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We taped two excellent shows in November:

555) 11/26/12 6:45 East River String Band - Drawing from the vast spectrum of traditional American country blues music create some of the most authentic sounding renditions of songs from the 1920’s and early 30’s. Their love and deep reverence for this music shines through in every song. Founded in 2006 the New York City based duo have released four albums and toured the US, Canada and Europe. Eden Brower (vocals, ukulele, guitar & kazoo) and John Heneghan (vocals, guitar, mandolin & kazoo) www.eastriverstringband.com

556) 11/26/12 8:00 Nikolay Kolev - Gadulka virtuoso from Karavelovo, Bulgaria. After graduating from High School, he performed with the Sliven Ensemble for 3 years. In 1984, he started a wedding band "Rozova Dolina", one of the most sought-after groups in Thrace. In 1992, he founded "Balkanski Glasove"-singing group which took 1st place at Varna Festival in 1994 & 1995; accomplished composer and arranger of folk songs. In 1999, he was 1st Bulgarian to be recognized by Slavic Heritage Council of America for outstanding contributions in music. http://gadular.com/

Upcoming:

557) 12/11/12 The Whiskey Spitters - The Fabulous Jalopy Theatre's own house band is a collection of musicians, luthiers, basement dwellers & Red Hook residents playing blues, rags & jugband numbers; Songs of boozing, bootlegging & illicit gardening. Jackson Lynch (Guitar & Fiddle), Geoff Wiley (Upright Bass & Banjo-Uke), Luis Betancourt (Guitar & Mandolin), Ernie Vega (Mandolin, Harmonica, Guitar & Tenor Banjo), Chloe Swantner (Fiddle, Accordion & Mandolin) https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Whiskey-Spitters/287909471270666?fref=ts

558) 12/11/12 The Four O’clock Flowers - Samoa Wilson on Vocals and Ernie Vega on Vocals, Guitar & Harmonica. They perform stark versions of Country Blues, Gospel-blues, Old-Time, & Jazz classics (as well as original compositions) that are stripped down to their barest elements. Sounding like ghosts from a by-gone era, they illustrate the simple elegant power of these great songs. https://www.facebook.com/thefouroclockflowers

560) 1/17/13 8:00 Litvakus - band brings to life often overlooked Belarusian and Litvak (Belarusian-Lithuanian) Jewish musical heritage— through the prism of their research of the North-Eastern Europe’s music and the wide variety of their own cultural backgrounds. Backed by generations of klezmorim and muzyki, Litvakus are extending the bridge to the modern audiences worldwide, making the old sound new and fresh, hip and meaningful, for the sake of the future of the millennial legacy http://www.goldenland.com/litvakus.htm