Lauren Sheehan’s life in music grew out of the joyful, slightly wild world of New England contra dance and folk traditions, leading her to a career of playing, teaching, and gathering songs from recordings, books, elders, and musicians around the world. Inspired early on by the Harry Smith Anthology she found at Reed College, she built a body of work rooted in community, cultural generosity, and lived experience. A former educator and founder of a K–8 school in Oregon, she now lives in the Pacific Northwest rainforest with her husband and German shepherd, balancing touring, teaching at Pacific University, gardening, wildcrafting, dancing, crafting, and enjoying time with loved ones. Her five recordings have received international radio play and high folk‑radio rankings, and her work appears in the Library of Congress’ Americana Women project, the historic Light Still Burns CD for Kalamazoo Gals, and in Sweet Bitter Blues and its companion album.Steve is a musician, composer and arranger, currently playing upright bass with Portland folk-rock act the Prairie Benders. Previously he taught private music lessons and played bass, wrote, and arranged for Pomo Leviathan, Latee and the Triage, the Wholistic Ramblers and Totem Soul, and played lead alto sax with Tejano great Poli Chavez. Steve is a champion for the power of art to transform lives, bridge divides, and nurture community. He also works as a letter carrier for the USPS. In his free time Steve enjoys baking bread, going to shows, hiking, mountaineering, and playing in the snow.