Ian Mcferon started composing music on the piano at the age of four. As a teen he moved onto the guitar, momentarily seeing it as an instrument better accommodated to his growing interest in poetry and lyrical songwriting. Much of his writing is indebted to such 1960's folk and rock greats as Bob Dylan, Donovan, The Mamas and the Papas, Simon and Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, and the Beatles. Contemporary influences include Tracy Chapman, Eliot Smith, Gillian Welch, Wilco, and Ryan Adams. His music is a record of personal experiences grappling with complex emotions such as love and loss, enchantment and disillusionment, joy, sorrow, nostalgia, acceptance, and exquisite wonder.
Alisa Milner has been performing traditional Texas Style fiddle music with her family in coffee shops, festivals, and fiddle competitions since the age of six. She has won numerous Washington State and Regional Old Time Fiddle Contests. Her influences range from swing sensations Stephane Grappelli and Vassar Clements to Texas style fiddle legends Benny Thomasson, Terry Morris, and Mark O'Connor. She would like to give special thanks to Pete Martin for his musical guidance.
House Concert
Thursday May 31st
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Rupert Wates was born in London and has been a full-time songwriter since 1994. He moved to the USA in fall 2006. Between 2007 and 2011, he has won over 25 songwriting awards. He has released four full-length CDs. Each has received outstandingly good reviews, and has been played regularly by radio stations in the USA, Canada, The Netherlands, Germany, Israel and Australia. Rupert Wates plays between 120 and 150 live shows a year, and he has performed in every state in America. Audiences everywhere respond to his brand of acoustic, melodic art/folk: haunting songs that ring true.