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An artist with an “enviable knack of being able to take a very specific moment in her life and somehow imbue it with universality and a common thread” (Songwriting Magazine).
With a voice often likened to Joni Mitchell, Sadie Gustafson-Zook’s performances exude comfort. Chatting with the audience like they’re good friends, Sadie’s ease on stage brings listeners into the show. As she flows between songs celebrating uncertainty into joyful manifestations of the kind of life she’d like to create, Sadie’s voice glides as easily as water rippling in a stream. With interjections of observation-based comedy, interactive segments, and attainable-but–it-might-be-stretching-it sing-alongs, Sadie finds joy in collaborating with the audience, and that joy gets reflected back.
A finalist in the 2026 NPR Tiny Desk contest, Sadie has performed at festivals across the country, most notably including the Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, Kerrville Folk Festival, Anchorage Folk Festival, and Sister’s Folk Fest. An acclaimed songwriter, Sadie had a winning streak in 2022, working her way through some of folk songwriting’s most illustrious songwriting contests. In the years since, Sadie has enjoyed teaching songwriting, guitar, and voice at some of these same folk music camps and festivals including Rocky Mountain Folk Fest’s Song School (CO), Kerrville’s Song School (TX), Sister’s Folk Fest’s Americana Song Academy (OR), and the Ossipee Valley String Camp (ME).
When Sadie is not on tour, she enjoys living in Minneapolis where she teaches private lessons, goes on walks at the park, participates in a garage band, attends craft nights at her friends’ houses, contra dances, plays fiddle at old-time jams, and organizes singles dating events.
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Born on the East Coast, and home to the West, Blair Borax began her relationship with music unexpectedly in 2016, when a friend gifted her a cheap guitar. Since then, Borax has become a prolific songwriter, recording artist, and performer, known for her distinctive voice, captivating melodies, and thoughtful songwriting that taps into the heart of being human.
Since she quit her day job in 2022, she has released three full length albums and played over 350 shows across the country. Her third full length record, The Color Green (2025) is a collection of ten songs, searching for hope in dystopian times. Blending intimate storytelling, gorgeous melodies, and rich instrumentation,
The Color Green wanders through growing up, falling in love, missing home, watching parents get old, thinking about life and death, and slowing down to savor all of it. Fans of Adrianne Lenker, Hannah Cohen, and Angie McMahon may find something to love in her music.
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Artichoke Community Music, 2007 Southeast Powell Boulevard, Portland, United States
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