May Concert: Mando Madness

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

Rattlesnake Fangs, Fiddles & Folklore

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

An Interview with Andy Bing

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

Bluegrass: Folk Music in Overdrive

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

Bluegrass Intensive Weekend

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

Cowboys in Bluegrass Music?

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

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