Sunday Will McLean Stage Performers
The Will McLean Stage features outstanding Florida Artists. These artists represent the BEST of Florida Folk and Acoustic Performers. It is funded by a grant from the Will McLean Foundation. We are grateful for their support and commitment to Florida music and musicians.
11:00 am Claire Liparulo(round)
Meet Southwest Florida-based singer-songwriter Claire Liparulo. Claire’s honest storytelling has genuine gravity. She crafts vivid landscapes with an unflinching gaze and engages her audience with her soulful, dynamic vocal style. Claire’s fierce authenticity and contagious charisma will take you on a journey from a paradise lost, to finding love for oneself amidst the absurdity of life.
Her EP, The Cost, debuted in 2023 and its title track was a semifinalist in American Songwriter’s International Songwriter Competition 2024. Her unreleased song, “Blue in the Face” won her NSAI’S accolade, “One to Watch” in 2025.
If you’re looking for an artist who fuses the soul of Bonnie Raitt with the down-to-earth dignity of a John Prine song that feels like you walked into an Albert Beirstadt painting that wound up on the bathroom wall of your favorite dive bar, welcome home
11:00 am Honey Miller (round)
Honey Miller music has been described as: “When the City & Country meet the Beach!”
Original Music & lyrics that stir the Mind, Heart & Soul. Sophisticated & wrapped in waterbound imagery. Songs you’ll remember long after the night becomes day. All music is downloadable 100% free! www.honeymiller.com
11:00 am Lexi Long (round)
Originating from Florida’s Space Coast, Lexi Long is an indie-folk songstress whose words dance with a catchy melody. Following the release of her debut studio album and vinyl record “Sunswept” she embarked on a series of traveling shows throughout Florida and the Southeast, reaching states such as Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. With songs for a new album already under her belt, she is thrilled to see where this musical journey takes her. Folks who love intimate, storytelling artists with a modern twist will enjoys Lexi’s words and music.
11:30 am
Zachary Westervelt (round)
Hailing from the gutters of Lake County, Florida, Zachary Westervelt got his musical start clanging a tin cup against the bars of his child-sized birdcage, and became quite adapt at tapping out rhythms with old discarded rib bones. After being Shanghaied by river pirates and forced to learn guitar at knife-point for their amusement, Zachary parlayed his musical trauma into a lucrative career. With a sound like a Merle Haggard record played at the wrong speed in the back of an all-night laundromat, Zachary is sure to provide the okay’est melodies to ever grace your ear holes.
11:30 am Rebecca Marie (round)
Rebecca Marie is a South-Florida based Singer-Songwriter and Board Certified Music Therapist whose music is inspired by themes of healing, vulnerability, storytelling, and empowerment. She is a Thyroid Cancer Survivor who uses her preserved voice to sing for those who no longer can and to inspire others to live life to the fullest.
On stage, Rebecca blends introspection with hope, creating a space where audiences can slow down, feel deeply, and be reminded of their own inner resilience. Her music is both gentle and powerful, offering connection, authenticity, and a sense of shared healing
11:30 am Hannah Stokes (round)
Hannah Stokes is a singer-songwriter and jazz vocalist whose music flows between folk, R&B, soul, and jazz, offering a space where raw feeling meets timeless groove. With a voice both sultry and serene, she writes with lyrical precision and emotional clarity, crafting songs quietly arresting in their honesty and warmth. Rooted in a love of artists like Joni Mitchell, Lianne La Havas, and Norah Jones, Hannah’s style is fluid, intimate, and unafraid to sit in the complexities of love, time, and identity.
12:00 pm Kate Engelmeyer
Kate Engelmeyer is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist originally from Pensacola, Florida. She began writing songs when she was 13 years old and performed at coffee shops, art galleries, restaurants, and local festivals throughout high school and college. Since moving to South Florida in 2022, Kate has established herself as a freelance musician in the area, embracing a variety of performance opportunities. She performs regularly at local businesses, provides live music for private events, and shares her original music at artist showcases. Additionally, Kate recorded and released her debut EP “Soft Spoken” in August 2023 and her new EP “Questions” was released in October 2025. Kate’s original songs are characterized by their beautiful melodies, passionate vocals, introspective lyrics, and pop, rock, and folk influences.
12:30 pm Bing Futch
As a nationally touring solo performer, Bing Futch brings big energy to every stage. He’s headlined at the Walnut Valley Festival, The Florida Folk Festival, the Old Songs Festival, Indiana Fiddlers Gathering, and Common Ground On The Hill, unleashing a torrent of music using Appalachian mountain dulcimer, ukulele, Native American flute, and a looper pedal.
Bing’s musicianship blends raw, rootsy groove with fearless improvisation. A singer and multi-instrumentalist, he pairs expressive vocals with mountain dulcimer virtuosity in a dizzying array of musical styles. His sets travel widely, from Delta blues and Americana to reimagined rock and synth-pop alongside traditional material. Onstage, he leans into connection, often folding audience participation into the experience.
1:00 pm Jennings and Keller
Jennings & Keller is an award-winning nationally touring duo based out of Florida. They offer up 21st Century Americana with influences in folk, jazz, and roots music. They fuse many different musical elements into a unique eclectic style that is refreshingly diverse.
Dana Keller, a veteran pedal steel, dobro, and guitar player, has spent years performing on stage or in the studio with such luminaries as Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Stevie Wonder, Larry Graham, Marvin Gaye, Dave Mason, Johnny Rodriguez and The Allen Brothers, to name a few. Dana has been an endorsee of the Gretsch Guitar and Drum Company since 1980. His dobro playing has been called ‘jaw-droppingly good’.
Laurie Jennings Oudin is a former Shakespearean actress who has spent many years on the stage. Her theater background combined with a lifetime of professional singing gives her an obvious command of the stage as well as the songs she sings. With a vocal style that ranges from early Joni Mitchell to Emmylou Harris, Laurie leaves audiences mesmerized by her stunning vocal delivery.
In the 16 years of playing together, Jennings & Keller have released four CDs. They have received accolades and airplay from radio stations at one end of the country to the other. In true troubadour spirit, Laurie and Dana travel the country in their motor home, performing at festivals, cafes, wineries and house concerts. Along with developing a large and loyal fan base, they have earned a reputation for quality musicianship and expert storytelling.
1:30 pm Monallo
Monallo is a coastal folk band that blends heartfelt songwriting, feel-good grooves, and a laid-back beach vibe into an unmistakable sound. Powered by the trio of singer-songwriter and frontman James Drakes (Monallo), drummer/percussionist Alan Jax Bowers, and bassist/guitarist Pete “Pirate Pete” Robertson, the band creates performances that are both uplifting and genuine.
2:00 pm Norm McDonald
Norm McDonald was lead-singer & frontman in the rock/comedy band TRUC OF AMERICA, originally from Wisconsin but also became well known favorites in Florida, Georgia & New Jersey. They opened the Main Stage at Milwaukee’s SUMMERFEST with Jerry Lee Lewis and later Helen Reddy. Truc had a #2 hit in 1972 with “There’s A Moon Out Tonight” also released nationally on the UA label. The band opened for many top acts and toured with Three Dog Night.
Now based in Nashville, TN as a singer-songwriter, Norm just won the AMERICAN SONGWRITER – WIDE OPEN COUNTRY SONG CONTEST with his song ALCOHOL OF FAME! Prizes included a feature article in the July/August edition. Norm’s co-writes have been released by: Steve Bridgeman, Dave Lenahan, LizTay Mulkey, Lisa Richard, Nick Mowery, Camden West, Jim Huish, Brittany Blair Anderson & many others. Norm’s catalog includes 1,000 hope-filled, fun & entertaining songs.
2:30 pm Jordan Foley
Jordan Foley writes songs that feel like they’ve been waiting for you: honest, lived-in, and quietly full of hope. Based in Orlando, Florida, Jordan has built a reputation for heartfelt storytelling and timeless songwriting that connects across generations.
Whether performing solo or with his band, The Wheelhouse, his music carries the kind of sincerity that only comes from someone who means every word. Drawing from Americana, folk, and country roots, his songs explore love, loss, and the everyday search for meaning, always grounded in melody and heart.
Over the years, Jordan has become a familiar face in Florida’s independent music community, sharing stages with touring songwriters and building a loyal following one intimate show at a time. At the core of it all is connection, the belief that a good song can make a room feel like home.
3:00 pm Reckless Saints
A solo dad with a syndicated comic strip, (who once designed Happy Meal toys,) crossed paths with a single mom who worked as a massage therapist and yoga instructor. Their first date featured his guitar, her piano, and an impromptu mandolin lesson. He channeled the vibes of Guy Clark, Mississippi John Hurt, and Darrell Scott, while she introduced tunes from Wilco, Lucinda Williams, Harry Nilsson, and Iggy Pop. The outcome? A genre they affectionately dub ‘blue twangled folk ‘n’ roll.’ Fast forward 22 years, 7 albums, and countless gigs later, they’re gearing up to drop a new duo album in 2026.
3:30 pm Lou Dominguez (The LUNA STARS round)
Lou Dominguez is a modern day folk singer and award winning singer/songwriter in the tradition of Phil Ochs, Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen and Steve Earle. Lou does not shy away from political and social issues, yet he is still able to deliver heartfelt songs about everyday experiences, as well as talking blues songs with his unique sense of humor. The release of his third full length CD in November 2013, We The People, firmly establishes Lou Dominguez among the best of his peers in the acoustic music world. Lou’s newest CD, Hanging at the Luna Star has become popular not only with his friends at Luna Star, but across the country.
(Picture is taken AT Luna Star!)
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3:30 pm The Brothers King (Eric and Scott)(The LUNA STARS round)
Scott and Eric King, AKA The Brothers King, grew up on the mean streets of North Miami, the shadow of I-95 and the Golden Glades Interchange looming nearby. As youngsters, when not fighting relentlessly, they found common ground listening to the smooth, calming sounds of Megadeth, Metallica, and a whole array of hair-metal bands. It wasn’t until the mid-90s, when they started to realize there was something to all those folk records their dad owned. After playing together in numerous alternative bands that didn’t quite pan out, they decided that they would begin performing as a duo. At a Brothers King show, you’ll be regaled with songs about lizard mating rituals, incineration, demon storytellers, grandmothers with secret tattoos, occasional serious stuff, bellyflops, and much more. They blend their decades of eclectic musical tastes to create songs that often genre-hop, but are always rooted in their love of telling stories.
3:30 pm Wes Malkin (The LUNA STARS round)
Multi-instrumentalist Wes Malkin plays the mandolin, trumpet, guitar, and sings. Hailing from just outside Washington D.C., he pursued his music degree at Northland College and the University of Wisconsin. While attending college, Wes played gigs and toured, performing at shows and music festivals across the Midwest. His musical style encompasses a wide range of genres, including Americana, folk, bluegrass/newgrass, rock, jazz blues. Wes is an excellent improvisational soloist, having graced club dates, festivals, and cruise ships worldwide. His talent has led him to perform on esteemed programs like “A Prairie Home Companion.” Wes has performed or recorded with numerous renowned songwriters and artists, including Artie Resnick, Bob Lind, Michael Weiskopf, Walter Parks, Brady Blade, Larry Williams, Don Coffman, Lucia Comens, and many more. Beyond his musical prowess, Wes is also an Emmy-winning Director/Cinematographer and Editor.
3:30 pm Jamie Granger (The LUNA STARS round)
Jamie Granger is a singer-songwriter from Florida whose songs charm listeners with poignant lyrics and appealing melodies — a lyrical journey through museums, roadside motels, and the dreams of lost cowboys. Raised on Montserrat, and then on a ranch in Montana, Granger’s songs recall John Prine, Nick Drake and early Bob Dylan.
“The very first time I heard Jamie sing, it was his voice that got me — honest, soulful, and alive with stories. His songs are full of vivid details, little snapshots of life past and present, real and imagined. Listening to him is like watching short films unfold in your head.” – Mark Potter
On True Hearted Kind, Granger’s debut album for Y&T Music, produced in Nashville by Jack Shawde and Diane Ward, he features “warm vocals, rich melodies, and poetic vignettes that seem drawn from real life.” – Jeff Burger
3:30 pm Jerry DeMeo (The LUNA STARS round)
Jerry DeMeo is a guitarist singer songwriter who hails from Huntington, NY. He draws his guitar playing influences from a number of sources, including the acoustic stylings of Stephen Stills, Leo Kottke, Jorma Kaukonen, and more recently, Mark Knopfler and Tommy Emmanuel.
“…Jerry DeMeo, with his multifaceted personality, brings to the table of any concert goer, not only great singing and original songs, but he’s like having a relative perform at your table. He’s both witty and funny, and he brings a friend and family milieu to any venue that he performs at…”
-Michael “Eppy” Epstein, Owner/Operator of My Father’s Place, Roslyn, N.Y. & Long Island Music Hall of Fame Inductee
Jerry’s music has been described as “…served up acoustic, seasoned with spicy electric…it’s a little bit country, a taste of rhythm and blues, throw in a bossa and you have this delicious stew…”
4:30 Rod MacDonald
From 1980s Greenwich Village—where 21 songs landed in the Smithsonian Fast Folk collection–to today’s Florida, Rod MacDonald’s work is “pointed and prophetic, with melodies that ring, resonate and make emphatic impressions,” (Goldmine August 2023). His latest 4 cds were top tens in national folk charts, and Jonathan Edwards, Shawn Colvin, Garnet Rogers, Joe Jencks, 4 Bitchin’ Babes and Rennaissance Fair bands are among those who’ve recorded his songs. “One of Ten Magnificent Musicians of Palm Beach County” (Palm Beach Post), he’s in festivals, concerts and clubs in the US, Europe and Australia. “He has never stopped writing songs of scope and daring, nor singing in his high, sweet voice.” (Boston Herald) “Pure emotive tenor and stirring, catchy tunes,… Add thoughtful lyrics that touch on a variety of political and social issues, and you have a remarkable artist.” All-Music Guide
