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.

   

 

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