With a penchant for poetic lyrics and heartfelt melodies Kate Charnock has traveled from Pennsylvania to DC by way of coffee shops, pubs, and various festivals. Kate is an acoustic indie singer/songwriter who started playing piano when she was five and fell in... love with guitar at-the-age of 12. Kate started writing music in college and has developed her own unique sound which can be heard on her independently released EP Paper Wings. Some of her influences include The Decemberists, Laura Veirs, Ani Difranco, and Eisley.
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Mercedes Mill is a folk rock singer/songwriter living in Washington, D.C. A poet from her youngest years, Mercedes grew up on a steady stream of classical, jazz, blues, and folk music. She sang in church choirs with her mom and in a wild mix of school musicals. Mercedes draws inspiration from such artists as the Ink Spots, Leonard Cohen, Emmylou Harris, Cat Stevens, Eva Cassidy, the Beatles, Bettye LaVette, Jacques Brel, and her musical partner, multi-instrumentalist and producer Matthew Leonard.