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Unplugged III - 2004 Performers
(l to r) Michael Monroe, Jon Vezner,
Paul William,
Michael Johnson and Randy Leago
Unplugged II - 2003 Performers
(l to r) Michael Monroe, Jon Vezner,
Bernie Leadon
and Paul William
Unplugged I - 2002 Performers
(l to r) Michael Monroe, Jon Vezner,
Michael McDonald,
Kathy Mattea and Bernie Leadon
MEET
PAST UNPLUGGED PERFORMERS
Kathy Mattea
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Kathy Mattea is
the beloved, Grammy-winning singer of such classics
as '18 Wheels and A Dozen Roses,' Where’ve You Been.'”
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Kathy Mattea's web site:
mattea.com
Bill Cooley 
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"Cooley's forte is laying down
any kind of groove with just his fingers
and six steel strings."
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Bill Cooley's web site:
www.billcooleymusic.com
Dan Chouinard 
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a regularly-featured performer on MPR's "Prairie Home
Companion"
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Dan's web site:
www.danchouinard.com
 John Gorka
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Rolling Stone called him “the
preeminent male singer/songwriter
of the new folk movement.”
# visit
johngorka.com to learn more
Thom
Schuyler 
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American Music Awards song of
the year "Love Will Turn You Around"
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visit Thom's web site at:
www.thomschulyler.com
Celeste Krenz
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“a pure, sweet voice, as smooth as the great American
plains”
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her web site includes audio clips and much more,
www.celestekrenz.com
Michael Johnson
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"A dazzling guitarist and wonderfully expressive singer. No two shows
are alike." -
Billboard Magazine
# visit
Michael
Johnson's web site to learn more
Paul Williams
- songwriter extraordinaire, recognized internationally
- 2001 Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee
- visit the
Paul Williams Music & Acting Pages
Michael McDonald
- Grammy award winning
singer and songwriter
- formerly of the Doobie Brothers
- visit
michaelmcdonald.com
Paul Reisler
- the Washington Post said the
music of Paul Reisler
"...climbs up the Blue Ridge and down to
the bayou and
back up to the Himalayas."
- learn more at
www.paulreisler.com
or
www.cdbaby.com/preisler2
Lindsay Mac
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"Mac’s voice is so sincere that it cuts through to your
heart." - Northeast Performer
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visit
lindsaymac.com
for music, downloads, photos, press and more
Amy Speace
Photo: John Mazlish, NYC
- 2004 Winner of
Founder's Title Folk Festival Songwriter
Showcase and Honorable Mention Winner at
Telluride
Bluegrass Troubadour Contest.
- Her song "Why Not Wyoming" is being featured in a
national
TV and radio campaign promoting tourism to
Wyoming
- learn more at
www.amyspeace.com
Michael Monroe
- nominated Best Indie Recording, MN Music Academy
- visit
michaelmonroe.info
Bernie Leadon
- exceptional
guitarist who played with Eagles during their
early years, co-wrote
Witchy Woman
- visit
his
web site
History of Unplugged -
A Look Back
"North House Unplugged" came to be
after Jon Vezner and his father spent time in Grand Marais
and discovered North House in 2001. Inspired by the
organization’s commitment to life-long learning and
traditional northern crafts, Jon left town focused on
doing something special for the community and for North
House. Back in Nashville, he decided to organize a benefit
concert, and enlisted a few well-known friends from the
Nashville music scene. He also invited Cook
County’s own Michael Monroe, whose music he knew from his
college days.
All Unplugged events generate funds to
help build an educational endowment for North House. The fund will be managed for
the long term, with earnings targeting special projects
such as scholarship requests, building educational
partnerships with schools & colleges, and enhancing
program resources.
North House Unplugged is just one of several
initiatives designed to create an educational endowment
that can serve as a financial foundation for the
organization. Restricted contributions, memorial gifts and
donations of appreciated stock will also be invested in
the endowment at the donor’s request. |
