2012 Official Showcase Artists
Performance Schedule
Grid: Official Showcase Schedule 2012
Text: Official Showcase Schedule 2012
These official showcases took place in the ballroom & meeting rooms on the 2nd floor of the Downtown Memphis Marriott.
*** 2013 Showcase Entry begins July 1, 2013
2012 Official Showcase Artists
Charlie A'Court (Dartmouth, NS) Friday, Memphis, 8:00pm
Alfepado (Uruquay, Mexico MEXICO) Wednesday, Heritage 1, 7:00pm
Muriel Anderson and Jack Pearson (Nashville, TN) Friday, Jackson, 7:30pm
Michaela Anne (Brooklyn, NY) Friday, Jackson, 6:30pm
Atomic Duo (Austin, TX) Saturday, Chattanooga, 9:30pm
C.R. Avery (Bastard Township, ON) Friday, Jackson, 6:30pm
Sam Baker (Austin, TX) Saturday, Nashville, 9:30pm
The Bankesters (Carbondale, IL) Saturday, Heritage 4, 9:45pm
The Barefoot Movement (Johnson City, TN) Friday, Natchez, 6:00pm
Kim Beggs (Whitehorse, YT) Friday, Heritage 1, 9:00pm
Isadora Gennari T. Belmonte (Salvador, Brazil BRAZIL) Wednesday, Heritage 1, 8:00pm
Ridley Bent (Winnipeg, MB) Saturday, Nashville, 7:30pm
Eddie Berman (Los Angeles, CA) Thursday, Chattanooga, 9:30pm
BettySoo and Doug Cox (Austin, TX) Wednesday, Natchez, 8:00pm
The Black Lillies (Knoxville, TN) Saturday, Heritage 4, 8:15pm
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings (Hamilton, ON) Friday, Heritage 4, 9:45pm
Blame Sally (San Francisco, CA) Thursday, Heritage 4, 9:00pm
Meaghan Blanchard (Charlottetown, PE) Friday, Knoxville, 6:00pm
Ruth & Max Bloomquist (Muskegon, MI) Friday, Chattanooga, 6:30pm
The Blue Ruins Band (Bega, Australia AUSTRALIA) Saturday, Knoxville, 8:30pm
Tim & Nicki Bluhm (San Francisco, CA) Thursday, Jackson, 8:30pm
Natasha Borzilova (Nashville, TN) Friday, Knoxville, 6:30pm
The Boxcar Lilies (Ashfield, MA) Friday, Heritage 1, 6:00pm
Eric Brace and Peter Cooper (Nashville, TN) Friday, St. Louis, 7:30pm
Jonatha Brooke (New York, NY) Thursday, Chattanooga, 10:00pm
Brother Sun (New York, NY) Friday, Nashville, 6:00pm
Rosie Burgess Trio (Melbourne, Australia AUSTRALIA) Saturday, St. Louis, 8:00pm
Megan Burtt (Denver, CO) Thursday, Chattanooga, 8:00pm
Kathy Byers and Lydia Adams Davis (Chatham, NJ/Cornwall on Hudson, NY) Friday, Nashville (Kids Show) , 11:20am
Jim Byrnes (Vancouver, BC) Thursday, Natchez, 9:45pm
Edie Carey (Chicago, IL) Saturday, Knoxville, 10:00pm
Carolina Story (Nashville, TN) Friday, St. Louis, 7:00pm
Carrie Catherine Trio (Saskatoon, SK) Friday, Knoxville, 7:30pm
Gina Chavez (Austin, TX) Saturday, Jackson, 7:00pm
Julie Christensen (Ojai, CA) Friday, Knoxville, 10:00pm
Annabelle Chvostek (Toronto, ON) Friday, Jackson, 9:30pm
Anna Coogan (Ithaca, NY) Thursday, Knoxville, 9:30pm
Cary Cooper (Dallas, TX) Saturday, Nashville, 7:00pm
Rose Cousins (Halifax, NS) Saturday, Nashville, 8:00pm
Ronny Cox (Los Angeles, CA) Saturday, Nashville, 8:30pm
Crooked Brothers (Winnipeg, MB) Saturday, Heritage 1, 6:45pm
Joe Crookston (Ithaca, NY) Saturday, Jackson, 10:00pm
Anthony da Costa (New York, NY) Friday, St. Louis, 9:00pm
Kat Danser (Edmonton, AB) Saturday, Memphis, 9:30pm
Jimmy Davis, Eric Lewis and Tommy Burroughs (Memphis, TN) Wednesday, Heritage 4, 9:00pm
Julian Dawson (Crewkerne, UK UK) Friday, Heritage 1, 10:00pm
Steve Dawson (Vancouver, BC) Saturday, St. Louis, 9:00pm
Deering and Down (Memphis, TN) Saturday, St. Louis, 10:00pm
Luther Dickinson (Hernando, MS) Wednesday, Heritage 4, 10:00pm
The Dillonaires (Jackson, MS) Friday, Chattanooga, 9:30pm
Sam Doores (New Orleans, LA) Friday, Memphis, 9:00pm
Sherman Downey and The Silver Lining (Corner Brook, NL) Friday, Natchez, 9:45pm
The Dunwells (Leeds, UK UK) Thursday, Heritage 1, 10:00pm
The Dust Busters (Brooklyn, NY) Friday, Chattanooga, 7:30pm
Anderson East (Nashville, TN) Saturday, Knoxville, 6:00pm
Tim Easton (Joshua Tree, CA) Thursday, Jackson, 9:30pm
Jonathan Edwards (Portland, ME) Wednesday, Nashville, 8:00pm
Ana Egge (Brooklyn, NY) Friday, St. Louis, 8:30pm
Elephant Revival (Nederland, CO) Saturday, Heritage 4, 9:00pm
Carrie Elkin (Austin, TX) Friday, Nashville, 7:00pm
Chad Elliott (Coon Rapids, IA) Saturday, Jackson, 7:30pm
Ennis (St John's, NL) Saturday, Natchez, 7:30pm
Rachel Faro (New York City, NY) Wednesday, Heritage 1, 9:30pm
Mike Farris (Nashville, TN) Wednesday, Nashville, 7:00pm
Wendell Ferguson (Toronto, ON) Friday, Knoxville, 9:30pm
Melissa Ferrick (Boston, MA) Thursday, Nashville, 9:45pm
Fish & Bird (Vancouver, BC) Thursday, Heritage 1, 8:30pm
Rosie Flores (Austin, TX) Thursday, Natchez, 9:00pm
The Flyin' A's (Austin, TX) Thursday, Jackson, 8:00pm
John Flynn (Brandywine, DE) Friday, Knoxville, 7:00pm
Folk Uke (Austin, TX / Nashville, TN) Saturday, Nashville, 6:30pm
Steve Forbert (Nashville, TN) Wednesday, Nashville, 9:00pm
The Forge (Boston, MA) Saturday, Heritage 1, 6:00pm
Gina Forsyth (New Orleans, LA) Saturday, Chattanooga, 7:30pm
Jaron Freeman-Fox and The Opposite Of Everything (Toronto, ON) Saturday, Heritage 4, 6:45pm
Mary Gauthier (Nashville, TN) Saturday, Nashville, 10:00pm
Genticorum (Montreal, QC) Thursday, St. Louis, 9:15pm
Ghosts Along the Brazos (Austin, TX) Wednesday, Natchez, 10:00pm
Eliza Gilkyson (Austin, TX) Friday, Nashville, 10:00pm
Colin Gilmore (Austin, TX) Saturday, Chattanooga, 7:00pm
Susie Glaze & The Hilonesome Band (Los Angeles, CA) Saturday, St. Louis, 6:00pm
The Glo. (Memphis, TN) Wednesday, Heritage 1, 10:00pm
Tracy Grammer (Greenfield, MA) Friday, Nashville, 9:00pm
Dave Gunning (Pictou, NS) Saturday, Knoxville, 9:30pm
Annie Hays Guthrie (Washington, MA) Saturday, St. Louis, 9:30pm
Joe Guyton (Memphis, TN) Friday, Memphis, 6:00pm
Nathan Hamilton (Austin,TX) Saturday, Memphis, 7:00pm
Harpeth Rising (Bowling Green, KY) Saturday, Heritage 1, 7:30pm
Caleb Hawley (New York, NY) Saturday, Jackson, 9:30pm
Robby Hecht (Nashville, TN) Saturday, Nashville, 6:00pm
Susan Herndon (Okemah, OK) Saturday, Jackson, 9:00pm
Malcolm Holcombe (Weaverville, NC) Friday, St. Louis, 9:30pm
The Honeycutters (Asheville, NC) Thursday, Heritage 4, 9:45pm
Rita Hosking & Cousin Jack (Davis, CA) Friday, Memphis, 10:00pm
Sierra Hull (Byrdstown, TN) Wednesday, Nashville, 10:00pm
Humming House (Nashville, TN) Saturday, Heritage 1, 8:15pm
Greg Humphreys (Durham, NC) Saturday, Jackson, 8:30pm
Phoebe Hunt (Austin,TX) Thursday, Memphis, 10:00pm
David Jacobs-Strain (Eugene, OR) Thursday, Jackson, 10:00pm
Billy Jonas and the Billy Jonas Band (Asheville, NC) Friday, Nashville (Kids Show) , 11:00am
Irene Kelley (Nashville, TN) Friday, Memphis, 9:30pm
The Kickin Grass Band (Raleigh, NC) Saturday, Natchez, 9:45pm
Bill Kirchen (Austin, TX) Thursday, Natchez, 8:15pm
Lisa Lambert and The Pine Ridge Boys (Dennis, MS) Friday, Heritage 4, 9:00pm
Elizabeth LaPrelle & The Fruit Dodgers (Rural Retreat, VA) Saturday, St. Louis, 6:45pm
Jim Lauderdale (Nashville, TN) Thursday, Jackson, 9:00pm
Melissa Lawson (Arlington, TX) Saturday, Natchez, 6:00pm
Joseph LeMay (Nashville, TN) Saturday, Knoxville, 7:00pm
John Lilly (Charleston, WV) Saturday, Chattanooga, 8:00pm
Little Jewford (Austin, TX) Saturday, Jackson, 6:30pm
Rebecca Loebe (Atlanta, GA) Friday, Memphis, 8:30pm
Liz Longley (Nashville, TN ) Thursday, Chattanooga, 7:30pm
Los Rayos Del Sur (Memphis, TN) Wednesday, Heritage 1, 10:30pm
The Lost & Nameless Orchestra (Austin, TX) Wednesday, Natchez, 7:00pm
Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys (Lansing, MI) Saturday, Natchez, 9:00pm
The Love Leighs (Austin, TX) Saturday, Memphis, 6:00pm
Cassie and Maggie MacDonald (Antigonish, NS) Saturday, Chattanooga, 9:00pm
Sarah MacDougall (Whitehorse, YT) Saturday, Memphis, 8:00pm
The Magnificent Sevens (Winnipeg, MB) Saturday, Natchez, 6:45pm
Bob Malone (Los Angeles, CA) Thursday, Natchez, 7:30pm
Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin (Cobden, IL) Saturday, Knoxville, 9:00pm
Matt the Electrician (Austin, TX) Friday, Jackson, 10:00pm
Kathy Mattea (Nashville, TN) Thursday, Nashville, 9:00pm
The Matthew Show (Dallas, TX) Thursday, St. Louis, 7:00pm
Crys Matthews (Herndon, VA) Friday, Memphis, 6:30pm
Maz (Montreal, QC) Friday, Heritage 4, 8:15pm
Boris McCutcheon (Ojo Sarco, NM) Saturday, St. Louis, 8:30pm
Kelly McFarling (San Francisco, CA) Saturday, Knoxville, 6:30pm
Tia McGraff (Port Dover, ON) Thursday, Knoxville, 9:00pm
The McMenamins (Far North, Australia AUSTRALIA) Saturday, Memphis, 9:00pm
James McMurtry (Austin, TX) Wednesday, Heritage 4, 5:00pm
Shannon McNally (Holly Springs, MS) Wednesday, Heritage 4, 8:15pm
Melanie (Nashville, TN) Saturday, Nashville, 9:00pm
The Memphis Dawls (Memphis, TN) Thursday, St. Louis, 10:00pm
Chris Milam (Memphis, TN) Thursday, Memphis, 9:30pm
The Milk Carton Kids (Los Angeles, CA) Friday, Heritage 1, 8:30pm
MilkDrive (Austin, TX) Wednesday, Natchez, 9:00pm
Phil Minissale (Young Fool) (Philadelphia, PA) Friday, Chattanooga, 8:30pm
Mo' Mojo (Akron, OH) Saturday, Heritage 4, 6:00pm
Jonell Mosser (Nashville, TN) Thursday, Knoxville, 10:00pm
David Myles (Halifax, NS) Thursday, Jackson, 7:30pm
Drew Nelson (Grand Rapids, MI ) Friday, Nashville, 7:30pm
Sierra Noble (Winnipeg, MB) Friday, Heritage 4, 7:30pm
Joe Nolan (Calgary, AB) Thursday, Knoxville, 8:30pm
Oakhurst (Denver, CO) Thursday, Heritage 4, 8:15pm
Oh Susanna (Toronto, ON) Saturday, Memphis, 6:30pm
Old Man Luedecke (Chester, NS) Saturday, Chattanooga, 8:30pm
Oliver Swain's BIG MACHINE (Victoria, BC) Thursday, Heritage 1, 7:45pm
David Olney w/Sergio Webb & Daniel Seymour (Nashville, TN) Friday, Knoxville, 8:30pm
the Olympic Symphonium (Fredericton, NB) Saturday, Heritage 1, 9:00pm
One Cross (Memphis, TN) Wednesday, Heritage 1, 8:30pm
Panorama Jazz Band (New Orleans, LA) Friday, Heritage 4, 6:45pm
Ellis Paul (Charlottesville, VA) Friday, Heritage 1, 7:30pm
Grant Peeples (Sopchoppy, FL) Thursday, Memphis, 8:30pm
Pert Near Sandstone (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN) Friday, Natchez, 6:45pm
Gretchen Peters (Nashville, TN) Friday, Heritage 1, 7:00pm
Marcela Pinilla (Memphis, TN COLOMBIA) Wednesday, Heritage 1, 9:00pm
Steve Poltz (Los Angeles, CA) Friday, Heritage 1, 9:30pm
Qristina & Quinn Bachand (Victoria, BC) Friday, Heritage 1, 8:00pm
Joel Rafael (Escondido, CA) Thursday, Chattanooga, 8:30pm
Ragtime Jack Radcliffe (New Bedford, MA) Friday, Chattanooga, 10:00pm
Hayley Reardon (Marblehead, MA) Saturday, Knoxville, 8:00pm
Red Dirt Rangers (Stillwater, OK) Friday, Natchez, 9:00pm
Red Tail Ring (Kalamazoo, MI) Saturday, Chattanooga, 6:00pm
Jimmy Robinson (New Orleans, LA) Thursday, Memphis, 7:30pm
Ed Romanoff (New York, NY) Friday, Nashville, 6:30pm
Raina Rose (Austin, TX) Saturday, Memphis, 10:00pm
The Roys (Fitchburg, MA) Thursday, Nashville, 7:30pm
Ariel Rubin (Cambridge, MA) Friday, Knoxville, 9:00pm
Jerry Salley (Hendersonville, TN) Thursday, Knoxville, 8:00pm
Thalia Sanchez (Memphis, TN) Wednesday, Heritage 1, 7:30pm
SONiA & disappear fear (Baltimore, MD), Saturday, Natchez, 8:15pm
Joel Savoy and Emma Beaton (Eunice, LA) Wednesday, Heritage 4, 7:30pm
Danny Schmidt (Austin, TX) Friday, Nashville, 8:30pm
Chris Scruggs (Nashville, TN) Friday, St. Louis, 10:00pm
Seryn (Denton, TX) Thursday, Heritage 4, 7:30pm
Will Sexton (Austin, TX) Friday, Jackson, 9:00pm
Ruthie Shaffer (Memphis, TN) Friday, Memphis, 7:00pm
Lauren Sheehan (Portland, OR) Friday, Chattanooga, 9:00pm
SHEL (Fort Collins, CO) Saturday, Heritage 4, 7:30pm
Side Street Steppers (Memphis, TN) Friday, Chattanooga, 7:00pm
Sarah Siskind (Charlottesville, VA) Friday, St. Louis, 6:00pm
Putnam Smith (Portland, ME) Saturday, Knoxville, 7:30pm
Angel Snow (Nashville, TN) Friday, Jackson, 8:00pm
The Sojourners (Vancouver, BC) Friday, Heritage 4, 6:00pm
Carolann Solebello (Brooklyn, NY) Saturday, St. Louis, 7:30pm
Star & Micey (Memphis, TN) Thursday, Heritage 1, 9:15pm
Christopher Paul Stelling (Brooklyn, NY) Friday, Memphis, 7:30pm
Nora Jane Struthers w/ P.J. George (Nashville, TN) Thursday, Chattanooga, 9:00pm
Heather Styka (Chicago, IL) Thursday, Memphis, 8:00pm
Andra Suchy (Minneapolis, MN) Friday, Nashville, 8:00pm
The Sweetness (Austin, TX/Toronto, ON) Saturday, Chattanooga, 10:00pm
Sofia Talvik (Stockholm, Sweden SWEDEEN) Thursday, Memphis, 9:00pm
Aaron Lee Tasjan (Brooklyn, NY) Saturday, Jackson, 8:00pm
The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra (Vancouver, BC) Saturday, Heritage 1, 9:45pm
Tiller's Folly (White Rock, BC) Friday, Natchez, 8:15pm
Sara Tindley (Meerschaum Vale, Australia AUSTRALIA) Saturday, Memphis, 7:30pm
Jon Troast (Nashville, TN) Friday, St. Louis, 6:30pm
Hiroya Tsukamoto (Kameoka, Japan JAPAN) Friday, Jackson, 7:00pm
Tumbling Bones (Brooklyn, NY) Friday, Chattanooga, 6:00pm
The Tuttles (Palo Alto, CA) Friday, Natchez, 7:30pm
Mariel Vandersteel (Boston, MA) Saturday, Jackson, 6:00pm
The Vespers (Nashville, TN) Thursday, St. Louis, 8:30pm
Dale Watson (Austin, TX) Friday, Nashville, 9:30pm
Jim "Kimo" West (Los Angeles, CA) Friday, Jackson, 8:30pm
Jason White (Nashville, TN) Friday, St. Louis, 8:00pm
Webb Wilder (Nashville, TN) Friday, Heritage 1, 6:30pm
Jason D Williams (Memphis, TN) Thursday, Heritage 1, 7:00pm
Nicole Witt & Mama's Blue Dress (Nashville, TN) Thursday, Knoxville, 7:30pm
The Wood Brothers (Atlanta, GA/Saugerties, NY) Thursday, Nashville, 8:15pm
Shannon Wurst & The Revolving Doors (Fayetteville, AR) Saturday, Chattanooga, 6:30pm
Frank Yamma (South Australia, Australia AUSTRALIA) Friday, Knoxville, 8:00pm
The Yearlings (Maslin Beach, Australia AUSTRALIA) Thursday, St. Louis, 7:45pm
Miles Zuniga (Austin, TX) Saturday, Memphis, 8:30pm
