Apple Festival 2010 Sunday

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The 31st Annual Newark Valley Apple Festival will take place on October 2-3, from 10AM-5PM each day, at the Bement-Billings Farmstead Museum on Route 38, one mile north of Newark Valley, NY. Always fun for the whole family, this event includes "apple everything," kids' activities, great food, crafts, horse & wagon rides, a well-stocked gift shop, and demonstrations of 1800's skills by costumed guild members.

Don’t miss this year’s Living History event! Re-enactors of the Sullivan Campaign’s 1779 Siege of the Susquehanna will have a colonial-style encampment as well as Eastern Woodland Indian camps, with special battle scenarios throughout the weekend.

There will be 17 different groups on 3 stages playing music that includes folk, bluegrass, Celtic, traditional fiddle music, barbershop, string band, and Gospel. Many groups perform original tunes. Several of the groups have performed for numerous Apple Festivals and are well known throughout the region, while others are new to Newark Valley. The popular Pat Kane returns, and John Kribs & Kevin Maul are with us this year.

Newark Valley Historical Society website: http://nvhistory.org/

Pat Kane

Pat Kane is a seasoned showman, being a singer, dancer, actor, and instrumentalist since childhood. On his farm in the hill country of the Canisteo River, he was raised in the traditions of the Grange and of his Irish family. Pat’s cousins still run the family farm in West Clare, Ireland, which Pat visits often. Hence, the name of the band, and his company, West o’Clare.

PAT KANE IS A HARDWORKING, FULL TIME SOLOIST who may entertain for hours without a break or repeat. On fiddle, guitar, and bodhran, he plays jigs, reels, square dances, and hundreds of ballads from Ireland and America.

He has written many fine songs and knows a host of modern selections as well. Pat is often called “the best there is” and has twice won first place for singing at the NYC Fleadh Cheoil. He has produced a good number of albums, hosts a weekly radio show in Elmira, New York.

Pat is a gifted dance instructor and caller, for squares, ceili, and other styles. He often dances and calls at the same time, or can also fiddle and call at once.

website: http://www.westoclare.com/

Seneca Moon String Band

The Seneca Moon String Band plays southern Appalachian and Celtic music on hammered dulcimer, ukelin, church bass, autoharp, washboard, jaw harp, bones, mountain dulcimer, pennywhistle, bodhran, fiddle, banjo, guitar, and harmonica and more. They play the hits of the '60s, '70s, and '80s--1660s, 1770s, and 1880s, that is. The members are Rick Biesanz, Gary Kline, Jim Murphy and John Thomson. Expect old ballads and dance tunes along with a good dose of humor.

website: http://home.stny.rr.com/senecamoon/

On Our Way Home

The band, On Our Way Home, formed in 2002. Their repertoire consists of both traditional and contemporary gospel bluegrass music. The band consists of (7) members who all reside in New York's southern tier.
Members of the band are:

Jill MacFadden - Lead Vocal, Guitar

Deb Tammelen - Bass

Bitsie Hall - Fiddle

Paul Dean - Bass Vocal

John Harris - Mandolin

Dan White - Baritone Vocal, Guitar

Paul Sabatine - Tenor Vocal, Banjo

The band's venues include various church-related events, local bluegrass festivals, senior centers and Christian coffee houses. Each year, in September, the band hosts an all gospel bluegrass event in Endicott, NY. This event includes groups from throughout New York state and southern
PA and is free to the public.

The Retrognomes

The Retrognomes are a laid back duo revisiting american songs from the first three-quarters of the 20th century. Don Eckerson (guitar/vocals) and RJ Siegers (banjo) perform a wide spectrum of folk, ragtime, country and pop on their nostalgic voyage to yesteryear.

Grassanova

Over the last several years ‘Grassanova’ has been delightling their listeners with its own blend of acoustic music. ‘Tom & Marie’ have joined forces with R. J. Siegers and Jim MacWilliams to form an exciting and dynamic acoustic sound in New York’s Southern Tier. ‘Grassanova’ plays solid traditional bluegrass as well as popular songs done in a bluegrass/newgrass style, and they’ll throw in a few other musical styles such as swing, blues, and early jazz just for fun.

website: http://www.myspace.com/grassanova

North Hollow String Band

North Hollow String Band (aka Osgood, Gregg and Simpson). The three of us include: Curt Osgood on Hammered Dulcimer, Clawhammer Banjo and Vocals. From Bing, NY Bill Gregg on Fiddle, Guitar, Autoharp and voice from Trumansburg, NY Annie Simpson on Guitar- from Greene NYNHSB presents Old Timey Music-mostly from the Nineteenth Century( and Very early Twentieth Century) which includes Reels, Jigs, Ballads, Polkas, Hoe Down and Fiddle Breakdowns common at Homestead socials, barn dances, and other gathering. Some Civil War, and other historical materials are also included. Members of the bands have appeared at numerous historical sites including Crook Farm Homestead, Bradford, Pa, the Land at Hillside Farm, Erie Canal Village, exhibition sets at Mumford Village Fiddle Fair (Genesee Country Museum), Vestal Museum, Old Mill Village, Old Songs Festival and many many more.

website: www.curtosgood.com

website: http://www.harmonic-resources.com/

Gibson Girls

The Gibson Girls are an acoustic duo of Kellie Mosher and Christine McGill. Their incubation took place around the kitchen table with many musical friends. Over time, a unique sound and friendship began to arise from the musical circle with a collection of songs that evoke memories of life's experiences, friends, and loved ones lost. Their selection is an unlikely yet stimulating mix of music from childhood AM radio, traditional country, folk, rock, punk, and popular music. An evening with the Gibson Girls is characterized by harmony, humor, and the occasional surprise of friends who join in to provide a fresh experience for all.

Tom & Marie

"Tom & Marie" is a duet with a problem. The problem is they like all kinds of music; whether it be rock&roll, country&western, folk, blues, bluegrass, the standards, and so forth. So how do they describe to folks that ask "What kind of music do you play?" Well, the answer is this. "We play music for the pure fun of it, and if we can make it sound good on acoustic guitar and bass, then we'll add it to our set list. Hopefully we'll play a few tunes that you'll enjoy listening to, and maybe those tunes will get you tapping your feet and singing along." So, if you're out and about, hopefully on occasion you'll cross paths with "Tom & Marie" and take the time to have yourselves a dose of music for the fun of it.