Live at Caffe Lena: Music from America’s Legendary Coffeehouse, 1967-2013

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Visit the Caffe Lena Facebook page and you are greeted with a quote from Dave Van Ronk, “Caffe Lena is the best damn acoustic music club in the world!” The list of artists who have taken the stage of the upstate New York coffee house goes a long way to supporting the assertion. In addition to Van Ronk, Tom Paxton, David Amram, Rosalie Sorrels, Utah Phillips, Jerry Jeff Walker, Arlo Guthrie, Kate McGarrigle, Pete Seeger, Patty Larkin, Bill Morrissey, Christine Lavin, and John Gorka only scratch the surface of the luminaries who have made the trek to Saratoga Springs in […] Read more »

Inside Llewyn Davis

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Okay, so we’ve not yet seen Inside Llewyn Davis, so it’s hard to give it an unqualified recommendation, but the Coen Brothers’ have put one of the great, but overlooked periods in American folk music in front of a mass audience and that’s worthy of some support. The film is currently in limited release, so check your local listings. We can, however, recommend the soundtrack without reservation. T-Bone Burnett has once again outdone himself, bringing together a great collection of contemporary musicians (including Justin Timberlake!) and drawing some terrific performances from the films actors. If you didn’t catch any of […] Read more »

Dan Navarro talks about Sundilla

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Maybe we take for granted what we have in Sundilla. In 2013, we will bring in performers from 12 states (California, Oregon, North Dakota, Iowa, Texas, Illinois, New York, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama) and Paris, France. All of them make a living by making music; for them it’s their full-time job, not something they do in their spare time. Bringing in diverse talents from so many different places was never something we thought about; it’s just what we do. But it turns out that it’s a bigger deal than we thought. Before he started his second set on May […] Read more »

The Sundilla Interview with Joe Crookston

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We kick off the 2013 season of the Sundilla Acoustic Concert Series with Joe Crookston. Joe was gracious enough to sit down for an interview with Kelly Walker while taking a break from touring at his home in the Fingerlakes Region of New York state. There is a lot more to Joe than just his music, which is already pretty great. Joe and Kelly talked about his upcoming projects, drawing people’s stories from them, and making your way as an independent artist in the current music scene. Read more »

Dave Potts Live at Sundilla CD

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Long time fans of Sundilla know that one of our best friends is Dave Potts. When Dave Potts plays Sundilla, it’s always guaranteed to be a big deal and an even bigger crowd. In 2011, Dave approached us about taking advantage of our wonderful performance space and great audiences to record a live CD of some of his new songs and old favorites. We jumped at the chance. On April 3 was the official release date for Dave Potts Live at Sundilla. With Dave’s great music, original photography by Kathryn Olsen and liner notes by our own Bailey Jones, its […] Read more »