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Traditional Acoustic Music

Geoff Goodhue

Bio
Raised in Boxford, Massachusetts, Geoff Goodhue graduated from Ohio University in 2004 with a B.F.A. in Percussion Performance plus Environmental Studies certificate. Alongside Danny Knicely in the Bryan Bowers Band and with his family outfit, The Goodhues Band, he has performed and instructed at the Mountain Laurel, California and Northwest Autoharp Gatherings over the past eight years. Geoff is the drummer on the 2016 J.D. Hutchison release, “You and the World Outside”, produced by and featuring Tim O’Brien. He has performed with Jim Kweskin, Jim Rooney, and Laurie Lewis. Living in West Fairlee, Vermont, Geoff sings and plays mandolin in the award-winning bluegrass quintet, Beg, Steal, or Borrow.
Contact:
Phone: 802-751-9757 (no texts)
Email: ggoodhue@clivusne.com

Bryan Bowers

Bio
“Master of the Autoharp, Singer/Songwriter/Storyteller”
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Born in Yorktown, Virginia, Bryan Bowers was raised in New Bohemia near Petersburg of the Civil War’s Battle Of The Crater fame. As a child, Bowers would tag along with the field workers and gandy dancers and learned to sing old call-and-answer songs. Bowers recalls, “The music I heard while working in the fields was mesmerizing. And, I’d see the gandy dancers coming down the tracks, setting the rails, and getting their ties straight. You’ve heard that song `Whup Boys, Can’t you line ’em?, Chack a lack.’ Whup Boys, can’t you line ’em? was the call the leader would sing. Chack a lack was the bounce-back of the hammer after falling on the pin. I just thought that music was something that everyone did. It was years later that I realized what I’d been raised around.”

Danny Knicely

Bio
Danny Knicely comes from a musical family steeped in a mountain music tradition for generations. He first learned music from his grandfather, A.O. Knicely, who played dances and social events in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia beginning in the 1930s. Danny has used his roots in old-time and bluegrass to explore various types of music from around the world. He has shared his music and collaborated with musicians in over a dozen countries spanning four continents, including U.S. State Department tours in Tunisia, Morocco, Russia, and Cabo Verde.

Danny has won many awards for his mandolin, guitar, fiddle, and flat-foot dance expertise, including first place in the mandolin contest at the prestigious Telluride Bluegrass Festival. His masterful mandolinistry and original compositions can be heard on his debut recording “Roots and Branches” and his colorful, versatile, acoustic guitar picking can be heard on his “Waltz for Aimee” album.

Danny is an avid music educator whose students have gone on to attain degrees at institutions such as Berklee College of Music and Oberlin Conservatory. He has also taught at some of the leading music camps in the U.S. including Augusta Heritage Center, Common Ground on the Hill, Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, and Millwood Blues Week.