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Porchfest Paintings from the beginningby Nina Widger

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The 18 Strings Of Luv [3] (Ken Zeserson, Jan Nigro and John Simon) sing great songs of the 60s .... Beatles, Motown etc.Air War [3] is a new Indie electro dub step performer. His tunes will get inside your head and stay there. And hes not even 14!Alex Specker Trio featuring Wayne Gottlieb [1] play a mix of vintage swing jazz and blues.Babypony [2] is super strong rock songs.BadHand [1] is a one-man band.Bert Salmirs, piano [3], plays selections from the Great American Songbook.Black is Green [3] (Jake Roberts and Arly Kamholtz) weaves a sound that is a moody, wandering journey into the subconscious.The Black Walnut Band [1] plays original country soul music and features veteran musicians of the local music scene. The Blind Spots [2] are Indie Pop Rock with powerhouse female vocals. www.TheBlindSpots.comBronwen Exter [1] returned from a 10-year exile in NYC with new songs about tragic eccentrics, cheap suffering & coming home.The Buffalo Horns of Ithaca [3] play traditional hunting tunes, jazzy compositions, and arrangements of standard classical fare.Burns And Kristy [3] are singer/songwriters Terry Burns and Ron Kristy joined by Janet Cottraccia and Peter Wetherbee.Chattering Walnut [1] is Max, a second grader who likes to sing and play guitar. Cielle [3] is a bluesy original singer songwriter with a hauntingly beautiful voice. CORNUCOPIA [1] is a trio of keyboard, violin, and bassoon.Crush [1] is loud on the corner! Drums and keys! Covers and originals! Dance-ready!Djug Django [3] is Ithacas premier Gypsy/Jazz/Swing/Country/Blues band.Deixa Sambar [3], Ithacas own samba group, plays Brazils national music. ithacasamba.comDylans Desire [2] is a loose group of performers from NY & NJ gathering to perform the classic 1975 Bob Dylan album DesireThe Eclectics [2] is Jan Nigro, Ken Zeserson, Alex Specker and Joe Bruno playing various genres: blues, jazz, rock, pop, folk.El Caminos [1] is Alt Country, Cowpunk, Rockabilly, or whatever our mood is at the time. Fun and boot-stompin!El Rumbon [2] is an 8-piece salsa band that plays dance music from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Columbia and beyond.Ella, Miles and Friends [2] is a jazz group that features Ithaca High Schoolers Ella Sarachan singing and Miles Allen on sax.Ephemera [1] is an acapella improv group with haunting harmonies that create magical, musical mayhem.The Experimenters [3] is experimental improvisations from a 7-year-old drummer and his dad (Silas and Nate Richardson).The Fall Creek Bluegrass Partners [3] entertain you with bluegrass favorites on banjo, guitar, mandolin, dobro, bass, fiddle.The Fall Creek Praise Band [3] is acoustic praise and worship music performed by a group of Cornell students.Fall Crikkers Barn Dance [2] is swinging tunes, singing squares, waltzes and more with Vikki A, Dave D & Friends. Yall come!The Fly Rods [3] take sonic inspiration from rock and roll bands like Crazy Horse, CCR, Ramones, Velvet Underground and others. Geezer [2] is the (anti)band... they lay down grooves that make you shake your booty down to the barrelhouse...The Geronimo Line [2] plays originals influenced by Spaghetti Western, grunge, reggae, African grooves and Latin ballads.Glass Half Full [3] is an acoustic duo featuring Tom Farrell and Liza Burger.The GoCats [3] play rockabilly originals, classic standards and Americana. www.myspace.com/thegocatsGoGone [2] is original roots, rock, blues, capturing far away places, other times and the always changing human condition.Gorges Tones [2] is an energetic womens acappella group that will leave you blown away. Not your mothers acappella group!Gospel Hymn Sing [3] is Edna Brown and Susan Lytle doing mostly a cappella gospel and hymns in harmony. Sing along!The Grady Girls [2] is toe tapping, heart lifting Irish tunes played by a group of sisters and cousins. The Gunpoets [3] bring their revolutionary new school rap sound to the world with a passion and energy rarely seen.Hanging Out the Wash [3] plays traditional Celtic, French Canadian and Southern Old-Time fiddle music.The Hilltoppers [3] are acoustic bluegrass\roots music.The Hot Dogs [2] are an acoustic duo consisting of Seadog Mickey on lead guitar and Dogberry on rhythm guitar. Hubcap [1] is Electric Indie Power Pop.Ironic [1] is originals and some covers our way joined by our kids.Ithaca Area Storytellers [1] will share stories for all ages.Ithaca Gay Mens Chorus [2] runs the gamut of music for mens voices and four-part harmony.Ithacas Southern Old Time Jam [1] is the weekly Old Time Jam, hosted by Laura Taylor.i venti dementi [1] is a light-hearted harmoniemusik-inspired chamber group with clarinets, horns and bassoons. Jan Nigro Trio [2] is Lisa Frank, Alice Saltonstall and Jan Nigro singing Jans original songs.

The Porchfest Musicians!The JazzHappensBand [1] specializes in traditional Dixieland music.Jen Cork [3] is soulful, original folk/jazz/blues.The K.T.s [1]: Kids playing swing, blues, and waltz tunes--come to listen, to dance, and/or play our last tune with us (Blues in C)! KlezEpic [1] is a youth Klezmer band, led by Max Buckholtz, playing traditional Klezmer and Moldavian Jewish and Gypsy music.The Lucky Pluckers [2] perform old timey tunes with their own unique twist, and newer songs with old timey flavor. Mad Goat [3] is an old-time fiddle band playing songs and tunes in the Southern style. Bring your clogging shoes. Maplewood Jazz Team [3] is Swing and Bossa Nova Standards and More.Moonfish Ocean [2] is progressive acoustic rock and folk.Mosaic Foundation [3] is a Roots Reggae band.Nate & Kate [3] deliver a mix of heartfelt modern folk songs, humor, & juggling that add up to a unique & dymanic show.New Field Border [1] is a 6-piece song & dance band. Original acoustic-electric guitar-piano roots rock.Nina Svatovic [1] is a singer songwriter whose music has been described as acoustic soul with folk roots. Not From Wisconsin [3] is an alt-country, indie-rock inspired band.The Origin Brass [1] is a brass band playing a mixture of jazz & funk heavily influenced by the New Orleans street band tradition.The Pearly Snaps [3] is hot old-time music with Rosie Newton & Stephanie Jenkins.Polly & Travis [2] is a fresh acoustic duo with an authentically uplifting vibe.Professor Tuesdays Jazz Quartet [1] brings mainstream Tuesday Jazz to Sunday. The Purple Valley [3] play blues, swing, and rock and roll to dance or tap your feet to, with vocal harmonies to keep you smiling.Richie Stearns & the Evil City String Band [1] is old time Appalachian string band music.Rosie Rocca Trio [1] is Rosie (formerly of The Stillettos) w/ Ceili Murphy & Casey Georgi....a team of generational mix and power. Roy Hurds [2] music is a breath of fresh mountain air. Roy will be performing with his daughter, Meadow Merry. The Seneca Street Recorder Ensemble [1] play a wide range of appealing Renaissance, Celtic and Contemporary music.Shimmer Lake [2] is Amy Davis & Laura Peters and features radiant vocal clarity, shimmering harmonies and two guitars.Shuhan Brothers and Friends [1] are brothers Max and Sam and their talented musician friends. Sing-along at the Ithaca Friends Meetinghouse [2] is a very informal sing-fest led by Susan Wolfe. Come and join in.Small Kings [2] are Post-pop Funk-daddy Rockers on Bluegrass.Spacetrain [2] is Melodic Front Porch Indie Rock.Squirrelroc [2] is 4 dads with widely varying music tastes performing a tasty mix of cover songs from the 70s to 90s, with flair.State & Plain [2] write pop songs that channel the melodies of the Beach Boys through the Violent Femmes plus Yo La Tengo. Sum Dude [2] is Ross Feldman, Joey Arcuri, and Bruce Kornreich. Original Folk with a Rocky Blues thing that winds through it.The Tarps [2]: We are a cover band for classic rock, thus we are the tarps.Technicolor Trailer Park [1] is a duo that performs in your face Folk.Teen Karaoke at the Ithaca Friends Meetinghouse [1] is solos, duets and group numbers by talented youth.Tenzin Chopak & Eric Ott [2] is originals & covers w/ acoustic guitar, upright bass, banjo & singing. Alt country, folk & big love.That Old Lovelight [1]: Singer/songwriter. Wife/husband. Pianica/Nashville-tuned guitar. They sing about matters of the heart.Timothy Weber [1] sings the kinds of songs 40-year-old ex-hippies like. Tom Mank and Sera Smolen [2] are modern folk blues improvisation, with Mank, a singer-songwriter & Smolen, cellist.Tribraco [3] is from Italy! Rock punk jazz.Tru Bleu [3] is an acoustic blues/rock trio giving you original tunes with harmonies and soul.Tubax [3] is from Italy! Prog rock electronica.Ukulelese as a Second Language [3] is an impromptu workshop with performances on ukuleles with Auntie Emo & Friends. Uniit Carruyo [2]- her gentle voice and guitar will massage your ears and tune your heart to its rhythm. Unity Studio [2] is quickly becoming one of Ithacas hubs for new, original, up and coming Hip-Hop artists. Valerie Anne [1] is a singer/songwriter w/ a soulful voice & insightful lyrics.Waiting for Edna [2] is Marek Przezdziecki, Dave Wentzel and Edna Brown playing eclectic americana music. Will Fudeman, Susan Lytle & the Ithaca Community Sing [2] are originals and songs to sing along. Yardvarks [1] are Neo-Obscuro Favorites Nobody Else Plays.

More details online at www.porchfest.org [ ]=Time Slot. See maps for location.

A - El Caminos (1103 N Cayuga St) B - Professor Tuesdays Jazz Quartet (1112 N Tioga St) C - Technicolor Trailer Park (423 E Lincoln St) D - Crush (315 Dey St) E - JazzHappensBand (100 Franklin St) F - The K-Ts (107 Franklin St) G - Hubcap (608 Utica St) H - Chat-tering Walnut (514 Utica St) I - Valerie Ann and Ephemera (919 N Tioga St) J - Yardvarks (513 Willow Ave) K - i venti dementi (104 Adams St) L - KlezEpic (420 Utica St) M - Ironic (809 N Aurora St) N - Timothy Weber (510 Linn St) O - Rosie Rocca Trio (102 Han-cock St) P - New Field Border (713 N Cayuga St) Q - Seneca St Recorders (313 Uti-ca St) R - The Origin Brass (111 W Yates St) S - Black Walnut Band (112 W Marshall St) T - Shuhan Brothers and Friends (611 N Cayuga St) U - Alex Specker Trio featuring Wayne Gottlieb (611 N Aurora St) V - Bronwen Exter (307 E Marshall St) W - BadHand (527 N Aurora St) X - Ithaca Storytellers (courtyard) / Teen Karaoke at the New Friends Meetinghouse (back deck) (120 3rd St) Y - Ithaca Southern Old Time Jam (202 2nd St) Z - That Old Lovelight (438 N Geneva St) AA - Richie Stearns & the Evil City String Band (Kurts Porch at Thompson Park) BB - Nina Svatovitch (210 Farm St) CC - CORNUCOPIA (442 N Aurora St)

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A - Polly & Travis (109 E York St) B - El Rumbon (1110 N Cayuga St) C - Ella, Miles and Friends (1112 N Tioga St) D - The Blind Spots (213 Lincoln St) E - Babypony (608 Utica St) F - The Tarps (1025 N Tioga St) G - Tenzin Chopak & Eric Ott (513 Willow Ave) H - Fall Crikkers Barn Dance (219 Auburn St) I - Moonfish Ocean / Will Fudeman, Susan Lytle & the Ithaca Community Sing (102 Hancock St) J - The Hot Dogs (501 Utica St) K - GoGone (907 N Tioga St) L - Jan Nigro Trio (2:30-3pm) / The Eclectics (3-4pm) (105 King St) M - Dylans Desire (845 Aurora St) N - Geezer (512 Linn St) O - Unity Studio (818 N Aurora St) P - The Lucky Pluckers (407 Utica St) Q - Tom Mank & Sera Smolen (314 Utica St) R - Waiting for Edna (308 Utica St) S - Uniit Carruyo (308 Lake Ave) T - The Small Kings (112 W Marshall St) U - Spacetrain (607-609 N Aurora St) V - Squirrelroc (406 E Marshall St) W - Sing-along at the Ithaca Friends Meet-inghouse (courtyard) / Ithaca Gay Mens Chorus (deck) (120 3rd St) X - The Grady Girls (105 Second St) Y - State & Plain (438 N Geneva St) Z - Roy Hurd and Meadow Merry (107 Utica St) AA - Gorges Tones (210 Farm St) BB - The Geronimo Line (511 Aurora St) CC - Sum Dude and Friends (117 Farm St) DD - Shimmer Lake (114 Cascadilla Ave)

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More information

Bathroom facilities:

Information Station:Pick up maps, buy tshirts & learn about our sponsor, Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services - Thompson Park.

Party to follow! Bring a picnic and your instruments to Auburn Street/Triangle Park after 6pm.And stop by the park all day for grape stomping!

Original Porchfest painting by Nina Widger Cover, poster and tshirt design by Megan Pugh

Northstar House (open for business) - 202 E Falls StTabernacle Baptist Church (w/ free cookies & beverages!) - 1019 N Cayuga StIthaca Friends Meetinghouse (with a bake sale to raise funds for Owego flood recovery efforts) - 120 3rd St

Thanks! for a generous gift from GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance, many individual donors, and sponsorship support from Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services.

There will be a dedication of Kurts porch (built by volunteers at the Grassroots Festival 2011) in Thompson Park at 12:45 pm. All are welcome.

The SAVE the MUSIC campaign organizers will be collecting used band instruments to be donated to Owego Elementary School. Drop instruments off at 407 Utica St. Email savethemusic2011@gmail.com for more information.

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