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Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival July 19-22 features an incredible lineup- Stringdusters, Punch Brothers, Sleepy Man Banjo Boys and more
Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
“A Who’s Who of Bluegrass Music”
July 19-22, 2012 ~ Oak Hill, NY
Updated April 14, 2012
Hosted, as always, by
Dry Branch Fire Squad (all four days) • web | Facebook
featuring
Hot Rize (Sat) • web | Facebook
Del McCoury Band (Fri) • web | Facebook
David Grisman Sextet (Fri) • web | Facebook
Infamous Stringdusters (Thurs) • web | Facebook
Punch Brothers (Fri) • web | Facebook
David Bromberg Band (Thurs) • web | Facebook
Jesse McReynolds & Friends: Songs of the Grateful Dead—
Tribute to Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter (Fri) • web | Facebook
Mountain Heart (Sat) • web | Facebook
Noam Pikelny & Friends with Aoife O’Donovan (Fri) • web | Facebook
Gibson Brothers (Sat) • web | Facebook
Claire Lynch Band (Sat) • web | Facebook
Chris Thile & Michael Daves (Thurs) • web | Facebook
SteelDrivers (Sat) • web | Facebook
Blue Highway (Thurs) • web | Facebook
Lonesome River Band (Fri) • web | Facebook
Old-Tyme Kozmik Trio (Darol Anger, Rushad Eggleston
& Bruce Molsky) (Fri/Sat) • Facebook
Tony Trischka & Territory (Sat) • web | Facebook
Deadly Gentlemen (Fri) • web | Facebook
Della Mae (Thurs/Fri) • web | Facebook
Hillbenders (Thurs/Fri) • web | Facebook
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen (Fri/Sat) • web | Facebook
Monroeville (Thurs/Fri) • web | Facebook
Bill Keith (Fri/Sat) • web | Facebook
Bearfoot (Fri/Sat) • web | Facebook fan page
Milk Drive (Thurs) • web | Facebook
Dixie Bee-Liners (Thurs/Fri) • web | Facebook
Sleepy Man Banjo Boys (Sat/Sun) • web | Facebook
Frank Fairfield (Fri/Sat) • Facebook
The Barley Jacks (Sat/Sun) • web | Facebook
John Kirk & Trish Miller (Fri/Sat) • web | Facebook
Sarah & The Tall Boys (Fri/Sat) • web | Facebook
Anne & Pete Sibley (Sun) • web | Facebook
Jim Gaudet & the Railroad Boys (Sat) • web | Facebook
Too Blue (Fri) • web | Facebook
String Fingers (Thurs) • web | Facebook
The Get Down Boys (Sat) • web | Facebook
Berklee Roots Roadshow (Fri/Sat) • web | Facebook
Pete Wernick & His Jam Campers (Thur) • web
Check out the full schedule for the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
Looking for a fight? So are the Sweetback Sisters
I had the unique pleasure of getting to listen to a house concert with Emily Miller and Jesse Milnes of the Sweetback Sisters on Friday night in Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn. They sang with Emily’s mother, Val Mindel, and filled up the spring night with fantastic vocal harmony.
After the show I bought the new Sweetback Sisters album, Looking for a Fight, and let me tell you it’s filled with some righteous country swing sounds. (Try a free track or download the whole album here.) This is an album that is perfect for listening to in the morning when the coffee is brewing and their are pancakes on the griddle; or for popping in during the afternoon when it’s time for a little happy hour with your favorite liquor drink.
The band is making two stops in our neighborhood in June- at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival upstate, and then a bit closer to home at the Fabulous Jalopy Theatre on Saturday, June 16.
The Sweetback Sisters are Zara Bode, Emily Miller, Stefan Amidon, Ross “Rolling Thunder” Bellenoit, Jesse Milnes, and Bridget Kearney. Check them out!
11 shows to look forward to in 2011
1. Crooked Still at City Winery Thursday, January 13th. Fabulous bluegrass music with the only PHD molecular biologist 4- finger banjo player in the world, Greg Liszt (at least I think I’m pretty safe saying that). More info & tix
2. The Punch Brothers at the Bowery Ballroom Saturday, January 15th. These gents are rewriting the rules of what a bluegrass quartet can do- shake off the post holiday blues on the Bowery with the Punch Brothers. More info & tix
3. The Grascals featuring IBMA banjo player of the year, Kristin Nelson, at the Highline Ballroom Sunday, January 23rd. This band is going places- but not before they stop in New York to show off their banjo player. More info & tix
4. The Steam Powered Hour at Jalopy Sunday, January 30th. The line up hasn’t even been announced yet, but I know I can recommend this one. Past line-ups for this variety show in my favorite Brooklyn venue have included Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Pete Holmes, Chris Thile, Kenny Kosek, Demetri Martin, The Steep Canyon Rangers (below), Tony Trischka, Jessie Klein, The Two Man Gentlemen Band and many more. More info & tix
5. Dailey & Vincent take the stage by storm at Joe’s Pub on February 2nd. This bluegrass duo will make the cold February wind seem sweet. They’ve also picked up several IBMA awards of late- including for their tribute album to the Statler Brothers. More info & tix
6. Rhett Miller starts a residency at City Winery with a gig featuring Bobby Bare Jr. The lead man of the Old 97s is a great songwriter- this show will be a fine time. More info & tix
7. The Johnny Cash 79th Birthday Bash is always something to look forward to. Alex Battles and his Whiskey Rebellion celebrate the life and music of the man in the black at Brooklyn’s Bell House. More info & tix
8. Road trip! Loretta Lynn at the Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston, NY on March 4th. This queen of country music is worth the 2 hour drive! More info & tix
9. Portland, Oregon’s Foghorn Stringband will play Brooklyn’s Jalopy Theatre on March 20th. In addition to their ‘ass kickin’ stringband’ music, the group will be doing workshops throughout the day on fiddle and guitar. More info & tix
10. Legendary mandolinist and bandleader David Grisman will be with his quintet on April 9th at City Winery. More info & tix
11. The Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival will return July 14-17 on the Walsh Farm in Oak Hill, New York. The lineup has yet to be announced, but there is a reason this is the IBMA bluegrass festival of the year. Last year’s performers included Tim O’Brien, Del McCoury, Railroad Earth, David Grisman, The Greencards, Crooked Still, Doyle Lawson, Sarah Jarosz and many others. More info & tix
