Rosendale Street Festival 2008 - Fire Benefit Concerts for Michael and Rebekah - Fund Drive, and Benefit Concerts of Feb 25 and Mar 18 - - Mid Hudson Valley

July 19th and 20th, 2008

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Fire Benefit Concerts for Michael and Rebekah
- Fund Drive, and Benefit Concerts of Feb 25 and Mar 18 -

The Moose and Rebekah on their former porch

On January 31st, an electrical fire destroyed Michael "The Moose" Dmoch and Rebekah Lowden's home and virtually all of their belongings. They were in the middle of negotiating a new insurance policy, and are only marginally covered. Also, one of their two beloved cats Lilly the Tabby is missing and presumed dead. Those of us who run the Street Festival, and Ulster County's music scene as a whole, extend our sympathies and resources to Michael and Rebekah.

Together the couple form Redwood Moose, familiar for their many musical performances, and their tireless work in organizing area music concerts. Outside of years of work on the Street Festival, they also created the Rosendale Homegrown FolkFest and ran a festival series in Rosendale's new Willow Kiln Park. As a part of their musical endeavors, they are members of the activist singing group Voices for Peace and Woodstock classical group Ars Choralis.

"We want to convey our gratitude to all of you. We are deeply touched by the strong wave of support, emotional and otherwise that has come to us in the past few days. We love this town of Rosendale, and its sometimes fractious people. We are immensely affected by the wave of love coming to us from our community. Our deepest thanks to all."

Love, Michael and Reb

Mailing a Contribution

Checks can be made-out and mailed to the following:

Rebekah Lowden and Mike Dmoch Fire Account
PO Box 441
Rosendale, NY 12472-0441

Lilly the Tabby

The house a few days after the fire

The Benefit Concert on February 25th

This all day benefit concert was a great success. Held at the Rosendale Recreation Center, the turnout was excellent, funds were collected, and delicious meals were offered by area food establishments.

The February 25th Concert Lineup was:

12:00pm	The Saints of Swing	Specializing in eclectic and electric selections of foot-tappin' Swing classics, and featuring Rene Bailey.
2:00pm	Les Vegas	... with Les will be Bill Merchant and Michael Gross.
3:00pm	Kurt Henry	The consumate bandleader-songwriter.
4:00pm	Uncle Buckle	... with Mark Brown, bandleader-songwriter. Watch for his single "Bucket Truck" that's getting airplay.
5:00pm	Joey Eppard	A brilliant songwriter, performing solo for this event.
6:00pm	Sabor Con Colour	A Latin band "playing the best in salsa and R&B."
7:00pm	Machan Trio	... with special guest Danny Louis of Gov't Mule, T Xiques on percussion, and Charlie Kniceley on Bass.
8:00pm	The Retro Rockets	Featuring Jimmy Eppard, Tall Paul, Pete Levin and Charlie Kniceley.
9:00pm	Uncle Funk	... with Joe Beesmer, Jesse Greff, Randy Chiarlante, Pete Levin

Second Benefit Concert on March 18th

This was an intimate acoustic follow-up benefit to the bigger concert on February 25th, at the Rosendale Cafe.

The March 18th Benefit Lineup was:

3:00pm	James Krueger	"A crackling guitar and melodious voice..." --PokJournal
3:30pm	Jeff Entin	A Rosendale resident who has been performing both solo and in bands for years, and currently plays guitar for the MotherLode Trio. His solo work focuses on virtuoso guitar playing as well as vocals, with a selection of originals and covers.
4:00pm	Bill Vanaver	Upbeat and smart acoustic folklore music from the co-founder of the amazing Vanaver Caravan.
4:30pm	Blue Mountain	Ernie Mortuzans and Wayne Nord on guitar and vocals, and vocalist Jeanne Weiss
5:00pm Changed	Todd Giudice	Todd hails from New York's Hudson Valley and has been performing as a solo acoustic artist in the Northeast for the last five years. His unique style of songwriting could be characterized as "Folk-Rock with Roots-Americana on the side". Todd blends an evocative lyric style with his inventive and rhythmic guitar playing. Listeners often feel the deeper emotional components of Todd's songs woven into the melodies; beauty, elation, loss and regret.
5:30pm Changed	The Virginia Wolves	Sensitive songwriting, beautiful harmonies, and eclectic instrumentation make this local duo a must-see.
6:00pm	Flames of Discontent	A politically edgy duo (and sometimes trio), playing both originals and folk classics.
6:30pm	Mikhail Horowitz & Gilles Malkine	This witty and energetic duet caps off the evening, most likely with their usual shocking antics, excellent musicianship, and provoking commentary.
7:00pm	North Country Boys	Play jazzy instrumentals, bluegrass and originals; the band features guitarist Rob Logsdon and drummer/singer Tim Whalen.
7:30pm	Bar Scott	An outrageously accomplished singer-songwriter with a beautiful sense of melody; and poignant, intellient lyrics.
8:00pm	Big Joe Fitz	A heady mixture of swinging blues, sinuous, slow boil funk, and deeply soulful ballads. He's well known as the host of WDST's long running Bluesbreak program

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