The Cadleys Acoustic Duo from Fayetteville, NY

John and Cathy Cadley are one of the area's most entertaining and popular acoustic duos. Following in the tradition of great male-female duets like Ian & Sylvia and Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons, they show how the simplicity of two voices and two acoustic instruments can produce powerful music. Their repertoire draws on the traditional bluegrass of Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers, the tight harmonies of the Louvin Brothers, the “new acoustic” sounds of Alison Krauss and Claire Lynch, and John's own originals, which have been recorded by national bluegrass artists such as Tony Trischka, Jim Hurst, Missy Raines, and Lou Reid, who, with Vince Gill and Ricky Skaggs singing harmony, took John's song, “Time,” to the #1 spot on the national bluegrass charts for three consecutive months. Cathy's resume is equally impressive, including 21 years leading a church and gospel group in her hometown of Fayetteville, NY. Their live concerts feature everything from traditional mountain ballads and bluegrass classics like “Bury Me Beneath the Willow” and “Blue and Lonesome,” to Alison Krauss' “The Lucky One,” to the Louvin Brother's “Cash on the Barrelhead.” And just to add a few surprises, you'll also hear a great acoustic rendition of Paul McCartney's “I Will,” a few of John's originals from his Nashville-produced solo CD, The Closer I Get, and Cathy's knockout version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” For an evening of soulful duet singing and tasty picking on guitar and mandolin, the Cadleys are not to me missed.

• Across the Great Divide | Kate Wolf
• Ashoken F'well / St. Ann's Reel | Traditional
• Baby Why You Been Gone So Long?
• Barbed Wire Boys
• Blue and Lonesome | Bill Monroe and Hank Williams
• Blues for Dixie | Bob Wills
• Bury Me Beneath the Willow
• Cash on the Barrelhead | The Louvin Brothers
• Cheap Whiskey
• Creep On In
• Dark is the Night - Blue is the Day
• Devoted to You | The Everly Brothers
• Gravity | Allison Krause and Union Station
• If I Could Only Win Your Love | Emmylou Harris
• If You Needed Me
• I'll Fly Away
• I Will | Beatles
• Lonesome Wind Blues
• Long Black Veil
• The Lucky One | Allison Krause & Union Station
• Love Hurts | Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris
• Mamma Tried | Merle Haggard
• Over the Rainbow
• One More Dollar | Gillian Welch
• Red Staggerwing | Mark Knopler & Emmylou Harris
• Sin City | Gram Parsons
• Some Day Soon | Ian & Sylvia
• Snowbird | Ann Murray
• When I Call Your Name | Vincel Gill
• When You Say Nothing at All | Allison Krauss and Union Station
• Wichita | Gillian Welch
• Wild Bill Jones