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The Bluebillies Old-Time Christmas Revue! Feat. The Atkinson Family Band & More!
The third annual Bluebillies Old-Time Christmas Revue! Featuring extra special guests The Atkinson Family Bluegrass Band from Harrisville, NY (via their wonderful festival "The Tug Hill Bluegrass Festival") featuring Shelene and Richard Atkinson, their daughters Liza and Sara, and national resonator guitar champion David Bevins!
Also appearing will be the wonderful singer/songwriter/recording artist Heather Richards; father and son team of Jeff Anderson and his five year old son Jay Anderson, "The Blue Jays".
And of course your host band The Bluebillies! Their unique blend of country, bluegrass and folk music, performed with traditional style, sound and spirit is sure to please lovers of Americana music. Husband and wife team Mark and Melody Guarino have been singing together since 1984 when they first made it their mission to help revive and preserve the rich heritage of the great and uniquely American art form of Appalachian harmony singing. With the addition of the father and son team of John and Orion Kribs, and renowned fiddler Frank Orsini, The Bluebillies were complete and perform together with all the joy and simpatico that only a family band can produce. The Bluebillies produce a series of traveling Old-time Gospel Music Revues each season, and also host their own gospel music open mic each summer, and have released three Cds; "Adirondack Angels - Legacy" in 2016, "Gal From Ioway" in 2014, and "Train to Paradise" in 2013. The Bluebillies are:
Mel Melba Deen Guarino was born in Sioux City Iowa to parents who both were musicians in swing bands. The family traveled all around the Midwest following the music and eventually settled in her dirt road one horse hometown of Black Oak Indiana. After hitchhiking and traveling all over the USA, Mel settled in New York City where she played with various rock and folk bands. But soon she returned to the music she first heard and loved in Black Oak, where Country Music was the music of choice among the population who had moved up North to find work in the gritty steel mills of Whiting and Gary. And it was the music that would become the driving force behind The Bluebillies style that forges close harmony bluegrass and hillbilly music into one heart-wrenching all-American wail. Melody is a prolific, award winning songwriter (LARAC songwriter grant, 2013)
Mark Guarino cut his teeth on rockabilly and country in his first band, Buck Libido, and opened for bands like Pure Prairie League and New Riders of the Purple Sage. His NYC based band, The Ring, toured New England opening for acts such as The Ramones, Jason and the Scorchers, and Whitesnake.
John Kribs, whose talent has garnered over 40 years of critical acclaim, founded the Racquette River Rounders and Johnny and the Triumphs. Later as a member of the McKrells, John was elected to the Capital Area Music Association Hall of Fame, and the band was voted Best Bluegrass Band by the Northeast Country Music Association in 2000 and 2001.
Orion Kribs, mandolin virtuoso, is also a skilled multi-intrumentalist (bass, guitar, trumpet, mandolin) and is also a founding member of the Americana band The Trophy Husbands.
Frank Orsini is a fiddler who can astound in any style, from Celtic, to Country, To Bluegrass and more! He has been a mainstay of the New England musical scene for decades.
This is a family friendly holiday event that your entire family will enjoy, featuring traditional country, bluegrass and old-time Christmas music, refreshments, and loads of fun!
The concert will be held at the beautiful renovated Strand Theater, 210 Main Street Hudson Falls, NY, 12839. (518) 832-3484
Tickets also available at the door for $12 ($10 seniors/$5 students)
For more info:
https://www.mystrandtheater.org
https://www.thebluebillies.com
https://www.heatherrichards.com
https://www.atkinsonfamilymusic.com
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LocationThe Strand Theater (View)
210 Main Street
Hudson Falls, NY 12339
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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