Doug Adamz

Doug grew up on the Texas-Mexico border and his songs often reflect that colorful cultural mix. However, he has since branched out into multiple genres of music, and his compositions and performances reflect this breadth of musical sensibility and acumen. His most recent project is a CD of all instrumental, solo guitar pieces called ‘Guitar Solos’. In the San Francisco Bay Area, where he currently resides, he’s probably best known for his work with ‘Bravo!’, a ‘good time, Americana, dance’ band. Doug has composed instrumental music featured in television and film scores and performed by The Joffrey Ballet and The Kronos Quartet. Adamz is considered a pioneer of the ‘New Age’ and ‘World Beat’ genres because of his internationally known recordings with the group ‘Light Rain’. Some of his humorous songs have been recorded by Dr. Elmo (of “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” fame).

Whatever the style, Doug’s music has a soulful signature that speaks straight from the heart.

Stevie Coyle

Stevie Coyle is a master finger-style guitarist and singer-songwriter who has currently embarked on a solo career. He was a founding member of “The Waybacks” an innovative “new grass” band with whom he played for six years. He left the group in 2007 to start recording a solo CD and further his music career. Stevie not only sings and plays guitar, he is an experienced actor, notably on Cheers and the soap opera The Young and the Restless. He continues to tour nationally and internationally, do solo gigs, house concerts and gives private guitar lessons.

Marian Hubler

Marian Hubler is a vocalist who has performed in a variety of musical collaborations through the years. She recently produced and was featured vocalist in a “Circle of Friends” concert at the Larkspur Cafe Theatre (May 2006). With Stevie Coyle and Bruce Victor as “The Sirens of San Francisco,” she performed in a concert and cultural exchange program for the Arete Fund at the Elagaia Cultural Center in Argos, Greece (June 2008). In addition, she works as a concert producer and public relations manager for Bread & Roses, a Bay Area nonprofit organization.

John McCormick

Singer-songwriter and finger-style guitarist John McCormick has recorded a series of impressive solo and collaborative albums. His music embraces both American and Celtic folk traditions, and he frequently tours throughout England, Scotland, Wales, Europe and North America. A native of Indiana, McCormick has been living in northern California since the early 70s.

In 2006, he recorded “Listen To Your Heart”, a collection of original guitar duets compositions, with Gordon Burnham (Blue Jewel Music). John’s new CD is “Essential Guitar Tracks” (Phantom Records), a collection of his solo guitar pieces. You can hear all of these at www.mccormickjohn.com

Tom Neylan

Tom Neylan is an accomplished finger-style acoustic guitarist who enjoys singing solo and in harmony with others. Having also turned to a career in medicine and psychiatry....

Nate Parton

After an early affection for Jimi Hendrix, Nate moved on to his true love—playing and composing for jazz guitar. After his first solo appearance at the Acoustic Vortex at age 15, he and a classmate, bassist Chris Jefferies, opened for—and shared the Acoustic Vortex stage with—legendary bass musician Michael Manring. In addition, Nate has played at 142 Throckmorton in Mill Valley and the 19 Broadway Nite Club in Fairfax with his jazz combo, CAN. He also played at the original and late-lamented Sweetwater and its successor, Sweetwater Station. Nate was awarded the W.C. Handey Original Blues Composition award by the 2009 Stanford Jazz Workshop.

Walter Strauss

Innovative and virtuoso finger-style guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer Walter Strauss released his debut CD in 2005 and currently tours nationally and internationally in solo and collaborative performances. He also offers private lessons. He is also currently producing Stevie Coyle’s forthcoming solo album and is composing songs for film soundtracks.

Bruce Victor

After his band’s disastrous last place finish at the Oak Park Jewish Community Center in 1967, Bruce took a much-encouraged 38 year leave of absence from public performing, ultimately to pursue a career in medicine and psychiatry. He now plays many different guitars in many different tunings, having played as a performer for Bread and Roses (both solo and in collaboration with Marian Hubler and Tom Neylan) and as a member of The Sirens of San Francisco (along with Marian and Stevie Coyle). He is the founder of the Acoustic Vortex house concert series to which his living room continues to be dedicated.

Severin Victor

Severin Victor made his debut at the Acoustic Guitar Showcase at the age of 15—at the time, the youngest ever to play at that august venue. Since that time, he has performed both locally and internationally. Last year, he played a well-received concert of entirely Celtic music in Fukuoka, Japan. He has also played at various venues in England and was nearly thrown off the stage on St. Patrick’s Day for playing Irish music. He has played on the Bread and Roses circuit as well as at the Pelican Inn and has shared the stage with such acoustic guitar stalwarts as John McCormick, Stevie Coyle, Teja Gerken, and Michael Gulezian.

Corinne West

You can hear Corinne West’s arresting vocals and guitar behind her two CDs of original including her recent release of Second Sight (2007) and Bound for the Living (2004). She is a self-taught musician, who dropped out of high school to travel the country, perform with other musicians and do what she loves. After playing in a variety of different groups, she is now touring extensively with her “posse”, in the US, Canada and the United Kingdom. She is most happy when performing her music and is a talented song-writer as well.