Waddington Summer Concert Series

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WADDINGTON SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
MUSIC ON THE SHORE 2024

The Waddington Summer Concert Series presents 'Music on the Shore 2024'. Weekly concerts take place on Fridays evenings from 6:30pm - 8:30pm (*three performances with extended hours). The Summer Series will be held in the Pavilion at Island View Park overlooking the beautiful St. Lawrence River. Bring a chair and a friend, head down to the bottom of Main Street and enjoy 8 fantastic shows! All concerts are FREE, but donations are welcome to help with future concerts. Check out the Series Website and follow their Facebook Page for updates and additional information. 

ALL 2024 performances are supported by local sponsors!

2024 SCHEDULE
July 5: Mark Rust & Annual Memorial Dedication Concert (see Memory Board details HERE)
July 12: Leave Those Kids Alone *extended show, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
July 19: Double Axel *extended show, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
July 26: Phil Hurley Band
August 2: SFM *extended BLOCKBUSTER show, 6:30pm - 10:30pm in conjunction with Waddington Homecoming
August 9: Tas Cru
August 16: Custom Taylor Band
August 23: Northbound

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ARTIST DETAILS 
MARK RUST. Mark Rust, a multi- talented performer from Woodstock, NY, will perform a program of "Classic Covers & Sing-Alongs" on guitar, banjo, fiddle and hammered dulcimer at 7pm. Mark starred in the Broadway Musical Hit, Pump Boys & Dinettes, and has appeared in People Magazine performing with Pete Seeger and Peter, Paul & Mary. He has released several recordings, and can be seen playing music in the recent Terrence Malick film, "The Better Angels" about Abraham Lincoln's boyhood years. This show will be fun for all ages! Concert Sponsored by: Alice Carr Memorial Fund, AC Bistro, Arts Used Cars, Blue Water Redemption, Carr/Reimer Family, & Judy Jones.

LEAVE THOSE KIDS ALONE. LTKA features talented teenagers performing note-for-note renditions of classic rock favorites. “Hey teacher!” This ain’t no noisy garage band, these kids are alright! Audiences from across Ontario, the U.S. Midwest and a worldwide online audience love hearing LTKA’s renditions of Styx, Frampton, The Beatles and so many more chart-topping hitmakers. If you’ve played it on vinyl or heard it on the radio, Leave Those Kids Alone will make it rock… Concert Sponsored by: Massena Savings and Loan, Sandstone Family and Cosmetic Dentistry, MX Petroleum, Town of Waddington, Village of Waddington, Seaway Valley Lawn Care, Structural Wood Corp., Main St. Perc/Inn at the Elms, & Songs of the Legion. 

DOUBLE AXEL will present their much loved music to their loyal fans. This concert will be 6:30pm - 9:30pm. Since 1971, A Potsdam "Fun Band" of the past, Frankie Johns, Rob Zollner and Alex Vangellow have been playing all over Northern New York. This concert will showcase music of their many years together. An iconic group of musicians, Double Axle brings their own flavor to songs of every genre while enveloping the audience with every tune. Concert Sponsored by: Seaway Trail Auto Sales/Car Wash, & Premier Self Storage

PHIL HURLEY is an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known for being a founding member of Gigolo Aunts, Stonehoney, and South Austin Moonlighters. He toured extensively as the lead guitarist for Tracy Bonham, Jimmy LaFave, and Fountains of Wayne, among others. Hurley co-wrote the theme songs for Lucky Louie and The Greg Behrendt Show, as well as having many of his songs used in films and TV shows Hurley released a solo acoustic album, Nowhere Left to Run, in 2019. Concert Sponsored by: BorderLife Liqour/Retreat/Apparel, Waddington Hardware and Building Supply, & Putney's Tree Service.

SFM (Formally Six Foot Midgets) is playing in conjunction with the Waddington Homecoming Main Street Block Party. The show will start at 6:30pm and continue until 10:30pm! This group is one of the premiere party bands in the North Country. They are known for playing the "guilty pleasure" songs from the 80's, 90's and 2000's, and the standards that keep the crowd dancing all night long. The current line-up includes founding members: Ben Todd (vocals, guitar) and Scott Colby (drums, vocals) along with Matt Gayle (Bass and Vocals) and Bill 'Tracer" Tracy (lead guitar and vocals). Concert Sponsored by: Dan Rose Memorial Golf Tournament, St. Lawrence Recreation, & The Waddington Homecoming Committee.

TAS CRU. With five albums in the last seven years, Cru released Riffin' The Blue this past February 2023. Tas Cru is truly a roots-blues eclectic who refuses to let his music be bound to just one style. Downbeat Magazine notes that he is one of the most unique of root music musicians plying his trade today. With a repertoire of over 100 original songs from multiple albums and dozens of crowd-pleasing classics, this seasoned singer-guitarist-songwriter is truly one of the most unique of roots-blues musicians plying his trade today. Cru was honored with his first Blues Foundation Blues Music Award nomination in 2018 for his album, Simmered & Stewed. That album and the two that followed (Memphis Song & Drive On) were all recipients of the Syracuse Area Music Awards (the SAMMY's) for best blues recordings. His 2021 album, Broke Down Busted Up was nominated by Blues Blast Magazine (Best Acoustic Blues Album) and the Independent Blues Awards (Modem Roots Album, Modern Roots Artist and Content Creator Award.) Concert Sponsored by: Laneuville's Orvis Street Discount Wine and Liquor Store.

CUSTOM TAYLOR BAND. Custom Taylor Band makes their first appearance to the WCS audience. Chris Taylor and the Custom Taylor Band is Central New York’s premier Top 40 country music band. With musicians that any band would envy, the group has incredible dynamics and stage presence that leave fans breathless on the dance floor and tapping their toes at the shore. With the help of local Syracuse radio stations B104.7 and BIG FROG 104 they have opened for Nashville acts such as Big & Rich, Craig Morgan, Mark Chesnutt, Diamond Rio, Joe Diffie and Tracy Lawrence, just to name a few. Concert Sponsored by: Philip's Memorial Home, SeaComm Federal Credit Union, & TNT House. 

NORTHBOUND, a renowned local group returns to Waddington for the final show of the season! This group is comprised of locals Andy VanDyne (electric guitar, keyboard & vocals), Michael Welch (acoustic guitar & vocals), Don Cannamela (bass & vocals), Larry Baycura (drums), Tim Savage (tenor sax) and sometimes a guest aritst or two. This band performs pop, folk and rock music from the past five decades. These guys are so comfortably talented that they can perform as a duo (Microburst), trio or larger group with ease. Relaxed and "in tune" with the fans they are a crowd pleaser. Concert Sponsored by: The Badlam Family, Waddington Blooms, American Legion Auxiliary Post 420.