Music by the Shovel Ready String Band

Get ready for the HVBH debut of the locally-grown Shovel Ready String Band!

We can’t wait to host this local favorite on our stage. If you’ve seen them perform, you know the sunny vibes of the Shovel Ready String Band. If you haven’t yet experienced this band, here’s your chance!

The versatile Shovel Ready String Band performs heartfelt original songs, traditional ballads of love and loss, alongside up-tempo fiddle tunes, country blues, bluegrass. Featuring tight vocal harmonies and polished arrangements, the band has appeared at many fine local venues including Daryl's House, the Towne Crier, the Common Ground Coffee House and the Pleasantville Music Festival.

The Shovel Ready String Band features:

Jim Ballentine, bass
Karen Goodman, guitar, banjo & autoharp
Ted Kuhn, fiddle
Charlotte Elizabeth Falk, concertina
Dan Herman, guitar & banjo
Michael Dwyer, mandolin

For more about the group, please visit: www.shovelreadystringband.com

Tickets are free (or for a donation of your choice), but we ask for an RSVP for planning purposes.