New Riders of the Purple Sage to headline Chenango County Fair
By Noel deCordova
Sun Staff Intern
NORWICH – The Chenango County Fair will once again open its gates as an entertaining summer venture Aug. 11-16. The fair kicks off on the 11th with a day of free admission and multiple musical performances. including the headlining band New Riders of the Purple Sage (presented by the Chenango County Blues Festival).
The New Riders of the Purple Sage are a country rock band that dates back to 1969. Since then, the band has gone through many incarnations, taking on many group members in the process. The most notable of these musicians was a young banjo player named Jerry Garcia, who later gained national fame through his own band, the Grateful Dead. The New Riders often opened for the Dead in these early years, slowly building a following. In 1973, the band released what is considered their finest album, “The Adventures of Panama Red,” featuring the radio staple “Panama Red,”
After a 23-year hiatus from the group, founding members David Nelson and Buddy Cage rebuilt the band in 2005 minus former frontman John Dawson, who retired from music in 1998. The group’s latest album, “Where I Come From,” was released June 2 of this year, to decent reviews. William Ruhlmann of Allmusic.com wrote in his 3.5 out of 5 review, “These New Riders jam a bit more than the original ensemble, and they also rock a bit more.”
Mary Weidman, president of the Chenango County Fair Board, said she’s enthusiastic about the New Riders headlining the fair. “We’re delighted to have them play because they’re a great group and we’ve been trying to get them for a while. I’m grateful to the Blues Festival for helping to acquire this band for the fair,” she said.
Eric Larsen, president of the Chenango County Blues Association, said, “They’re a great match for the fair, very ideal. They sound as good as they did 30 years ago.”
In addition to the New Riders of the Purple Sage, fans of more traditional country music should attend on Saturday. As Dave Law, a member of the Fair Board and the Chenango County Agricultural Society, put it, “For the older folks, who remember Hee Haw, there’s Shotgun Red on Saturday night.”
The Shotgun Red Band, based in Nashville, Tenn., is on tour this summer and will stop by the fair on that Saturday. The band’s mascot, a puppet named Shotgun Red, was a fixture on country-music television, most prominently the long-running show Hee Haw.
Sun Staff Intern
NORWICH – The Chenango County Fair will once again open its gates as an entertaining summer venture Aug. 11-16. The fair kicks off on the 11th with a day of free admission and multiple musical performances. including the headlining band New Riders of the Purple Sage (presented by the Chenango County Blues Festival).
The New Riders of the Purple Sage are a country rock band that dates back to 1969. Since then, the band has gone through many incarnations, taking on many group members in the process. The most notable of these musicians was a young banjo player named Jerry Garcia, who later gained national fame through his own band, the Grateful Dead. The New Riders often opened for the Dead in these early years, slowly building a following. In 1973, the band released what is considered their finest album, “The Adventures of Panama Red,” featuring the radio staple “Panama Red,”
After a 23-year hiatus from the group, founding members David Nelson and Buddy Cage rebuilt the band in 2005 minus former frontman John Dawson, who retired from music in 1998. The group’s latest album, “Where I Come From,” was released June 2 of this year, to decent reviews. William Ruhlmann of Allmusic.com wrote in his 3.5 out of 5 review, “These New Riders jam a bit more than the original ensemble, and they also rock a bit more.”
Mary Weidman, president of the Chenango County Fair Board, said she’s enthusiastic about the New Riders headlining the fair. “We’re delighted to have them play because they’re a great group and we’ve been trying to get them for a while. I’m grateful to the Blues Festival for helping to acquire this band for the fair,” she said.
Eric Larsen, president of the Chenango County Blues Association, said, “They’re a great match for the fair, very ideal. They sound as good as they did 30 years ago.”
In addition to the New Riders of the Purple Sage, fans of more traditional country music should attend on Saturday. As Dave Law, a member of the Fair Board and the Chenango County Agricultural Society, put it, “For the older folks, who remember Hee Haw, there’s Shotgun Red on Saturday night.”
The Shotgun Red Band, based in Nashville, Tenn., is on tour this summer and will stop by the fair on that Saturday. The band’s mascot, a puppet named Shotgun Red, was a fixture on country-music television, most prominently the long-running show Hee Haw.
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