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Musical performance Ann Arbor Summer Festival

Jo Serrapere (sarah-pear), a songwriter from the Detroit area, started playing guitar at 23 when seeking out lessons from Delta Blues guitarist, Shari Kane. Shortly thereafter, Jo began writing her own songs while completing her college studies in clinical psychology. She is currently on tour, performing at music venues throughout the United States.
Whether recreating old songs from the Mississippi Delta or performing songs in her own confessional style, Jo's music stands original while always reflecting her love of American roots music. Her eclectic writing and performance fuses elements of various modern and traditional folk music, old-time and electric blues styles, roots rock, garage surf, swing, hot jazz and alt-country.

John Devine’s background includes everything from rock’n roll to classical, having studied classical guitar in Master classes at the prestigious Miami School of Music. His strongest influence, however, comes from the early blues sounds of the "Race" records of the 1920's and 1930's, and the likes of Mississippi John Hurt and Tampa Red.