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Schenectady Green Market, August 10, 12-2,
https://www.schenectadygreenmarket.com/
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Listeners Choice Music Festival
https://fultonville.org/event/listeners-choice-music-festival/
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Mittlers in Saratoga – Friday, June 20, 5-8
Gail Sparlin and Cecelia Gray
Schenectady Green Market
Sunday March 16, 2025,
12-2PM
Curated Personal Story Evening
Mopco Improv Theatre
January 17, 2025
8PM
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Gail Sparlin and Cecelia Gray
Showcase Fundraiser with other local artists!
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Songwriter Circle
Saturday, October 5th , 2024 – 8:00pm
Almost Unplugged – an intimate evening of acoustic music by local artists
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May 25-The Swamp Lily Charity Hour!
A variety show featuring some of the finest talent in the Capital District and supporting local charities!
Get your tickets on Eventbrite! Click here!
This month’s charity, MohonCares
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Singer/Songwriter Patrick Sharrow
Patrick Sharrow is a Nashville-based Roots Rock/Americana singer-songwriter. With over 14 years of experience as a performer, he has garnered quite the reputation in town for being a powerful frontman and lead vocalist whose skills and creativity on the guitar have made him a highly sought after session musician and a valuable commodity on the road. Born and raised in Upstate NY, Patrick cut his teeth at an early age performing in dive bars and beer halls throughout the northeast. As a multi-instrumentalist, Patrick has developed a unique songwriting style, drawing upon musical influences ranging from Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and The Eagles to more contemporary icons such as Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton and Ryan Adams. His songs explore the human condition and project the ideal blend of homegrown lyrical honesty with catchy, yet biting melodies. “Patrick Sharrow has long been heralded as one of the brightest young stars in Nashville” Says Iain McArthur (Rockfiend Publications) In 2020, after releasing his debut EP, ‘Closing Arguments’, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, the recording capital of the world to pursue a career in music full time. “Originally from upstate New York, he’s been playing the Downtown bar scene and paying his dues as a session musician before finally getting his turn in the spotlight with this splendid debut album.”
Stand Up Comedian Cecelia Gray
Cecelia Gray is an educator, online content creator, writer, and actor who has appeared Off Broadway, on television, and in several feature films. She was the recipient of the 2013 Bloggie award for Best New Weblog and has written pop culture commentary for MTV and VH1. Today she does the same thing on TikTok for an audience of 278,000 followers. She is a proud labor organizer who has been working to unionize online content creators since 2020 and is currently working on a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities in conjunction with Arizona State University to document the citizen scientists of TikTok and their experiments with machine learning algorithms. Currently she works as a middle school special education teacher which she calls “a lot easier and better than working on the internet.”
Singer Jenna Sue
Jenna Sue was only 8 years old when she first discovered her love for
country music. Despite being a bit shy, her grandfather encouraged her to take the stage and perform at senior citizen events and school plays. As she grew older, Jenna Sue continued pursuing her passion for country music by joining several bands and even touring with a Sixties Rock Experience production that visited various casinos in the New England area. After gaining valuable experience from performing with multiple bands, Jenna Sue decided to shift her focus towards solo shows. She averaged around 50-60 solo shows and performances per year and eventually landed opportunities to open for renowned national country artists like Maddie and Tae, Granger Smith, Ingrid Andress, Caylee Hammock, Runaway June, Randy Travis and Billy Gilman among others. Her talent earned her recognition as a nominee for Best Female Country Artist in the Northeast Region. With an already impressive resume filled with achievements and memorable moments, she continues chasing after her dreams. The sky is truly the limit for Jenna Sue
Hip Hop Artist Kythre
Kyle May, known by his stage name Kythre, is a young musician with a passion for rap music, drawing inspiration from Juice WRLD and Mac Miller. Born in Schenectady and raised by his mother, Kyle moved through several towns before settling in Rotterdam at age 9. His musical journey began early, joining the choir and later diving into music production and music theory classes in high school. Kyle is continuing to develop his distinctive sound, blending rap with diverse musical influences.
House Band Swamp Lily
Host Gail Sparlin-2023 Eddies Songwriter of the Year nominee and former music educator, Cecelia Gray-Vocalist, script co-writer, and educator, Larry Finke-Keyboard, area performer and member Grand Central Station, Leslie Eliashuk-Backing vocals and music educator, Dan Hoke–Bass and music educator, Mike Salamone-Trumpet, vocals, and music educator, Nate Finke-Keyboard, cajon, and area composer, Jacki Ennis-Violin and music educator, Evan Curcio-Lead guitar and music major, Laura Rickard– Backing vocals and songwriter, Mike DeMarco-Area drummer, Matt Bielinski– Area drummer.
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The Swamp Lily Charity Hour, March 30!
A variety show featuring some of the finest talent in the Capital District and supporting local charities! Get your tickets on Eventbrite! Click here!
March’s program features:
Charity: Manning Moo’s Angel Fund
Comedian Dee Watson
“Dee Watson is friendly, relatable and funny! She brings a unique
point of view and has crowds laughing along with her as she explores her life through the lens of mother, wife, daughter and observer of humanity, all with hilarious results she has performed on stages throughout the Northeast like the Funny Bone comedy clubs, the Comedy Works, Cabot Comedy Club, The Hu Ke Lau and The Chicago Women’s Funny Fest, ComedyPlatz2017, Finger Lakes Comedy Festival, Baltimore Comedy Festival and as a finalist in the Ladies of Laughter competition at the Turning Stone Casino.”
Singer/Songwriter and Drummer Steve Candlen
“Songs can present themselves anywhere from conversation to contemplation in every aspect of experience one might encounter on any given day. Recognizing such moments as inspiration and the ammunition to write something poignant and cohesive is half the battle. Steve Candlen writes simple yet vulnerable melodies about the experiences of life, love, and perspective in the 21st century. “I enjoy writing from a title that hands me a topic allowing me to color in the blanks. Other than that I’m just an average minded goofball.” Candlen played drums for most of his life in and around his hometown of Albany, NY – touring nationally with Felix Caveliere’s Rascals (The Young Rascals) 88′ through 96′, performing with Columbia recording artist Franklin Micare and Irish folk artist Kevin Mckrell. In 2003 Candlen decided to start performing solo (guitar/vocal). He was the winner of the 2005 “Music For Miracles” Songwriting Contest with the title ” All Over The World”, was voted Metroland Magazine’s “Best Male Vocalist 2006”, and “Best Drummer 2007”. Steve has continued to be recognized as one of the capital region’s most talented songwriters and performers, most recently as the 2022 and 2023 winner of The Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Awards Solo or Duo Artist of the Year.
House Band Swamp Lily
Host Gail Sparlin-2023 Eddies Songwriter of the Year nominee and former music educator, Cecelia Gray-Vocalist, script co-writer, and educator, Larry Finke-Keyboard, area performer and member Grand Central Station, Leslie Eliashuk-Backing vocals and music educator, Dan Hoke–Bass and music educator, Mike Salamone-Trumpet, vocals, and music educator, Nate Finke-Keyboard, cajon, and area composer, Jacki Ennis-Violin and music educator, Evan Curcio-Lead guitar and music major, Laura Rickard– Backing vocals and songwriter, Mike DeMarco-Area drummer, Matt Bielinski– Area drummer.
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February 3rd-The Swamp Lily Charity Hour!
A variety show featuring some of the finest talent in the Capital District and supporting local charities!
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Tuesday, 12/5/23, 6:30 PM
SO IT GOES
Songs Inspired by the Writings of Kurt Vonnegut
Voorheesville Public Library Reading Music Series
Featuring Cecelia Gray and Leslie Eliashuk
An original song cycle based on the writings of Kurt Vonnegut. Part book discussion and part musical performance, this event is a unique opportunity to delve deeper into Vonnegut’s writing and the universality of his themes.
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Friday, October 23
Bullshead Inn, Cobleskill
Gail Sparlin and Cecelia Gray
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The Swamp Lily Charity Hour
Sunday, 6/11/23, 2-3
A Cabaret Benefitting Local Charities
Harmony Hall, Ballston Spa, NY 12020
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Sunday, 4/23/23, 5:00PM
Novel BIBLIO-BREW
So It Goes
Songs Inspired by the Writings of Kurt Vonnegut
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Saturday, 11/5/22, 8:00PM
Valatie Community Theatre
Local Artist Showcase-Double header with Gail Sparlin & Swamp Lily opening, followed by the Amy Ryan Band. Featuring tunes from the new album, “This Holy Place.“
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2020-21 Highlights:
- Monday, 3/1/21, 7:00PM – Caffe Lena, “Ricks Picks” – 30 minutes of live stream from the historical Caffe Lena stage hosted by Saratoga song man, Rick Bolton. Featuring new tunes from the upcoming record,”This Holy Place.”
- Friday, 9/11/20, 7:00PM- Live at Landis Full Moon Series- At home concert hosted by the Landis Arboretum. Live stream with Gail and Larry Finke in an evening featuring originals and genre spanning standards.
2019 Highlights:
- Friday, 8/9, 7:30PM – The Grand Kabaret– New Ulm, MN- Gail and her brother Scott with an evening of originals and genre spanning standards.
2018 Highlights:
With Tas Cru and His Band of Tortured Souls:
- 7/21/18, 8:30 –Pittsburgh Blues and Roots Festival, main stage, Pittsburgh, PA
- 8/18/18, 12:50PM – White Mountain Boogie and Blues Festival, Thornton, NH
2017 Highlights:
- Saturday, 4/29, 1PM– He’s back! Giving some time to the Middleburgh Public Library with another Kurt Vonnegut program. More musicians, new arrangements, same paradox. Join me, Cecelia Gray, Leslie Marie, Peter Belenchia, and Malachi Martin on April 29 at 1PM. Check out the library events here.
- Monday, 4/18, 7PM – Stormy Monday Blues Hour, WRPI Radio. Tune in for an hour of blues and a story or two. 91.5 WRPI.
- Wednesday, 1/27, 7PM – Featured act, Saratoga Acoustic Blues Society Open Mic & Jam, Caffe Lena, 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs. Get your blues on and listen to some great tunes in the country’s oldest coffee house!
- Wednesday, 8/26, 7PM – Albany Public Library Reading Music Program, “So It Goes,” songs inspired by Kurt Vonnegut. Featuring Leslie Eliashuk, Patrick Sharrow, and Peter Belenchia as narrator. View Facebook event here.
- Friday, 9/18, 7PM- Joining the Lost Radio Rounders, Third Friday Charity Concert Series Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church, 2291 Western Ave, Guilderland. View event here.
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