Poughkeepsie Chapter: Don and Maureen Black

Don and Maureen Black began taking guitar lessons with Helen Avakian in September of 2008. They first played together in public in January 2013 under the name “Never Too Late”. Since then they have played together in a variety of places, most notably as the featured performers of the Poughkeepsie and Rock Tavern chapters of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild, in the “Teachers”-themed John Street Jam and in a Lou Reed tribute in Nyack.  They enjoy playing humorous songs and, most especially, songs written by local artists.  They were greatly honored to be asked to accompany friends such as Gregory Callahan and the late Patrick Daley and Frank Tetler.

Don and Maureen currently host the Rock Tavern chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild as well as an open mic at the Hyde Park Library, both of which are currently on Zoom.