Driftless Area Art Festival: Performance Art

LaBarge This father/daughter duo specializes in original acoustic river music, old jazz, folk, and rock 'n roll. LaBarge's river-related songs are well-known at settings along the Mississippi River. Roger LaBarge and his daughter Mandy have released three CDs, and are working on three more. Roger has written over 400 original songs. When he's not writing or singing, Roger can be found pursuing his other great passion, fishing.	Photo Courtesy of LaBarge
Photo Courtesy of Ken Nikolai	The Roddys Doc and Terre Roddy combine rich mountain harmony singing and country-blues guitar rhythms for music with deep Southern soul. Songwriter Doc plays guitar, Terre the acoustic bass, and Chris Powers the mandolin. The Roddys' two CDs are called "A Night of Deep Nostalgia" and "Our Most Elaborate Lie."
River Ramblers Long-time friends who enjoy old-time music, the River Ramblers are known for Appalachian string band fiddle tunes, along with Irish music, waltzes and rags. Jane Keeley plays banjo, Kevin Dohse and Bill Mort play mandolin, Sue Coale is on guitar, and Tim Jenkins on fiddle.	Photo Courtesy of the River Ramblers
	String Ties String Ties is a five-piece group that plays everything from traditional Bluegrass to "Newgrass." All five members sing lead and harmony, including Dan Sebranek (guitar), Tom Pfaff (banjo), Wayne Beezley (mandolin), Larry Dalton (bass).