Live Music with the Farley String Band [summer@lava]

Farley String Band will entertain with rousing old-time fiddle tunes, jigs, reels, airs, and beautiful slow waltzes.

All together they play an impressive assortment of instruments including hammer dulcimer, accordion, bodhran, bones and MORE!

The Farley String Band consists of nine local musicians playing traditional folk and fiddle tunes with many of those tunes originally coming from Ireland and Scotland. The principal instruments are violin, guitar, banjo, hammered dulcimer, accordion, mandolin, recorder and bodhran. Some of the members play multiple instruments including harmonica, penny whistle and bones.

The group began about seven years ago when Harry Sharbaugh and Wes Green got together regularly to play old time music, Wes on banjo and Harry on hammered dulcimer. Later, Harry’s wife Sue joined in with her accordion, as did their friend, Steve Winters on guitar. The group began performing publicly after Shirley Tripp (violin) and Alfred Barten (mandolin, tenor banjo) joined the group. Since then other members have been added.

Members include:
Harry Sharbaugh (hammered dulcimer, recorder, harmonica)
Sue Sharbaugh (accordion)
Wes Green (clawhammer banjo)
Steve Winters (guitar)
Shirley Tripp (violin)
Lisa Cornish (violin)
Alfred Barten (mandolin, tenor banjo)
Doug Selwyn (flute)
Robert Lord (Bodhran, pennywhistle, harmonica, bones)

This is a free concert, funded by the Crossroads Cultural District and Mass Cultural Council (MCC). Donations are appreciated.