Singer/songwriter Laurelyn Dossett lives and writes in Stokes County, NC. Her songs have been appeared in film and television and have been recorded by Grammy-winning artists Levon Helm and Rhiannon Giddens. She is co-founder of the band Polecat Creek and has taught songwriting at Augusta Heritage Center. 

Originally from the mountains of southwest Virginia, Anya Hinkle has developed as a notable songwriter with her Asheville NC-based "Appalachiacana" band Tellico. Steeped in the tones of bluegrass and folk, Hinkle has toured regionally and nationally for over a decade with international tours as far afield as Japan and France.