2025 Music in the Trees Lineup

On August 16 and 17, Belwin Conservancy will host our sixth annual Music in the Trees. This two-day outdoor musical event features a diverse array of musicians performing from perches high up in a stand of red pines at Belwin’s Education Site.

Throughout the event, a variety of musicians will take turns performing from two separate stands. Audiences are welcome to set up a chair and listen at one stand in particular, or move between the trees to hear as much music as possible. Each day will end with an accessible performance from Celtic Arts Junction on the ground level. Check out the 2025 roster of performers below.

Schedule

Audrey Q
Cello / Vocals
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Cellist and singer/songwriter Audrey Q will perform a mix of original songs and ambient instrumental improvisation.

Celtic Junction Arts Center
Celtic Wood Songs / Ceili Dancing
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Northern Shores (Danny Diamond & Brian Miller) is a Minnesota-based duo known for their soulful performances of Irish traditional music, ranging from tender waltzes to lively reels. Miller draws on two decades of research into Irish-influenced logging-era music from the Great Lakes region, while Diamond’s expressive fiddle playing reflects a rich musical heritage from northern Ireland. Miller will also share the Eoin McKiernan Library’s exhibit Into the Woods: Irish Music & Dance in Minnesota’s Logging Era.

Chris Koza & Linnea Mohn
Vocals / Guitar / Harmonica
chriskoza.com
Acoustic performance with harmonies.

Greg Herriges
Bouzouki
gregherriges.com
Improvisation on bouzouki in collaboration with the sounds of the forest.

Ina-Yukka
Drums / Flute / Guitar / Vocals
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Ina-Yukka is a mother-and-son duo that performs traditional folk music from South America and the “New Chilean Song” movement. Ina means mother in Dakota and other languages, and Yukka means son in Aymara. Vladimir and Nia have been singing together for the last 10 years in the Twin Cities, bringing together the sounds of folkloric harmonies, traditional flutes, indigenous percussion, and activist lyrics.

KT and John Thompson
Accordian / Guitar / Voice
Their repertoire includes jazz, cabaret songs (in English and French), country/folk, American standards, and other unique 20th-century gems, scored for voice, guitar, and accordion.

Monkeys in a Zoo
Vocals / Guitar
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Acoustic rock ’n’ soul hits from the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, and more.

Other Country Duet
Bouzouki / Soprano Saxophone / Flute
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The co-founders of Other Country Ensemble, Scott Nieman and Steve Clarke, will perform as a duet (OCD). Scott performs on Greek bouzouki, while Steve plays soprano sax and concert flute.

Nadia and Peter Durow
Vocals / Guitar
peterjdurow.com
Father-daughter duo Peter and Nadia Durow come together for an intimate set of vocal solos and duets accompanied by acoustic guitar. Their performance features an eclectic mix of popular songs they love, with a special emphasis on music by Minnesota artists.

PULL
Harp / Cello
PULL is a collaborative performance project by cellist Sophia Deutsch and harpist/vocalist Victoria Carpenter, combining live cello, harp, vocals, analog tape delay, and electronic looping. The duo creates dynamic, site-specific soundscapes focused on improvisation and the integration of acoustic and electronic elements.

Sean Egan & Laura MacKenzie
Clarinet / Flute
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Skyspiders and the Imperceptible Web
Beatboxing / Vocals / Poetry
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Skyspiders and the Imperceptible Web are a folk/hip-hop duo whose work explores joy, resistance, and disability justice. Their acoustic Music in the Trees performance features haunting improvisational vocals, infectious beatboxing, and poetry woven with the sounds of nature.

Stephanie Henry
Piano / Storytelling
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An intimate, nature-infused musical experience blending original piano compositions with storytelling, inspired by the quiet strength and rhythms of the forest.

Music in the Trees is made possible in part by support from the Saint Croix Valley Foundation and the Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation. Thanks to Steve Smillie, Edina Realty for supporting our entire season of events in 2025!