For more than three decades the Prairie Spies have been playing across southern Wisconsin, picking and singing their unpredictable array of acoustic Americana, swing, country, blues, and original tunes. For this return visit to the Painted Forest, they are joined by their old friend Paul Rome, bringing his vocal and instrumental chops over from Minnesota.

Based in Madison, Wisconsin, the Ancora String Quartet has been performing together since 2000, when a chance neighborhood connection sparked the formation of the group.