Kirk Ridge has performed original music for 30 years in hundreds of clubs and festivals with full band, small combo, & solo. Performance Director for Durham CenterFest since 2012.  Produced songwriter stages at Festival for the Eno and Carrboro Music Festival for the past 10 years.  Weekly music radio show on WHUP.

• Two time finalist in American Songwriter Magazine lyric contest 
• Winner of Celtic Roots Radio competition – Belfast, Ireland 
• Featured song on NPR’s Car Talk 
• First place in Macromedia Innovation Awards Contest 
• Composed music for ten Cary Playwrights Forum productions  
• Finalist in Austin, TX Songwriters competition