This article was originally published on August 11, 2007 There is a well known urban legend in which a man who buys an old faded painting at a garage sale for 10 dollars and upon removing the painting from the … Read More
Did you hear about the guitarist that was so far out of tune that the banjo player noticed? Q: What does a banjo sound like when it’s completely in-tune? A: No one knows. You can tune a banjo, but you … Read More
May 17 @ 7:30pm Unitarian Fellowship 67 S. Randolph Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY Open Jam with Band at 6:30! One of the very best of our monthly concerts was back in 2002 by “Mando Madness.” Now, they are returning to Poughkeepsie … Read More
An introduction Are you a picker? A picker & singer? Perhaps you sit and practice at home with CDs or YouTube or mp3s – maybe you study tab books and instructional DVDs. Maybe you’ve found an instructor, maybe you haven’t. … Read More
People have always had a strange fascination with rattlesnakes. As one of America’s most poisonous snakes, they are both feared and hated, and yet their rattles are prized for their mythical and magical properties. While doing research for this article, … Read More
HVBA member Andrew Bing, 61, is just a year into his retirement from a career as a lawyer for New York State, but he’s staying busy running Vassar College’s continuing-education program, “Bluegrass–Folk Music in Overdrive.” The program is “a six-session … Read More
The HVBA has a very simple Mission Statement and here it is: The Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association — or HVBA — was founded in 1994 to knit together the bluegrass community of musicians and fans. The HVBA is chartered as … Read More
Beginning this April 5, Vassar College’s LLI ( Lifelong Learning Institute) Program will be offering a broad range of education courses to its paid members. Deadline for Submissions: March 19 Enter To Win Your Place Here As part of the … Read More
Friday, March 29 @ 7:30pm Unitarian Fellowship: 67 S. Randolph Avenue – Poughkeepsie, NY $15 at the Door This is your chance to hear three great musicians come together, as they rarely do, for an HVBA concert….just for YOU!! Chris … Read More
Saturday April 27 @ 7:30pm Unitarian Fellowship-67 S. Randolph Avenue – Poughkeepsie, NY Advance Tickets $25/Members – $30/Non-Members $5 More at the Door TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR Rob Ickes, Trey Hensley and Mike Bub are not formally “a band,” … Read More