Southwest Roots Music is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization promoting and encouraging music, arts and culture through public performances and educational activities. Our programs & practices do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, gender identity or disability.

Catherine Whitney (President)

Dennis Derkacs (Vice President)

Michael Koster (Treasurer)

Richard Adesso (Secretary)

Rick Thaler (Board Member)

Select artists we’ve worked with over the years: MICHAEL FRANTI, LOS LOBOS, ROSANNE CASH, CHARLES LLOYD, LOS LONELY BOYS, KEB’ MO’, TAJ MAHAL, JOAN BAEZ, DOC WATSON, TOOTS & THE MAYTALS, BELA FLECK, THE WAILERS, RALPH STANLEY & THE CLINCH MOUNTAIN BOYS, BILL FRISELL, DAVE ALVIN, ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL, MIRA AWAD, THE BAD PLUS, BEAUSOLEIL, BE GOOD TANYAS, BLACK JOE LEWIS, BOMBINO, GREG BROWN, JUNIOR BROWN, BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO, BURNING SPEAR, RL BURNSIDE, SAM BUSH, HAYES CARLL, DON CARLOS, CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS, NEKO CASE, GUY CLARK, EMMET COHEN, SAMANTHA CRAIN, ROCKY DAWUNI, IRIS DeMENT, TOUMANI DIABATE, ANI DiFRANCO, BO DIDDLEY, DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND, DR. JOHN, DUMPSTAPHUNK, HONEYBOY EDWARDS, RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOTT, JOE ELY, THE ENGLISH BEAT, FANTASTIC NEGRITO, FEUFOLLET, FIRE IN LITTLE AFRICA, FISHBONE, THE FLATLANDERS, DOM FLEMONS, T-MODEL FORD, RUTHIE FOSTER, JEFFREY FOUCAULT, FRIGHTENED RABBIT, JOHN FULLBRIGHT, TONY FURTADO, JIMMIE DALE GILMORE, GOV’T MULE, PATTY GRIFFIN, NANCI GRIFFITH, KNOX HAMILTON, BUTCH HANCOCK, JOY HARJO, COREY HARRIS, ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HART, RICHIE HAVENS, COLIN HAY, AMY HELM, RAY WYLIE HUBBARD, INDIGENOUS, EILEN JEWELL, RICKIE LEE JONES, VALERIE JUNE, JUPITER & OKWESS, ROBERT EARL KEEN, LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO, POKEY LaFARGE, COREY LEDET, ROSIE LEDET & THE ZYDECO PLAYBOYS, DAVID LINDLEY, LOST BAYOU RAMBLERS, DELFEAYO MARSALIS, LEYLA McCALLA, DEL McCOURY, JAMES McMURTRY, SHANNON McNALLY, MONTE MONTGOMERY, IAN MOORE, THE MOWGLI’S, FIDEL NADAL, NAHKO & MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE, NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS, ODETTA, ORDINARY ELEPHANT, PINETOP PERKINS, PO’ GIRL, REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND, MARC RIBOT, PETER ROWAN, BOB SCHNEIDER, JOHN SCOFIELD, CHRISTIAN SCOTT, DARRELL SCOTT, BILLY JOE SHAVER, SIERRA LEONE’S REFUGEE ALL STARS, SLY & ROBBIE, THE SKATALITES, THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS, JOAN SORIANO, MAVIS STAPLES, STEEL PULSE, BILLY STRINGS, NINET TAYEB, RICHARD THOMPSON, TIEMPO LIBRE, T SISTERS, SOFIA VIOLA, CEDRIC WATSON, YEMEN BLUES, YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND, YOUNG DUBLINERS, and many more.

Southwest Roots Music
68 Moya Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87508
505-670-0755
ThirstyEarFest@gmail.com