2007
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Bear Tracks

Genre: Bluegrass
Date: Saturday, January 13, 2007
Time: 8:00 PM
About the Group: Bear Tracks offers a taste of bluegrass, country and freestyle with a major twist of energy. Julie and Tom's banter between songs will entertain you and Barber's dobro pick'n is known for being some of the best! Some of the North Country's finest musicians! You'll get a sense of who they are and where they've been from listening.
Bear Tracks Web Site

Phil Shapiro & Carrie Shore ~The American Folk Tradition~

Genre: American Folk
Date: Saturday, January 20, 2007
Time: 8:00 PM
About the Group: NPR Bound for Glory host Shapiro and fiddler Shore perform traditional American folk songs and tunes. The audience is sure to feel like they are at home in their living room singing along and tapping your foot with time tested tunes!
Phil Shapiro and Carrie Shore Web Site

Matt Haimovitz

Genre: Cellist
Date: Sunday, January 28, 2007
Time: 2:00 PM
About the Performer: "It was some of the most moving and soulful playing heard by this listener in a very long time. The music seemed to pour out of his cello and wash over the huddled group."-New York Times. Playing on a 1710 Matteo Gofriller cello, Haimovitz has been heard in concert halls around the world and is now raising the cultural bar by bringing Bach's beloved cello suites into cafes and beer halls around the United States to great acclaim. He has performed with such artists as James Levine, John McLaughlin, Isaac Stern and James Taylor. Not to be missed!
Matt Haimovitz Web Site

Polyjesters

Genre: Swingin Folk
Date: Saturday, February 10, 2007
Time: 8:00 PM
About the Group: An electrified mixture of swing, folk, and roots music from old jazz, tin pan galley, old country, bluegrass and ragtime songs. An eclectic mix of music twisting the old with new renditions of Orange Blossom Special, Boil Them Cabbages Down, Thomas Builder and Jackson to name but a few titles. The Polyjesters write their own music, which is a mixture of all of these styles and thus they bring you: KACHUNK!
Polyjesters Web Site

Harmonious Wail

Genre: Gypsy Swing
Date: Saturday, February 24, 2007
Time: 8:00 PM
About the Group: Hailed by fans, critics and musicologists alike as champions and luminaries of the Gypsy Swing style. Harmonious Wail brings jazz, swing and blues to life with refreshing energy and undeniable passion. The group seamlessly blends the traditional gypsy style with a host of other, equally compelling musical flavors ranging from the orchestrated swing of Count Basie to the bop aesthetic of Charlie Parker, with a nod to the jazz-folk of Dan Hicks and the tradition of the great jazz vocalists. A spin off of European jazz introduced and popularized by guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli in 1930s Paris. Hold your breath!
Harmonious Wail Web Site

Li'l Anne and Hot Cayenne

Genre: Zydeco
Date: Saturday, March 10, 2007
Time: 8:00 PM
About the Group: Take a spicy blend of up-tempo zydeco, stir in a cup of rock 'n roll blues, add a pinch of fun and presto, you've got a dance groove that won't quit! One of the northeast's most popular Cajun-Zydeco groups. You won't be able to stop moving!
Li'l Anne and Hot Cayenne Web Site

Nathan Granner and Beau Bledsoe

Genre: Tenor and Classic Guitarist
Date: Saturday, March 17, 2007
Time: 8:00 PM
About the Group: Granner, known as one of the three American tenors, is a captivating figure on any stage with a buoyant tone, compelling vibrato, clean diction and resonant timbre. Bledsoe's classical guitar training is stellar whether on his own, strumming a tango, or accompanying Granner on a piece by Heitor Villa-Lobos. Both are skilled and brilliant!
Nathan Granner and Beau Bledsoe Web Site

Little Toby Walker

Genre: Blues and Folk
Date: Saturday, March 24, 2007
Time: 8:00 PM
About the Performer: Legendary Mississippi blues musician Eugene Powell said of Walker, "You play them blues real good. I want you to carry them on for me." "I sat there and was completely mesmerized by this man's technique. His playing has to be seen to be believed. Little Toby Walker is simply stunning!"-Lewis Harris, Dorset Blues Society. An exceptionally gifted finger style guitarist, singer, songwriter and storyteller whose music draws from traditional and contemporary blues, roots music, western swing and ragtime.
Little Toby Walker Web Site

The Buskers

Genre: Folk Jazz
Date: Saturday, April 7, 2007
Time: 8:00 PM
About the Group: A tail-wagging jazz-infused roots music quartet featuring passionate fiddle playing with an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink repertoire, great song writing, and a delightful rapport with audiences. The Buskers tap the street musician tradition for which they are named and then go much further in several directions.
Busk (v) 1. To entertain by singing or dancing, especially in streets or public places.
The Buskers Web Site

Sue Foley

Genre: Blues Roots
Date: Saturday, April 21, 2007
Time: 8:00 PM
About the Performer: Considered one of the finest blues-roots artists working today, Sue is internationally known as one of the best and most original artists working in her field. An accomplished guitarist, songwriter and vocalist, her most recent CD, "Where the Action Is," received the first-ever nomination for a Canadian female artist in the prestigious W.C. Handy Awards in the US. She is also the recipient of two international awards for musical excellence in the blues, both from France.
Sue Foley Web Site

North Sea Gas

Genre: Scottish Folk
Date: Friday, May 4, 2007
Time: 8:00 PM
About the Group: If you like Scottish folk music, then RUN and buy a ticket! Directly from Edinburgh, Scotland, North Sea Gas' philosophy is one of quality folk music coupled with entertainment. They will delight you with magnificent three part harmony, new and old songs, great instrumentals, history and more!
North Sea Gas Web Site

McKrells

Genre: Irish Bluegrass-Celtic Folk
Date: Saturday, May 19, 2007
Time: 8:00 PM
About the Group: The McKrells deliver a unique musical vocabulary and a sound that can best be described as Irish bluegrass: there's a lilt to the tunes, a bouncing drive to the melodies, the trace of an accent in Kevin's vocals that add to the Irish persona.
McKrells Web Site

Corporate Sponsorship by:

An Anonymous Benefactor
An Anonymous Benefactor
Dr. Jonathan Gellert
The Foy Agency
KRAFT Foods
Nortz & Virkler
Otis Technology
R.B.C. Dain Rauscher
Sunderhaft Real Estate Appraisal
Wal-Mart of Lowville

Hospitality by:

Jeb's Restaurant

Housing by:

Zehrcroft Bed & Breakfast-Lowville, NY
The Edge Hotel-Lyons Falls, NY (Web Site)
Ridge View Motor Lodge-Lowville, NY (Web Site)

Directions to our office:

Coming from NYS Thruway
Heading West: take Utica exit, pick up Route 12 North and follow it to Lowville, NY. After the third traffic light, look for HSBC bank on the right and our building is immediately after the next driveway on the right. We have a handicap ramp on the front of our building.

Heading East: take exit 36 (Watertown/Binghamton) and follow Route 81 North until exit 42 Smithville/Adams Center. Take a right off the exit ramp and follow Route 177 East for approximately 25 minutes. You will then come down a large hill where Route 177 will meet Route 12. Take a right at the stop sign onto Route 12 South and follow this into the village of Lowville. Take a right at the first traffic light and our building is immediately on the left with a handicap ramp in the front.

Coming from the north: follow directions above for Exit 42 off Route 81, or follow Route 12 South from Watertown.

Our address is 7552 South State Street Lowville, New York 13367

Lewis County Historical Society
7552 South State Street
Lowville, NY 13367
(315) 376-8957