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!
Oswego PorchFest Performer’s schedule to appear are:
1PM – 41 W Seneca St.: “Domicolo-Barlow Band”; (Acoustic rock),
1PM – 51 W 5th St.: “Drake-Knight Duo”; (Eclectic blend of classic, country and modern covers, “Dick Drake”; vocals and guitar, “Denise Knight”; keyboard and flute),
1 & 2PM – 73 W 6th St.: “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),
1PM – 70 W 3rd St.: “The Shambles”; (Binghamton 6-piece Celtic and American folk/rock , Guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, melodic, harmonica, tin whistle, percussion and bagpipes).
2PM - 80 W 5th St.: “Cam Caruso and Amy Tressider” (Acoustic pop, from the 1950's to now),
2PM - 100 W 5th St.: “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),
2PM – 73 W Schuyler St.: “Dam Dog” (acoustic blues, 1930's jazz along & originals...recently inducted to the NY Blues Archive Hall of Fame.)
2PM – 65 W 3rd St.: “Jim Shaffer” (Acoustic Americana, Folk, Country Singer Songwriter, Originals, covers of Dylan, Springsteen, John Prine and more),
2PM – 50 W 4th St.: “Mike Joseph”(Upbeat Rochester-area solo performer playing original and cover songs), “Oswego Recorder Consort”,
2PM – 53 W Seneca St.: “Oswego Valley Snowbelters Barbershop Chorus and Q-tet”; (Sings both classic & new Barbershop music, in four part harmony),
2PM – 39 W 5th St.: “Jeff Sawyer”, (Solo piano),
3PM – 71 W 5th St.: “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),
3PM – 51 W 5th St.: “Karen Reynolds and Patty Tyrie”; (Book reading for children),
3PM – 104W Van Buren St.: “Ruddy Well Band”; (2014 Sammy Award Winner for Best Americana and People's Choice), Dynamic Rhythms, (tight harmonies, and mindful lyrics, 5 acoustic instrumentalists) ,
3PM – 57 W 4th St.: “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),
4PM - 40 W Cayuga St.: “Acoustic Chaos” (Classic Rock/ Modern Country),
4PM – 71 W 5th St.: “The Dented”; (classic rock, acoustic and electric faves, 70s through the 90s),
4PM – 53 W Seneca St.: Rich Hart Originals
Check out Oswegoporchfest.com for more information. Hope to see you there!!
