John Kurzweg is a multi-platinum record producer and multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter who first became known for his work with post-grunge band Creed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Kurzweg, who in the late 80’s signed with Atlantic records as a solo artist, continues recording & performing his own brand of rock music and can often be found playing various venues around the Santa Fe area. Learn more at JohnKurzweg.com.

Albuquerque musicians Felix Peralta and Dave Barclay are Dos Gatos! For their Ghost Light Session, the duo performed the same Zydetejano Blues (a blend of Latin, blues, Tejano, and rockin’ outlaw country music) we know and love from their full band, Felix y Los Gatos. Find them on Facebook here.

Taos-based musician and communications professional Mustafa Stefan Dill plays oud—a lute-like Middle Eastern instrument—and guitar. Based in Taos, he has created and participated in a number of award-winning and global music projects. Mustafa will reopen Oud Strings, an online musical instrument store, this summer. Learn more about Mustafa and his music here.

Musician Drww Christopher is a Santa Fe native who grew up on the city’s west side. His message for young people from his community: Everything you want is possible to attain. It takes work, but nothing is impossible. Hear more of Drww’s music on his Soundcloud page at https://soundcloud.com/drwwchristopher.

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Dan Goldfus has been playing electric and acoustic guitar for over 40 years and teaching guitar for more than 30. Now a Santa Fe resident, he spent much of his music career performing in the San Francisco Bay Area and California’s Wine Country. Dan was a founding member of Jazz on the Vine, which released three CDs, and he’s released two CDs of his own original music: Across The Fields and West of Dakar.

Sean Healen is a prolific New Mexico-based, award-winning singer/songwriter. With music and lyrics reminiscent of Leonard Cohen and Steve Earle, his style is at once intricate and eloquent. He has performed double bills with musical notables including John Hiatt, Michael Franti, Peter Case, The Flatlanders, Junior Brown, and many others. Learn more at https://seanhealenmusic.com/

Nicolasa Chávez, a 14th-generation New Mexican who has studied flamenco since age 11, is Deputy State Historian for New Mexico, a former curator at the Museum of International Folk Art, and curator of Flamenco: From Spain to the US. Her group Pasión Flamenca includes a rotating group of dancers and musicians. Here she performs with frequent collaborator Luís Campos, who’s long beena  part of the NM flamenco scene. Currently Luís is composing flamenco lyrics relating to his New Mexico roots. Some use traditional flamenco melodies; others have original melodies using flamenco structures.

Tom Adler, a lifelong Santa Fean, is a folk musician who writes, performs, teaches, and hosts “Folk Remedy” on KSFR (101.1 FM) every Sunday morning from 8 to 10 am. With four CDs recorded over the years, Tom has received some fine reviews and national and international airplay. Connect with him on Facebook here.

Vocalist and classically trained pianist Jay Heneghan leads the Jay Heneghan Project, a jazz/blues/R&B band with a rotating cast of some of Santa Fe’s most seasoned and talented musicians. For this Ghost Light Session, Jay is joined by Tom Rheam on piano and Richard Snyder on bass. Learn more at https://www.jayheneghanproject.com/.

Suzanne Teng (world flutes) and Gilbert Levy (world percussion and strings) of Mystic Journey create instrumental music that is ethereal and exotic,  soulful and healing,  and “sensual and serene,” as described by Billboard magazine. Learn more about these talented Santa Fe musicians at https://mysticjourney.net/.

Marc and Paula Rhae are in the process of releasing a new CD titled Love Can Shine Through. The pre-release of four songs has already garnered two New Mexico Music Awards nominations: “Love Can Shine Through” in the Singer-Songwriter category and “I’ve Got a Notion” for Best Vocal Performance. Learn more at their Reverb Nation page.

Carla Kountoupes (violin) and Thomas Green (double bass) perform together as Duo Doble. Carla is a member of the Santa Fe Symphony, Arizona Opera Orchestra, and Santa Fe Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra, and she is on faculty at NMSA and Mandela International Magnet School. Tom, on faculty at Aspen Community and Milagro Middle Schools, was principal bass with Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra until moving to Santa Fe in 2019. Here, they perform Astor Piazzolla’s Five Tangos.

Tenney Walsh, a singer-songwriter and actress based in Taos, began writing songs when she was living in New York City. There, she acted on and off Broadway before turning to music as an outlet for storytelling. Learn more/hear more on her pages on Facebook and Soundcloud.

Santa Fe’s Ross Hamlin (guitar) and Johnny Bell (banjo) recently recorded this Ghost Light Session, featuring original music. That’s a shruti box in the foreground.