Performance: 12pm, Horan’s Landing, Sleepy Hollow
Original folk-pop with a solid beat and vibrant vocal harmonies.
Avalanche at Dawn plays tuneful original songs with tasty harmonies and infectious beats. Their latest album Daylight has been featured on WFUV radio, and they perform in venues around Westchester County–such as RiverArts, New Rochelle ArtsFest, the Common Ground Coffeehouse and the New Rochelle Jazz Festival.
Performance: 4pm, Horan’s Landing, Sleepy Hollow
Original Music with Classic Rock and Country influences
Anthony Giaccio and the Assortments are a local rivertowns band playing original music from their first album “Outrun the Rain” and soon to be released second album “Down This Highway”
Performances: 12pm, The Good Witch, Hastings & 2pm OCA Keeper’s House, Dobbs Ferry
Alternative Singer-Songwriter
Ursula Hansberry is an emerging singer-songwriter and guitarist from the Hudson Valley who has played extensively throughout lower New York. A blend of Americana and alternative, her music is heartfelt, sassy, and fun.
Performances: 2pm, 109 W. Franklin Street, Tarrytown & 3pm, 47 Jefferson Avenue, Hastings-and-Hudson
John Henry sings sad songs to laugh at that he also wrote.
Performances: 1pm, 109 W. Franklin Street, Tarrytown & 3pm, 121 Edgars Lane, Hastings-on-Hudson
George Mallas is a Singer/Songwriter based in North Salem, NY. Having been a student of the piano since age 6, the instrument is a natural extension of who he is. His experiences in life, love and family have profoundly inspired his songs, his style, and his passion for playing.
Performance: 1pm, 40 Curry Road, Hastings & 3pm, Untermyer Gardens, Yonkers
Kaya Nicole is a vocalist, guitarist and composer originally from New York City. Influenced by her proximity to jazz and hip hop in the city that never sleeps, Kaya is a lover of a groove with a rhythmic and sultry vocal style. Recipient of the Arts Alive grant and participant of the New York Foundation of the Arts fiscally sponsored program, Kaya continues her legacy of storytelling through her debut original project: “Magnolias,” going into production in 2023.
Performance: 12pm, 7 Zinsser Way, Hastings
Original singer-songwriter contemporary folk by husband-and-husband duo
Old Dogs New Tricks is husband-and-husband duo Mark Davis and James Howe, with flutist Paul Harris. Their songs ask what it means to be human and how, in the words of the poet Mary Oliver, we can make the most of our “one wild and precious life.” Forming Old Dogs New Tricks is one answer they came up with for themselves. ODNT has performed locally, in New England and in New York City. Their album, “When It Goes,” was released in March 2020. They are currently recording their second album.
Performance: 2pm, ELee Pink, 12 Edgewood Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson
Elee Pink is a quirky singer-songwriter who leads with autobiographical lyrics that read like journal entries, sometimes moody, sometimes upbeat. Her ear-catching melodies meet somewhere between Regina Spektor, Linda Rondstat, and Broadway.
Performance: 1pm, Shames JCC on Hudson, Tarrytown
Folk-Rock Singer/Songwriter
A seasoned recording artist and multi-instrumentalist, Matt Turk is a veteran performer who has performed and recorded with Pete Seeger, opened for Judy Collins, The Doobie Brothers, Fiona Apple and the Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart. He has performed at the Clearwater Festival, Gathering of the Vibes, Atlanta’s Music Midtown, Jazz at Lincoln Center and The Beacon Theatre. Matt has recorded for Warner Bros Records with Gaby Moreno & Matter Music.
Performances: 1pm, 7 Zinsser Way, Hastings-on-Hudson & 3pm, Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Stage
Luscious Harmonies, Robust Melodies, and Unexpected Twists and Turns
Us! happened when Judy Kass, Glen Roethel and Amy Soucy came together to write songs encouraging positive change, unity, and dialogue. The trio spices their message-driven compositions with luscious harmonies, robust melodies, and unexpected twists and turns. The Us! co-write, “Too Much Crying” garnered a Gold Award in the Open Category of the 36th Mid-Atlantic Song Contest. Currently, Us! is in the studio working on their first album with an anticipated release in 2023.
PO Box 60 Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
info@riverarts.org
