Rock Tavern Chapter

The Rock Tavern Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild is pleased to be featuring 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 […]

The Rock Tavern Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild is pleased to be featuring The Agricola Family Band. ~~~~~ Catherine and Mike Agricola connected over their love and interest in music during their courtship. They wed in 2012 and welcomed their first child Maria in 2016 and their son Charles in 2023. Whether it […]

The Rock Tavern Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild is pleased to be featuring the group Us! (Judy Kass, Amy Soucy, and Glen Roethel) ~~~~~ Three award-winning singer-songwriters, Judy Kass, Glen Roethel, and Amy Soucy combine their eclectic talents and musical influences to encourage positive change, unity, and dialogue. The trio spices their message-driven songs […]

The Rock Tavern Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild is pleased to be featuring Bruce T. Carroll. ~~~~~ Over the span of six years, three albums, two singles, widespread airplay, and knockout reviews, Bruce T Carroll has established himself as an Americana artist with a social conscience and a deft lyrical touch. Using irony […]

The Rock Tavern Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild is pleased to be featuring The Whispering Tree on May 11, 2024. ~~~~~ Called “one of the most talented duos to take stage in NYC” by Deli Magazine, The Whispering Tree are singer/songwriter El Kleiner and multi-instrumentalist Elie Brangbour. Together, they craft richly immersive folk-rock […]

The Rock Tavern Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild is pleased to be featuring Bennett Harris. ~~~~~ Bennett Harris is an excellent fingerpicking blues guitarist/singer, located in Woodstock, NY.  His extensive repertoire features both traditional and original songs, including tunes from the songbooks of Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, Blind Blake, Ry Cooder, Hot Tuna, […]

The Rock Tavern Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild is pleased to be featuring Elly Wininger. The Rock Tavern Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild welcomes you to our 2024-2025 Coffeehouse Series on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Rock Tavern Our featured performer is Elly Wininger.   Inducted […]

The Rock Tavern Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild is pleased to be featuring Mary Pazienza. ~~~~~ Mary Pazienza has been playing guitar since her retirement.  It’s been a lot of fun and a time consuming hobby!  She started writing songs five years ago and has close to 100 songs now.  Some of these […]

The Rock Tavern Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild is pleased to be featuring Don Sparks. ~~~~~ Don Sparks is an American character actor and performing songwriter. The San Diego Troubadour review of his CD, Ready For The Radio said, "Sparks’ songs take you on an eclectic lyrical and vocal journey, with well-crafted novelty […]

The Rock Tavern Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild is pleased to be featuring Kathy Mark. ~~~~~ There hasn’t been a time when music wasn’t a part of singer/songwriter Kathy Mark’s life.  As Polish heritage would dictate, her first musical instrument was an accordion, which weighed almost as much as she did!  By age […]