Joan Caddell
Joan Caddell & The Midnight Choir | June 8, 6:30pm, Raindate: July 13
Westerleigh Park

Singer/songwriter Joan Caddell writes from her heart with a cynical edge that lets you experience her intelligence and humor. She combines that with a vocal style that is sweet yet strong and at the same time sensuous and intimate. Her subjects are the usual suspects--life, love, kids, sex, self-doubt, but are presented from the vantage point of one who's been there and back with reflections worth sharing. Her program will consist entirely of original songs and will vary in style from acoustic to pop/rock to blues.


Robert Conroy
Folk Songs | Robert Conroy & Norm Pederson | June 28, 2pm
New Dorp Library |  309 New Dorp Lane

Robert Conroy and Norm Pederson are committed to the preservation of folksongs that illustrate the lives, values and work ethic of Americans. The duo will perform songs with banjo, guitar, mandolin, and fiddle from Carl Sandburg's "An American Song Bag." Sandburg's "Song Bag" is a comprehensive source book of American folk music that includes songs of the colonists, pioneers, slaves, soldiers, and immigrants that reflect the building of the railroads, the opening of the West and realities of urban and rural life.



Mary Feaster

The Electric Junkyard Gamelan | June 17, 7pm
Staten Island Academy | 715 Todt Hill Road (Todt Hill)

Mary Feaster has been a member of The Electric Junkyard Gamelan for the past ten years. The ensemble performs original music on invented instruments made from recycled farm equipment, bed frames, car parts, rubberbands, and flowerpots. Originally inspired by traditonal Gamelan music from Bali, the group's music is influenced today by a diverse range of sound from Indian classical to funk, klezmer to rock. The result is a super original sound with haunting melodies, funky bass lines, and layers of danceable interlocking rhythms and colorful harmonic washes.


Milton Henry
Reggae/R&B/Gospel | June 18, 6:30pm - Raindate: June 19
Alice Austen House | 2 Hylan Boulevard (Rosebank)

Brother Milon Henry's performance will showcase Reggae and R&B music, including songs from his upcoming world release. He will perform with other musicians from bands such as The Bandalous from Staten Island, the Three Wisemen and Jammy-Land Allstars, both from Brooklyn. All of the bands have multicultural backgrounds that bring out the diversity of Henry's music. Brother Milton will also perform a solo instrumental session of guitar and African drums.




Ray Scro
American Roots Music | June 1, 1pm - Raindate: June 8
Conference House | 7455 Hylan Boulevard  (Tottenville)

"This Old House" is American Roots Music, a collaborative effort of Ray Scro, saxophones; Greg Steir, guitar and vocals; and Paul Daloia, bass. The trio have been performing together for 12 years and have developed a large and diverse repertoire. Their set list might include the Texas Blues of J.B. Huff, the New Orleans Jazz of Clarence Williams, the Country Ballads of Patsy Cline and Traditional Gospel melodies such as "Down by the Riverside," mixed with material by Fats Domino, Johnny Cash, Louis Prima and Miles Davis. The diversity of the repertoire is held together by the distinct sound of the trio and is a product of their collective experience.


Ben Sher

Brazilian Music Band | June 1, 3pm - Raindate: June 8
Conference House | 7455 Hylan Boulevard (Tottenville)

Ben Sher and "Shared Energies" (featuring Ben Sher on electric and acoustic guitars; Marcello Pelletteri on drums; Cliff Korman on electric piano; Joe Fitzgerald on bass; and special guest Emmett Sher on guitar) will play Brazilian, Modern, Mainstream and Latin Jazz music from Ben's recordings, plus selections from his upcoming release, and other surprises.


George Poppe
Classical Trio | June 25, 6:30pm
Richmondtown Library | 200 Clarke Avenue 

A classical trio will perform Mr. Poppe's newly composed "Rhapsody for Piano Trio" along with works by Beethoven and Schubert. He will be accompanied by Ms. Valerie Quinlan, violin, and Ms. Madeline Casparie, violin/cello. Mr Poppe will play on piano.


Liz Wojtal

Singer/Songwriter | June 29, 4pm
Mount Manresa | 239 Fingerboard Road (Rosebank)

The youngest of twelve children, Liz Wojtal grew up surrounded by an eclectic array of music. "It could have been The Beatles, or Cole Porter, Glenn Miller or The Chieftains, depending on which member of the household was listening," she says. Wojtal has taken that all in and now travels with a 4-5 piece band who will perform a variety of original songs in the folk/rock tradition. Her music is simple, earnest, and fresh.


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