| Concert Schedule | | July | 9 | "Art & Music in the Park" Visual Art on display - 1 to 5 PM Martha Gallagher, Harpist 2 to 4 PM Modern Grass, bluegrass 5 to 7 PM
| | July | 12 | "JAMCRACKERS" - ADK Mountain Folk Music | | July | 19 | "FLIPSYDZ" - A Cappella Doo Wap | | July | 26 (@ 10 AM) | Childrens Program - FREE "The Hampstead Stage Co." "The Adventures of Mr. Toad" | July
| 26 (@ 8 PM) | "BOREAL TORDU" -Maine Acadian
| | August | 2 (@ 2 PM)
| Childrens Program - FREE "STORY LAURIE" - Fun Stories & Singing
| | August | 6 | "CHRIS WESTFALL" Folk - A voice like John Denver | | August | 9 | "Sonny & Perley Trio" Jazz and Folk Tunes | | August | 13 (@ 11 AM) | Childrens Program - FREE "CHRIS & MERIDITH THOMPSON" - The Fun Science of Folk Music | | August | 14 (12 to 5 PM)
| 22th Adirondack Folk Music Festival (see Festival page) | | August | 16 | "WOODS TEA COMPANY" - Celtic, Sea Shanties, & Folk | | August | 20 - (7PM Meeting & 8PM Show) | A COMMUNITY TREAT FREE BOATHOUSE CONCERT - music by Paul Elliott, + Peggy & Emery Williams
| | The Performers | | Visit these musicians websites to hear their music |
| Favorites: | | Woods Tea Company | | Combining exceptional music skills with wit & humor, Woods Tea keeps it's audience entertained with Celtic, Bluegrass, Sea Shanties, and folk music. They employ as many as a dozen different instruments from banjos, bezoukis & bodrhans to guitars & tin whistles. A Schroon Lake favorite. See www.woodstea.net |
Jamcrackers |
Dan Berggren, Peggy Lynn & Dan Duggan return again to our Boathouse Theater. Peggy Lynn, referred to by poet Maurice Kenny as "The Voice of the Mountains", is recognized for her soulful songwriting and extraordinary vocal versatility.
Dan Duggan is known nationally for his wizardry on hammered dulcimer and flat picking guitar, and is the recipient of the National Hammered Dulcimer Championship. Adding to his extensive array of recordings, Dan has recently released a new album of original airs and waltzes called "Once in a Blue Moon." Dan Berggren has been collecting, writing and singing folk music of the Adirondacks for the past 30 years. Growing up in the Adirondack Mountains, Dan has developed a style that captures the spirit of those mountains. Dan has released nine albums including Ten Miles to Saturday Night, Cloudsplitter, and Rooted in the Mountains. Dan is professor emeritus of audio and radio studies at the State University of New York College at Fredonia State University. See them at: (Peggy)http://www.quercusmusic.com/duobio.html, (Dan Duggan) http://www.esperanceproductions.com/, (Dan Berggren) http://www.berggrenfolk.com/events.cfm |
Boréal Tordu |
Boréal Tordu - Maine Acadians have been harboring a rich musical culture underground for generations. Now, there is a new music rising up out of Maine steeped in that tradition with a fresh take on familiar ground. Boréal Tordu has played to enthusiastic English and French speaking audiences throughout New England, The Adirondacks in NY, Quebec, and the Canadian Maritimes. They have been featured three times on Maine's 207, NPR, CIFA Radio 104.1 Nova Scotia, WMPG 90.9 Portland, ME, CBC Radio Canada, Lakes Region Radio 94.1 Poultney, VT and Robert Resnick's, All the Traditions on Vermont Public Radio.
Website: http://www.borealtordu.com/home.html |
| Chris & Meredith Thompson (FREE CHILDRENS PROGRAM) |
Chris & Meredith Thompson are best known for the unique blend of their nearly identical voices. The Thompsons weave vocals, flute, guitar and percussion together creating a sound that is genuine, beautiful, and moving. Chris plays percussive, riff driven guitar. Meredith plays authentic Latin rhythms on congas and adds flute to their sound. Both sisters sing in close harmony both earthy and ethereal. The Thompsons link music and stories together to create an engaging, animated performance rich in texture, mood and character. See www.cmthompson.com
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| New To Us: |
| Chris Westfall | | Chris presents original pieces as well as familiar songs on both piano and guitar. With every song Chris possesses the magical ability to hold the audience in his grasp making each listener feel that he sings only to them. Chris says, Magistic.....is what he wants his music to be called....like an eagles flight.....full of spirit and emotion. In concert, Chris' style finds a balance of acoustic folk. His clear tenor voice moves gently from familiar tunes to original interpretations of artists such as James Taylor and John Denver and then on to his own heartfelt compositions. See www.chriswestfall.com |
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| The Flipsydz |
| The Flipsydz group creats a sound from the golden oldies reminiscent of American Bandstand. The group concentrates on performing a cappella (without instrumentation) evoking memories from the groups of the 50's and 60's singing doo wap on the street corners of Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Composed of Roy Dell, Tom Torebka, Pete Avilles & Stan Simkins this local group has many years of experience in the music field. See www.theflipsydz.com |
Sonny & Perley Trio |
| Sonny Daye & Perley Rousseau as a husband and wife team have spent the last several years developing and perfecting their unique blend of Jazz, Bossa Nova, American Songbook Standards and International Cabaret which has become their musical standard. Through their 4 CD's they have generated international airplay and received critical acclaim, but it is through their live performances that they truly shine. Throughout New York, New England, Florida and in Europe they have captivated audiences with their spontaneity, warmth, musical honesty and broad repertoire. They are very well known in the local jazz clubs in NY and they have a huge fan following. For this concert they will add a bass player to enhance the performance. See sonnyandperley.com |
Hampstead Stage Company (FREE CHILDRENS PROGRAM) |
"Good Theatre makes you think….Great Theatre makes you feel"
Those are the by words of the Hampstead Stage Company, a non- profit Theatre company based in New Hampshire. In it's 27th year this group brings high quality professional theatre to schools, libraries and communities all over the 48 contiguous states. Their mission is to educate youth audiences by bringing classical literature to life through live theatre, thus sparking an interest in reading the classics, instilling a love and appreciation of the arts and preserving theatre for future generations. The traveling shows are performed by 2 actors in full period costume, each playing several roles, with emphasis on audience participation. Portable stage sets invoke the mood.
This year's performance is, "The Adventures of Mr. Toad". Mr. Toad and friends set off on an adventure which land them in pickle after pickle until he, Mole and some brave audience members band together to win back Toad Hall from the evil Weasel King. The story teaches the value of friendship, perseverance and forgiveness. See hampsteadstag.org |
| Story Laurie (FREE CHILDRENS PROGRAM) |
Laurie McIntosh aka Story Laurie has been a storyteller all her life. This became her professional career shortly after moving to the Catskill Mountains a decade ago. She and her husband Ira McIntosh, live 2/3 of the way up Delaware County's highest peak and if there weren't so many stories to tell and so much music to play, they might never come down off the mountain. They often perform together. Laurie herself has delighted hundreds of school, library, nursing home and festival audiences with her dynamic engaging performances. Laurie will present the show, Fun Folk Tales & Tunes, which is a versatile participatory program with traditional tunes, fantastic fables, magical myths, silly songs, playful poems and what ever else her wacky imagination can create.
See www.storylaurie.com
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Tickets Etc.: | Tickets are: Adults $12.00,Students $5.00 Boathouse Concerts begin at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Call our office for information or questions. | |