Ananda Murari spent several years as a monk — living in intentional community, practicing devotion, stepping away from the ordinary pull of the world. Then he came back. He fell in love, built a life, became a father. His music lives in that gap: between the person he was and the person he's becoming, between spiritual clarity and human complication.

Over seven years of serious writing and recording, Ananda has developed a sound rooted in folk songwriting but restless within it — eclectic, story-driven, and emotionally precise. His reference points range from Paul Simon's narrative craft to Hozier's spiritual weight to the quiet intimacy of Bahamas and Andrew Bird. The result is music that feels both ancient and lived-in.

His collaboration with producer Tejas Leier-Heyden (Junaco), alongside Sam Weber and Danny Austin Manning, shaped two distinct bodies of work that established his voice as a songwriter of real depth. His most recent release, No Coins Needed, is a five-song collection examining fatherhood — not as sentiment, but as a genuine reckoning with identity, responsibility, and what it means to carry spiritual values into the most ordinary and demanding parts of life.

A two-time finalist of the Songwriter Serenade contest and a featured artist at the Dripping Springs Songwriter Festival, Ananda has built his live reputation across 150-plus performances — from solo sets to full-band arrangements — always anchored by the kind of storytelling that assumes the audience is paying attention. He performs annually with Bekah Brudi at The Yellow Barn in Ann Arbor and is actively expanding his reach across North America.

A new album arrives in 2026. It will sound like someone who has been paying attention to his own life — and found something worth saying about it.

Dr. Hazel-Grace Yates (they/them) is a relationship educator, facilitator, and creator of The Art of REPAIR™, a practical framework that has helped thousands of people navigate conflict with greater courage, empathy, and integrity. For over fifteen years, they have guided individuals, couples, communities, and organizations in building deeper, more authentic relationships.

While Hazel-Grace is known for teaching communication and repair, they are equally passionate about cultivating spaces where people feel safe enough to create, play, and fully express themselves. Their work weaves together authentic relating, somatic practices, restorative dialogue, movement, and community-building to create experiences that are both deeply meaningful and profoundly human.

As co-producer of Fireside Retreat, Hazel-Grace brings their gift for weaving people together, helping transform a group of strangers into a connected village where creativity, vulnerability, and collaboration can naturally flourish. They believe that some of the most important moments in life happen not on a stage, but around a fire.

Colin Martin is a songwriter, musician, facilitator, and founder of Life2Song, a creative practice that uses songwriting as a tool for self-discovery, connection, and storytelling.

Through intimate conversations, workshops, retreats, and live experiences, he helps people uncover the deeper truths hidden within their stories and transform them into meaningful songs.

Colin’s work sits at the intersection of creativity, presence, emotional honesty, and community, inviting people to trust their voice, embrace imperfection, and remember that music is not just something we perform—it’s something we live. His original songs and facilitation have impacted individuals, families, communities, and organizations across the country, helping people reconnect with themselves and one another through the universal language of music.

Kayla Diana is a touring and studio musician, voice alchemist, song catcher, and transformational facilitator devoted to helping others reclaim the freedom of their authentic expression.

Drawing from vocal embodiment, circle singing, improvisation, and creative ritual, she guides participants in clearing the pathways that block creativity and reconnecting with the living current of inspiration. Her workshops offer a playful, heart-centered space to heal old stories about the voice, awaken intuitive creativity, and experience music as something that moves through us rather than something we have to create.

Through communal song, deep listening, and embodied presence, she invites people to remember that creativity is always available—and that every voice belongs.