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
Tara Linhardt is once again partnering with RiverArts and running a Bluegrass Intensive Weekend offering instruction on all the main bluegrass instruments. The workshop will be open to adult students at every level of instruction and experience. The camp will … Read More
Some of the greatest traditional bluegrass songs were apparently written by someone named “Public Domain” or “Traditional.” What kind of decent mother or father would name their child that? In this article I’m going to acquaint you with a songwriter … Read More
As a kid, I desperately wanted to be a cowboy. I dreamed of owning a horse, riding the range, and doing what cowboys did. And why wouldn’t I? Every night I slept under a cowboy blanket and my lunch box … Read More
His name was William Shakespeare Hays. Even though you’ve probably never heard of him, he was one of the most prolific composers of bluegrass songs ever. The conundrum is that he was born on July 19, 1837 and died on … Read More