Performance: 6pm featured in the Singer Songwriter Showcase @ The Waterfront Stage, 11 Station Plaza, Dobbs Ferry
D.C. Anderson has spent most of his adult life on Broadway (THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA), Off Broadway (QUEEN OF THE MIST) and on the Guthrie and Steppenwolf stages. As a singer/songwriter, he has recorded over a dozen albums (streaming everywhere). His musical influences are all from the worlds of musical theater, vocal jazz and folk music.
Performance: 6pm, featured at the Singer/Songwriter Showcase at the Waterfront Stage, Dobbs Ferry
Judy Kass – guitar, piano, Amy Soucy – guitar, vocals
Award-winning singer-songwriters, Judy Kass, and Amy Soucy combine their eclectic talents and musical influences to encourage positive change, unity, and dialogue. The duo spices their message-driven songs with luscious harmonies, robust melodies, and unexpected twists and turns.
Performance: 12pm, Wild Culture Waffles, 579 Warburton Avenue #5, Hastings
Original soulful music for universal connection
Erik Rabasca, Guitar/Vocals
Erik Rabasca is a musician, producer, singer/songwriter, founder of the band Light Warriors and the independent label Highest Frequency Records. He plays a fusion of styles as an acoustic soloist ranging from folk, roots and jazz to reggae, indie and even a touch of country. His songwriting has been compared to Bobs Dylan and Marley, Paul Simon and more.
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.
Performances: 2pm, 306 Clinton Avenue, Dobbs Ferry & 6pm Featured in the Singer Songwriter Showcase @ The Waterfront Stage, 11 Station Plaza, Dobbs Ferry
Alt-Americana singer-songwriter
Ursula Hansberry – vocals and guitar
Ursula Hansberry is an emerging singer-songwriter and guitarist from the Hudson Valley. With eight years of songwriting under her belt, she writes music that is heartfelt, sassy, and fun. She has performed at a variety of festivals, such as the Caramoor Folk Festival and the Take Me To The River Festival, and at venues throughout Westchester and New York City, including the Tarrytown Music Hall, Rockwood Music Hall, Daryl’s House, The Bitter End, and many others.
Performance: 1pm, Aqueduct @ Cedar & Main, Dobbs Ferry
Sad songs to laugh at
Guitar/vocals
There are many singer songwriters in the world and John Henry is one of them. Once or twice a year he emerged from his cave, and, upon seeing only shadows, puts on a funny shirt and sings sad songs to laugh at. John Henry has recorded several albums, including Buick Skylark (2007), Godless Country (2008), Same Old Sun (2009), and Selfish Portraits (2011), only one of which you can still get because the rest are gone.
Performance: 1pm, The Upstream Gallery, 8 Main Street, Hastings
Harmony infused original contemporary folk from husband and husband duo Mark Davis and Jim Howe
Mark Davis – vocals and acoustic guitar; Jim Howe – vocals; Paul Harris – flute and harmonica
Old Dogs New Tricks is husband-and-husband duo Mark Davis and Jim Howe with flutist Paul Harris. Their songs ask what it means to be human and how, in the words of the poet Mary Oliver, we can make the most of our “one wild and precious life.” Forming Old Dogs New Tricks is one answer they came up with for themselves. Their sound has been described as part folk, part art song, and very much their own. They just released their second studio album, “Forever,” in February 2024.
Performances: 1pm, VFW Plaza, 588 Warburton Avenue, Hastings
Three singer-songwriters’ harmony and message driven original music
Judy Kass – guitar, piano, vocals; Glen Roethel – guitar, vocals; Amy Soucy – guitar, vocals
Three award-winning singer-songwriters, Judy Kass, Glen Roethel, and Amy Soucy combine their eclectic talents and musical influences to encourage positive change, unity, and dialogue. The trio spices their message-driven songs with luscious harmonies, robust melodies, and unexpected twists and turns.
PO Box 60 Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
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