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SANDPOINT — The Music Conservatory of Sandpoint hosts its fourth annual SongFest weekend, including two evening concerts featuring resident songwriters, Friday–Saturday, Sept. 25–26 in the Music Conservatory’s Little Carnegie performance hall.
Designed for aspiring songwriters and those who simply enjoy live music, the annual SongFest concert series is a chance for the Sandpoint area community to experience original performances and connect with local and regional artists.
Tickets are priced as follows and available now at sandpointconservatory.org/events: VIP Seating for both nights is $40, standard seating for both nights $35 and standard seating for one night is $25.
SongFest performers include Shiloh Rising, a husband-and-wife acoustic duo formed by Diana and Scott Stover. The couple met and began performing together in Salt Lake City 30 years ago; They now live in their dream double-wide with a view in Moyie Springs. Their eclectic song writing includes influences of folk, rock, bluegrass, country and more. Their CD, ‘Welcome Home’, which was recorded locally at Selle Valley Sound, provides an insightful window into who they are individually and as a couple.
Mike Wagoner is an independent regional singer, songwriter, and author based around Priest Lake and North Idaho. He performs country, rock and Americana music and released an album titled “The Best of Mike Wagoner” alongside a 2025 autobiographical book about his life in music called “Goin' to the Lake,” a fifty-year retrospective of life and community around Priest Lake. Mike is known for regional performances, including shows at local venues and spots like the Pend d'Oreille Winery.
Tim G. is a singer/songwriter who has been performing for audiences for 25 years. He is a self-taught musician who, in order to turn one of his early poems into a song, decided to learn guitar — something that has become one of many lifelong passions. Tim has recorded five albums, had national air play on public radio and averaged over 100 performances a year for over 20 years running.
Reese Warren is guitarist for the Sandpoint band Nights of Neon and chef at Eichardt’s Pub. His style is inspired by the blues, rockabilly tunes and alternative music. Reese has found that after years of searching, contemplating and yearning for connection to the wholeness of life, music and the guitar have brought him closer to the peace and serenity that his heart always needed.
Sadie Sicilia is a singer-songwriter based in Spokane who grew up in Sandpoint in a musical family. She began performing at a young age alongside her father Mike Wagoner and has since built a career spanning blues, folk, funk, rock, jazz and soul. Her recorded work includes the album “This Is My Time” (2015) and the live release “Sadie Sicilia Live at the Panida Theater” (2017).
