Anna comes to the Thumb after a recent appearance on the national broadcast of the WoodSongs Old-time Radio Hour.

She is traveling up the West Coast from her home in San Francisco to share her remarkable folk - blues and Americana with the Pacific Northwest.

Here is some of what the critics are saying about Anna Laube and her music:

Country, folk, and torchy pop gather like old friends in this San Francisco songstress's burnished tunes. Centered on softly insistent vocals (somewhere between Aimee's and Emmylou's), Laube's songs layer in plucky mandolin, quavering slide, and enough good faith to keep the campfire burning late.

Town Rill is the alias and band name of songwriter Birger Olsen. Birger has been writing and performing his singular brand of blues for several years now--melding upbeat finger-style guitar grooves with a rough baritone voice, lending a timelessness to even the most contemporary of his songs.

Birger comes to us from Portland Oregon.

Hear samples of Town Rill's original style at www.townrill.com