The music of Johnny Cash and June Carter will be the focus of an evening tribute at the A.I.R. STUDIO Gallery on February 9th from 8-11pm. Bob Lusk, local musician and fan of Cash will use his deep distinctive voice with his Martin D-35S guitar to authenticate songs including "I Walk the Line" and "40 Shades of Green." He will be accompanied by Cecilia St. King, who will be singing as June Carter. (Cecilia will also perform a set of her own original songs including “Water not Weapons.” )
Lusk cites the famous duo as being an inspiration for his own music. “I loved his ability to express his feelings through song,” says Lusk, “Plus, because we have such familiar personal histories, I always felt a connection with his music. We both have southern roots, served in the military in Germany, and we were both opposed to the Vietnam War.”
As a result of this similarity, Lusk created “John-Bob Dollar Bill”, a persona he uses for his Cash tribute concerts. “ (John-Bob” is a common southern nickname.) Despite his fair Celtic heritage, Bob with his large frame, dark clothes and hat bears a resemblance to Cash, paying homage to Cash’s nickname “The Man in Black”.
Cecilia St. King has long loved the Carter family, the quintessential American country music family. “Children of friends in Nashville looking at a photo of Johnny and June asked me why I was in a photo with Johnny Cash”.
According to Lusk, “Cash was both a Grammy Award winner and sold over 90 million records over 50 years of his life. I hope to capture the essence of this legend, but of course I’ll have to start out saying: "Hello, I'm not Johnny Cash."
Lusk and St. King plan on singing many signature songs including “Jackson”. John Sebastian’s “Darlin' Companion”, “I Still Miss Someone”, and of course “A Boy Named Sue”.
A.I.R. Studio Gallery (Artist-In-Residence) is located on 71 O'Neil Street in Kingston. Admission is $10 per person/2 for $15. Admission includes munchies, coffee, tea, juice & seltzer.
Party Hearty
A wonderful time at the Lusk Family Music Party yesterday. I'm still recovering and will write more details soon, but for now just a big thank you to my friends old and new who came - I had a wonderful time - hope you all did too.
Bob
So long John
From Bob Horan
Folk singer/songwriter John Stewart has died. He apparently had a massive stroke yesterday; he was 68 years old. He replaced Dave Guard of the Kingston Trio in the early 60's. His biggest pop success came when he wrote "Daydream Believer" which was recorded by the Monkies later in that decade.
John wrote big songs about little people and made every day folk come alive in his songs. He wrote "Americana" before the musical category was coined. He was and is a big influence on me. I will miss him.
John wrote big songs about little people and made every day folk come alive in his songs. He wrote "Americana" before the musical category was coined. He was and is a big influence on me. I will miss him.
"..only once around and they nail the top down on the long wooden box in the ground. Only once around you know all that I've found is right here in my own hometown.." - from You Long To See Cheyenne By John Stewart
Rich Bala - Barefoot Boys
Heard Rich Bala, Tom White and the Barefoot Boys on Wanda Fischer's Folk Show on WAMC tonight. They sound better than ever. They have a new CD and a bunch of concerts coming up. Check their schedule at http://www.richbala.com/. Rumor is that they supply chocolate at their concerts. You'll hear good music anyway.
Fw: Irish Greats at Rosendale Cafe
Don't go to this one, because I want to make sure I can get a seat!
From Sarah Underhill-
Irish Greats at Rosendale Cafe
Appearing at the Rosendale Cafe, Main St. Rosendale 845 658 9048
| 8:00pm $15.00 | Andy M. Stewart and Gerry Obeirne | This is a Scottish / Celtic Alert. The boys are in America so let's welcome them. Called one of Celtic music's most gifted singers and arguably the best songwriter in the entire folk tradition, Andy M. Stewart has been delighting audiences with his music and humour for more than three decades. Born in Ennis, County Clare, along Ireland's music-rich west coast, Gerry O'Beirne is a renowned singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist (6 and 12 string guitar, tiple, and ukulele, slide guitar among others). Gerry grew up in Ireland and in Ghana in West Africa, and has since lived in England, California, and Mexico. Gerry's own compositions blend the passion found in traditional music with the freshness of contemporary song. "Andy M. Stewart is among the finest interpreters of Scottish Folk songs and a wonderful songwriter." The Boston Globe "The instrumentals are out of this world. A self taught master of the 6 and 12 string guitar, the playing of O'Beirne is superlative and subtle beyond words." - The Sunday Times "O'Beirne's guitar playing is always a thing of wonder and his lyrics have become increasingly poetic and emotionally deep." |
Saugerties Piping Weekend
You don't have to be a piper to enjoy this weekend. Wonderful place just to drop by and jam.
From: Ernie Shultis
nd please forward a $25.00 non-refundable deposit check (US funds) made out to myself: Ernie Shultis. My mailing address is 4055 Rt. 32, Saugerties, NY 12477. I can be reached via e-mail: cmcpiper@gmail.com or phone (518) 678-3375We welcome Northumbrian smallpipes, Scottish smallpipes, Uilleann pipes, Cornish pipes, and what ever other pipes you may have lurking around. In the past participants have brought harp, fiddle, mandolin, tin whistle, concertina, guitar, bodhran, dulcimer, didgeridoo, ukulele, etc. So stay warm this winter with thoughts of Saugerties! Thank you, Ernie Shultis
Jugband Jazz Jam at New World
Friends,
We're starting a third Wednesday
JUGBAND JAZZ JAM
Wed, January 16th at 7:30pm at
NEW WORLD HOME COOKING (back room),
Rt. 212 between Saugerties and Woodstock.
The Celtic Jam at New World has moved to every Monday and our first Wednesday Old Time Jam is still going strong.
Come early for some hot food at our favorite area restaurant, then stick around for the spicy music.
Download directions at http://www.newworldhomecooking.com/pages/where.html
Visit http://www.newworldhomecooking.com/ for more details on the restaurant.
THANKS to owner/chef Rick Orlando for making the space available.
See you soon,
Jay & Molly
We're starting a third Wednesday
JUGBAND JAZZ JAM
Wed, January 16th at 7:30pm at
NEW WORLD HOME COOKING (back room),
Rt. 212 between Saugerties and Woodstock.
The Celtic Jam at New World has moved to every Monday and our first Wednesday Old Time Jam is still going strong.
Come early for some hot food at our favorite area restaurant, then stick around for the spicy music.
Download directions at http://www.newworldhomecooking.com/pages/where.html
Visit http://www.newworldhomecooking.com/ for more details on the restaurant.
THANKS to owner/chef Rick Orlando for making the space available.
See you soon,
Jay & Molly
Farewells
I sing at too many memorial services. Over the weekend I sang the Parting Glass for Ron Osenenko's farewell at the Colony Cafe and a Hindu Shri Ram chant for Robert DeRivera's service at the Unitarian Fellowship. Both men were nice guys, the salt of the earth and I wish I had known them better.
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