Summer Square Series – Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

TROY, NEW YORK:     The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall’s free Summer Square series presented by New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and Bacchus Wood-Fired returns this Saturday, August 3rd with Joe Finn Duo!  A summer favorite, the free outdoor concert series will be held Saturday evenings at 6pm through August.  Located in the Music Hall courtyard on 2nd Street, the series will be showcasing some of the area’s top talents. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy some summer fun!

Full season lineup:

Saturday, August 3rd: Joe Finn Duo
Jazz guitarist Joe Finn was surrounded by music from the very first. By age ten he was playing his first guitar and giving lessons to kids in the neighborhood. After high school he got a Bachelor’s Degree in Music at Plattsburgh State and had the good fortune to play and study with Roy Burns, James Spaulding, Jim Miller, Billy Hawkins and Kirk Nurock. After college he spent ten years traveling the United States and Canada playing the guitar in a wide variety of situations. Finn has now settled in upstate New York where he concentrates on local performances and teaching.

Saturday, August 10th Julia Alsarraf
Julia Alsarraf is a singer and multi-instrumentalist based in Troy, NY whose songwriting ranges from contemporary folk to indie pop/rock. Her music has been described as deep, soulful, and vulnerable.

Saturday, August 17th: Rhynhart-Hellwitz Duo
The Rhynhart-Hellwitz Duo is relatively recent collaboration of long-time Albany residents Charlie Rhynhart on dobro guitar, harmonica, and vocals;  Fred Hellwitz on electric guitar.  Our music is a conglomeration of blues tunes, jazz standards, original songs, and the occasion folk or “pop” tune, often incorporating an “unconventional approach” to conventional genres.

Saturday, August 24th: Zan Strumfeld
Zan Strumfeld of The Winter Folk is an Americana musician performing anthems for the revivalists, lullabies for the lonely, and ballads for the hopeful. The Winter Folk blend an upbeat, rootsy spirit with a melodic longing and vulnerability in their storytelling.

Saturday, August 31st: Dust Bowl Faeries
Dust Bowl Faeries perform a faerie-tale fusion of dark cabaret and gothic polka music, infused with a dose of witchcraft and a dusting of woodland magic. Celebrating their ten year anniversary in 2024, the accordion driven freak-folk ensemble hails from the New York Hudson Valley and draws inspiration from sinister circus songs, murder ballads and Eastern European folk music. Singing saw, piano accordion, electric bass, percussion and acoustic guitar combine to create the Dust Bowl Faeries otherworldly sound. Dust Bowl Faeries was founded by Ryder Cooley (faerie queen) and her taxidermy spirit animal, Hazel the Ram.  Ryder and Hazel are joined by Jon B. Woodin (rocket faerie), Jude Roberts (hobbit faerie) for this special trio performance at Summer Square.

*Check our website and social media for updates in case of inclement weather.  If the event is canceled due to weather, it will not be rescheduled.

Thanks to our sponsors:

New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)

Bacchus Wood- Fired

To find out more information about the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall and our upcoming programs visit: www.troymusichall.org.