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Cosy Sheridan, Olivia Frances Schwartz (opening)

Cosy Sheridan first caught the attention of national folk audiences in 1992 when she won the songwriting contests at both The Kerrville Folk Festival and The Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

She has been on the road ever since playing clubs, concert halls and coffeehouses from Seattle to Berkeley and across I-80 to Omaha, Chicago and then to Boston where she now makes her home. She has played houseconcerts in Iowa and to a full house at Carnegie Hall. On her new CD she writes of these years on the road in the song Woody Guthrie Watch Over Me.

Her 2014 release, Pretty Bird, was chosen as one of Sing Out Magazine's "Great CDs of 2014. West Side Folk dubbed her one of the eras finest and most thoughtful songwriters.

For the past 20 years she has taught classes in songwriting, performance and guitar at workshops and adult music camps across the country at such camps as the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop and The Swannanoa Gathering. In 2008 she co-founded the Moab Folk Camp in Moab Utah.
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Olivia Frances Schwartz

The blend of a 20-year-olds sunny disposition with the wisdom of an old soul can be found in the folksy pop-country musical creations of singer-songwriter Olivia Frances, Cincinnati native and winner of Best Pop Song of 2014 at the Ohio Music Awards. Olivia spent her gap year between high school and college in Nashville honing her distinctive sound of catchy pop melodies and the storytelling aspect of country music by co-writing with notable songwriters such as Billy Lee (The One by Gary Allan), receiving attention from heavy-hitting music publishers such as Warner/Chappell Music, and performing at the famous Bluebird Café. Now, Olivia attends Clark University and continues to perform regularly on the East Coast. She recently released her sophomore album, Evergreen, a follow-up to Back to Happiness. Loyal Frances Friends fan club members and new listeners can find out more at www.oliviafrancesmusic.com