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Anthony Garcia is a songwriter, guitarist and classically trained pianist based in Austin, Texas. His musical style has most accurately been described as "cinematic Americana," a genre that interweaves songwriting with expanding, quasiorchestral sections.  Versatile is the best word to describe his performance; Garcia often switches between genres within a set, and sometimes switches between instruments within a single song. A lover of rock, blues, classical piano and Spanish guitar, and a fan of soulful vocals and old standards, Garcia's musicianship and eclectic song choices always keep the audience enraptured and inspired.

Jim and Hilary are an acoustic Americana duo, who both reside and perform in the Greater Ausin area.  Jim Bryant is a drummer-turned-guitarist who has opened for several well-known bands, and now shares his clear and passionate voice with his equally expressive partner, Hilary Haney.  Hilary began musical life at the piano, but quickly found guitar as a simpler way to convey her songs.  She now defers to her partner for guitar, but has taken up harmonica and percussive instruments to enhance their talents. Together, they find performing music in the area to be one of the greatest gifts of all!

The joy of seeing Zak play lies in getting to witness someone who has been through a lot and is still standing; and getting better as time passes. Like a fine wine that needs to age (and breathe for a while) Zak is a performer of a bygone age when there were no laptops or loop pedals. Where simply playing and singing was more than enough - and to be fair, that’s all there was.

The trio Cats in Hats was formed in 2022. It consists of Ruth Stitt on guitar and vocals, her husband Rick on drums, and their dear friend for over 30 years, Frank Little on bass. These three have played many gigs together on and off over the many years of their friendship. When they all wound up together in the Hill Country, it made sense to “put the band back together.” Cats in Hats plays jazz standards, Latin songs, ballads, and blues, all with plenty of improvisation. They mix in a variety of contemporary songs they have arranged to express their unique style. These include favorites by Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Wonder, Cat Stevens, The Beatles, E.L.P., Bob Marley, Bill Withers, and others. You'll enjoy the distinct sound of these seasoned musicians.

Monte was born loving music.

 He drifted off to sleep each night as a young lad listening to KEWI, a radio station in Topeka, Kansas. The sounds of the great ones like Aretha Franklin, Paul  McCartney, Simon, and Garfunkel would fill his room and serenade him to sleep. 

Monte lived in Arkansas through college until I moved to Dallas in the early ’80s. With a “borrowed” guitar from a friend he began to teach himself to play and sing. He started playing in public in local churches and years later started acoustic performances as a solo artist as well as with duo’s and other bands. 

He began to write his own songs several years ago. Two songs, “Desperate Susan” which was recorded with Milo Deering who toured for years with the Eagles, and “Double Wide Heart” can be heard on Spotify, iTunes, and other music platforms. Parker Howard, a Nashville recording artist, recorded “Double Wide Heart”, a song Monte wrote on her Texas Girl CD.

Today, Monte lives in Waco, TX with his wife Jana and their dog, Jett. They spend as much time with their kids and grandkids in Dallas and Austin as they can. 

Monte travels all over north and central Texas playing at a variety of venues.

Don Berryhill

Playing guitar since his early 20’s and an Austin-based songwriter since 2014, Don has established himself as a solid local musician that can rock the house as well as draw a few chuckles and tears from the most stoic of faces with his heartfelt songs and interpretations of enjoyable covers.   

Don writes much of his own music and plays guitar, harmonica, and percussion. He was a founding member of the Austin band The Humdingers who played at such iconic venues as the Broken Spoke, Little Longhorn Saloon, and Mercer Street Dancehall.  In 2018, he released his CD “Timeless Classics” featuring 10 original songs. 

www.donberryhill.com

Brian Byrwa

Brian Byrwa is a singer-songwriter who started his musical journey in ensemble performance as a high school student playing trumpet in the world-famous Plano Senior High School Band, having opportunities to perform on stage with the great Doc Severinsen. He was inspired to play guitar by a live performance of the late great Stevie Ray Vaughan at the age of 15 and started performing in the local music scene in the Dallas area as a blues guitarist and vocalist.

He relocated to Austin, TX in 2000 to continue pursuing interests in music and songwriting and has been a regular contributor to the Old Settlers Music Festival as the curator of their musical instrument petting zoo and also served as the original host of the Barbershop Picking circle at the Barbershop bar in Dripping Springs, Texas started back in 2013 and still going to date. As of late, his style pulls from influences marked by bluegrass, blues, and rock and roll capturing the human condition as a singer-songwriter.

His latest efforts include being a rotating host at the South Austin Bluegrass Jam as well as performing in the Texas Hill Country winery circuit with fellow musician Don Berryhill.

Julian is best known for his many years of playing bass, singing background, and writing and arranging for Grammy Award winning Tejano/Country star, Emilio Navaira.

In his over 30 years of performing professionally, he has also backed some other big names in the industry such as Bobby Pulido, Shelly Lares, and Patsy Torres, to name a few.
Julian continues as a free lance bassist, also performing as a singer/acoustic guitarist covering songs from the 70s, 80s, and more…
Come enjoy his performance on our covered patio!
 

Michael Notarthomas is a central Texas musician. He regularly plays the Austin/San Antonio and surrounding hill country areas. He plays solo/acoustic as well as with his various duos and trios. His musical style is a wide variety of different genres including singer/songwriter, classic rock and standards, decades 40's to 90's, classic country, bluegrass, blues and others. He's originally from Syracuse, NY and has been playing in Texas since 2000. Shows and music info at www.michaelnotarthomasmusic.com
www.youtube.com/user/samohtraton/videos

Michael Alvarez is an award winning musician and chef from San Antonio, Texas. Having been signed to a record label at only 16 years of age, Michael has grown into many categories and genres of music. Michael has won Best Acoustic Guitarist of San Antonio at the Alamo Music Guitar Wars four times, and Best Electric Guitarist twice.  He has toured with Latin Grammy winner/artist Angie Mesquite, COLUMBIA recording artists JJ Henson and has written songs for a variety of artists in San Antonio and abroad. He currently is writing his first solo album.

The High Country Riders will be entertaining us on July 27, and you can find them most weekends in clubs from Austin to Bastrop and across the Hill Country. The Riders include well-known Wimberley singer Donna Bailey, songwriter-guitarist Fredy Argir, and bassist Steve Wood. They play a variety of music from classic country to folk to Americana, what they call “Music from Texas and Beyond.”

Anthony Garcia is a songwriter, guitarist and classically trained pianist based in Austin, Texas. His musical style has most accurately been described as "cinematic Americana," a genre that interweaves songwriting with expanding, quasiorchestral sections.  Versatile is the best word to describe his performance; Garcia often switches between genres within a set, and sometimes switches between instruments within a single song. A lover of rock, blues, classical piano and Spanish guitar, and a fan of soulful vocals and old standards, Garcia's musicianship and eclectic song choices always keep the audience enraptured and inspired.

Evan is recognized in the Pacific Northwest as a virtuoso musician and composer. Cornish College of the Arts graduate; Evan currently performs and composes with Seattle's top local musicians touring major cities internationally and performs solo guitar music for most any mood or genre.

Performer/Instructor: Mindy plays guitar and piano, sings and is a songwriter and instrumentalist in the Texas Hill Country. She moved here from central Illinois in 2015, and has played many venues and events in Fredericksburg and the surrounding area. She also has a large clientele of guitar, piano, bass and ukulele students, and enjoys arranging performances for them at local establishments, retirement homes and Farmers’ Markets. Mindy performs a wide variety of music – including folk, rock, pop, country and blues. Some of her greatest influences are Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Hank Williams and Sheryl Crow. She plays as a soloist or in a duo/trio, this time she will be joined by Courtney ward on guitar and who also sings some beautiful harmonies.

Kathy And Gary will be hosting another river cruise this time from Nurenberg to Luxembourg.  The last one was so much fun we're doing it again.

Book before September 30th 2023  for a Discount of $1,250!

If interested contact Sue Lang 830-998-8522