Joan Osborne, The Holmes Brothers and Paul Thorn

First introduced to a wide audience with her hit single "(What If God Was) One of Us," Joan Osborne has been praised by Boston Globe for her "honey-whiskey voice and bare-it-all style." Her wide-ranging musical influences and comfortable stage presence have kept her as a favorite in concert halls across the country. Osborne has collaborated with a diverse array of musical artists including Sheryl Crow and Sarah MacLachlan, the Funk Brothers, Phil Lesh, and the Dixie Chicks.

Called "the undisputed masters of blues-based American roots music" by the Chicago Tribune, The Holmes Brothers mix Saturday night's roadhouse rock with the gospel fervor and harmonies of Sunday morning's church service. Their most recent CDs, 2004's Simple Truths and 2007's State of Grace, both placed in the top 5 on Billboard's Top Bluegrass charts. They have also recorded with Van Morrison, Peter Gabriel, Willie Nelson, Rosanne Cash, and Levon Helm.

Former professional prizefighter and son of a Pentecostal preacher from Tupelo, Mississippi, Paul Thorn creates music that speaks of the sacred and the profane. He released his debut recording Hammer & Nail in 1997, and his 2008 release A Long Way from Tupelo reached number seven on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, which prompted the San Francisco Chronicle to write "The real deal comes along infrequently these days. . . word of a record this good will spread."

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