Robert Marcson and Michelle Castillo

Singer-Songwriter Robert Marcson comes from a musical family. He has performed extensively as a classical musician on violin and now also as a singer-songwriter. He has recorded four albums since 2014 (all available of Spotify and other music platforms), and continues to write and perform his songs with their unique blend of jazz-folk elements. His emotional songs are crafted with lyrics full of insight and poignancy. In his shows, he accompanies himself on guitar, piano and violin. In 2019, one of his songs was selected out of 18,000 entries to become a semi-finalist in the International Song Competition. A versatile performer, he appears as a solo act but also with his band (Mod Robert) and as an electric violinist with other artists including Big Seasons and Greg J. More information can be found at his website: mod robert.com.

Michelle is a guitarist, singer, songwriter from Denver, Colorado. She grew up listening to the classic rock bands of the 60’s and 70’s as well as the latin rhythms from her home environment. She was turned on to the blues in her early 20’s after hearing Bonnie Raitt’s debut album from 1971. Like peeling back the layers of an onion, Michelle started listening to the music of those who influenced Bonnie, the great Freddie McDowell, Sippie Wallace, Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, Elmore James, and Muddy Waters. The blues spoke to Michelle’s soul, she picked up a guitar and taught herself how to play from a Hal Leonard book. She has since continued a dedicated practice of studying the blues and can be found performing as a solo artist and with her band at venues throughout Colorado.