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Salsa Thursday with lessons and dancing |
 The Rosendale Cafe is excited to offer a continuing series of latin dance events, each starting with an all-levels lesson from 7:30pm to 9:30pm, and dancing until 10:00pm.
Dance forms include Salsa, Mambo, Merengue, Cha Cha, and Bachata. The guest instructors include Bryant 'Drew' Andrew, Dina Perlman, Ken Daley, and more. Bryant 'Drew' Andrews has studied Salsa, Rumba, and Bachata; as well as taught in Santiago Cuba on a Professional Visa. He also studied with Darlin Garcia. Drew won 1st place two years in a row at the Philadelphia SalsaFest (2010-2011), 1st place in the San Francisco World Salsa Qualifiers, and 3rd place in the 2006 ESPN World Salsa Championship. Drew is known for his authentic Energetic Salsa style which is often referred to as "Salsa on 1" or "L.A. Style" Salsa. This exciting and sensual style of Salsa is composed of flashy moves, multiple spins, and showy footwork that make heads turn. | |
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Jesse Lege and Bayou Brew |
 Jesse Lege is one of the most admired Cajun accordionists and vocalists from Southwest Louisiana. Beginning with Cajun accordion at age 16, Jesse has been playing traditional Cajun music for almost 40 years, with a variety of bands in various Louisiana dancehalls.
His ensemble includes Evie Schneider on five-string bass; Darren Wallace on fiddle, electric guitar; Jesse himself on accordion, guitar, vocals; and Erica Weiss on guitar, vocals. Lege has garnered numerous Cajun French Music Association awards, known as the "Cajun Grammys". These include Traditional Band of the Year, Accordion Player of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Band of the Year, and for "Memoires Dans Mon Coeur", he won Song of the Year. He has recorded three CDs with the Lake Charles Ramblers, the Southern Ramblers, and the album Live at the Isleton Crawdad Festival, in California with master Creole fiddler Ed Poullard. Jesse has played many Cajun events in Louisiana and elsewhere in the U.S. and world, including Festivals Acadiens, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and the prestigious Chicago Folk Festival, major festivals in CA and FL, and in England and Canada. In 1998 Jesse was inducted into the Cajun Music Hall of Fame. "Jessie sings in the traditional high pitched, emotional style reminiscent of the late Iry LeJeune... and plays the accordion with equal power and conviction..." --Arhoolie Records "Lege's soaring voice resonates with... piercing, yet beautiful heartache... [he] possesses one of the truly great voices in contemporary Cajun music. Listeners who do not experience frissons hearing him sing... had better check their pulse." --LSUE Office of Public Relations "His penetrating style and emotion-laden lyrics can make veteran festival producers such as this one weep backstage." --Barry Ancelet, MC of the Liberty Theatre shows, producer of Festivals Acadiens, and Professor of French at USL. | |
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Amy Fradon Valentine's Concert |
 Amy Fradon (the Amy of Amy and Leslie) is returning to the Rosendale Cafe with her band for another heart-warming and memorable Valentine's concert. Amy will be accompanied by incredible guitar and bassists' Jim Barbaro and Ken McGloin, and the fabulous Tim Moore on piano.
She'll be playing some new songs from her almost-finished CD, and of course, some old favorites. Amy has a long career as a singer and performer, having shared the stage with such greats as Rick Danko, Orleans, Paul Butterfield, and Happy and Artie Traum. She and her longtime musical partner Leslie Ritter recorded several acclaimed CDs in the Singer/Songwriter genre, and Amy has two critically acclaimed CDs of her own... a third which she hopes to have ready for this Cafe show. She has toured with the Vanaver Caravan, Face the Music, and the Broadway show Pump Boys and Dinettes. Her other passion is teaching people to find their true voice through music, movement and performance. Amy is also a fully ordained Interfaith Minister with the Interfaith Temple in NYC. In honor of Valentine's Day, Amy will lead a brief and delightful renewal of vows for any couples attending who feel this would be a fun and sweet way to affirm their love for each other ...and then they will be sung to! Amy's shows are intimate, warm and musically diverse; showing her ability as a songwriter, story-teller and passionate singer. Amy and the Cafe look forward to seeing you there! The Daily Freeman had an article in their Preview section, interviewing Amy about the 2011 version of this annual Cafe concert: http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/02/11/entertainment/doc4d5481b54bdee051127145.txt | |
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Salsa Thursday with lessons and dancing |
The Rosendale Cafe is excited to offer a continuing series of latin dance events, each starting with an all-levels lesson from 7:30pm to 9:30pm, and dancing until 10:00pm.
Dance forms include Salsa, Mambo, Merengue, Cha Cha, and Bachata. The guest instructors include Bryant 'Drew' Andrew, Dina Perlman, Ken Daley, and more. Bryant 'Drew' Andrews has studied Salsa, Rumba, and Bachata; as well as taught in Santiago Cuba on a Professional Visa. He also studied with Darlin Garcia. Drew won 1st place two years in a row at the Philadelphia SalsaFest (2010-2011), 1st place in the San Francisco World Salsa Qualifiers, and 3rd place in the 2006 ESPN World Salsa Championship. Drew is known for his authentic Energetic Salsa style which is often referred to as "Salsa on 1" or "L.A. Style" Salsa. This exciting and sensual style of Salsa is composed of flashy moves, multiple spins, and showy footwork that make heads turn. | |
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Salsa Thursday with lessons and dancing |
The Rosendale Cafe is excited to offer a continuing series of latin dance events, each starting with an all-levels lesson from 7:30pm to 9:30pm, and dancing until 10:00pm.
Dance forms include Salsa, Mambo, Merengue, Cha Cha, and Bachata. The guest instructors include Bryant 'Drew' Andrew, Dina Perlman, Ken Daley, and more. Bryant 'Drew' Andrews has studied Salsa, Rumba, and Bachata; as well as taught in Santiago Cuba on a Professional Visa. He also studied with Darlin Garcia. Drew won 1st place two years in a row at the Philadelphia SalsaFest (2010-2011), 1st place in the San Francisco World Salsa Qualifiers, and 3rd place in the 2006 ESPN World Salsa Championship. Drew is known for his authentic Energetic Salsa style which is often referred to as "Salsa on 1" or "L.A. Style" Salsa. This exciting and sensual style of Salsa is composed of flashy moves, multiple spins, and showy footwork that make heads turn. | |
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Andrew Mac Namara Trio |
 Andrew Mac Namara's individual style of playing traditional Irish music is both true to his heart, and to the area in which he was reared. He was born in Tulla, located in County Clare, Ireland, and learned the strong traditions of East Clare music from older players such as Joe Bane and Bill Malley. In his late teens he joined the highly esteemed Tulla Ceili Band in which he toured both nationally and internationally for a number of years.
He was a founding member of the group Skylark, and recorded two albums with them before forming his own band called The Lahawns', and then recording two further albums with them ("Live at Lena's" and "Live at Winkles"). He has also recorded an album with his sister Mary Mac Namara (called "Open Heart"). His solo albums include "The Dawn" and "No Compromise". More recently he has toured in the UK, Europe, North America, Australia and Japan. Andrew's solo performances and collaborations are unique and listeners are never disappointed. He has the knack of electrifying audiences and this is evident on both his collaborative projects and his solo albums. For this concert he will be joined by Orla Harrington and Ged Foley, presenting the proud musical heritage of East Clare. It's a superb combination that never disappoints the listener. The discovery of a reel to reel tape recorder and tapes in the attic of the Harrington household in south east Clare was the inspiration for their new album Flagstone Memories. This lovely recording with Andrew, Orla, and Jim Higgins, illustrates how the past and present can be seamlessly interwoven to result in superlative music. With Ged Foley filling in for Jim on this tour, another dimension of rich musical heritage is added. "Mac Namara has a nice way with the tunes, finding lots of nice twists without falling into gimmickry!" --P. Varlet, Celtic Grooves "Traditional music played with vibrancy, flair and great respect." --Eileen O ' Brien. | |
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The Honeycutters |
 In a world that is becoming increasingly digitalized and impersonal, the Honeycutters are building a reputation based on live performance and songs that tend to stick with you. Their first full length studio release "Irene" landed them in Iaan Hughes' No Depression Podcast top twenty of 2009, Fret Knot Radio Hour's Nine you need to know from '09, and number 32 in WNCW's listener voted top 100.
Singer/songwriter Amanda Anne Platt has been hailed as "one of the best songwriters coming out of WNC these days" by WNCW programming director Martin Anderson, and her voice has been described as "perfectly unadorned" and "recklessly beautiful". Lead guitarist and Producer Peter James compliments Platt's vocals with seamless harmonies and tasteful instrumentation. Effortlessly rounding out the Honeycutters' sound are Spencer Taylor on mandolin, Ian Harrod on bass, and Richard Foulk on the drums... creating an original brand of Americana that has proved equally appealing to both the musician and the music lover, the country and the city, and the old and the young. | |
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Father Charlie Coen's St. Pat's Celebration |
 The Rosendale Cafe will kick off the St. Pat's season with a very special concert of traditional Irish music. Father Charlie Coen on concertina, and fiddler Dylan Foley, are both All-Ireland Champion players and play with the best players from around the world. On this occasion, they will be joined by Ian Worpole on vocals and guitar and Sarah Underhill on vocals. Other special guests will also be featured. | |
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Bucky Pizzarelli and Ed Laub |
 With just two guitars, legendary virtuosos Bucky Pizzarelli and Ed Laub have crafted a seamless blend of classics from the great American songbook, providing the perfect musical compliment for wherever you are, and whatever you are doing. Whether it be a romantic dinner or a relaxing Sunday morning, Bucky and Ed set the mood through gorgeous melodies gently strummed and picked as only these two masters are capable.
Dinner music gets a bad rap. When you take a moment to consider evening meal soundtracks, you probably conjure up auditory images of bland sounds that quietly arrive and depart... much like the succulent scents of various dishes... yet never quite register in the old memory bank. However, just because a musical vibe happens to go well with nightfall's tastes and aromas doesn't automatically make it a bad thing. Fine wine doesn't get knocked whenever it compliments a meal. In fact, such beverages actually gain respect for how they enhance the dining experience. So why doesn't music get these same props? There could just be a double standard at play here. Let's begin undoing this injustice with a few thoughts about Bucky Pizzarelli and Ed Laub. These two fine acoustic jazz guitarists have just released their excellent Moonglow CD, which goes just as well with beef as it does with fish. Moonglow is a 16-song set of jazz and pop standards, comforting on the ears and easy to digest. Nothing here requires concentrated mastication; it all flows together seamlessly in one continuous, beatific, aural stream. Nevertheless, true jazz connoisseurs will likely pick up on the many subtle flavors. Listen closely, and you can hear how notes are carefully bent during "P.S. I Love You," or just let yourself bask in how "I'm Confessin'" and "Deep Purple" swing easily without ever jerking the listener. "Whispering" features some relatively aggressive rhythmic strumming, but this is only done in order to keep the tempo clicking along. "Moonglow" opens with an amazing string-of-notes solo, but this moment of flash is a rarity; there is very little showing off going on around here. "An extraordinary event... two giants meet for an evening of great American music." --Cafe Guide | |
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Salsa Dance |
 Salsa dancing to recorded Latin Music. Food will still be served until 10:00pm, and the bar will be open all evening. | |
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The Saturday Night Bluegrass Band |
 Bluegrass and country music featuring Brian Hollander on guitar and vocals; the extraordinary Bill Keith on banjo; Tim Kapeluck on mandolin, fiddle, and vocals; Guy "Fooch" Fischetti on pedal steel and fiddle; and Geoff Harden on bass and vocals. With special guest Francine Hollander."Ulster County's answer to Nashville, these boys spit bluegrass like a threshing machine." --Big Pick Newsletter | |
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C.B. Smith & The Lucky Devils |
 Modern bluegrass band C.B. Smith & the Lucky Devils will bring their unique sound to the Rosendale Cafe. The quartet plays a mix of half originals and half covers, from an eclectic mix of songwriters including Richard Thompson, The Rolling Stones, Stephen Foster and Bill Monroe (they tore the house up at Caffe Lena's recent Monroe Centennial concert).
The other half of the band's repertoire consists of original songs from their recent release Flesh & Bone and their forthcoming album Hardscrabble Road. C.B. says his songs are about "ordinary people searching for some hard-won peace of mind. For my money no other style of music so powerfully talks about life's joys and sorrows as bluegrass. Especially the sorrows. Maybe that's why it's bluegrass. This music reaches a deep place that may need healing. But, strangely enough, it's great fun to play, great fun to listen to. We get people dancing, if only in their seats." The multi-generational Lucky Devils lineup features fiddle phenom Megan Gugliotta, mandolin prodigy Jason Borisoff, Berklee-trained bassist Bill Strohm, and C.B. Smith on guitar and lead vocals. Everybody sings, with four-part harmonies to make you swoon. "Awesome work! C.B.'s songs ring true. There's no higher compliment as far as I am concerned." --Mary Gauthier "A gem... from the introspective title track... to the dark and delicious North Country Blues, Smith hits home and hits hard." --David Malachowski, Daily Freeman, Kingston, NY "Flesh & Bone is authentic, alright, so much so that you can hear the picks and fingertips on the metal of guitar strings...it's like you're right there in the room, feeling the electricity flash... Something 'Bout a Train does in three minutes what most films can't accomplish in two hours, in evoking the romance of rail travel." --Roll Magazine, February 2011 | |
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Vance Gilbert |
 How does an established and preeminent acoustic artist like Vance Gilbert follow up his feted cover album Angels, Castles, Covers (2006); and his songwriting watermark Unfamiliar Moon (2005)?
With Up On Rockfield, that's how! Gilbert's new release finds him exploring and unabashedly celebrating the influence various famous songwriters and performers have had upon his writing. Each song is penned by Gilbert as if he was co-writing with some of his musical heroes. Who else but him could pull off a concept project such as this, and have both press and radio giddy with anticipation? "Up on Rockfield", the opening title track is a soulful call-to-arms of a small community, reminiscent of mid-70s Van Morrison. Then comes the rollicking country rock of "Welcome to Lovetown", joyously sounding like John Hiatt enlisting a hand from Prince. And there is the innocent and wise "Goodbye Pluto", written, says Gilbert, "as if Shawn Colvin and Raffi were to write together." "... the voice of an angel, the wit of a devil, and the guitar playing of a god." --Fort Worth Star-Telegram | |
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Matt Flinner Trio |
 In August of 2006, with the backdrop of the Rockies to inspire them, the Matt Flinner Trio (Matt Flinner (mandolin), Ross Martin (guitar), and Eric Thorin (bass) threw down a challenge to one another: write a new tune each day while on tour and perform it that evening. The first gig was at a small art gallery in Salt Lake City and barring a frantic evening of photocopying and rehearsing, the show was a success. The players continued with their daily musical challenge, giving birth to the concept of the "Music du Jour" tours and later the Music du Jour album. Between Flinner, Martin, and Thorin, over sixty new tunes were composed during three western US tours, and in December 2008 the trio committed the twelve best to record at the Compass Sound Studio. With "Music du Jour" the Matt Flinner Trio sets a new standard for the bluegrass trio sound and creative output."Matt Flinner's latest ensemble, a wonderful all-acoustic trio, can be counted on to produce fresh-minted sounds and satisfyingly inspired compositions, and their latest CD is no exception... It's hard to get bored with three musical voices as brilliant - and brilliantly together - as these." --Net Rhythms | |
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The Magic Number |
 Stephanie Nilles and Zach Brock head up The Magic Number, a traveling jazz/punk quartet from New Orleans and New York City. Sometimes they call themselves The Catholics and the Pill, depending on the demographic in the vicinity. They mostly tour in Europe, where the money is.
The whole band is Stephanie Nilles on piano and vocals, Zach Brock on violin, Matt Wigton on bass, and Fred Kennedy on drums. Stephanie Nilles is a moody little pain in the ass. Predictably, she drinks and writes songs about drinking. She lives in New Orleans, which might not be the best idea. Zach Brock is foxy and dangerous, even though he's a jazz violinist. He collaborates regularly with Stanley Clarke, Grazyna Auguscik, and Frank Vignola. No, he will not lay down some sweet violin tracks for your indie rock EP. Matt Wigton is a New York-based bassist, composer, and producer. He stays out of trouble working as an active sideman as well as writing and producing music for television. He talks frequently about how big he is, which leads his band to believe he is, in actuality, exceedingly small. Fred Kennedy hits things for a living. All About Jazz has likened his "multi-phase pulse" to a "snarling beast." He is a much-in-demand drummer on New York's electropop, jazz, and indie rock scene; which is ironic, considering he is married and has a baby. | |
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Kevin Burke |
 Renowned Irish fiddler Kevin Burke has teamed up with American guitarist Cal Scott for an exciting new collaboration in traditional music. Their debut CD Across the Black River was the premier release on Kevin's new label Loftus Music, and was named a "top notable world music release" by The New York Times."The royalty of England and Ireland didn't live in castles or ride white horses. They sat in the pubs with their fiddles and guitars, sipping the ale, and making life pretty damn tolerable for the town folk. In this tradition we salute these nobleman: Kevin Burke." --Cafe Guide "Born in England to Irish parents and now living in Portland, Ore., Kevin Burke is one of the great living Celtic fiddlers. His first album on his own label is a collaboration with the self-effacing guitarist Cal Scott and various guests that's cozy and mature, full of modest tributes to fellow fiddlers. It's all straightforward, songful melody, until Mr. Burke gets to a set of reels that show how many trills, twists and curlicues he can add without losing that singing line." --Jon Pareles for The New York Times, about Burke and Scott's debut CD. | |
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Geoff Muldaur |
 Geoff Muldaur is one of the great voices and musical forces to emerge from the folk, blues and folk-rock scenes centered in Cambridge, MA and Woodstock, NY. During the 1960's and '70's, Geoff made a series of highly influential recordings as a founding member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and the Paul Butterfield's Better Days group, as well as collaborations with then-wife Maria and other notables (Bonnie Raitt, Eric Von Schmidt, Jerry Garcia, etc.). He left the stage and recording world in the mid-1980's for a working sabbatical but continued, however, to hone his craft, albeit 'flying beneath radar'. He composed scores for film and television, and produced off-beat albums for the likes of Lenny Pickett and the Borneo Horns and the Richard Greene String Quartet. Geoff's his definitive recording of "Brazil" provided the seed for - and was featured in - Terry Gilliam's film of the same title.
With his magical voice and singular approach to American music in tact, Geoff is once again touring the world. He performs in concert halls, performance spaces, clubs and festivals througout the US, Canada, Japan and Europe. Geoff may be heard from time to time as a guest on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion and has been featured on a variety of National Public Radio shows, including Weekend Edition, All Things Considered, Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and The World with Lisa Mullins. "Bob Dylan didn't want to be Woody Guthrie. He wanted to be Geoff Muldaur. Geoff was the Big Man On Campus. He still is." -- Van Dyke Parks "There are only three white blues singers -- Geoff Muldaur is at least two of them." -- Richard Thompson "Geoff has always been one of my favorite singers." -- Bonnie Raitt "Hearing his new record reminds me of why I fell for this guy in the first place. This album is long overdue and I've never heard him sound better." -- Maria Muldaur "Geoff Muldaur was and is one of my musical heroes. When I listen to him sing and play, I can hear the coal mine, the cotton field, and last, but certainly foremost, the boy's boarding school." -- Loudon Wainwright III | |
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434 Main St. • PO Box 436 • Rosendale, NY 12472 • 845.658.9048
Hours: 11:00am-10:00pm, seven days a week (except major holidays)