Bob Wright: News

Lots of good things happening... Tavern show coming up... the Bluegrass series with Cross, Farrell, Cohen and Wright... Art by the Ferry... Staten Island Irish Fair... Staten Island Museums Naturefest...

Just got a call from the Tavern for a show in April. Comne on out an dsing some songs about our little island.

The Museum show went great... SRO crowd. Have a house concert coming up in a few weeks and a tentative date with Mara Levine for March.

Well, it is almost here and we are all practiced up and ready to let it rip. Hope to see you at the Museum Thursday night for The Oyster Aristocracy.

Just got a phone call today from the Brooklyn Council of the Arts that my song, The Dust Came Down, was selected for the show they are planning on September 11. I'm honored to be chosen and it should be an interesting and moving event. I'll post more details when I get them but be sure to come out and support this great event.

Great fun at Bound for Glory and a big thank you to those who listened in. The Belles were in full glory and you miissed a good one if you didn't hear it. And a thanks to Phil and Terry and the rest of the crew for both their professionalism and caring.

Working on the Oyster stuff; studio time next week and hopefully something to put out at the show in October when we world premiere it. Bound for Glory in July and Waterpod in August.

We'll be helping COAHSI celebrate the arrival of Waterpod at the Salt Pier on Staten Island.

Remember... Bill and I join the Belles Trio on the Bound for Glory radio show the evening of 7/26 up there in lovely Ithaca. Come out and hear us or stream it live on WVBR 93.5 FM starting at 8:30. Http://wvbr.com

This years festival is bigger and better. Attendance seems up and there is still another weekend to go. We're not playing next weekend but Bill and I did a very well received set yesterday and plan to be back next year.

Some excellent talent at the ETG Cafe last night and a hefty chunk of change raised for the Art by the Ferry Festival... which is the next two weekends. Bill and I will be playing on Saturday the 6th.

Check out the calendar for a bunch of new gigs coming up in the next month or so.

The oyster stuff is really coming together and should be well seasoned by the time we debut it at the Museum in the Fall. Probably try out a couple of them on Make Music New York Day... also at the Museum this year.

Went to a fundraiser at Mara Levine's yesterday to help protest Immigrant family detention. Si Kahn was there and it was great to pick a few with him and to help his grassroots organization raise awareness of something we should all be ashamed of.

A splendid time was had by all at the Beatles Cabaret. Be there the next time.

Bill and I will be doing a couple of Beatles things at this show tonight if you want to get in touch with your inner fab. We will be two of many and it should be a fun night.
8- 10 p.m.

A big thanks to Ralph Litwin and all the folks at Cablevision for hosting us This past Wenesday and giving us a chance to do what we do. We did about 6 songs and tunes for the show and are looking forward to it getting out there in cyber world for y'all.

Just got word that my grant application for the Oyster Aristocracy project was approved by COAHSI and am really excited to be doing this one. There will be a show in the Fall of 2009 at the Staten Island Museum. Should be fun.

We'll be taping this very cool TV show on December 3rd and I'll let you know when it airs.

Had a couple of excellent shows this weekend with wonderful audiences. Very different shows but both well-received and fun to do.

Starting to get real excited about the upcoming show on immigration. We'll have a bunch of new songs written for the grant from COAHSI and some of the old stuff that deals with immigration. Don't miss it!

Had a great time yesterday at the Great Kills Library. Had a full room of attentive, appreciative folks... thanks for coming. And thanks to Hishi Velardo for having us.

We've been iinvited to perform on Ralph Litwins fine cable TV show out of New Jersey, tentatively early December. Should be great fun and am really looking forward to it.

Had a great time at Mara's CD release party last weekend helping to promote her new CD Mara's Gems and getting the opportunity to play with some new folks.
Was in Moon studio the next day recording some tracks for the immigrant stuff with Bob Conroy and Bill Doerge. Looking forward to that show in November.

I've added a bunch of new shows for the Fall; hope you can make some.