Can’t wait! Nick Collins is a local accordionist who has been delighting audiences in and around the Hudson Valley for over 10 years.   Playing a wide variety of traditional and popular music in many styles, Nick is thrilled to return to the Rail Trail Café!

Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, and had a string of hit records in the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene," which topped the charts for 14 weeks in 1950. Members of the Weavers were blacklisted during the McCarthy Era. In the 1960s, Seeger re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, workers' rights, counterculture, environmental causes, and ending the Vietnam War.

A folk inspired singer songwriter from Woodstock, Malerie Day weaves heartfelt lyrics with tender yet powerful emotionality.  Her velvet vocals take center stage atop skillful finger picking guitar and bittersweet sentiments.  Inspiration by the likes of Joni Mitchell, Karen Carpenter and Adrianne Lenker are heard in her first full length record titled “Heaven Knows” now available on all platforms. 

Sean Crimmins, a native of the Hudson Valley, is an accomplished song writer with a unique style that is not often heard, incorporating fingertapping, fingerstyle and rhythmic plectrum style guitar. He is also fluent in Balkan, Celtic, Django Jazz Manouche and roots music, often adding bouzouki to the mix. As a solo artist, he performs selections from his album, "Old Soul From Across the Room", as well as other original and cover tunes.

 http://www.seancrimmins.com

As a singer, songwriter, Steven Michael Pague has travelled the world bringing his uplifting, positive music and songs to venues both large and small. He creates an intimate atmosphere inspiring and inviting dancing, listening, participating in the song, sharing the vision, the dreams of longing, hope, love, light and joy. His style ranges from ballad to reggae, folk to rock and more.

A vocal trio crossing the boundaries of composition and improvisation. Onome, Raphael Sacks and Sasha Bogdanowitsch, collectively come from a wide variety of musical backgrounds consisting of contemporary music, world music, folk, jazz, choral music, and music theater; all which figure prominently in forming their unique sound and approach to singing. LoomSong’s current repertoire consists of compositions by its members, new improvisational structures, and original arrangements of folk, jazz, classical and world music. 

LoomSong concerts are a tour de force of vocal pyrotechnics and brain-bending complexity, infused with warm, invitational opportunities to join in and sing along. 

https://www.loomensemble.com/2024/11/loomsong/

The Wild Swan Band performs a graceful mix of Celtic songs, jigs, reels, and waltzes along with original songs and covers in the Celtic/Folk rock tradition.
:) Jon Garelick- mandolin and bazouki, vocals

Sarah Underhill-vocals

TG Vanini- fiddle, vocals

Ian Worpole- guitar, vocals

The Rosendale Improvement Association Brass Band and Social Club (RIABB) plays locally for festivals and parties, performing rousing arrangements from New Orleans “second line” style to joyful interpretations of traditional and popular contemporary songs. You can find the Rosendale Improvement Association Brass Band performing at the Rosendale Street Festival. The Band invites community members of all ages and persuasions to bring drums, cymbals, woodwinds, brass or reed instruments to form a community marching band. Join us on Thursdays at 5:30pm at the Willow Kiln Park band shell, or in the colder months at the Redwing Blackbird Theatre, Rosendale.

Find us on Facebook for information on where we are playing next.

Donations to the Rosendale Improvement Association Brass Band and Social Club will go towards a charitable cause in the Rosendale community.

The Artist Salon, hosted by Wild Arts Collective, is a monthly outdoor gathering where artists are invited to share works and ideas in progress. This is a space for collective imagining, where we support artists to envision, co-create, and get new perspectives on their work. The Artist Salon fosters the space for ideas to grow. No advanced sign ups required-if you’d like to participate, bring a piece of art(works in progress welcome) or an idea to share and a question for the group. We hope to see you there!

www.wearewildarts.org

Levanta brings together a quartet of extraordinary musicians and unique instrumentation, featuring original and classic tunes performed with ancient instruments… Ev Mann, Thomas Workman, Gabriel Dresdale, Timothy Hill

Six HOURS OF CHANTING!!!

Rail Trail Cafe 

Sunday June 1st No raindate.

WEATHER WILL DECIDE THE DAY - Please check the Rail Trail Cafe Facebook page for cancellation.

CHECK RAIL TRAIL CAFE WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS.

Come to the Cathedral Under the Trees!

Come Chant, Dance, Pray!

Come celebrate the beginning of another magical summer of Chanting!

Join the Spirit Brothers, Ned & Lynn, Radharani and other Hudson Valley chant leaders!

Also Featuring Wonderful musicians:

Steve Gorn, Robert Bard, Avinash and many more!

WE CAN'T WAIT!

http://www.railtrailcaferosendale.org

Julia Howl Haines and Matoaka Little Eagle will bring delight and beauty to you with their cross cultural adventures, interweaving music, voice, and stories. Their unique collaboration is magical, serendipitous. Really! So beautiful! 

Soar with your spirits as you hear original compositions and stories from Julia on the lever harp. Matoaka complements Julia's music with her Native songs, vocals, and stories.

 Julia Haines has a unique approach to the lever harp. Called a “harper among harpists” and a ‘hip harper” by the Irish press, she won First Prize for harp and voice at the O’Carolan Festival, Keadue, Ireland. Her radiant music fuses world, folk, rock, classical & improvisational influences.

Matoaka Little Eagle (Tewa, Apache, Chickahominy) is a culture bearer and educator. She celebrates diverse Native American cultures through song, dance, and story, promoting respect and tolerance. She has collaborated with David Amram, Pete Seeger, John Sebastian, John Cage, The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, The Vanaver Caravan and many others, bringing great joy and inspiration to her audiences, here and abroad. Matoaka is proud to play Grandma Jingle Dress in the award winning contemporary Native pop musical, "Distant Thunder"

Life-long disciple of the great folk traditions of the world, singer/songwriter Mario Rincon draws inspiration from Andalusia and Appalachia alike, crafting a bi-lingual blend of flamenco cante, Latin-American folklore, and classic Americana. He’s based in the Hudson Valley where he teaches private lessons and workshops.

mariorincon.com

For over 30 years Amadou Diallo studied the rythms of Senegal, Mali and Guinea. People thought he was crazy, everyday singing and playing the Sufi drum (Hrim) on the streets of Dakar, Senegal.

But that was where he wrote so many of M’Bollo’s songs, and he knew one day he would bring his music to a wider audience.

Then in 2001 a miracle happened, and he got a contract to come to the U.S. playing djembe with the African Ballet Bugerabou.

Amadou settled in Rosendale, NY and in 2010 formed M’Bollo with local musicians The Schikowitz brothers.

Mbollo means “be together” and the music brings together the rich tapestry of African rhythms with western instruments and styles.

Together they reunite the western instruments with their African roots. The bass singing the “dun dun” (African bass drum ) and the banjo singing like “Ekonting”( ancient African banjo)

As a singer, songwriter, Steven Michael Pague has travelled the world bringing his uplifting, positive music and songs to venues both large and small. He creates an intimate atmosphere inspiring and inviting dancing, listening, participating in the song, sharing the vision, the dreams of longing, hope, love, light and joy. His style ranges from ballad to reggae, folk to rock and more…

Classical and innovative Gamelan With Bill Ylitalo and friends… more info on the way.

Lisa Klotz is a singer, songwriter, teacher, activist and performer with songs that touch upon themes that include social justice, environmental awareness, women’s rights, empowerment, family, conflict resolution and spirituality. Lisa has passion for songs that speak to humanity, kindness, what we have in common, and a strong belief in the power of music – to bring people together, raise spirit and energy, to heal, and create peace.

In college, Lisa was introduced to the music of Holly Near and the women’s and peace movements. She helped organize song circles at the Seneca Women's Encampment, Take Back the Night marches in Ithaca, NY, and at her home. In 1986, she joined the Great Peace March from New York to Washington, DC and hosted Dennis Banks (founder of the American Indian Movement) when he was in NYC on a speaking tour. In the early 1990’s she helped to start a monthly pasta songwriting and sharing circle for the NYC Friends of Clearwater.

After a long period of teaching, education advocacy, and raising two daughters, she returned to singing and songwriting with the help of vocal teacher and mentors Sloan Wainwright, David Roth, and the SummerSongs community. She regularly performs at NERFA, Folk Alliance International, and SERFA and recently released her first CD "Morning Sun,” which made #32 for the most played on international folk radio stations in February, 2024. 

She is thrilled to have the opportunity to play here, with partner Mark Dann, and dear friends, Amy Soucy, Ben Silver, David Budd, Vito Pettrocito and Annie Roland and Carrie Chapman, in this nurturing cafe and venue Tara and Brian have lovingly created for our community. 

Shokoloko is an electro-acoustic improvising trio that taps into the diverse sounds and influences of America, Africa, Europe, Asia and beyond.

The band is: Joakim Lartey on drums, percussion and voice; Chris Lane on guitar and electric guitar, oud-guitar and banjo; Richard Carr on violin and electric violin.

Shokoloko is about dance, trance and community fun!

Devotional Music from around the world with Ned Leavitt, Joseph Jastrab, Steve Gorn, Avinash and surprises.

Sound from the ground. celebrate springing into summer with the first iteration of SMSC. Improvised and composed music arising from the ground of stone mountain farm. Deep geologic time sounding and echoing to tomorrow. Join Brian Farmer and guests for an evening of  musical exploration and solace as we move from Spring to Summer. Be prepared to venture into never before heard sonic landscapes. Only once, here, together!.,

With intricate arrangements that move from rousing and joyful to thoughtful and dreamy, Spellbinder Orchestra aims to enchant in an age of disenchantment. Born in the bay area, California, the group blends original folk music with elements of classical, cabaret, eastern European and rock. The group features a variety of instruments such as ukulele, fiddle, cello, percussion, accordion, and harmonica. Their performances are described as lively with a touch of the theatrical. 

Now a bicoastal collective, the band, aka Brother Spellbinder, has appeared in both parts of the world including Woodstock's Bearsville, Pearl Moon and Colony, Beattie-Powers House, The Great Halloween Festival, Burning Man's Decompression, San Francisco's Edwardian Ball, WDST Radio Woodstock, The SF Free Folk Festival and SXSW unofficial showcases. With a background in social work and therapy, bandleader Alzara Getz finds inspiration in how people heal. Lyrics often flow from the uncensored mythical realm of the human psyche, or languish in the modern wasteland with a brush of poetry and whimsy, but a sprinkling of high octane vintage covers may make you reach for fire water and dancing shoes. With room for improvisation, the rotating cast of spellbinders bring spontaneity and surprise making each show a unique experience. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CrTyea-tDFv (on Radio Woodstock)

https://youtu.be/dpigwGgutsU?feature=shared (sample of the full band sound from the other coast)

Press: 

"Spellbinder issue a record as aesthetically menacing as it is melodically captivating, and that’s something most any modern listener can get excited about."

Hollywood Digest

“Spellbinder has released their latest EP, When The Earth Was Still Flat, a 7-song indie folk meets acoustic pop fountain that spouts poetic grace in the middle of today’s non-poetic music jungle." The Miews

Instagram account here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIwfbysOwcm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== 

Levanta brings together a quartet of extraordinary musicians and unique instrumentation, featuring original and classic tunes performed with ancient instruments… Ev Mann, Thomas Workman, Gabriel Dresdale, Timothy Hill

The Artist Salon, hosted by Wild Arts Collective, is a monthly outdoor gathering where artists are invited to share works and ideas in progress. This is a space for collective imagining, where we support artists to envision, co-create, and get new perspectives on their work. The Artist Salon fosters the space for ideas to grow. No advanced sign ups required-if you’d like to participate, bring a piece of art(works in progress welcome) or an idea to share and a question for the group. We hope to see you there!

Levanta brings together a quartet of extraordinary musicians and unique instrumentation, featuring original and classic tunes performed with ancient instruments… Ev Mann, Thomas Workman, Gabriel Dresdale, Timothy Hill

A folk inspired singer songwriter from Woodstock, Malerie Day weaves heartfelt lyrics with tender yet powerful emotionality.  Her velvet vocals take center stage atop skillful finger picking guitar and bittersweet sentiments.  Inspiration by the likes of Joni Mitchell, Karen Carpenter and Adrianne Lenker are heard in her first full length record titled “Heaven Knows” now available on all platforms. 

Kirtan:Devotional Songs from around the world.

 Julia Howl Haines, Lever Harp and Maotoaka Little Eagle, Native vocals and percussion will bring delight and beauty to you with their musical adventures in the beautiful clearing of the Rail Trail Cafe.

 Julia Haines has a unique approach to the lever harp. Called a “harper among harpists” and a ‘hip harper” by the Irish press, she won First Prize for harp and voice at the O’Carolan Festival, Keadue, Ireland. Her radiant music fuses world, folk, rock, classical & improvisational influences.

Matoaka Little Eagle (Tewa, Apache, Chickahominy) is a culture bearer and educator. She celebrates diverse Native American cultures through song, dance, and story, promoting respect and tolerance. She has collaborated with David Amram, Pete Seeger, John Sebastian, John Cage, The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, The Vanaver Caravan and many others, bringing great joy and inspiration to her audiences, here and abroad. Matoaka is proud to play Grandma Jingle Dress in the award winning contemporary Native pop musical, "Distant Thunder"

The Artist Salon, hosted by Wild Arts Collective, is a monthly outdoor gathering where artists are invited to share works and ideas in progress. This is a space for collective imagining, where we support artists to envision, co-create, and get new perspectives on their work. The Artist Salon fosters the space for ideas to grow. No advanced sign ups required-if you’d like to participate, bring a piece of art(works in progress welcome) or an idea to share and a question for the group. We hope to see you there!

Sound from the ground. Celebrate summer with the second iteration of SMSC. Improvised and composed music arising from the ground of stone mountain farm. Deep geologic time sounding and echoing to tomorrow. Join Brian Farmer for an evening of  musical exploration and solace as we move from Spring to Summer. Be prepared to venture into never before heard sonic landscapes. Only once, here, together!

Jenn Bokoch (she/her) is a playwright, performer, educator, administrator, and storyteller. She has devoted her career to creating interview-based theater featuring underrepresented voices and utilizing various mediums such as puppetry, audio recordings, movement, and music. Her goal is to place real words, experiences, and stories onstage; both so that audiences can reflect upon them, and so that real people can see and hear themselves in a script. She is proud to hold an MA in Educational Theatre from New York University, and draws from this experience to elevate voices from the community in her theatre praxis.

Jenn's plays have been performed in New York and Los Angeles, with the support of organizations such as Dixon Place, The Center at West Park, Verbatim Performance Lab, Brooklyn Arts Exchange, and The Network of Ensemble Theaters, among others. She currently works as an Arts Partnership Manager at Marquis Studios in Brooklyn, and as a practicing full-spectrum Doula. As a performer, Jenn has worked as an actor onstage and in VO, voicing campaigns for Jergens, SmileCrafters, DSW, and numerous other commercials, PSAs, and audiobooks. She has also been a full-suit puppeteer for many years, including working as an original puppeteer for The Watcher from Sony Playstation’s Horizon Zero Dawn, and at the La Brea Tar Pits where she operated a life-sized Saber-Toothed Cat puppet built by the Jim Henson Creature Shop. Jenn is a former Parent Artist Space Grantee at BAX in Brooklyn; and has also received artist residencies at Subcircle, Millay Arts, The Omega Women’s Leadership Center, and more. Her greatest ongoing gig is that of being a Mom to her son Lawrence Matteo, age 6.

The avant folk solo project of Sasha Bogdanowitsch, blending world music, folk, ambient and electronica. A selection of works featuring voice, lyre, kamelengoni harp, handpan, mountain dulcimer, fuyara and ney flutes, banjo, electronics and more.

“…winning authenticity …” New York Times

www.timbretree.com

Devotional Music from around the world with Ned Leavitt, Joseph Jastrab, Steve Gorn, Avinash and surprises.

As a singer, songwriter, Steven Michael Pague has travelled the world bringing his uplifting, positive music and songs to venues both large and small. He creates an intimate atmosphere inspiring and inviting dancing, listening, participating in the song, sharing the vision, the dreams of longing, hope, love, light and joy. His style ranges from ballad to reggae, folk to rock and more…

Shokoloko is an electro-acoustic improvising trio that taps into the diverse sounds and influences of America, Africa, Europe, Asia and beyond.

The band is: Joakim Lartey on drums, percussion and voice; Chris Lane on guitar and electric guitar, oud-guitar and banjo; Richard Carr on violin and electric violin.

Shokoloko is about dance, trance and community fun!

Levanta brings together a quartet of extraordinary musicians and unique instrumentation, featuring original and classic tunes performed with ancient instruments… Ev Mann, Thomas Workman, Gabriel Dresdale, Timothy Hill

Kate Prascher is a singer and multi-instrumentalist best known for her evocative songwriting. She was thrilled to be named a 2021 IBMA Songwriting Showcase finalist. Inspired by her Tennessee roots and influenced by master song crafters like Hazel Dickens and Gillian Welch, Kate is a versatile and engaging performer. Her songs are outspoken and sometimes tender, by turns playful and heart-piercing. Ink 19 described Kate’s "delicate and expressive singing" and “intangible vintage feel".