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M.S.G. - The Acoustic Blues Trio performs traditional Piedmont blues. Their style of music has been influenced by the likes of Archie Edwards, Etta Baker, and Cephas & Wiggins. This band can raise the roof with some old-fashioned house party tunes, make you laugh with their witty originals and then make you weep with blues ballads! They all perform with the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation Band. They have performed at numerous regional festivals including: Blues in the 'Burg, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Artscape, and Bayou Boogaloo. They have also had the honor of performing on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage
Jackie Merritt - harmonica player, is an accomplished visual artist and musician. She performs in several bands: M.S.G. (harmonica and bones); and Blues Xchange (bass. For three years, she was Phil Wiggins' harmonica teaching assistant at Augusta Heritage Center's "Bluesweek" at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, WV. You can hear her harmonica on the syndicated PBS series "Cultivating Life", which has aired for two years.
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Miles Spicer - guitarist, demonstrates the distinctive technique of the Piedmont style. He considers himself fortunate to have known late Piedmont blues greats Archie Edwards and John Jackson, as well as having learned from John Cephas and Michael Baytop. He is currently the treasurer of the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation. In addition to M.S.G., he also plays with the Riverdale Ramblers Cajun Band.
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Resa Gibbs - lead vocalist and percussionist, is known for her warm, soulful and heartfelt sound. Resa sang background vocals on Gaye Adegbalola's Bitter Sweet Blues CD, produced by Rory Block and recorded by Alligator Records. She also contributed background vocals and arrangement assistance on Julie Clark's debut CD Feel Free (Great Big Records). Her latest vocal contribution is on a 2008 CD project by Gaye Adegbalola's titled Gaye Without Shame. Here, Resa sings a featured duet with Gaye and adds backing vocals to several tracks. This CD is produced by Blues Music Award winner, Bob Margolin. She will also be featured on Julie Clark's 2nd CD, Change Your Mind.
Resa has been an assistant instructor at Augusta Heritage Center's "Blues Week" gospel vocal class (Elkins, WVA) and in Summer, 2008, will teach a vocal workshop at Centrum's Country Blues Week, Port Townsend, WA.
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