Winter Coffeehouse | Banjo Heartbeat Tour | North Creek | February 23
- Tannery Pond Center 228 Main Street North Creek, NY, 12853 United States (map)
Joe Newberry and Scott Hopkins Showcase Their Banjo Love
“The Banjo Heartbeat Tour” makes a stop at Tannery Pond Center on February 23.
The Banjo Heartbeat Tour stops at North Creek on February 23.
Looking for a way to relax and chill after a day on the slopes at Gore Mountain or at the end of your weekend in North Creek?
Scott Hopkins and Joe Newberry are teaming up for the "Banjo Heartbeat Tour" in late February to celebrate their passion for the banjo and share wonderful music.
Featuring Joe's captivating banjo playing and memorable songs, alongside Scott's distinctive three-finger banjo style, the show promises to be an unforgettable afternoon filled with storytelling, music, and song.
The talented duo will double on other instruments, do a few solo numbers and throw in a barnburner here and there
Scott Hopkins: a life-long passion for the banjo.
Scott Hopkins became interested in bluegrass and banjo music listening to Flatt & Scruggs and The Stanley Brothers as a child. At 15, he took private banjo lessons from Doug Knight and joined the school band playing tuba.
Scott Hopkins performs in Saratgo with the Upstate Bluegrass Band.
Scott earned a bachelor's in music education from SUNY Potsdam and a master's from the University of Connecticut, winning the Crane Concerto Competition on tuba in 1995, but he always kept his banjo close.
Currently, he teaches 5-12 Band at Duanesburg Central School District near Albany, NY, and performs with The McKrells, the Upstate Bluegrass Band at the Saratoga Race Track, and his own trio featuring a mix of genres.
Scott created the very successful “Banjo Weekend” at The Ashokan Center, which happens annually in November.
Joe Newberry: acclaimed musician and singer-songwriter.
Known around the world for his clawhammer banjo playing, Joe Newberry is also a powerful guitarist, singer and songwriter. The Gibson Brothers’ version of his song “Singing As We Rise,” featuring guest vocalist Ricky Skaggs, won the 2012 IBMA “Gospel Recorded Performance” Award. With Eric Gibson, he shared the 2013 IBMA “Song of the Year” Award for “They Called It Music.”
Joe Newberry performs on A Prairie Home Companion.
Joe, a longtime and frequent guest on "A Prairie Home Companion," was featured as a singer on the 2016 Transatlantic Sessions tour of the U.K., alongside fiddler Aly Bain and Dobro master Jerry Douglas. He also performed at the Transatlantic Sessions debut at MerleFest in 2017, joining fellow singers James Taylor, Sarah Jarosz, Declan O’Rourke, Karen Matheson, and Maura O’Connell.
In addition to performing solo, Joe plays in a duo with mandolin icon Mike Compton, and also performs with the dynamic fiddler and step-dancer April Verch.
Hopkins and Newberry will perform at Tannery Pond Center in North Creek, NY, as part of the 2025 Winter Coffeehouse Concert Series.
For more information, visit Tannery Pond Center’s website or Facebook page.
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