Alan Murray joins Rivertowns’ Violinists and Cellists in a Tour de Force 8-session traversal of all of Beethoven’s Sonatas for Violin & Piano (10), and for Cello & Piano (5). The day concludes with the composer’s masterpiece, the ‘Archduke’ Trio. Noon: Sonatas No. 1 for Violin & Piano (Barbara Carlsen, violin) / No. 1 for Cello […]
Formed high up on a hill in Dobbs Ferry, NY in 2007, Greetings From Anywhere mashes folk, blues, bluegrass and country into a unique roots-rock hybrid, performing with the gritty, impromptu abandon of a good-old-time garage band. Veterans of the NYC and Hudson Valley club, pub and festival circuit, GFA features a wide array of […]
Heartwood is a world music ensemble influenced by many cultures. Our original songs combine the hauntingly beautiful and beguiling melodies of Native American-style and other world flutes with digeridoo, West African gyil, and other world percussion, including African drums, tubanos, handpans, and frame drums. Song samples are available on our website (www.heartwoodband.com). The band is […]
Join in the percussion jam on the deck and in the pondside garden! Anna Maria, Ted, Luis and Ellen will be demonstrating Middle Eastern, African, and jazz rhythms on a range of world drums and shakers. Then join in and help us create multi-layered, rhythmic improvs. . Bring your own drum or borrow one of […]
**RESCHEDULED. SEE TIME CHANGE BELOW** Duke Ellington called his heavenly sounds American classical music, but I call my stuff toe-tapping rockabilly rock and blues—because that’s what it is! Muddy Waters, Carl Perkins, John Lee Hooker, Albert King, the Band, the Kinks—I was so lucky to see them when I was a kid, and my heart is full […]
The Drop Dead Blues Band is back! After playing throughout Manhattan in the 1990’s, most of the band “settled down” got married, had children, etc. Now that most of the kids have grown up, the band reunites and returns to their roots- playing Chicago style blues. Listeners sometimes refer to the band as “Jump Blues”. […]
Tumbleweed Mile is an American indie rock band led by the singer /songwriter/guitarist Chris Merola and bassist Michael Levine. Both having played many a stage from Austin’s SXSW to Mercury Lounge, CBGB and points beyond. Merola Once the frontman for the successful roots rock band “Rain Deputies”. One of the more popular bands to roar […]