Martha Spencer Trio

- Martha Spencer is a singer-songwriter, mountain musician and dancer from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She grew up in the musical Spencer family and learned to play several instruments (guitar, fiddle, banjo, bass, dulcimer, mandolin) and flatfooting/clogging at a young age. She performs and has recorded with various groups and has been involved with several roots music projects. She has played shows, festivals and led workshops across the US, Australia, the UK and Europe. Martha’s first solo album has been featured in articles in Rolling Stone Country, No Depression, Wide Open Country, Bluegrass Situation, Americana Highways, PopMatters and more. She has also been included in articles in the New York Times, Austin Chronicle and Billboard and was a part of the Fiddlin’ documentary movie. The Martha Spencer Trio will perform at The Live Room on 6 August 2026 at 5:30 pm.

- Lucas Pasley is an old-time fiddler/banjoist and singer-songwriter from Sparta, NC, in the heart of the southern Appalachian Mountains. Lucas’s great-uncle was the fiddler for the early country band the Red Fox Chasers, and Lucas has been devoted to honoring and preserving the traditional music of his region. He is also a songwriter and pulls lyrics from his family's writing in addition to his own. Lucas has released several albums of both his songs and traditional music with his local band Gap Civil.

- In addition to playing percussion in the Wonderland Band, Jake Dwyer is a songwriter and guitarist for the Jake Dwyer Band and also performs solo. Jake sings heartfelt and soulful songs rooted in vintage blues-rock tunes.