Fiddling Cricket Concerts 
July 2015
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What happens when three bluegrass, jazz, and classical
musicians play Texas folk and alt country with south American
influences? Michael Shay’s
remarkable trio, based in Quito, Ecuador shouldn’t be missed!
His lush baritone voice and guitar, fellow Texan Ryan
Hagler’s upright bass and harmony vocals, and French
guitarist, Donald Regnier (resonator
and slide guitar) combine for an unforgettable repertoire. |
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Matt
Flinner, Sam Bevan, Scott Nygaard |
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Flinner has made a career out of playing acoustic music
in new ways. Starting out as a banjo prodigy who was playing
bluegrass festivals before he entered his teens, Flinner later
took up the mandolin, won the National
Banjo Competition in Winfield, KS in 1990, and won the
mandolin award there the following year. Matt is now widely
considered one of the hottest and most creative mandolin players
on the acoustic scene. http://www.mattflinner.com Scott Nygaard is one of the most inventive and original guitarists in the bluegrass/acoustic music scene. His solos, a seamless amalgam of bluegrass, folk, and jazz influences, shift easily from breathtaking virtuosity to soulful melodic musings. "a phenomenally talented stylist"— Downbeat. http://www.scottnygaard.com Sam Bevan has played bass throughout his professional life, Sam has had the opportunity to work with a wide range of artists including: David Grisman, Roswell Rudd, Joshua Redman, Kenny Washington, Stacey Kent, Jim Kweskin, Maria Muldaur, Geoff Muldaur, Meklit Hadero, Joe Craven and so many more. He is beyond hot. http://www.sambevan.com |
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George Christos and John
Begley have been performing as "Those
Guys" in the Santa Cruz area for more than 30 years.
They cover a blend of pop, folk, country and blues from the 60's
and 70's, with lots of tight vocal harmonies backed by guitars
and mandolin. George also adds his original songs and John plays
a variety of original instrumentals for solo guitar. |
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From Carnegie Hall to
the Dr. Demento Show and
almost everything between are stops along the way for Cosy
Sheridan and her music. She has garnered top honors
from some of the most prestigious song writing contests: The Kerrville Folk Festival’s New
Folk award, the
Telluride Bluegrass Festival’s Troubadour Award and the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Songwriting Showcase Award. Trained in voice at the Berklee
School of Music in Boston, she is also an excellent
fingerstyle guitarist. She travels with her yoga mat, but
without her gallbladder. She is compassionate, very sharp, and
will talk about anything on stage. She may sing songs about body
piercing, a more user-friendly Barbie Doll, the loneliness of an
elderly neighbor, or how small and humble things in life can sew
your heart back together. One way or another she will make you
cry. Cosy has CD’s in double figures to her name. |
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Last Updated: 07/12/15