Featured Music at the Spring Mount Rainier Wine Festival

Bill Compher - Time: TBA
Bill Compher studied classical guitar at Florida State University and has performed around the country and abroad. Locally he played for three summers at Paradise Inn and over the years has performed at weddings and festivals in the Ashford area, most recently appearing weekly at Copper Creek restaurant. In addition to classical guitar, Bill is an accomplished folk musician and entertained on the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad (1981-96) and Seattle's Pacific Science Center annually from 1985-97, as well as dozens of elementary schools in western Washington. His guitar repertoire includes renaissance, baroque, Spanish and contemporary arrangements, some of which are featured on his CD "Mistress Winter's Jump."

Shoestrings - Time: TBA
The band "Shoestrings" features local musicians Robin Gardner and Steve Schwind performing Celtic music and Old Time American Fiddle Tunes as well as Old Time Country songs. Robin and Steve have been playing together for 25 years on hammered dulcimer, fiddle, guitar and banjo with some clog dancing thrown in for good measure. They have appeared at numerous Northwest venues including the Northwest Folklife Festival, the Heritage Festival and various Art Fairs in the area and internationally at venues in Costa Rica, Stockholm, Sweden, Tallin, Estonia, Riga, Latvia and St. Petersburg, Russia. They have also volunteered to provide entertainment for the Mineral Seniors, the residents of Eatonville Manor, Long Term Care at Morton Hospital, Heritage House in Morton and Ashley House in Olympia. They are delighted to be performing at the Mt. Rainier Wine Festival right in their own backyard!