Cool Sounds Concert Series: Bruce Nye the Elvis Guy

By: Melinda Hart

This year’s Cool Sounds Concert Series kicked off in downtown Bangor last night, starting with an outdoor market at West Market Square, followed by a performance from Bruce Nye the Elvis Guy. Vendors ranged from empanadas from Thistles Restaurant to hand crafted jewelry to eccentric sculptures.




Colorful finger puppets and wooden dolls catch the eye at the Fern House Studio table. Christina Heiniger has been making art for six years.


You wouldn’t know these are scarf necklaces at first sight! This vendor saw a similar design elsewhere and decided to give it a whirl.


The King of Rock & Roll made an appearance in the Pickering Square Garage, performing some of his favorite hit songs to over 100 people. The concert was moved to the garage to protect Elvis’s luscious locks from passing rain showers.


Elvis got everyone swinging their hips! (Or, as he put it, wiggling their chairs.) Constantly weaving throughout the audience in his signature attire, he left a trail of scarves, leis, and beaded necklaces with his fans.


Audience members, both young and old, became part of the show as Elvis asked questions, danced with them, and singled ladies out with a serenade. There’s no denying the Elvis was a real crowd pleaser!

Catch the outdoor market next week, as well as a concert by the Kayla Wass Band, on June 17th starting at 5 p.m.