Ellen Cherry is a singer, songwriter, musician, designer, artist, producer, recording engineer, and human.
Once a character in a novel, ellen cherry sprung form the pages of a book in 1997,and began her life as a living, breathing, dynamic performer. Mixing equal parts of pathos and humor throughout her songs, ellen cherry is mysterious and powerful on stage. She seamlessly fuses her love of History, Poetry, and Literature with the Usual Suspects of Love, Loss, and Despair, with a powerful commanding voice and a command of Power Chords on her guitar.
An artist incapable of stopping the process of creation, ellen cherry ahs recorded and released original music continuously since 1997. Although her main instruments are acoustic and electric guitar and voice, ellen also writes, records and performs on piano, cello, squeezebox, mandolin, and the jitterbug (an instrument that has not been invented yet). Her style has been described as “spunky downer pop for History buffs” and, yes, she is over 5”10’ tall! continue reading…
Chalk Dust is a fairly new duet, but the two members, Kathy Scarborough and Chuck Selfe, each have an extensive musical history. Both have been members of several successful bands and musical groups performing in the mid-Atlantic area. In addition, they are both holding down the steady gig of being musical educators. It is this collection of rich musical experiences as well as their diverse musical backgrounds that make Chalk Dust an exceptional act in its own right.
Brian Colgan began his professional musical career in Hanover, PA as a teenager in 1971, when with drummer Joe Clark, his younger brother Pat and keyboard player Jeff Allen, he helped form his first band, The Sound Experiment. As a vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player, he forged a reputation as a solid singer, musician and performer in the nearby Pennsylvania/Maryland area. For several decades he has performed, improving as a singer and entertainer and picked up several other instruments such as the flute, violin, mandolin and pedal steel guitar. He also began, in those first years, writing his own tunes and continued to hone his skill as a songwriter over the years.