Ridgefield Folk Series, Live In-Person: Ol' Moose and Friends

Please come and enjoy acoustic trio, Ol' Moose and Friends, with Alysia Love on violin and music veteran Dan Bonis on mando, lap steel, and dobro. Doug Anderson is Ol’ Moose.

After spending the last several years in Texas playing solo gigs and with the Merry J. Pranksters trio, Doug made his way back north to Weston, CT where he is settling into his New England roots and looking to plug into this music scene and book new gigs. He is still happy to do solo shows, but is is also currently playing in the acoustic trio, Ol' Moose and Friends. Doug Anderson has played with John Gorka and Richard Shindel, old bandmate Russ Rentler, and nephew Alex Radus. 

Behind the Name

The musicians Ol' Moose used to play with in the early days had a flatbed truck and they would haul out an upright piano, strap it to the wall of the flatbed up by the cab, and would drive around and play music off the back of the truck. This was before you could get in trouble for that early hippie stuff! Because Moose was working at a sawmill at the time and could lift stuff pretty well, he would get one end of the piano by himself so they started calling him Moose. As he got older, it became Ol’ Moose.

Doors open at 1:30 pm. Concerts begin at 2:00 pm. Concerts are free thanks to the Friends of the Ridgefield Library.

ALL patrons must wear masks that cover nose and mouth at all times while in the Library, regardless of vaccination status, per the Town of Ridgefield. Masks must conform to current CDC recommendations.”

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