Steve Earle with Steve Earle & the Dukes and Florence Dore

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Steve Earle released his chart-topping debut album Guitar Town in 1986. A Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and Grand Ole Opry member, he earned consecutive Grammy Awards for albums including The Revolution Starts Now and Townes, and his hit Copperhead Road became an official Tennessee state song.

Nashville-born, Chapel Hill-based Florence Dore is an acclaimed Americana and roots rock musician, also an English professor. Her albums include "Perfect City," "Highways and Rocketships," and "Hold the Spark." Known for smart lyrics and rich storytelling, her songs like "Signs of Life" draw comparisons to Lucinda Williams. Dore received a UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching and collaborates with artists like Will Rigby.