Putting the 'alley' back in The Mohawk Valley!
The Bentwood Rockers are an acoustic duo specializing in old-time country, hokum, Piedmont blues and traditional folk: music from the early days of the recording industry.
Between them, Bill Ackerbauer and Roland Vinyard play a variety of stringed instruments -- fiddle, guitars, many kinds of banjos, mandolin, autoharp, harmonica. They have a stage presence that is both casual and engaging, scholarly and humorous.
Bill, a newspaper editor and writing teacher, is married with two young sons. He has performed throughout the Capital Region as a solo act and with the bluegrass-gospel group Durey Creek.
Roland is an agricultural real estate tycoon and the married father of three grown children. He has played music for way too many years, both solo and with a variety of groups. For more information about Roland's solo endeavors, see www.thebardrocks.com.
Bill and Roland both live in New York’s beautiful Mohawk Valley. Performing as The Bentwood Rockers gives them a outlet for their mutual obsession with the sublime rustic-roots sounds of the 1920s and 30s.
BOOKING INFORMATION
The Bentwood Rockers are available for performances throughout upstate New York and western New England. Their past performance venues include (to name a few): Caffe Lena, the Landis Arboretum, SkyHeart Studio, the Stone Mill at Little Falls, the Caroga Museum, the Nellis Tavern and the Johnstown Historical Society, as well as countless farmers markets and festivals throughout the region.
For more information, contact:
Bill: (518) 210-6181/smokinbill [at] aol.com
Roland: (518) 673-3212/roland [at] thebardrocks.com
EXCITING NEWS! The Bentwood Rockers have released their first studio recording! The full-length CD "Raised in a Lion's Den," in January 2013. It is available via CDbaby, iTunes and directly from Bill and Roland at their performances. Click the image below for details:
Between them, Bill Ackerbauer and Roland Vinyard play a variety of stringed instruments -- fiddle, guitars, many kinds of banjos, mandolin, autoharp, harmonica. They have a stage presence that is both casual and engaging, scholarly and humorous.
Bill, a newspaper editor and writing teacher, is married with two young sons. He has performed throughout the Capital Region as a solo act and with the bluegrass-gospel group Durey Creek.
Roland is an agricultural real estate tycoon and the married father of three grown children. He has played music for way too many years, both solo and with a variety of groups. For more information about Roland's solo endeavors, see www.thebardrocks.com.
Bill and Roland both live in New York’s beautiful Mohawk Valley. Performing as The Bentwood Rockers gives them a outlet for their mutual obsession with the sublime rustic-roots sounds of the 1920s and 30s.
BOOKING INFORMATION
The Bentwood Rockers are available for performances throughout upstate New York and western New England. Their past performance venues include (to name a few): Caffe Lena, the Landis Arboretum, SkyHeart Studio, the Stone Mill at Little Falls, the Caroga Museum, the Nellis Tavern and the Johnstown Historical Society, as well as countless farmers markets and festivals throughout the region.
For more information, contact:
Bill: (518) 210-6181/smokinbill [at] aol.com
Roland: (518) 673-3212/roland [at] thebardrocks.com
EXCITING NEWS! The Bentwood Rockers have released their first studio recording! The full-length CD "Raised in a Lion's Den," in January 2013. It is available via CDbaby, iTunes and directly from Bill and Roland at their performances. Click the image below for details:
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