February 16, 2005
PRESS RELEASE
The
Josh Cramoy Band, a regionally popular band based in Lake Placid, has been
selected to showcase on the Mainstage at the 2005 Mid-Atlantic Festival of the
National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) to be held at Monmouth
University on Saturday, March 12th.
"We've been working hard to expand our
reach within the College Market. This
is a tremendous opportunity to perform for the people directly responsible for
bringing talent to college campuses." says Josh Cramoy.
The
performance will take place on Saturday evening, March 12 in the Pollak Theater
on the Monmouth University campus. The event will be open to representatives of
colleges and universities that are members of NACA.
The
band plays a range of original as well as popular contemporary cover songs and
they are known for their "passion, energy and originality". They
recently opened for Gavin DeGraw on his national tour appearance at UMass-Lowell.
The band has also opened for Enter the Haggis, and over the past three
years, has played venues from Chicago to Virginia Beach to Connecticut, though
their roots are in the greater Adirondack, Burlington and Albany areas where
they play at many of the popular bars, cafes, bookstores, restaurants, and
hotels as well as at colleges and at major Olympic Regional Development
Authority events. Their full-length
original CD, Saving Grace, debuted in 2003.
Band
members include singer/songwriter Josh Cramoy on guitar, singer/songwriter
Jeremiah Cramoy on bass, Billy King on drums and Mike Bidwell on guitar. They
appear both as a full band and as an
acoustic duo.
The band has a full local schedule over the next few weeks, including
Wiseguy's - Feb. 18th, Lisa G's - Feb. 19th, the 25th
Anniversary 80 Minute Party - Feb. 22nd, Zig Zags - Feb 25th, The Two Brothers
Tavern in Middlebury, VT - Feb 26th. Their complete schedule can be viewed at
their website - www.JoshCramoyBand.com.
For
further information regarding The Josh Cramoy Band call (518) 523-7502 or email
CramoyMusic@aol.com
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December 2, 2004
PRESS RELEASE
The Josh Cramoy Band, a regionally popular band based in
Lake Placid, has been booked by the University of Massachusetts at Lowell to
open on Thursday, December 9th for singer/songwriter, Gavin DeGraw, who is
currently on a college tour.
According to Josh Cramoy, “This is a big break for us to be
able to open for such a nationally popular artist and one who we admire so
much. We’re excited about the opportunity, particularly in such a large and
attractive college venue.”
The performance will take place on Thursday evening,
December 9th at Cumnock Hall on the UMass-Lowell campus. Doors open
at 8:00 PM and tickets are available for $15 through www.nextticketing.com or at the door.
(Please call in advance.)
The band is also pleased to announce that their next two
performances will be in the Lake Placid area, on December 11th and
New Years Eve at Zig Zags Pub on Main Street.
Over the past three years, the band has been playing in the
Lake Placid, Plattsburgh, Burlington and Albany areas at many of the popular
bars, restaurants, and hotels as well as at major winter ORDA events and at
local colleges. Recently the band was
featured at the gala Beaujolais Nouveau Wine Festival in Troy, NY, a benefit
for the AIDS Council of Northeastern New York.
They also perform at Border’s Books in Plattsburgh where their CD, Saving
Grace, debuted in 2003.
The Josh Cramoy Band has had a strong appeal within the
college market and is currently booking a number of other dates for schools and
private functions in the Northeast area. They play a range of original as well
as popular contemporary cover songs and they are known for their “passion,
energy and originality”.
For further information regarding The Josh Cramoy Band call
(518) 523-7502 or email CramoyMusic@aol.com.
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June 3, 2003
PRESS
RELEASE
LAKE
PLACID - The Josh Cramoy Band will be performing at the Lake Placid Center for
the Arts on Saturday, June 21st at 7:30 PM in a Benefit Concert for the Shipman
Memorial Youth Center. The concert,
though aimed at the youth of Lake Placid and surrounding towns, will be an
all-family event featuring acoustic rock music that appeals across all ages.
The
Josh Cramoy Band is headed by Lake Placid resident, Josh Cramoy, a
singer/songwriter and guitarist. Josh
is accompanied by his brother Jeremiah as bass guitarist and back-up
singer. Though the group has included a
drummer and saxophonist in the recording of their latest CD, they will be
playing as a duo in their Lake Placid concert debut. The duo performs original songs, as well as acoustic and alternative
rock by other popular artists.
Josh
and Jeremiah wanted to do a benefit concert as a way of giving back something
to their community. All funds raised
will go to support the programs offered to area teens by the Thomas Shipman,
Sr. Memorial Youth Center.
The
Shipman Youth Center, located on Cummins Road in Lake Placid, was originally
conceived by Thomas Shipman, Sr., a Lake Placid Village Police officer, as a
place, exclusively for young people, which would emphasize positive growth in a
safe, supervised environment. Following
Officer Shipman's untimely death in 1995 due to complications of surgery, the
work of making the Youth Center a reality was spearheaded by Tina Leonard who
serves as the president of the Center's Board of Directors. The Center, which was constructed over a
3-year period by community volunteers who donated both materials and labor,
opened in the spring of 1999.
The
Josh Cramoy Band plays frequently at restaurants and lounges in the Lake Placid
region, including The Wobbly Moose in Au Sable Forks, The Dancing Bears Lounge
at the Lake Placid Hilton and The Holiday Lodge in Wilmington. This past winter, they appeared the World
Cup Bobsled Competition and at the United States Alpine Skiing Championships in
Lake Placid. They recently won the City
of Plattsburgh's 2003 Battle of the Bands which benefited the AIDS Council of
Northeastern New York and have been invited to perform on July 12th at the
annual Mayor's Cup Festival and Regatta in Plattsburgh. This summer, the band will be expanding
their performance area to include the Plattsburgh and the Lake George regions.
The
Cramoys are currently putting the finishing touches on a new CD, Saving Grace,
which will include many new songs, as well as some new arrangements of songs
from their original album, Finding Your Way Back. The new CD is scheduled for release by June 20th and should be
available for purchase at the concert.
A portion of proceeds from CD's purchased at the concert will be donated
to the Shipman Youth Center.
The
concert will run from 7:30 to 9:30 PM.
Refreshments will be available for purchase and there will be a raffle
for prizes. The cost of tickets for the
concert will be $5 for adults and youth, and $3 for kids under 12. For advance ticket sales call (518)
523-4332. Tickets may also be purchased
at the door on the evening of the concert.
The Lake Placid Center for the Arts is located on Saranac Avenue in Lake
Placid.
For
further information regarding The Josh Cramoy Band, call (518) 523-7502 or
email CramoyMusic@aol.com. To view
their current performance schedule and hear sample MP3's, visit
"www.NutritionAtHome.com/music.htm"
