~ ShoreGrass Bluegrass Band

ShoreGrass Band
Bio of the Band ShoreGrass is a bluegrass band from the Connecticut shoreline. The full ShoreGrass band is usually a quintet, but they also frequently perform in smaller configurations, during which they sometimes call themselves SHORTGrass! The group has performed locally as well as around the Northeast since 1996. Their music is a lively mix of traditional bluegrass, old-time, early country, gospel and folk songs as well as original pieces reflecting their roots in contemporary music with a local flavor. The group has several singers who alternate leads on 3-part vocal harmonies, and that unique bluegrass blend of guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, bass and Dobro. Their musicianship demonstrates the range and uniqueness of each instrument as well as an unusually rich vocal blend, all delivered with the special sense of humor that marks all ShoreGrass performances. ShoreGrass has released three albums, including "In Connecticut" (2001), "Songs of the Civil War Era" (2005) and "Going Home" (2007). Bluegrass Unlimited magazine called their latest album "a pleasant collection of down-home music that should attract considerable attention for the band." Sing Out! magazine called ShoreGrass "a refreshing reminder of what bluegrass music is really all about: a talented, family-based band that seem to truly relish playing and singing together." Past performances include: Apple Rehab Saybrook Asylum Hill Congregational Church Atria Larson Place Audette House Concert Series Babb's Bluegrass Festival Beardsley Park ZooFolk Concert Series Blackstone Library Borderline Folk Music Club (NY) Brandywine Senior Living Branford Chamber of Commerce Branford Family Day Festival Branford Folk Music Society Branford High School Branford Hills Health Care Center Branford Historical Society Branford River Festival Bushnell Park Cafe Chaplin Congregational Church Cheshire Strawberry Festival Community Dining Room Comstock Ferre & Co, Wethersfield Congregational Church in South Glastonbury Connecticut State Capitol - BESB Awards Country Corner Coffeehouse (MA) Cromwell Hilltop Covenant Church Dolly Madison Inn East Hartford Community Cultural Center (EHCCC) Elizabeth Park Pond House Fiery Hill Festival (NY) Firebox Restaurant of Hartford First Baptist Church of Shelton First Congregational Church of Branford First Lutheran Church of New Britain Fish Family Farm in Bolton Guilford Savings Bank Harbor Village Hartland Hollow Bluegrass Festival Haverstraw Library (NY) Hearth at Tuxis Pond Hilltop Farm in Suffield Lyme Public Hall Madison Farmer's Market Middlefield Federated Church NEFFA (MA) (New England Folk Festival) New Haven Folk Festival New London Unitarian Coffeehouse Newtown's Edmond Town Hall NOMAD Festival (Northeast Music, Art and Dance) North Haven Congregational Church Pierpont Series Old Fiddler's Convention (Galax, VA) Old Roxbury Station Old Stone Church Coffeehouse of East Haven Overseas Ministries Study Center of New Haven Owenego Inn Performing Arts Center of Easthampton (MA) Private parties galore.... Saybrook Point Inn Seabury Community Shady Creek Festival Simsbury Community Farm (Chrysalis Center) Sounding Board of West Hartford South Farms Festival of Morris St. John's Folk Traditions Night & Bluegrass Showcase Stonington Village Fair Sunset King Chapel, DeFuniak Springs (FL) Temple Beth Sholom of Manchester The Branford Festival The Space (Hamden) Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival with Al Hawkes Band (ME) Trinity Church Newtown White Lilac Tearoom Whitney Center (Hamden) Willie's Steak House of Manchester WDBJ (Roanoke, VA) WPKN - live WSHU - live
Frank plays banjo and is a retired manufacturing engineer. He was bass player and vocalist in the 70's folk / rock band Clean Living, which recorded two albums on the Vanguard label. He was winner of the 1st place old-time banjo award at the 2001 Roxbury Contest. He sings lead, baritone and tenor, whatever the song requires.		Barbara plays guitar, sings lead and harmony and writes original music for the group. She is a retired information technology consultant and is currently a freelance writer, photographer and gad-about. Because of her management experience, she got stuck managing all the band business, one-stop go-to for bookings, PR, web maintenance, online music sales, etc.

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