Byron Berline
(Oklahoma)
~ Fiddle Workshop & Concert ~

 

Intermediate & Advanced
Fiddle Workshop:

Residence at
21 Adriance Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY
2:00 to 4:30pm

Concert:

Christ Episcopal Church
20 Carroll Street
Poughkeepsie, NY
7:30pm

Workshop cost includes Concert

see various admission options at:
www.hvbluegrass.org

Needless to say, one of the ultimate fiddlers in bluegrass history! Byron Berline has recorded some of the classics with Bill Monroe in the 1950s & '60s (i.e., Byron wrote "Gold Rush"). An amazing teacher as well. Any style of fiddle player would do well to tap into Berline's musical mind and ability to share his Texas swing, bluegrass and country style fiddle knowledge.

 

Larry Gillis Band
(GA)

Firebox Restaurant
5:00pm
Donations Accepted - Fill the Boot !

 

Straight Drive
(NY/NJ)

Firebox Restaurant
5:00pm
Donations Accepted - Fill the Boot !

 

Orrin Star & Sultans of String
(MD/NY)

Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens5:00pm
Free Concert

 

Suzy Bogguss

Infinity Music Hall
8:00pm
$30 / $35 / $50

Suzy won the Country Music Association’s 'Horizon Award' (1992); 'Album of the Year' (1994), ASCAP songwriting awards, a Grammy for her contribution to Best Folk Album 2005, Beautiful Dreamer, The Songs of Stephen Foster. The only way to describe her career would be as an evolution. Suzy remains consistent in her unwillingness to be defined by the expectations of others...

"I feel like I’m still learning about my voice. I like to swoop & swell, and even soar, but I just don’t want to yell anymore. That’s not my gift. I never wanted to be a vocal acrobat, I sing songs.”

The Wailin' Jennys

Infinity Music Hall
8:00pm
$30 / $40

Ruth Moody - guitar, banjo, accordion, bodhran
Nicky Mehta - guitar, harmonica, ukulele, percussion
Heather Masse - vocals, stand-up bass

Five years after blowing in on a fresh acoustic breeze from Canada's mid-western heartland, The Wailin' Jennys continue to evolve. Launching into version 3.0 of the Jennys, new arrival Heather (formerly of Wayfaring Strangers) finds the middle ground between contemporary bluegrass and various other vocals styles. She gelled immediately with Ruth & Nicky during an impromptu audition in a backstage bathroom; "That we can find the magic while laughing and singing together in a dimly lit bathroom says it all really."

Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters

3rd Thursday Street Festival
7:30pm
Free

 

Iris Dement

Infinity Music Hall
8:00pm
$25 / $30 / $45

One of the most celebrated country-folk performers of her day, singer/songwriter Iris Dement was the youngest of 14 children. During her teenaged years she was exposed to country, folk, and R&B, drawing influence from Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and Joni Mitchell. Her recording debut was in 1992 when her independent label offering, Infamous Angel won almost universal acclaim. Despite a complete lack of support from country radio (what's new?), word-of-mouth praise earned her a deal with Warner Brothers Records. Her lyrics are introspective and deeply personal to fiercely political, tackling topics like sexual abuse, religion, government policy and Vietnam. The rest is history, which Iris continues to write...and on her own terms.

Karl Shiflett
& Big Country Show
(Texas)

CTBMA's Salem Valley Barn
7:30pm
$20

Karl Shiflett - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Kris Shiflett - acoustic upright bass
Preston Schmidt - fiddle
Dillon Scott - banjo/guitar, harmony vocals
David Long - mandolin, harmony vocals

Best known for their highly entertaining "Retro" stage show, The Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show have captured the irrepressible bounce and down-home, audience pleasing, good-naturedness of Classic Country & Bluegrass acts of the 1940's & 1950's.

In one simple sentence...

“a bonafide hillbilly
music extravaganza”

Karl Shiflett
& Big Country Show
(Texas)

Firebox Restaurant
5:00pm
Donations Accepted - Fill the Boot !

 

Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters

Chester Fair
7:30pm
$7.00

 

The Tim O'Brien
& Bryan Sutton Duo
An Exclusive Duet Concert !!

                          photo: Kim Davis & Mike Strangeland

The Unitarian Society
7:30pm
Advance: $30 General / $40 Reserved
> Tickets at Door $5 more
> 18 & under Free with adult admission

Bryan Sutton - guitar / mandolin, vocals
Tim O'Brien - vocals & everything else

Eighteen months in the making, Guitartown Prod. has at long last nailed this aggregation, a(dynamic duo! To those of you who know Tim & Bryan, and/or their music, nothing more need be said. To those who have not had the pleasure, you may not get a better introduction to these accomplished artists than this exclusive and intimate, if not rare, duet performance.

This is only a 200-seat theater setting;

A quick sellout may very well be
an understatement!!