Ritt-s acoustic-electric folk sound grows through this band, almost as fast as some of the younger band members are growing out of their clothes and shoes. Since 1999, Ritt has released five full-length recordings and a collected compilation, on Uvulittle Records, and he has been at work in the studio on a brand-new one, due out in 2010, featuring new some new players and several new instruments. If Ritt-s previous work was reminiscent of Springsteen and Greg Brown (as critics are fond of saying), the newer directions veer a little into territory occupied by Wilco, the Band, and early REM. With a hammered dulcimer. Come hear the latest developments.

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Graham A. Parsons
Taught by needles and grooves, by airwaves and tape, Graham A. Parsons uses his handcrafted tools to build what he sees. Led by a guitar and versatile voice Graham has been writing and performing songs for nearly ten years. At the age of sixteen he was cutting his teeth playing grueling three set gigs at the various smoky dives of Upper Michigan-s Keweenaw Peninsula. Since then he has become a mainstay in the Michigan circuit, and is on a path of perpetual growth as a musician and performer. Now, at 22, with two full length albums as a co-founder of the Michigan based Squeaky Clean Cretins to his credit, he is set to release an exploratory solo debut early 2010.