Megon McDonough is a Chicago Legend, by any measure. By age 17, she opened for such folk acts as John Denver, Steve Martin and Harry Chapin; and performed on stages as diverse as Carnegie Hall and the Cellar Door.

Today Megon is best known for her work as a founding member of the folk group The Four Bitchin’ Babes, which allows her wit and folk sensibilities to comment on the ups and downs of everyday life. To date, Megon has almost 20 solo albums to her credit and received rave reviews for her inspiring song “Amazing Things”, which has become her platform for moving, inspirational musical keynotes. When not on tour, she is a faculty member at The Music Institute of Chicago, teaching songwriting, and performing at Performing Arts Centers and clubs around the Midwest. She lives in Huntley, IL – Not the end of the world, but you can see it from there, and hopes to get a dog this Spring!

Fred Simon has been making music for many decades, performing and composing for recordings, concerts, film, dance, and television, with instrumentation ranging from solo piano to symphonic orchestra.

His compositions appear on albums under his own name on Columbia, Windham Hill, Flying Fish, Quaver, and Naim, and on compilations released by various labels. He also recorded an album of songs by Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys Distilled.

Fred has recorded and/or performed with Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Larry Coryell, Lyle Mays, Iain Matthews, Jerry Goodman, Kurt Elling, The Stan Kenton Orchestra, Tributosaurus, Megon McDonough, and many others.