Hailing from New York's Hudson Valley, the versatile Shovel Ready String Band performs heartfelt original songs alongside up-tempo fiddle tunes, country blues, bluegrass, and traditional ballads of love and loss. Featuring tight vocal harmonies and polished arrangements, the band has appeared at many fine local venues including Daryl's House, the Towne Crier, the Common Ground Coffee House and the Pleasantville Music Festival.
The band's second album, Dig a Little Deeper, delivers a rich trove of original songs, ranging from haunting reflections on family histories, to incisive takes on current social issues and wry observations on the tribulations of daily life. The disc features tight vocal harmonies and polished arrangements, showcasing the exquisite fiddling of Ted Kuhn along with Mike Dwyer’s tasteful mandolin licks.
Jim Ballentine, bass
Karen Goodman, guitar, banjo & autoharp
Ted Kuhn, fiddle
Charlotte Elizabeth Falk, concertina
Dan Herman, guitar & banjo
Michael Dwyer, mandolin
Photos by Lynda Shenkman and Ross Corsair.