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2012 Winter Festival Reviews!

...I should give a quick mention to the concert producer John Danaher, who opened the show with an engaging set of spirited, Irish-influenced acoustic music. Danaher and his band the Quietmen were joined onstage by a couple of seasoned pros: violinist Gary Oleyar (Loggins & Messina) and keyboardist Glenn McClelland (Ween, Blood, Sweat & Tears). The band performed original music, as well as inspired covers of Tom Petty's "Breakdown," Blind Faith's "Can't Find My Way Home" and Bob Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere."

Danaher, a New Hope resident who has produced the Winter Festival Concert for the last eight years, was Uosikkinen's neighbor growing up in Levittown. This was the first time they shared a concert bill together.           

 Andy Vineberg    Philly Burbs

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DJ Caterina just hopped off a plane and back into Dallas from a whirlwind trip to Philadelphia/New Hope
to watch the In the Pocket* band perform Friday night at the 2012 Winter Festival concert.
Master of ceremonies Pierre Robert oversaw the festivities.
The first set belonged to John Danaher's The Quiet Men, a local Irish-type folk band
who performed their versions of Tom Petty's Breakdown and Blind Faith's Can't Find My Way Home,
in addition to their own original music and traditional folk tunes.   

  Audio Rumble

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