New at Neighborhoodvoices: A recent import to Pittsburgh, having been raised in Austin, Texas, Jenny Morgan has received songwriting awards from the Kerrville Folk Festival and the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival. Expanding a repertoire that spans many genres and themes, she is now recording her third album, performing with Musicians with a Mission, and generally finding a home in the Pittsburgh music scene. We were thrilled to have Jenny join us this past week performing some of her original songs, including one piece with her son Phineas, live on SLB.

New at Neighborhoodvoices: Hailing from Pittsburgh, Sidewalk String band is Phil Giammattei (guitar, upright bass, lead vocals), Zach Kurtz (mandolin, guitar, vocals) and Jessica Spieser-Landes (fiddle, bones, vocals, band manager). We were thrilled to welcome this talented trio onto the SLB airwaves.

New at Neighborhoodvoices: Tony Denikos performs roots rock and americana, and hails from Laurel, Maryland. His 2009 release, “Almost Gone,” has been an international hit, charting at #2 in the Euro Americana charts, and his most recent release, “Under the Church” is available now. We were pleased to host this talented musician this past week, live on SLB.

New at Neighborhoodvoices: Ellis Paul joins us for a special hour of music. Ellis’s new album, The Hero in You, recently won a gold Parent’s Choice award. He has won an unprecedented number of Boston Music Awards – 14, to be precise – and even has a holiday named after him: Ellis Paul Day is July 9th in Boston. We are thrilled to have Ellis join us, live on SLB.

New at Neighborhoodvoices: Rick Ermlick and Tom Moran formed Sons of Solome in 2011, combining 80 years of unique musical experience. In SoS, Rich plays percussion, such as doumbek, frame drum, and djembe. Tom’s primary instruments for performing live are an electric oud and an electric sitar. The duo references their own cul;tural influences of rock, surf, and R&B into the World music styles of West and North Africa, Central Asia, and India and the Middle East.