COUSINS BLUES: Beki Brindle and Elly Winninger
Cousins Blues
Beki Brindle and Elly Wininger
What are the chances…two ‘nice’ Jewish girls… one (Beki Brindle) growing up in Indiana and playing lead guitar for the legendary Yank Rachell at 18, discovered by Rick Danko and joining Tom Pacheco’s and Eric Anderson’s bands, becoming ‘Ambassador of the Blues’ for Bono’s Rock School in Dublin, joining Warner/Reprise band Grace Pool, touring and playing on MTV, releasing critically acclaimed albums featuring the great blues standards and writing her own songs, and meanwhile- in New York City, the other…(Elly Wininger) taking guitar lessons from David Bromberg while in high school, playing opening night at CBGB with her country blues, winning the Hudson Valley Blues Society Solo/Duo Challenge and going on to be a Semifinalist in the 2023 International Blues Competition, garnering awards for her songwriting and releasing critically acclaimed albums on Earwig Music…they both end up living in the Hudson Valley where they discover they are cousins and get inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame on the same night?! Chance? Fate? Whichever; audiences reap the benefits as they join forces for “Cousins Blues,” a dynamic show of great music, fun, mastery, and Ms-tery.
