When Sally Potter isn’t singing or playing the banjo, or teaching Social Studies and Economics courses at Williamston High School, she's busy coordinating this festival so a couple of thousand folks can sing, too. From 1988-2001, Sally was a member of the popular folk trio, Second Opinion. More recently, she has reunited with long-time musical partner Pat Madden to record a brand new CD, "it's about time". www.sally-potter.com

Roxanne Frith is a long-standing member of the art and photography community in Lansing and currently teaches photography at Lansing Community College and works as a full-time photographer in Lansing. She photographs people, in forms ranging from self-portraiture to social documentation, from snapshots to formal studies. Her work reflects an earnest and sincere commitment to people and the importance of community. This is Roxanne’s sixth year as Festival Photogragher.

Kate Peterson has been busy lately. One half of the pleasantly aggressive folk duo, Nervous But Excited, she's continued to spend a good portion of her time touring. She’s released five recording projects, including her most recent, Once More... With Feeling. In between all this she still found the time to create the festival program and this website! When she’s not playing all that music, she’s happy to lend a little bit of her nerdy side to the Singing Festival! If you want to know more about kate’s music, or pick up a cd, see www.nervousbutexcited.com. Or have a look at www.pleasantlyprogressivedesign.com if you would like to poke at her graphical side.

Barb Morris is a working artist who lived in the Lansing area from the early 70s until two years ago. In her time here, she helped start three Lansing galleries: Two Doors Down, 1984 and Otherwise Gallery. Though she no longer lives in our community, her spirit of community will live on through the Festival's program and banners, which will continue to grace the festival stage.

Hanno Meingast is the sound engineer for the Festival's evening Sings in the Hannah Theatre. A mainstay in the folk and dance community, Hanno lends his old-time fiddle to both bands the Pretty Shaky String band and The Java Junkies, playing at dances and festivals throughout the midwest. As a sound engineer, he has worked for the Creole Gallery, The Ten Pound Fiddle Coffeehouse, Goldenrod Music productions, The Chicago Folk Festival, Sugar Hill and many other music and dance events. By day, Hanno is a master carpenter.

Bonnie Sumbler puts her creative mind in overdrive as a video editor and videographer. Her projects range from documenting the Mid-Winter Singing Festival to making training videos on adoption issues for a Southfield agency of late. She shares her film talents through classes she teaches at Lansing Community College. She is extremely community-minded, having served on numerous boards in East Lansing and Old Town. She's excited to use her experience and talents to document the singing festival. If you see a tall, beautiful blonde wandering around with a video camera, it's Bonnie.