Trailblazing Women of Country

Miko Marks

All tell the story of Miko Marks’ resurgence as she deftly blends country, blues, southern rock and even gospel to create a sound and experience that has literally brought every audience to its feet. This new sound along with her warm and soulful spirit catapulted her into a community of change with her doing more than breaking ground - she’s shattering it. It’s a serendipitous realization that Marks was meant to be here, at this time, in this moment, for good.

Kristina Train

Hailing from Savannah, Georgia, Kristina Train is a Nashville-based musician who splits her time with the UK. Her debut album premiered on Blue Note Records followed by a second solo album released on Mercury Records. She has toured the world as a feature vocalist and violinist in Herbie Hancock’s band, collaborated with Dr. Dre, performed at The Nobel Peace Prize, and made a fan of Bruce Springsteen. Train's voice is pure, richly embodied, and crystal clear, with a recognizable nod to the vocal traditions of Nat King Cole, Roy Orbison, and Dusty Springfield.

Anne McCue

Anne McCue is a songwriter, music producer and multi-instrumentalist, guitar being her main instrument. She has just released her 8th album, Wholly Roller Coaster. Anne has traveled all over the world playing her songs in concert halls and festivals. Described by Billboard Magazine as a “triple-threat” artist, Lucinda Williams had this to say about Anne - “I got inside the songs. I went to see her perform; I was floored.” annemccue.com

Heather Thomas

Heather is a drummer and singer songwriter from Seattle, based in Nashville. She tours with 2x Grammy nominated artist Mary Lambert and plays with numerous bands as a session drummer. Heather fronts the Heather Thomas band as drummer and lead singer, with several releases under her name and is working on releasing her next album Dig On Down in 2024.

Megan Palmer

Nashville based Megan Palmer grew up playing music alongside her grandfather, who gave her both her first piano lesson and his father's violin. She went on to study music and nursing at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. She has toured extensively over the years in a variety of musical acts, including fronting her own band as a singer-songwriter. She continues to be mesmerized by the healing power of music!

Thayer Sarrano

Thayer Sarrano grew up in Southeast, coastal Georgia. She was the daughter of a priest and an opera singer and has been exposed to a diverse range of music since a young age. After school, Thayer relocated to Athens, GA where she joined tons of bands, touring with Montreal, Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven, collaborating with members of R.E.M. , Widespread Panic, Drive-By Truckers, T. Hardy Morris, and many more. In 2009, Thayer broke out as a solo artist. Her original music has often been called "southern-gothic" or as Huffington Post called it, "a Southern-psych dreamland, bottling up ghosts and bringing them to life through her ethereal hymns. Over the last decade, Thayer has lived on and off in Nashville, TN, balancing her life as a session pianist and fronting her own band.

Morgan Blaney

Upright Bass: Originally from small-town Wyoming, Morgan Blaney grew up playing upright bass at a local historic saloon during their Thursday night jam. She co-founded a regional band in high school and performed with this band for nine years. This experience evolved into touring and recording, instructing in upright bass, vocal harmony, and occasionally banjo at bluegrass camps, and double-majoring in Upright Bass Performance in Bluegrass and Jazz at The University of Northern Colorado--Greeley. After graduating from college, Morgan relocated to Nashville, TN where she is pursuing her music career.