Jim Clare Folk Music

Brooke Pevear& Elaine Verstraete

Tunes By the Tracks ... your hosts Jim Clare, Allen Hopkins and Cathy McGrath are very pleased to FEATURE

~ BIRDS ON A WIRE ~

Brooke Pevear and Elaine Verstraete will treat us to an hour of their sweet songs and tightly woven harmonies!!

The "Birds" will have major musical backup, with Perry Cleaveland's magic Mandolin and tasty harmony...and...honorary bird for the evening...Perrin Yang, second violin and associate concertmaster for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra will round out the flock!!

As if that wasn't dazzling enough, the impossibly tight arrangements and subtly nuanced songs of The MYSTERY PICKERS will round out the second hour of the show...!!

• Wednesday, September 16th
  

• Clifton Springs Library, 4 Railroad Ave, Clifton Springs, NY

• 7:00pm - 9:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm) 

• Free Admission (a $3.00 donation is suggested for coffee, cookies and the artists)

~ Come join us at Tunes By the Tracks, for a delightful evening of music and fun in a great room...!!!

Jim Clare and Cathy McGrath at The Granger Homestead

The Granger Homestead, 295 North Main Street, Canandaigua, NY is having their COUNTRY FAIR, and Cathy McGrath & Jim Clare will be providing live music for the enjoyment of strolling visitors...come enjoy the lovely old Mansion, and visit the exhbits and vendors on the grounds...

• GRANGER HOMESTEAD COUNTRY FAIR
• Sunday, August 30th
• 12:00pm - 3:00pm
• The Granger Homestead ~ http://www.grangerhomestead.org/
• Jim Clare & Cathy McGrath ~ acoustic Americana music
  

                   Annie Wells

ANNIE WELLS will be our FEATURED Artist for TUNES BY the TRACKS on August 19th!!

Your hosts, Jim Clare, Cathy McGrath and Allen Hopkin are very pleased that Clifton Springs' own hometown gal, Annie Wells will be our headliner for August. 

Annie is a gifted musician.  She is a compelling vocalist and a sensitive songwriter, so this should be another wonderful evening of acoustic music to delight everyone.

Of course, The Mystery Pickers* will once more leap into the fray to dazzle the unwary during the second half of the show, so please mark your calendars, and we hope to see all of you at ....

TUNES BY the TRACKS

Clifton Springs Library, 4 Railroad Ave, Clifton Springs, NY

7:00pm - 9:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm)

Wednesday, August 19th

FREE Admission (a donation of $3.00 is greatly appreciated for coffee, cookies and the artists)

*If you'd like to play a 10 minute mini-set as a Mystery Picker, contact Jim, Cathy or Allen and we'll work you into our tightly woven scheme...

                                  Bristol Mountain Bluegrass

Tunes By the Tracks next Wednesday, July 15th is back in our familiar setting in the Clifton Springs Library.

Your hosts Jim Clare, Cathy McGrath and Allen Hopkins, along with The Mystery Pickers, are very excited about an evening FEATURING perennial favorites:

• BRISTOL MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS (with original member Richard Hood on Banjo)
• Wednesday, July 15th
  
• Clifton Springs Library, 4 Railroad Ave, Clifton Springs, NY (large Meeting Room)
• 7:00pm - 9:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
• FREE Admission ...a $3.00 donation is greatly appreciated

Hope to see all you Finger Lakes Folk Fans at Tunes By the Tracks next Wednesday!!

jim pickin' at joe dady's...a fine day it was..!!

I'm very excited to be part of the season finale of Brian Coughlin's Songwriters in the Round this Saturday, June 20th at The Mez at 389 Gregory Street, Rochester, NY.

Check their website ~  http://www.houseofhamez.com                                             

I'll be joining Brian, and Rochester songwriters Steve Gretz & Leslie Lee to share original songs in a user friendly setting.

The music starts at 8:00pm and goes until 10:00pm for a modest $8.00 fee.  I hope some of you folks will come spend some time with us, to enjoy the music, the food and drinks and the relaxed atmosphere at James Rowe's House of Hamez!!

Mack Bailey and Rachel Levy Concert at Tunes By the Tracks

Thanks to everyone who attended the show last night in the Chapel of the Spa Apartments in Clifton Springs, NY!!

Mack and Rachel delivered a fantastic show that felt wonderful right from the opening notes.  The enthusiasm of the audience was palpable, and contagious.

Mack incomparable vocals...soaring and powerful or soft and subtly nuanced, and layered by Rachel Levy's sweet harmonies was perfect.  Their choice of material seemed just right for the setting and for the crowd.

The evening was magical!!

Mack Bailey and Rachel Levy on fan cruise                                      

Tunes By the Tracks  presents ~

• MACK BAILEY and Rachel Levy    ~ IN CONCERT ~
  

• THE CHAPEL inside Spa Apartments*, 11 E. Main St, Clifton Springs, NY**
• WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17th ~ 7:00pm - 9:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
• TICKETS $10.00 ~ Open Seating ~ contact Jim Clare 585-362-3519 for Tickets, or purchase at the door.
• FREE PARKING - ample parking on Main St, and bank lot across from the Spa Apartments.

"In its power, clarity and sheer beauty, MackBailey's voice reminds me of no one more than my friend, the late John Denver.  I love to hear this man sing."

Tom Paxton

Please check out Mack's website ~  http://www.mackbailey.com/ 

More about Mack Bailey, with sample videos and songs.

So many superlatives have been used to describe Mack's talent, that it's hard to find anything to say that doesn't sound trite.  Mack's voice is simply astonishing!  He's a national treasure as a folksinger.  Raised up...as they say...in the small town of Troy, NC, Mack's country boy persona is the real deal, and if you're anything like me, your first impression on seeing Mack will be..."shoot, I'd like this guy for my friend!"

*  The Tiffany mosaic ~ /www.fostercottage.org/Timeline/tiffany_mosaic.htm

**  Spa Apartment Building ~ www.spaapartments.com

Allen Hopkins and JIm Clare                                          Cathy McGrath and Allen Hopkins

WHO ~  JIM CLARE, ALLEN HOPKINS, CATHY McGRATH and Friends ~ LIVE MUSIC from 1:00pm - 3:00pm

WHAT ~ Cheshire Memorial Day Pork Pull Barbecue ~  starts serving at noon ~  $7.00 adult and $3.00 for children 8 and under.

WHERE ~ Leon Pierce Memorial Park, Goodale Road, Cheshire, NY (in event of funny weather, music will be inside the Cheshire Fire Hall on Rte 21)

 WHEN ~ Saturday, May 23rd ~ Barbecue begins at noon, and JIM, ALLEN & CATHY will play live from 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Cathy McGrath and Allen Hopkins flat tellin' it...             Perry Cleaveland, Allen Hopkins and Jim Clare

~ Bouy up your spirits, put a smile on your face, forget the perennial mid-April downer, tax deadline day....c'mon over and join in.....

~ "TUNES BY THE TRACKS" ~ Wednesday, April 15th from 7:00pm - 9:00pm, at the Clifton Springs Library, 4 Railroad Ave, Clifton Springs, NY. 

~ Featuring: Kit Fallon & The Wastrels - Kit's fiddle centers a fine old-timey group with a repertoire that ensures something to please everyone!!

~ The Mystery Pickers - my co-hosts Allen Hopkin, Cathy McGrath and I will be joined by everybody's favorite mandolin maestro, Perry Cleaveland to open the second half of the evening.   More regional folk favorites are sure to surprise us, so please stay tuned.

~ The Big Deal - this is of course, the hugely popular finale of the show where we regroup and join with you the audience, to finish with a flourish....a roomful of joyous voices lustily belting out a song that we all don't know together...!!

It's FREE, it's FUN, it's Finger Lakes Folk Music at it's finest!!!  All of us who play and sing surely appreciate your continued support, and we look forward to seeing....and hearing....y'all on Wednesday the 15th!!