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Past Concerts in the Music at the Dock Series
Sweet Adeleines a capella singing
The quintessential American musical form of Barbershop Singing has its roots in the African-American community of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The first published use of the term appear on the title page of the 1910 song Play That Barbershop Chord. The major Barbershop societies have more than eighty thousand members. READ ON......
Hemlock Hollow a unique mix of contemporary acoustic music
Hemlock Hollow comes to Chincoteague after their spring performance at the country’s largest folk music festival, Merlefest. During the four days of Merlefest, 85,000 people come to listen to some of the best acoustic musicians in America. Hemlock Hollow performed their original compositions for an appreciative audience at Merlefest.
Roger and Chris Wilkinson of New Cumberland, Pennsylvania are the founding members of Hemlock Hollow. Roger plays guitar and sings. Chris plays mandolin. The duo’s repertoire ranges from old time folk, bluegrass, classic country, their acoustic versions of Beatles, Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead and originals. The duo is currently recording tracks for their new CD.
Jericho Bridge bluegrass, contemporary, traditional and original
Jericho Bridge is a bluegrass band that mixes traditional, contemporary and original songs & instrumentals. Influences as diverse as Bill Monroe, Thelonius Monk, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Tom Waits and many others have shaped this quartet’s music. They are as comfortable with Blue Ridge Mountain Home as they are with Blue Monk.
Amy Ferebee & Regina Scott Sanford jazz, blues and bluegrass with a dash of Beat Poetry
The thigh bone of the extinct cave bear, a harp of ninth century Wales, itinerant noblemen singing in twelfth century France and performers entertaining an audience on Chincoteague Island. The connection among all these obscure dots in history defines a profound human tradition that survives in spite of the modern ambush of technology and weapons of mass marketing.
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Salisbury Brasswerkes - light classical pieces and other entertaining compositions.
Ask Americans to name their favorite song from a Broadway musical and it’s a good bet that many will recall George M. Cohan’s Give My Regards to Broadway. Cohan wrote the song for his first Broadway musical, the 1904 production of Little Johnny Jones. The show had an initial run of fifty-two performances. It was revived in 1905 and again in 1907. All together Give My Regards to Broadway was heard about four hundred times on a Broadway stage. Yet this century-old song is deeply entrenched in American culture. Read on . . . . .
Valor Brass Ensemble - members of the "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band.
While their role has changed over the centuries from communications to entertainment, U.S. military bands have chlped our Nation celebrate, thank its warriors, mourn its losses, and so entwined their function in American culture that, without them, there might be no jazz or rock-and-roll. Read On . . . . .
Bob Zentz - Sea Chanteys and Amerian Folk Music
Bob Zentz is a prolific musician, playing several dozen instruments in a repertoire of more than 2,000 songs. His albums span the genres of folk, traditional, Celtic and maritime music and beyond, and his recordings also appear on other artist compilations. As a songwriter, he is celebrated by fans and peers alike; dozens of performers have covered his original compositions, three of which have been published in "Rise Up Singing," Sing Out Magazine's award-winning community songbook.
Two of the most storied songwriters of the 20th century praised Bob's work, each in his own way. Upon hearing Bob's first release, Mirrors and Changes, country legend Johnny Cash was moved to send the young artist an encouraging letter, saying, "Mirrors and Changes ... is one of the finest works I've heard by any artist." And in 2007, at a symposium at the Library of Congress' American Folklife Center honoring members of the Seeger family for their contributions to American music, music legend and humanitarian Pete Seeger asked Bob, "Are you still writing those good songs? Your songs get around!"
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