"This year, Katie Curley, Stephanie Marie (The Tennessee MC) and their crew can go on record as having raised some solid cash for the non-profit charity City Harvest and as having had a darn good time doing it. The country rock Holiday Spectacular at Lucinda's in the East Village last week featured an excellent band led by Curley that was comprised of Brendan Curley (guitar), Dot Moore (fiddle), Shu Nakamura (guitar), Max Newland (bass), Konrad Meissner (drums) and Kenny Soule (drums on Drummer Boy)."
"Though some of the songs were curated by Curley, she gave the guest singers the option to choose their own numbers. The result was a variety of local talent lending their voices to tunes that ranged from traditional Christmas fare (Silent Night) to more recent standards (Last Christmas) to various original tunes and even a rocking version of Havah Nagilah!"
"The guest singers included Sean Kershaw, Eric Ambel, Mary Lee Kortes, Paisley Fields, Sarah Kinsey, Lizzie Edwards, Sarah Durning, Leeore Schnairsohn, Darlin' (Chloe Byars and Sarah Royse), Karen Hudson, Kelley Swindall, Mike Fornatale and Stephanie Marie, who also acted as the evening's MC. Paisley Fields joins Katie Curley and the band for Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)Photo by Bob Krasner Marie Suchan, the resident elf, with Mark Katzoff, aka Santa ClausPhoto by Bob Krasner Karen Hudson rocked the house with her version of Havah NagilaPhoto by Bob Krasner The duo called Darlin' , Chloe Byars and Sarah Royse, performed an original called Bama SantaPhoto by Bob Krasner"
An annual country-rock Holiday Spectacular at Lucinda's in the East Village raised funds for City Harvest while delivering lively performances. Katie Curley led an excellent band including Brendan Curley, Dot Moore, Shu Nakamura, Max Newland, Konrad Meissner and Kenny Soule. Guest singers chose numbers that spanned traditional carols, modern standards, originals and spirited covers like Havah Nagilah. Performers included Sean Kershaw, Eric Ambel, Mary Lee Kortes, Paisley Fields, Sarah Kinsey, Lizzie Edwards, Darlin' and Stephanie Marie, who served as MC. The show began in 2017, grew from small beginnings in Brooklyn, and continued to expand after a COVID hiatus.
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