Bainbridge Town Hall Theatre to hold CD release concert
BAINBRIDGE – The Susquehanna String Band, a group of three educators and musicians, is releasing a new CD this coming weekend.
The Susquehanna String Band, a group that is completely dedicated to the promotion and performance of American traditional music, will be performing at the Bainbridge Town Hall Theatre, on 15 North Main Street in Bainbridge this coming Saturday, Jan. 2nd at 8 p.m.
The concert will be a release concert for their new CD, "Auld Lang Syne" and will also include many of the most popular tunes and songs the band has played and sung over the years. The art work for the cover was done by local artist Linda Cook DeVona.
Members of the group include Rick Bunting, John Kirk, and Dan Duggan.
Bunting, former chairman of Music Education at Crane School of Music, State University of New York (SUNY) at Potsdam, Director of the Opera Theatre program at SUNY Fredonia, and teacher in the Bainbridge-Guilford School District for 15 years - has long been recognized for his vocal renditions of Scottish airs and ballads. Complementing his vocal tradition, Bunting excels instrumentally on banjo, lap dulcimer, concertina, and flute.
Kirk, who currently teaches at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs and Bennington College, Vermont, is known for his lyric voice, good sense of humor, and versatile instrumental skills that have earned him folk music recognition on an international scale. He is recognized as a versatile musician, playing fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin and vocals. He can be heard on Ken Burns, the West, with Jay Unger, Molly Mason and on other TV, Video, radio and theater projects. One of his original songs, “Long Roads” has been performed by the Dixie Chicks.
Duggan, nationally touring performer and teacher, is acknowledged as one of the finest dulcimer to players and composers in the country. A National Hammered Dulcimer Champion, he is the first winner have performed all original compositions. Duggan has recorded four CDs of original compositions and selections of his recordings have been aired on National Public Radio. Dan's dulcimer work can also be heard on Paul Simon's Grammy nominated CD "Your The One".
Tickets will be available at the door, or you may reserve ahead by calling Judy Dewey at 607-967-3169.
The Susquehanna String Band, a group that is completely dedicated to the promotion and performance of American traditional music, will be performing at the Bainbridge Town Hall Theatre, on 15 North Main Street in Bainbridge this coming Saturday, Jan. 2nd at 8 p.m.
The concert will be a release concert for their new CD, "Auld Lang Syne" and will also include many of the most popular tunes and songs the band has played and sung over the years. The art work for the cover was done by local artist Linda Cook DeVona.
Members of the group include Rick Bunting, John Kirk, and Dan Duggan.
Bunting, former chairman of Music Education at Crane School of Music, State University of New York (SUNY) at Potsdam, Director of the Opera Theatre program at SUNY Fredonia, and teacher in the Bainbridge-Guilford School District for 15 years - has long been recognized for his vocal renditions of Scottish airs and ballads. Complementing his vocal tradition, Bunting excels instrumentally on banjo, lap dulcimer, concertina, and flute.
Kirk, who currently teaches at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs and Bennington College, Vermont, is known for his lyric voice, good sense of humor, and versatile instrumental skills that have earned him folk music recognition on an international scale. He is recognized as a versatile musician, playing fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin and vocals. He can be heard on Ken Burns, the West, with Jay Unger, Molly Mason and on other TV, Video, radio and theater projects. One of his original songs, “Long Roads” has been performed by the Dixie Chicks.
Duggan, nationally touring performer and teacher, is acknowledged as one of the finest dulcimer to players and composers in the country. A National Hammered Dulcimer Champion, he is the first winner have performed all original compositions. Duggan has recorded four CDs of original compositions and selections of his recordings have been aired on National Public Radio. Dan's dulcimer work can also be heard on Paul Simon's Grammy nominated CD "Your The One".
Tickets will be available at the door, or you may reserve ahead by calling Judy Dewey at 607-967-3169.
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