Raucous acoustic guitar jams and harmonies
Bud and Budd ~ The Kind Buds at Breakwater Cafe - Burlington, VT
The Northeast’s premiere acoustic jam duo, The Kind Buds, entertain their audiences with
inspiring covers & incendiary originals, trading fiery-sweet licks on a roller coaster of tension & release.
A truly acoustic act, Bud and Budd perform raucous, intuitive, wide-open jams with stunning guitar interplay.
Tight vocal harmonies compliment and complete their sound. No effects of any kind are used in live performances.
The Kind Buds have released four
CDs,
"Live at Bear's Picnic" originals and some old favorites recorded in Laurelton, PA 2011
"All In Your Mind" originals and some old favorites recorded live in Milford, CT 2008
“Hangin’ at The Lazy J” featuring all original music
and lyrics 2006
“Live at the Underground” Bud and Budd’s first CD covering
Garcia/Hunter,
Beatles, Motown, and a few traditional songs 2005
Performances & Highlights
2011
• New CD "Live at Bear's Picnic" released and voted # 8 on JamBase.com "Top 30 New Releases" - October
• Stanhope House Holiday Concert with Boris Garcia and others, NJ - December
• Mexicali Live with Tony Trischka, NJ - November
• Iron Horse Music Hall Rex Foundation Event, MA - September
• Wormtown Music Fest, MA - September
• Stratton Mountain Resort, VT - September
• Bears Picnic Music Festival, PA - August
• Bella Terra Music Festival, NY - August
• Warwick Wineries Grateful Dead Fest, NY - August
• Sterling Stage Ameribeat Festival, Sterling , NY - July
• Gathering of the Vibes VIP Tent following Furthur, CT - July
• Harlow's, NH - March, June
• Stowe Resort, VT - Feb, March, June
• StrangeCreek Music Festival, MA - May
• Theodore's, Springfield, MA - Jan
• Tierney's, Montclair, NJ - Feb, April
• Killington Resort, VT - April
• Sugarbush Resort, VT - Jan, Feb, March
• Beach House, Greenwich, CT - Feb
• Home Grown Radio NJ - Feb
• The Saint, Asbury Park, NJ - Feb
2010
• Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, MA - October
• Stowe Mt. Resort in VT - October
• Wormtown Music Festival in MA - September
• Shire Music Festival at Bucksteep in NY - September
• Bear's Picnic Music Festival in PA - August
• Rex Foundation's Festival of Family in NY - August
•Gathering of the Vibes in CT - July
• Nateva Music Fesival in ME - July
• StrangeCreek Music Festival in MA - May
• Fairfield Theatre Company ~ StageOne in CT - April
• The Dockside in NJ - April
• Harlow's Pub in NH - April
• The Basement & Iron Horse Entertainment in MA - March
• Sugarbush Resort & Stowe Mt. Resort in VT - March
• Radio Performance & Interview WICB 91.7FM Ithaca, NY - February
• Sugarbush Resort & Stratton Mt. Resort in VT - February
• Stowe Mt. Resort & "The Wobbly Barn" Killington Resort - January
• The Basement & Iron Horse Entertainment in MA - January
2009
• Zeiterion Theatre "First Night" New Bedford, MA - December
• Sugarbush Ski Resort in VT - December
• Acoustic Cafe w/ Darrien Cunning in CT - November
• 2 Nights @ P&G Cafe in New York City - October
• Lamb Abbey Arts Center in Central VT - September
• Wormtown Music Festival in MA - September
• Bear's Picnic Music Festival in Central Pennsylvania - August
• August West Fest in VT - August
• "All In Your Mind" CD released - July
• Gathering of the Vibes in CT - July
• Sugarbush Resort 4th of July
• Tweed River Music Festival in Central Vermont - July
• StrangeCreek Music Festval in Greenfield, MA - May
• Acoustic Cafe in Bridgeport, CT - May
• Tammany Hall in Worcester, MA - April
• Radio Show on WBKM.ORG in Burlington, VT - April
• Radio Show on 94.5 "The Drive" in Rutland, VT - April
• "Sunshine Daydream" Festival at Killington Ski Resort - April
• Acoustic Cafe in Bridgeport, CT - February
• Radio performance on WPKN in Bridgeport, CT - February
• Sullivan Hall in New York City - February
2008
• 4th Annual Turkey Jam with Rev Tor Band in Lenox, MA
• WBKM Birthday Bash at Nectar's in Burlington, VT - November
• Television performance on "Late Night Saturday" WCAX-TV Burlington, VT - October
• Radio performances on WBKM and WPKN in Burlington, VT and Bridgeport, CT - October
• Wormtown Music Festival in Greenfield, MA - September
• Gathering Of The Vibes in Bridgeport, CT - August
• Bear's Picnic Music Festival in Laurelton, PA- August
• Camp Creek Festival in Mariaville, NY - July
• Mountain Jam in Hunter, NY - June
• StrangeCreek Music Festval in Greenfield, MA - May
• Milford Fine Arts Coffee House in Milford, CT - April
• Wormtown Winter Carnivale in Southbridge, MA - March
• Mt. Dog Winter Fest in Lenox, MA - March
2007
• "Unbroken Chain" Grateful Dead Symposium at UMASS Amherst - November
• Live performance on "Dead Air" WNCW 88.7FM & wncw.org from Spindale, NC - October
• NY Harvest Festival in Hancock, NY - October
• Wormtown Music Festival in Greenfield, MA - September
• Gathering of the Vibes in Brigdeport, CT • Vermont Long Trail Fest in Rutland, VT - August
• Hempstock Music Festival in Starks, ME • PhanPhest in Mariaville, NY- August
• Camp Creek in Mariaville, NY • Bear's Picnic Festival in Milton, PA • SolarFest in Tinmouth, VT
• First Aid for our Troops w/ Summer of Love 40th Anniversary Tour - July
• Freedom Music Festival in Starks, ME - June
• Strange Creek Festival in Greenfield, MA • Spring Roll Fest in North Hampton, MA - May
• Club Dada in Deep Ellum, Texas, and The Dallas Vintage Guitar Show - April
• 2 hour live performance simulcast on WEBK, uninterrupted and commercial free, March 2007
2004-2006
• "Hangin' at the Lazy J" CD released
• Several live radio performances (WEBK, WNCS, WMRV, "Dead Air")
• Music Festivals 2006 (Gathering of the Vibes, Strange Creek, Camp Creek, Garden of Eden)
• Opened for New Riders of the Purple Sage, Strangefolk, Dave Mallett, VORCZA 2005-2006
• Saturday night "8 week residency" at Nectar's in Burlington, VT - Winter 2006
• Special Events at Killington, Sugarbush, Wormtown 2005-2006
• Garcia Bash in San Diego with Tom Constanten, Stanley Mouse, and Sandy Troy - July 2004
For more info contact: kitty(at)thekindbuds(dot)com
Bud and Budd perform with two Bose L1 sound systems and require very little space
for set up and play.
Just for fun ~ Some memories from 2007
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