Mary is a former elementary school teacher, who traded the ocean for the mountains more than twelve years ago. Born, raised, and having lived in Rhode Island most of her life, she packed up a Penske truck, put her car on a car carrier, and headed west two weeks shy of her 40th birthday. Mid-life crisis, you might ask? Not exactly, but she did need a change.

In her own words, It was as if I had grown all I could, like a potbound plant, I desperately needed to be transplanted.

I have had so many successes in my life. What does success look like to you? This is a question that I've asked myself over and over throughout my career.

Is success making a hit record? Making a million dollars? Being famous? Success, to me, is doing what you love and doing it well.

Success is affecting people in a positive way with your words and your music. Success is having family and friends that love and support you.

Theresa is a Country Recording Artist originally from Denmark, S.C. She started singing and performing when she was 9 years of age.

At the age of 15 she began writing poetry. In 1990 her and her younger sister co-wrote the lyrics to an original entitled ''Leaving Me For Her.''

Around 1992 she wrote her next song, entitled, ''Saying I Love You.'' In 1998 Theresa hit a songwriting streak which is when ''It Takes One To Know One'' ''Straight Up,'' ''Amy,'' and many, many others.

Cape Cod's Ukulele Man, Tim Sweeney has entertained crowds around the world from New York to Chicago, Paris, Germany, Nova Scotia and beyond with his smooth style and soulful voice.

Tim Sweeney is a polished, passionate virtuoso performer. He is a multi-instrumentalist, whose purchase of a ukulele and a chord chart in the summer of 2003 was a musical life-changing experience. He quickly discovered the compatibility between his voice, the ukulele and the songs.

They've become known for winning over crowds with creative, fun original songs that flow from the mountains, through them and right back to you. Pure Mountain Music. It's obvious these guys love what they do, engaging their growing fan base with insane energy and stage antics that guarantee one hell of a fun show.

Joe and Sheila share a common heritage that comes from the Appalachian region of Kentucky and West Virginia, now based in Ann Arbor,Detroit Michigan. They have used their experiences and their visions in the writing of this profound recording that is attached at the top of this letter. A perfect blend of Universal and Timeless Americana, Folk, Bluegrass, and World music with powerful lyrics and beautiful voices.

When I was a child, I never dreamed I could play an instrument. I was born without most fingers on my hands and most toes on my left foot. But nowadays, I perform my own music live, singing and playing a keyboard.

I just did an interview with American Pride magazine. The headline for the article was ''Working around your hurdles''. And that may as well be the headline for my life.

An accomplished veteran of the Pittsburgh, Midwest and East Coast music scenes since 1965, multi-instrumentalist Dave Molter counts The Beatles as his primary influence.

Pittsburgh area bands he has played with include Retrograyed, Johnny Angel and the Halos, The Johnny Angel All Star Jam Band, The Paul Martino All Stars, Sweet Lightnin' and Pyewacket.

''Luci is a recording artist, entertainer, author, coach, and founder of the Sexy Mama Movement.

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Her first full-length album, BARE, boasts a hooking pop sound with soulful, heartfelt vocals. From confident and sexually empowered to tender and emotionally vulnerable, BARE exposes her pain, desire, surrender, and courage like never before.''

The Flyin' A's duo have proven they are one of the most exciting acts emerging from the Texas music scene. With one listen you can tell they were both raised in the fertile land of Texas Songwriting.

The Flyin' A's perform a powerful mix of original Americana, Country, Southern Blues, and Texifide Jazz that is exciting audiences of all ages.

The name The Flyin' A's comes from Stuart's family cattle brand registered in Texas' Jones County at the turn of the century.

The Whiskey Treats have a rebellious sound with undeniable passion and energy; imagine Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphy's with redder necks and without the Celtic.

At a Whiskey Treats show you can expect lively danceable songs and fast on the feet crowd interaction. The band has fun on stage and it is contagious, audiences love the music and connect with them at a primal level. Whiskey Treats shows are a memorable experience for everyone.

The Grab Brothers are true brothers, Larry and Marc Grab, with music that explodes in a kick-ass blend of ''Retro for Today'' lead guitar crunching rhythms, mystical-leaning lyrics and arena-filling vocals that pull your heart strings on a whim.

These brothers can also strum you a pot-full of acoustical gems and have you singing along to their life-fulfilling stories even when you've never heard the songs before. Ultimately, the live performance pulls you in!

Swedish country singer,songwriter, TJ Leonard got his first guitar from his grandfather, when he was eight; he taught his grandchild to play Swedish folk music and evergreens. Soon, TJ was introduced to pop and blues through his cousin, who was a little bit older and played in a famous Swedish pop band.

Many genres have passed through TJ's life Jazz, hard rock, gospel, soul,randb, but not until country music came along, did it feel like home.

Royal Unknown Artist (R.U.A.) is a young artist and songwriter owning a project with a mission.

The mission to let every fellow musician know that, regardless of gender, skin color, nationality, appearance, personal or political views, past or present experience or lifestyle, every single one is royal by simply existing.

By simply being a unique and talented spirit under the sky, with a personal touch on the work they are doing.

Jeffrey Dallet is kind of a curator, wandering around logging events and stories to formulate his music known as Folk n' Roll. Located in Denver, Colorado this singer songwriter plays regularly locally as well as in foreign territory. Lyrically driven, this folk n' roll music looks to permeate the musical realms of today.

A folk n' roll stroll along the avenues of commentary, chaos, and story telling. Proses and poems set to music to embark on a journey.

The Fabulous Boogienauts are a ten piece all original power disco ensemble from the deep recesses of space. Hailing from the planet Boogus Prime in the heart of the Alpha Booty system, the Booginauts have made Denver Colorado their official home since 1996.

They have just released their first studio album in thirteen years. Their new effort 12'' Fully Funktional is a masterpiece of song craft and creativity. They have started performing locally again.

Smart, sexy, funny and irreverent all describe the writing of Out Late's Diana Di Gioia. The Cape Cod Times describes her songs as ''Finely honed narratives with telling details sung with confidence and determination''.

The band's first CD garnered praise in the lesbian and gay community, and made the ''Out Voices'' top ten chart four months in a row. Their most recent release, Either,Or World, has kept old fans happy and won many new ones.

Brad has recorded 19 albums featuring his original music that reflects what he loves about nature and the western lifestyle. Raised in Estes Park, Colorado, singer, songwriter and guitarist Brad Fitch has been playing professionally since he was 15 years old.

Brad was awarded the All-Around Cowboy Entertainer at the Aspen Lodge Cowboy Poetry Gathering and performed traditional cowboy music for the President of the United States during his 2001 visit to Colorado.