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$1.25

Buck And A Quarter

Photo @Ray Brizzi 2023

Photo @Ray Brizzi 2023

Photo @Ray Brizzi 2023

Photo @Ray Brizzi 2023

Photo @Ray Brizzi 2023

Photo @Ray Brizzi 2023

Photo @Ray Brizzi 2023

Photo @Ray Brizzi 2023

Photo @Ray Brizzi 2023

At our monthly Barbes show, May 2022

Recording 78 RPMs with Colin Hancock, Brooklyn, 2022

With Vince Giordano, banjo, and David Ostwald, tuba, at Barbes, 2022

Two banjos, no waiting. Chris Bannon and Mike Weatherly, Skinny Dennis, 2022

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The Buck and a Quarter Quartet, by Joanna Sternberg

At Jalopy Tavern, 2022

At Luckydog, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, January 2022.

At Skinny Dennis, 2022

At Luckydog, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 2/15/22. Photo by Rachel Kempf

At Anyway Café, 2022

At Jalopy Tavern, 2022

At Anyway Café, 2022

At Pete’s Candy Store

Scratchy reminds the audience that "It's Mating Time" at the Ukulele Cabaret, May 2015

At Pete’s Candy Store, 12/10/21.

Dan Levinson sits in on c melody sax, Washington Square Park

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Dan Levinson joins us on reeds in Washington Square Park

with Michaela Gomez, guitar, and Chisoo Kim, bass, at Rockwood Music Hall.

Rachel dancing with us in Washington Square

With Cynthia Sayer at Rockwood Music Hall

With washboard great Stéphane Séva at The Red Room

At Pete's Candy Store with Michaela Gomez on guitar and Chisoo Kim on bass

John B. on the baritone sax at Mona’s, May 2019.

At Pete's Candy Store with the great Michaela Gomez on guitar

The gang playing in front of Superfine Dumbo, June 6, 2019. Photo: jim Melloan

The gang at Superfine DUMBO, with Ernie Vega on guitar and Brian Nalepka somewhere behind the tuba. June 6, 2019. Photo Jim Melloan

The boys playing Diana and Michael’s wedding, The Montauk Club, 2018 - Saskia Kahn Photography

Ben, Diana and Michael’s wedding, the Montauk Club, 2018 - Saskia Kahn Photography

Scratchy sings with the boys, Diana and Michael’s wedding, The Montauk Club, 2018 - Saskia Kahn Photography

Ben and John B. at Michael and Diana’s wedding, the Montauk Club, 2018 - Saskia Kahn Photography

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Photo: Nina Galicheva, 2018

The fellas playing for Miss Maybell, Red Room, June 2018. Dave Ostwald is sitting in back there on tuba.

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Angus at Red Room, Photo: Scott Stanger, 2018

John Gill and Brian - The Happiness Boys - singing "Bye-bye Blackbird" to a very appreciative Pete’s Candy Store audience, 2/2/18 Photo: Manon Gaultier

Photo: Nina Galicheva, 2018

Red Room - Photo: Scott Stanger

Photo: Nina Galicheva, 2018

L-R, Angus Loten, tenor guitar; Ben Mealer, ukulele; John Gill, guitar; John Bianchi, clarinet; Brian Nalepka, bass; and Gabe Terracciano sitting in on violin; Pete's Candy Store, December 2, 2017.  photo: Neal Siegal

Ricky Riccardi joins us on piano Photo: Nina Galicheva, 2018

Red Room, December 10, 2017

Mara Kaye testifies... Red Room September, 2017

Ms. Mara Kaye with the boys, Red Room, 9/17.

John Bianchi singing his original composition, "I'm Going Back to My Dreams" 9/17.

At Edible NY's Liberty Plaza event, July 2017

Scratchy and John singing "Red Lips"

Ben at Edible NY's Liberty Plaza event, July 2017

Lisa Kathryn Hokans, Red Room, May 11, 2017.  Photo: Ben Guthrie

The boys at Jalopy, May 2017

Lisa Kathryn Hokans, Red Room, May 11, 2017.  Photo: Ben Guthrie

Ben sings "Dream Man" at Red Room, April 13th, 2017  Photo: Ben Guthrie

Ben Mealer, Red Room, May 11, 2017.  Photo: J.Bianchi

Brian Nalepka and John Gill at Red Room, May, 2017  Photo: J.Bianchi

The boys, with John asking the musical question, "Why?" Jalopy Theatre, 3/30/17  Photo: Aaron Thurston

Kat Edmonson, John Gill (gtr.) and Scratchy (v.). "Let's Call A Heart A Heart"  Photo: David Kaplan

The boys, with Kat Edmonson singing "Deed I Do"  Jalopy Theatre, 3/30/17  Photo: Neal Siegal

Our pal Kat Edmonson drops in for a couple of tunes at SISTERS, 3/21/17.  Here, she sings "Guilty".  Photo: Neal Siegal

The boys, with Kat Edmonson singing "My Fate Is In Your Hands"  Jalopy Theatre, 3/30/17  Photo: Mizuki Yamamoto

Ben Mealer sings, with Brian on bass, John B. on clarinet, John Gill on guitar and Jim Fryer on sliphorn.  Red Room, 3/9/17.   Photo: Ben Guthrie

Lisa Kathryn Hokans and John Bianchi with "My Future Just Passed" at SISTERS Bklyn, 3/23/17  Photo by Neal Siegal

Kat Edmonson sings, Bria Skonberg plays, and everyone else feels wonderful about that...  Red Room, 2/9/17 Photo: Ben Guthrie

Scratchy and Ostie (Dave Ostwald) at Red Room, 2/9/17

Red Room, February 9th, 2017, with L-R: Adam Brisbin, resonator guitar; David Ostwald, tuba; Angus Loten, tenor banjo; and Bria Skonberg, trumpet.

Adam Brisbin, guitar; Dave Ostwald, tuba; and Bria Skonberg, trumpet, drop in to join the quartet for the evening.  See what you miss when you don't show up? Red Room, 2/9/17 Photo: Ben Guthrie

Ben Mealer on the MTA Nostalgia Subway Train

The $1.25 Quartet plays to a packed train...with Sammy Weissberg on bass.

Ben moonlighting on Sammy Weissberg's bass...

Subway from Brooklyn gig to Manhattan gigs

Bria Skonberg "On a Coconut Island", with (l-r) Dan Levinson, John Bianchi and Angus Loten,  Will Friedwald's Clip Joint at Zeb's,  September 2014

Cabaret great Carole J, Bufford joined us at the Red Room, June 9th, for a couple of red hot traditional standards.  What a treat!!

John Bianchi singing "Going Back To My Dreams" an original tune at Jimmy's, August '16

The great Kat Edmonson drops in for a few numbers at Red Room, April 2016

Angus Loten and Ben Mealer, The Red Room, August 2015

Jim Fryer solos on trombone, while Megg Farrell and the fellas look on, Jimmy's no. 43, April 2016

Kat Edmonson sings "Baby Won't You Please Come Home"  Photo: Neal Siegal

The great Kat Edmonson joins the fellas at Jimmy's no. 43, 1/28/16   Photo: Neal Siegal

The inimitable Kat Edmonson joins Jon-Erik Kellso, Brian Nalepka and Conal Fowkes Photo: Neal Siegal

John Bianchi sings "Blue Turning Gray" by Fats Waller with Conal Fowkes on piano and Bria Skonberg on trumpet.   Photo: Neal Siegal

Bria Skonberg and Jon-Erik Kellso play Wabash Blues, Jimmy's 1/28/16   Photo: Neal Siegal

Ben Mealer at Make Music New York, June 2015

John Landry at Make Music New York, June 2015

John Bianchi on C-melody at the RED ROOM Photo: © Joe Silver, 2015

Ben Mealer and John Landry (Sir Scratchy) at the RED ROOM, November 2015 Photo: © Joe Silver, 2015

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The fellas at Jimmy's no. 43, January '16

Angus and Ben at The RED ROOM, August 2015

John and Angus at Retrofret...like kids in a candy store.

Angus and Carl at Make Music New York, La Guardia Community Garden, June 2015

Brian Nalepka on bass sax, jimmy's no. 43

Our pal, cornet man Scott Ricketts, sits in at Jimmy's no. 43, September '16.

John in Washington Square sings "I'm Confessin'" with Baby Soda, photo by Dan Levinson

At the 2014 Ukulele Cabaret Holiday Show with Carl Luckert, guitar, and Erin Lobb, bass.

The Holiday Ukulele Cabaret at Red Room, December 2018.

Christmas at Jimmy's No. 43, gathered around the tree with our pal Erin Lobb on bass, Ukulele Cabaret, 2014

Cynthia Sayer leads the gang and Jim Wildman, trombone, through "Benny's From Heaven" at the Red Room holiday show, December 10th, 2017.

Playing "Mysterious Mose" at the Ukulele Cabaret Halloween Show, Jimmy's No. 43, October 2015

The fellas at Red Room, August 2015

Carl Luckert sings, The Red Room, August 2015

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