Come watch Gypsy Stew preform live on the Main Stage of the Main Square at 12:00-1:00pm on Friday, August 8th!
Don Cook has been performing since childhood including a stint as the drum major at his HS and studies at the OSU music school. His first notable gigs were in the internationally recognized British rock band Savoy Brown in the late 70’s. During a 30 year tenure in Los Angeles Don was a featured performer throughout Southern California as well as an entrepreneurial contributor the the SoCal scene. In recent years Don has moved between his home base on a farm in rural Ohio and New Orleans where he winters and works extensively with Dick Deluxe and others. For more on Don click here.
Dick Deluxe is New Orleans based underground music legend. Ala Don, he had a childhood filled with music and began gigging professionally in his teens. A prominent figure in the early years of punk nd new wave in San Francisco, Dick also was noted for his work in jazz, blues, country and zydeco. Since arriving in New Orleans 10 years ago, Dick has carved a niche as one of NOLA’s premier frontman, multi-instrumentalists, and singer/songwriters. He has been a weekly feature at the House of Blues for 7 years working solo, and with various incarnations of his Dick Deluxe Revue. For more on Dick click here.
Violinist, Brad Oviatt, was an award winning child prodigy and is deeply versed in classical music in addition to being a icon in the world of bluegrass. From concert halls to biker dive bars Brad has seen and done it all and brings that experience to the Gypsy Stew sound. He conjures up images of disparate worlds of sound-a French café, a rural hoedown, Western Swing and more! For more on Brad click here.
Gypsy Stew truly lives up to it’s name. Racking up thousands of miles annually and a musical stew filled with surprise and delight. Blues, rock, country, New Orleans R and B, bluegrass originals and original interpretations of songs all mixed into shows that consistently please audiences where ever they perform.
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