July 17, 2017 PLYWOOD COWBOY
Formed in 2015 in the Connecticut River Valley, Plywood Cowboy is poised to
rewrite the Great American Songbook. Bottle fed on roots music,
multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter Steve Dedman and his band strike deep
at the soul of American music with songs about hound dogs, heart strings, and
the vice of the bottle. "With great harmonies, clever songs & tasty
guitar pickin', Plywood Cowboy is one of the best new bands on the Americana
scene."
July 24, 2017 SHOREGRASS
ShoreGrass is a bluegrass band from the Connecticut shoreline comprised of
Frank and Barbara Shaw (banjo and guitar), Paul Pozzi (mandolin), Scott
Freemantle (bass) and Stacy Phillips (fiddle and Dobro). Performing locally as well as around the
Northeast since 1996, their music is a lively mix of traditional bluegrass,
old-time, early country, gospel and folk songs as well as original pieces
reflecting their roots in contemporary music with a local flavor. The group has several singers who alternate
leads on 3-part vocal harmonies, all delivered with the special sense of humor
that marks all ShoreGrass performances. The band has released four
albums, including "In Connecticut" (2001), "Songs
of the Civil War Era" (2005), “Going Home” (2007) and
“Hummingbird” (2014). Bluegrass
Unlimited
magazine called their music "a pleasant collection of down-home
music that should attract considerable attention for the band." More
information is available at www.shoregrass.com
or www.facebook.com/shoregrassbluegrass.
July 31, 2017 DIZZY RIVER BAND
The Dizzy River Band, play
a
broad eclectic
mix of
originals and covers. With
guitar, bass, drums and beautiful harmonies, Dizzy River draws
liberally from
music spanning
decades,
from all across the musical spectrum, turning it into something uniquely their own:
pure, sweet,
joyful. Best
of all, the Dizzy River Band is organic and locally grown in the lower CT river
valley.
August 7, 2017 NEAL AND THE VIPERS
NEAL & THE VIPERS are a Rhode Island based band, playing American Roots
Music encompassing blues, rock & roll, rockabilly, and surf, entertaining
their fans for over 30 years! You can
feel the chemistry
as
they play original hits songs from their multiple CD's as well as covering the
classics. Neal Vitullo
as well as the Vipers have shared the stage with many music legends such as
B.B. King, Roy Buchanan, John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, Albert Collins, Greg
Allman, Jimmy Vaughan, Willie Dixon, Johnny Copeland and Robert Plant.
August 14, 2017 DON BRYANT
Raised in
the bosom of the church, Bluff City, Tennessee native, Bryant began his career performing with
his brothers and later with the Four Kings. Following, Bryant began working with Hi Records
impresario Willie Mitchell. Singing for Mitchell’s band
and as a
solo artist on Hi in the late
1960s. For
the past few decades, Bryant has played the role of songwriter and supportive
husband, turning
the spotlight
to his wife and fellow Hi great Ann Peebles. Bryant wrote or co-wrote signature
hits for Peebles including “I Can’t Stand the Rain,” “99 Pounds” and “Do I Need
You.” Moving
behind the
scenes,
Bryant worked as
a songwriter for Solomon Burke, Albert King, Etta James and others. But love,
and his biggest commercial success, would come in 1970, after he partnered up
with Peebles.
Bryant returned
to a solo career, doing some guest appearances with Memphis retro R&B band
the Bo-Keys, and ultimately culminating in his first secular album since the
1970s.
August 21, 2017 Harbor Moon
Harbor
Moon
brings original songs with a flavor of the tropics, along with classic rock,
reggae and country covers, to our quintessential riverside venue. Harbor Moon was recently nominated as Best New
Act at the Trop Rock music awards held in Key West, Florida. Featuring local musicians from the shoreline, their
music transports you to your favorite island vacation spot.
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