Moonlight Road was born from the collaboration of some of the best musicians in the Lehigh Valley . The many years of experience of each member allows them to select songs from a vast catalog in many different styles tailored for each event. 

For the 2014 Warren County Farmers’ Fair, two seasoned duos will be joined by one fabulous drummer to produce a quintet of musicians who really love playing music, which is evident in every song. Playing for Senior Citizens’ Day at the fair, the band will entertain with a variety of songs from the Big Band days through the 1960’s with classic rock, county, blues, R&B and jazz.

At the fair, the band will combine the duos of Harvey & Amy and Fraser Thomas and add Audrey Spies on drums.


Amy Berridge, Vocals, Mandolin and Guitars - Formerly based in the New Brunswick area, Amy has performed with a number of Hub City bands and is the former lead vocalist for the now defunct all girl group, Malcontent. Amy has sung with community choruses and theater groups in Somerset , Hunterdon and Warren counties. After a brief hiatus from pursuing music, she has been actively performing in the New Jersey/Pennsylvania area since 1996.

Amy is comfortable singing a wide variety of musical idioms from jazz standards to country music to contemporary pop favorites. Along with her vocal duties, she plays the mandolin, acoustic and electric guitars. Amy also performs with several local bands including Klunker, Twin Rivers Ramblers and Straw RD.

June Thomas, Vocals and Keyboards - June is a jazz vocalist/pianist who has played with regional jazz & blues artist for over twenty years including Mike Dugan, Maria Woodford, Todd Wolfe, PF & the Flyers, Rissmiller/Thomas jazz group and many others. Her most recent collaboration is with bassist/vocalist Rob Fraser in their eclectic duo Fraser Thomas. She has completed her MM in Jazz Studies at the University of the Arts as well as Level I of Somatic Voicework with Jeanette LoVetri. As a piano and voice teacher at Muhlenberg College ( Allentown , PA ), Ms. Thomas has been able to translate her love of music to others while amassing a supportive following in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding region. She is sought after by recording artists and venues as a well-rounded, diverse keyboardist and vocalist and workshop facilitator.

June has performed with renowned artists such as: Jimmy Heath, Dave Liebman,  Phil Woods, George Young, Bill Goodwin, Phil Markowitz,  Duane Eubanks, John Swana. Bootsie Barnes, Rob Paparozzi, Phil Wiggins, Dennis Gruenling, and others. She has opened for Joe Henderson,Natalie Cole and Woody Herman's Thundering Herd. In the 1990's June toured with Bobby Vinton as his keyboardist/backup vocalist.

June has worked as a musical director and/or accompanist for many theatrical production houses along the east coast, including the Sherman Theater’s Pocono Lively Arts, PA Lyric Opera Company, Phillipsburg Summer Youth Theater and Allentown ’s Repertory Dance Company. She was guest conductor/arranger for the Berks Jazz Festival’s Youth Jazz Choir (2013) and guest choral adjudicator for the 2013 Festival of Music & Music in the Park series.  She is conductor/arranger for the PA Jazz Collective’s jazz choir (2012-present).

June works as a composer/arranger with  Wayne Farley Productions and has contributed background vocals as a Bobette on Bob Dorough's cd release "Duets", recorded at Red Rock Studios (2012).  June supplied overdub vocals for the 2001 Miramax movie  production "City on Fire", a Far East production that has been released in an English format.

Harvey Minchin, Vocals, Mallet Percussion, Guitar and Keyboards - Harvey   received a BA in Music Performance from Trenton State College - his major instrument was percussion and he studied with renowned jazz drummer Tony DeNicola. From the time he was in school, through today, he has performed in a wide variety of club & wedding bands, big bands, community bands & orchestras and in pit bands for many musicals.

Harvey performs locally as a solo act and as a freelance musician with several bands including Harvey & Amy, Klunker,  Twin Rivers Ramblers and works as a professional DJ for parties and weddings. He is also a freelance studio musician, teaches private percussion lessons and has numerous original percussion compositions and arrangements for sale.

Rob Fraser, Vocals and Bass – Rob has performed throughout the United States and Canada with a profusion of artists. He has appeared at venues both large and small, from intimate parties to major festivals. He is an experienced session player, and has served as an on-call roster player for several recording studios.

Rob’s ear for music was apparent at an early age. By the time he was two years old, Rob had fallen in love with his father’s classical and jazz records. As he grew older, his family realized that he had the ability to accurately pick out melodies on any instrument.

Rob formed his first band at about age twelve. By age fourteen, he was playing at parties, church socials and school dances. At eighteen, his popular local band was attracting major-label interest, and by the time he was twenty Rob was performing in concert halls, playing at colleges and had recorded his first album. Next, he took to the road, further broadening his experience through years of extensive touring.

He has performed and/or continues to perform  with the following artists & bands:   Bill Haley’s Comets, , Danny & the Juniors, the Drifters, Marcia Ball, Roy Meriwether. Mike Dugan, Todd Wolfe, Maria Woodford, June Thomas, Eric Steckel, James Supra, and many others on local and national levels, He has shared the bill with artists such as: Asleep at the Wheel, Loretta Lynn, Roy Clark, the Oak Ridge Boys,  the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Charlie Daniels, Spencer Davis, Paul  Revere & the Raiders, and others.

Rob now resides in the area of Easton , Pennsylvania and is available for live and studio work as a freelance bassist or band member.

Audrey Puzyr Spies, Drums – Audrey attended Trenton State College and earned a BA in Music Education.  After graduating, worked with numerous local bands in the tri state area but mostly in Atlantic City casinos. For the last 25 years, teaching full time in NJ public schools while performing regularly with free lance jazz groups, numerous universities, school and community theaters, local orchestras, wedding bands and concert bands.

Schedule

Warren County Farmers' Fair - Rt. 519, Harmony Township, NJ
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 3:00 - 6:00 PM

We'll be playing for Senior Citizens' Day at the fair.
With some of the best musicians in the valley, we'll be playing a nice
variety of big band standards, classic rock, classic country,
some motown, R&B, blues and many more.

All Other Performances are Private Functions - please check back for an updated schedule.


For more information or bookings call 
Harvey at (908) 454-3797

or send me an e-mail with your name and address.