Andy Avery and I met when we both played in the Sunny Land Happy Time Washboard Band at SUNY Albany. He is a very talented singer and guitar player, and it was great having him perform at the Freeze-Dried.
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Category: Music
Buffalo Gals – Sept. 6, 1975
One of the first all girl bluegrass bands, it was a real treat to have them at the Freeze-Dried Coffee House. They consisted of Nancy Josephson (bass), Susie Monick (banjo), Carol Siegal (mandolin), Martha Trachtenberg (guitar), and Sue Raines (fiddle).
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Don & Victoria Armstrong – Feb. 28, 1975
Don & Victoria and their back-up band performed at the coffee house.
Rambler’s ReelOld CowhandBlood-thirsty SkeetersLunch on HenriettaBack on the BottleLove LetterComfort StationOne RoseForty-Second StreetRandom BluesSunsets of RosesHouse of Blue LightsRocky Mt. NunRose of San AntoneRunawayMiss Otis RegretsDear DepartedWabash BluesMoon on Santa FeAccentuate the PositiveCow Cow BoogiePoor Man’s PneumoniaChattanooga Choo ChooEight to the BarScotch and SodaHey, Good Lookin’I Fall to Pieces
Robin & Linda Williams – Feb. 7, 1975
I first met Robin Williams when he was still a single. He was playing at the Oneonta Coffee House and my friend Izzy called me and told me to come down to see him. We hung out with him that weekend and have been friends ever since. We even met up with Robin and Linda on their honeymoon in Aspen in 1973. This is their first appearance at the Freeze-Dried Coffee house. You can find their other appearances at the right.
They can be reached at: www.robinandlinda.com
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Jack Hardy – Feb. 1, 1975
This is Jack’s first appearance at the Freeze-Dried Coffee house. You can find other Freeze-Dried performances at the right. You can also find an earlier performance from 1973 here. (Jack Hardy: Nov. 23, 1947-March 11, 2011)
Stony Creek – Dec. 7, 1974
Stony Creek was a really excellent trio from up north of Albany, NY. Comprised of John Strong, Hank Soto, and bass player, they played a really nice variety of music. Give a listen.
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Gloria & Roger – Nov. 23, 1974
Gloria Jean is a fine singer. The fact that she was my girlfriend at the time, had no effect on my hiring her. Just listen to her great singing.
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Lew London – Nov. 16, 1974
I first met Lew London when he was the banjo player in The Bottle Hill Boys, a bluegrass group originally out of New Jersey. A phenomenal musician, he formed a trio after leaving Bottle Hill. But, don’t take my word, listen for yourself. He played the coffee house every year I ran it.
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Jim Tepe – Aug. 1974
Jim Tepe is a singer/guitar player from Merrick, NY. Or at least he was in 1973-1974 when we used to play together. He introduced me to a lot of Jonathan Edwards songs.
If you want to order any of Jim’s CDs, click here.
Cry, Cry Blue
Flag Decal
Old Joe Clark
Athens County
Ballad of Jed Clampett
Shanty
Act Naturally
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Spanish Pipedream
Friend of the Devil
Foggy Mt. Breakdown
Hard workin John/Please Daddy
Rocky Mt. High
I’ve Got a Name
Sunshine
Big Jim
Dixie Breakdown
Mountain Air
Paradise
Arkansas Traveler
Sugar Baby
Cedar Hill
Shanty
Danny’s Song
Emma
City of New Orleans
Jack Hardy – Aug. 8, 1973
I first met Jack in Aspen, CO, in the summer of 1973. My friend, Izzy and I were camping out with Robin & Linda Williams, who had just gotten married, and they introduced us. Jack was scheduled to play at a place called “Jakes Abbey” in downtown Aspen. On a lark, I borrowed a tape recorder (reel to reel) and taped his performance that night. Needless to say, I was blown away and have been a fan ever since. I later hired Jack every year that I ran the Freeze-Dried Coffeehouse at SUNY Albany in NY. All of those performances are available on this website. On this page are photos from that night. As a matter of fact you can hear Jack telling me to get lost during his performance. Beau Hale on bass, and Jill Burkee on Mandolin.