Milton
Performances: 11am, 12pm Hastings Farmers Market
American Roots
Milton – vocals, guitar, harmonica Jeff Eyrich, bass, vocals, Martin Kearton, guitar and mandolin
Americana
Juliette Stewart
Performance: 12pm, Waterfront Stage, 11 Station Plaza, Dobbs Ferry
Original music mixed in with covers. Folk/rock americana alt-country with timeless depth and powerful vocals.
Juliette Stewart, vocals and guitar Michael Lewis lead guitar Kelly Halloran fiddle
Storytelling lies at the heart of Juliette’s music, lending timelessness to her lyrics, and gravity to her powerful vocals. She has performed in venues from dive bars to Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Radio City. Her debut EP produced by herself and Thom Panunzio (cr: Interscope Records, Stevie Nicks, Springsteen, Lennon) is being recorded in Nashville, TN with touring band Chicago. It is set to arrive later this year. It follows national radio chart success of debut single “Shame On You.”
The Greetings From Anywhere Experience
Performance: 4pm & 5pm, 306 Clinton Avenue, Dobbs Ferry
Acoustic Stomp, Twang & Harmony
Sheila Noonan Gorham – vocals, guitar; Andrew Schriever – vocals, guitar, banjo, piano
Greetings From Anywhere’s Sheila Noonan Gorham & Andrew Schriever play acoustic sets of GFA-Flavored tunes, joined by special guests and followed by a 5pm acoustic jam session! Join us as we kick off the day with our Noon Teen Hour, presenting a mix of the Rivertowns’ most talented young artists, followed by two great acoustic performances (check your programs!) leading into the GFA Experience starting at 3pm. We’re pleased to welcome you all back to the Backyard Stage!
Chris Palmedo
Performance: 4pm, 109 W. Franklin Avenue, Tarrytown
Autobiographical singer-songwriter
Chris Palmedo has been playing in local bands for the past ten years, including Blues on Tapp (guitar/vocals) and Funk & Disorderly (bass/vocals). For this performance, Chris will take the audience on an autobiographical tour musical life, beginning with his college days, through his work as a performer in Portland, Oregon, to the present, concluding with compositions he has co-written with local musician Jeff Schoen.
Buddy Coughlin & Lisa Jacobson
Performance: 11am, The Keeper’s House, 15 Walnut Street, Dobbs Ferry
Americana with a modern rock twist
Buddy Coughlin – guitar; Lisa Jacobson – vocals
Avalanche at Dawn
Performance: 3pm on the Aqueduct @ Cedar and Main Street, Dobbs Ferry
Catchy, original pop-folk with vibrant harmonies
Paul Gross – guitar, vocals; Diane Guernsey – keyboards, vocals; Oliva Knittle — vocals; Terry Shook – djembe
With its music featured on WFUV (90.7 FM), Avalanche at Dawn has been performing to appreciative audiences in Westchester County for over a dozen years. Catchy, upbeat original songs, tight harmonies and fine musicianship make this group a crowd favorite as it plans the summer release of its third studio album.
Divining Rod
Performances: 2pm, Waterfront Stage, 11 Station Plaza, Dobbs Ferry
Country, Americana
Miyuki Furtado – lead vocals, guitar, drums; Patrick Harmon – guitar, backing Vocals; Matt Svigals, bass; John Malone, drums
Divining Rod emerges from the pandemic with the release of The House Will Always Win; recorded at Virtue & Vice Studios in Brooklyn with Anthony TJ ‘Rocky’ Gallo (Cigarettes After Sex, John Legend).
Originally a solo project of Hawaiian native Miyuki Furtado of the formerTooPure recording artists, The Rogers Sisters. After recruiting guitarist Patrick Harmon, Furtado started playing shows handling guitar, vocals, and drums. Second drummer John Malone and bassist Matt Svigals round out the band.
Elaine S. Hartstein
Performances: 1pm, 55 James Street, Hastings & 3pm, Wild Culture Waffles, 579 Warburton Avenue #5, Hastings
American Songbook
Elaine Hartstein – guitar
Elaine Hartstein has been building guitars for over 30 years, and playing and singing somewhat longer. Her repertoire includes many songs from the American songbook, and her take on various other pop classics.
Heard Immunity
Performance: 3pm, Main Street School, Irvington
Covers of our favorite roots, rock, blues, Americana
Stacy Hirsch – bass & vocals, Bill Saltan- guitar, Micheal Alcee- keyboard, Adam Brown-drums
Local band – 3 Irvingtonians and a Dobbs Ferryite have been playing together for years, playing rock, blues, folk, americana, and mostly having fun!
Tom Heany
Performances: 2pm, OCA Keeper’s House, 15 Walnut St., Dobbs Ferry
Acoustic jazz and Americana – voice, guitars and mandolin.
Tom Heany – vocal, guitar; Richard Brooker – vocal, guitar, mandolin
The Porch Brothers play and sing a mix of jazz, roots music and originals, from Duke Ellington, Django Reinhardt, Bill Monroe and many more. Richard Brooker play guitar and mandolin; Tom Heany plays guitar, and they both sing like well-cared-for old cars.
Rivertown Ramblers
Performance: 12pm, 12 Edgewood Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson
Lively Old-time String Band Revival Music
Roy Blumenfeld – banjo; Colin McGrath – guitar; Charlie Shaw – bass; Jordan Shapiro – mandolin; Ian Moore- fiddle
Lively old time string band playing American roots music.
