LANGLEY (June 8, 2021) – Bayview Corner Summer Street Dances make a triumphant return! Goosefoot Community Fund is pleased to announce this summer’s street dance lineup.
Street Dances are every other Wednesday—July 14 through September 8— from 6 to 8 PM at the Bayview Cash Store, 5603 Bayview Road. Rain or shine! Free admission and family friendly. Beverages are available for purchase. Keep an eye on https://goosefoot.org/news-events/ for up-to-date information on COVID-19 safety regulations in place at the time.
July 14 – Rubatano Marimba kicks off the 2021 Bayview Corner Summer Street Dance series with their heart-warming and dance inducing Zimbabwean style marimba. Tanya Boyd, Paul Hayes, Kerry Holland, Dana Moffett, Micah Petrich, Billy Piepenbrink, Alea Robertson, Annie Rundberg, Warner Scheyer and Tillie Scruton will be joined by guest singers Leslie Breeden and Dyanne Harshman, and Zimbabwean guest musician John Mambira.
July 28 – Janie Cribbs & T.Rust provides powerhouse vocals laced with gritty guitar featuring original soulful songs, compelling stories and blues-drenched licks by members Janie Cribbs, Joe Reggiatore, Kevin Holden, and Dave Willis.
August 11 – Western Heroes are a group of local musicians who have been providing original dance music to the Whidbey Island community for 14 years. From polka to punk their diverse collection of songs are all played with one goal in mind: to get people up and moving. Michael and David Licastro provide vocals and guitar, Lorraine Newland on bass and vocals, David Maloney on drums, and Larry Neubauer on keyboard.
August 25 – PETE is the quintessential Whidbey Island garage band, performing rock & blues dance music and American groove music. The band is comprised of Goosefoot's own Fredde Butterworth on drums, Dave Draper on guitar, Marc Strader on bass, with special guests David Licastro on guitar and Danny Ward on sax.
September 8 – Eric Vanderbilt-Matthews Quartet (EVM Quartet) is well-known in the PNW swing dance scene for its solidity of groove and fiery soloists. Multi-instrumentalist Eric Vanderbilt-Mathews is a graduate of both SWHS and the UW jazz studies program. He's toured and played in festivals internationally and is a regular performer at the prestigious Djangofest NW. He is joined by Keegan Harshman on bass and William Mapp on drums, along with some surprise guests.
