National Women’s Music Festival Performers
July 3-6 2025
Linda Tillery
Twice named “Outstanding Female Vocalist” at the Bay Area Jazz Awards.
National Women’s Music Festival Orchestra Ensemble
National Women’s Music Festival Orchestra celebrates the diversity of women’s musical expression through the presentation of works by women composers past and present.
Violet and the Undercurrents
Violet and the Undercurrents tell seasoned stories with resplendent melodies and bold accents. Their freshness and familiarity beckons audiences to join them at the river — the source of their creative, replenishing energy.
Vickie Shaw
Vickie Shaw has performed on Comedy Central, in four comedy specials for the LOGO channel, and more.
Kristen Ford Trio
She navigates life as a biracial, queer girl and tours globally in pursuit of the perfect show.
SONiA disappear fear
2023 NWMF Performer
Lisa Koch
"Tina Fey meets Randy Rainbow with Joan Jett guitar chops"— that’s singer-comedian Lisa Koch. Twisted songs, social satire and singing vulvas, Koch is an alumnus of Seattle cult groups Dos Fallopia and Venus Envy. Lisa always brings the funny, with velvet pipes and razor-sharp parody.
Amor y Luz Music – Amy Vitro & Kutasha Silva
Latin American classical crossover duo providing a transformational experience for audiences through powerful lyrics, sing-alongs, and dance.
Adrienne Torf and Voices of the Revolution
Adrienne Torf will perform original piano compositions, poets from Voices of the Revolution will perform original poetry then, in a grand finale, they'll join together to perform the Freedom Now Suite
Joy Clark
Joy arrived on the national stage as a proud, queer, Black woman blending the social consciousness of folk, the rhythms of Southeast Louisiana, and the soul-centered music she grew up with.
Amelia Ray
Amelia Ray is The Interpreter – a writer, composer and performer whose performances bring to life intricate, rhythmic and emotional musical stories full of characters as raw, confused and contradictory as we all are. The San Francisco native has performed across the States and Europe, was selected to appear at the 2024 National Women’s Music Festival, and ...
e nina jay
Poetry is my first language my favorite portal through which to walk as eye observe my world, nurture what eye am & reach for my people.
Hanne Kah
KAH – The VOICE OF FOLK AND FREEDOM
Jeannie Tanner
Jeannie Tanner is an award winning composer with 7 Grammy-considered albums and 5 ASCAP composer awards.
Joy Alive
Joy Alive! is the fusion of Terry Garthwaite (lead vocals, guitar, djembe), from The Joy of Cooking folk-rock group. Barbara Borden, (drums, percussion, back-up vocals) and Susanne DiVincenzo, (bass, cello & back-up vocals) were members of the jazz group Alive! Both Alive! and The Joy of Cooking were seminal bands from the 60’s through the ...
Christie Lenée
2024 Winner of NWMF Emerging Artist Contest
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Linda TilleryTwice named “Outstanding Female Vocalist” at the Bay Area Jazz Awards.
National Women’s Music Festival Orchestra EnsembleNational Women’s Music Festival Orchestra celebrates the diversity of women’s musical expression through the presentation of works by women composers past and present.
Violet and the UndercurrentsViolet and the Undercurrents tell seasoned stories with resplendent melodies and bold accents. Their freshness and familiarity beckons audiences to join them at the river — the source of their creative, replenishing energy.
Vickie ShawVickie Shaw has performed on Comedy Central, in four comedy specials for the LOGO channel, and more.
Kristen Ford TrioShe navigates life as a biracial, queer girl and tours globally in pursuit of the perfect show.
SONiA disappear fear2023 NWMF Performer
Lisa Koch"Tina Fey meets Randy Rainbow with Joan Jett guitar chops"— that’s singer-comedian Lisa Koch. Twisted songs, social satire and singing vulvas, Koch is an alumnus of Seattle cult groups Dos Fallopia and Venus Envy. Lisa always brings the funny, with velvet pipes and razor-sharp parody.
Amor y Luz Music – Amy Vitro & Kutasha SilvaLatin American classical crossover duo providing a transformational experience for audiences through powerful lyrics, sing-alongs, and dance.
Adrienne Torf and Voices of the RevolutionAdrienne Torf will perform original piano compositions, poets from Voices of the Revolution will perform original poetry then, in a grand finale, they'll join together to perform the Freedom Now Suite
Joy ClarkJoy arrived on the national stage as a proud, queer, Black woman blending the social consciousness of folk, the rhythms of Southeast Louisiana, and the soul-centered music she grew up with.
Amelia RayAmelia Ray is The Interpreter – a writer, composer and performer whose performances bring to life intricate, rhythmic and emotional musical stories full of characters as raw, confused and contradictory as we all are. The San Francisco native has performed across the States and Europe, was selected to appear at the 2024 National Women’s Music Festival, and ...
e nina jayPoetry is my first language my favorite portal through which to walk as eye observe my world, nurture what eye am & reach for my people.
Hanne KahKAH – The VOICE OF FOLK AND FREEDOM
Jeannie TannerJeannie Tanner is an award winning composer with 7 Grammy-considered albums and 5 ASCAP composer awards.
Joy AliveJoy Alive! is the fusion of Terry Garthwaite (lead vocals, guitar, djembe), from The Joy of Cooking folk-rock group. Barbara Borden, (drums, percussion, back-up vocals) and Susanne DiVincenzo, (bass, cello & back-up vocals) were members of the jazz group Alive! Both Alive! and The Joy of Cooking were seminal bands from the 60’s through the ...
Christie Lenée2024 Winner of NWMF Emerging Artist Contest
