Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm
$30 for concert, $40 for concert + workshop (workshop 11am Saturday 10/26)

Del Rey started playing guitar when she was four years old. At thirteen, she was immersed in the world of folk music, via the San Diego Folk Festival. She has tried to get a whole band onto her solo instrument from the beginning. This gives her music an interesting complexity, especially when applied to the ukulele.

Rags, blues and tunes of the early 20th century are her specialty, even as she writes new music to add to the tradition. Del Rey also has fashion sense that would make Minnie Pearl smile.

Del Rey has taught and played all over the world, and brings her distinctive finger-style approach to guitar and ukulele to her teaching DVDs on Homespun “Boogie-Woogie Guitar” ” The Music Of Memphis Minnie” , “Memphis Uke Party” and “Blue Uke. Her website is www.delreyplays.com and her albums can be found at www.hobemianrecords.com

What they say:

“Del Rey, who plays a syncopated style of guitar based on prewar blues and barrelhouse piano traditions, is one of the best fingerpickers of this or any generation. “ Ian Zack, Acoustic Guitar

“Whilst known for her amazing instrumental skills … it should not be overlooked that she always provides a very entertaining show, full of variety, drama and humour.” Blues In Britain

The Dirty Mother String Band are a fine group of musicians who met at jam sessions around Brooklyn. They discovered their shared love of bawdy early blues, jazz and string band music.

Liz Rabson (Uke, Harmonica) is the daughter of acclaimed blues woman Ann Rabson, from Virginia but has lived in Brooklyn for twenty-seven years. She is a multi-instrumentalist, these days primarily playing the ukulele. She performs with various local bands, co-organizes the Brooklyn Ukes jam and teaches ukulele at the Jalopy Theatre School of Music. She is the music organizer at the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse and is active in the Brooklyn folk and roots music scene.

Sarah Gancher (Fiddle) is a playwright and fiddle player who grew up playing early jazz in Oakland, California.

Sarah Klein (Upright Bass) is an avid knitter, aspiring gardener, and upright bass player. Originally from Florida, she's currently based in Brooklyn, where she hopes to one day find a parking spot.

Alex Deane (Guitar) originally hails from Nashville where she developed a love for acoustic music and singing with dear friends. You can find her singing and playing guitar or fiddle at jams and living rooms around Brooklyn.

Del Rey / The Dirty Mother String Band

Del Rey / The Dirty Mother String Band