Fri 10/30 @ 7PM
A little more than 15 years ago, a quintet called Long Road, featuring veteran Ohio folk musicians, was playing around the area, offering an eclectic repertoire that reached back to the ’60s folk revival, when young musicians were rediscovering genres such as blues, bluegrass, traditional folk and other indigenous American musical form, and adding some psychedelic rock, rockabilly, pop and jazz.
After that group ran out of steam, one of its leaders, Cleveland Heights guitarist/vocalist/songwriter David Budin, revived the concept with New Long Road. It includes one of the other former members, Celtic harpist/guitarist/vocalist/banjo player Celia Hollander Lewis, plus three new recruits: another 50-year veteran of the area music scene, vocalist Robin Stratton; cellist Jeffrey Singler; and flutist Sarah Lambert.
This past summer they brought a show to Cain Park’s Alma Theater called “California Dreamin’: A 1966 Folk-Rock Concert.” It featured their own distinctive arrangements of songs from the year, along with Budin’s wry historical narrative, telling stories about the musicians who made the songs famous. The show was almost sold out, and people who couldn’t make it were demanding a chance to hear it. So the ensemble is bringing it to The Treelawn Social Club in the Waterloo Arts District with two extra songs, they’re promising.
You can get tickets HERE.