Singer/Songwriter

Gordo & Darby

Gordo & Darby

Performance: 4pm, The Aqueduct @ Cedar & Main, Dobbs Ferry

Popular Covers & originals from local singer/songwriters

Gordon Roehrer – guitar, Alice Ryan – vocals

Acoustic duo Gordo & Darby are Gordon Roehrer and Alice Ryan, performing an eclectic mix of songs and styles. You’ll hear Patsy Cline to Brandi Carlile with everything in between, plus the best songs you’ve never heard by critically acclaimed local indie artists. Gordon  has performed and recorded with Arlon Bennett, Loretta Hagen, & the late Terence Martin.  Alice has been a mainstay in the Rockland County theatre scene, performing leads in South Pacific, The Sound of Music and Guys & Dolls.  

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Ursula Hansberry

Ursula Hansberry

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.

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John Henry

John Henry

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.

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Old Dogs New Tricks

Old Dogs New Tricks

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.

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Us!

Us!

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.

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