Open Mic via Zoom

Our Open Mic feature performer this month is Karl Schmitz. Karl is a prolific artist, poet, musician and songwriter who recently relocated to Manchester, NH from Poughkeepsie, NY. Karl’s artwork and original music have been seen and heard in many venues throughout the Hudson Valley. For this performance, Karl will be dusting off several songs […]

When Bill Floyd - a/k/a William Delray Floyd - retired, his musical “next chapter” kicked into high gear. Bill immediately began writing and recording, and he has been prolific ever since. Bill will shortly release his 16th album on Spotify and other streaming platforms; his music is now heard around the world. Bill says he […]

Our Open Mic feature performer this month is Lydia Adams Davis. Photo credit Cindy Gould, Beacon, NY A relaxed and warm-voiced balladeer, Lydia brings an improvisational flair to her original and traditional songs. Lydia grew up in New England and the Hudson Valley, where she was active with Pete Seeger and the Hudson River Sloop […]

“I am Dave Feroe from Red Hook, NY. I was born and raised in the Poughkeepsie, NY area. I have played the guitar and sung songs my whole life. “Today I enjoy performing cover tunes, as I was never much for writing a song. I did write ‘Straight As Time,’ a song for my wife […]

Andy Jones is a singer/songwriter inspired by an eclectic mix of '60s San Francisco rock, Brazilian music, folk, soul and jazz. His original songs are known for their rhythmic feel and life-affirming themes. He enjoys performing solo in intimate settings and on ZOOM, as well as performing live with his band Circus of Wolves. Andy's […]

Mary Pazienza started playing guitar five years ago following her retirement, and a lot has happened for her, both creatively and musically, since that time. In 2019, Mary started writing songs, and has now published two volumes of Lyric Poems, Livin’ The Dream and Watercolors. Her songs are introspective and wide-ranging thematically, drawing on topics […]

Karl Schmitz is a prolific artist, poet, musician and songwriter who recently relocated to Manchester, NH from Poughkeepsie, NY. Karl’s artwork and original music have been seen and heard in venues throughout the Hudson Valley, including many Hudson Valley Folk Guild open mics. For this performance, Karl will be performing original tunes, both serious and […]

This month the Hudson Valley Folk Guild is pleased and proud to present as our featured performer Lisa Dudley.  Lisa is blessed with a heart for music, and she is well known to Folk Guild members. Lisa joined us many years ago, after moving from Tennessee to marry the "Magnificent Daniel Dudley", as she likes to […]

Susan Kane’s award-winning sweet and sharp Americana seeks to synthesize the natural and the ethereal, weaving words and melodies to create moving songs. She’s recorded four albums which have all received extensive airplay. Reflecting on the last one, “Mostly Fine,”one reviewer called it “a set of potent originals that reveal a rich and eminently human […]

Ethan Campbell is known to Folk Guild members as a solo acoustic Classic Rock player, who dabbles in Country and Folk from time to time. Ethan plays a mixture of '60s and '70s Classics -- Jackson Brown, Eagles, Moody Blues, Tom Petty, Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd, Springsteen, et al., -- along with some of his […]