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Ben Mauro is an international musician, who has performed all over the world, in some of the largest venues, with Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Cher, Lionel Richie, Don Felder from the Eagles, Peter Frantom, and John Fogerty from Creedence Clearwater Revival. He has also performed with other icons, including Toni Braxton, Kelly Clarkson, and many others. He now performs singing and playing guitar, either acoustic or electric, as a solo singing guitarist, as a duo, or with his cover band.

DENNY SAROKIN has written for, recorded and toured with Every Mother’s Son, Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band, Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young, and other Hit Artists. He’s written and recorded 100’s of songs for T.V. and Film, as well as being a touring solo artist, playing concerts, clubs, churches, and house parties. His songs feature Up-lifting Lyrics and Melodies that feel like Old Friends! With the help of a harmony pedal, Denny also plays full sounding cover versions of Classic Acoustic Songs.

“meet the Bacons” is the acoustic duo of Joe & Robin Bacon and play a variety of rock, country, Americana, folk, reggae and blues in Western New York.
The duo have a sound composed of charming vocal harmonies backed with guitar, harmonica and hand percussion. “meet the Bacons” play songs by others that have intrigued and inspired them over the years, as well as plenty of crowd favorites.

“meet the Bacons” is from Buffalo, NY and play music styles that span classic country, rock, bluegrass, blues and folk (Americana music), drawing influences from great vocal duos such as Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, Simon and Garfunkel, Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris, and Shovels and Rope.

Glenn Bassett, also known as ‘My Mate George’ lives in London, England and plays guitar and sings. His job since 2012 has been leading music sessions for people with dementia. They are energetic groups, and there is always plenty of dancing — it’s like a big party. He has over 2000 songs in his repertoire and can usually oblige any style. And if he doesn’t know it, he’ll go and learn it! Glenn created Teatime Tunes’, a brilliant idea to help engage and foster positive behaviors from those suffering memory loss and dementia.

Drawn together by their passion for using music in the context of health and wellbeing, Duo Eunoia creates interactive performances where creativity, improvisation and connection are at the heart of it all. They have supported and co-lead workshops for: early years, schools, SEN schools, groups for young people on the autism spectrum, for adults with disabilities, people living with dementia, homeless people, women and children who experienced abuse, women survivors of human trafficking, mothers experiencing postnatal depression, in prisons and in addiction recovery settings.

Passionate about discovering the work of lesser-known and contemporary composers, they share a varied and contrasting selection of music with listeners – from meditative sounds to magical scenarios, old traditions to folk melodies – to inspire each person’s own creative mind.