Special Consensus performed at the Unitarian Fellowship of Poughkeepsie on March 10th, 2023 as part of the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association concert series. This show was part of an ambitious national touring schedule that takes the band into 2024. “Special … Read More
We are introducing you, our readers, to one of our Board Members. Bruno Bruzzese joined the HVBA in 2020 and quickly became one of our most active members. Lucky us!! As a founding member of the Blue Mask Boys, Bruno … Read More
Special Consensus graces the HVBA’s stage on Friday, March 10 @ 7:30pm. We couldn’t be more excited to have one of modern bluegrass’s most storied groups pay us a visit—and when I say storied, I mean it. Special C has … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winner is Andy Bing In the old days, pre-20th century, nearly all stringed instruments used strings made of natural “gut”. Some say it was “cat gut”, but commercial quality instrument strings were actually made of … Read More
Saturday – April 22, 2023 @ 7:30pm James Earl Jones Theater 260 Boardman Road Poughkeepsie, NY A Very Special Thanks to our Sponsors EVELYN & JOHN JAEGER ED & GINNY SCHAFFER KATE & MIKE FOWLER FAMILY LYNN & STEVE LIPTON … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winner is Andy Bing FEBRUARY 24, 2023 TRIVIA QUESTION Who Was NOT Bluegrass First? A number of very famous musicians started out in bluegrass! Yes! It’s often said that bluegrass is the best training ground … Read More
Chris Thile has worn many hats in his three-decade career on the mandolin. Starting as a bluegrass wunderkind in the 1990s, he found his stride with original innovative mandolin melodies—which he brought to the smash-hit group Nickel Creek in the … Read More
“Evening Prayer Blues” is a mandolin tune that Bill Monroe released on “Master of Bluegrass,” his 1981 collection of mandolin instrumentals. Nearly all the tunes on the album were Monroe compositions, many played at lightning tempos, showing that at age … Read More
Jim and Jesse are one of the most iconic of bluegrass’s first generation of pickers. The McReynolds brothers had a sound that was all their own, featuring Jim’s high tenor and Jesse’s distinctive cross-picking mandolin style. But how does their … Read More