Happy Traum

During the past forty years, Happy Traum's avid interest in traditional and contemporary music has brought him recognition as a performer, writer, editor, folklorist, teacher and recording artist. He has performed throughout the world, and has appeared on recordings as a featured artist, as well as on sessions with Bob Dylan, Chris Smither, Maria Muldaur, Eric Andersen, Rory Block, Jerry Jeff Walker, Allen Ginsberg and many others. Happy is the author of more than a dozen best-selling guitar instruction books and, as founder of Homespun Tapes, has produced more than 400 music lessons taught by himself and other top professional performing musicians on DVDs, CDs and video cassettes. His most recent CD, "I Walk the Road Again," was released in July, 2005.

Wendy Waldman

Acclaimed performer, recording artist,record producer, and teacher,Wendy's songs have been recordedby Aaron Neville, Linda Ronstadt,Judy Collins, Vanessa Williams,and many more.

Peppino D'Agostino

The acclaimed fingerstylist recentlyreleased his first recording onSteve Vai's Favored NationsAcoustic label, and tours in a duowith classical guitarist DavidTanenbaum.

David Hamburger

David Hamburger  has appeared at Merle Fest and the Kerrville and Philadelphia Folk Festivals, toured with Joan Baez and shared the stage with Dave Van Ronk, Jorma Kaukonen, Tony Trischka, Duke Robillard, Cindy Cashdollar and many others. His guitar, slide guitar and dobro playing can be heard on his solo albums Indigo Rose and Barrelhouse Guitar and with the Grassy Knoll Boys on their debut CD, Buckeyed Rabbit. David is also a contributing editor to Acoustic Guitar and the author of several books, including the award-winning "Beginning Blues Guitar" and "The Acoustic Guitar Method," which is now available on DVD from Homespun Tapes. He lives in Austin, Texas.