The Artists

Musicians

Meet our artists. Click on their pictures to hear them and click on their names to visit their websites.

On tour, Russell Wolff is unstoppable, spending 8 months a year on the road. He has recently shared the stage with outstanding artists including Moxy Fruvous, Peter Mulvey, Cheryl Wheeler, Kevin So, Karen Savoca and many more. He does so to rave reviews. “Cueball” has hit many venues and festivals from San Francisco to Boston including: Club Passim, Bluebird Cafe, Eddie’s Attic (OPEN MIC WINNER), Outpost in the Burbs, Bitter End, Fast Folk Cafe, Acoustic Cafe, National Folk Alliance. He is an underground fave at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival and currently enjoys “cult” status at several college campuses around the nation. He has recently been featured in the Wall Street Journal, NBC Nightly News, and CNN’s Talk Back Live. Last December, the music video for "My Girl" won an award in the prestigous Macworld Magazine. Recently, Russell has released a new record inspired by his travels and life in general.

"Who is behind the mask?" - The late Alan Ginsburg

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Christina Abbott's music is a unique blend of folk-soul-jazz and rock. with influences ranging from Jeff Buckley to Marvin Gaye to Bonnie Raitt. Christina's musical brew is both soothing to the ears and yet is also known to cause "foot tappin'". She began playing at 15, opening for gospel legend Morris Chapman. She spent the next few years perfecting her craft in coffeehouses and concert venues embarking on a national tour in the summer of 2000. Christina has opened for Lucy Kaplansky, Vance Gilbert, Mary Gauthier, Peter Mulvey, as well as for 80's pop star Debbie Gibson. At 22, Christina shows remarkable musical sophistication and maturity. Click above and decide for yourselves. You won't be disappointed.

Tammy Greenstein and Doris Muramatsu met in the second grade and have been performing together as the urban folk duo "the garden verge" since 1996. The garden verge's debut CD, Shadow of a Habit, won the 2002 Outmusic Award for Outstanding New Recording by a Duo, Group, or Band, and was chosen as one of May's "Top 12 DIY Releases" by Performing Songwriter magazine. Nate Borofsky is an acclaimed solo artist who won the Boston Music Award for Best New Singer-Songwriter in 2001. Due to a series of housing complications, the three musicians ended up renting an apartment together in Brooklyn last year. "It was a hey, you-got-your-chocolate-in-my-peanut-butter situation," explains Tammy. "We immediately began to sing in a soprano/alto/tenor configuration." Realizing that they were on to something big, the garden verge and Nate Borofsky joined forces and became Girlyman.

This three-part-harmony-singer-songwriter-adult-alternative-contemporary-americana-folk-rock-group from Baltimore packs a surprise punch with their unique and powerful vocal blend; a mercilessly charming stage presence; and passionate, quirky, compelling, literate songs that leave their audiences demanding more. The WA9 vocal blend has drawn comparisons to Crosby, Stills and Nash while reflecting many other influences such as The Nields and Cry, Cry, Cry.