Category: Musician

At 57 years of age, I can actually say, “I’m a singer.” I always wanted to say that and I honestly can’t remember a time when I didn’t. As soon as there was an opportunity to join chorus in grade school, I did. I performed in a few of those… read more Babette Puzey

About 4 years ago I jumped headfirst into playing music for a living. I had been a “weekend warrior” for about 15 years before that, playing in cover bands to satisfy my love for performing. 2020 would have been my best year ever, I had my calendar for the entire… read more Bill Ali

I’m a fiddle player and teacher. I’m lucky,  I found out at a young age what makes me “tick”! I feel blessed to be able to share my passion with fellow musicians, my students, AND an audience. People sometimes joke, “musicians never work a day in their lives”. Well, that’s… read more Joe Davoli

My Mom wasn’t thrilled with the idea of me playing “rock music” but she said that I could buy a guitar with my own money if that’s what I wanted to spend it on. That’s all the motivation a 14-year-old me needed to go out and find my first job… read more John McConnell

Before COVID-19 came around, I was on tour with a band called The Town Pants. The Town Pants are my band, my best friends, my extended family. Just a humble Celtic folk-rock band from Vancouver, BC I joined back in 2016. Since my arrival, I’ve had the privilege to record… read more Jeff Tripoli

I had recently moved back to Central New York after 15 years as a full time working musician in the Tampa Bay Area when COVID-19 hit. Prior to that, I spent several years between Syracuse, Ithaca, and NYC. I moved back to Syracuse to be closer to my immediate family… read more Chris LeFever

I work a full-time day job, perform as a violinist, and help manage the bar in a popular music venue, The 443 Social Club and Lounge in Syracuse. I am the sole administrator of my life. I am accustomed to sixteen-hour days. I am my own multiple-income household because I… read more Ally Brown

I’m a full-time, professional musician of 25 years, based out of Central New York. For approximately 20 of those years, I was a side man for the band Los Blancos, then later for Jess Novak Band and Dark Hollow, and throughout, I led my own trio, The Intention, simmering on… read more Mark Nanni

For the last two years, my boyfriend and I have been working diligently to renovate an old restaurant in Durhamville, NY, right next to the Erie Canal. We are transforming it into a venue, teaching studio and art gallery featuring rentable space, community classes and workshops. We envision our new… read more Liz Simchik, aka “Liz Fiddle”

Before March and the COVID shut down, I was a full-time musician, dividing my time between record production, live performances, and private one-on-one teaching. In the blink of an eye, everything went away. I was in the middle of producing and recording an album with the artist I tour with,… read more Mark Doyle