Goatboy

Date: Friday, February 12th, 2010
Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm
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Genre: fiddle tunes
Price: FREE

Judy Hyman (fiddle), Richie Stearns (banjo), Jeff Claus (banjo uke), Steve Selin (fiddle), Ben Gould (upright bass)

The Grady Girls

Date: Sunday, February 14th, 2010
Time: 7pm
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Genre: Irish tunes
Price: FREE

A quartet of fiddles, flute, and bodhran played by a pair of sisters and their two cousins, the Grady Girls gracefully combine the pulsing melodies of slides and polkas (that they picked up in the southwest of Ireland), with more widely known dance tunes such as jigs and reels. Proudly carrying on the musical traditions of their forefathers and foremothers, the lovely young Gradys will sing, fiddle, and step-dance their way into your hearts, much as they entered ours from the first time we met them.

Toivo

Date: Friday, February 19th, 2010
Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm
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Price: FREE

Toivo, the band from Trumansburg playing Finger Lakes Traditional music, has a new CD! It's called "Laughing Shoe" and it's stepping out with lots of Rich Koski's original accordion numbers, some Finnish tunes, some Tex-Mex tunes, and some other nearly forgotten dance numbers from all over
the place. The band consists of Richard Koski, button accordion; Jason Koski, mandolin; Jim Reidy, guitar; Stefan Senders, banjo; Harley Campbell, upright bass; and Annie Campbell, snare drum.

BlueBird Jamboree

Date: Sunday, February 21st, 2010
Time: 7pm
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Genre: acoustic
Price: FREE

Stomping Loud in Minor Keys and Story songs and Jamborees." BlueBird Jamboree ia an acoustic guitar, a 4 string tenor guitar and the vocal collaboration between Joe Crookston & Peter Glanville. Joe was going from town to town...all over New York, playing shows, festivals and outdoor concerts. (Joe tapped Peter Glanville to harmonize, stomp, strum and contribute to the magic. The collaboration seemed to transcend all the blah, blah, blah and the magic was there. The audience didn't want to leave. Joe & Peter didn't want to either. The BlueBird Jamboree was born. Guitar, Banjo, Tenor Guitar, Vocals & Harmonies, and a big stomp box. www.joecrookston.com, www.bluebirdjamboree.com

Hee Haw Nightmare

Date: Friday, February 26th, 2010
Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm
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Genre: old time
Price: FREE

Come enjoy some high-energy loquacious irreverent rockin sweatin stompin old time music with your favorite crazy local boys: Chris Watrous (bass), Eric Kincaid (guitar),Matt "Red" Noonan (banjo), Sid Burke (fiddle)

Colleen Kattau and Vanessa Torres

Date: Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Time: 7pm
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Genre: folky acoustic
Price: FREE

Colleen Kattau plays progressive folk rock colored w/ south of the border beats and socio-enviro-fem conscious compositions. Latin American folk rhythms influence her own songs and her interpretations of nueva cancion music. www.myspace.com/colleenkattau. Vanessa Torres songs and performance are soulful personal portraits rooted in universal themes of compassion and hope. A unique blend of authenticity and grace makes her music both refreshing and inspiring. www.vanessatorresmusic.com

Long John & The Tights

Date: Friday, March 5th, 2010
Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm
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Genre: old time
Price: FREE

The string band with a leg up on old time music! LJT plays southern Appalachian mountain music from around 1920 - 1940, mixing in Celtic, bluegrass, and northern square & contra-dance music. John Hoffmann plays fiddle with Stefan Senders on 5-string banjo, Randi Beckmann on piano, and Jim Reidy on banjo uke, and Jody Platt on tenor guitar.

SisterMonk

Date: Sunday, March 7th, 2010
Time: 7pm
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Genre: gypsy funk experimental acoustic rock
Price: FREE

Gypsy funk, Arabesque trance, deep Latin grooves, soulful vocal and instrumental performances create the uniquely powerful experience that is SisterMonk. SisterMonk's music probes provocative themes with mystical poetry and driving, rhythmic passion. Adventures through wilderness homesteading, zen meditation, urban/ rural community living and Tai Chi inspire SisterMonk's songs of epic beauty, mystery, and epiphany.

Aceto-Lieberman Quartet

Date: Friday, March 12th, 2010
Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm
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Genre: jazz
Price: FREE

Eric Aceto (Violin), Harry Aceto (Bass) and Chad Lieberman (Piano/Melodica) and Michael Wellen (drums) playing originals, latin, beautiful ballads and swingin' standards.

Common Railers

Date: Friday, March 19th, 2010
Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm
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Genre: country/blues/pop/rock
Price: FREE

The Common Railers sound ranges from country, blues and bluegrass to singer-songwriter, pop and rock. Members often switch between multiple instruments, with Mike Costello on acoustic upright bass and slide dobro, Gordon Rowland on mandolin, banjo and accordion, and Chad Crumm sitting in on fiddle and banjo. Acoustic guitar is handled by Peter Glanville, who is lucky enough to play only one instrument. Their repertoire consists of original songs and covers from the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Hank Williams, Tom Waits and the Old 97's.

Johnny Dowd Band

Date: Sunday, March 21st, 2010
Time: 7pm
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Genre: americana punk anti-christ
Price: FREE

Vintage Johnny Dowd tunes brought to you by the ultra scary troubadour and the ice princess, Kim Sherwood Caso. Need we say more?

Bronwen Exter

Date: Sunday, April 4th, 2010
Time: 7pm
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Genre: Lounge Pop
Price: FREE

Think Cowboy Junkies and Mazzy Star. Breathy, ethereal and mesmerizing, this Newfield-gone-NYC musician has a smoky, husky voice and original soul-melting melodies.