Member Since: 8/23/2006
Band Website: http://www.cavandkav.com
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*** Deb Cavanaugh, artist/educator, singer/songwriter, teacher in alternative education and a fascinating folk artist, makes music a part of everything she does. She performs her own music, as well as a full range of folk material, and plays a variety of instruments, including mandolin, dulcimer, guitar and limber jack. She incorporates her extensive travel around the U.S., via thumb, VW bus and more, and her experience with many styles of music, from classical voice and piano to jazz and rock and roll, into her songs and performances. She was a founding member of “General Eclectic,†a psychedelic folk/rock band based in Albany, NY. Having been the recipient of a “Meet the Composers†grant, she developed a songwriting workshop for young people and has taught and continues to teach that workshop in various summer camps, libraries and schools. Her other workshops include simple instrument construction from recycled materials, and folksongs and dances from different cultures in different languages. She is very committed to cultural diversity. She is also a registered Music Together teacher and owns and runs Heldeberg Music Together in Albany, NY, teaching music to young people ages birth through 4 years with their parent or other caregiver. As a teen, Deb was involved with a choir working with Duke Ellington and much later sang back-up with Melanie in Albany and Saratoga Springs, NY. Deb teaches and performs for all ages, specializing in teaching ages 2 through 8th grade, and is available for private lessons for all ages.
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********** Dick Kavanaugh began playing music as a teenager. His interests have centered on folk music with a political twist. He was introduced to folk music at Caffe Lena in the 60s and soon became a fixture there. His first serious musical endeavor began when he joined up with "Old Songs", a group dedicated to the preservation of traditional music. For 5 years, Dick was the rhythm guitar player for the “Silver Strand Band†a popular contradance band in the Capital region. He later became the first president of the board of directors at Caffe Lena. He plays guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and pennywhistle. Dick also writes fiddle and banjo tunes, is very knowledgeable about the history and construction of those and other instruments and does repair work on various string instruments. He worked as a DJ on a popular folk program at the community radio station WCUW in Worcester, MA. His commitment to "the folk process" is obvious in his teaching style. His complete respect for and openness to all people, regardless of their struggles, is equally obvious in his interactions with young people.
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