The TRISTATE RAILWAY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY Presents Mike Del Vecchio and Jeff
Loy: “Signing Rails” - A story of the North Jersey's railroad and
mining history through song. at the Bickford Theater of the Morris Museum, 6
Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ 07960
Thursday, December 11, 2014, 7:00 PM
As we continue
our 50th Anniversary year of special presentations, December may be a first for
Tri-State in the form of live music. Club president Mike Del Vecchio has been
collecting railroad-themed music since childhood. His goal on Thursday December
11th is to portray, remember and tell the story of the North Jersey's
railroad and mining history through songs from a variety of songwriters, some
familiar, some not.
Most railfans are
also music lovers, but few may know that songwriters have tackled topics such as
Blue Coal, the Lackawanna Cutoff, or John Draney's famous ride to bring surgeons
to attempt to save President McKinley in Buffalo. Del Vecchio has written a few
songs, and will be performing one about the Hibernia Underground
Railroad.
Between songs
Mike will share the historic context of each piece. While Tri-Staters know Del
Vecchio as a railroader, photographer and author, he's also been a professional
musician and multi-instrumentalist for more than 30 years, having performed at
most of the local live music haunts and played on many studio recordings.
Outside of Tri-State he is active in two concert series. His friend and the best
guitar player you've never heard of, Jeff Loy, will join him on
stage.
The meetings
begin at 7:15 p.m. at the Bickford Theater in the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy
Heights Road, Morristown. The programs usually begin about 8:00 p.m. Admission
is free, open to the public. All are welcome. Light refreshments are often
available.
Santa Train runs Saturday,
December 13th, Wayne, NJ
We will have a
selection of books, videos and memorabilia for sale before the meeting. Light
refreshments will be available. Doors open at 7:00 p.m., meeting at 7:30,
entertainment about 8:00 p.m. Admission is free, all are welcome. For weather
updates see our website at www.tristaterail.org,
or visit Tri-State Chapter NRHS on Facebook.