November 27, 2011
What a great party! We had a fantastic time playing at the Genesee Valley Hunt Club's End of Season Celebration. Thanks to all of the volnteers who made it happen. This marked the start of Elaina's second year with BBB. One of the highlights was Seamus Donegan wowing the crowd with a set during our break. It was great to see all of the familar faces and a few new ones.
The Nines at the Livingston County Country Club is getting ready for New Year's Eve. We'll post more information as we get it, but details on the dinner package are available at New Year's Eve Party @ The Nines. Make your reservations soon as we understand they are filling up quickly. We are looking forward to a great party!
November 3, 2011
We finished October with two great parties. Thanks to Betsy and the crew at Valley Oak Event Center for having us at their first halloween party. We competed against football sectionals and game 7 of the World Series, but we had a great time. We were joined by Russ Flint on guitar and vocals and Bill Christiano ran sound while Durf recovers from surgery. The next night was Tom Moran's birthday party at Duffy's, and yes it was a big one. Thanks to Connie for all of her efforts and to everyone who made it a success. Picture of both events are posted .
October 13, 2011
One of our favorite parties!! The Genesee Valley Hunt Club never let's us down. This group knows how to have a good time and they take us right along with them. Thanks to all of the organizers!! Pictures are posted.
It's time to get your tickets for the October 28th Halloween Party. This is going to be a great event. Get your tickets now.
September 18, 2011
We had a great time in Warsaw at the Harvest Dinner dance. Guest appearances by Russ Flint and Kate Philips spiced up the night and the crowd got right in there with us and had a great party. Pictures are posted.
August 28, 2011
It doesn't have to be a big crowd to have a great party. We had a great time partying with a small but energertic and appreciative bunch of folks at the GVDRC party. Mostly these are competitors and volunteers who have to be up early the following day for the competition. A few couldn't bring themselves to leave the party and we had the fun of playing just what they wanted and an opportunity to really interact. Looking forward to next year. Durf couldn't make the gig, so we do not have pictures. If you took some, send them in and we'll post them.
August 21, 2011
Wow! What a fun wedding. We had a great time and learned a few Polish traditions. Marek and Magdalena make a picture perfect couple and they are both wonderful people. We wish them the best in everything they do. We were joined on some songs by best man Stas and he did a fantastic job. Tim also stepped up and did his homework so he could properly introduce the wedding party and special guests. Suffice it to say there weren't alot of them named Smith or Jones. Pictures are posted.
August 14, 2011
We have officially started our 8th year right where it all began, the Avon Corn Festival. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time playing. One of the Highlights was being joined by 11 year old Madison from Hickory, N.C. She and Elaina had a blast singing together and we have a feeling that we will be hearing more from her in the future. We were also joined by Paul's brother Conrad on blues harp. We always look forward to having Conrad sit in and he did a great job as usual. Thanks to the organizers, volunteers, and sponsors and of course to everyone who came out to enjoy the day. Pictures are posted.
Elaina, John, Dan and Dave followed up the next morning playing a couple of songs at the Avon United Methodist Church. BBB unplugged. It was a great service and a lot of fun.
August 8, 2011
We never cease to be amazed by the BZ Tournament. The Stanton family (Eileen, Tim, Greg, Julie, Abby, and James) along with a host of volunteers, sponsors, and donors, and the Livingston County Country Club put on a tremendous event. We were proud to be part of it.It was a a beautiful day for golf and to honor the life of Brian Zamiara. Events like this show the true meaning of community and it was in full force. Congratulations to Josh Muir, the recipient of the 2011 BZ Scholarship. Thanks to everyone who made the day possible. Pictures are posted.
Beth joined us for this show and brought her high energy rock roll talents with her. It was fun to have her with us and the audience loved it. Tim got to try some higher degree of difficulty performance maneuvers while joined on stage by some active audience members. We had some great audience participation and played more than the usual amount of requests. What a great crowd and a great party.
Next week is the Avon Corn Festival and we take the main stage at 12:30.
July 10, 2011
What a great Saturday Night Out in Avon. Thanks to the Bank of Castile, The Avon United Methodist Church, and the Downtown Merchants for sponsoring the event. We had a beautiful night and a fun crowd, as demonstrated by a record number of Pips on stage for "Midnight Train to Georgia". Bill Christiano joined us on stage for a dynamic version of "Play that Funky Music." It was also Dan's birthday and his grandson made sure everyone knew about it and helped us celebrate. Yup, we enjoy doing this. Pictures are posted.
We are taking it easy for the rest of July due to vacations. August will ramp back up again.
June26, 2011
We have some new recordings thanks to Durf and his magic new 8 channel recorder. Check out the new recordings. All of the ones listed for 2011 were recorded at the Memorial Day party.
We are taking it easy for ost of July due to vacations. August will ramp back up again.
June 17, 2011
Thanks to all of the supporters of BBB who came out to the Lovin' Cup!! We were really impressed with the turn out. We had people who have heard us more times than they care to admit and folks who took the opportunity to see us for the first time as we made a rare venture into Monroe County. Thanks to 100.5 the Drive and the Lovin' Cup for a great event. We had a blast. Pictures are posted.
Coming up tonight (Friday June 17) we kick off the Geneseo Summer Concert Series. We are excited about opening this series for the third consecutive year. It's a great evening in the park. Enjoy the Art Stroll from 4:00 - 7:00, then come join us in the park.
June 12, 2011
We had a great time at the Caledonia Fireman's Family Fun Days. Thanks to the organizers and to everyone who showed up to share an afternoon with the band. Pictures are posted.
Coming up we have a battle of the bands at Lovin' Cup Wednesday June 15. We'd appreciate anyone coming out who can to support us. Friday night June 17 kicks off the Geneseo Summer Concert Series. We are excited about opening this series for the third consecutive year. It's a great evening in the park.
June 6, 2011
The opening Saturday Nigt Out in Avon for 2011 was a huge success. The weather cooperated, The Village Restaurant put on a great dinner, a local high school band (The Cyber Bullies) played a rousing opening set, Police Chief Jim Carney had his head shaved for Dream Factory in support of cancer patients, and everyone had a good time. Thanks to The Penny Saver for sponsoring this month's event and the Downtown Merchants for organizing the series.
May 30, 2011
March 14, 2011
Now that was a party! The Avon Inn was a sea of green and the joint was jumping. Irish dancers, an Irish sing along, and plenty of people rockin' with Bob's Brother's Band made for a fantastic night. Too bad about having to set the clocks ahead. A large crowd packed the Inn from start to finish and we were often joined on stage by audience members ready to join in as backup singers and dancers. We debuted a few new songs and celebrated a couple of birthdays, Elaina's sister Kate and John's daughter Jolene. Kate Phillips joined us on drums for "Brown Eyed Girl" and Rob Hayes made his annual appearance with the band on "If I had a Million Dollars." Pictures are posted.
March 9, 2011
Great people,great food, and getting to play some music. What more can you ask for? It was a good time at Zion Episcopal Church for Fat Tuesday. Pictures are posted. This was a BBB Lite night. We pulled out the 5 piece band and had some fun. Special thanks to Andrew Lawton for sitting in on drums and doing a super job. We were also treated to a guest performance by Tom Greenfield (Western New York's Premier Insensitive Folk Singer). Thanks to Ann and Brian and all of the organizers. Special thanks to the cooks!
February 13, 2011
Wow! Thanks to The Sam Pallet Band for putting together a great event at the Corning VFW. We had a two band evening trading sets and then joining on stage for a grand finale. Thanks to the VFW for taking a chance on it and to everyone who showed up and made it a success.
February 7, 2011
January 22, 2011
January 2, 2011
Well, another year is in the books and we're having as much fun as ever. It never gets boring getting a bunch of friends together and making music for people willing to humor us and listen to it. Our goal from the beginning has been to play a couple of times a month and we were pretty much on target with 27 shows in 2010. We also have an informal goal of doing 20 - 25% of our shows as community service. We had 5 community service engagements this past year. That's a little lower than usual, but 2011 looks like it will make up for it.
We would like to thank the following people and organizations for having us play at their events: Swain Ski Center, The Statesman, TheGenesee Valley River Dance, The Genesee Valley Hunt Ball, The Strasser/Brenner Wedding, Jen Shoemaker's Birthday Party, The Beachcomber, The Avon Rotary Corn Festival, The BZ Golf Tournament, Livingston County Country Club, The Vance-Young Wedding, Kevin's Graduation Party, The Vitale Park Concert Series, Cassie's Graduation Party, Geneseo Central School, The Geneseo Summer Concert Series, The St. Agnes Golf Tournament, Avon Saturday Night Out, The Mendon Community Players, St. Pat's at the Avon Inn, and The Geneseo PSTA.
One chapter for BBB ended this year as Beth made the decision to move on in order to have more time to devote to a new home, a full time job, and continued classes. Beth's first gig with the band was December 31st 2004 and she finished up on October 9th (actually early in the morning October 10th) 2010. Beth is a dynamic performer who often brought people to their feet and at least once to their knees. Really, we have pictures. We wish Beth all the best and know that we'll get her to sit in sometime in the future. As one chapter ends, another begins. Elaina Caven joined the band and had her first gig with BBB November 27th. Elaina is a natural, soulful singer who fit with the band instantly. We look forward to many, many shows with Elaina. We were very fortunate to have Beth for nearly 6 years and good fortune has struck again as Elaina starts her adventure with the band.
We started the year with Bill Christiano on bass and vocals. Bill is a very talented musician and a great guy who told us in the very beginning that he would fill in for Don, but planned to get his own project up and going. Bill started the band Killin' Time which is doing very well and Dan Winslow easily slid into the bass role. Dan had played years ago with Steve and in a jazz project with Dave. He brings an easy going personality, solid bass chops, and can nail high hamonies. We also had Don join us on occassion this year on bass. That is always a specia time. Some guest performers this year included Amy Cicoria, Kate Phillips, Chandra Downs, and Justin Matusak, as well as a number of partiers who came up and helped us with background vocals and stage fun during the shows.
Best wishes for a Happy New Year !!
John, Paul, Tim, Gerry, Dan, Elaina, Dave, Durf, Steve, Beth, Bill, and Don of Bob's Brother's Band
On to 2011!