Jadan Trammell
Jadan Trammell was born locally and moved around a lot as a kid, but never ventured too far from his roots. He began writing fairly young and started singing around 5 years ago. His papaw bought his first guitar at around 16, and he hasn’t put it down since. His love to create music continues […]
Phoebe White
Phoebe White’s first nationally released album was recorded in 2022 with Grammy Award winners Riders in the Sky in Nashville. Also featured on the album are producer Michael Johnathon of Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour and the world-renowned McLain Family Band. Phoebe was awarded the 2022 International Western Music Association Janet McBride Best-of-the-Best Yodeling Award, […]
Ireland Owens
Ireland Owens is 20 years old and was born and raised in Lexington Kentucky. She has been singing her whole life, but she started writing songs and playing guitar about three years ago. She feels honored and is very excited to share some of her art with the Master Musicians Festival.
Evan McMillian
Evan McMillian is a singer/songwriter based out of California, KY. He started writing songs amidst the pandemic, then began playing open mic’s in and around the Cincinnati area. In a short period of time, he has garnered a lot of attention writing and singing songs about personal experiences and stories that he has picked up […]
Spenser Johns
Spenser is an 18-year old singer-songwriter from Indianapolis, Indiana. She began writing songs during the eighth grade, where she also taught herself the guitar, piano, and ukulele. Ever since, she hasn’t stopped writing. She has enjoyed writing songs about personal experiences. In 2021, she released her debut song “burden,” and later released her second song […]
Justin Foster
Justin Foster is a young American country singer/songwriter born and raised in Somerset, Kentucky. 18 years old, and having grown up with music on all sides of his family, he’s sure to have a bright future in the industry. Justin was especially inspired to sing and write songs after his late friend passed away in […]
Hannah Howard
Stepping into the music scene in 2022, Hannah Howard’s musical career has taken inspiration from artists like David Ramirez to bring forth a new spin on indie/ folk rock- claiming the title of “ethereal folk.” Rooted in Eastern Kentucky, Hannah’s raw and impassioned songwriting was birthed from life in small-town Appalachia. From uplifting melodies to […]
Jonathan New’s Kids Country Jam
Jonathan New is a multi instrumentalist, lifelong resident of Slate Branch in Somerset, Kentucky, and the son of Brother J.S. and Carolyn New. Jonathan was raised singing and playing gospel and hymns in his father’s church, Denham Street Baptist. From there, Jonathan learned the guitar and bass in addition to playing the piano. Jonathan began […]
Amanda Balltrip
Amanda Balltrip is a voice instructor located in downtown Somerset. Her formal training from the University of Kentucky Opera Theater led her to sing at such places as Lincoln Center in New York, the Royal Academy of Music in Dublin, Ireland, and Bogotá, Colombia. Her focus is now on her students and bringing music to […]
Moonlight Mile
Moonlight Mile is an American Alternative Bluegrass band from Sandy Hook, Kentucky formed in 2021. Moonlight Mile proudly and intentionally is a reality check to mainstream country and fedora-wearing folk country hipster posers alike. The band is poised as a voice for those many impoverished and destitute in rural Appalachia, gripped by the sting of […]
