Band

Acoustic country blues. Greg Grodem, Pat Barrie and Jim Reidy.

Old time jam.  

. . . it was a cold night in central new york, the snow was deep and the truck got stuck. we saw many wild nights at the farm; wild turkey, homebrew, baked ziti, and the last fifty-fifty was a little bit lean. we had gone our separate ways since then, but red garvin and the soggy bottom bandit remained and would soon meet grabford, who came from a long line of musicians, and was born with banjo picks on his right hand, which was great for picking, but a little too good for bad itches.

Upstate NY, Thats what influences PANHANDLE. Forests, Mountians, Rivers, Streams, Farms and Friends. A simple life creates a simple yet unique sound. This band is made from friends and brothers and nothing more. Influenced by the sounds of classic country, folk, blues, metal and rock, Panhandle is making their way into the music business one venue at a time. You can see them at bars, clubs, art galleries, book stores and large concert venues across the North East. Panhandle takes pride in the organic natural sounds they produce. The musicianship in the band is tasteful yet still raw.

Born, raised and educated in southern Virginia, Drew grew up listening to a strange mixture of 70's country rock, motown, bluegrass and barber shop music. He played in odd bands in Boston with obscure names, then after 16 years of stressfull driving moved to Ithaca New York. His ghost (or is it really him?) occasionally materializes at open mics where patrons can hear his songs about love, loss, and driving (sometimes all in the same song).

Michael Hansen is a banjo player from Forest Hill, Maryland. He has taken some ques from Joe Thompson, Dirk Powell, Tony Ellis, and Otis Taylor (among others....like Matt Noonan). He began playing the banjo in high school and has since added the guitar, harmonica, ukulele, kazoo & jug to his repertoire. He cut his teeth playing live at a Salisbury area open mic…the now defunct Aesop’s Table. After that he spent a year playing in various venues in the lower 48 states as well as in some very prestigious pubs in Ireland.

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Toivo, the band from Trumansburg playing Finger Lakes Traditional music, has a new CD! It's called "Laughing Shoe" and it's stepping out with lots of Rich Koski's original accordion numbers, some Finnish tunes, some Tex-Mex tunes, and some other nearly forgotten dance numbers from all over the place. We'd like you to come to our nearby CD Release Party!