Friends of the West
Boylston Arts Foundation Friends of the West
Boylston Arts Foundation
WBAF would like to acknowledge the following Music and Cultural Performing Artists for dedicating their time and talents at events to help benefit WBAF, or in helping to promote the arts.
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United
To learn more
about UNACC, please visit www.intergate.com/~unacc/unacc.html
Quaboag
Highlanders Pipes & Drums: The
Largest Teaching Show-Pipe Band in
To
learn more about the Quaboag Highlanders, please visit www.quaboaghighlanders.org
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Odaiko New
To learn more
about ONE, please visit www.onetaiko.org
The High
Society Orchestra: The
High Society Orchestra, formed in 1976 by Dr. Warren "Bud” Trow of West
Boylston, has played at such venues as the famous Mechanics Hall in
To learn more
and hear the Orchestra, please visit www.gabelmusic.com
To learn more about
Beijing
Chinese Language School & Mulan Arts Group:
Chinese dance, song and culture with the Mulan Arts Group and students of the
To learn more
about BCLS and the Mulan Arts Group, please visit www.massbcls.org and www.mulanarts.org
Larry
Leonard, Colonial Tinsmith: Mr.
Leonard revisits the craftwork of colonial and 19th century tinsmiths with
demonstrations and workshops to create mugs, sconces, and other period
tinware.
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Mr. Kim
Webster, musician
& puppeteer, will perform for children of all ages. Mr.
Webster’s rollicking fun songs on his CD “Musical Child” have won him Best New
Artist Award of 2004 by the Childrens Music Web. He is joined on his
latest CD, “Children of the Sea”, by his son Eric and singer friends
MacGillivary & Bowles.
To
hear his music and learn more, please
visit www.mrkimwebster.com
The India
Society of Worcester brings the culture of the Subcontinent to
life with their dance and music. For over 40 years the India Society of
Worcester has introduced and enlivened
To learn more about the India Society of Worcester, please visit www.iswonline.org
Check out their songs on
their website at: www.myspace.com/tallheights or purchase
their newly released CD.
The Chili
Sweet Band brings the high energy of singer Shirley McAfee home with the
band members Doug Williamson (piano/guitar/harp), Frank Christy (bass), Dave
Gozder (drums), and Eddy Troxler (lead guitar) also of the Jazz Depot Band.
Listen to the soulful, bluesy sounds of Chili Sweet at www.shirleymcafee.com and check out Eddy
Troxler’s music at go.berkleemusic.com/EddyT
Britt
Sawdon, born and
raised in West Boylston, received her degree in Vocal Performance at
To hear Britt’s music, please visit her at www.myspace.com/brittsawdon
After
years of individually exploring various musical genres, these three friends
teamed up to share a common love:
Celtic-based music. With
John Ebersold on guitar and vocals, Hunter Foote on fiddle, and Tim Loftus on
flute, whistle and bodhran, Boys of the Town deliver top-shelf entertainment
from high-energy toe-tapping jigs and reels to heartfelt ballads. Their unique blend of traditional Irish
tunes, original songs, and favorite covers is guaranteed to leave audiences of
all ages with a skip in their step and a song in their heart. To contact the Boys of the Town, email
Tim Loftus at TimLoftus@msn.com.
Diane
Kelley is known
nationwide for her teaching and choreography. Diane has studied at the New
Hampshire School of Ballet, the Gus Giordano Dance Center of Chicago, and the
Sherry Gold Dance Company. The
Diane Kelley Dance Studios opened in 1987, and Diane continues to study with
many highly respected dance educators in an effort to bring new and interesting
dance to her students.
To learn
more, please visit www.dianekelleydance.com
Jon Short,
Bluesman. Specializing in the music &
storytelling of prewar blues masters, Jon Short’s high-energy foot-stomping
shows captivate audiences while tapping into the history and folklore of the
blues. Jon has played from the
heart of the Mississippi Delta to the cities of the European Union. He has contended in the semi-finals of
the 2008 International Blues Challenge in
To hear his music, please visit www.jonshort.com
The West
Boylston Theater Company Members:
Jared Fancy, senior at WBHS; Jake Sanders, senior at WBHS; Connor Sampson,
senior at
Karen Jean White
School of Dance is a
African Community
Education Dance. ACE provides additional educational
instruction to African refugee children living in
To learn more,
please visit www.acechildren.com
The
“Chromatic” Chet Williamson & guitarist Steve Cancelli
Their latest
recording, Two for the Road. The album features jazz standards, harmonica
favorites and bossa novas. Williamson has shared stages with many of the
world's most popular and finest musicians, including Sleepy LaBeef, Alan Dawson
and Joan Osborne. His harmonica styling can be heard on his own critically
acclaimed CD, Chromatic Swing as well as Valerie and Walter Crockett's
Emily’s Angel. His jazz credits include performances with Dick Odgren,
Emil Haddad, and Reggie Walley.
Cancelli has been playing guitar for more than a half
century. Among his many highlights,
include performing in the Bob Hope Show at the
Gypsy Moon Dance
Company
Under the direction
of Gypsy Phillips, The Gypsy Moon Dance Company performs traditional Bellydance
with a mixture of styles including Flamenco, Tribal, Urban/Goth Tribal, Folk,
and Gypsy dancing with a little spanish flair! We are also known to add in a
Hula or two once in a while. Gypsy
Moon Dance offers lessons in Northboro,
Mountaineer Family
& Friends. Country and bluegrass music brought to
the West Boylston Bicentennial Arts Festival, courtesy of the New England
Country Music Club. For over 40
years the New England Country Music Club of Uxbridge has enlivened the country
music scene by fostering local talent and bringing bands from elsewhere to their
jamborees and shows. To learn more
about the NECMC, please visit their website at www.necmc.homestead.com
The Country
Kickers -
Country
line and square dancing.
The Hazardous
Constituents
are a guitar
driven classic rock band with country cookin' flavor. With members
originally drawn from the ranks of the USEPA’s New England office, and a style
steeped in the same 1960's sound and consciousness which gave birth to the
environmental movement, The Hazardous Constituents are proud to carry on the
tradition with songs from Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead, Rolling Stones and
The Band, CCR, Dire Straits, and U-2, as well as originals. Band members
include Jim Murphy (bass), Bill Brandon (guitar/vocals), Ray Cody
(guitar/vocals), Bob Brackett (guitar/vocals), John Szel (keyboard/vocals), Phil
Dolan (drums) and Jerry Murphy (vocals).
HUCK blend of acoustic and
electric rock.
After ten
years, four CD's and a boat-load of local critical and fan adoration, Scott
Ricciuti (guitar), Dan Lucas (drums) and Paul Dagnello share vocal duties and a
solid history of writing and touring together. With solid songwriting, plenty of
power-pop hooks and bright, and crisp musicianship, Huck delivers the
intelligently crafted songs of a mature band hitting its creative
stride.
Castine,
nominated for
Best Rock Act in the Worcester Magazine 2007 Turtle Boy Awards and several Pulse
Magazine awards, including Best Live Act, will rock ahead with Mike Kittredge of
West Boylston on guitar & vocals, Greg Hyder on drums & vocals, and Tom
Morris on bass. Matt Erhartic of
Pulse Magazine says Castine “ has found the perfect sonic medication – provide
enough thrift shop, indie rock ethics to keep a hipster’s tongue waggin’ but
make sure to hook it up with enough hip-gyrating grooves to keep the lady
friends coming back for more.”
Check out
their music at www.castinemusic.com or www.myspace.com/castinemusic
Black
River Sound:
A
magnetic blend of rhythm and harmony, Black River Sound is fronted by six
Hendricks siblings. With a melodic fusion of Reggae, Hip Hop and
Motown, the group has an unparalleled charisma that captivates
listeners and leaves audiences wanting more.
To
hear their music, please visit them at:
www.myspace.com/blackriversound
Douglas All
Star Band, exploding out
of the quirky music scene of The Douglas Elementary School in
Some of our
young musicians who have performed in our festivals and coffee houses are
members of this organization providing an opportunity to learn the art of
symphonic music in a challenging atmosphere. The Worcester Youth Orchestras (WYO) is
recognized as one of the premier youth orchestras in
Miars, formed
in the summer of 2007, decided they wanted to give off that warm and fuzzy
feeling inside. Blending colors such as maroon, turquoise, mustard, and midnight
black, the group resulted with a sound that can be described as a blend of
experimental funk rock greatness. “Miars, a four piece outfit from
Miars can
be heard at www.miarsmusic.com
Have
Nots are a
four-piece, Boston-based band of fast pla
Ted
Painter is a
country music singer/songwriter whose songs embrace the roots of traditional
country music while blending contemporary country and rock
influences. Painter
started writing and performing original in February 2006 after serving as an
infantry officer in the US Army. Most recently, Ted received the 2008 New
England Country Music Organizations Songwriter of the Year award and he is also
a 2007 Great American Song Contest award winner. “Great rockabilly!”
- The
To hear
Ted’s music, please visit him at
www.myspace.com/thesouthcountyband
The Delta
Generators, winners of
the 2008 Boston Blues Challenge, were chosen as one of ten finalists at the
International Blues Challenge in
To hear
the Delta Generators, visit their website at www.deltagenerators.com
The Valves
& The Tornado Alley Horns, consist
of ten Worcester music veterans that play the fullest soul and R&B rock to
be heard in the
Girl
Authority, a blockbuster
girl-power pop band selling out the WBHS auditorium to the screaming delight of
over 400 West Boylston pre-teen girls.
These nine girls have been friends for years and know how to throw a girl
party musical blast to get the crowd singing and dancing in the aisles. To learn more, visit them at
www.girlauthority.com.
Michael
and Marisa, a blistering
pop rock duo. These are two
youngsters who have wowed audiences from Sunset Strip to
Mission
Hill is an alternative rock band from
Christine Galante
is a
Christine has captured the attention of young fans as they find
similarities in their own lives.
To
hear Christine’s music, visit her at www.myspace.com/christinegalante
Ruckus
is a rock ska bank from Holden, MA. Their sound ranges from the soulful
sounds of the immortal Sublime to the one and only reel big fish.
To hear their music, visit Ruckus at www.myspace.com/turnupthatruckus
OSB hailing
from the Seven Hills of Worcester, OSB's music has that infectous feel of Dave
Matthews Band. They have headlined sold out shows throughout New England
and ahve opened for Gavin DeGraw, The Samples, Entrain, Guster, and Lynyrd
Skynyrd and 38 Special at the DCU Center.
To hear their music, please visit them at www.myspace.com/osb
Time Slips
Daily is four WB teens performing raging punk rock : Tyler
Supernor, Nick Perham, Joshua Carison, and Ryan Binette. Check out their sound at www.myspace.com/timeslipsdaily
Varsity Drag,
the Boston Globe reports, “singer-guitarist Ben Deily is no
stranger to fizzy, fastbreak pop, having made his bones by cofounding a little
band called the Lemonheads two decades ago…. these days he’s joined by
bassist-singer-spouse Lisa Deily and drummer Joshua Pickering. “Night Owls,’’
the group’s latest effort….is a nervy, brisk bolt through a set of tunes whose
crisp sound and bittersweet temperament pre-dates the alternative rock that
would morph into “grunge’’ - but thankfully post-dates it too.’’ To hear Varsity Drag, visit www.myspace.com/varsitydrag
b Powerplay
brings back the classics with
all your favorites from Van Halen, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, Guns N
Roses, Alice in Chains, and many, many more.
Rock Hard with Powerplay!
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