MUDDY MUSIC
AT NOON

Combining elements of folk, indie rock, and classic pop with powerful vocals and finger-picking guitar, the music of Aaron Flinn makes a definite impact. Experience a soulful performance of personalized cover songs and select originals from his seven full-length releases.

Move your boots to catchy songs created from scratch and with no artificial ingredients! It’s rock-n-roll parents (or grand-parents) and kids can just listen to and enjoy. Jason Kern and Jessie Griffiths bring you selections from The Bramble Jam’s upcoming CD and their debut album, “Move Your Boots.4.

Guitarist, singer, songwriter, teacher, humorist, and consummate entertainer, Jim Branca is a big man with a big heart. He is known throughout Vermont for his rockin’ live blues and around ECHO for his lovable, fun kid shows.

Jon has been a Vermont institution since 1971, recording, touring, and serenading audiences of all ages. His songwriting workshops and residencies, as well as his six solo recordings, continue to influence and inspire new generations of up-and-coming musicians.

Lewis Franco has been a fixture on the Vermont acoustic music scene for many years, entertaining audiences of all ages with clever and occasionally profound lyrics, tuneful melodies, and a fun-loving presence. He’ll be joined by his daughter Louisa Franco and her friend Halle Toulis (a.k.a. The Brown-Eyed Girls) on harmony vocals.

Whether performing solo, harmonizing with other singer-songwriters, or rocking the henhouse with the Stone Cold Roosters, Colin McCaffrey’s shows are always warm and welcoming. His music is rooted in traditional folk and American forms, and his talent as a session musician, engineer and producer can be heard on much of the best music coming out of Vermont.

Sing-along fun for the entire family! Robert and Megan are long-time staff members at the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington and both love to make music. They were featured on the library’s fourth sing-along CD, “Ooples and Banoonoos.”

Vermont’s own Re-Bop Records has been a top name in the field of family entertainment for more than two decades. Join The Re-Bops for a performance featuring catchy original tunes from their award-winning catalog, along with other fun favorites for kids of all ages. Come Re-Bop ‘til you drop!

Doug Bell, otherwise known as “The Professor,” is the front man of the 20-year-old, eight-piece band Bellevue Cadillac, which has earned nine Grammy nominations over the past five years and is a big-time draw on the Boston music scene and beyond. The Professor brings his solo act to ECHO for a cool lesson in “Modern Retro,” a mix of jazz, blues, swing, rock, soul, and country.