Lookout Sessions: Martha Scanlan & Jon Neufeld

Martha Scanlan and Jon Neufeld's unique alchemy on stage started when they first played together at Portland's Indie-roots festival Pickathon ten years ago. It was an immediate musical connection and friendship that has only deepened with time and miles spent touring venues and festivals nationwide.

Scanlan is an award-winning songwriter based in western Montana. Her writing comes from the deepest roots of Americana, winding between the mountains of East Tennessee and some of Montana's most remote landscapes -- including a 120-year-old cattle ranch where she spent years living and working. Neufeld lives in Portland, Oregon and plays with a variety of musicians including longtime bands Jackstraw and The Kung Pow Chickens. They have shared the stage and collaborated with artists as diverse as Levon Helm, Jim James, Emmy Lou Harris and Peter Buck, and played festivals from Merlefest to Bonnaroo. Their album, Last Stars First Light, debuted last year on Jealous Butcher Records.