Main Stage: Saturday's artists

Silver Travis, 11-12:15 p.m.
Silver Travis was originally formed in Spartanburg, S.C., in 1981 playing originals and covers by The Marshall Tucker Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd. The band broke up in the mid 80's but reunited in 2005 to record their first album "One Monkey Don't Spoil the Show.” They have been together ever since, entertaining audiences throughout the Southeast.

Bill Noonan Band, 12:45-2 p.m.
Bill Noonan is a veteran of the Carolina music scene, from his stint as leader and chief songwriter of the Rank Outsiders (regional Americana pioneers who gained national notice in the late ‘90s) to his recent solo work, including the well-received 2006 CD release “Catawba City.” On stage, Noonan lays down a solid roots-rock sound, taking listeners along on a ride down the rural Southeastern back roads.

Geoff Achison & The Souldiggers, 2:30-3:45 p.m.
Geoff Achison has a reputation as a guitarist’s guitarist. Having taught himself to play in the isolation of rural Australia, he has developed a blues/funk style all his own. Geoff also possesses a gritty, soulful voice that has sometimes evoked favorable comparisons to Joe Cocker and Warren Haynes.

Sol Driven Train, 4:15-5:30 p.m.
"Comprised as it is of a fiery, big-band blend of world-beat, southern fried funk and beach-boy (if not Beach Boys) style harmony, a mere description of the tuneage played by this Charleston, S.C., act might lead you to believe that a ride on Sol Driven Train is likely to end up with a final stop in Margaritaville. Thankfully that is not the case..." -Creative Loafing Feb 13, 2008 (Timothy C. Davis)

Tater, 6-7:15 p.m.
Hailing from the foothills of Western NC, Tater has cultivated a sound and style which are uniquely unconventional. Tater's talent lies not only in the skill with which they play, but with their ability to cross musical boundaries while still retaining a signature sound. Not bluegrass, but at home at a bluegrass festival. A little country. A little rock, and all good!

Mike Farris, 7:45-9 p.m.
Mike Farris is working out his salvation through his guitar—and the music he creates through his own compositions and his revival of real in-the-fields gospel takes you straight to heaven. Think Al Green. Think the Staple Singers. Then mix in some Tom Waits, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash. And—no matter what you believe—get ready for your spirit to move. His 2008 CD, Salvation in Lights (INO Records), is a force in itself. Powerful songs punctuated with celebratory bursts of horns and slide guitar--all given amazing soul through Farris's charismatic voice. Don’t miss him.

The Waybacks, 9:30-11 p.m.
For The Waybacks, musical evolution is a way of life and a spectator sport. They’re as uninhibited and unpredictable as the eclectic San Francisco Bay area that claims them, but their experiments are invariably sharp-witted and musically dazzling. Now configured as a four-piece with a full arsenal of acoustic and electric instruments, The Waybacks introduce Loaded, the boldest, rangiest and most exciting album of their career. The folky underpinnings are still there, but after years of playing a huge range of venues and festivals (including some major gigs with Grateful Dead founder Bob Weir) and reconfiguring themselves around the hot guitar of James Nash and the fiddle virtuosity of Warren Hood, The Waybacks are enjoying a refreshed repertoire – one that’s touched by Memphis soul, roadhouse boogie, Parisian swing, classical, vintage blue pop and much more besides.