Devon McClive: www.myspace.com/devonmcclivemusic

Born and raised in the foothills of the Appalachians, Devon’s musical world opened up when, with the help of her father and his friends, an old, raw umber upright piano arrived in the country farmhouse where she grew up. With its old dusty hammers and brittle ivories, she pounded out the chords and scales that laid the groundwork of musical language. On her tenth birthday, her grandparents presented her with a family heirloom of an ancient violin. Because she grew up on a farm, you’d think she play fiddle music, but her mother pushed her toward classical violin. After five years of screeches and wobbly bow technique, her beloved teacher handed her a cello and from then on, she didn’t look back. Years of lessons, orchestra experience, a trip to Europe with a chamber group and one art school degree later, she finds her interest in indie folk and rock. What she presents now are songs with soft untrained lyrics on top of layers of cello. Accompanied by an old brown briefcase, she plugs into the effects that send the sweet sounds into space with delay, looping and distortion. The songs are derived from living on West Coast waters with a taste of Appalachia seeping into solo melodies. The dark breath of the cello and haunting melodies are balanced by light strumming of folk chords and children’s lullabies. Much of her most recent musical experience comes from collaborating with other musicians around the San Francisco Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest. She has played with Leyna Noel, Entamoeba, and Matthew Mitchell; all of which ranging from indie rock to singer songwriter folk, to improvisational orchestra. She keeps up her classical chops for the opportunity of performing at weddings and other formal functions.

Gregory Guay: www.gregoryguaymusic.com “Gregory Guay, from Sabattus, ME is currently finishing a Bachelor of Arts in Music concentrating in Classical Guitar Performance at the College of Charleston under Professor Marc Regnier. Before coming to Charleston, he studied under San Francisco Conservatory of Music and CofC alumnus Joe Galambos in San Francisco, CA. A member of the San Francisco Classical Guitar Society, Gregory performed regularly at the Freight & Salvage Community Arts Center in Berkeley, CA. He has most recently performed in the Young Artist Series of Charleston’s Piccolo Spoleto Festival and Las Vegas Guitar Festival. A faculty member of Charleston Academy of Music with Suzuki Guitar Teacher Training, he enthusiastically teaches classical guitar to children and adults.”