Originally from Maine, full-time singer Julie Thompson is now based in Milwaukee Wisconsin, and has been a song-leader in many of our Community Sings. The late Bill Staines said it best about her: “Julie has one of the richest and most versatile voices I’ve heard in a long time. Her heart allows her to make each of the songs she sings, her very own. Lovely, Lovely.”

Tony Linz will be opening with a program called “Maine Songs and Stories”. It includes a set of songs about Maine by Mainers as well as stories by a Maine humorist. A proud graduate of Bangor High School and the University of Maine, he is excited to share his love for his home state. Tony is a longtime member and jam leader for Make Our Own Music Gathering. This is his second appearance on the Coffee House stage.