Bruce Gaston (violin, musical hands) and Ken Purcell (vocals, keyboard, guitar) are an acoustic duo that has performed together since 1992. They are best known for their presentation of the art of manualism, which consists of producing music by squeezing one’s hands together. They have performed at Musikfest, Mayfair, First Night, Godfrey Daniel’s Coffeehouse, and numerous other venues in the Lehigh Valley, PA. Gaston and Purcell have also been featured on CNN, MTV, Action News of Philadelphia, Fox’s, “World’s Funniest Videos”, and NPR’s “All Things Considered”.
They were the opening act for Todd Rundgren at the Roxy Theater in Northampton, PA.
Mr. Gaston has appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, along with Ben Brenner and Jim Rotondo, in a trio of musical hands players called, “The Three Tendons”.
This group also appeared on the show, “Thirty Seconds to Fame”, on FOX. Mr. Gaston, along with Larry Schwarz and Jim Rotondo, also appeared on "America's Got Talent".
