Dubbed “The Welsh Tornado,” guitar virtuoso Gareth Pearson delivers a whirlwind of fingerstyle fireworks, humor, and heart. His performances blend jaw-dropping skill with infectious energy — an unforgettable showcase of modern acoustic brilliance. Gareth has a distinctive style that can be heard through his creative and innovative arrangements which cover a wide spectrum of genres, including country/folk/classical/pop/rock/jazz/swing and bluegrass music, along with his own beautiful and often intricate original compositions. Drawing his playing style initially from influences such as Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Jerry Reed and Tommy Emmanuel, he has developed a style that is both inspiring and entertaining. Within a year of taking up the guitar, Gareth was opening for Tommy Emmanuel on his 2005 UK tour. It was in Cardiff where Tommy invited Gareth to play at the CAAS convention (Chet Atkins Appreciation Society) in Nashville Tennessee. Later that year, Gareth was performing and touring alongside Ray Davies (The Kinks), John Renbourne, and Southside Johnny and the Ashbury Jukes. During the Southside Johnny tour, Gareth was invited by Southside to be flown over to the USA to open for his annual New Years Eve concert at the Count Basie Theatre in New Jersey.  The following year Gareth was invited by Tommy Emmanuel to be the support act for his UK tour, following extensive UK supports to Jan Akkerman, Andy McKee and appearing at numerous Folk Festivals and Guitar workshops including the Montreal Jazz Festival. With appearances throughout Europe and a growing reputation, Gareth was invited to perform at the 2008 Canadian Guitar Festival where he came to the attention of Candyrat Records. This lay the seed for Gareth to be the first UK guitarist to be signed by the label. On its release, Gareth’s debut album “Urban Echoes Vol 1” was selected by Acoustic Guitar editors and frequent contributors as one of the “Essential Acoustic Albums of 2010”. With Appearances at the 2009 Montreal Guitar Festival, USA and Worldwide tours and Guitar workshops, Gareth’s reputation as a performer and teacher is constantly growing.

Instrumental Fingerstyle Guitarist Bunny Barnes lets her guitar be her voice! She’s studied with celebrated guitarist Tommy Emmanuel. She placed 5th at the International Home of the Legends Thumbpicking Contest and performed at the CAAS (Chet Atkins Appreciation Society) Convention from 2021-present. Barnes opened for National Thumbpicking Award Winners, Muriel Anderson and Richard Smith, Clive Carroll & Pierre Bensusan and has played at the Sellersville Theater, the 2022 Philadelphia Folk Festival & is performing at the 2026 Woodstock Fingerstyle Guitar Festival. Her first instrumental album, "It Goes Like It Goes," was inducted into the National Thumbpickers' Hall of Fame as 2022 "Album of the Year!" Her new album of all original tunes is due to be released October 1st.