Albion gives Main Street a try as a concert venue

Photos by Tom Rivers

ALBION – The band Triple Play performed on Wednesday evening as part of the Village of Albion Summer Concert Series. The series continues on Wednesday evenings through late August. The first five concerts are in the downtown area or by the canal, and then the last six concerts are at the amphitheater at Bullard Park.

The village is trying to have some of the concerts on Main Street near the closed off area by the bridge. About 80 people attended the concert on Wednesday evening. The crowd attendance was down partly because of an unhealthy air advisory due to wildfire smoke from Canada.

Bill Pileggi, a retired Holley school principal, is the lead singer and guitar player for Triple Play. Jim Booden performs on bass and Tim Hess on drums. The group performs pop, rock, country, blues music spanning four decades from Johnny Cash to Creedence Clearwater Revival.

The band plays on Main Street near Beaver Alley. The Masonic Lodge was serving food while people brought their own lawn chairs for the concert.

The concerts are funded through a grant administered by the Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council.

The Dave Knaudt Band will perform next in the series on July 12 with no concert next week.