Clearwater Festival With Bluegrass Music

We're happy to announce Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival (The Clearwater Festival) will be held on June 16 and 17 at the beautiful Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson, NY.

While many of the parking and traffic issues experienced last year were beyond our control, we are actively working with our partners to implement strategies

Too Blue Kicks Off HVBA Showcase Series

Friday, January 27
Christ Church: 20 Carroll Street, Poughkeepsie
Newton Community Room (enter from 20 Carroll Street)
A 45 minute open jam begins at 7pm - bring your instruments
Performance begins at 8pm
$10/person and all the money (less our minor expenses) go to the band.

Refreshments will be available.

This is the very first of our monthly concerts featuring local bands.  Only YOU can make this series a success and ensure that it will continue.  So bring your

Blue Highway Shines in Poughkeepsie

photo by Joan Harrison

The many souls who braved the cold to hear Blue Highway in concert Friday the 13th were rewarded with an evening of top-notch bluegrass. The band’s members, who have been playing together for seventeen years, were clearly at ease with each other and with their music, spreading solos, lead singing tasks, and writing credits evenly among the group. One of the many high moments was Wayne Taylor’s moving rendition of “Homeless Man” from the band’s latest album, Through the Window of a Train. The stark tale of a

Meet Dave Angell: HVBA's New President

The Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association is delighted to welcome its new president, Dave Angell, who has agreed to take over the leadership of the organization from HVBA’s founder, Jeff Anzevino. Dave has long been one of the group’s most active members, both as a mandolin player in jam sessions and behind the scenes at concerts—helping to set up the room, breaking it down, and doing whatever needed to be done.