Entertainment at Pumpkinfest 2011
A full weekend of entertainment will be scheduled at Pumpkinfest 2011. Thank you to Tompkins Trust for sponsoring our entertainment.
Saturday, October 1
11 am - 12 noon, Mohawk Valley Frasers Pipe Band
The Mohawk Valley Frasers march all over New York State, for festivals, graduations, Highland games, parades and other events. For more information visit the Mohawk Valley Frasers web site.
12:30 - 2 pm, Steve Southworth & the Rockabilly Rays
Steve Southworth and The Rockabilly Rays are the ultimate tribute band focused exclusively on the recording artists of the 1950’s and early 1960’s. The band faithfully reproduces original compositions, arrangements, tempo, and sounds of the Rockabilly Rhythm & Blues and Rock & Roll treasure trove of tunes.
With an arsenal of over 100 songs (and growing) it is quite possible to experience a live performance from Steve Southworth and The Rockabilly Rays and never hear one song repeated.
Steve Southworth and The Rockabilly Rays respect the original versions of the songs they perform. Interpreting the songs into an experience of top shelf presentation and show…”these guys are specialists”. Steve Southworth and The Rockabilly Rays openly recognize, acknowledge, and greatly appreciate their fans and listening audiences. For without these fine people, the band would not exist. The band has been together since March, 1986.
For more information visit Steve Southworth & the Rockabilly Rays web site.
2 - 3 pm, The Catskill Puppet Theatre
Presenting "Hiawatha." Their full sets, colorful scenery and large, beautiful puppets transform even the simplest environment into a fantasy world rich with wonder and excitement! For more information visit the Catskill Puppet Theatre web site.
3 - 4:30 pm, The Old Timers Band
The Cortland Old Timers Band, under the direction of Donna Yacavone, is in its 43rd year of concert performances in Central New York. Organized in 1967 by John Discenza and Phil Natoli, the band continues to attract both young and seasoned musicians from the Cortland area, an area that abounds with musical talent and generations of community-band heritage.
The Old Timers Band traces its heritage back over 150 years, when military and industrial bands were popular in the Cortland area, with its predecessor taking shape in 1911 as the Mascagni Italian Band, organized by Frank Crisara. Then, performing for several years at the St Anthony’s Band (1925-34) and the Cortland Civic Band (1936-54), the musicians found a special appeal in the Italian community and its La Festa celebrations.
Today, the band boasts over 60 volunteer members, ranging in age from 16 to 87, who strive to enrich the Cortland community, and future generations, with their passion for big-band performances. Their concert selections include traditional marches, overtures, patriotic songs, popular Broadway hits and folk music.
Sunday, October 2
1 - 2:30 pm, DixieKats
The "DixieKats" are a concert, show and dance band who play a variety of traditional Dixieland and Bayou Gumbo. The band plays music made famous by Louis Armstrong, Pete Fountain, King Oliver and more recently, Dr. John, Randy Newman and the Neville Brothers.
The band has a combined musical history of hundreds of years of individual playing experience in a wide variety of musical styles.
These seasoned players have come together as the DixieKats to offer Dixieland music, some of the Happiest Music on the planet.
For more information visit DixieKats web site.
3 - 4:30 pm, JazzHappensBand
Formed in 2005, The JazzHappensBand is a traditional Dixieland jazz band operating out of Cortland, New York with a repertoire of Dixie, blues, and quick stepping jazz. Leader Jeff Dovi explains: "I like to keep the music as true to a Dixie beat as possible, but we do throw in some rhythm and blues and some specialty numbers for the entertainment value they offer. I really think that Dixieland music is the happiest, toe-tapping and good-times music going; tunes that you can go home whistling!" For more information visit JazzHappensBand web site.
