All She Wrote
All She Wrote is an acoustic guitar and vocal group that plays songs from the heart with feeling and expertise. The songwriting has an authentic warm quality that is highlighted by expert acoustic guitar and the rich stand-up bass of Dick Kniss, who is noted for his bass work with Peter, Paul and Mary.
Bill Robinson
Bill Robinson brings wild diversity in the forms of predatory birds, amphibians with sharp teeth, snakes and perhaps a surprise critter or two. He wants us to understand the place of each animal in nature and how we can change the way we perceive animals that may frighten us at first. For fairgoers, however, it is pure entertainment. Imagine a hawk with a huge wingspan flying directly over your head as Bill calls it to him from across the tent! Children loved to be called on the stage to assist him in his presentation. Have your camera ready!
The “Mojo” Myles Band
Myles Mancuso is a 12 year old National award winning multi-instrumentalist, gifted as a musician and entertainer. He plays guitar, piano, bass, sax and also sings. Affectionately dubbed “Mojo” Myles by local newspapers, he has performed with a number of well-known names in the industry. Myles has appeared on local TV & radio. Truly a prodigy with a “whole lotta soul” and a great back-up band, to boot.
Bennet Harris
Get ready for an exciting performance of rousing, soulful, and rollicking country Delta blues and ragtime music, when Bennett Harris takes the stage with his acoustic guitars and harmonica! What Bennett (formerly known as Backdoor Benny) has in store is a diverse repertoire of traditional acoustic blues music, embracing various styles, eras and moods. Drawing on many sources, Bennett’s inspirations include Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, Blind Blake, on up to modern masters such as Muddy Waters, Jorma Kaukonen, Bonnie Raitt, and even Irving Berlin!
The Phantoms
The Phantoms are rank among the favorite traditions at the Crafts Fair. Leader Joe Veillette, also famous as a guitar builder and multi-instrumentalist, brings four other singers to join in this acapella celebration of the 1950s street corner vocal ensemble. In addition to oldies by Leslie Gore, Dion and the Belmonts and more, there are a few original surprises that you will swear were oldies. You’ll be snapping fingers, moving your feet and before you know it, singing along!
The Kurt Henry Band
Their new CD Heart, Mind & All is making this regional alternative band famous throughout the Northeast as some of the songs, most notably “The Ties That Blind,” are getting radio play throughout the region and across the country. The band consists of some of the area’s finest musicians including Eric Parker (Joe Cocker, Steve Winwood), Alan Groth (The Womblers) and Ross Rice (Peter Frampton). “Kurt Henry has evolved through folk, jazz, latin, rock and quasi-Caribbean styles into his own distinctly American sound. The KHB turns in a tight and varied set of mature tunes.”—Roll Magazine
Ian Weiss
Ian is a diehard teenage musician and songwriter from Newburgh, who’s been playing and performing music since he was nine years old. His influences include jazz, classical, folk, ballad, and rock music. As a singer-songwriter he can be best categorized as acoustic/adult alternative/rock. He compares his style to Dave Matthews, James Taylor, and John Mayer.
