01.15.2018 Around the Island Mile Twelve packs the house A quintet of talented musicians traveled to Shelter Island from Massachussets last weekend to perform in Sylvester Manor’s annual bluegrass concert. The January concert is a long-standing Island tradition and...
01.11.2018 Around the Island What’s Happening: January 11, 2018 MUSIC MAKING BY MILE TWELVE Sylvester Manor Educational Farm kicks off its 2018 concert series with a performance by Mile Twelve, the International Bluegrass Music Association’s 2017 Momentum Award-winning...
01.05.2018 Around the Island Mile Twelve: Original bluegrass and a kiwi banjo player Each January as winter strengthens its grip on the East End, Sylvester Manor helps lift spirits and warm hearts by bringing an up-and-coming traditional music band to Shelter Island...
10.13.2017 Around the Island Legends of the Strings: Darol Anger and Mike Marshall at Bay Street Theater Shelter Island’s Lisa Shaw and Tom Hashagen of Tom and Lisa Music will present Grammy Award nominated legends of contemporary strings Mike Marshall and Darol Anger in concert...
04.19.2017 Around the Island A Canadian bluegrass band taps Appalachian traditions Folk music, like home cooking and regional accents, is one of those cultural traditions that has a way of taking on the flavor of where its makers settled. In...