Cobblestone Crossing has been performing for about ten years. Our repertoire includes mostly American nostalgic folk, with a light touch of bluegrass, country, Irish and even an up tempo spiritual or two…Such as The Kingston Trio, Peter, Paul & Mary, Bill Staines, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, John Denver, The New Chrsity Minstrels, Woody Guthrie, Gordon Lightfoot, The Limeliters, The Irish Rovers, and The Weavers. Mixed with a sense of humor, a performance of Cobblestone Crossing is an event of good time fun.
Meet the Gang
Darrell Douglas Varley
Darrell is the arranger, bass-baritone, banjo, guitar, fiddle & mandolin player of the group. Darrell is a graduate from Eastman School of Music in Rochester. After over 30 years as a radio air personality, Darrell can communicate to an audience and make them feel “part of the act” and keep attention. Darrell has his own business, Douglas Media Productions, producing commercial radio and television audio.
Brian Schendel
Brian picked up playing the bass about fourteen years ago not having played it since college. He sings baritone on occasion but claims that his instrumental performance is more important to the group. Brian is the cheerleader and puts a positive spin on every so so occasion, always has a great one liner and keeps Darrell in line. Brian is an investment-insurance advisor.
Janet L. Varley
Jan is an accomplished pianist with ragtime influence. Janet started learning the mandolin in 95 after purchasing a Gibson at an auction. She now doubles on tenor guitar and sings alto. She is also a fan of Tom Leher…That attitude comes in handy. Janet is a Cytologist at a local Binghamton hospital lab.
John Tobias
John joined Cobblestone Crossing summer of 2010. His has been active in church music in the Triple Cities area for over 20 years as Folk Group, Childrens' Choir/Contemporary Ensemble director at his church. John's background is in Folk/Classic Rock/Christian music. He sings tenor and plays guitar. Prior to joining the group he was their self-proclaimed #1 fan. He works for Lockheed Martin
With great music, humorous banter, and sing along songs, an evening with Cobblestone Crossing is always a fun exciting performance that keeps audiences calling for more. For booking information, call (607) 771-1190 and ask for Darrell or 1-800-321-2834 and ask for Steve, and have Cobblestone Crossing liven up your Theater, establishment or social gathering...