September 25 & 26, 2021
10am - 5pm

137 N Main St., Naples, NY

Music at the Naples Grape Festival

Every year, the Naples Grape Festival selection committee listens to local and regional musical artists and bands searching for the right blend of rock, blues, jazz and original music to get your feet tapping and your heart singing.

The 2019 Naples Grape Festival Feature Performer is Chris Trapper. He will be performing Saturday afternoon from 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm.

2019 Music Features

Saturday, September 21, 2019

11:15 am - 12:10 pm
Lisa Winter

 

Lisa Winter is not your normal nightclub fare. She's not background music for coffee. You could consider taking a dose of Lisa's music as an alternative to Prozac. Her songs are conversations with her audience. Her voice is distinctive and surprisingly vulnerable. She writes and performs her own original music and artistically arranged covers in a novel mix influenced by acoustic and blues, seasoned with a hint of jazz. She has released four CDs over the years.

 

Frank de Blase of The City Newspaper describes her songs as "little prayers sent up on gossamer wings....They're lyrically impactful yet melodically gentle. The Rochester singer-songwriter is a compelling performer".

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12:30 pm - 1:40 pm
Mystic Stew

 

Mystic Stew shares an original, Americana, musical mixture prepared by the band's members of varied age and heritage. Born out of weekly writing sessions, Mystic Stew explores new sonic frontiers. Moments of their shows may rock, while other moments are quiet and reflective. The Stew's improvisation and experimentation tries to push the boundaries of musical convention.

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2:00 pm - 3:20 pm
Chris Trapper

 

Chris Trapper is a storyteller. With his soulful, honeyed tenor, sly humor and an uncanny knack for melody, Chris has traveled the world over, performing to a dedicated and ever growing fan base with nothing but his guitar and his songs. Raised on Prine and Kristofferson, Trapper's first foray in the music industry was as frontman of the critically acclaimed alt-rock band The Push Stars (Capitol Records). Over the past decade, Chris has become a modern day acoustic troubadour, performing over 150 dates a year as a headliner and sharing the stage with the likes of Rob Thomas, Colin Hay, Martin Sexton and even John Prine himself.

 

The New York Times has called his work "classic pop perfection."

 

"A brilliantly gifted songwriter." -The Huffington Post

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3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Coupe de' Villes

 

The Coupe de' Villes are celebrating their 36th year of performing in Western New York making music with original members guitarist Tommy Bianchi, vocalist Lex Byers, and drummer George DeMott leading the way. The Coupes' newer members are bassist Jeff Morrison, keyboardist Lou Spezio, trumpet player Donny Allen, saxophonists Paul "Junior" Spezio and Ken Foster. For decades, the Coupes have been devoted to "driving rhythm & blues", blending the pure emotion of Chicago blues with the driving power of rock. The Coupe de Ville's have produced two highly acclaimed CD's, "Burnin' Blues" and "Blues for You", and their longevity is a testament to their musical contribution to the Western NY music scene.

Sunday, September 22, 2019

11:15 am - 12:15 pm
MA'AM

 

MA'AM is a fresh duo from southern West Virginia featuring Amy McIntire and Mary Ashton. The two met at a winter music festival in Lewisburg West Virginia in 2017, and they haven't separated since. Two powerhouse vocalists, along with guitar, banjo, pedal steel and sweet sultry harmonies take you on a punky, folk journey of musical sweetness. Yes MA'AM!

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12:30 pm - 1:40 pm
D.B. Rielly

 

D.B. Rielly is a real American songwriter singing funny, open-hearted, and touching songs with an everyman ease. He is an award-winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has played live at such prestigious venues as Lincoln Center, The Montreux Jazz Festival, Staples Center, The Apollo Theater, and has performed with B.B. King, The Boston Pops, and Chubby Checker, among others.

 

"One of the best songwriters you've never heard of" - WMLB, Atlanta

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2:00 pm - 3:20 pm
Claudia Hoyser

 

Claudia Hoyser is an emerging modern country artist picking up steam with her sass, class and swagger. Always carving a unique path, this girl is paving her own way in the music industry and rocketing into 2019. In a year's time Claudia and her devoted team have impacted country radio and garnered over 40 million organic streams on social media.

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3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Jack West

 

Sometimes it takes youth to lead us to the next place, to revive rock and roll by taking the old and putting a new spin on it. Fourteen-year-old Jack West conjures memories of Kurt Cobain with his lanky, shoulder-length hair and piercing gaze. It's no mistake that he's performed with grunge-rock icon Eddie Vedder before 30,000 at a concert in Nashville, or that he collaborated with renowned Seattle producer Barrett Jones (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) at his famed Laundry Room Studio on West's new debut, eight-song offering, For the Record.

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Prospective Musical Acts

If you would like to submit a demo to the Naples Grape Festival for consideration for one of our entertainment slots, please send information to:

Naples Grape Festival
PO Box 70 Naples, NY 14512
or Email: naplesgrapefest@gmail.com

The Naples Grape Festival is a venue reserved for original singers/songwriter acts of all genres.

Submissions must be made by February 1st to be considered for that year's Grape Festival held the last full weekend of September. Our Music committee reviews/listens to all submissions, and the schedule is completed no later than April 1st for that years festival. The Naples Grape Festival is always held on the last full weekend of September, rain or shine.

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The Naples Grape Festival is Proudly Presented by the Naples Rotary Club & the Naples Historical Society

All proceeds after expenses from the official vendor booth fees and the Brahm-Moore Craft Beverage Garden are donated to these two fine organizations. They are instrumental in funding a variety of programs in our community and in our schools so your dollar does a lot of good for a lot of people.