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
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