Based in the Puget Sound area of Washington state, the Hucksters bring a slightly psychedelic twist to their American Roots songbag.  A blues band at its core, the Hucksters weave together bluegrass, country, folk, rock and country blues into a tapestry of music they call Mountain Blues.

Vocals, Guitar / Cort Armstrong
Vocals, Harmonica / Sean Divine
Fiddle, Vocals / Jon Parry
Bass, Vocals / Mick Nicholson
Drums / Tom Svornich

Jim Faddis, Cort Armstrong, Rick Meade and John Pyles collaborate in an acoustic quartet that puts singing and songs at the forefront of their sound.  A very simple and distinctive instrumentation accompanies the band’s smooth vocal sound and brings the songs they perform to life.  Visit the band's website for more information.

Vocals, Guitar / Jim Faddis
Vocals, Lead Guitar / Cort Armstrong
Vocals, Dobro / Rick Meade
Bass / John Pyles

Chicken Fried Swing

Cort Armstrong joins a local Django swing duo called Stringology to form Chicken Fried Swing, which fuses Hot Club swing jazz, popular standards, western swing, blues and ragtime into a fun little conversation between two guitars.  Eric Bogart (guitar) brings the music of Django to life, and demonstrates that the sound is not constrained to swing music, while Terianne Stratton (ukulele) keeps a steady pulse.  The collaboration reflects Bogart's and Armstrong's passion for growing musically and trying new things.  The trio of instrumentalists create a fertile field for Armstrong's old-time scratchy record voice to blossom.

Vocals, Guitar / Cort Armstrong
Guitar / Eric Bogart
Ukulele / Terianne Stratton