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Blue Highway Shines in Poughkeepsie


photo by Joan Harrison

The many souls who braved the cold to hear Blue Highway in concert Friday the 13th were rewarded with an evening of top-notch bluegrass. The band’s members, who have been playing together for seventeen years, were clearly at ease with each other and with their music, spreading solos, lead singing tasks, and writing credits evenly among the group. One of the many high moments was Wayne Taylor’s moving rendition of “Homeless Man” from the band’s latest album, Through the Window of a Train. The stark tale of a

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The Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association is delighted to welcome its new president, Dave Angell, who has agreed to take over the leadership of the organization from HVBA’s founder, Jeff Anzevino. Dave has long been one of the group’s most active members, both as a mandolin player in jam sessions and behind the scenes at concerts—helping to set up the room, breaking it down, and doing whatever needed to be done.

Blue Highway Comes to Poughkeepsie



When: Friday, January 13, 2012 - 7:30pm
Where: Christ Church - 20 Carroll Street, Poughkeepsie, NY
Price: $25/Members - $30/Non-Members

Online Ticket Sales are Now Closed - Tickets will definitely be available at the door.  Doors open at 6:45!!!

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Laurie Lewis and The Right Hands - THANK YOU

Thanks to Laurie Lewis and The Right Hands for providing a happy audience with an exceptional night of energetic and beautiful bluegrass music. Those who attended were thrilled to hear this California based band in Poughkeepsie. Laurie wowed the audience when the band left the stage and walked up the aisle to sing "Who Will Watch The Home Place" with all of us. If you weren't there....well, you missed a real "happening."

With Heartfelt Appreciation

“An ad on the wall of a music store looking for a bluegrass jams session and a desire to see, hear and play more bluegrass inspired the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association. Only a week old and already our members span three states from the Mohawk Valley to the Big Apple…” -  Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association Jamboree; Winter, 1994; Vol. 1; No. 1.

That’s how it began…..one man, seeing a need and stepping up to fill that need. Jeff Anzevino was that man. His tenure as president of the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association is one filled with
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