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Red Molly, 2009 |
Ed Sanders, 2009 |
Miss Tess, 2009 |
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June 2009
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| May 30 to June 2 |
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Reckless A play by Craig Lucas |
General admission: $10
Students: $7 |
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Produced by Channel Z Productions Young Adult Repertory Company |
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May 30 & 31: 1:30 PM
June 1 & 2: 7:00 PM
At home on Christmas Eve, Rachel's husband Tom tells her a terrifying secret. Rachel flees her home and begins a series of picaresque escapades that involve living with strangers, going on a TV game show, a talk show, and seeing numerous psychiatrists.
This dark comedy is filled with bizarre characters and events reflecting the fractured life-styles that have become the norm for so many in our tenuous times.
Advance reservations are encouraged.
Pick up your tickets at least 15 minutes before curtain as reservations are released at that time to those waiting.
Reservations can be made by calling 583-0022, ext. 94. |
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| Wednesday, Jun. 3 • 7 PM |
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Poetry Open Mic |
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With Featured Reader Bill Wunder |
Bill Wunder is the author of Pointing at the Moon (WordTech Editions, 200( and a chapbook, A season of Storms (Bia Dolorosea Press, 2002). His poems have twice been nominated for the The pushcart Prize, and in 2004 he was named Poet Laureate of Bucks County, PA. Bill has been a finalist in the T.S. Eliot Prize two times, and the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards four times.
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 The indisputable king of the uilleann pipes, and recipient of Ireland's prestigious "National Musician of the Year" award in 2002, Paddy Keenan makes music of astounding perfection, bringing traditional and original tunes into a tapestry of soul and reverie.
 He is a founding member of the legendary Bothy Band and has spent a lifetime finding new voices for the pipes including rock, bluegrass and jazz.
Paddy will be joined tonight by guitarist and vocalist John Walsh of the Bronx and Kilkenny, Éire.
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| Saturday, Jun. 6 • 8 PM |
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Paul Rishell and Annie Raines |
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With Opener Saratoga Acoustic Blues Society |
| www.paulandannie.com |
 Singing blues guitarist Paul Rishell and his harmonica-blowing partner Annie Raines play refreshing, fun and truly impressive rearrangements of vintage blues, mostly of the rural sort.
Winners  of a W.C. Handy Award for Blues Album of the Year, Paul and Annie have performed on diverse radio and TV shows, recorded with Susan Tedeschi, Pinetop Perkins and Rory Block. Once again this year they're in line for a couple Blues Music Awards: Acoustic Artist of the Year, and Acoustic Album of the Year for their new live record, A Night in Woodstock.
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  Fusing alt-country, roots rock and folk, Lucy Kaplansky presents her songs with warmth, power and a gorgeous, evocative voice. Blend all that musical talent with funny stories, cogent remarks, and self-effacing wit and you have a deeply satisfying night of entertainment.
Lucy has released five solo albums on Red House, two of which have received the top award from the Association For Independent Music in the pop category. Of her latest, Rolling Stone Magazine wrote "as warm and tasty as cinnamon tea, as hopeful as daybreak" - Rolling Stone
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| Wednesday, Jun. 10 • 7 PM |
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Falcon Ridge Preview Tour |
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Featuring Abi Tapia and
Blue Moose & the Unbuttoned Zippers |
| www.abitapia.com | www.bmuz.net |
  The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival is the Northeast¹s premiere festival of contemporary folk music and folk dance. The four-day festival takes place in late July in Hillsdale, NY at the foot of the Berkshires. A favorite feature is the Emerging Artists Showcase, a live sampler show featuring twenty-four performers selected from more than 400 applicants. The audience of thousands picks from the 25 finalists the four Most Wanted, who then perform at the following year's festival.
This preview features two of the winners of the 2008 Showcase: Abi Tapia, who honed her upbeat, alt-country spin on the singer-songwriter craft in the bustling Austin, TX music scene; and the innovative Blue Moose & the Unbuttoned Zippers based in Boston. Blue Moose offers a colorful mix of folk music ranging from traditional Norwegian and Celtic tunes, to Cape Breton fiddling and playful rap pieces set to traditional instrumentation. |
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Rick Rourke and Lost Wages |
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 Troy, NY native Rick Rourke got hooked on the Animals and Bob Dylan as a young man and used their inspiration to create a body of rock, funk, and blues. After decades of playing the rock circuit up and down the east coast, Rick has re-emerged on the music scene with an acoustic band, Lost Wages, featuring up-tempo country and folk-flavored songs that ring with craft and honesty.
This tight, talented band featuress Larry Clyman on guitar, Leo Kachidurian on drums and vocals, and Lucas Ruedy on bass, and Rick Rourke out front on guitar, sax and harp.
* Saratoga's 3rd annual ArtsFest will be held from Jun. 12 to 14. For only $30 you can sample 100 arts events in more than 50 locations around Saratoga. The event features music, dance, visual art, film, theatre, and literary art. Visit www.saratogaartsfest.org for details. |
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 This fun-loving, musically superb roots music ensemble from Boston has swept up their hometown's top awards and started taking their show on the road. Comprised of six guys who play with some of the folk world's top acts (Patty Griffin, Lori McKenna, Treat Her Right), they gather tightly around a small café table and throw themselves into a repertoire of classic country music played on an old-time suitcase drum kit, a vintage electric bass, a range of acoustic instruments, and a WWII-era field organ.
They draw their audience in with great tunes, theatricality, warmth, joy and camaraderie.
* Saratoga’s 3rd annual ArtsFest will be held from Jun. 12 to 14. For only $30 you can sample 100 arts events in more than 50 locations around Saratoga. The event features music, dance, visual art, film, theatre, and literary art. Visit www.saratogaartsfest.org for details. |
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 Travis Gray is a 20-year-old singer-songwriter striking out as a solo artist after a several years as frontman for popular Albany rock-pop outfit The Loyalty. His new solo songs are delicate, emotive, melodic, finger-picked and radio-ready. Not to be too trendy, but perhaps it's worth mentioning that Travis has garnered 37,000+ myspace friends and his 4-song EP has had more than two million plays!
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 “The naked honesty…is breathtaking…someone whose quest is far from over, but whose comfort in his own skin bears testament to a road well traveled.”
—The Irish Times
After 36 years of honing his craft, Luke Bloom, the child of an Irish musical family, has established himself internationally as a prolific, highly entertaining and inventive player. From the outset he fed his Celtic roots with an international mix of folk,  country, pop, and gospel, always anchored by his signature percussive acoustic guitar style and intensely personal songwriting. His new album, Eleven Songs, is being hailed as one of his finest. It shimmers with urgency and energy and features a full band, choirs and big arrangements.
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 “Accomplished and acclaimed as a musician, composer, actor, director and writer, Davis somehow makes the term multi-talented seem woefully inadequate.”
—Jim Musser, Icon Magazine
Of all the paths he might have pursued in life, Guy Davis has dedicated himself to reviving and sharing the traditions of acoustic blues. His shows and numerous albums combine classics of the genre with African American stories, and his own original songs and performance pieces. Like the best of the old-time players, Guy is at heart a storyteller-a master of transporting his audience to a creaking front porch in a forgotten southern swamp.
He stomps his way through songs that range from soulful and moaning to playful and bouncy as a hay-ride. He accompanies himself on guitar, mandolin, banjo, and accordion.
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 For five years now, the Virginia-based husband-and-wife duo of Siobhan Quinn and Michael Bowers have written and performed gracious and gritty songs brimming with seamless harmonies.
Singer Siobhan brings the audience directly to the emotional center of each?song and entrances with her vocals. Songwriter Michael adds warmth, humor, and wry observations. Pair these two with Albany's own stellar blues guitarist and harmonica player Ben Murray and you get a dynamic program of contemporary folk, rock, pop and blues.
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Start your summer on the good foot! Come on up to Caffè Lena on the Summer Solstice for a benefit concert that will have you reaching for your sunscreen, fishing pole and cold one of choice.
Ray Pashoukos is the senior member of the Caffè's open mic hosting team, loved by all for his spirited humor and fine songwriting. Phil Drum is a fingerpicking bluesman and founder of the Saratoga Acoustic Blues Society.
The Tequila Mockingbirds, one of Saratoga's most enduringly popular pub bands and two time winners of Metroland Magazine's Best Acoustic Duo, is Ray's son Pete Pashoukos and George Fletcher (Commander Cody) both on guitar.
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 There can be no doubt that these days Frank Vignola is one of the world's most highly sought after acoustic guitarists. He has amply demonstrated his mastery of every genre, from fusion and commercial pop-jazz to hard bop, post-bop, swing, rock, and blues.
Cited by jazz guitar legend Les Paul as one of the top five guitarists of all time, Vignola has toured and recorded with the diverse likes of Bucky Pizzarelli, Les Paul, Lionel Hampton, Donald Fagen, Queen Latifah, Ringo Starr, Madonna, Dave Grisman, and Mark O"Connor.
With his band he tackles a unique, high-energy repertoire featuring contemporary tunes by The Police, Frank Zappa, and Black Sabbath; not-so-contemporary numbers by Bach and Mozart; and of course jaw-dropping, lightening fast originals.
Their high-octane performances and good-time vibe never fail to bring astonished fans to their feet, making each appearance an unforgettable experience.
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 “Whether she's delivering an ancient Irish ballad, an American folk classic, or an urgent contemporary song, Aoife sings with the same gorgeous naturalism as if she were experiencing the emotions in the songs for the first time.”
—Scott Alarik, Boston Globe
Aoife Clancy (pronounced "Eefa") comes from a small town in Co Tipperary, Ireland. Her father Bobby Clancy, of the legendary Clancy Brothers, placed a guitar in her hands at age ten, and by age fourteen was playing nearby pubs. After subsequent world tours with some of Ireland's greatest performers, including Christy Moore and the Furey Brothers, Aoife joined the acclaimed Cherish the Ladies.
She has been a featured soloist with the Boston Pops and Cincinnati Pops and collaborated on a Grammy-nominated Celtic CD with the Boston Pops. Now with seven recordings under her belt in the last decade, Aoife is well established as one of the divas of contemporary Irish folk music.
She is hailed by critics and loved by fans for her honest and superbly clear singing style, and warm, straightforward personality.
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| Sunday, Jun. 28 • 7 PM |
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Matthew Loiacono and Tern Rounders |
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Tern Rounders |
These days, Capital District musical hero Matthew Loiacono (Kamikaze Hearts) has been playing his original and adapted / rearranged music solo on mandolin, banjo, acoustic and electric guitars, drums, percussion and much more. Bottomline, he's mildly obsessed with marrying traditional instruments to modern technology.
To create the lush, orchestral soundscapes he loves, he utilizes on-the-fly looping, octave pedals, thick distortion and heavy reverb, creating a unique, constantly evolving musical performance that is melodic, accessible, whimsical and fresh.
Tern Rounders is a 3-piece band from the Capital District performing on guitars, bass, percussion and lots of vocal harmony. Their full, mellow acoustic music paints a richly varied landscape, from the rootsy vistas of fellow songwriter/musicians like Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Emmylou Harris, Townes Van Zandt, to further down the coast to California, warping back to a time when Gram Parsons & The Burrito Bros. flew high over L.A. and the Buffalo Springfield still roamed.
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Mary Gauthier
© 2009, Joseph Deuel
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Red Molly
© 2009, Joseph Deuel
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Ed Sanders
© 2009, Joseph Deuel
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Miss Tess
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