Buffalo Music: Versatile vocalist excels across genres

Buffalo-based folk duo Sally Schaefer (fiddle, vocals) and Tyler Bagwell (guitar, vocals) breathe fire into folk songs old and new, including a treasure trove of Americana, Celtic, and Erie Canal music.

Sally is a well-known ethnomusicologist and musician around the Western New York area, appearing with numerous bands and recording for various projects representing an array of musical genres.

Tyler is an award-winning historian and patchwork songwriter with a busker’s voice in search of couplets within the notion that “history rhymes.” Together, they invent and reinvent songs highlighting events, people, and places of local and national note. For larger shows, they often play with the addition of bass and drums as folk-rock band The Travesties.

Tyler and Sally visited the Flamingo Lounge on January 14, 2026, for an engaging session telling stories and discussing their newest projects and sharing live renditions of some of their new music.

Sally and Tyler Have a special perfomance coming up on Saturday, January 31 at Sportsmens Tavern: The Travesties “Bob Dylans Desire.” Get tix here.

Greg Hennessey’s “In the Flamingo Lounge with Rockabilly Greg” podcast is must listen content for fans of Western New York music. Hennessey just started his sixth season of podcasts, and he’s got over 100 episodes in his archives at https://rockabillygreg.com.

New episodes are available at 9 a.m. EST each Saturday at RockabillyGreg.com. Each posting includes a link to the podcast, website, and social media links, images, and other interesting tidbits about the week’s guest(s).

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