The Johnson City Community Concert Band performs for community events and provides citizens of Northeast Tennessee an opportunity to perform music as a community service. Today’s band is made up of approximately 60 members and associate members who have a diverse background in music - from professional band directors to non music professionals of all ages. www.musiconthesquare.com

When not performing, Hungry Town is known as Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson. Hall, an award-winning songwriter dubbed a new folk classicist, and Anderson, a multi-instrumentalist known for crafting rich arrangements, create a folk music duo with substance and style. www.musiconthesquare.com

Michael Reno Harrell is an award-winning songwriter, as well as a veteran storyteller and entertainer from the Southern Appalachian Mountains. His works have been described as “Appalachian grit and wit” and his recordings top the Americana Music Association charts year after year. www.musiconthesquare.com

Bucktown Kickback members are acoustic-based singers and songwriters of bluegrass, honky-tonk, old fashioned and fiery roots rock, country blues and Americana. www.musiconthesquare.com

James Leva is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter whose music is deeply rooted in Appalachian tradition. He learned much of his fiddle, banjo and vocal repertoire from great traditional masters Nora Jane Struthers is a guitarist, singer and songwriter of bluegrass, old time, folk and classic Americana. www.musiconthesquare.com

Jessica Nixon is a classically trained vocalist who sings Country and Pop and was Miss Johnson City 2009. Louise Mosrie sings soulful Folk, Americana, Country and Pop and was winner of the Kerrville New Folk Songwriting Competition, 2009. www.musiconthesquare.com

The country swing of the Sweetback Sisters harkens back to the golden era of both the silver screen cowgirl and the cowboy stars of local UHF-TV kiddie shows. That whimsical exterior is wrapped around a core of deeply felt love for traditional country music styles and a joy in playing and singing together. www.musiconthesquare.com

The Whitetop Mountain Band is one of the most popular dance bands of the Appalachian Mountains – utilizing blues, country, honky-tonk, bluegrass, old timey ballads, mountain gospel, flatfootin' and cloggin'. www.musiconthesquare.com

Former subway musician, Lipbone Redding, is an inventive voicestrumentalist. Though well known for imitating a trombone to perfection using just his lips, he is also an accomplished soloist, songwriter, guitarist and entertainer infusing New Orleans swing, Memphis grooves, New York City style and witty personality. www.musiconthesquare.com