Music on the Delaware Coffeehouse at the Walton Theatre - 5 January 2024

Sunday, January 21, 2024

The Vollmers

January’s Coffeehouse at the Walton Theatre, sponsored by Music on the Delaware, will welcome The Vollmers to the Andrea Retz Paternoster stage. Brian Vollmer and Claire Byrne are a husband and wife team from Binghamton who perform together as The Vollmers. Claire is also a member of the popular band, Driftwood, which will appear on the Walton Theatre Main Stage on February 24, 2024.

When The Vollmers first began their courtship, they would spend the bitter and snowy winter evenings playing tunes and singing together. It was during that time that they decided to book some shows. Fast forward 10 years, Brian and Claire are married with two small boys. Life is busy and full but the music thrives. 

With Brian alternating between 3-finger banjo, clawhammer banjo and fiddle and Claire alternating between guitar and fiddle, The Vollmers’ sound encompasses a wide array of Appalachian music. From hard-driving bluegrass to folk songs and old-timey fiddle tunes, the show is endearing, gritty and heartfelt. This is folk music at its finest, music for the people. 

For more information, see  https://www.facebook.com/thevollmers.

Coffeehouse shows run from 6:00-8:00 on the third Sunday of each month from September – November and January – May. Concerts are free, and desserts plus coffee and tea are available. Donations for Music on the Delaware are appreciated. Zoom reception is available at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84455407805

Future spring 2024 shows include Killdeer Trio (jazz) on February 11; John Potocnik and Friends (traditional Irish) on March 17; Sloan Wainwright (folk) on April 21; and Tune Keepers (traditional fiddle tunes) on May 19.

For information on all Music on the Delaware events see www.musiconthedelaware.org.