Travis is a bare-knuckled folk singer, a broke-down blues man, a DIY archivalist, producer, retired basketball player, fly fisher, poodle walker, but most importantly, a family man. Travis has toured the US, UK, and Europe. He’s played countless dive bars, festivals, and theaters from near and far, created film, soundtrack, and live theater work. He’s been busted, disgusted, and mistrusted, yet he continues to make meaning of the world through his favorite medium, the well-crafted and timeless song. Travis’s newest release, The Opener by Travis Ward, is a collection of stark, minimal recordings that paint a landscape of a folk singer’s journey.

Discography:
Hillfolk Noir – Skinny Mammy’s Revenge, 2010
Hillfolk Noir – Radio Hour, 2012
Travis Ward – Jump Up and Jolitties, 2012
Hillfolk Noir, What’s That Hat For? 2013
Hillfolk Noir – Pop Songs for Elk 2015
Hillfolk Noir – Junkerpunch, 2017
Hillfolk Noir – Pickles for the Apocalypse 2023 (Junkerdash Records)
Floating Witch’s Head – You Look Like a Rainbow, 2024 (Moon Ruins Records)
Hillfolk Noir – The Opener by Travis Ward, 2025 (Junkerdash Records)
Teach and Wrong – Podcast, Season 1 & 2, 2024 – current

The Opener by Travis Ward is the newest creation from Hillfolk Noir’s songwriter, Travis Ward. The record is a quasi-conceptual piece that runs adjacent to the life of a folk singer. Not exactly autobiographical, but not a far stretch either… The Opener consists of two tracks, Side A (11 songs) and Side B (10 songs). DIY or Die! All songs were written, recorded, and mastered, artwork created, graphically laid out, paid for, and promoted by Travis Ward, Hillfolk Noir, and Junkerdash Records. Folk art crafted by hand in Boise, Idaho, and created for all ears.

Boise, Idaho artist Wes Schlag is a multi-faceted musician and songwriter.

Provoked through the stylings of low-fi folk, garage rock, and cosmic country, his dreamy, yet jagged sound is often juxtaposed with a dry wit and Prostian existentialism.

Schlag’s songs dig deep into what it means to be human, and the lifelong struggle of living in the present through all of time’s regrets.

He is also the bass player for Boise-based alt-rock band Mylo Bybee.

The band, low-fi, is a five-piece band from Boise, ID. The group plays a smooth melodic style of alternative/ indie rock with elements of folk, progressive rock and funk mixed in.

The group was launched in 2007 by founding members; Todd Sloan (guitar/vox) and Josh Gilmore (bass). Kevin Alspach(drums) joined the band in 2011, Fernando Flores(guitar) 2016 and Tomek Zajaczkowski(keys) 2020. They released their first LP “Where You Are” in August of 2007. Followed by their sophomore effort “After All This Time” in 2011.

The band has had music featured on the CW television network’s “One Tree Hill” and Showtime’s “the big C”. The band has also performed live on Seattle’s KEXP and KRBX Radio Boise as well as numerous performances across the Pacific NW.

The Sheep Bridge Jumpers are a Americana folk band born on the banks of the Big Wood River in Ketchum Idaho. Their story telling style of music and multiple harmonies will make you want to sing along, grab the hand of the person next to you and move your feet.

Gregory Rawlins was born in lush and rainy Port Orchard, Washington, and when he wasn’t building forts or popping wheelies he was marveling at the beauty of the natural world. Rawlins began writing and performing his homespun songs in the mid-2000s and hasn’t looked back, recording 15 full-length albums—including Pale Marble Movie and Ma –two drastically different albums, both released this past December 6th.
From folk to hard rock to experimental—in bands Sons of Guns, Catskills, Foxgloves, and Cut Hand, nothing seems off the table for exploration. As a soloist, his songs tread through country, blues and folk territory, and are ever supported by keen observations of the human spirit and poetic imagery. His instrumentation moves from jangly Woody Guthrie-like rhythm to delicate, alternate thumb fingerpicking reminiscent of Merle Travis and John Prine. From cafes to alleyways, historic theaters to festival stages, Rawlins and his songs—like old friends and good luck charms—continue to plot their course and gain more of each along the way.

“The songs of Gregory Rawlins combine engaging storytelling with sharply focused visual imagery, drawing the listener into a shared world of intensely-held emotions. Performed with an eclectic ingenuity and an unconventional approach to instruments, a live show by Gregory Rawlins is not to be missed.”

Greg Harness – RootsWorld Magazine

Rawlins’ music is deep Americana. He’s a fantastic songwriter with something to say. It’s not folk and it’s not rock and roll — but it sizzles like it. Whether Rawlins is playing solo, as a duet or in a band format, he never loses his edge. He’s the kind of performer you can envision playing on a large-venue stage or jamming on your living room sofa. Rawlins encapsulates what great music and performance is about. He’s highly recommended by this writer.
Steve Tool – The Observer

“Singer/Songwriter Gregory Rawlins has done it again. His third solo album,”Elwha,” is an audible example of why we all need to stop and smell the roses. Adventuring across 11 songs, Gregory manages to capture the strangeness and graceful honesty of the human condition. The albums imagery stretches deep into rural America, conversing with antiquated farm equipment and negotiating passage with the sun as she casts her final shadows over the mountains. But the messages are deeper than rustic life in the Pacific Northwest. Mr. Rawlins dive-bombs the heart of civilization and carefully re-builds musical skyscrapers one girder at a time, controlling each instrument and lyric with thoughtful precision as he crafts “Elwha” into a glowing metropolis of
interpersonal communication, longing, loss, & inner balance. This is an album for humanity. ”
Brad Kaminski – Vertigo Studios