The keepers
Artists on the road.
Every hand the guitar passes through leaves a mark. These are theirs — musicians, teachers, and neighbors making room for the next song, and the next student, and the next chorus on a front porch.
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3 of 3 artists
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Ruth Callahan
Asheville, NC · Folk songwriter, Appalachia
folk / americana
Ruth writes songs the way her grandmother wrote letters — slowly, honestly, and only when she has something worth saying.
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Miles Okafor
Baltimore, MD · Teaching artist, Chicago
soul / blues
Miles runs after-school music programs on the South Side of Chicago and believes an instrument should never sit in a case for long.
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Sara and the Porch Band
Athens, GA · Community ensemble, New Orleans
bluegrass / folk
A rotating group of neighbors who play on Sara's front porch every Sunday, rain or shine.
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