Bethel Art & Music Festival

Bethel, OH 45106

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Robo-Rigs Computer Services www.roborigs.com

Saturday, May 12, 2012

This page last modified on Saturday, January 14, 2012

Musicians

The Village Center Stage - North Union Street
                    

John Ford    1:45- 3:15 

BAMFest is pleased to welcome back Singer/Songwriter John Ford.  John offers a unique mix of Folk, Blues, Roots and Soulful Classic Rock.  Over the past year, John has been writing and recording several original tunes including, Injection of the Blues. John covers artists such as John Prine, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers and Neil Young.

Gypsy and The Tree   3:30- 5:00

Gypsy and the Tree are two performing songwriters from the fields of Brown County, Ohio. With a small town wobble in their knees Gypsy and the Tree are making great strides. The duo comprised of Noah Smith and Kelly Miller are taking in their first deep breaths of American music. The songs are heard with an Appalachian sense of freedom, along with great songwriting, and pure heart on your sleeve emotion.

The music is laced with moody versus, heightened by courages arrangements of toe taping anthems. The first recordings are available at live shows and are fueling the fire for the groups first tour this summer. You can expect a full length album by fall of 2011. Until then, enjoy the show !

Ellis featuring Muzik Therapy   5:15 - 6:45

stages all over Cincinnati and New York. Determined to make an impact with his music, he is constantly reinventing himself in order to strive toward perfection. Ladies and Gentlemen, get ready for Ellis!

Hearsay   12:00-1:30

(Noah Smith & Kelly Miller)

PHOENIX RISING    7:00 - 8:30 

Classic Rock at its best. Great musicianship and excellent vocals drive this band. As they say " That sounded just like the record" 

In the mid 90's the band BellJar had been one of the longest continous playing bands in Cincinnati.Out of this band Hearsay evolved. The original members were, Jay Sams on guitar, Greg lawrence on keyboards, Bob Cooke on Bass and Rick Canter on drums. Hearsay enjoyed many years of playing the Cincinnati club scene as well as warming up various major acts.

Our current lineup consist of Vance Best on Guitar & vocals. Bob Cooke on bass & vocals and Rick Canter on drums & vocals.

Classic Rock cover band formerly known as Box of Rocks.  The band consists of: Dwayne Chandler (lead vocal), Bill Culbertson (lead guitar, vocals), Paul Rock (keyboard, guitar, vocals), Don Shafer (bass, vocals) and Dave Wagner (drums).

Since age 12, Ellis has been captivating the hearts of many audiences with his mesmerizing vocal ability. He attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts located in Cincinnati, OH majoring in vocal music. He has been seen on
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