Thursday Night Music Circle At ESRM

This is just to remind all of you who are looking for a place to play music that there is an ongoing circle right in the neighborhood. Every Thursday night beginning at 7pm musicians of all skill levels meet at the Empire State Railway Museum on Lower High Street for some acoustic fun. WCA members Dakin Morehouse and Harry Jameson are the leaders of the group. Here is a recent email I received from Dakin.

... At the Historic Phoenicia RR Station - 7:00 Thursday, as usual.
Looking forward to pickin' an singing with you.
Let's hear that old song you just learned, or the new one you just wrote.
Friendly ears to try it out on.

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Directions - #70 Lower High St, Phoenicia, NY
Heading West on Rt 28 just past the Phoenicia diner it will be the first road on your right.
Going East on Rt 28 pass the Eagle and take the second entrance to Phoenicia but turn Right just before the RR tracks.
And from in Phoenicia, turn South onto Bridge St, over the Esopus then turn Left immediately after the tracks.

Tom Pacheco At The ESRM

Tom Pacheco in Concert

for
Flying Cat Music

Saturday, September 5, (seats available) and

Sunday, September 6, (waiting list)

at 7:30 p.m. (sharp), doors at 7:00

Empire State Railway Museum

70 Lower High Street, Phoenicia, NY  12464

Admission price $18 or $15 with

reservation to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com

For information email as above

or call 845-688-9453

Link to artist's website
http://www.tompacheco.com

In what's become a local end of summer tradition, renowned songsmith Tom Pacheco returns to Phoenicia this Labor Day weekend for two concerts at the Empire State Railway Museum, on Saturday September 5 and Sunday September 6. The doors open at 7:00 p.m. both nights with music beginning at 7:30 sharp. Admission is $18 or $15 with RSVP to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com. Email for information or call 845-688-9453. It's a testimony to both Tom's talent and his popularity that seats for this engagement always disappear quickly, so advance reservations are strongly urged.

Rick Altman In Woodstock

Great Jazz in Woodstock 

The Rick Altman Trio

with

Jody Sumber, drums

Lew Scott, bass

An evening of jazz classics and original compositions

with vibes, bass, and drums

Sunday, August 30, 2015

8:00 to 11 p.m.

*Donation*

Harmony

52 Mill Hill Rd. Woodstock, NY (845) 679-7760

more info: www.rickaltman.com

Heather Pierson At The ESRM

For those of you who have not gone to the Flying Cat Music Series at the Empire State Railway Museum I highly recommend it. It is a fantastic way to listen to great music in a small intimate setting and the acoustics of the room are fabulous! So check out one of their shows when you have the chance. 

Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio in Concert

for
Flying Cat Music

Saturday, August 8

7:30 p.m. (sharp), doors at 7:00

Empire State Railway Museum

70 Lower High Street, Phoenicia, NY  12464

Admission price $15 or $13 with

reservation to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com

For information email as above

or call 845-688-9453

Link to artist's website
http://www.heatherpierson.com/

On Saturday, August 8, Flying Cat Music presents the dynamic Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio in Phoenicia at the Empire State Railway Museum located at 70 Lower High Street. The doors open at 7:00 p.m. with the show beginning at 7:30 prompt. Admission is $15 or $13 with RSVP to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com or by calling 845-688-9453.

The magic in the music of Heather Pierson is impervious to genrefication. In one three month span she was lauded in the press as both a neoclassical pianist and as the leader of a jazz quartet, but look up Heather Pierson on Sonic Bids and she's found under “Solo” “Folk” and “Acoustic.” Lone Star Magazine views Pierson as a veritable double bill, saying, “Heather is like two great acts in one, sliding from sweet acoustic Appalachian old-timey vibe with Patty Griffinesque lyrics to brassy New Orleans blues piano with a bone thrown to Bessie Smith." Heather's voice is pure and sometimes even sweet, but it also carries great power. It's a voice that could mesmerize a dragon or a dove.  A review in MainlyPiano.com captures her dynamic range, noting "Pierson’s voice is strong yet vulnerable, conveying tremendous emotional depth and passion”.

Miriam Rose Silver-Altman In Concert

We invite you to join us for a very special concert...

* Music of Remembrance and Hope *

Music performed or written by those in the concentration camps and resistance during World War II

as well as music of renewal and faith

With Miriam Rose Silver-Altman, Jerusha Kellerhouse, Jonina Kellerhouse, Elana Kellerhouse

and a special guest

  

All donations will benefit tzedakah at the Woodstock Jewish Congregation,

and the Polyphony Foundation,

creating common ground in Arab and Jewish communities in Israel

 where young people study and perform classical music

polyphonyfoundation.org 

Woodstock Jewish Congregation

1682 Glasco Turnpike Woodstock, NY 1249 (845) 679-2218

Sunday, August 2nd, 2015

 at 2:30 p.m.

Rick Altman At Harmony

Look for the fabulous Rick Altman this Sunday at Harmony in Woodstock. Here are the details.

Hot Summer ~ Cool Jazz  

* Harmony Woodstock * 

**********************************************************************************************

The Rick Altman Trio

with

 Jody Sumber, drums

 bass player, to be determined

An evening of jazz classics and original compositions

with vibes, bass, and drums

Sunday, July 26, 2015

8:00 to 11 p.m.

*Donation*

Harmony

52 Mill Hill Rd. Woodstock, NY  (845) 679-7760

more info: www.rickaltman.com

Matt Harlan At The ESRM

Matt Harlan 

in Concert

for
Flying Cat Music

Saturday, July 18

7:30 p.m. (sharp), doors at 7:00

Empire State Railway Museum

70 Lower High Street, Phoenicia, NY  12464

Admission price $12 or $10 with

reservations to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com

For information email as above

or call 845-688-9453

Link to artist's website
http://mattharlan.com/

On Saturday, July 18, Flying Cat Music brings award winning singer-songwriter Matt Harlan to Phoenicia to perform at the Empire State Railway Museum located at 70 Lower High Street. The doors open at 7:00 p.m. with the show beginning at 7:30 prompt. Admission is $12 or $10 with RSVP to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com or by calling 845-688-9453.

Winning Singer-Songwriter of the year in 2013 at the 11th Annual Texas Music Awards and taking home the prize for Americana Song of the Year in the Billboard International Song Contest in 2008 are just two of the many honors already bestowed on Houston based musician Matt Harlan in his relatively short career. His July concert for Flying Cat Music marks Matt's return from a European tour where his Texas tinged Folk Roots sound has earned him a loyal following. Each of the three CDs that Matt Harlan has released to date hit the #1 spot on the Euro Americana Chart, an impressive accomplishment considering that Americana music is in many ways more popular in Europe than it is here at home. 

Davey - O At ESRM

Flying Cat Music presents singer-songwriter and Buffalo, New York, native Davey O. in concert on Saturday, June 20, at the Empire State Railway Museum in Phoenicia. The doors open at 7:00 p.m. with music beginning at 7:30 sharp. Admission is $12 or $10 with RSVP to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com. Email for information or call 845-688-9453.

In case you missed it the first time around, you can read the full press release for this concert here: http://flyingcatmusic.com/press-release-for-davey-o-on-62015/

Here are two videos of Davey performing live. The first is a superb cover of the song, "Long Black Veil,"  the second is one of his originals, The Absence of Madalaine."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZiWZkwF85Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGH4vTXE7_4

Hannah Shira Naiman At The ESRM

Hannah Shira Naiman in Concert

for
Flying Cat Music

Saturday, May 30

7:30 p.m. (sharp), doors at 7:00

Empire State Railway Museum

70 Lower High Street, Phoenicia, NY 12464

Admission price $15 or $12 with

reservations to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com

For information email as above

or call 845-688-9453

Link to artist's website
http://www.hannahshiranaiman.com/

On Saturday, May 30, Flying Cat Music brings rising young Canadian folk musician Hannah Shira Naiman to Phoenicia to perform at the Empire State Railway Museum located at 70 Lower High Street. The doors open at 7:00 p.m. with the show beginning at 7:30 prompt. Admission is $15 or $12 with RSVP to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com or by calling 845-688-9453.

When music becomes classic, it is timeless. It feels old because it seems always to have been there and fresh because it’s not owned solely by the past. It remains vibrant in the present while temporary fads come and go. Music that is classic leaps generations and finds new homes in modern hearts. That's how it is with the music of Hannah Shira Naiman, a young woman who grew up north of Toronto, Canada. She writes songs with roots dating back hundreds of years to the mountains of Appalachia and does so astonishingly well. Hannah is not a traditional folk singer, rather she's a contemporary songwriter and performer who is heir to a magnificent tradition that she joyously upholds. Her pure gift is winning Hannah admirers of every age.

Rick Altman Trio At Harmony May 31st

Sunday May 31st @8:30 p.m.

for 

Great Jazz in Woodstock 

The Rick Altman Trio

with

Mike Ralff, bass & Jody Sumber, drums

An evening of jazz classics and original composition

with vibes, bass, and drums

Sunday, May 31, 2015

8:30 to 11:30 p.m.

*Donation*

Harmony

52 Mill Hill Rd. Woodstock, NY (845) 679-7760

more info: www.rickaltman.com

Bobtown At The ESRM

Bobtown in Concert

for
Flying Cat Music

Saturday, April 25

7:30 p.m. (sharp), doors at 7:00

Empire State Railway Museum

70 Lower High Street, Phoenicia, NY 12464

Admission price $17 or $15 with

reservations to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com

For information email as above

or call 845-688-9453

Link to band's website:
http://www.bobtownmusic.com/

Flying Cat Music is thrilled to bring back the dynamic five-piece band Bobtown on Saturday, April 25. The show will be at the Empire State Railway Museum located at 70 Lower High Street in Phoenicia. The doors open at 7:00 p.m. with the show beginning at 7:30 prompt. Admission is $17 or $15 with RSVP to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com or by calling 845-688-9453.

Young Violinist Miriam Rose In Concert

Here is an announcement from the Miriam's mom Lauren Silver about the upcoming College-Youth Symphony concert where Miriam is doing a solo.

Dear Friends and family, please join us for an evening of beautiful music

CYS Concerto Competition winner

Miriam Rose Silver-Altman 

will be a featured soloist
at the
Spring Concert
of The College-Youth Symphony

of SUNY New Paltz
performing
Violin Concerto in G Major, 1st move. by Mozart

Carole Cowan, conductor
Vic Izzo, conductor Wind Ensemble
***********

Works by Beethoven, Bruch, Chopin, Copland, Borodin, & Marcello

Sunday, April 26, 2015
7:00 P.M.
Julien J. Studley Theatre
845 257-2799
Tickets: $8, $6, $3 Available at the door

Vance Gilbert At ESRM

Singer/song writer Vance Gilbert will be playing this Sunday in the Flying Cat Music Series at the Empire State Railway Museum. If you like folk music I highly recommend attending this concert. He has an awesome voice and is really a world class performer. It is a treat to see someone of his caliber at such an intimate venue. Here is the info.

Vance Gilbert

in Concert for Flying Cat Music

Sunday, March 29

7:30 p.m. (sharp), doors at 7:00

Empire State Railway Museum

70 Lower High Street, Phoenicia, NY 12464

Admission price $18 or $15 with

reservations to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com

For information email as above

or call 845-688-9453

Link to artist's website:
http://vancegilbert.com/

Flying Cat Music is proud to launch its seventh concert year in Phoenicia with the incomparable Vance Gilbert on Sunday, March 29. The show will be at the Empire State Railway Museum located at 70 Lower High Street. The doors open at 7:00 p.m. with the show beginning at 7:30 prompt. Admission is $18 or $15 with RSVP to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com or by calling 845-688-9453.

Vance Gilbert is a frequent headliner at Hillsdale, New York's renowned Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. He's been featured at ten of the annual festivals, and he invariably dazzles the main stage audience. Sublime as his festival performances are, they hardly prepare one for the magic and intensity of seeing Vance play in an intimate setting like the Empire State Railway Museum. After a nearly four year absence, Vance Gilbert returns to the Phoenicia Train Station for a long anticipated encore to his 2011 show that marked the resumption of the Flying Cat Music concert series at that museum in the wake of damage done there by Hurricane Irene. Like that storm, Gilbert is a force to be reckoned with. Unlike Irene, his is very much a healing energy. And though he's more than willing to ruffle a few feathers when he blows into town, Vance does so in lovely ways. 

Something To Listen To On These Cold Nights

Here is something I have been meaning to post for a while. And since we are having sub-zero nights here in the valley it would be the perfect time to stay indoors and warm your soul with some great music.

In Phoenicia a couple of months ago I met a new Woodland Valley resident, Marlan Barry. He is a musician and does classical and acoustic music recording and production. He gave me his card and I checked out his website. One of the really cool things he has been working on is recording world class musicians playing on some of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's rare musical instrument collection. There are links to these sessions on his blog (see link below). It is not the first post but you can scroll down a bit and you will see the different links to take you to the performances. They are all divine. Enjoy!

http://marlanbarryaudio.com/blog/

Benefit For Flying Cat

Potluck Dinner & Benefit Concert

for Flying Cat Music

Sunday, December 14

Dinner at 6:00 p.m.

Music at 7:30 (doors at 7:00)

Empire State Railway Museum

70 Lower High Street, Phoenicia, NY 12464

Suggested donation of $10 or more

RSVP recommended to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com

For information email as above

or call 845-688-9453

Links for all artist at:
http://flyingcatmusic.com/2014-show-dates-and-artists/

Flying Cat Music ends its 2014 concert year on Sunday, December 14, with a gala celebration and benefit concert to help defray costs of the ongoing Railway Station Concert Series held at the Empire State Railway Museum in Phoenicia. For those fond of festive socializing, the concert will be preceded by a potluck dinner at 6:00 p.m. Admission to the concert portion of the evening begins at 7:00 p.m. with a suggested donation of $10 or more. Music will begin at 7:30. Reservations for this concert at the ESRM may be made by writing flyingcatmusic@gmail.com. For more information please email or call 845-688-9453.

Rick Altman Trio at Harmony

Great Jazz in Woodstock 

The Rick Altman Trio

with

Lew Scott, bass & Jody Sumber, drums

with special guest, guitarist Mike DeMicco

An evening of jazz classics and original compositions

with vibes, bass, and drums

Sunday, November 30, 2014

8:00 to 11 p.m.

*Donation*

Harmony

52 Mill Hill Rd. Woodstock, NY  (845) 679-7760

more info: www.rickaltman.com

"Hey Doreen" Music Video

The Brooklyn indie-pop band Lucius has made a new music video in our area. Essentially it is two older gals on a murderous rampage. The Phoenicia Diner is featured prominently. Watch out all you local guys, these two mean business……LOL!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzo7SNVB_rI&feature=youtu.be

Music Circle This Saturday Oct 18th At ESRM

WCA member Dakin Morehouse sent me this message (and a message he received) regarding a special music circle this weekend. Here is what Dakin had to say.

OK pickers - in case you haven't heard ...

You're invited to come to listen or to participate in the Special Jam (see below).

Tomorrow, Saturday 2 to 4+? PM at the Phoenicia RR Station (ESRM on Lower High Street).

Very similar to our Pickin' Circles but with the Heritage Folk Music folks leading a Catskill SongFest theme. 

Hope you can come!

Dakin

In honor of Ulster County Heritage Week, members of the Board and friends of Heritage Folk Music will perform songs of the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson Valley on two occasions.

On Saturday, October 18, from 2-4 p.m., we will be at the Empire State Railway Museum, 70 High Street, Phoenicia.

On Sunday, October 26, from 12 non-2 p.m., we will be at Matthewis Persen House, 74 John Street, Kingston,

These will be very informal sing-alongs/songswaps.  Come join us if you can.  Both events are free and open to the public.

Thanks,

Pat Lamanna

Rick Altman Trio At Harmony

WCA member Rick Altman will be playing next Sunday at Harmony. Check him out if you have the chance!

The Rick Altman Trio

with Lew Scott & Jody Sumber  

An evening of jazz classics and original compositions

with vibes, bass, and drums

Sunday, September 28, 2014

8:00 to 11 p.m.

*Donation*

Harmony

52 Mill Hill Rd. Woodstock, NY  (845) 679-7760

more info: www.rickaltman.com

Archie Fisher At ESRM

Archie Fisher in Concert

for Flying Cat Music

Sunday, September 28

7:30 p.m. (sharp), doors at 7:00

Empire State Railway Museum

70 Lower High Street, Phoenicia, NY 12464

Admission is $18 or $15 with RSVP

to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com

For information email as above

or call 845-688-9453

Link to artist info:
http://woodenshipproductions.com/?page_id=103

Flying Cat Music is proud to present Scottish folk icon Archie Fisher in concert in Phoenicia on Sunday, September 28, at the Empire State Railway Museum located at 70 Lower High Street. The show begins promptly at 7:30 p.m. with doors opening at 7:00. Admission is $18 or $15 with RSVP to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com or by calling 845-688-9453.