Here & There Column 9-13-11

A Great Musical Treat

In our travels we often run across talented folks and great musicians and such was the case on our visit to this year's Little World's Fair at Grahamsville where we had the great opportunity to sit down and listen to the outstanding musical renderings by Dorraine Scofield and the Thunder Ridge band.
Their performance at Grahamsville saw this country-rock band perform songs by artists such as Sugerland, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Gretchen Wilson, Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, Faith Hill, Charlie Daniels, Tim McGraw and many others.
The talent level of Dorraine and Thunder Ridge clearly showed why they have performed shows with Ricky Skaggs, Sawyer Brown, Charlie Daniels, Shenandoah, Ricky Van Shelton, Clay Walker, Ricky Lynn Gregg, Pirates of the Mississippi and others.
The band was the winner of the 1996 True Valley Country Showdown, the largest music contest in the country and they travel wide and far performing at concerts, festivals, fairs, clubs, weddings and parties.
Those in the music industry point out that Thunder Ridge is one of the hardest-working and popular bands in the Hudson Valley area.
Their repertoire is highly varied and consists of new country music as well as some classic rock and roll songs.
An accomplished individual musician Dorraine was the guest opener in 2010 at Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble sessions the night before he won his 2ed Grammy award.
From West Shokan, NY Ms. Scofield began playing the violin at age 8, got her first regular band gig at age 15 and has shared the stage with stars like Diamond Rio, John Sebastan, Cousin Brucie, Charlie Daniels, George Jones and Waylon Jennings.
A real treat is in store for you when you have the opportunity to hear Scofield's wide vocal range and this entire Thunder Ridge band.
The band and Dorraine can be contacted at 845-399-2049.

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Members of the Thunder Ridge band, are, from the left, JB Hunt (bass guitar and sound), Dave Ryan (drums, vocals), Dorraine Scofield (vocals, fiddle, guitar, mandolin), Chris Walsh (vocals, guitar) and Larry Federman (lead guitar).