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Peg Millet

This is a rare northwest appearance for Peg. She shares her beautifully powerful vocalssprinkled with exciting and personal stories from her life as a magickal activist through the west.

Tom May

Bigger than Life and with a Hat to match, there is no doubt when Tom takes the stage that this is where I want to be.Toms on stage presentation and musical talent always makes me feel he is singing to me personally from somewhere in the halls of American folk legends past. His wealth of material and musical experience combined with this over friendly outgoing personality make Toms shows among the best you can find anywhere from national festivals to your favorite Irish Pub.

Dana Lyons

Bringing together a mix of comedy, ballads and love songs, Dana's sharp wit and beautiful voice have him performing at concert halls, festivals, conventions, fundraiser's and universities across the US and around the world. Dana's music style includes a bit of everything; his biggest radio hit, "Cows With Guns," receives crossover radio play on country, rock, alternative, community, college and oldies radio stations worldwide. He has eight releases to date, including his latest, "Circle the World: Songs & Stories" with Dr. Jane Goodall (fall, 2004).

Good Gaias

Sid Brown performs on 6 and 12-string guitars, bouzoukee, oud and banjo. Steve Amdahl provides percussion accompaniment on tabla and doumbek. Their most recent recording is "String Being ReDieu". The duo offers audiences multi-cultural flavors spiced with American, Greek and Middle-Eastern folk motifs, raga, ragtime, blues, bluegrass and jazz improvisations.

Sid Brown has been composing, performing and recording his music for more than 45 years. He gave Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell guitar instruction. He's made music with Mississippi John Hurt, Del Shannon, Tiny Tim and Mike Bloomfield among others. He studied sarode with Maestro Ali Akbar Khan. Steve Amdahl studied tabla with Zakir Hussain.

John Twist

The Oregon-based guitar guru has a strong reputation for a keen display of virtuoso fretwork and sophisticated songwriting… A strangely enticing combination of driving Celtic music, sweaty blues, sorrowful mountain music, and joyful pop…"

Curtis "King" Chamberlain

plays an amazing array of offbeat musical instruments from washtub base and ukulele to the jug and the saw. Playing with popular acts such as Baby Gramps and Blind Rootin' Hogs, Curtis is one of the most versatile musicians in the Northwest.

Anne Weiss

A Portland powerhouse with vocals suggesting a cross between Aretha Franklin and Joni Mitchell, and bluesy guitar chops hinting at Bonnie Raitt. Anne is like 3 singer-songwriters in one.

Claire Bard

Claire's voice and music has a unique clarity and beauty. This local singer songwriter is one of Portland's best kept secrets. She has performed and recorded with many well known musicians such as Tracy Grammer and Anne Weiss. And she has backed up several musicians at Spiral Rhythms past such as Peg Millett , Anne Weiss and Danny Dolinger. Claire is a regular attendee at the festival and is very easy to find and hang out with. It is a great pleasure to move her from the late night campfire to the main stage. What a treat.