ALEX HARDESTY
Alex was born a baby in Boise, ID (which is not Iowa nor Ohio) where he found a love for music at the ripe age of 7 through violin and bass.Cradled by the mountains, yet challenged by tumultuous gender and identity political landscapes during his youth, Alex never lacked inspiration to seek refuge in his music. After picking up many different instruments and many different degrees including double bass performance and architecture, Alex began finding euphoria in singing and songwriting which correlated with his coming out at trans and finding comfort in his own voice.
His songwriting process focuses on the poetry of daily life and deeper questions, and you will often find him gazing directionally for many minutes in pursuit of the perfect word. Alex truly is a joyful and playful human, but his music borrows dark and melancholic threads from what he calls “the constant and often burdening pursuit of understanding how to be human.” Fingerpicking, husky yet honeyed vocals, and prolific storytelling are a few of Alex’s many talents as an up and coming singer songwriter.
When Alex isn’t writing, recording, or performing, he spends most of his days teaching middle school in Boulder, CO. He truly loves being a teacher and feels incredibly blessed to be challenged and engaged by the vibrancy of youth.
ANNA CUTLER
Anna Cutler is a singer/songwriter and keyboardist based out of Boulder, Colorado. She started playing the keyboard at the age of six, by 13 she had booked her first gig, and by 18 she had performed to a crowd of 3,000 people. Above anything else, Anna is an entertainer. Inspired by other singer-songwriters like Norah Jones and John Craigie, she loves to connect with fans through lyrics and storytelling. She often sings about the romance of life and the downfalls of love, and offers her audience a bit of comic relief in-between songs. She shines brightest when performing live, and captivates the crowd, whatever the size, with her witty charm and truthful portrayal of life. It is not easy to stick Anna into a single genre. Her voice is raspy yet sweet and she writes music as if she were the lovechild of Adele and Regina Spektor; call it Americana/Folk-Pop with ballad undertones if you must. Anna Cutler was selected as one of ten finalists in the nationally recognized songwriting competition at Folks Fest in 2023. Her song "Candle" was selected out of over 400 entries and secured her a performance on the Main Stage at Planet Bluegrass.
