Write a commentOswego’s first “PorchFest” will be held Sunday September 20 from 1-5PM on the porches, lawns and driveways of some 20 homes in the Historic Franklin Park and Montcalm Park neighborhoods.
This event brings 20+ musicians and/or performers together to celebrate and create a sense of community. Performers participate for no other reason than to showcase their talents and engage the community. They voluntarily take to the "stage" on porches/lawns/driveways at designated times to perform FREE for the public.
The theme for this first year of the Oswego Porchfest is "Rock On" with the T-shirt design created by Kylie Pelkey, a 2015 OHS graduate who was in Billie Jo Peterson’s art class.
The performance area runs from W. 3rd to W. 7th and from W. Cayuga to W. Van Buren Street. A schedule and map will be posted on line and in local media.
The more than 20 performers signed up bring a variety of music, poetry, children’s book reading and barbershop harmony along with a number of bands and singers to the neighborhood, some hailing from as far as Binghamton and Rochester!
Performer’s schedule to appear are; “Acoustic Chaos” (Classic Rock/ Modern Country), “Cam Caruso” (Acoustic pop, from the 1950's to now), “Concinnity” (Variety of musical styles), “Renaissance Madrigals” (Broadway show tunes, classical to contemporary - program TBA. A Women's vocal ensemble which began 15 years ago), “Dam Dog” (acoustic blues, 1930's jazz along & originals...recently inducted to the NY Blues Archive Hall of Fame.) “Domicolo-Barlow Band”; (Acoustic rock), “Drake-Knight Duo”; (Eclectic blend of classic, country and modern covers, “Dick Drake”; vocals and guitar, “Denise Knight”; keyboard and flute), “Gina Holsopple & Matthew Woods,” and Jim Farfaglia, Gina Holsopple, Matthew Wood”(A blend of poems and music. Reads selected poems from a book of poems about his love of 1960s, and early '70s pop music with Gina Holsopple and Matthew Wood offering cover versions of some of those great songs), “Jim Shaffer” (Acoustic Americana, Folk, Country Singer Songwriter, Originals, covers of Dylan, Springsteen, John Prine and more), “John McConnell”; (Oswego-based solo musician performing covers and originals, with his trademark rhythmic guitar style. Owns brand of "Lounge Rock" combines elements of blues, jazz, folk, funk), “Karen Reynolds”(Book reading for children), “Mike Joseph”(Upbeat Rochester-area solo performer playing original and cover songs), “Oswego Recorder Consort”, “Oswego Valley Snowbelters Barbershop Chorus and Q-tet”; (Sings both classic & new Barbershop music, in four part harmony), “Patty Tyrie”; (Book reading for children), “Ruddy Well Band”; (2014 Sammy Award Winner for Best Americana and People's Choice), Dynamic Rhythms, (tight harmonies, and mindful lyrics, 5 acoustic instrumentalists) , “Sawyer”, (Solo piano), “Sophie Woods”; (acoustic blues and rock songs influenced by the music of the 60's and 70's. 17 year-old from Oswego, NY. Covers artists such as Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Heart and Joan Jett), “The Dented”; (classic rock, acoustic and electric faves, 70s through the 90s), and “The Shambles”; (Binghamton 6-piece Celtic and American folk/rock , Guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, melodic, harmonica, tin whistle, percussion and bagpipes).
Check out Oswegoporchfest.com for more information. Additional performers welcomed. Hope to see you there!!
