Tina Collins of Tina and Her Pony
Born and raised on the banks of the Ohio where she studied opera at Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory, Tina Collins’ live performances take the listener on a quest, with her clear, soulfully strong vocals leading the way. She is often compared vocally to Alison Krauss, Joni Mitchell and Kate Wolf. Tina is the front woman of the acclaimed indie folk band “Tina & Her Pony” and she has toured extensively throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, sharing stages with Dar Williams, Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters, Rising Appalachia, Elephant Revival, Edie Carey and Girlyman. Stay tuned for her fresh full length album “Marigolds”, which is a mirror for the spiral path of change-life, death and rebirth.
Hannah Kaminer
Hannah Kaminer is a folk/Americana artist based in Asheville, NC. Raised in small towns in western North Carolina, she fuses echoes of Appalachian traditions with wistful, Americana-style songwriting. Her clear, yearning voice and unusual melodies are a haunting pairing with lyrics about loss, love, and home.
Performing solo and with her band around the Southeast, Kaminer has released two full albums, Acre by Acre (2015) and Heavy Magnolias (2018). Both albums were supported by listeners through Kickstarter campaigns, and Heavy Magnolias was also funded in part by a Regional Artist Project Grant, from a coalition of NC arts councils. Kaminer co-produced
Kaminer’s songwriting has been recognized in the finals of the MerleFest Chris Austin Songwriting Contest (2019) as well as in Asheville’s citywide Brown Bag Songwriting Competition (Crowd Favorite and Grand
Kaminer is currently working on a third recording project.