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This band is composed of Eric Munley, picker of mandolin, Arthur Buezo sliding on guitar, James Ford rolling on banjo, and Christian Cardiello playing at breakneck speed on bass. And their performance at Winter Carnival 2015 was quite the treat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-255250 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blind-owl-band.jpg\" alt=\"Winter Carnival The Blind Owl Band\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" data-wp-pid=\"255250\" \/>All transplants to the area, they now define progressive bluegrass in the Adirondacks. But with two album\u2019s, <em>Rabble Rousing<\/em> and <em>This Train is Made of Wood and Steel,<\/em> they have been spreading their blind owl wings to festivals and towns throughout the Northeast. Their musical style is blue-streak fast and furious tempos with impressive instrumental dexterity, then fall back into old-time string band\u00a0 stanzas.\u00a0\u00a0 Experienced live, they move, twist and turn, fingers a flying, bass a spinning and the audience pressing closer to the stage, dancing and feeling the joy of what is The Blind Owl Band. Hoot!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Blind Owl Band is Adirondack Grass music. Five bearded dudes with strings and electricity, howling down the mountains to put the final finis on Winter Carnival at the Waterhole in Saranac Lake NY. 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