Announcing the 2025 Formal Showcasers!
The NERFA Board of Directors is proud to announce the artists who will be appearing in this year’s Formal Showcase at the NERFA Conference, to be held November 6-9th in Albany, New York.
The 2025 Formal Showcase artists are:
- Beecharmer
- Cassie and Maggie
- Connie Kaldor
- Elise Leavy
- Judy Kass
- Louie Lou Louis
- Mystery Loves Company
- Paul Colombino
- Phil Henry
- Sadie Gustafson-Zook
- Taylor Abrahamse
- The Honey Badgers
- The Levins
- Weary Ramblers
The judges have also chosen 4 alternates:
- Daniel James McFadyen
- Miles & Mafale
- Nora Meier
- Stacy Antonel
This year’s judges were Richard Cuccaro (writer and publisher of Acoustic Live), Aaron Nathans (singer-songwriter & recording artist), and Mary Stewart (Artistic Director of Hugh’s Room Live). They were tasked with reviewing over 160 submissions from extremely talented artists for this year’s conference! We thank them for their commitment, and we are sure you will agree that we will be treated to some outstanding performances this year!
Congratulations to the Formal Showcase artists!