From the time she bought her first guitar at the age of 13, Barbara Martin has never been afraid to explore and experiment. She moved from the folk coffeehouse circuit in her native Iowa to the new wave rock scene in Boston, to discovering her true love, blues and jazz, in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. From her decision in 1990 to give up her job as a social worker and embark on a career as a full time musician she has never looked back. Her journey has taken her to festivals and concert venues throughout the United States and Europe, five recordings and critical acclaim from presenters and reviewers alike.

Guitarist, Mac Walter, began his musical career at 16 when Marianne Price, formerly with Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, convinced him to give up the ukulele and try the guitar. Three months later Mac was playing in Marianne's band and has not put the guitar down since. Over a 35 year career Mac has studied with guitar greats Roy Buchanan, John Knowles and Woody Mann. He has performed with Danny Gatton and Deanna Bogart, touring the United States and Europe. Claiming influences from Wes Montgomery to Django Reinhardt to Frank Zappa, Mac is a fluid master of many styles.

In addition to her regular concerts Martin offers several educational programs, Jivin' Jazz and Blues, a history of blues and jazz from 1750 to 1930 and Women in Blues, a presentation about the music, life and times of American women blues artists from the 1920s through the 40s perfect for Women's History Month and From Ragtime to Rock and Roll, an American musical history program. She also offers blues and jazz vocal workshops and songwriting workshops for middle and high school students and school residencies.

Check out Barbara's other recordings, including the critically acclaimed A Different View (1999), Between White and Black (1996), and A Matter of Time (1993). Barbara's children's CD, From Ragtime to Rock and Roll , earned the Parents' Choice Silver Honor for Fall 2000 Audio.

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