Cranberry Coffeehouse
183 Riverside Drive
Binghamton, New York 13905

 

Celebrating 35 Years of Presenting Traditional Folk Music 

 
2005-2006 Season Performances
 
 
 
Saturday, June 17th, 2006 at 7:30 pm
Chris Koldewey and Joy Bennett

 

 
 

Widely known for their haunting music and historical knowledge of the seafaring culture and times, Chris Koldewey and Joy Bennett will bring this Cranberry Coffeehouse season to a rousing close.

Chris and Joy have performed widely on both sides of the Atlantic, and are featured members of the Mystic Seaport and NYC music scene. With its energetic sea chanteys and seafaring stories, this evening at the Cranberry is sure to be a memorable one. [Bios]

 

 
Saturday, May 20, 2006
 
Cindy Mangsen and Steve Gillette

 

 

 
 

 
Cindy Mangsen and Steve Gillette are internationally acclaimed folk musicians and song writers who return to play their wonderful music this beautiful time of the year on guitar, banjo and concertina. Their vocals are superb. And their harmonies are indeed special. Visit their web site.  
 
 
 
 Saturday, April 15th, 2006
Music by Celton
with Curt Osgood, John Potocnik and Carol Mandigo

 


Celton is a high energy Celtic and American band with Curt Osgood, John Potocnik and Carol Mandigo playing tunes and songs on hammered dulcimer, banjo, guitar and fiddle. Curt is well-known regionally as a hammered dulcimer and contra dance player, while John and Carol are also well known for their puppet theater productions.
 
 
 
 
 
 Sunday, April 9th, 2006
Gwilym Davies

 

 
Sunday, April 9th - Gwilym Davies - This folksinger and music historian from the United Kingdom will appear at an extra session of the Cranberry Coffeehouse on Sunday, April 9 at 2:30 in the Fireside Room. He will play and sing traditional music from both
sides of the Atlantic with melodeon and banjo accompaniment. For Gwilym Davies' website [click].
 
 
 
 
 Saturday, March 18, 2006 at 7:30 pm
JOHN ROSSBACH
Award-winning Roots American Musician in Concert

 
This will be a high-energy all-acoustic event designed for the whole family. John Rossbach's shows feature spontaneous on-stage arrangements. The concert will feature two sets. The first set will highlight several recent original compositions and the second set will honor audience requests for bluegrass, folk & old time country favorites along with some hilarious interactive improvisations. For John Rossbach's website [click].
 
 
 
 Saturday, February 18, 2006 at 7:30 pm
Square Deal
with Tom Quigley, Marie Shaver, Jim Pritchard , Rob Siegers

February 18 - Square Deal presents an evening of high-energy blue grass and old timey music on banjo, mandolin, guitar, bass and wonderful vocals. This band plays a variety of traditional bluegrass tunes, as well as rock, country, folk, and blues tunes played with a bluegrass style. Square Deal is the remedy for your cabin fever! ForSquare Deal's website [click].
 
 
 
A Special Friday Performance
 Friday, January 13, 2006 at 7:30pm
 

They've been gone almost a year, and now they're back! The Great Bear Trio returns for a special Friday performance of rousing new and old music on fiddle, piano, percussion, and an assortment of exotic instruments. The GBT's performances are a dramatic personal and technical exploration of musical landscapes containing few boundaries.

The GBT is an exciting and energetic family band from Fulton, NY. Since the spring of 2000 these three talented musicians have been performing their unique blend of Celtic, French-Canadian, Scandinavian and Appalachian music at concerts, festivals, schools and dance halls across the Northeast - including an appearance on A Prairie Home Companion. For The Great Bear Trio's website [click].

 
 
 Saturday, January 21, 2006 at 7:30 pm
"Quickstep" with John Kirk and Trish Miller
 
This rousing, annual performance by "Quickstep" has become a Cranberry tradition to welcome the New Year. Come again to listen to John's wonderful songs and fiddle tunes, and to enjoy    

 
 
  Trish's energetic clogging and guitar picking. For John and Trish's web site [click].
     
 
 
Saturday, December 17, 2005 at 7:30 pm
Fine Companions

Fine Companions presents a two-set program of joyful and spirited holiday tunes and songs. Lee Shepherd is featured on fiddle and piano, Julian Shepherd on cello, Cheryl Spiese on flute and percussion, and Charlene Thomson on piano, accordion, and autoharp.
 
The middle set of the evening is an "open mike" set - a time when surprising and beautiful things can happen.
 
     
 

 
Saturday, November 19, 2005 at 7:30 pm
 
Paul Sweeney and Barbara Kauffman
plus
Diamonds in the Rough
 

Paul Sweeney and Barbara Kauffman are superb musicians whose music encompasses a wide variety of styles and time periods. Paul is a classical guitarist and Barbara plays the recorder. They have performed with the Binghamton Madrigal Choir and also at the Cranberry Coffeehouse. It is a pleasure to have them back.

Diamonds in the Rough is an a capella singing group from Ithaca, New York and Manchester, New Hampshire. Comprised of Pamela Goddard, Jim Blake, and Glenda Blake, Diamonds in the Rough sings "free-range" a capella, exploring a range of music from traditional folk to pop. They have performed widely, both regionally and nationally.

Both groups will perform during the first and the second sets.
 

 
 
Special Program 
Sunday, October 2, 2005
Jacqueline Schwab
 
 
Jacqueline Schwab pianist of Bare Necessities and the Ken Burns PBS programs will present a special program of traditional music and song. Note the 3:00 pm time.
 
"Jacqueline Schwab brings more feeling and intensity to music than anyone I know. Her playing is insistent, physical, heartfelt and ... unusually moving." – Ken Burns
 
 
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Dan Berggren
 
 
Dan Berggren returns to sing the wonderful home made and traditional songs of the Adirondacks. We are happy he was able to include us in his busy itinerary.
 
Dan Berggren has been collecting, writing and singing folk music of the Adirondacks for the past 30 years. Growing up in the mountains on the land farmed by his mother's family, he's worked in the woods on a forest ranger's crew and a survey crew. Hearing stories and songs from local friends and neighbors, Dan has developed a style that captures the spirit of the mountains.
 
 
 Saturday, September 17, 2005
Geoff Kaufman
 
 
Best known for singing sea shanties at Mystic Seaport, Geoff Kaufman is now taking his songs of the earth, sea and spirit on tour from Maine to Hawaii and Alaska.
 
Songs of the sea, songs of the heart and the spirit - all of these are in Geoff Kaufman's ditty bag. Ancient ballads, work songs, and songs of love; poignant songs of people in struggle, humorous glimpses of human foibles, and insights into history - all of these are likely to be woven into Geoff's concerts.
 
 
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