Ari Hest is a Grammy nominated indie folk singer/songwriter who built a fiercely loyal following through relentless touring over the past two decades. In addition to releasing 10 albums in that time, in 2008 Ari wrote, recorded, and released a new song every Monday during a project he called “52,” and subsequently released “Twelve Mondays” in 2009 - a collection of re-mixed fan favorites from “52”.

In 2017, Ari collaborated with Judy Collins to release “Silver Skies Blue”, a duets album that earned them a Grammy nomination that year.

Mike Vial is a singer-songwriter and educator based in Ann Arbor. He won the Ypsilanti Songwriting Festival award in 2010 and the Blue Owl Songwriting award in 2014. He teaches at Community High School.

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