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We taped 2 excellent shows in Oct.:

553) 10/24/12 Rachel Marie - recently wrapped up her first cross-country tour, successfully traveling and playing from Pennsylvania to California and back. Having performed regularly at a number of venues in Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey and having released her debut album in the Fall of 2010, she is embarking on the beginning of a promising career.www.RachelMarie.com

554) 10/24/12 AcquAria - Michela Musolino, singer of Sicilian Roots Music with her friend from Sicily, multi-instrumentalist & percussionist Vincenzo Castellana, have an acoustic group which performs traditional and contemporary Sicilian folk music, using traditional instruments. www.michelamusolino.com

Upcoming:

555) 11/26/12 6:45 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/

556) 11/26/12 8:00 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

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