Music on the Delaware Coffeehouse at the Walton Theatre May 18

WALTON — Music on the Delaware’s will present the talented duo Drank the Gold on Sunday May 18, 2025 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at its May coffeehouse. Oona Grady (fiddle and vocals) and James Gascoyne (guitar/banjo/mandolin and vocals) will be the featured performers. They are sure to delight audiences with their soaring vocal harmonies and infectious renditions of Irish and American old time tunes and songs

A native of Ithaca, NY, Oona Grady studied violin and fiddle from a young age, as a teenager performed with her family band, and then at age 18 moved to Ireland to continue her music education at University College Cork. She now manages an active private music studio in Saratoga Springs, NY.

A native of Louisville, KY, James Gascoyne has toured with a variety of music groups as bassist, guitarist, drummer and vocalist. He is now based in Saratoga Springs, NY, gives private lessons and workshops, and performs with several music soloists and groups. James regularly joins Oona Grady in the duo, Drank the Gold, where they specialize in Irish and American fiddle tunes and folk songs as well as original compositions and arrangements. Both are instructors and performers at the Caffe Lena School of Music and at other nearby music camps.

Kevin Crawford of the band Lunasa said of Drank the Gold: “The music of Drank the Gold is borderless, real, authentic and honest as anything I’ve heard in years. At a time when the world is kind of imploding, Oona and James play the type of music that has the capacity to bring people to their senses.”

For more information on Drank the Gold Band, see www.drankthegold.com.

All coffeehouse performances are free, with donations to Music on the Delaware gratefully accepted. Desserts and drinks are provided.

The final coffeehouse for the 2024-25 season will take place on Sunday, June 15, 2025, with Yolanda Bush, Evan Jagels and Wyatt Ambrose as featured performers (performance rescheduled from February.) For information on other upcoming Music on the Delaware events, see www.musiconthedelaware.org.