begin at 7:30 pm
begin at 2:00 pm
otherwise noted)
Kevin McKrell Band
Concert at 144 Cedar Street, Corning
In the red-brick UM Church--door on First St.
Perhaps it's the culture-spanning comfort of their tunes or the world class instrumentation. Whatever the source, the McKrells deliver a unique musical vocabulary. Bluegrass lent them the tools: guitar, banjo, fiddle, bass, folk music and the original songs of Kevin McKrell are the heart and soul that wields those tools, add to that mix world music percussion giving the McKrells “a sound as brisk as wild ponies in a roundup and as tight as thread on a spool.” writes Bluegrass Unlimited.
Folk singer, songwriter, artist Kevin McKrell was a founding member of Celtic Folk band Donnybrook Fair and later, the internationally renowned Celtic Bluegrass band The McKrells. He has performed in theaters, clubs and on festival stages across the United States, Canada, Ireland and the U.K. His songs have been recorded or performed by artists from around the world including: The Kingston Trio; The Furey Brothers and Davy Arthur; Seamus Kennedy; North Sea Gas; Hair of the Dog; Wood’s Tea Company; Bob Shane, The Dublin City Ramblers and many more. Kevin and his bands have performed for audiences at the top Celtic, Folk and Bluegrass festivals as well as Carnegie Hall , Lincoln Center, Troy Music Hall, Café Lena , Berklee Performance Hall, Proctors Theater, Saratoga Performing Arts Center to name a few. They also played at the major Celtic and Irish festivals in the northeast and as far away as Milwaukee including Falcon Ridge Folk Festival and Winterhawk Bluegrass festivals. Expect to hear some of Kevin’s originals and some Irish Classics from this high energy band.
Arlin Greene, on Bass, has toured the world with the likes of The McKrells, Bill Keith, Dan Tyminski, James "D Train"Williams, Bolton, Nolan and Greene, Big Medicine, George Fletchers, Folding Money, and The Trophy Husbands.
For many years Frank Orsini has been one of the prominent acoustic musicians on the Upstate New York music scene, playing fiddle, viola, mandolin and guitar. A versatile fiddler and a seasoned ensemble player and singer, he has been a member of many long-standing established groups. Frank has also worked as a free-lance player in countless live performance situations and recording projects. Decades of studying and playing many styles of fiddling have given him a wide-ranging versatility and repertoire on the instrument, from older, traditional material through more contemporary styles, and he also enjoys switching to viola, mandolin or guitar in the appropriate musical situation. A sampling from Frank’s repertoire may include an Elizabethan or early music selection, Celtic music from a variety of sources, Old-time fiddle tunes from the Southern mountain tradition, New England and Canadian dance tunes, Bluegrass and Country classics, Cajun, blues and ethnic selections as well as Urban and Western swing standards.
For more information visit: themckrells.com
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There is a self-running jam on concert nights beginning 90 minutes before each concert when we get in the building to set up. Bring your instrument and come jam with us!
Valley Folk
friends of traditional arts
Corning, NY, USA