2025 Spring Arts Season ~ I'm Home, I'm Going Home by Drank the Gold
I’m Home ~ I’m Going Home by Drank the Gold
Bluegrass in Heaven Festival ~ Silver Bay YMCA
Drank The Gold, upstate NY based duo, soaring vocal harmonies, fiddle, guitar/banjo, Irish and American old-time tunes and songs, contemporary traditionalists.
2023 Folk/Traditional Artist of the Year at the NY Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Awards, Drank the Gold play and sing North Atlantic dance tunes and folk songs. Both steeped in music from an early age, they have been performing together since 2015. Their album, Sipped The Silver, simultaneously features Oona Grady's deep Irish fiddle roots; James Gascoyne's compositional talents; and their shared passion for digging deep into traditional music and finding something new to say.
“At times, they dived into the track of the moon in the dark sea water and opened their mouths to swallow the silver. At times, they plunged into the path of the sun in the green-blue ocean and opened their mouths and drank the gold.”
— Pat O’Shea, The Hounds of the Morrigan
From Upstate New York, Oona Grady (fiddle/viola/vocals) and James Gascoyne (guitar/banjo/vocals) play and sing North Atlantic dance tunes and folk songs.
Steeped in Irish music for as far back as she can remember, Oona spent many years living in Cork, Ireland, where she honed her skills as a fiddle player and Irish music specialist. Upon moving back to her hometown of Ithaca, NY, Oona immersed herself in the local traditional music scene and incorporated old time and Cajun tunes into her repertoire.
Growing up outside Louisville, KY, James was surrounded by music from an early age; radio, vinyl records, church music, and live concerts were a part of daily life. Finding his own musical style as an adult, James always keeps his ears open for sounds – new, old, familiar, or strange. While singing and playing guitar and banjo with Drank The Gold, he delves into the traditions of American old time and Irish dance tunes, while keeping true to his borderless, experimental musical roots.
Now based in Saratoga Springs, NY, Oona and James collaborate as Drank The Gold, bringing new perspectives and innovative arrangements to the music they love. Craic agus ceol (good times and music)!”
~ Per DRANK THE GOLD PRESS KIT
To find out more about Drank the Gold go here -> https://drankthegold.com/home
Silver Bay YMCA Silver Bay YMCA - held it's first ever Bluegrass In Heaven Music Festival September 15th- 17, 2023. Located along the northern end of Lake George, Bluegrass In Heaven brought top Bluegrass bands together in the beauty of nature, as well as artists and crafters to share their work and the arts. The name of the festival has now changed to SILVER BAY’S MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL, and the festival will now feature music in the genre of MOUNTAIN MUSIC (Not just Bluegrass).
Silver Bay’s Mountain Music Festival is scheduled for Sept. 12 – 14, 2025. Tickets for the festival will go on sale and the festival lineup will be announced in the new year. To Find Out More About This Year's Mountain Music Festival - go here: https://silverbay.org/silver-bays-mmf/
To make a donation to Silver Bay YMCA go here: https://silverbay.org/donate/
To make a donation to The Grenchus Foundation go here: https://www.thegrenchusfoundation.org/donate
Recorded by Mega @ The Grenchus Foundation during Bluegrass in Heaven 2023