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Gregg Cagno

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22: 237:, July 7, 2002. Accessed December 4, 2017. "It may be echoing a national trend, but the Black Potatoe Fest retains a distinct New Jersey flavor. Ms. Vigoda went to Princeton University, and Groovelily's drummer, Gene Lewin, not only went to Princeton, he grew up there and currently lives in West New York. Mr. Cagno grew up in Clinton." 158:. The name Camp Hoboken came from Cagno's regular camping spot at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. The artists collaborated on songs and performances until 1999, and released two recordings. Sharar, Cagno, and Bauman often toured under the Camp Hoboken name, frequently with the late 281:, September 1, 2002. Accessed December 4, 2017. "When Gregg Cagno was at North Hunterdon Regional High School, he played songs by Neil Young and The Band in a rock act." 61: 174:, Bauman said that the Camp Hoboken era was the basis for his third novel "In Hoboken" (2008) and that the character of James was loosely based on Gregg Cagno. 339: 329: 83:
on Dobro. In addition to performing, Cagno has taught songwriting and guitar workshops for the NJ State Teen Arts Festival and Young Composers festival.
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Cagno learned his craft, and perfected his smooth baritone voice, as a teenager playing and volunteering at the Godfrey Daniels stage in
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and quickly established himself as a leading figure in what was then one of the most important alt music scenes in America.
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archives with the fast folk catalog. The title track of his first CD "Backroad Driver" was featured on
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is an American songwriter and touring performer in the singer-songwriter and
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Cagno's song "In Her Own Eyes" (co-written with Robert Meitus) is in the
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award winner in the folk category, and was a finalist in the
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Mostly appearing solo, Cagno is sometimes accompanied by
273:"Persistence pays off for Hunterdon singer-songwriter" 111:. He began playing out regularly while a student at 76:. He currently records for Black Potatoe Records. 62:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 8: 134:In 1995, Cagno teamed up with Sharar and 220: 64:' Millennium Stage, Godfrey Daniels, 7: 340:Singer-songwriters from New Jersey 330:North Hunterdon High School alumni 229:"Weekend Special: A Music 'Gumbo'" 14: 154:to create the musical collective 315:American male singer-songwriters 127:. After college, Cagno moved to 335:People from Clinton, New Jersey 88:Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 52:, North Carolina. He is a 2006 44:Born in 1969, Cagno grew up in 190:Tales From Sixth & Clinton 1: 140:North Hunterdon High School 138:(Cagno and Bauman attended 102:South Florida Folk Festival 366: 74:Falcon Ridge Folk Festival 16:American singer-songwriter 325:American folk guitarists 249:"Biography: Gregg Cagno" 142:together) and the bands 119:'s weekly open mikes at 25:Cagno performing in 2012 345:American folk musicians 152:The Amazing Incredibles 109:Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 58:Kerrville Folk Festival 26: 320:American folk singers 164:National Public Radio 162:. In interviews with 24: 196:Present Moment Days 129:Hoboken, New Jersey 46:Clinton, New Jersey 234:The New York Times 113:Rutgers University 27: 350:Fast Folk artists 48:and now lives in 357: 295:Official website 282: 278:The Courier-News 270: 264: 263: 261: 259: 244: 238: 225: 136:Christian Bauman 365: 364: 360: 359: 358: 356: 355: 354: 300: 299: 291: 286: 285: 271: 267: 257: 255: 247:Hicks, Robert. 246: 245: 241: 227:Miler, Stuart. 226: 222: 217: 184:Backroad Driver 180: 172:Idiot's Delight 148:Big Happy Crowd 81:Jimmy Heffernan 42: 17: 12: 11: 5: 363: 361: 353: 352: 347: 342: 337: 332: 327: 322: 317: 312: 302: 301: 298: 297: 290: 289:External links 287: 284: 283: 265: 239: 219: 218: 216: 213: 212: 211: 208:Worth The Wait 205: 199: 193: 187: 179: 176: 41: 38: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 362: 351: 348: 346: 343: 341: 338: 336: 333: 331: 328: 326: 323: 321: 318: 316: 313: 311: 310:Living people 308: 307: 305: 296: 293: 292: 288: 280: 279: 274: 269: 266: 254: 250: 243: 240: 236: 235: 230: 224: 221: 214: 209: 206: 203: 200: 197: 194: 191: 188: 185: 182: 181: 177: 175: 173: 169: 165: 161: 160:Rachel Bissex 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 132: 130: 126: 122: 121:New Brunswick 118: 114: 110: 105: 103: 99: 98: 93: 89: 84: 82: 77: 75: 71: 70:Eddie's Attic 67: 63: 59: 55: 51: 50:Winston-Salem 47: 39: 37: 35: 31: 23: 19: 276: 268: 256:. Retrieved 242: 232: 223: 207: 202:Simple Gifts 201: 195: 189: 183: 171: 156:Camp Hoboken 155: 133: 125:Linda Sharar 106: 95: 85: 78: 43: 29: 28: 18: 178:Discography 117:Spook Handy 66:Club Passim 30:Gregg Cagno 304:Categories 215:References 168:Vin Scelsa 144:The Marys 258:July 23, 253:Allmusic 97:Car Talk 36:genres. 166:and on 210:(2014) 204:(2002) 198:(2000) 192:(1997) 186:(1994) 72:, and 40:Career 54:ASCAP 260:2010 150:and 34:folk 170:'s 94:'s 92:NPR 306:: 275:, 251:. 231:, 146:, 104:. 68:, 262:.

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folk
Clinton, New Jersey
Winston-Salem
ASCAP
Kerrville Folk Festival
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Club Passim
Eddie's Attic
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Jimmy Heffernan
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
NPR
Car Talk
South Florida Folk Festival
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Rutgers University
Spook Handy
New Brunswick
Linda Sharar
Hoboken, New Jersey
Christian Bauman
North Hunterdon High School
The Marys
Big Happy Crowd
The Amazing Incredibles
Rachel Bissex
National Public Radio
Vin Scelsa
"Weekend Special: A Music 'Gumbo'"

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