contact: BenFreed@optonline.net
photo by Rob Dublin
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Listen......"If You're Ever in Oklahoma"
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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)
with Jon Sholle at Crash Mountain
Bluegrass Between the Bridges with Stacey Phillips 9/2008
aboard the Sloop Clearwater 2007
With Jon Sholle at Zuzu's in Beacon
photos above: (Rob Woudenberg www.robwouds.com)
appearance schedule:
Friday night Jan 15 Coffeelabs, 7 Main Street, Tarrytown, 8 pm free
Sunday Night January 31, The Firebox Restaurant, Hartford, Ct. details to follow.
February 7, Sunday afternoon 3 to 4 pm, Armonk(North Castle) Library: The Unplugged Series.
25th Annual Joe Val
Bluegrass Festival
February 13, 2010 3:15 on the showcase stage
Sheraton Framingham
Framingham, MA http://www.bbu.org/jvhome.htm
Friday night March 19, 8 pm Peekskill Coffeehouse http://peekskillcoffee.tumblr.com/
Saturday night April 3, 2010: Whistling Willies Restaurant, on the corner of Main Street and 9W in Cold Spring , NY...... no cover, great food,,, burgers and steaks,,, reservations suggested http://hvtakeout.com/pgerestaurants/menus/putnam/whistlingwillie/williespage.html
contact: BenFreed@optonline.net
our New CD!..click here to listen and order
Click here for a review of Ben's new CD
opening for the Dan Paisley Band
photo by Michael Harberg
at Clearwater, 2009 (Rob Woudenberg www.robwouds.com)
Jon Sholle on guitar
above Clearwater Photos by Chelle Feldman
contact: BenFreed@optonline.net