Edwards Farm Day Sunday June 12th

EDWARDS FARM DAY HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY JUNE 12 DUE TO THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDER STORMS

 The Sayville Historical Society will host its "Afternoon on the Edwards Farm" at the corner of Edwards Street and Collins Avenue one block south of Butera's Restaurant in Sayville, NY. This is a great event for families that includes baby animals, hands-on quilting and weaving activities, churning homemade ice cream, planting seeds, grinding corn, and old fashioned games. The Home Grown String Band will be playing their signature high-energy acoustic Americana music! All are welcome. Admission is $4 per person and $15 for a family of four. Call 631 563-0186 for more information.

Happy Birthday Wells

 

We had a great time with 86d Records, Long Gone, Trifles, and Matt the Maniacal Accordion Player at the Checkmate Inn. Happy Birthday Wells!

Irvington Library Saturday April 23 at 2pm

The Homegrown String Band™ brings their high energy American roots music back to the Hudson River town of Irvington, NY this Saturday with a 2pm show at The Irvington Public Library. This an all ages free show.

The Irvington Public Library

12 South Astor Street
Irvington, NY 10533

HGSB at Deks American Restaurant & Tap Room

Thanks to everyone who came out for our Homegrown Two duo show in Wilbraham, MA. Georgianne and I had a great time sharing or music and stories to the full house of enthusiastic listeners. This coming Saturday night we will be back with the full band, The Homegrown String Band™ quadrupelo, at what seems to be becoming our home base, Deks American Restaurant & Tap Room in Rocky Point. The show starts at 9 pm and goes 'til midnight as always there is no cover charge and the craft beers will be flowing.

Homegrown Two in Massachusetts April 10th 2016

Homegrown Two (Rick & Georgianne), AKA "Cackle & Crow," will be peforming at the Wilbraham Public Library in Wilbraham Massachusetts on Sunday April 10th at 2 pm. This will be a free concert of original and traditional music performed on guitar, banjo, ukulele, doumbek, harmonica, and mountain dulcimer. Songwriters, songcatchers, and the spirit of American music

Wilbraham Library
25 Crane Park Drive
Wilbraham, MA  01095
413-596-6141
Sunday April 10, 2016 

The April Fool

World Poetry Day

Today is World Poetry Day. I celebrated by lending my voice to The Long Island History Project's "Long Island Power Ballads" which features various people reading old Long Island poems & ballads from obscure/forgotten poets. My contribution was reading a couple poems by Si Tanhauser, a depression era poet who moonlighted as a LIRR Ticket agent.
The Long Island History Project is a joint effort of Dowling College and the Long Island Television & Radio Historical Society. Last year our band, The Homegrown String Band™, was featured in the series about Long Island music.