The Ossining Public Library is proud to present a live concert of “oldtimey” fiddle music featuring master-fiddler, Harry Bolick, and his band, Wahoo. The concert will take place on Sunday, September 12 at 3:00 pm in the Budarz Theater located in the library at 53 Croton Avenue in Ossining, New York. The concert is free and all are welcome.
A thirty year veteran of the New York ‘Oldtimey' music scene, fiddler Harry Bolick has mastered a variety of local fiddling styles from the southern states in a multitude of differing tunings, and has collected and composed a large number of contemporary fiddle tunes in traditional styles.
Born in Mississippi, he has focused on, recorded, and taught workshops in the classic fiddle tunes from Carroll County, Mississippi. He has 5 recordings to his credit and performs in the "Wahoo String Band", as well as leading duos and bands under his own name
Over the years he has formed or played with numerous bands, including Wahoo, Reel to Reel, Tunesmith, The Wooden Nickel, Gridlock, Screaming Lulu, and Zombie Lust. He has shared his passion for music with large festival crowds and in intimate coffeehouse settings from Massachusetts to North Carolina. Harry's large repertoire includes southern tunes and songs from friends, early commercial and field recordings, as well as many of his own original tunes. Currently a resident of Hastings-On-Hudson, Harry appears regularly throughout the tri-state area.