5:00pm • $15 • Tickets on Eventbrite and at the door if still available
The first Saturday of each month Big Howdy hosts a showcase featuring a special guest!
Special Guest:
Kevin Neidig & Henry Koretzky with Aaron Blouin
This Pennsylvania based bluegrass-Americana trio features Kevin Neidig's original songs and strong musicianship topped off with catchy arrangements and soulful vocals.
Kevin Neidig is a gifted guitarist versed in bluegrass and Django swing and his distinctive songwriting and powerfully expressive singing have helped make him 2023 Best Americana Artist as selected by the Central Pennsylvania Music Association, a 2023 Falcon Ridge Emerging Artist, and the winner of the 2024 International Bluegrass Association Picking for the Prize Guitar Contest. He has released numerous solo recordings as well as albums by the group Voxology.
Henry Koretzky has played mandolin, guitar, mandocello and hammered dulcimer in styles ranging from bluegrass to Celtic to swing to klezmer with groups such as Cornerstone, Rootbound, the Old World Folk Band, Sweetwater Reunion, the Contra Rebels and High Strung.
Aaron Blouin is an accomplished bassist based in eastern Pennsylvania who has contributed his rock-solid grooves to a variety of folk and Americana projects.
A DC-based progressive bluegrass band featuring the duet singing of Dede Wyland and Randy Barrett. The group offers a mix of original songs plus reinterpretations of classic country, bluegrass and roots material. Dede is a nationally recognized vocalist while Randy is a well-established singer songwriter and banjoist. Together with Ira Gitlin on bass and Tom McLaughlin on mandolin, Big Howdy sounds unlike any other band. And that's the way they like it.
Dede Wyland - Vocals Guitar
Randy Barrett - Vocals, Banjo, Guitar
Ira Gitlin - Vocal, Bass
Tom McLaughlin - Vocals, Mandolin, Guitar