"Absolutely…Patsy Cline!!" is a heartwarming, one-woman, 'Behind the Music' style performance that has run in Branson for 17 seasons now. Making it the original, longest running and most authentic Pasty Cline tribute in Missouri. Patsy recorded more than 100 songs covering 8 different genres. "Absolutely...Patsy Cline!!" staring genuine "Patsy" artist, Tracy Lynn DeMille, shares many untold stories behind the songs Patsy sang. Miss DeMille, being a descendent of the legendary "Father of Hollywood," Cecil B. DeMille, also shares touching personal stories of her own.

This St. Louis-based foursome recreates the Beatles sound for a new time. They are particularly good for performances in theatre/auditorium, outdoor/festival, and community events. They will go Here, There, and Everywhere to make your next event, Twist and Shout, Eight Days a Week!

A four piece group celebrating the music of The Beatles.

Acoustik Element (AE) is an all-instrumental Latin-driven ensemble that fuses elements from Flamenco to Jazz to Rock. Revolving around the Spanish guitar and percussive groves, AE is known for adding twists to popular songs such as The Eagle's "Hotel California" and Carlos Santana's "Oye Como Va." In addition, AE offers a song list of traditional Latin and Jazz standards as well as AE's original compositions. We offer musical performances for the intimate setting with just two guitars or upbeat performances adding bass, drums, percussion and horns. We also offer music workshops in theory, technique and training for guitar, drums and percussion. Audio and video samples at www.AcoustikElement.com.

With 9 diplomas from 7 countries, concerts at Carnegie Hall, etc. and dozens of internationally acclaimed CDs and books, Anthony received the Missouri Arts Award for Individual Artist in 2006. In 2009 he was chosen to launch the first classical guitar program at MU-Columbia. He worked and performed 27 years in the US and Europe (where he still lives part-time in a tiny French village with "500 people and 800 cows"). He is the only American to win first prize at the International Toscanini Competition in Italy as well as competitions in Hungary and France. All of Anthony's programs (and as a guest with local ensembles) can be as formal or casual as you need, with public outreach events for all ages to help with publicity.

Audra Sergel, singer/pianist/composer, lives to tell stories of life, love, and beauty through her music. A versed musician from Columbia, Missouri, Audra’s tender and savvy vocal jazz melodies are shaded with influences of the blues, pop, and early musical theater. When combined with her nuanced piano playing and revelling, a beautiful narrative of true artistry unfolds before your eyes and ears on stage. Her band of first-class musicians tell their tales through brilliant improvisation and musical mastery.

Bach to the Future is a quartet that performs exciting modern arrangements of classical favorites incorporating Jazz and World rhythms. The group uses cutting edge instrumentation, including acoustic and electronic instruments.

Ben Harris-Bandleader/Bassist - has recently performed with 2009 Grammy Award Winner for best Latin Jazz Album, Pianist, and composer Arturo O'Farrill. Ben also performed with Nichelle Nichols -Actress/Vocalist- who played Lt. Uhura in Star Trek. In the local area Ben Played  in the 2015  Leeś  Summit Symphony Winter Concerts.​​

Ben provides a highly entertaining performance with a rich soundscape of main stream jazz and blues, in addition to just enough funky jazz to keep your foot happy.

Candace Ivory, the originator of the genre "avant soul", offers eclectic original music. Former alum of The New School University and the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead residency at the Kennedy Center, Candice also has various accolades and awards stemming from a 20 year career in music.

Founded in 1983, this brilliant and versatile trumpet and organ duo presents an extraordinary range of styles, with performances featuring music spanning 400 years.  The name Clarion suggests the musical connections to both the trumpet and organ, and from its meaning for the duo as a “Clarion Call” for new ideas, in keeping with their interest in the unique flavor of new music for trumpet and organ.  The duo’s two Gothic Records releases feature works in every genre; the second CD – New Vintage, all American music commissioned by Clarion – compasses Samuel Adler’s neo-Classical “Clarion Calls” to James Mobberley’s boisterous piece for trumpet, organ and electronics “Icarus Wept” to, believe it or not, Klezmer music.  Clarion’s electric and distinctive performances have pushed the envelope of the centuries-old association of trumpet and organ – the duo believes if the classics are the heartbeat of music, outstanding new works must be the lifeblood itself.

Downstream is an acoustic blend of guitar, fiddle, mandolin, bass and percussion. The three members created a diverse sound when they brought past musical experiences, skills, and expertise together.

Pat Frank has worked a musician for the past 30 years working with young children, solo performer and also a music collaboration with a storyteller.

Terri Brandt received a scholarship from the MO Folk Arts Council to be an apprentice to a master of fiddle, Vesta Johnson, for two years.

Rick Rahmberg, our bass, mandolin and percussionist has performed for over 40 years. Rick has a myriad of instruments- we never know what he will pull out of his magic music bag!

Downstream's repertoire includes a collection -Americana, folk, traditional, blues and original tunes. This trio also can offer historical programs, in period dress, with traditional and original music. Our performances have included: festivals, music series and the Shaw Nature Reserve.

What songs would you hear if you turned on the radio 20, 40 or even 60 years ago? Find out in this fabulous program by one of the top musical groups in St. Louis. From "Jump, Jive and Wail" and the era of swing to the "Electric Slide" and the disco craze, Kittie Moller and Fanfare get audiences of all ages singing, dancing and having fun on this musical tour through time. Don't forget your dancing shoes!

A three-person ukulele group with vocalist and percussion. This award-winning group was named "Best Old Band of 2011" by the Riverfront Times in St. Louis. Playing a variety of music ranging from the 20s to the modern, their song selection includes swing, blues, pop, ballads, and original songs. They have three CDs out with airplay on six stations in five states. KETC-TV (St. Louis) included the Dawgs in a segment on ukuleles. 

New Orleans-style brass band, playing everything from traditional jazz to 70s funk, with a little Chicago blues, Southern rock, and St. Louis R&B in the mix. The Funky Butt Brass Band has been named Best Soul/Funk Band by the Riverfront Times Music Awards for the past four consecutive years. The band is known for its high-energy performances that appeal to a wide range of audiences.

Gloria Attoun (Ah-TUNE) comes from the river town of Augusta, Missouri.  Gloria writes and sings songs that pay homage to the rich sounds of roots music, while staying true to her own vision, sharing the connectedness of our common experiences in her songs.  In addition to solo concerts, Gloria performs with the bands, Augusta Bottoms Consort, The Texas Giants and with her husband, Michael Bauermeister as a duo.  Gloria’s most recent release, “GO”  and her previous release, “Seeds” have made the top ten list of several DJs and have been played all over the country, as well as in other parts of the world. Gloria has recorded two solo CDs and three albums in other musical partnerships.  Her songs are included in the compilation albums:  “Magnificent Missouri Music” and “River Voices and Songs.” Her song, “Wrong Side of the Road” was featured on National Public Radio’s “Car Talk.” She has shared the stage with folk-greats, such as, Claire Lynch and Bryan Bowers and has performed in a variety of festivals and music venues.   Gloria brings along guitars, mandolin, banjo, octave mandolin, harmonica, and other gadgets and shares insights on the process of songwriting, creativity and inspiration with humor and warmth.

Groovethang is a seven-piece band that has become known for their "faithful reproduction" of the hits of some of music's most popular groups. Artist such as Steely Dan, Earth, Wind and Fire, The Doobie Brothers, Chicago, All Green and the Bee Gee's are all the basis of themed shows that Groovethang can perform impeccably. The band consists of vocals, percussion, trombone, bass guitar, sax, keyboard, drums and lead guitar. Groovethang plays everything from dance and pop, to soul and variety. Groovethang gets you dancin' in the streets, out of your seats and wall-to-wall on the dance floor.

Hudson and the Hoo Doo Cats focus on swinging Americana roots music: blues, 1950s rock and roll and rockabilly, and medium tempo dance music (West Coast, Lindy Hop, Imperial, etc.) as well as many original songs written by founder and songwriter, Hudson Harkins. The band's extensive experience and professionalism are reflected in their ability to adapt to any performing environment including festivals and concerts.

The Intercultural Music Initiative is an innovative concert and educational outreach program featuring classical and contemporary works by composers of African, Hispanic and Asian-descent, along with standard repertoire. Our programs offer a unique concert experience and help integrate new musical works by lesser-known composers into existing performance repertoire. Concerts, Lectures, Lecture-recitals and short-term artist residencies are customized to fit your departmental budget.

With meandering roots from the Missouri Ozarks all the way to Tubingen, Germany, Ironweed brings you only the finest in bluegrass, vintage country and good ol’ hillbilly twang. The band features champion, Kelly Jones on fiddle, Joe Wieneman on mandolin, Jane Accurso on guitar and lead vocals, Dierik Leonhard on banjo, and Matt Bossaller on upright, slap bass. From Jimmy Martin to Hazel Dickens, you can expect a bucketful of tunes about trains, moonshine, dirt, heartache, pigs and girls named Sophronie. Ironweed is available for festivals, sidewalk gigs, parades, dances, school events, workshops and just about any sort of celebration you’re itchin’ to do.

Blending a signature, Spanish-American sound with a powerful lyrical integrity, Javier Mendoza defines a spiritual musical identify in his performances. Singing in both English and Spanish, this multicultural artist blends, pop, rock, and flamenco in his signature sound. Renowned across the Midwest as a premier artist, Javier provides a high-energy show as a solo artist, trio, or full band.

Kansas City Celtic Pipes & Drums features the Great Highland Bagpipes and Scottish Drums. Led by Pipe-Major Kevin Gilstrap, the band strives for musical excellence, whether at a concert, convocation or parade! “The energy shot through the sky!” “What a memorable day for so many people.” “We just can’t describe to you the WOW factor!”

Kelly Smith is the premier Cher and Shania Twain Impersonator, Lookalike and Sound-a-like. She is available for concerts, commercials, corporate events, meet and greets, and private events.

Leslie Salazano is an active performer, singer-songwriter, and pianist. She has earned degrees in music from DePaul University and the University of the Arts. She released her first EP "Stars in the Attic" in 2006. Since then she has organized international solo tours, gained radio airplay in the US, Canada and Europe, played shows in Asia in 2008, and was nominated Best Singer-Songwriter in St. Louis in 2009 in the Riverfront Times Music Awards.

Lindley Creek is an acoustic family band showcasing beautiful, traditional bluegrass & gospel music, soulful, soaring lead vocals, soothing family harmonies, intricate instrumental breaks and original songwriting, Lindley Creek presents compelling acoustic music and a sincere family ministry.

Independent, pioneering and faithful, the family performs throughout the Ozarks and around the US and Canada at churches, concert series, active living senior RV parks, fairs, festivals, and community and performing arts centers. Their bluegrass and gospel harmonies will inspire your community gathering and infuse your audiences with joy during their up-beat, family-friendly performances.

Lindley Creek, has performed regularly since 2003 at venues such as Silver Dollar City and were featured at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia performing to over 4000. They also return yearly to the KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Competition to play among friends and lend their support to young performers.

Lindley Creek has a passion for heart-touching music and a gift for encouragement. Community events are enhanced by this family’s inspiring musical performance. They work with your organization to bring your audiences the best in family-centered entertainment.

The urban dictionary describes the “X Factor” as being an indescribable quality, or something about a person, or persons, that you can’t put your finger on. They just have “it.”

So, it was destiny that Makenna & Brock would find themselves auditioning for the television show The X-Factor in 2011, singing their version of the Zac Brown Band hit, “Colder Weather,” to an international audience of millions. The duo had not even finished the song when the audience took to their feet and thundered with applause. At that point, judge Simon Cowell (who always played the “bad guy” on American Idol), held up his hand to calm the audience. Then, he and the other heavyweight judges, including ‘80s pop sensation Paula Abdul, and world-famous producer, L.A. Reid, showered Makenna & Brock with accolades and voted unanimously to put the duo through to the next round. Their show-stopping performance was broadcast throughout the world, and Makenna & Brock were featured in magazines such as People, the Washington Post, Country Daily and Rolling Stone, in addition to many prominent websites, including CNN.com, CBS.com, and MTV.com. They went on to be Top 12 finalists, and their performance still has people talking. Watch the video clip on YouTube and you’ll see why!

Makenna Sullinger and Brock Wade – who split their time between their home base in Springfield, MO and Nashville – first met in 2007 while performing at a Children’s Miracle Network benefit show. They instantly connected, both on and off stage, and ended up becoming a permanent duo and a couple. Since 2009, they have performed throughout the country with their band, sharing the bill with a diverse list of artists, including James Otto, Uncle Kracker, Sheryl Crow, Granger Smith, Cowboy Troy, Sam Riggs & The Night People, Parmalee and Keith Anderson, among others. In the summer of 2014, they toured with the PBR (Professional Bull Riders, Inc.) as the official National Anthem performers, and held after-party concerts in each town they traveled to. They have also sung the National Anthem for the St. Louis Rams, The Texas NASCAR 500 Speedway and other sports leagues.

Makenna and Brock are currently busy performing on the road and dedicating several weeks each month to be in Nashville where they are honing their writing chops with some of the best songwriters in the business. They are also busy planning the release of their newest EP recorded in Nashville with hit record producer Bill McDermott.

Members Only is the nation's premier 80's tribute band playing your favorite hair and pop classics from the decade that gave us the Rubik's Cube, Atari, and BIG HAIR! Members Only has been playing regionally since the "Summer of 69" (no wait, 2008) with experienced musicians Brent Thornton on lead vocals, Sam Adkins on bass guitar, Will "The Prodigy" Clark on the keys, Seth Jaeger and Zach McClease playing guitar, and Justin Gabossi keeping the beat on the drums. With a high energy show and songs you know and love, Members Only is guaranteed to get you dancing and singing along all night! Members Only is available for community events, weddings, corporate events and more!

Pop music is malleable; it is fluid and carries with it a sense of emotional elasticity. Through our collected experiences, we connect with music on a primal level, with perceptions and associations both tangible and dream-like. While most musicians opt for a superficial understanding of these musical correlations, there are those who realize these innate forces and their ability to transform and sustain in equal measure.

But for singer-songwriter Merry Ellen Kirk, music is even more wide-ranging than this rather inclusive set of descriptions would have you believe. Having spent her early years in Mongolia—her parents were missionaries—she developed a diverse awareness of the world, and of what music can be when experienced through a different cultural lens. As a child, she began making up little ditties and developed an inescapable desire to create music; after a time, when her family returned home and settled down in Nashville, she came to realize that writing and performing music would have to be a large part of her future.

Described by Kirk as sitting “somewhere between Christina Perri & Ingrid Michaelson,” her music has slowly evolved since she released her debut record, “Invisible War,” back in 2009. Posited as an “introspective exploration into spiritual battles in our lives,” this album gave Kirk an outlet for her impressionistic impulses and began the process of pop acclimation that would go on to direct the trajectory of her music. Full of the bright emotional releases that would make their presence more fully known on her subsequent albums, these songs were the beginning steps that would lead her to “We Are the Dreamers,” her latest collection of emotionally-incisive pop songs.

Merry Ellen currently lives in Columbia, Missouri. Her songs have received national & international recognition, having been featured by Salvation Army Switzerland, Vogue & GQ India, ABC Family's "Jane by Design", CBS's "90210", AllMusic Guide, & American Songwriter Magazine.

The new Red Onion Jazz Babies is the midwest's premier traditional jazz ensemble. Playing New OrleansJazz from 1900-1930, the "Jazz Babies" have been delighting audiences for over 30 years. The seven piece ensemble faithfully recreates early ja fro greats such as Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet.

R. Scott Bryan has a rare ability to sing and play everything from guitar and bass to keyboards and percussion--end do it all exceedingly well. Scott toured the world and recorded for five years with superstar Sheryl Crow band, co-authoring the 1996 Top Ten U.K. single "Hard to Make a Stand." He has since released two critically-acclaimed recordings under his own name.

Ruth's music is steeped in both ancient traditions and modernist indie-folk. Her voice is trained and ethereal, unique and enchanting. She’s a multi-instrumentalist, but her focus and instrument of choice is the pedal harp. Her blend of Americana and chamber music was first heard on a pair of 2011/2012 EPs. Her shimmering 2013 album This is the Dream captures Acuff’s singular song craft and exquisite breeze-borne ballads, a sound that evokes organic earthiness and celestial atmospheres. With her 2014 EP release To the Moon she proves unusually adept at mingling the real and the surreal in a tribute to lost loved ones. For a listening session guaranteed to optimize your emotional wellness, Ruth Acuff (whose extended family includes country music legend Roy Acuff) brings her unique dreamscapes to take you to a place where you lose yourself, or if you prefer, find yourself. Ruth performs solo, as well as with upright bassist Jeff Mueller, and percussion and voices of Drew Lance and Mary Leibovich. 

Songs of Africa Ensemble, is a multicultural and eclectic group of highly trained musicians promoting new genres of choral music from around Africa and its diaspora. Our songs teach about Africa’s music, people, languages, cultures and creates opportunities for incorporating new styles of African-descent music into modern choral repertory.  A majority of the songs are drawn from Songs of Africa: 22 Pieces for Mixed Voices, the choral collection published by Oxford University Press, but includes more songs that are yet to be published! Songs of Africa Ensemble is a community outreach and partnership program of the African Musical Arts organization.

All of your favorites from the last 50 years....SoulRoot is a band in the Central Missouri area. We bring a huge mix of music to the table, playing everything from Johnny Cash to Guns and Roses. With over 80 years combined experience, our members have played shows with bands such as Dr. Hook, Blue Oyster Cult, Candlebox, 7 Mary 3, Montgomery Gentry, Saliva, Marshall Tucker Band, Kentucky Headhunters, Hinder, Uncle Kracker and many more. Strong vocals with spot on harmonies, blazing guitar licks, and a rock solid rhythm section can be expected when booking this band. We have professional sound and lighting and are able to play any size show.

You will not be disappointed, we guarantee it!

St. Mark's Square is a classical string quartet of extremely talented string players who will bring style and class to any event! This chamber group is made up of 2 violinists, a violist and a cellist. St. Mark's Square is a professional string quartet whose members are: Allison Steiner (first violin), Aleksis Zarins (second violin), Kirsten Weingartner-Weiss (viola) and Michael Murray (cello). Its members are currently instructing at or have served on the faculties of Missouri State University, Drury University and College of the Ozarks. Each are permanent chair musicians in the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and perform with the Chamber Orchestra of the Ozarks.

The Swampweed Cajun Band plays a bucket-full of traditional, foot-stompin', accordion-squeezed, French-howlin' tunes from the swamps. Ehren Oncken is on button accordion, Dierik Leonhard is featured on Cajun fiddle, Jane Accurso sings Cajun French vocals and is on guitar, Matthew Bossaller slaps the upright bass and Jimmy Joe Culbertson drives the rhythm on drums and percussion. Only the finest in Cajun Dancehall music. Performance and dance music are both available. Dance instructors are available on request.

The music of Teddy Presberg is rooted in improvisation, inspired by the moment and the audience. Often compared to the funky, soulful jazz musicians such as Grant Green and Eddie Harris, you also hear artists such as The White Stripes and Beck influence his sounds. His music is fresh, ever evolving, and lays out his immediate and unfiltered response to our society and times.