John Houshmand & Eric Ball

John Houshmand has a distinguished career as a composer and guitarist for Laurasia, the Audio Artists, and East River Consort, as well as a solo guitar wizard working in the tradition of real-time improvisation. He has authored much of the Laurasia work, and opened for Ralph Towner, Shadowfax, and other esoteric groups. He is the straight-man with the Audio Artists, playing electric, baritone, and toy guitar, and is one of the mentors behind SOUNDWALL, the front band for his sonic architecture company with Ed Potokar. He is featured on his solo CD Void of Course, as well as Laurasia, Undiscovered Country, Audio CD’s, Artists LIVE at HERE, and numerous other CD’s. He also has a DESIGN COMPANY, and a WORKING FARM IN HOBART NY.

Eric Ball from Walton, NY recently relocated back to Delaware County from Brooklyn, graduated from SUNY Oneonta with a BS in History. He has performed with several area ensembles and groups over the years and currently resides in Oneonta.

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An annual gathering of Americana bands from down the road, upstate and downstate, and from all around the country, Livestock! Music Festival is a summertime ritual at the Finn family farm set a mile outside the hamlet of Bovina Center, New York.

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