Music for Humanity, Free Concert Series: Featuring Elly Wininger

On the second Friday night of each month we present a free concert featuring the finest musicians in the Hudson Valley and beyond. For August our featured artist is Elly Wininger Inducted into the NY Blues Hall of Fame in 2014, Elly Wininger's most recent album, "The Blues Never End," including the award-winning song "Right Kind of Trouble," was released in September 2021 by Earwig Music. It spent 4 weeks as the #1 Acoustic Blues Album on the Roots Music Report and remained in the top 6 albums for over 4 months. At one point, all 13 of the tracks were in the top 25 acoustic blues songs. The album has been nominated for an Independent Blues Award for Best Acoustic Blues Album. "Before I could read or write, I was transported by my parents' 78s: Vera Hall's "Black Woman;" Blind Willie Johnson's "Dark Was the Night" and Lead Belly, who I used to try to sing like, much to my kindergarten teacher's dismay. I had no idea what or who I was listening to, but it stirred something in my soul that has been swirling ever since." Cutting school to hang out in the Village, Elly listened. There was Lightnin' Hopkins, Muddy Waters, Mississippi John Hurt, Dave Van Ronk, and newcomers like her teacher David Bromberg, and John Hammond Jr., Artie Traum, Geoff Muldaur, Danny Kalb and so many others picking up from the source. Eventually she got up the courage to play in the basket houses. 1973 found her on stage at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, singing with Maria Muldaur and immersing herself in all the styles that made up the 'folk revival.' Having played historic NYC venues such as Folk City, Kenny's Castaways, Dr. Generosity's, and the Bitter End, Elly now tours and performs nationally and is an annual feature at the Woodstock Invitational Luthier's Showcase. Find out more HERE This is a Free Event. Tips/donations are accepted.