{"id":30759,"date":"2025-03-13T09:43:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/?p=30759"},"modified":"2025-03-13T09:43:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:43:38","slug":"on-stage-local-favorites-dukes-humbleman-on-area-stages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/?p=30759","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Local favorites Dukes, Humbleman on area stages"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>, Entertainment Editor, The Times<\/em><\/div>\n
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The Dukes of Destiny<\/p><\/div>\n

Longevity and proximity to Germantown Avenue are common denominators for a pair of Philly bands performing in the area this weekend.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Shows by two music acts with Montgomery County and Northwest Philadelphia roots (Mount Airy, Chestnut Hill, Germantown) will be highlights of this weekend\u2019s local music calendar.<\/div>\n
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The bands are the Dukes of Destiny and the Humbleman Band.<\/div>\n
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They have been fixtures on the Philly music scene for a long time \u2013 the Dukes for 40 years and Humbleman for more than 26.<\/div>\n
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On March 15, Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295, http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/a>) is hosting an act featuring a local two-way love affair \u2013 the band in love with the venue and the audience there in love with the band.<\/div>\n
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The Dukes of Destiny, who have been treating fans to live performances of top-flight blues and soul music for almost three decades, are back in action with a lineup built around John\u00a0Colgan-Davis\u00a0(harmonica, vocals) and Ray Adler (guitar).<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe have new personnel,\u201d said Colgan-Davis, during a phone interview Monday night from his home in northwest Philadelphia.<\/div>\n
\u201cRay Adler was the original Dukes guitarist back in 1985. This is around his fourth tour of duty.<\/div>\n
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\u201cMike O\u2019Rourke is the drummer. He\u2019s drummed with us for the past couple of years and he also sat in with the Dukes on numerous occasions earlier.<\/div>\n
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\u201cMike Blair is the bass player. Mike and I have known each other for over half a century. He had a coffeehouse in Germantown where I used to play. And he did sound for the Dukes now and then over the years.<\/div>\n
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\u201cOur keyboard player is Glenn Bickel, who is a Chester County product. I have played with him in the Roger Girke-John Colgan-Davis Project at Jamey\u2019s House of Music on a regular basis. He sings, plays piano and makes great sounds on his Hammond B-3.<\/div>\n
\u201cAnd. of course, I\u2019m still singing and playing harmonica. That\u2019s us for this year.\u201d<\/div>\n
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One thing definite for the Dukes in 2025 is performing at Kennett Flash and kicking ass when they do.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe\u00a0Dukes\u00a0return to one of our favorite places to play in one of our favorite towns,\u201d said Colgan-Davis.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe Kennett Flash is a place with a great sound system, great seats with good views of the stage, space to dance and a great\u00a0wait staff.<\/div>\n
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\u201cKennett Square itself has\u00a0a number of\u00a0great places\u00a0to stroll and to shop and to eat, so you can take in the town, eat at\u00a0a great restaurant, and get dessert and a night of great blues and dancing at the Flash. Sounds like a marvelous night to me!\u201d<\/div>\n
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About a year-and-a-half ago, the Dukes\u2019 lineup went through a major change when vocalist Aryl Wolters retired from the band.<\/div>\n
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\u201cArlyn didn\u2019t come back after the pandemic,\u201d said Colgan-Davis. \u201cShe did come back for one show and then said she didn\u2019t want to do it anymore. She said \u2013 I\u2019m just not feeling it.\u201d<\/div>\n
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As a result,\u00a0Colgan-Davis\u00a0had a dual role with the Dukes.<\/div>\n
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\u201cNow that Arlyn is gone, I\u2019m doing the majority of the singing,\u201d said\u00a0Colgan-Davis. \u201cI was singing before Arlyn so now it\u2019s back to the roots.\u201d<\/div>\n
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In addition to performing at most of the clubs in the Tri-State area, the Dukes of Destiny have\u00a0performed at the Pocono Blues Festival, the Waterfront Jam at Philadelphia\u2019s Penn\u2019s Landing, the State Street Blues Stroll in Media, the Bucks County R\u2019n\u2019B Picnic, the New Jersey Folk Festival and the Longwood Gardens Summer Concert Series.<\/div>\n
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\u201cFor the past few years, we\u2019ve had great years,\u201d said\u00a0Colgan-Davis. \u201cWe played places we had never played before \u2013 like the Philadelphia Folk Festival. We also played places we really love like The Kennett Flash and the West Grove Friends Meeting.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe played the Phoenixville Blues Festival and the Paoli Blues Festival. We really love playing The Kennett Flash. And we love our Chester County crowd. They\u2019ve been coming to see us play for 14-15 years.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Chester County music fans and the Dukes of Destiny definitely have a love affair going on.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe did the Turks Head Festival in West Chester a few years ago \u2013 and \u2018Rhythm and Roots\u2019 in Media,\u201d said\u00a0Colgan-Davis. \u201cWe love the Flash \u2013 the intimacy and the sound system. And we love what it stands for and what it means to Kennett Square.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe have a great relationship with the people of Chester County. And I really like the landscape of the area. It\u2019s always a special place for us. Chester County gigs have the vibe of old coffee houses. We put out the energy and the audience gives it back to us.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Audiences that like to get out of their seats and dance are a big part of the Dukes of Destiny live experience.<\/div>\n
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It all started 40 years ago.<\/div>\n
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In 1985, five young, local musicians got together and began playing old blues songs in a rambling three-story house in Philadelphia. They decided to take the act on the road as The Dukes of Destiny, a name they got from a matchbook cover urging the reader to \u201cBe the Captain of Your Own Destiny.\u201d<\/div>\n
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At first, The Dukes of Destiny played house parties in Germantown, generating interest by word of mouth. A gig at the now-defunct Taker\u2019s Caf\u00e9 in Germantown launched their public career, and 40 years later, they are still playing some of the hottest, most danceable blues and old school soul in the Philadelphia area.<\/div>\n
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Today, the Dukes of Destiny reign as Philadelphia\u2019s longest-lived and best loved blues act.<\/div>\n
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There have been changes in the act: guitarists left and came back, bass and sax players moved and or left the band, and sadly, singer and founder Steve Brown died in March of 2000.<\/div>\n
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But the approach and commitment of the band has remained constant for four decades years, resulting in a band with a unique tightness and an original approach to the music.<\/div>\n
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With a mix of powerful original songs and unique arrangements of blues standards, The Dukes of Destiny continue to grow and develop as they share their music through countless live performances and recordings.<\/div>\n
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\u201cRay Adler was with us from 1985 to the mid-1990s,\u201d said Colgan-Davis. \u201cWe\u2019re re-doing some songs from then and we\u2019ve learned a lot of new songs.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWith the band, we have this magic where we play off one another. That makes it work \u2013 and there are some nice surprises in every set. We never just go through the motions.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWhen we\u2019re energized, we play our asses off. When the Dukes are on, we reach a special level.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Colgan-Davis\u2019s introduction to the blues came when he was in high school at Central High in Philadelphia and saw the Stones performing with Howling Wolf on the \u201cShindig\u201d TV show. Howlin\u2019 Wolf, whose real name was Chester Burnett, was an American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player who was one of the premier Chicago bluesmen.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWhen I saw Howlin\u2019 Wolf on that TV show, I jumped up and said \u2014 this is what I want to do,\u201d said\u00a0Colgan-Davis. \u201cI started playing blues when I was 16. My dad gave me a grab bag for my birthday and a harmonica was in it.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI started listening to blues records a lot \u2014 players like Muddy Waters and James Cotton. I was really into Chicago blues of the 1950s and 1960s when I started. Then, I got into guys like Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.<\/div>\n
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\u201cOne of the first bands I played in was a Philly blues band called Sweet Stavin\u2019 Chain.\u201d<\/div>\n
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A while later, the Dukes of Destiny became the main musical vehicle for\u00a0Colgan-Davis.\u00a0At first, they played house parties in Germantown, generating word of mouth interest. A gig at the now-defunct Taker\u2019s Cafe in Germantown launched their public career.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe Dukes got together in the mid-1980s,\u201d said\u00a0Colgan-Davis. \u201cSteve Brown started the band, and it began with that gig at Taker\u2019s Caf\u00e9. Steve died of pancreatic cancer in 2000, and I\u2019ve been the leader ever since.<\/div>\n
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\u201cSteve has always been in my mind. We did a tribute concert to him a few years ago and we still do some of his favorites in our set.<\/div>\n
\u201cWe have a whole range of music in what we can play \u2014 everything from Chicago blues to old-school soul. What\u2019s great about the Dukes is that we\u2019re a band. We use each other\u2019s strengths.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Video link for the Dukes of Destiny \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/j5fM0sugB5w<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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The show at Kennett Flash on March 15 will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 at the door.<\/div>\n
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Other upcoming shows at Kennett Flash are Belfast Connection on March 14 and Lauren Calve on March 20.<\/div>\n
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Humbleman Band<\/p><\/div>\n

Humbleman Band is one of the Philadelphia area\u2019s longest-running rock bands — and a band which has been involved in projects all over the country.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The talented sextet, whose members reside mostly in the northwest region of the Philadelphia area, will have the opportunity to play a gig in its own backyard this weekend.<\/div>\n
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Humbleman Band (www.facebook.com\/humblemanband<\/a><\/i><\/b>) will be performing at the Mermaid Inn (7654 Winston Road, Philadelphia, themermaidinn.net<\/a>)<\/div>\n
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Humbleman\u00a0Band\u2019s current line-up is Charlie\u00a0Cooper\u00a0– writer, vocals, guitar; Wain Ballard – lead guitar; Kim Alexander \u2013 vocals; Boz Heinly \u2013 bass; and Buck Buchannan \u2013 drums.<\/div>\n
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\u201cHumbleman Band\u00a0was formed in 1999,\u201d said \u201cCholly\u201d\u00a0Cooper, during a phone interview from his home in Germantown. \u201cI was in a band with our drummer Buck Buchanan. Three of us were living near each other in South Philly and we gradually picked up people.<\/div>\n
\u201cThe third guy was bassist Bruce Koch, who just died a year ago from a massive heart attack. That was a real loss \u2013 as a friend and as a bandmate.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe weren\u2019t sure we were going to pick up the pieces. We were using hired hands to fill in. We added a permanent bass player \u2013 Boz Heinly, who lives in Plymouth Meeting.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe get along really well musically and as friends. We have a lot of respect for each other.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Humbleman Band, which is billed on the Mermaid Inn\u2019s website as \u201cOrig blues, funk, rock & reggae,\u201d is not very prolific when it comes to releasing albums.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe seem to have a cycle of putting out an album every five years,\u201d said\u00a0Cooper. \u00a0\u201cWe put out an album a few years ago called \u2018Least Bad of\u00a0Humbleman\u00a01984-2009.\u2019 That album was a 25-year compilation starting with our days in 1984 as a punk band called The Proles.\u201d<\/div>\n
The band released its albums \u201cLate Bloom\u201d in fall 2014 and \u201cBeautiful Day\u201d in November 2018.<\/div>\n
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\u201c\u2018Late Bloom\u2019 was self-produced \u2013 and mostly D.I.Y.,\u201d said\u00a0Cooper. \u201c\u2018Beautiful Day\u2019 was also self-produced \u2013 and also mostly D.I.Y. We used REAPER.<\/div>\n
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\u201cREAPER is a complete digital audio production application for computers, offering a full multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering toolset.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAfter finishing recording it ourselves, we sent it out for the mixing. We had Scoops Dardaris do it. We were extremely happy with the mixing. We mastered it at Rittenhouse Soundworks in Germantown.<\/div>\n
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\u201cJim Hamilton, a percussionist and tap dancer from the Kensington area of Philly who toured with Boyz II Men, put the studio together. He\u2019s a terrific talent \u2013 and he knows an amazing amount of people in the music world.\u201d<\/div>\n
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For the most part, Humbleman Band is O.K. with using a proper studio \u2013 but just for mixing and mastering.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019re still into D.I.Y.,\u201d said\u00a0Cooper. \u201cA few of us have home studios and we prefer working there. We still use DAW (digital audio workstation) REAPER.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019re working our way through a new record. We hope to out it out early next year. We\u2019re heading into Rittenhouse Sound Studio on April 25.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Cooper is a native of Norristown. In the late 1960\u2019s\/early 1970\u2019s, he was part of an extended group of friends that lived in and around Norristown.<\/div>\n
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That diverse group included the late Tim Boyle, one of the most \u201csought after\u201d recording engineers in Southern California; Karen Tobin, a Narberth native who established herself as a respected vocalist in the L.A. country music scene; Conshohocken native John Vuotto, a Delaware Valley acoustic guitar legend; and several music journalists including Ed Dwyer, the founding editor of High Times magazine who had earlier written the text of the\u00a0Woodstock\u00a0music festival program booklet.<\/div>\n
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Humbleman Band, a rock quintet that is socially conscious, features songs that band members have written and arranged \u2013 songs with lyrics inspired by current events.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe went out to Standing Rock (Indian Reservation) in North Dakota,\u201d said\u00a0Cooper. \u201cThat inspired song \u2013 \u2018AIM \u201921.\u2019 The title stands for \u2018American Indian in the 21st century.\u2019\u201d<\/div>\n
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In July 2023, Humbleman Band posted the following on its website \u2013 \u201cOnce again, we will be taking skateboards to the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe of Pine Ridge, South Dakota.<\/div>\n
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The Sioux have managed to build a skate park with the help of some professional skateboarders and some corporate sponsorship. However, poverty is so pervasive there is little money for skateboards, pads, and helmets.<\/div>\n
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The reservation is home to over 45,000 members; over half of this population is under the age of 18; over 80% are unemployed; over half are below the poverty level; and the reservation has the lowest life expectancy of any region in the United States.<\/div>\n
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Dealing with epidemics of alcoholism, drug addiction, and depression affect the entire community.\u00a0I have seen the joy and the pride these kids get from skating. It is a healthy and positive thing for them, and I’ve seen the passion with which they do it!\u201d<\/div>\n
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Humbleman Band released an EP, \u201cRuff Ups,\u201d in August 2012. The disc included \u201cTwo Fires Burning,\u201d \u201cSummer 2020 (The Other Side of This)\u201d and \u201cHomo Sapien.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The band\u2019s most recent single was \u201cTattoo Removal Man\u201d two years ago.<\/div>\n
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\u201cOn \u2018Beautiful Day,\u2019 Kim (Epsom) wrote two songs, we did two covers, and I wrote the rest,\u201d said\u00a0Cooper.<\/div>\n
\u201cThe two covers were songs by the late Gil Scott-Heron \u2013 \u2018Lady Day and John Coltrane\u2019 and \u2018Alien.\u2019 Gil Scott-Heron was a very influential voice in music and activism and most-known for his song \u2018The Revolution Will Not Be Televised\u2019 and his poetry.<\/div>\n
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Humbleman Band, like Scott-Heron, has consistently delivered social commentary and positive messages, often with humor and a light touch, using spoken word lyrics, and generally delivered with dance beat arrangement. His influence upon the band has been strong.<\/div>\n
\u201cGil Scott-Heron,\u201d said Cooper. \u201cHe blew me away.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Now, Cooper and his mates are planning on doing some \u201cblowing away\u201d of their own.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe were built for this moment \u2013 songs I want to hear and I\u2019m playing them,\u201d said Cooper. \u201cAt the gig this Friday, we will be breathing fire.\u2019<\/div>\n
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Video link for Humbleman Band — https:\/\/youtu.be\/01Clk69MaAU<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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The show at the Mermaid Inn on March 14 will run from 8-11 p.m.<\/div>\n
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Tickets are $10.<\/div>\n
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Gaffney Beach is the newest pop-up on the Delaware Valley music map.<\/div>\n
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However, Gaffney Beach is not a theater, a nightclub, a casino, a bar with music\u2026or even a venue of any sort.<\/div>\n
Gaffney Beach does not have sand, water, a grassy beach or even a place to spread out a towel.<\/div>\n
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Actually, Gaffney Beach is not even a physical location.<\/div>\n
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Gaffney Beach is a brand-new musical act featuring Kate Gaffney and Bob Beach.<\/div>\n
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The duo is so new that its show on March 14 at Jamey\u2019s House of Music (32 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, www.jameyshouseofmusic.com<\/a>) be will its first ever.<\/div>\n
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Kate Gaffney is a singer\/songwriter\/guitarist who was born in Lansdale and then moved west. Bob Beach is a harmonica player from Philadelphia who moved west when he was a young man.<\/div>\n
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Now, both have returned to this area \u2013 Beach from the Pittsburgh area to Philadelphia and Gaffney from Pacifica, California to Schwenksville.<\/div>\n
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The friends from decades ago were reunited last summer.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI ran into Bob at the Philadelphia Folk Festival last summer,\u201d said Gaffney in a phone interview Wednesday afternoon.<\/div>\n
\u201cWe stayed in touch. I saw Bob play at the Lansdowne Folk Club earlier this year.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThen, Bob called and asked me if I wanted to start a new project. That was such an honor. I just want to play.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI moved back here to put music first in my life \u2013 to reunite with my connections and get back into the local music community. Now, I\u2019m a members elected member of the Philadelphia Folk Festival\u2019s Board of Directors.\u201d<\/div>\n
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If Gaffney\u2019s fans and Beach\u2019s fans don\u2019t know what to expect from this Friday\u2019s show, that\u2019s O.K. \u2013 neither do the players.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThat was two weeks ago when Bob contacted me,\u201d said Gaffney. \u201cThis is the first time we\u2019re playing together like this. We\u2019re still learning songs.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Video link for Kate Gaffney \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/fHoaryMngKw<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Video link for Bob Beach \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/mTDps9nUq1E<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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The show at Jamey\u2019s on March 14 will start at 8 p.m.<\/div>\n
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Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. PPV streaming of this show is also available for $15.<\/div>\n
Gaffney will also be onstage tonight.<\/div>\n
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The Philadelphia Folksong Society MAC is presenting three songwriters in the round at The Fallser Club (3721 Midvale Avenue, Philadelphia, thefallserclub.com<\/a>) — Lisa Jeanette, Tracy Colletto and Gaffney<\/div>\n
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The show, which features, will get underway at 7:30 p.m. on March 13 with Heidi Hoskins as the emcee.<\/div>\n
Tickets are $20.<\/div>\n
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Other upcoming shows at Jamey\u2019s House of Music are The Fabulous Dueling Pianos on March 13 and the Empty Belly Blues Band featuring Alabama Slim on March 15.<\/div>\n
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Every Sunday, Jamey\u2019s presents \u201cSUNDAY BLUES BRUNCH & JAM.\u201d\u00a0 This week\u2019s show features the Steve Shanahan Blues Muthas.<\/div>\n
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Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center (226 North High Street, West Chester, www.uptownwestchester.org<\/a>) is presenting the Uptown Studio Annual Future Stars Benefit on March 1 from 12:30-5 p.m.<\/div>\n
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This popular event is a showcase for the immense talent and creativity of local Future Stars, featuring performances by\u00a0The Uptown Singers,\u00a0Singing Artist,\u00a0Singing Academy, and our skilled\u00a0improvisation\u00a0students.<\/div>\n
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Tickets are $45 for adults and $22 for children (12 and under).<\/div>\n
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Also appearing at the Uptown! this weekend are the Whiskey Rovers on March 16.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Longevity and proximity to Germantown Avenue are common denominators for a pair of Philly bands performing in the area this weekend. Shows by two music acts with Montgomery County and Northwest Philadelphia roots (Mount Airy, Chestnut Hill, Germantown) will be highlights of this weekend\u2019s local music calendar. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30757,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4357],"tags":[2561,3162,11750],"class_list":["post-30759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-d-arts-entertainment","tag-dukes-of-destiny","tag-featured","tag-humbleman-band"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30759"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30760,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30759\/revisions\/30760"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}