Unitarian Fellowship 67 South Randolph Avenue Saturday, January 11 @ 7:30pm Tickets $15 at the door. Someday, you may say “I remember the first time I heard Pretty Saro at a small Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association concert on January 11, … Read More
Unitarian Fellowship 67 South Randolph Avenue Saturday, December 14 @ 7:30pm Tickets $15 at the door. A tribute band is a group that captures the musical mood, feeling and intent of a band that it honors–not by slavish copying but … Read More
Many of you had the good fortune to hear Rob Ickes, Trey Hensley, and Mike Bub back on April 27 at the HVBA-sponsored concert. You don’t need me to tell you that they are amazing musicians; their tone, speed, and … Read More
TICKETS AT THE DOOR Traveling freely between bluegrass, swing, country, Celtic and jazz, a Too Blue show is a dynamic dose of serious fun. Smooth harmonies and adventurous musicianship bring stellar arrangements to life and leave the listener anything but … Read More
Admittedly, my knowledge of Bluegrass music was sorrowfully limited: images of mountain folks playing the banjo, television and the occasional catchy radio tune. Then there was this class Bluegrass-Folk Music In Overdrive. What a magnificently educational and extraordinary treat! Each … Read More
Saturday, October 5, 2019 @ 7:30pm Unitarian Fellowship – 67 S. Randolph Ave., Poughkeepsie TICKETS AT THE DOOR Winner of the 2009 & 2015 International Bluegrass Music Awards (IBMA) Mandolin Performer of the Year, Jesse Brock began his Bluegrass career with his … Read More
Here’s the day we’ve all been waiting for!!! The Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association, in coordination with the Annual Arlington Street Fair will be presenting five fabulous bands. This marks our 9th year at the Fair!!!! Food, music, dancing, singing….what else … Read More
We were somewhere around Croton-on-the-Hudson on the edge of the 2019 Clearwater Festival when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying to my photographer, “I feel better.” And suddenly there was a terrible screeching under the train which … Read More
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