photo by Rob Dublin
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Listen......"If You're Ever in Oklahoma"
Listen......"Your Mind's on Vacation"
The Sleepy Hollow String Band, from Westchester County, NY, is an acoustic bluegrass band covering a wide range of American traditional "roots" music. Their influences range from Flatt and Scruggs and Ricky Skaggs to Johnny Cash, George Jones, Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie. Connie McCardle, the lead singer and guitarist is a haute couture dress designer by day and by night brings an honest and authentic southern vibe to the blues-inflected tunes that she sings. Cousin Bob Bernstein’s mandolin chop is always where it needs to be, at the edge of the beat and driving the band. While he is a school psychologist by day, he swings the band with his saucy lead playing..... Ben Freed, on banjo, is the band's unofficial but never reluctant leader(He is also the band's optometrist). You may have heard his banjo playing on the soundtrack of The Simpsons TV show or the film "Raising Arizona". Rick Brodsky, also a psychologist, contributes the band's rhythmic foundation on upright bass with his rock-solid sense of timing.... The Sleepy Hollow String Band plays coffeehouses, festivals, and private events. Word of mouth is spreading rapidly as the band is being sought for their high energy performances. email benfreed@optonline.net
with Pete Seeger at The Clearwater Festival 2008(cellphone photo by Jim Rhodes)
at the Clearwater Festival 2008, with Michael Snow on fiddle
aboard the Sloop Clearwater 2007
photos above: Robert Woudenberg http://robwouds.googlepages.com
Boscobel 2007
appearance schedule:
Sunday Sept 7, 1 pm Peekskill Coffeehouse http://peekskillcoffee.com/
Saturday Sept 20, "Bluegrass Between the Bridges", Poughkeepsie, NY
Sunday October 12, 1pm.... Zuzu's of Beacon (formerly the Chthonic Clash Coffeehouse). 453 Main St Beacon, NY (coffeehouse, admission free)
Friday night Oct 24, 8 pm to 10pm, Peekskill Coffeehouse http://peekskillcoffee.com/
Sunday Dec. 7, 2008 The North Castle (Armonk) Library, the "unplugged series" upstairs in the magazine room, 3 to 4 pm.
The Westchester Bluegrass Club
our New CD!..click here to listen and order
Ben learning to play banjo
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Rhonda is a big fan of Connie's
Bob and his daughter Juliet
contact: BenFreed@optonline.net