News!
November 8, 2008
Garnet Rogers
at the Rural Research Laboratories in downtown Elmira
There will be a jam after the Garnet Rogers concert--bring voices and /or acoustic instruments and we'll have a song circle or session!
December 6, 2008
Dan Duggan & Peggy Lynn
at the Rural Research Laboratories in downtown Elmira
The Duo of Dan Duggan and Peggy Lynn combines original and traditional songs and tunes with masterful harmonies and inventive arrangements. Dan and Peggy have developed programs for children, quilters, museums, libraries, and schools. On stage, they have found a chemistry rarely seen in traditional music circles. The couple‚s gift of insight is matched with dynamic songwriting and instrumental virtuosity. Their concerts have been enjoyed from Maine to California. More info...
January 10, 2009
The Most Fabulous Rent Party!
at the Rural Research Laboratories in downtown Elmira
Come join with some of the best musicians in the area to help raise money to cover Valley Folk's rent for the coming year. Join us to share food, make joyful music together, and raise money to keep Valley Folk thriving. Bring a dish to pass, a bit o' money to help with the rent, and your voices and instruments! More info...
January 17, 2009
Valley Folk and The Clemens’ Center team up to present:
The Wiyos
in Mandeville Hall, The Clemens Center
7:30 pm--$22 general admission
The Wiyos play old-timey music they call "vaudevillian ragtime-jugband-blues and hillbilly swing." With 3 vocals, washboard, harmonica, kazoo, arch-top/resonator guitar, banjo-ukulele, and upright bass, plus Teddy Webber from The Hunger Mountain Boys on steel slide guitar, they transport listeners back to the days when live music was on the radio, at community dances, medicine shows and house parties. Tickets are on sale online at the Clemens Center Box Office , and by phone: 607-734-8191 or 800-724-0159. (Sorry, no free under 16 for this show--Mandeville Hall rules apply.) More info...
February 21, 2009
Mike and Ruthy
at the Rural Research Laboratories in downtown Elmira
They traveled the world for 7 years as members of the contemporary stringband, The Mammals. These days, Mike & Ruthy tour a bit closer to their Hudson Valley home. With a repertoire of old-timey twang, topical folk, and just plain love songs, their heartfelt vocal duets intertwine with lively fiddle & banjo. Michael Merenda (Mike): vocals, guitar, banjo Ruth Ungar Merenda (Ruthy): vocals, fiddle, guitar, ukulele, harmonica. More info...
March 21, 2009
Brian Peters
at the Rural Research Laboratories in downtown Elmira
Brian Peters is a leading English squeezebox player, doubling on melodeon (button accordion) and Anglo concertina, a fine guitarist well-versed in open tunings, and a passionate, strong singer. "One of British folk music's finest ambassadors."
March 29, 2009
Women's Jam
at the Rural Research Laboratories in downtown Elmira
We're having a Sunday afternoon singing and jam session from 1:30 - 4:30 pm as part of the 2nd annual Women in the Arts Celebration in Elmira. More details to be announced. For a calendar showing all the Women in the Arts events visit www.cantatasingers.com . Please contact Debra with questions, to make recommendations, or to get involved! 607-962-4461
April 18, 2009
Mustard’s Retreat
at the Rural Research Laboratories in downtown Elmira
Mustard’s Retreat has 2 voices with guitar and bass who love to create moments of community. A concert with them has the intimacy of singing with them in their living room.
May 16, 2009
Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen
at the Rural Research Laboratories in downtown Elmira
Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen have many recordings to their credit, 3 as a duet. Steve, best known as a songwriter recorded by Disney, Ian & Sylvia, Garth Brooks, John Denver and Nanci Griffith, literally wrote a book on songwriting. Singing in a rich baritone, he has a unique fingerpicking guitar style with a flat pick and two fingers. His wife, Cindy Mangsen, is a master interpreter of traditional ballads, rich in myth and legend. She plays guitar, banjo and concertina and adds warm harmonies to create a perfect blend. They have been featured on NPR's All Things Considered and Mountain Stage.
July through September, 2009
Enjoy the summer folk festivals!
click here for some of our favorites...
Concerts begin
at 7:30 pm
(except where
otherwise noted)
In the Rural
Research
Laboratories
building on
the corner of
Baldwin and
Grey Streets in
downtown Elmira
$10 at-the-door
Under 16 free with adult
Click on our
current posters
below to
download...and
post them around!
Fall concerts:
Valley Folk
friends of traditional arts
Elmira, NY, USA
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