Myriad Artists Conference Schedule
Western Arts Alliance – Booth 225
September 8-10, 2026
Oakland Marriott City Center
Oakland, CA
Conference Website: Western Arts Alliance
To schedule a meeting with us at WAA contact: Lauren Stovall
Ryanhood
Showcase Info
Wednesday, September 9th
Time: 8:20-8:40pm
Location: Room 208
About Ryanhood
International Acoustic Music Awards winners for ‘Best Group/Duo’, Ryanhood’s tight vocal harmonies and big acoustic riffs have made them favorites on the touring circuit for over 20 years. A merging of virtuosic musicianship with rich and transformative storytelling, their shows are driven by strong acoustic guitar interplay and turn-on-a-dime harmonies forged in a decades-long friendship. At turns energetic, hopeful, and quietly moving, Ryanhood invites audiences to reflect, laugh, sing, and to stand up and cheer.
Guitar Dreams
Showcase Info
Wednesday, September 9th
Time: 8:40-9:00pm
Location: Room 208
About Guitar Dreams
One Tour. Two World Class Guitarists. A Night of Virtuosic Acoustic Guitar.
Together, performing a blend of beautiful instrumental guitar pieces and delicate vocal tunes, they’ll be taking audiences to a place both otherworldly, and somehow surprisingly intimate.
Midwest Arts XPO – Booth 128
September 22-25, 2026
Baird North Convention Center
Milwaukee, WI
Conference Website: Midwest Arts Xpo
To schedule a meeting with us at MAX contact: Lauren Stovall
Gadan
Showcase Info
Tuesday, September 22nd
Time: 9:15 – 9:30pm
Location: Baird North Convention Center – Room 206
About Gadan
A storming new band, blending the drive of Irish traditional music and bluegrass with the heart and soul of folk and Appalachian music—spiced up with an Italian seasoning for extra flair! Gadan is a fresh project created by four seasoned musicians from the Irish trad and European folk/rock scene, all with years of experience performing at major traditional and alternative folk music festivals across Europe and the US. In 2024, they were joined by Enda Scahill, a tenor banjo master, award-winner, All-Ireland champion, and founder of We Banjo 3. Their high-energy repertoire has a powerful live appeal, reminiscent of new-trad acts, but with a unique identity. With three banjos—tenor and clawhammer—fiddle, mandolin, and guitar, they create a distinctive “strings-only” sound, enhanced by subtle electronics and driven by a powerful rhythmic pulse.
Guitar Dreams
Showcase Info
Thursday, Sept 24th
Time: 7:50-8:10pm
Location: Baird North Convention Center – Room 106B
About Guitar Dreams
One Tour. Two World Class Guitarists. A Night of Virtuosic Acoustic Guitar.
Together, performing a blend of beautiful instrumental guitar pieces and delicate vocal tunes, they’ll be taking audiences to a place both otherworldly, and somehow surprisingly intimate.
Ryanhood
Showcase Info
Thursday, September 24th
Time: 9:15 – 9:30pm
Location: Baird North Convention Center – Room 206
About Ryanhood
International Acoustic Music Awards winners for ‘Best Group/Duo’, Ryanhood’s tight vocal harmonies and big acoustic riffs have made them favorites on the touring circuit for over 20 years. A merging of virtuosic musicianship with rich and transformative storytelling, their shows are driven by strong acoustic guitar interplay and turn-on-a-dime harmonies forged in a decades-long friendship. At turns energetic, hopeful, and quietly moving, Ryanhood invites audiences to reflect, laugh, sing, and to stand up and cheer.