Sue Hunt & Jean Lenke started playing together in 2009 as part of an experimental women’s music group they called House of Roses. The experiment flopped… but what grew out of that experience was a solid folk, roots & rock duo. Playing together as Just Roses, or Just Roses & Friends, Sue & Jean throw their own twist on singer-songwriter favorites, old school country, classic folk, American roots & acoustic rock. Sue also plays with her husband Bob Hunt in their bluegrass ensemble – House Calls. Fresh from the garden of American Roots & Rock & Roll, Just Roses strips all american-music down to it’s pure essence. Dark and musky, with some country floral notes – its a simple concoction – music you’ll fall in love with – that will touch your inner soul....

Valerie West is a 14 year old singer aspiring to someday have her music touch people around the world. Valerie started singing when she was 7 in a competition called Delco Idol Jr. Among Delco Idol she has competed in many other vocal competitions. Such as Sea Isle City’s got Talent, Yachstock Rising Stars, and My Three Roses in Medford, NJ. Winning overall in each of them. Valerie has performed at venues such as The Hard Rock Cafe, Ardmore Music Hall, World Cafe, The Apollo Theater, The Trump Plaza, and many other stages. She also enjoys singing for special need kids and elderly residents when given the opportunity. Recently she has started accompanying herself with her keyboard. Apart from singing and playing, she also dances and acts. Since March, Valerie has had the pleasure to train with the Kidz Bop Kids as their understudy for their national Life of the Party Tour. Performing...

Since moving to Philadelphia from Boston, Katie Barbato has been cultivating her unique style of heartfelt, socially aware folk rock and growing her audience. 2016 is turning out to be an exciting year. Katie’s unique angelic voice and soulful songwriting garnered the attention of Grammy award winning producer Obie O’Brien. Along with engineer Matt Teacher, they have teamed up to record her full-length album at Blackbird Studios and The Sound Emporium in Nashville. Her solo album “Times Have Changed” features 9 original songs and a cover of the Irma Thomas single “Times Have Changed”. Katie was a finalist in the 2015 International Songwriting Competition and also writes for television and film including the theme to the movie “Sugar” starring Shenae Grimes and Marshall Allman. Katie and her Philly based band Dirty Holiday released their debut EP “Nobody’s Sober” on January 1, 2016. It...

Ev Reheard (Every Heard) is an Asian American singer-songwriter who performs solo or with a backup band. She came to Philadelphia to earn a master’s degree in speech language pathology, and she stayed to explore her inner creativity through the inspiring local music scene. Beyond her soulful vocals and heartfelt original tunes, Every Heard’s performances engage her audience with a flair for genuine storytelling. As a cast member and continuing contributor of the mental health awareness nonprofit, This is My Brave (Thisismybrave.org), Every prides herself in sharing her tales of personal growth as well as the soundtrack that flowed through her in the process. “After decades of trying to fit in, I realized what a gift it is to feel compelled to express myself and be noticed… The way in which it frees others in response,” says Every, “That’s a...

Grace Otley is a seventeen year old High School Senior. She was born in South Vietnam and adopted at the age of one, when she was brought to the United States. Grace is an Honors student with many accomplishments to include past Middle School President, first place Business Professionals of America National winner, a violinist for the Delaware All State Orchestra and counselor at church camps. Grace is Miss Delaware’s Outstanding Teen 2014 for Miss America and represented Delaware at the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City as an onstage performer and participant in the ‘Show Your Shoes’ Parade at Boardwalk Hall. Her platform is ‘Creating Musical Memories for Mature Minds’, where she performs by singing and playing violin as music therapy for Alzheimer patients at nursing homes older songs that her senior audience can relate. Grace also is involved in activities such as teaching...

Brooke Falls is a 16-year-old singer from the Philadelphia area. She has many different styles of singing including pop, jazz, indie, classical, Broadway, and was trained in opera for one year. She has performed at over 30 venues in the tri-state area, that include the Baltimore Inner Harbor, The Kennett flash, The Ardmore Music Hall, The Smyrna Opera House and one of her favorites, The Kimmel Center for Performing Arts. Her passion is mostly going towards making YouTube videos. Not only being in front of the camera singing but also behind the camera filming and editing videos. Brooke has learned to become her own sound engineer, videographer, and does the editing for all her videos; along with being the singer. You can check out her YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/user/BrookeFalls/ and all her other social media links through her website at: http://www.brookefalls.com/...