photo by Rob Dublin

 

 

listen to selections from our  New CD!..click here to order

 

Listen......"If You're Ever in Oklahoma"

Listen......"Your Mind's on Vacation"

Listen......."Those Memories"

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 Jime 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 June 22, 2008 Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival, Croton Point Park,
Croton NY, http://www.clearwater.org/festival.html
A Great Weekend On the Banks of the Hudson River with Music, Dance,
Storytelling, Waterfront Activities, Sails on Tall Ships, Juried Crafts& Environmental Education.

 

Saturday July 12th, 10AM to 1PM, Cold Spring Farmers’ Market http://www.csfarmmarket.org 44 Chestnut Street (Route 9D) Cold Spring, NY  

 

Saturday July12, 2008  2:15-3:45PM

Peekskill Summerfest

Ester & Brown Street (across from the Paramount)

Peekskill, NY

Free

http://www.peekskillbid.com/detail.cfm?eventid=67

Street fair in Peekskill featuring music, antique cars, games, food, and raffle prizes.

 

Friday night July 25, Coffee Labs Roasters, 7 Main St, Tarrytown, NY, 914.332.1479

 

 Sunday August 3, 1pm,  Peekskill Coffeehouse http://peekskillcoffee.com/

 

Sunday Sept 7, 1 pm Peekskill Coffeehouse http://peekskillcoffee.com/

 

Saturday Sept 20, "Bluegrass Between the Bridges", Poughkeepsie, NY

 

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

Click here for a review of Ben's new CD 

 

Rhonda is a big fan of Connie's

 

Bob contemplates  fame and fortune

 

contact: BenFreed@optonline.net

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