Frank has been writing and performing for over 30 years. Dieter’s musical catalog of songs and ballads ranges from folk, blues, jazz, country, and new age instrumental and he has several CD's of his original songs and instrumentals for sale at his website.
Frank Dieter
Trifolkal is a trio of singer/songwriters, Laura Pole, Greg Trafidlo, & Neal Phillips, and have been performing together for about 10 years. Their music is an eclectic blend of original and traditional favorites, along with tunes by some of today's best songwriters.
Trifokal
Americana singer/songwriter David Simpkins has been performing in public for over 35 years, the first 22 years of his musical career playing in cover bands in Southwestern Virginia. He is an active member of the Johnson City, Tennessee chapter of the Nashville Songwriters Association International as well as Southwest Virginia Songwriters Association of Roanoke, Virginia.
David Simpkins
Greg Trafidlo
Greg is a multi-award winning singer/songwriter with extensive credits as a record producer and publisher. He appears on over 50 albums and has produced over two dozen releases. He has two Wammy nominations for best Folk Male Vocalist and Best Folk Album.
Mike Pearrell
Mike is an accomplished songwriter and longtime member of the SVSA. In 2003, he was a semi-finalist in the Mountain Stage NewSong Contest and he has attended The Swannanoa Gathering Music Workshops for many years running. Check out his CD project "Dimestore Detective" to see why he's been dubbed one of SVSA's best lyricists.
