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Type: Musical About: "Andy "The Music Man" Morse is a popular children's musician renowned for the special way he connects with his audiences. A talented guitarist, mandolin player and songwriter, Andy mingles traditional and original songs and novelty, delighting and involving kids through sing-a-longs, dancing, play-acting and storytelling." - from http://www.andysings.com/ Website: http://www.andysings.com/ Email: andysings@andysings.com Phone: (518) 339-4454 Address: 10 Grove Street, Delmar, NY 12054 Fee: Contact for details |
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Type: Musical About: "For 20 years now, 'Big Jeff' DeSmedt has been your local family entertainer. He’s performed thousands and thousands of shows for children at preschools, libraries, restaurants and birthday parties across New Jersey and the greater metro area. He’s played several shows every year for the Summer Reading Program at the New York Public Library since 2003. He’s played three times at the Quick Chek Balloon Festival, alongside the Beach Boys, Michael McDonald, and Blues Traveler. He’s sold over 10,000 CDs, made many area radio appearances, and he’s the winner of the 2009 Hoboken Music Award for Children’s Music and the 2004 Children’s Music Web Award for a Classic Recording. "Jeff began making music for young children while he was driving a bus for a special needs daycare in Morris County, NJ. Having two daughters of his own also inspired him to write songs and develop routines that engage children’s minds, voices, and dancing feet. 'The Orange Song,' 'Big Pterodactyl in the Sky' and 'Land of the Bouncy People' are well-known to young ones across the NY metro area. And at 6’6” tall, 'Big Jeff' is the BIGGEST children’s music act there is!" - from http://www.bigjeffmusic.com/bio/ Website: http://www.bigjeffmusic.com/ Email: bigjeff@bigjeffmusic.com Phone: (800) 378-6768 Address: New Jersey Fee: ~$200 |
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Type: Musical About: "With his highly interactive and engaging delivery of various music styles from Rock to Blues to Reggae to folk he will have your Kindergarten through eighth grade students up and moving! He specializes in working with Elementary school aged children. "Most of Brian's repertoire of songs have been written in collaboration with educators so the connection to curriculum and Character Education is right on. Brian has also become well known for his residency programs and workshops throughout the Capital Region and North Country of New York State." - from http://www.songspun.com/ Website: http://www.songspun.com/ Email: songspun@nycap.rr.com Phone: (518) 798-2030 Address: 62 Lexington Ave., Glens Falls, NY 12801 Fee: Contact for details |
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Type: Musical About: "Now, I help groups of adults, kids, school students and others connect with history and culture through music while having as much fun as possible. I work in schools. I do educational concerts for adults. I research “heritage” music and regional culture. I record. I play in a band or two. I run a whole series of distance learning programs. I coach other artists. I teach people to play the spoons. "Along the way, I’ve had the privilege of being involved in some pretty remarkable projects and efforts, including an Emmy-winning PBS documentary called 'Songs to Keep,' an award-winning website called 'W is for the Woods,' a ten-year run as a 'Speaker in the Humanities' for the New York Council for the Humanities (NYCH), a new appointment as a Public Scholar for NYCH, a concert tour in the U.K., articles for The Huffington Post, a slate of well over 2,000 school performances, a global online singalong for 27,000 students . . . even a listing on Wikipedia!" - from http://daveruch.com/about-dave/ Website: http://www.daveruch.com/ Email: dave@daveruch.com Phone: (716) 884-6855 Address: 155 St. James Place, Buffalo, NY 14222 Fee: $400-700 range + travel expenses |
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Type: Musical/Dance About: "Founded in 1986, Homespun Occasions offers a fun-filled alternative for any public and private event. Traditional contra, circle and square dances for community and private celebrations featuring live acoustic music presented by skilled, personable performers appropriate to the venue and audience creates a cheerful and natural atmosphere. When the dancing starts, the steps are easy enough for everyone to participate: the young and old, the nimble and not so nimble. Everyone has a great time!" - from http://www.homespun.biz/about/ Website: http://www.homespun.biz/ Email: dave@daveruch.com Phone: (518) 482-9255 Address: 538 Providence Street, Albany, New York 12208 Fee: $501-1000 range |
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Type: Musical About: "Nan is a singer, musician, performer, recording artist, and workshop presenter. She has been sharing music with people of all ages for more than thirty years throughout the United States and parts of Canada. She has appeared in coffeehouses and festivals, schools and libraries, parks and camps, churches and community centers, hospitals and nursing homes, and continues to keep a busy schedule of performances. Nan sings in a clear voice and accompanies herself on guitar, autoharp, and other instruments. Her repertoire encompasses a wide range of folk songs and ballads, both contemporary and traditional, including topical, spiritual, and humorous songs. Her presentations are fun and informative, and much of her material invites audience participation." - from http://www.nanhoffman.com/bio.htm Website: http://www.nanhoffman.com/ Email: nan@nanhoffman.com Phone: (716) 773-5315 Address: 918 East River Road, Grand Island, NY 14072 Fee: Contact for details |
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Type: Musical About: "The Rustic Riders craft their sound with music old and new. They invite you to sing, move, reflect and renew with voice, strings and percussion. "In concert,the Rustic Riders share new songs and their love of traditional tunes." - from http://www.rusticriders.net/ Website: http://www.rusticriders.net/ Email: rusticriders@gmail.com Phone: (518) 359-2623 Address: 206 Coreys Road, Tupper Lake, NY 12986 Fee: Contact for details |
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Type: Musical About: "Speedy has been playing music for North Country audiences for more than 30 years either solo or with the Bluegrass groups Mardi Gras, the Wolverine Brothers and Three Doug Knight. Performances involve playing guitar and singing fun songs to kids of all ages. Being a well rounded artist, he also has several sketchbooks filled with his original ink drawings of local scenes that he can bring with him to the venues for discussion before,during or after perfomances. In addition to his music, Speedy will also have signed copies of the children's books that he illustrated: The Little Brook in the Field, a frog story, and The Adventures of Molly the Monarch Butterfly. In addition, Speedy will discuss his newest book: What's an Elephant Doing in the AuSable River? (This book won the 2012 People's Choice Award at the Adirondack Center for Writing in Blue Mountain Lake.) His preference is to play acoustically(no sound reinforcement),so smaller groups work out real good; however,if a sound system (with 2 mics) is available and needed for a larger group, he can adapt. Speedy's favorite age groups are preschool to about 5th grade, and he generally will play from 45 minutes to 1 hr." - from http://www.performersandprograms.com/results.cfm?region=6®ion0=0&id=1415&category=cat0subcat0 Website: N/A Email: gsarnold@frontiernet.net Phone: (518) 834-4692 Address: 182 Pleasant St., Keeseville, NY 12944 Fee: $201-350 |
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Type: Storyteller/Musical About: "Stan Ransom, The Connecticut Peddler, is a folk musician who specializes in singing and playing the guitar, the hammered dulcimer, the mandolin and autoharp and six and twelve string guitars. He also plays bowed psaltery, tenor banjo and dombek." - from http://www.stanransom.com/biography.aspx Website: http://www.stanransom.com/ Email: sransom@northnet.org Phone: (518) 563-5719 Address: Plattsburgh, NY Fee: Contact for details |
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Type: Storyteller/Musical About: "Barry Marshall, and Jeri Burns, PhD have been working together as The Storycrafters since 1991, and have been storytellers for even longer than that. In addition to their work as performers, Jeri and Barry are therapeutic storytellers at the Stamford CT Hospital psychiatric unit, and were adjunct college faculty at Southern CT State University. Jeri is adjunct college faculty at SUNY New Paltz, and communication coach of public defenders for the New York State Defenders' Institute, Albany NY. Barry is sound engineer and producer of storytelling recordings at Our Old House Studio, Hudson NY." - from http://www.storycrafters.com/Bio.html Website: www.storycrafters.com Email: info@storycrafters.com Phone: (518) 672-7664 Address: 82 Summit St., Hudson, NY 12534 Fee: Contact for details |
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Type: Musical About: "FARMER TOM has brought reading excitement to student with assemblies for schools, PARP and libraries for over 25 years! Within his unique and engaging program, involving Action and Silly Songs, Movement, Laughter, Learning, Sing-a-long, Props, Audience Participation and Hand Clapping, Farmer Tom Walsh inspires the students to pick up a book or use the internet and see how enriching, educating and entertaining reading can be! At the request of schools and libraries, Farmer Tom Walsh has developed assemblies to fit your reading program themes including cooperation for all. There is Sticker give-a-ways, for the children, during the performance." Website: N/A Email: farmertomwalsh@yahoo.com Phone: (716) 400-1755 Address: P.O. Box 72, E. Amherst, NY 14051 Fee: Contact for details |
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