After a four-year hiatus, Mando Madness is back at the HVBA! Veteran Hudson Valley-based picker and Too Blue mandolinist Mike Sassano again assembles a crack team of eight-string aficionados for a night of mandolin mania. This year’s show will feature … Read More
Bringing Bluegrass Music to Students in Stringendo’s Strawberry Hill Fiddlers Program About a month ago, I received an invitation to visit with the Strawberry Hill Fiddlers and teach their fiddle students about bluegrass music. As a Strawberry Hill Fiddlers alumnus, … Read More
Friday, November 17th 7:30pm – 9:30pm Unitarian Fellowship, 67 S Randolph Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Tickets: Door sales only! HVBA Members: $20 Non-members: $25 Formed in 2013, Rock Hearts brings together five seasoned musicians from Southern New England who love … Read More
Hello Hudson Valley bluegrass people! It was in the Hudson Valley where I first got hooked on bluegrass so I thought it might be time to return to my roots to get the word out about bluegrass instructional books I’ve … Read More
Friday, October 20, 2023 @ 7:30pm Unitarian Fellowship 67 S. Randolph Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY – Poughkeekeepie, NY 12603 $20/Members $25/Non-Members We are at a loss for words to describe the utter devastation of losing one of America’s greatest and most … Read More
A huge thank you goes out to Andy Bing and the members of the Blue Mask Boys (David Chernack, August Eriksmoen, Eric Marshall, Brandon Whightsel, and Joan Harrison for introducing bluegrass music as an American Music Genre in the first … Read More
Ali Krayer has been playing music most of her life. Formerly a professional drummer, she has performed in dive bars, the Kennedy Center and everything in between. Back in college she played percussion for a mandolin player and fell in … Read More
Bill Keith (1939-2015)* had a collection of t-shirts. For Grey Fox 2022, Bill’s widow Claire donated them to the festival to be sold for charity. Bill and I have a mutual friend in Tom Lindtveit. He’s the one who Claire … Read More
Saturday, September 9 @ 7:30pm Unitarian Fellowship 67 S. Randolph Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY $20/Members – $25/Non-Members Tickts At Door Our 2023-24 season gets off to a rousing start with three stellar musicians. Bruce Molsky is one of the most revered … Read More
Lynn Lipton, videographer Diane Boujikian & Jody Lipton, photographer On June 6, 2023, The Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association was invited to introduce bluegrass music to the students and faculty of the Randolph School located in Wappingers Falls, NY. The Catskill … Read More