REENI & AMY at The Black-Eyed Susan with Jim Swartz

“Neither of us studied music but it was a huge part of our life growing up.  My Mom and Dad played music all the time and they had us singing (seven of us kids) at fairs, every Saturday night during mass at St. Pat's Fillmore Church, at nursing homes, etc...”

Black-Eyed Susan Acoustic Café is pleased to present REENI & AMY, a harmonizing duo originally from Fillmore, NY on Saturday, December 18th. 

Sisters REENI McCUMISKEY and AMY PRESTON play acoustic guitars and sing, and have been performing together for about 15 years.  Amy is a Speech Language Pathologist at Friendship Central School.  In addition to making music, she puts a lot of my extra time into her students, and loves hiking, fishing and reading. Reeni is a married mom of five children who works in the insurance business in Belfast (Walker and Dye) and loves to spend time with family. 

As a duo, they play a variety of pop, country, folk, and 70's, and will sing some Christmas music as well as music by the Eagles, Wreckers, Indigo Girls, Paul Simon and others at Black-Eyed Susan.

Don Ash, proprietor of Black-Eyed Susan remarks, “Amy and Reeni complement their playing with wonderful harmonies. A combination of Christmas music and songs from their regular set list will make for a great evening of music.”

According to Amy, “Both of us pick the songs.  Usually I pick those that have great harmonies.  I have a slightly higher voice than Reeni and she usually sings the melody and I the harmonies.   However, we can’t seem to come up with a group name for the two of us so it's a joke in our family to shoot out ideas like: chip and dip (I would be the dip most likely because I’m blonde), franks and beans, cheese and crackers...  Who would be the cracker? I don't know.”

They have performed at such venues as the Cuba Garlic Festival, the Belfast and Fillmore library lawns, and during the Wellsville Arts Weekend. Amy adds, “We have played at Black-Eyed Susan before, and have opened there for other performers.  We absolutely love the atmosphere and the food, and I personally think it has the best coffee ever!”

The doors at Black-Eyed Susan open at 11:00 a.m. every Saturday for lunch, with dinner, specialty coffees and desserts starting at 4:30 p.m. Enjoy the mellow sounds of JIM SCHWARTZ on guitar at 6:00, with REENI & AMY beginning at 7:30 p.m.  There is no cover charge, but guests are expected to contribute to the musician’s tip jar.  The kitchen remains open on Saturdays until 10:00 p.m. and the café closes at 11:00.  Reservations for dinner -- while never necessary -- are strongly encouraged.  Lunch is served weekdays from 11:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.