Click an image to go to the artist's site         David Mallett is one of America's true original troubadors. In a career spanning four decades, he has recorded 14 albums and performed in clubs, concerts halls and outdoor festivals across the U.S., Canada and Europe. He has appeared on numerous national broadcasts, including Prairie Home Companion, The Nashville Network and NPR. His songs, including his classic "Garden Song", have been recorded and performed by hundreds of other singers, ranging from Pete Seeger to Alison Krauss. "With songs that both celebrate life and portray the human struggle, Mallett is certainly one of the best songwriters on the contemporary music scene."--Dirty Linen "He leaves you refreshed, convinced that there is a point to the world."--Norwich Bulletin "David Mallett is the best folk singer alive in America today."--Cape Cod Times         The Santa Cruz River Band is comprised of Teodoro "Ted" Ramirez and Michael J. Ronstadt, two celebrated Southwestern troubadours, and their Southwestern folk music backing-band. Ted formed the band in the latter part of the 1980s in Tucson, Arizona, to help celebrate and present an authentic view of the Southwest. Ted is an eighth-generation Arizonan, and observed that many important contributions made by Indigenous people, Mexicans, Asians and some European people were rarely celebrated in historical or present-day publications. He sought to make the Santa Cruz River Band a cultural bridge that would span the obvious gaps using authentic music, poetry, oral history, stories and legends from the American Southwest. The Santa Cruz River Band performs songs in many languages, including English, Spanish, Welsh and American Indian languages. Ted and Michael tour year round in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe, both as the "Santa Cruz River Band" and the "Santa Cruz River Duo".         Northern Lights has performed an an eclectic blend of traditional bluegrass and "newgrass", with touches of jazz, blues, rock, gospel, classical, and western swing, for more than 3 decades. The band has performed at festivals and in concert halls from coast to coast and beyond, including the Newport Folk Festival, Barns at Wolf Trap, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Festival sur la Route de Tullins, Strawberry Music Festival, and the American Folklife Center. The late legendary fiddler Vassar Clements often joined them, including on a live CD in 2001. They have also performed on numerous bills with Jonathan Edwards, including joining him for full sets. Three of their CDs reached the top ten of Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine's National Bluegrass Survey. "...hot enough to peel the paint off your walls..." -- NASHUA TELEGRAPH "Smooth, likeable bluegrass in a New Grass style, with some terrific gospel touches...these Northern Lights don't shine, they glow." -- NEW YORK DAILY NEWS "An original risk-taking bluegrass/newgrass act, Northern Lights shines..." -- BILLBOARD       Linda Bolton, NORTHERN LIGHTS MANAGEMENT 437 Live Oak Loop NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122-1406 / 505-856-7100 / nlightsmgt@aol.com