Teskey hosts Flagpole Radio Café

Thursday, 28 May 2009 00:00

Chris Teskey of Redding is no stranger to the Flagpole Radio Café at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, which he hosts. He also plays guitar and sings with the house band. The final performance of the season is this Saturday, May 30, at 7 p.m.

The Flagpole Radio Café is a variety show produced by Newtown residents in conjunction with the Newtown Cultural Arts Commission The Flagpole Radio Café is a collection of music, comedy, and radio-style vignettes. Newtown singer and songwriter Daria Musk will return as the guest artist for the May 30 show. She will be joined by her mother, Wendy Musk who is also an accomplished musician and educator.

Ticket prices for this performance are $10, $5 for children under 13. Reservations may be made online at www.newtownartscommission.org and clicking on the Flagpole Radio Café link. For more information, call 364-0898. Payments can be made in cash or with a check. Credit cards are not currently accepted.

 Mr. Teskey is also a music teacher and he hosts a weekly music program on WPKN radio in Bridgeport. He has been broadcasting bluegrass, folk, and Celtic music on the local airwaves since he was 17, when he started programming bluegrass music at WSHU in 1973. After a brief stint as a commercial rock DJ, he moved to WPKN in Bridgeport in 1978 and has been there ever since.

Mr. Teskey also plays guitar with bluegrass band Hoe and with Lisa Furman and the BlueFlies, and works as managing director of the Playhouse On The Green in Bridgeport.  His Celtic and folk music record company, Mad River Records, has released 13 recordings since 2007 and has several more in the works.{sharethis}