Cribstone.
Eclectic. Acoustic.
CRIBSTONE is Tom McKeon on guitar and mandolin, and Kathleen McGee on guitar. We perform a mix of acoustic flavored tunes, from blues to folk to Celtic, country, classic rock and contemporary, unusual discoveries, and originals. In addition to original tunes, we play music from The Youngbloods, CSN, James Taylor, Joy KIlls Sorrow, Talking Heads and Karla Bonoff, to name just a few.
Tom McKeon
Tom is a Maine native who has been playing guitar and singing since he was a kid. For a number of years he played with Scott Andrews and Sheldon Bird in Cowpie and the Buffalo Chips. Following that he worked with Sheldon in an acoustic duo called Iron Bridge, and with Scott in Wooden Nickel. Tom has been writing original songs for the last ten years and cites influences including Mark Knopfler, Lyle Lovett, Gillian Welch and Paul Simon. “I learn (which is to say, 'steal') a little something from all the songwriters I hear, from Lady Gaga to Michael Hedges, and I’m always looking to broaden my scope.” He lives in Brunswick.
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Kathleen McGee
Kathleen McGee started singing at 5, and professionally since 14. Along with originals, Kathleen loves to find nuggets of music by new artists and putting new spins on older songs. She plays a broad range of blues, indie, alternative, folk and even a bit of pop and rock. Kathleen now performs mostly around the Midcoast of Maine. Kathleen was thrilled to be asked to join Cribstone and looks forward to the joy of three part harmony, exploring and performing new music with these two fellow musicians who know their stuff!
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Sheldon Bird has been a fixture in Cribstone since its inception, and Tom and Sheldon have played together in various combinations for over 30 years. Sheldon has decided to step back from full time performing with the group, but he may well appear from time to time as a special guest!