The Musicians of 2011

Performance Schedule

Saturday, September 24^th, 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Possessing a unique blend of talent, dynamic chemistry and a love of diverse musical genres, Out of Order is an energetic group that produces an acoustic blend of bluegrass, folk, Americana, swing and Texas fiddle.

They met through the fiddle contest circuit in the early 1980's, and have been playing as a band for the last five years. Living just four miles apart in the tiny town of Kuna, Idaho, Out of Order spends many Friday evenings jamming and playing their own unique style of music. Although the members have played separately in several different bands over the years, the chemistry and talent of this group is something special. The energy and fun they bring to the stage is contagious and unmatched, a powerful testament to their love of music.

For more information, visit their MySpace page at myspace.com/acousticoutoforder.

Performance Schedule

Sunday, September 25^th, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

For years, Steve Eaton has been identified as a unique and innovative songwriter and musician. An Idaho native, Steve has written songs for The Carpenters, Art Garfunkel and Lee Greenwood to name a few. Some of these songs have climbed Billboard Magazine's top 20, appeared on albums achieving gold and platinum status and re-released on multiple best-selling compilations. Three of Steve's songs have appeared in Motion Pictures recently made available on DVD. Steve has been continually called upon to compose instrumental music for film and video productions for such organizations as the Nature Conservancy, CBS After School Specials, National Wildlife Federation, National Endowment for the Arts and The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Steve's work has been recognized with Emmy nominations for music written for two PBS television specials.

As a performer and band-member, Steve has played on stages in a variety of venues all over the country. He was a member of several popular 60s bands including The Fabulous Chancellors, and performed as lead guitarist for Paul Revere and the Raiders. Steve was the founder and co-creator of Fat Chance, a power horn and acoustic rock band originating from Idaho and signed on the RCA/Victor label. Steve has opened for Ray Charles, Blood Sweat and Tears and Carol King.

Capitol Records released Steve's first solo folk recording "Hey, Mr. Dreamer" to critical acclaim. Two of Steve's early albums have recently been re-mastered and re-released in Japan by the Vivid Sound Company.

Steve lives in the Boise foothills where he has a recording studio and continues to perform in venues throughout the world.

For more information, visit Steve's website at steveeaton.net.

Performance Schedule

Saturday, September 24^th, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Chad Summervill has made Boise his home for the past nine years after migrating from Seattle and Denver and has been performing on stage as a singer/songwriter for twenty years including long-runs in Boston, Ft. Myers Florida, San Antonio, Denver, Seattle and Ashland.

His new album, “Winter of Your Life”, is a compilation of songs written by Chad between 1995 and 2010. The songs range from simple and fun love songs, to songs of loss and homes far away. The emotional content and dynamic range of this album showcases the vocal abilities and song-writing Chad has honed over the years.

For more information, visit Chad's website at chadsummervill.com or find him on Facebook.

Performance Schedule

Saturday, September 24^th, 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

LeAnne Towne plays blues slide guitar and sings. She was a long-standing member of the Boise-based RED & GRAY (a Thousand Springs Festival favorite) before they went on hiatus earlier this year.

In the liner notes of James Coberly Smith's album, Cocomo, author Paul Zollo writes:

"[James] wasn't made for these times. But the 21st century is damn lucky to have a guy like him around. Because he writes and performs songs that belong to the ages; when they swing, they swing with the authority of real swing. When they're blue, they're about the deepest darkest blue you're going to hear. And when they're happy, the happiness is real, and it's infectious.

"So much of the music of modern times is about using mechanical means to imitate sounds, to make what isn't real seem like it is. His music is anything but that. In fact, it's the exact opposite. It's about the timeless truth. It's about what's real: real people and real love and real voices singing real harmonies with real acoustic guitars and piano and percussion and hands clapping, and nothing is programmed here, and nothing is fake."

Performance Schedule

Saturday, September 24^th, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Singer/Songwriter, Niccole Blaze and her bassist, Mo Kelly draw an audience with their compelling lyrics and angelic harmonies that audiences' say "open your heart and tear it apart at the same time." With influences ranging from Bonnie Raitt to the Indigo Girls, they're known for being delightfully entertaining both on stage and off, and are gaining recognition nationwide.

About Niccole Blaze
East coast girl, Niccole Blaze took to the music business with a vengeance, starting her own record label, B-Lazy records in 2000. She produced her own large scale shows featuring guests from Boston and Canada, and has shared the stage with artists such as Shawn Colvin, Nina Gerber, and Karla Bonoff. She tours regionally and nationally and plays over 150 times a year. Making her mark as a musician in Boise, she currently has two CD's out, "Despite the Dents," and "Smile," and has sold thousands of copies on her own. In addition to winning awards for her title track songs, Niccole actively supports the arts with her participation in workshops and benefit concerts for the Red Cross, Tsunami Relief efforts, and local art council events.

About Mo Kelly
West Coast girl, Mo Kelly grew up amidst the vineyards of Sonoma County, California with a keen ear for music. She was known to play songs on the piano after hearing them only once, as well as write and sing her own songs. Drawn to the bass guitar, with her passion for singing rekindled upon meeting Niccole, she entered a visionary journey that yielded a career in music. Riveted by Niccole's prolific lyrics that speak to the truth and duality of human kind, she finessed the songs with her sweet harmonies and booming bass. Her tenacity and charisma added to their success as they are now touring all over the U.S. and earning quick popularity in their new hometown, Boise, Idaho.

For more information, visit http://www.blazeandkelly.com

Performance Schedule

Saturday, September 24^th, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Their music and style have been described as "roadhouse blues" by a past Boise Blues Society President. They play the really old stuff and some of the new.

Performance Schedule

Sunday, September 25^th, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Gayle is a Boise singer-songwriter, well known and respected throughout the Pacific Northwest music community. Her music is bluesy, rhythmic and melodic, and her lyrics are focused and poignantly emotive as she locks in on matters of the heart. As a performer, she will leave a musical impact on you that will have you moving in your seat and wondering what else she has in store. Gayle just wants you to leave smiling.

Read more about Gayle in her recent interview with Paul Wolfle for Suite101, Gayle Chapman: Keyboard Royalty with a Six String Heart

Performance Schedule

Sunday, September 25^th, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Filtered through a half-century of folk, country and rock 'n' roll, and fed by family history and an affinity for acoustic mountain music, medicine show culture and Depression-era string-band blues, Hillfolk Noir's peculiar roots gumbo is, like the carnival midway, at once inviting and foreboding.

Travis and Ali Ward, the husband-and-wife half of Hillfolk Noir's touring quartet, grew up in Sandpoint, Idaho, a panhandle county seat near the Canadian border where ghostly echoes of the region's settlers reverberate off the walls of the valley. Travis says, "The first time I heard a really old recording of a really great song, I was hooked. I love the sounds of the instruments, the uniqueness of the recordings, and most of all, I like the songs and the language."

Hillfolk Noir's contribution to this century-old language has been described as a dark, country-tinged, swampy-swingin', hillbilly-delta-blues-ragtime word machine. Acoustic death-folk works, too. Or Junkerdash, the band's invented name for its singular sound.

"We make the music for ourselves because we love it; we are having a great time and hopefully that is infectious," Travis says. "Music, especially live music, can be such a powerful experience for all kinds of people. Live music is a shared experience – a series of moments that can really change a person's day or outlook. That being said, our music seems to strike an emotional chord with many people – perhaps because to pull off this really acoustic old-time sound, we sing and play our guts out. Every song."

For more information, visit their website at petometz.com, or find them on Facebook, MySpace and YouTube.

Performance Schedule

Sunday, September 25^th, 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

In chef's parlance, the Maillard reaction is what happens when you apply heat to a food - it changes the food, causes a chemical reaction, and gives everything from meats to pastries a depth of flavor they didn't have before.

In the land of music, The Maillard Reaction is what happens when you take long-time friends and music afficianados from the south-central Idaho area, mix them together under the heat of the sun, and give them the chance to play live jazz ... it creates a musical experience where the whole is more than the sum of its parts.

Bringing the old and the new together in their original jazz compositions, The Maillard Reaction creates aural works of art whose complexity will leave your mouth watering for more. There couldn't be a better way to bring the 2011 Thousand Springs Festival to a close!