The 2nd Annual Huntington Folk Festival is slated for Saturday, August 11, 2007, beginning at 5 p.m., on the Chapin Rainbow Stage at
Forbert, who hails from
Opening for Forbert is Beaucoup Blue, a Philadelphia-based father and son acoustic blues and roots duo that evoked a well-deserved standing ovation following their rousing performance as part of the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s first annual Emerging Artists Showcase in January. Charlie Backfish, host of WUSB-FM’s “Sunday Street” will introduce them.
Preceding the evening’s featured concert at 8:30 p.m. will be three on-stage song swaps featuring talented performers from
Following that at 6 p.m., Richard Cuccaro, editor & publisher of Acoustic Live in New York City & Beyond, emcees a song swap featuring Meg Braun, an Ohio-bred and Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter; Lara Herscovitch, a Connecticut-based singer-songwriter and 2006 finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, whose music blends folk, pop and world styles; Anthony da Costa, a 16-year-old singer-songwriter from Pleasantville, N.Y., who was a winner in the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Competition this year; and Paul Sachs, a Manhattan-based singer-songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist.
At 7 p.m., Michael Kornfeld, editor & publisher of AcousticMusicScene.com, emcees a song swap featuring Phil Minissale, “The Long Island Blues Boy,” who’s been impressing people locally with his fingerstyle guitar playing; Danielle Miraglia, a soulful and raspy-voiced Boston area singer-songwriter and delta blues-influenced guitarist (accompanied by Tom Bianchi on bass); and James O’Malley, a gifted and gentle-voiced Long Island-based singer-songwriter and two-time finalist in the Plowshares Songwriting Contest.
“We encourage people to bring their lawn chairs and picnic suppers and come join us for what promises to be an enjoyable evening,” says the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s Karen Finkenberg, who co-chairs the festival with Kornfeld.
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