Sounds Like a cloudy day when the darkness creeps into your soul but the green bud on the cherry tree hints that things may soon be redeemed...

The name Killian's End comes from the tale of an Irish saint who travelled to Germany and did missionary work for a number of years back in days long past. He was eventually martyred, and his work faded into obscurity. Killian's Irish Red is also a tasty beverage you can get at most grocery stores. It goes down bittersweet and has a pleasant aftertaste. We hope our music behaves likewise. Click here for more on Killian's End.

The brightest young star on the Bellingham music scene has to be Ashley Douglas, the uber-talented singer/songwriter seen recently opening shows between here and Tacoma for Vicci Martinez, Walter Trout, The Paperboys, and Marion Weston Band. Quite an accomplishment for the soon-to-be senior in high school! "Playing music is all I want to do," Ashley said to me recently, and if those feelings hold for any great length of time, I think she's destined to make quite a mark on the musical world.

Ashley's songwriting can be youthful and fun, no surprise there, but it also has deep and prophetic, even instructional moments that, like the rich and vibrant emotions of her voice, belie her young age. With hardly any formal musical instruction, she has tapped in to a wealth of natural talent that is serving her very well. She seems totally unafraid to face the audience and share the emotions of her lyric thoughts, and when she reaches down deep, her voice is impossible to ignore. It grabs hold of you and demands your attention like few voices that I've heard anywhere lately. She can sing with a passion normally associated with many more years of life experiences than it seems she could have had by now.

I have watched Ashley turn a room full of talkers into a silent concert hall on a number of occasions, an impressive achievement for a musician of any age. Now, with the help of those around her, including generous Wild Buffalo House of Music sponsorship of her guitar lessons with local instructor Sher Vadinska, the potential for real musical greatness could be within Ashley's reach.

-- by Roger Mills w/ Entertainment News NW - August '08 issue

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Subtle vocals and steady Bodhrán beats characterize Buller’s experimental Celtic Influenced Folk sound. His voice and drum centered arrangements of Traditional, contemporary, and original material tend to be spacious with sparse accompaniment. Often described as ‘soothing & hypnotic,’ his music aims to draw listeners into the mythological, historical and spiritual nature of each song.

In his own words: “I am a Celtic and World music enthusiast, and I’m fascinated with the ways the human voice can be used to express things; whether in languages other than English or in vocalizations other than words. I focus on voice and drum for the sake of simplicity and because this combo seems most natural to me. I want to create music with space enough for the characters in each song to live, breathe, and act out their parts- so we can learn from them and discover new things about ourselves and our ancestries.”

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Taylor Begert played his first show when he was 13 years old and has been playing ever since. He had a rock band in high school that played a regular show schedule and released a 10 song album. After the disband of the group he started playing solo shows and has played all the way down the west coast, but more extensively in Seattle, Spokane, Los Angeles and across the country in Nashville TN. He has started playing and writing with Drummer/pianist Mark Ribera. He writes introspective songs on life, passions, poverty and relationsips. Some of the songs can be found on a self-recorded and self-released EP, which is sold at his shows and streamed online.

Taylor's musical influences include Switchfoot, Incubus, Foo Fighters, Jars of Clay, Snow Patrol, Anberlin and the Beatles.

Skagit Valley music artist Christine Bron, began writing and singing her own music at the age of 15, performing mostly at small venues as a solo artist with her guitar, keyboard, and deceptively simple vocals. She now plays with a band, the members of which are her siblings. Kevin Bron plays drums; Alexis Bron, bass; and when he is in town, Derik Bron plays piano and sings. The band enjoys playing at venues in Skagit and Whatcom Counties. In January of 2008, Christine released her first EP of five original songs.

Christine's musical influences include Fleetwood Mac, Late Tuesday, and Rosie Thomas. She prefers her music not to be labeled as any single genre, but if you ask her to categorize her style, she will say something like this: "It's a blend of folk and pop with lyrics that hopefully put words to the everyday emotions and experiences that people have." Click here for more on Christine.

Daniel Moore's poetry publications and rich original song lyrics were honed on the sharp edge of life in Alabama and Tennessee. His charismatic vocal style was developed through a life hard-lived. Some additional emotional depth was nurtured by his Aunt Edie, who directed the family musical group that lead the altar call in a small country church back South.

Chuck Sandru began playing base with the family band all across Montana. His talent was honed over many years of hard travel on the South/South-West club circuit. But, it wasn't until he began singing with Daniel that his goth-like gospel harmonies found their terrifying home.

Mitch Jaber, Jr., was born with drum sticks in his hands, percussion in his heart, and he hasn't stopped keeping the rhythm since then. He has done studio work, played concerts, club circuits, and large venues with successful bands up and down the coast.

Filter all of this through the grit of the South Sound/Tacoma and what comes out is a perfect blend of love and loss looking into the same shattered mirror. These guys find unspeakable beauty hidden in each broken line of glass.

PLEASE, join us UP ON THE MOUNTAIN, at the THREE TREES, for intelligent, soulful, thought-provoking songs, done in 2 part harmony housed in the simplest of aching melodies.

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My name is Michelle Weaver. I am a musician and a songwriter. My beginnings in music took hold at a young age with piano lessons and practicing on an out of tune piano, playing trumpet for three years in school band, and eventually trading in my trumpet for an electric guitar where the songwriting would begin. I eventually went from mimicking my sister’s piano and voice abilities to playing regularly on my church’s worship team.

All along the way people have been brought into my path to share life with me and to encourage me in my musical talents and ideas. My songs are written out of some of the most difficult and uncomfortable times in my life. Sometimes I can do nothing else, but lay my thoughts and emotions out in melody.

I love to share my music with people. There have been many musicians who have inspired me like Jenifer Knapp, Sarah Mclachlan, Leigh Nash, and Late Tuesday. If I could one day inspire someone like these musicians have inspired me, then this will all be worth it. Oh and as long as I get to laugh and have fun too!

2006, Omarr released his best work to date, "The Trip We Planned", which encapsulated these musical ideals and showed growth not only as a songwriter but as a singer. These songs realize a lifelong journey and the content, both musically and lyrically, comes from a performer whom is truly genuine. The honesty heard is that of a true musical troubadour, a person committed to a lifelong trip through his songs. This is the type of artist whose life, experiences and honesty mark him as someone we’ll be hearing from for a long time to come. Click here for more on SCC and click here for more on SCB. I'm from Northern Cali, but Washington seems the place to be these days. Most of my material has come from shifts in perception, my daughter, & those I love (or grew to loathe!) along the way. My music is simple, but full of heart. From heartbreak to laughter, I write about inspirations and challenges we all come to meet. If you know me, you know i'm always singing my heart out, playing music with my best friend, enjoying good company. I try not to bitch; it's a waste of time. I love laughing and intimacy, preferably together! Blah Blah BLAH. Think of me what you will. Everything and Nothing. Click here for more... "The Senate's vibrancy on stage is mirrored by the audience's response. Most listeners in the room are magnetized by their rhythmic originality, but equally captured by soaring melodies and metal inspired guitar solos. This kind of polarity is rarely found in a band with two acoustic guitars, a stand-up bass and no drummer. In fact, a band with that line-up is rarely found at all" [POLARIS 4/12/06](Photo by www.bendrum.com). Click here for more...

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Introducing the biggest music event in Three Trees history. On Saturday, November 3, a sampling of Whatcom County's most celebrated artists gather for a concert in support of Three Trees Coffeehouse. With artists such as Daydreamer, Street Named James, John Furtado, Thea Rosenburg, and more, you won't want to miss it!

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Elemental opens at 7:30pm. If you like folkrock, you'll like the music of John Furtado. Click here for more... Phil O'Sullivan currently completed his first ever solo release. Abandoning the security blanket of a regular working band, Phil is zeroing in on the things that matter most to him. Click here for more...