Canal Street String Band

Sportsmen's Tavern
326 Amherst St. Buffalo NY 14207 716-874-7734

Sunday Jan. 22 @ 4pm

THE CANAL STREET STRING BAND

Banjo * FIDDLE * twin mandolins * String Bass * DOBRO * guitar * Singin’

 $10

THE CANAL STREET STRING BAND

Banjo * FIDDLE * twin mandolins * String Bass * DOBRO * guitar * Singin’

 “Folk and Blues Roots of the Grateful Dead”

A SPECIAL CONCERT PRESENTATION

  The Grateful Dead exposed generations of music fans to the nooks, crannies,

  branches and offshoots of American roots music like perhaps no other act of
  their size and influence.     

  Jerry Garcia grew up listening to field recordings, jazz, traditional folk songs, bluegrass,

  and ancient Child ballads, first getting together with Bob Weir and Pigpen NOT to start

  a rock-and-roll band, but to play jug band music.

  As The Grateful Dead, they learned songs from itinerant street musicians, covered blues

  legends and country singers, and packed a gumbo of musical styles into their own canon

  of beloved original songs.

  Join The Canal Street String Band, NY State Presenters Network “performing artists

  of the highest professional caliber,” to explore the deep well of American music that

  inspired The Grateful Dead, and discover some fascinating stories behind the music.

  With fiddle, banjo, dobro, jaw harp, string bass, guitar, mandolin, three voices, and a pair
  of cow bones, this program delights the uninitiated right alongside the Deadheads in the
  crowd.       

“The first thing to know about this show is who the players are: The Canal Street String Band comprises three of the region’s finest roots music musicians.

You may love the Dead, in which case this show is a must-see. Or you may not love the Dead, in which case you are wrong, and these three will demonstrate why, by plumbing the influences that led Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir to form the jug band that eventually became one of the great American cultural institutions of the latter half of the 20th century.

Gem of a concert. Don’t miss it.”

-Geoff Kelly, The Public, Buffalo NY

Coming to see the show from out of town? Please visit our friends at the Adams Mark Hotel.
http://www.adamsmark.com/
Please call 716-845-5100 to get a special Sportsmen’s Tavern Rate for Concert Series Ticket Holders.
Or try the Best Western on Delaware Avenue
http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/US/NY/Buffalo-hotels/BEST-WESTERN-On-The-Avenue/Hotel-Overview.do?propertyCode=33035&cm_mmc=PTI-_-local-_-feed-_-33035
716-886-8333
Please Note that the artists have a 3 hour window to complete the show. This does not meant the performance will be 3 hours in length.
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