Where We've Been - 2006

January 2006
20 January - 8 PM - Molten Java, 102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel CT
21 January -   Vox Pop Coffee House - 1022 Cortelyou Road, Flatbush, Brooklyn. 

February 2006
18 February - Molten Java, 102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel CT.  The usual mayhem and good times, 8 - 11 PM.

March 2006
16 March - Maggie McFly's - Exit 17 off I84, Middlebury CT.  Come check us out as we play an evening of Irish sounds in this new venue for us - great food and drinks!  6 - 10 PM

17 March - Maggie McFly's - Exit 14, Southbury CT.  WOW!  Cool new place for us to play our Irish sounds on St Patrick's Day!!  Sister club of the gig above, also with great food and drinks - we hope to see some of you out on this night, drinkin' the green beer!

25 March - Molten Java, 102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel CT.   WE LOVE THIS PLACE!  And i hear Wendy has moved the furniture around...put the stage on the OTHER wall.  I think i like it!

April 2006
1 April - Cheshire Lutheran Church, 660 Main Street, Cheshire CT, to benefit the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life.  Looking forward to helping our friends Grant and Marta Day of Rosin the Bow raise money for this most excellent cause.  Do the Relay in your town!!!

April 2006
22 April - Molten Java, 102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel CT.   The usual mayhem and good times. 8 - 11 PM.  Our Hail the Barrista collection was recorded here!

May 2006 
5 May - Friday - We'll be rockin' the Redding Road House in Redding CT from 9:30 - midnight - hope you can join us!!  **Late note - we will be joined by our friend David Marks for a good handful of songs - don't miss this wonderful guitar player!**

June 2006
10 June 2006 - Saturday - Molten Java, 102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel CT.  8 - 11 with special guest David Marks.  Home sweet home....

July 2006
Thursday and Friday night, 6 and 7 July, we camped and played an informal show at the Four Mile Creek State Park campground at Niagara NY.  IT was really nice...maybe we'll see about getting more formal with this at some point.

8 July - Our first international show!!  We were in TORONTO Ontario right after Independence day, performing at the Old Nick in downtown Toronto on the 8th.   What a blast it was, playing this lovely old pub owned by our friend Pam!  Can't wait to go back again!

15 July - back at Molten Java, because we just can't get enough!  Once again, David Marks will be our special guest.  8 - 11 PM, 102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel CT.

The fourth weekend of July found us once again in Hillsdale NY, camping out at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival just of Rt.22.  This year the dates were 20 - 23 July. We were pleased to showcase twice at the Acoustic Live tent on the Midway on FRIDAY at 2 PM, and Sunday at Noon.

August 2006

Friday night, 4 August - jammin' at the bandshell before the Bridgeport Bluefish take on the Camden team!  We will start playing at around 6:30; game time is 7:00.  Bring the entire family for a GREAT evening of Atlantic League baseball!

Saturday night, 5 August - stompin' out the country tunes at Red's Restaurant, 46 Railroad St., New Milford CT.  Showtime is at 9 PM, and we've got three kickin' sets planned!

Saturday, 12 August - Susan's cousin Sallie's wedding - hooray!!!  This is one of those gigs we play with joy....can't WAIT!!! 

Also on 12 August, we will play at the Acoustic Live tent at 2:15 PM at the first Huntington Folk Festival in Huntington Long Island!  This is a FREE EVENT, and it should be fun - maybe some of you Long Island types will come along and see us!
September 2006

Friday night, 22 September - back to Harbor Yard for another Bluefish game.  This time they're playing Somerset - this is the series opener for the last seriers of the season!  Be SURE to make this game!!!

Saturday, 23 September - private party

Saturday night, 30 September, it's Molten Java again!  We will be joined once again by our friend David Marks; don't miss it!  203 Greenwood Ave., Bethel CT.   Click here for a GREAT cut from the last time David joined us...FUN STUFF!!!

October 2006
Saturday, 1 October - private party
Saturday, 7 October - private party

Saturday, 14 October - private party
 Saturday, 21 October - in a shocking development, we will be at Molten Java on this night!  I know - we're stunned, too!!!  102 Greenwood Ave., Bethel CT...hope to see some of you there!

November 2006
The weekend of 10 November, we will be attending the NERFA [Northeastern Folk Alliance] conference in Monticello NY.  This is an intense weekend of performance and networking...a Catskills resort full of buyers, seller, and above all, humongous gobs of music!!  Keep your fingers crossed that we can make some good connections!

Saturday, 18 November...please join us as we give thanks for...Molten Java!!!  I know you can find the address somewhere on this page...

 December 2006
Saturday and Sunday, 9 and 10 December - CHILDREN OF CHRISTMAS!  That's right, it's the My Dad's Truck Big Band playing seasonal songs for grown-ups and kiddies alike!  We will be joined by some wonderfully talented friends and family members for this yearly extravaganza, and rumor has it that Santa might make an appearance...!!!

Saturday's show will be at the new Common Ground location on Main Street, Danbury, right across the street from the old one and next to the News Times building on Main Street.  Sunday's show will be at Molton Java, 102 Greenwood Aveenue, Bethel, CT.  Both shows will start at 2 PM.  BRING THE KIDS!!