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| Too Blue Kicks Off HVBA Showcase Series |
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| Written by Administrator |
| Sunday, 22 January 2012 16:40 |
 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 friends, spread the word, help us feature the best of the Valley's bluegrass music. We are thrilled to announce that the band kicking off the series is our own Member Band, Too Blue. Bluegrass & swing quartet "Too Blue," hails from NY & CT, featuring Joan Harrison (banjo, vocal), Betsy Rome (guitar, vocal), Michael Sassano (mandolin), and Jamie Doris (bass), with guest, Kalia Yeagle (fiddle). This dynamic acoustic ensemble delivers sizzling instrumentals, tight vocal harmonies and original songs. Harrison’s melodic banjo interplays with Sassano's lively mandolin, Rome's driving flatpicking guitar and Doris's inventive bass to create exciting music that's great for listening or tapping your dancing shoes. The new Too Blue CD, Trouble With the Grey is receiving rave reviews: “Smooth harmonies, adventurous musicianship, and eclectic material...Ah, music for grown-ups.” - Eric Gibson, The Gibson Brothers (IBMA 2011 award winners) “To quote Bill Monroe, “This is powerful music!” With Too Blue, the total is much more than the sum of the parts, and the parts are mighty fine: swing-grass, 12 tracks with 9 original tunes, hot pickin’ & sweet singin’ ” - Barry Mitterhoff, Mandolinist, Jorma Kaukonen Too Blue's members have won band contests and instrumental awards, received songwriting honors, opened concerts for national artists and entertained at major bluegrass festivals including the Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, CT Folk Festival, Podunk, Wind Gap & Long Island Bluegrass Festivals. |
