Guitarist and singer-songwriter Hiroya Tsukamoto, two-time 2nd place winner of International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship, began playing the five-string banjo when he was thirteen, and took up guitar shortly after. Originally from Japan, Hiroya came to the United States in 2000 upon receiving a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music. He formed the Boston-based group […]

Hailing from the eastern shore of Maryland, Chris Noyes sings original songs, songs about the Chesapeake Bay, traditional Celtic, as well as tunes from the American Songbook – accompanying herself on guitar and ukulele. Her repertoire is wide-ranging and extensive, having been a classically trained soloist. She is just as comfortable belting out a rock […]

Illinois-born (now Saratoga Springs, NY resident) Michael Jerling is a songwriter extraordinaire. Winner of the prestigious “New Folk” competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas, Michael has been a noted artist on the club, college and festival circuits of North America since 1975, with 10 albums to his name. His involvement with the seminal […]

As part of an annual tradition, John Kirk (North American Fiddler’s Hall of Famer, on fiddle, mandolin & more) and Trish Miller (banjo, guitar and fancy footwork) will open the Cranberry Coffeehouse’s first concert of the year. This married couple has worked and taught in upstate New York for over three decades. Old time music […]