Bluegrass Choral Music Festival

Eli Winter is a composer, self-taught guitarist, essayist, and Houston native whose music synthesizes aspects of folk, rock, jazz, and devotional music. His trio features Chicago improvisers Sam Wagster of Fruit Bats (pedal steel guitar) and Tyler Damon of Circuit des Yeux (drums).

The 'Motor City Madman' and ultimate guitar-shredding showman, Ted Nugent, has sold more than 40 million albums and performed over 6,900 high-octane live shows. Known for hits like Cat Scratch Fever and Stranglehold, he has been named Detroit’s Greatest Guitar Player of All Time.