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The Young Geezers
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Rap Parsons is an accomplished guitar and mandolin player who also plays the dobro and banjo. He has been singing and playing bluegrass, blues and old-timey music since his youth in West Virginia. Most recently, he was a member of the regional group Rural Delivery. In his day job, he is a Professor in the Foreign Languages and Literatures Department at the University of Scranton. |
| Tony Kearney is a talented and long-time folksinger who plays both guitar and mandolin. He is a longstanding member of the Northeast Pennsylvania Folklore Society and has been performing folk music at venues throughout northeastern Pennsylvania for over 30 years. When not making music, Tony applies his talents as a social worker. |
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Dan Townsend has been playing guitar, on and off, since college and has long enjoyed singing and playing many kinds of music, including folk and bluegrass. When not performing, he is a Professor in the Biology Department at the University of Scranton. He also sings as a baritone-bass with the University of Scranton Chorus. |
The Young Geezers repertoire includes a mix of folk, bluegrass, old-timey gospel, blues, Texas swing, and even the occasional sea chantey. The group covers work by songwriters and artists ranging from Woody Guthrie to Stephen Foster, Doc Watson to the Monroe Brothers, John Prine to Nanci Griffith, and Townes Van Zandt to The Band … among others. (A repertoire list is available – just email us if you'd like one.) When asked what informs their eclectic selection of musical offerings, they have been heard to admit, “We are not easily embarrassed.”