Saturday, September 29 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm 46 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY This will be the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association’s eighth year at the Arlington Street Fair and it is always a joyful day of music, attracting … Read More
Fri Sep 28th 7:30pm Unitarian Fellowship, 67 S Randolph Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY $15 at the Door The Bluegrass Characters deliver straight-ahead traditional mountain-style Bluegrass with soaring vocals and hard-driving instrumentals, following the recipe laid down by Bill Monroe, Flatt & … Read More
The 4th Annual Oldtone Roots Advance Fat Bird Tickets End Midnight on August 23rd! We are rounding the corner on what we hope to be an epic picker’s gatherings in the mold of the great festivals of all time. … Read More
While perusing the local newspaper recently, an article caught my eye, big time. The headline read “Extraterrestrial Ground Zero.” Whoa Nelly! I had to read about this. It turns out that the town of Capilla Del Monte in Argentina (population … Read More
SOLD OUT Sunday, August 26 @ 3:30pm 42 Haggerty Hill Road, Rhinebeck, NY The setting for this concert couldn’t be more charming and comfortable. Enjoy this fun music and then treat yourself to a delicious dinner in quaint Rhinebeck, NY. … Read More
The Fourth of July jam has been cancelled…we are not going to hold a jam that night. Go out and enjoy the fireworks or read the Constitution!!! Or do both! In addition, because so many of you will be attending … Read More
The Country Gentlemen In the early 1970s “Fox on the Run” was among the most requested bluegrass songs. Along with “Rocky Top,” a bluegrass band could scarcely play a show without fans yelling for “Rocky Top” or “Fox on the … Read More
If the “big bang theory” helps to explain the origin of the universe, perhaps “the big bang theory of bluegrass” will shed some light on the origin of the bluegrass music universe. First, let me say that there are two … Read More
Saturday, May 26 @ 7:30pm Unitarian Fellowship 67 South Randolph Avenue, Poughkeepsie Tickets: $15 at the doorCelia Woodsmith is a Grammy nominated performer and songwriter from Kittery, Maine. Lead singer of the highly acclaimed Bluegrass ensemble Della Mae, she has toured … Read More
Maybe you’ve heard the one about the banjo player who always sits in a level spot so the tobacco juice will run out of both sides of his mouth. Or the guy who makes a perfect score by throwing a … Read More