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Holly Jolly Saturday

It’s a Gazebo Gatherings tradition – join us Friday, September 2 for our final concert of the 2011 Summer Gazebo Gatherings Series featuring Glass Onion and the sounds of our own Fab-4.

Glass Onion is a Beatles tribute band based in Front Royal, VA, USA.Formed in 2001, and having  a 170+ Beatles song repertoire, they have played gigs at taverns, festivals and private events in Virgina, Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The lineup consists of singer/rhythm guitarist Anthony Buono, bassist Mike DeLaFleur, lead guitarist/sound geek Ted Seely and drummer Doug Briggs. They don’t look or dress up like the Beatles, their efforts are focused on the music. (Plus, in their own words, “we’d look silly dressed up like the Beatles”.)

Concert Time: 7pm

Fee: No Admission Charge
Location: Town Commons, Main & Chester Streets, Front Royal, Virginia Concert

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Concert series presented by Blue Ridge Arts Council

The 8 Tracks

The 8 Tracks

Rewind the music and the sounds of the 60′s, 70′s and 80′s

The 8 Tracks lineup consists of singer/rhythm guitarist Anthony Buono, bassist Mike DeLaFleur, lead guitarist/sound geek Ted Seely and drummer Doug Briggs. Many of you know these guys as Glass Onion, but instead of the songs of the Fab Four, they’ll be playing songs mostly from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. After years of Glass Onion gigs where people asked if they played other material, they relented and put together another “band” in 2007.  In a short time they have developed at 240+ song play list that runs the gamut from 60s pop and psychedelia to 70s rock, funk and disco, to 80s and later alternative, rock and pop.  Like the other band, they are about faithfulness to the original material while letting their individual styles and sound shine through. They prove to be a rock powerhouse or the funkiest dance band around, and delight the audience every time!

Concert Time: 7pm

Fee: No Admission Charge
Location: Town Commons, Main & Chester Streets, Front Royal, Virginia Concert

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Concert series presented by Blue Ridge Arts Council

The Moonlighters

Traditional American music – swing, jazz, blues and oldies

Since 1990, The Moonlighters have been regional favorites. Critically-acclaimed, they have performed an unprecedented seven times at The Kennedy Center, among other prestigious venues.  Averaging over 200 appearances per year, they offer concert goers strong, soulful vocals and solid instrumentation. Famous for getting people in the dance groove and more importantly, for keeping them there, The Moonlighters have a performance custom-tailored to best suit each audience and occasion. With HUNDREDS of songs in a wide variety of styles, The Moonlighters are musicians truly committed to making each and every show an event to remember.

Fee: No Admission Charge

Concert Time: 7pm

Location: Town Commons, Main & Chester Streets, Front Royal, Virginia Concert

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Concert series presented by Blue Ridge Arts Council

Mark TM

Mark T

Eclectic acoustic ear cnady

Excited to have the talented Mark T grace our concert series again this season.  Mark T plays extensively throughout the valley and will delight and entertain you with genuine Americana and Folk tunes, and maybe even an original song or two.

Fee: No Admission Charge

Concert Time: 7pm

Location: Town Commons, Main & Chester Streets, Front Royal, Virginia Concert

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Concert series presented by Blue Ridge Arts Council

Johnny and the Vault Cats

Authentic 1950′s rockabilly-the early days of rock and roll

Remember the early days of rock and roll…when rockabilly was cutting edge. Johnny and the Vault Cats take you back to the time when rockabilly was king and the King was just gettin” started! Authentic down to their threads, the Cats will rock you all night long with tunes from the 1950′s.

Fee: No Admission Charge

Concert Time: 7pm

Location: Town Commons, Main & Chester Streets, Front Royal, Virginia Concert

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Concert series presented by Blue Ridge Arts Council

Harmony-driven folk rock featuring well loved songs from yesterday and today

Fiery Run

Fiery Run is a local duet featuring Heidi Budwash & Mark Clay. They are based out of Rappahannock and Warren Counties in Virginia. Sharing a love for songwriting and a mutual gift of harmony has made the pairing of these two artists seamless. Mark has been performing and writing music for the majority of his life. He collaborates with several other groups aside from Fiery Run, but has concentrated a lot of his focus on writing and producing an album alongside Heidi. Heidi has been singing harmony vocals since she was knee-high to a grasshopper. She has played with a diverse group of musicians, but was never part of a defined group. She has a love for songwriting and with Mark’s mentoring is growing her talent.

Fee: No Admission Charge

Concert Time: 7pm

Location: Town Commons, Main & Chester Streets, Front Royal, Virginia Concert

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Concert series presented by Blue Ridge Arts Council

The Rhonda Sager Trio

Classic Country to Classic Pop – Sounds for then Summer

The Rhonda Sager Trio

The Rhonda Sager Trio has been wowing audiences and warming hearts throughout the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia since May, 2007.

Rhonda Sager and Doug Arthur had worked together for a number of years before Doug discovered that Rhonda could sing. Rhonda sang in choirs and plays in high school, and in church for years but had never really pursued singing out in public because she was busy raising three daughters (Renee, Randi and Rachel) with her husband, Ronald.  Doug had taught himself to play guitar by ear when he was just a young boy growing up in Strasburg and had continued to play, mostly bluegrass, here and there as he gained his law degree and established his practice in Strasburg.

Once Doug discovered that Rhonda had such a beautiful, powerful, and versatile voice, the two teamed up to entertain.  Their first performance together was for Strasburg’s annual Mayfest celebration in May, 2006.

The duo quickly rose in popularity and became a trio by the Spring of 2007 when Hank Zimmerman joined Arthur and Sager on keyboard.  Their styles simply fit comfortably together, and soon the trio was performing at venues throughout the Shenandoah Valley; including becoming “house band” for The Old Mill restaurant and a regular at The Civil Cricket, Woodstock  Café, Mimslyn Inn, The Horseshoe Curve, Mayfest, Oktoberfest, Apple Blossom  Festival, and appearances on WINC, The River, and WSVG.

Rob Yeakle took over for Zimmerman in early 2009 just after the original three made their first CD together titled “Twelve by Rhonda”, filled with a combination of Arthur’s original numbers as well as some of the Trio’s favorites.

The Rhonda Sager Trio is one of the most versatile groups you’ll find here in the Valley…performing everything from Great American Songbook, Pop, Blues and more.

That style is a soft, laid-back stroll down memory lane… if you want to talk with your dinner partner at a Rhonda Sager Trio performance, you won’t have to shout.

Fee: No Admission Charge

Concert Time: 7pm

* Location: Blue Ridge Arts Council Gallery, 305 East Main Street, Front Royal, Virginia

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Concert series presented by Blue Ridge Arts Council