Acoustic Jam at the Gazebo
Adam Hart, Music Tour Producer will lead a minimally structured jam session. All levels and all acoustic instruments welcome.
Folk
Avalanche at Dawn
Original folk-pop with a solid beat and vibrant vocal harmonies.
Avalanche at Dawn plays a unique variety of original music–folk-pop, rock, Americana, piano ballads–rich in vocal harmonies, a solid beat and tuneful melodies. We recently released Daylight, our second CD, and are now back in the studio recording our third album. Our band members bring diverse musical and songwriting influences–rock, pop, soul, jazz, the Great American Songbook– to our distinctive sound.
Bachtopus Accordion Ensemble
Featuring the music of Guy Klucevsek and, of course, Bach!
Bachtopus is an accordion ensemble based in New York City that performs music by contemporary composers and Johann Sebastian Bach. The ensemble was born out of a fruitful musical duet between Robert Duncan and Mayumi Miyaoka, who partnered during the Winter of 2011. Denise Koncelik and Peter Flint, who were members of the Brooklyn Accordion Club, joined the duet to play Bach’s organ music, which is well suited to the accordion. The group soon shifted focus to become one of the few accordion ensembles in the United States that focuses on new music. Having established a large repertoire in just a few years, Bachtopus seeks to play more original compositions, commissioned works, and contemporary music that is interesting, accessible, and grounded in traditional folk music.
Ella Blicker
Original singer-songwriter music with an acoustic pop sound
Ella Blicker is a 22 year old singer, songwriter, violinist, and guitarist.
Andrew V. Craig
Original and fun, jazzy, folk, pop music
Andrew V. Craig is a singer/songwriter, music teacher and dad from Hastings ,New York. His songs are in the styling of pseudo jazz, bossa nova, pop, folk and deal with love, loss, anxiety and other topics in not so serious a manner.
Andrew has performed with Pete Seeger, Pat Humphries, Old Dogs New Tricks and opened for Rod MacDonald . He has performed in the Tarrytown Music Hall , Uptown Coffee House, The Bitter End, The Duplex and The Black Cat in Irvington,N.Y. Andrew was also invited to share his songs at The Christopher Street Coffee House Song Circle in NYC.
Divining Rod
Soulful Americana Country Rock Led By Hawaiian Born Miyuki Furtado
“Writing music to me is like exercise – you have to do it every day, whenever you can, and you just have to keep doing it. I think that’s the most important part of writing of any kind,” says Miyuki Furtado, singer and songwriter of the New York-based duo Divining Rod.
Furtado is no stranger to the struggle of finding time to write. After leaving The Rogers Sisters mid-tour in Norway, he returned home just before his daughter was born. Now, in between his daughter’s naps and repairing the old house north of New York where he lives with his family, Furtado still makes time to write music.
A self-described musical omnivore, Furtado grew up in Hawaii, where country, reggae, and hip-hop were popular, shaping his tastes and defining his style in the early aughts of his life. Now, Divining Rod is preparing to release their first LP, Return to Crystal Cove, wherein Furtado and bandmate Patrick Harmon have fashioned something truly unique, stuffing a grab bag full of influences ranging from Kris Kristofferson to Sonic Youth into a journey through moments both significant and insignificant in Furtado’s life.
Inspired lyrically by Furtado’s Hawaiian upbringing, snippets of New York City life, and the challenges of fatherhood (among other things), Return to Crystal Cove is due for release in November 2018. And it’s an absolute pleasure to behold: an evocative expedition full of strong melodic stylings, highly ocular lyrics, and redolent soundscapes that are sure to inspire connection and hope in those who listen.
Grand Honey
Original acoustic psychedelic folk music.
Grand Honey is a folk-rock band from Massachusetts. Formed in 2019 by long-time collaborators Matt Emmer, Jeremy Levine, and Joel Mongeon, the band combines thoughtful songwriting and a deep background in both traditional and experimental folk music with touches of psychedelic improvisation. Grand Honey released their debut album, Canopy, in October 2021 and are currently working on their next record.
Ursula Hansberry
Singer-songwriter who refuses to commit to a single genre.
Ursula Hansberry is an emerging Americana singer-songwriter from Dobbs Ferry, NY. She has been performing her original music throughout the Rivertowns over the past several years. Her influences range from Dave Matthews to Ryan Bingham to Tracy Chapman.
John Henry
Not hard to know; just hard to like. John Henry sings sad songs to laugh at that he wrote.
Hudson Valley Sally
Hudson Valley Sally is a folk trio in the tradition of Pete Seeger, loving audience participation. They are known for their tight harmonies and joyful sound. Their music is designed to make you think and inspire hope.
Bill Kelly & Friends
“Bill Kelly has the voice and pen of a true artist.” -Larry Campbell.
We are very happy to take part in the RiverArts music tour and open our back yard up to our Rivertown neighbors. We’ll do our best to put on good show and send you off feeling great..
Jenny Murphy and Concerned Families of Westchester
Family singalong with Concerned Families of Westchester songs of Peace and Justice
Jenny Murphy, guitar & vocals.
Jenny Murphy is an entertainer for all ages. She has performed in theaters, at rallies, festivals and concert halls, and on streets and subway platforms. A story teller in the American folk tradition, she sings songs from past and present mostly to inspire understanding and action.
Old Dogs New Tricks
Lyric driven original songs with soul and gentle harmonies
Old Dogs New Tricks is made up of husband-and-husband duo Mark Davis and Jim Howe, joined by flutist and friend Paul Harris. Their songs ask what it means to be human and how, in the words of the poet Mary Oliver, we can make the most of our “one wild and precious life.” Forming Old Dogs New Tricks is one answer they came up with for themselves.
Open Book
Original music with mesmerizing vocal harmonizing and interweaving guitars
Rick and Michele Gedney, known as the duo, Open Book, have been writing, recording, and performing together since 2000. Their original music features melody invention and vocal harmonies backed by a tapestry of interweaving guitars. They are currently in the studio working on their fourth album. In addition to writing, touring and recording, Michele and Rick are honored to work as teachers at Dar Williams’ ‘Writing a Song That Matters’ retreat, heading into its 10th season in New York’s Hudson Valley.
Matt Turk
Singer songwriter, americana, folk singer, guitarist, mandolinist
A seasoned recording artist and multi-instrumentalist, Matt Turk is a veteran performer who has performed and recorded with Pete Seeger, opened for Judy Collins, The Doobie Brothers, Fiona Apple and the Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart. He has performed at the Clearwater Festival, Gathering of the Vibes, Atlanta’s Music Midtown, Jazz at Lincoln Center and The Beacon Theatre. Matt has recorded for Warner Bros Records with Gaby Moreno & Matter Music.
