Porchfest Paintings from the beginning by Nina Widger 2007 2009 2008 2010 The Porchfest Musicians! The 18 Strings Of Luv [3] (Ken Zeserson, Jan Nigro and John Simon) sing great songs of the 60’s .... Beatles, Motown etc. The JazzHappensBand [1] specializes in traditional Dixieland music. Air War [3] is a new Indie electro dub step performer. His tunes will get inside your head and stay there. And he’s not even 14! Jen Cork [3] is soulful, original folk/jazz/blues. Alex Specker Trio featuring Wayne Gottlieb [1] play a mix of vintage swing jazz and blues. The K.T.s [1]: Kids playing swing, blues, and waltz tunes--come to listen, to dance, and/or play our last tune with us (Blues in C)! Babypony [2] is super strong rock songs. KlezEpic [1] is a youth Klezmer band, led by Max Buckholtz, playing traditional Klezmer and Moldavian Jewish and Gypsy music. BadHand [1] is a one-man band. The Lucky Pluckers [2] perform old timey tunes with their own unique twist, and newer songs with old timey flavor. Bert Salmirs, piano [3], plays selections from the Great American Songbook. Mad Goat [3] is an old-time fiddle band playing songs and tunes in the Southern style. Bring your clogging shoes. Black is Green [3] (Jake Roberts and Arly Kamholtz) weaves a sound that is a moody, wandering journey into the subconscious. Maplewood Jazz Team [3] is Swing and Bossa Nova Standards and More. The Black Walnut Band [1] plays original country soul music and features veteran musicians of the local music scene. Moonfish Ocean [2] is progressive acoustic rock and folk. The Blind Spots [2] are Indie Pop Rock with powerhouse female vocals. www.TheBlindSpots.com Mosaic Foundation [3] is a Roots Reggae band. Bronwen Exter [1] returned from a 10-year exile in NYC with new songs about tragic eccentrics, cheap suffering & coming home. Nate & Kate [3] deliver a mix of heartfelt modern folk songs, humor, & juggling that add up to a unique & dymanic show. The Buffalo Horns of Ithaca [3] play traditional hunting tunes, jazzy compositions, and arrangements of standard classical fare. New Field Border [1] is a 6-piece song & dance band. Original acoustic-electric guitar-piano roots rock. Burns And Kristy [3] are singer/songwriters Terry Burns and Ron Kristy joined by Janet Cottraccia and Peter Wetherbee. Nina Svatovic [1] is a singer songwriter whose music has been described as acoustic soul with folk roots. Chattering Walnut [1] is Max, a second grader who likes to sing and play guitar. Not From Wisconsin [3] is an alt-country, indie-rock inspired band. Cielle [3] is a bluesy original singer songwriter with a hauntingly beautiful voice. The Origin Brass [1] is a brass band playing a mixture of jazz & funk heavily influenced by the New Orleans street band tradition. CORNUCOPIA [1] is a trio of keyboard, violin, and bassoon. The Pearly Snaps [3] is hot old-time music with Rosie Newton & Stephanie Jenkins. Crush [1] is loud on the corner! Drums and keys! Covers and originals! Dance-ready! Polly & Travis [2] is a fresh acoustic duo with an authentically uplifting vibe. Djug Django [3] is Ithaca’s premier Gypsy/Jazz/Swing/Country/Blues band. Professor Tuesday’s Jazz Quartet [1] brings mainstream Tuesday Jazz to Sunday. Deixa Sambar [3], Ithaca’s own samba group, plays Brazil’s national music. ithacasamba.com The Purple Valley [3] play blues, swing, and rock and roll to dance or tap your feet to, with vocal harmonies to keep you smiling. Dylan’s Desire [2] is a loose group of performers from NY & NJ gathering to perform the classic 1975 Bob Dylan album “Desire” Richie Stearns & the Evil City String Band [1] is old time Appalachian string band music. The Eclectics [2] is Jan Nigro, Ken Zeserson, Alex Specker and Joe Bruno playing various genres: blues, jazz, rock, pop, folk. Rosie Rocca Trio [1] is Rosie (formerly of The Stillettos) w/ Ceili Murphy & Casey Georgi....a team of generational mix and power. El Caminos [1] is Alt Country, Cowpunk, Rockabilly, or whatever our mood is at the time. Fun and boot-stompin’! Roy Hurd’s [2] music is a breath of fresh mountain air. Roy will be performing with his daughter, Meadow Merry. El Rumbon [2] is an 8-piece salsa band that plays dance music from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Columbia and beyond. The Seneca Street Recorder Ensemble [1] play a wide range of appealing Renaissance, Celtic and Contemporary music. Ella, Miles and Friends [2] is a jazz group that features Ithaca High Schoolers Ella Sarachan singing and Miles Allen on sax. Shimmer Lake [2] is Amy Davis & Laura Peters and features radiant vocal clarity, shimmering harmonies and two guitars. Ephemera [1] is an acapella improv group with haunting harmonies that create magical, musical mayhem. Shuhan Brothers and Friends [1] are brothers Max and Sam and their talented musician friends. The Experimenters [3] is experimental improvisations from a 7-year-old drummer and his dad (Silas and Nate Richardson). Sing-along at the Ithaca Friends Meetinghouse [2] is a very informal sing-fest led by Susan Wolfe. Come and join in. The Fall Creek Bluegrass Partners [3] entertain you with bluegrass favorites on banjo, guitar, mandolin, dobro, bass, fiddle. Small Kings [2] are Post-pop Funk-daddy Rockers on Bluegrass. The Fall Creek Praise Band [3] is acoustic praise and worship music performed by a group of Cornell students. Spacetrain [2] is Melodic Front Porch Indie Rock. Fall Crikkers Barn Dance [2] is swinging tunes, singing squares, waltzes and more with Vikki A, Dave D & Friends. Y’all come! Squirrelroc [2] is 4 dads with widely varying music tastes performing a tasty mix of cover songs from the ‘70s to ‘90s, with flair. The Fly Rods [3] take sonic inspiration from rock and roll bands like Crazy Horse, CCR, Ramones, Velvet Underground and others. State & Plain [2] write pop songs that channel the melodies of the Beach Boys through the Violent Femmes plus Yo La Tengo. Geezer [2] is the (anti)band... they lay down grooves that make you shake your booty down to the barrelhouse... Sum Dude [2] is Ross Feldman, Joey Arcuri, and Bruce Kornreich. Original Folk with a Rocky Blues thing that winds through it. The Geronimo Line [2] plays originals influenced by Spaghetti Western, grunge, reggae, African grooves and Latin ballads. The Tarps [2]: “We are a cover band for classic rock, thus we are the tarps.” Glass Half Full [3] is an acoustic duo featuring Tom Farrell and Liza Burger. Technicolor Trailer Park [1] is a duo that performs “in your face Folk.” The GoCats [3] play rockabilly originals, classic standards and Americana. www.myspace.com/thegocats Teen Karaoke at the Ithaca Friends Meetinghouse [1] is solos, duets and group numbers by talented youth. GoGone [2] is original roots, rock, blues, capturing far away places, other times and the always changing human condition. Tenzin Chopak & Eric Ott [2] is originals & covers w/ acoustic guitar, upright bass, banjo & singing. Alt country, folk & big love. Gorges Tones [2] is an energetic women’s acappella group that will leave you blown away. Not your mother’s acappella group! That Old Lovelight [1]: Singer/songwriter. Wife/husband. Pianica/Nashville-tuned guitar. They sing about matters of the heart. Gospel Hymn Sing [3] is Edna Brown and Susan Lytle doing mostly a cappella gospel and hymns in harmony. Sing along! Timothy Weber [1] sings the kinds of songs 40-year-old ex-hippies like. The Grady Girls [2] is toe tapping, heart lifting Irish tunes played by a group of sisters and cousins. Tom Mank and Sera Smolen [2] are modern folk blues improvisation, with Mank, a singer-songwriter & Smolen, cellist. The Gunpoets [3] bring their revolutionary new school rap sound to the world with a passion and energy rarely seen. Tribraco [3] is from Italy! Rock punk jazz. Hanging Out the Wash [3] plays traditional Celtic, French Canadian and Southern Old-Time fiddle music. Tru Bleu [3] is an acoustic blues/rock trio giving you original tunes with harmonies and soul. The Hilltoppers [3] are acoustic bluegrass\roots music. Tubax [3] is from Italy! Prog rock electronica. The Hot Dogs [2] are an acoustic duo consisting of Seadog Mickey on lead guitar and Dogberry on rhythm guitar. Ukulelese as a Second Language [3] is an impromptu workshop with performances on ukuleles with Auntie Emo & Friends. Hubcap [1] is Electric Indie Power Pop. Uniit Carruyo [2]- her gentle voice and guitar will massage your ears and tune your heart to its rhythm. Ironic [1] is originals and some covers “our way” joined by our kids. Unity Studio [2] is quickly becoming one of Ithaca’s hubs for new, original, up and coming Hip-Hop artists. Ithaca Area Storytellers [1] will share stories for all ages. Valerie Anne [1] is a singer/songwriter w/ a soulful voice & insightful lyrics. Ithaca Gay Men’s Chorus [2] runs the gamut of music for men’s voices and four-part harmony. Waiting for Edna [2] is Marek Przezdziecki, Dave Wentzel and Edna Brown playing eclectic americana music. Ithaca’s Southern Old Time Jam [1] is the weekly Old Time Jam, hosted by Laura Taylor. Will Fudeman, Susan Lytle & the Ithaca Community Sing [2] are originals and songs to sing along. i venti dementi [1] is a light-hearted harmoniemusik-inspired chamber group with clarinets, horns and bassoons. Yardvarks [1] are Neo-Obscuro Favorites Nobody Else Plays. Jan Nigro Trio [2] is Lisa Frank, Alice Saltonstall and Jan Nigro singing Jan’s original songs. More details online at www.porchfest.org [ ]=Time Slot.