Jez Lowe fills his songs with blithe melodies, fierce heart, and acerbic humor as unflinching and dark as the milltowns of his native Northumbria, in northeast England. He has the gift of bringing his characters and scenes to life with luminous spareness and emotional directness. Accompanying himself on guitar, cittern, dulcimer, and harmonica, Jez will feature songs from his recent album, Live at the the Davy Lamp (Green Linnet). James Keelaghan develops an intimate rapport with audiences through his stories and humor, and then leaves them spellbound with renditions of songs that touch on universal emotions and relate historical events to the present. The winner of a Juno award (the Canadian Grammy), James has grown from a popular coffeehouse act in his native Calgary to a festival and concert hall favorite, displaying a genius for finding his way deep inside big stories, and supporting them with sure, clear melodies and a smooth baritone voice. James' latest solo release is Road.