2010 Free Summer Lawn
Concert Series
Sunday Afternoons (1 to 3 pm)
Sunday,
July 18
Bua
Celtic music by one of
America’s premier
traditional Irish music
ensembles.
It
is no surprise that Bua,
lending to its Irish Gaelic
meaning of ‘innate gift,’
has quickly risen to the
status of America’s premier
traditional Irish music
ensemble. A quintet
comprised of some of
America’s most talented,
young musicians with
Jackie Moran on bodhran,
banjo and vocals, Chris
Bain on fiddle,
Seán Gavin on
uilleann pipes and flute,
Brían Ó hAirt vocals,
concertina and tin whistle
and Brian Miller on
guitar, flute and vocals. Chicago
is home to Bua as it
was to the great Chief
Francis O’Neill (1848-1936),
an Irishman of unprecedented
dedication, whose
groundbreaking collection of
Irish traditional melodies
marked an unprecedented
harvest of music from the
immigrant masses who came
from all corners of Ireland
to make a living in one of
America’s largest urban
centers. Bua owes
much of their musical roots
to O’Neill’s work and their
new recording An
Spealadóir: the Harvester
draws from more than a
century’s worth of Irish
traditional music and song
cultivated in the midwest
and Ireland.
Sunday,
July 25
Acoustic Medicine Show
(with
special guests Laura MacLean
and The Gypsy Jazz Gang)
Progressive
mountain folk-grass is what
we call it; fine string
music done jam style is what
you might say. The Acoustic
Medicine Show features
guitar, fiddle, mandolin,
standup bass and
3-part harmonies on original
homespun music, as well as
well-known tunes like
Catfish John, Pony Boy and
Ophelia. AMS has become one
of Hudson valley's darlin'
bands. Joe Tobin (vocals &
guitar) and Bob Cage (fiddle
& guitar) are backed up by
Davey Frank (mandolin) and
Paul Chinelli (doghouse
bass). Songs from
Appalachia, Memphis and
Frisco; original material,
traditional and covers.
You'll dig it.
The Acoustic Medicine
Show
is
proud to have the following
performers
rounding out the afternoon’s
festivities:
Classically trained
guitarist and vocalist Laura
MacLean has performed around
the globe. On this Sunday
she appears at Locust Grove
as part of a trio that
includes a cellist and
vocalist.
Also - The Gypsy Jazz Gang:
Bob Cage, Rusty Borris,
Daniele Debellis and Sean
Crimmons. 1930's gypsy
swing music played by
acoustic guitars, vocalist
and standup bass.
Sunday,
August 1
Metropolitan Hot Club
In
honor of Django Reinhardt’s
100th
anniversary, enjoy the
sounds of this gypsy jazz
group that plays hot
swing of the 30s and 40s.
Steeped in the gypsy jazz
tradition, the group
celebrates the music made
popular by legendary
guitarist,
Django Reinhardt,
and jazz violinist, Stephane
Grappelli. An impressive
repertoire of period music,
along with newer favorites
and a growing body of
original compositions, make
for an unforgettable
listening experience. Band
members include Michael
Boyle, guitar;
Michael Snow, violin;
Aaron Lieberman, guitar
and vocals; Martin
Keith, string bass.
Sunday,
August 8
Soñando
The hot Latin sounds of
Soñando have earned them
the reputation as the Hudson
Valley's premier Latin band.
This spicy blend of music
and musicians have performed
in clubs, at private
functions, community
festivals, benefit concerts,
on radio and television, as
well as the Puerto Rico Day
Parade in NYC, but the band
is at home wherever a dance
floor can be cleared. Fueled
by a fiery rhythm section
and high-octane horns,
Soñando plays a wide variety
of Latin styles from Plena
and Son to Salsa and
Merengue! “The name of the
band is Spanish for
"dreaming" but when the
hordes come out for Soñando,
they don't sleepwalk-they
dance. And we're not talking
a few perfunctory head-bobs
or butt-wiggles, they dance
until they go up in flames
like, Tula's unquenchable
bedroom in the Cuban lyrics
above." -Woodstock Times.
Sunday,
August 15
Jazz Pioneers
This Big Band concert
features a unique and
enjoyable blend of swing and
Big Band favorites with the
best of modern jazz. Enjoy
music from the great jazz
visionaries from the past
forty years such as Stan
Kenton and Maynard
Ferguson. Directed by Bill
Gillespie, this concert will
feature well known vocalists
Vito Petruccitto, Sr. and
Ceista Little-Quinn.
Sunday,
August 22
The Love Cats
The Love Cats
is a seven piece band whose musical style is a
fusion of upbeat and
traditional blues, rock,
soul and funk
that combines guitar, piano
and Hammond organ sounds,
percussive bass beats, and
features a talented
three-piece horn section.
Their arrangements
are
original and energetic,
resulting in a unique and
exciting live
music experience. The band
draws its influences and
material from various
different styles of blues
and rock & roll artists.
Texas blues acts covered
include Stevie Ray Vaughan,
Albert Collins, Delbert
McClinton, Albert King and
Freddie King; Chicago blues
from Junior
Wells
to Buddy Guy and Howlin’
Wolf; and
the Chicago funk
and soul stylings of The
Blues Brothers Band, Booker
T. and the MG’s and Sam and
Dave.
The summer lawn concerts
are presented for free to
the public,
thanks to the generous
support of our sponsors:
MVP Health Care,
title sponsor,
with additional support from
Dutchess County Arts Council
and Ulster Savings Bank.
