every crowd coming back for more. The members of The Classifieds are Daren Orlove, bass; Rick Orlove, drums; Joe Van Der Bosch, piano, guitar, vocals; Rick Susner, guitar, vocals.

More to come

We are still signing up talent for your enjoyment during the Environmental Expo. A complete listing of entertainment will be available the day of the event.