Artists & Performers

EBFA Featured Artists Over the Years

We’re proud to have welcomed so many talented artists to Keene Valley over the years. Explore artists from this year and past seasons.

Note: We're currently updating our site to include events from 2024 and earlier. Please check back soon for the latest additions.

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Seagle Festival Presents: Life is Happiness Indeed

East Branch Friends of the Arts continues with our annual presentation of the Seagle Festival in Keene Valley. This year the wonderful singers of Seagle are presenting Life is Happiness Indeed-the music of Leonard Bernstein.

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Henhouse Prowlers

With many of their wildest dreams strung across more than two decades together, the Prowlers' sight remains fixed on the future.

It’s been 20 years well spent. The kinship between Ben Wright (banjo, vocals), Chris Dollar (guitar, vocals), Jon Goldfine (bass, vocals), and Jake Howard (mandolin, vocals) is palpable, the four having traveled to places most would never predict. Using these experiences as a foundation, there’s truly no limit to where this Chicago-based quartet will go – literally anywhere.

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Stanton Street Duo

Praised for their evocative performances and intense musical chemistry, the Stanton Street Duo attracts a diverse range of audiences. Their electrifying renditions of traditional and contemporary tango music make for dynamic and unique experiences that connect listeners to a reimagined setting of the style. Their pioneering approach has led to the creation of their own original works and newly commissioned pieces for this distinctive instrumental combination.

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Susan Werner

Over the course of her twenty five year career, Susan Werner has earned a reputation as “one of the most innovative songwriters working today” (Chicago Tribune). With formidable chops on guitar (she began playing at age 5) and piano (she was a guest on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz), along with a graduate degree in voice performance, her shows are a one-woman master class in musicianship.

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