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EOH Joins Forces with Skyway

Thu, May 27, 2010

EOH Joins Forces with Skyway

The Earlville Opera House is helping present the headline act at this year's Skyway Festival, which is being held earlier than in the past and at a new location.

Skyway will be held June 12 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Hooks Wiltse Field on Eaton Street.

The EOH is co-presenting John Cadley & the Lost Boys with their award-winning bluegrass at 3:30 p.m. as the kickoff to its free Family Series Events this summer.

John Cadley formed the Lost Boys in 1999. He's joined by Henry Jankiewicz on fiddle, Mark Allnatt on banjo and guitar, Ted Williams on mandolin, and John Dancks on bass. Their style is a blend of the traditional bluegrass and original compositions.

The band was voted Syracuse's Best Bluegrass Group for 2009 in the Syracuse New Times "Best of" Readers' Poll.  Their two self produced CDs, Middle of Nowhere and Black Dog, have both won Syracuse Area Music Awards (SAMMYs) for "Best Bluegrass/Folk Recording."

In addition to John Cadley & the Lost Boys, the Skyway Festival will include free performances by Zero Flow, Chris 'Isto' White, Ed Vollmer & Dave Williams, and the Adishakti Dancers.  A Skyway Lounge Chair is being raffled that was painted by children from the Hamilton Center for the Arts.  Raffle tickets are $5.  Heather Elia of the Colgate Bookstore will give a Children's Music Story Workshop.

Also this year, proceeds from food concessions and raffles will benefit the music program at Hamilton Central School. Food will be from the Oddfellows, Colgate Inn, Nichols & Beal, Rusch's Bar & Grill, Barge Canal Coffee House and Michael's.  Festival organizers encourage "green" habits by bringing your own tableware.

 

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