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TOM KASTLE, Matt Goacher

Tom Kastle has spent over two decades "on the road" and "on the water" as a singer, tall ship sailor and captain, songwriter, and teller of tales, both personal and those steeped in tradition. As half of the maritime folk duo Tom & Chris Kastle, he toured throughout the United States as well as Ireland, Scotland, Poland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand delighting audiences and producing 11 recordings plus a soundtrack for PBS (WTTW Chicago). After taking most of a year off to captain South Haven's tall ship Friends Good Will, Tom has relocated to Madison, WI. This Fall he is releasing his first solo CD, Across the Centerline and will be touring in Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, and the Netherlands.

Matthew Goacher, the son of British traditional folk singers, was born and raised in Lansing, Michigan; and spent some of his youth living in Northern England and Wellington, New Zealand. A Renaissance man, Matt is a painter, poet, web designer, tall ship captain, philosopher, and world traveler. Matt has studied piano, pipe organ, and carillon, and plays guitar and sings. "My parents are folk singers. Many of my earliest memories include songs like this one. Earthy simple music from other centuries and other lands can make one feel alive, members of a timeless family." (Matthew Goacher)