Folk and blues concert benefits museum
CUDDEBACKVILLE, N.Y. Renowned local musicians Brad Scribner and Miro Ludvik will perform a benefit concert for the Neversink Valley Area Museum on Saturday, July 21, at 7:30 p.m. This is the second in a series of every-other-month concerts that will continue throughout the museum’s season. Each concert will feature different performers donating their time to help the museum. Miro Ludvik was born in the former Czechoslovakia, and came to the U.S. in 1981. Back home,’ he was a part of a lively folk scene and many of his friends are the defining figures of Czech music today. After coming to the U.S., Ludvik played with a local teachers’ band in Price, Utah, and another one in Houston Texas. In 1996, after breaking two fingers on his left hand, he decided to play more while he has some fingers left’ and since then, he has written more than 50 original songs in the genres of gospel, folk and blues. Brad Scribner is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and arranger who is a graduate of the prestigious LaGuardia High School of Music and Art in New York City. He has played drums for the Little Sammy Davis Blues Band since 1993. From 1993 -2000, they were the house band for Imus in the Morning. From 1998 - 2000, Scribner played drums with the Beki Brindle Band and also played with the Cactus Hunters, and can be heard on that groups two albums, released in 2003 and 2005. He has numerous other album credits, and also offers instruction for drums, piano and guitar. The concert will be held at the D & H Canal Park visitor’s center, 58 Hoag Road in Cuddebackville at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $7 general admission, $5 for museum members, children and students. The Neversink Valley Area Museum is open Thursday through Sunday from noon until 4 p.m. through October 29 and by appointment. For more information about the museum, its mission to preserve local history or any events, call 845-754-8870 or check the website: www.neversinkmuseum.org. The museum is at 26 Hoag Road, in Cuddebackville.