Like many kids born in the early ‘80s, Jumpin’ Jamie grew up listening to REM, the Beatles, Weezer, and Green Day. He was 11 when …

Vered Ronen never thought of herself as a singer. She was majoring in philosophy and art at New York University, painting and printmaking when, on …

You may not know her by name, but if you’ve been to the Baltimore Farmer’s Market on any given Sunday in the past several years, …

When Falguni Shah was six years old, she got into a bicycle accident in her native Bombay, India, and was admitted to the hospital. She …

As far back as Alex Mitnick can remember, music was part of his life. As a kid, he played piano, guitar, drums and trumpet, sang …

Early in Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer’s storied 40-year career, the acclaimed folk and children’s musicians started noticing a pattern at their concerts: Parents, with …

Baltimore has a special place in multi-media artist Steven Erdman’s heart. And, for that matter, so does a certain northern suburb of Baltimore, where his …

Kevin Sherry doesn’t walk into a room – he bounds into it, talking fast and smiling, an endless well of energy and enthusiasm. After a …

Jay Sand used to be an avid traveler. He spent weeks backpacking through Europe, and exploring Vietnam, Russia, Israel and Africa. “I wanted to get …

Nearly a decade ago, when Michael Napolitano’s first daughter was just a baby, he wanted to expose her to live music. He took her to …