From Albany to the Adirondack Mountains
Special Music and Special Friends

 

 

Introduction

To The Artists With Their Hearts In Folk, Blues, Finger-Style Picking, Bluegrass, Music In The Adirondack Mountains and Beyond.

Music Inspired By The Beauty and The Power of The Vast Land and Influenced Its Passionate Heritage, The Tradition of Adirondack Folk Music Has Been Preserved and Renewed By A Diverse Array of Musicians, Singers, Storytellers, and Tradition Bearers.

Learn About The Early Traditions of Music and Clog Dancing, In The True Original Adirondack Style and Meet The Contemporary Folk Artists Who Are Now Reaching A New Generation of Dedicated Students. They're Destined To Follow In Their Footsteps.

 

 

JOAN CRANE 
 

Expert Finger Style Guitar

"Fast and Bright, Joan's fingers are all over those strings, pulling notes from way up high and deep down low. She's got the voice to match; strong vocals, and plenty of humor"

Joan is one of the few women in the music scene that has concentrated on the finger style of the great country and ragtime blues artists of th 20's and 30's.

 

Click here for Joan's Page

 

FERNANDO NERIS 

ACOUSTIC DELTA BLUES

Expert Finger Style Guitar Picker

Fernando Neris Is An Excellent Musician Originally From Spain.
He Plays Finger-Style Folk - Blues - Music - As Well As Making His Own Guitars. Multi-Talented, Very Passionate and Has His Own Unique Playing Style.
It's Fresh and Exciting

 

 http://www.fernandoneris.com/

 
SUSAN HAMLIN 

Celtic Folk Music
Singer Songwriter

Fiery Folkie Susan Hamlin is a multi-dimensional folk and Celtic roots singer, guitarist and songwriter. She is regarded as one of the finest performers of Celtic - Irish, Scottish - Americana, Appalachian, Adirondack Roots & Original Music

Website

 

 

SUSAN TRUMP 

Mountain Dulcimer Player,
Guitarist, Banjo player, Vocalist
Songwriter, Performer, Teacher
Arts in Education Specialist

Website

 

 

 

CHRIS SHAW & BRIDGET BALL

Songs and Stories from two of our favorite people

Singer - Songwriter - Storyteller

 

 

 

PEGGY LYNN

  Songs From the Adirondack Mountains

Peggy's Website

 

 

 

JOHN KIRK & TRISH MILLER

  Musicians, Songwriters, Cloggdancers
from the Adirondack Mountains

Website

 
DAN BERGGREN

 Singer, Writer, Adirondack Music Historian

Dan's Website

 

RORY BLOCK
 

Six Time W.C. Handy Award Winner
2019 Acoustic Artist Of The Year

 "A living landmark, the finest contemporary purveyor of the Mississippi Delta Country Blues tradition of which (Robert) Johnson was the leading exponent."

Website

 


BILL SMITH

 

First Class Adirondack Story Teller
and Basket Weaver

https://NYFolklore.org

 

 

                                                    

 

 

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