Heliand Consort performs “Ancient Airs and Tropical Dances” at Grace as part of their 3rd annual tour of Vermont. Visit heliandconsort.org for more information about this ensemble and their program, and bring your dancing shoes!
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The Michele Fay band will perform on Friday, June 20, 7 p.m. at Grace Church.
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Young Tradition Vermont and Grace Church present
12th Annual Farewell Reunion
The 12th Annual Farewell Reunion will be presented on Friday May 23, 2014 at Grace Church in Sheldon, Vermont. The benefit concert supports the Tom Sustic Fund, which supports families with children with life-threatening/life-altering conditions. The concert is presented by Young Tradition Vermont and Grace Church as part of the Summer Music at Grace Series.
Performers will include French-American musicians Michele and Fabe Choinere, Cape Breton fiddler Hannah Beth Crary, Irish harper Dominique Dodge and fiddler Rob Ryan, blues guitarist and scholar William Lee Ellis, Scottish style fiddler Frank Heyburn, father-son duo Latimer Hoke and Dave Hoke, hurdy gurdy player Steven Jobe, country singer/songwriter Carol Ann Jones, Highland piper Ken MacKenzie, bluegrass musicians the Missisquoi River Band, Cajun fiddler Bob Naess, gypsy jazz musicians Will Patton and Dono Schabner, jazz and improvisational guitarist Doug Perkins, fiddler and mandolin player Neil Rossi, traditional and folk music duo Shady Rill (Tom MacKenzie and Patti Casey) and others TBA. Performances begin at 7pm
Admission is a $15 suggested donation at the door (no advance tickets)…… reservations if requested at mark.sustic@gmail.com.
A cookout and potluck on the church lawn begins at 6pm, with Constance Warden grilling chicken and hamburgers….. participants are requested to bring a salad, side dish, or dessert to share…… FREE ice cream for desert.
Young Tradition Vermont helps ensure there are opportunities for young players, singers and dancers to be supported, and have opportunities to learn and perform. YTV encourages young people to develop and experiment as part of a living tradition passed down from previous generations. The organization supports musicians and dancers who are young in age, but are ‘old souls’, the latest in a long line of tradition bearers at the intersection of the past and the future.
For more information contact www.youngtraditionvermont.org or mark.sustic@gmail.com
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Join us!
Friday, May 24: 11th annual farewell reunion reunionposter4 . Potluck/catered dinner at 6 p.m., concert at 7 p.m. featuring Michele and Fabe Choiniere, Hannah Beth Crary, Dominique Dodge and Rob Ryan, Bill Drislane and Liz Thompson, Franklin Heyburn, Dave Hoke and Latimer Hoke, Ken MacKenzie, Susan Palmer, Laurence Beaudry, Linda Morrison, Mike McCarthy, Jim McGinniss and Andy Sacher, Bob Naess and Cannon Labrie, Keeghan Nolan, Will Patton and Dono Schabner, Doug Perkins, Shady Rill (Tom MacKenzie and Patti Casey), Neil Rossi and more! Suggested donation: $15/$10/$5. Proceeds benefit Tom Sustic Fund.
Friday, June 14: Patrick Fitzsimmons, 7:30 p.m., Suggested donation: $15/10/5
Thursday, June 27: National Convention to Hear Our Pipe Organ
Friday, July 19: The Klimowski-Matthews Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. . Four musicians – two married couples play an eclectic sampling of chamber music for flute, clarinet, cello and guitar including original arrangements and music from jazz, Latin, pop, classical and the newly composed. A concert that is sure to please young and old alike.
Friday, August 23: Full Circle, 7:30 p.m. 5-woman ensemble featuring recorders, harp, drums and voices.
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Welcome back! Summer Music at Grace opens its doors Friday, May 25, 2012 with the 10th Annual Farewell Reunion. Thanks to Mark Sustic for organizing this annual event bringing talented performers from around Vermont together for an evening of fine music and friendship. This year, performers include:
Bread and Bones, Gary and Roland Clark, Patti Casey, Hannah Beth Crary, Tim Cummings, Bill Drislane, William Ellis, Deb Flanders, Franklin Heyburn, Tom Hodgson, Tim Jennings, Latimer and Dave Hoke, Carol Ann Jones, Longford Row, Ken MacKenzie, Tom MacKenzie, Jim McGuinness, Clare Doyle, John Murray, Missisquoi River Band, Will Patton, and Dono Schabner, hosted by Mark.
The event kicks off at 6 p.m. with a barbeque provided by Rick Helias (donations appreciated for the BBQ) with a potluck salad and dessert. We move inside at 7 p.m., where the music continues until who knows when! The $15 suggested donation at the door benefits the Tom Sustic Scholarship Fund, and your support of the artists with the purchase of a CD is greatly appreciated.
Hope to see you on the 25th! The rest of our schedule follows:
Friday, June 29: The Michele Fay Band performs at 7:30 p.m., and will feature music from their new CD, Endless Sky.
Friday, August 10: PossumHaw returns for its second performance with SMAG. We really enjoyed their fall 201o concert!
Friday, September 7: Chasing 440 returns–Sheldon’s own Arnold Royea brings back this popular band; should be lots of fun!
Stay tuned for updates and call 326-4603/email beth @ daybell.net if you have questions.
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The schedule is shaping up for Summer Music at Grace 2011! Please join us and support these great artists while enjoying eclectic music in an inspired setting.
Concerts start at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Grace Church is at 215 Pleasant Street, Sheldon (Creek), VT. Call 326-4603 for more information. Suggested donation: $15 (adults).
Friday, May 27, Mark Sustic’s 9th annual Farewell Reunion kicks off the season. It’s been10 years of great music with Mark and Friends The concert starts off with a potluck supper and music on the lawn at 6:00 p.m. and moves inside at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 14: The Heliand Consort in an intimate summer performance featuring spirited classical music for woodwind quartet & voices. The program includes Music of Elliott Carter, Jean Françaix, Gordon Jacob & the world premiere of Don Jamison’s What Pan Was Doing. http://www.heliandtrio.org/
Friday, June 17: Bread and Bones : Richard Ruane, Beth Duquette, and Mitch Barron play well-crafted, soulful, rootsy, haunting, and intelligently infectious music. http://www.breadandbones.com
Friday, July 8: The Michele Fay Band: Michele Faye, Lausanne Allen, Tim Price, and Mike Santosusso play a mix of traditional, swing and bluegrass influenced music with rich female harmonies. http://www.michelefayband.com/index.html
Thursday, July 28: Village Harmony : Vermont’s youth choir sings traditional music from around the world. Potluck supper at 6:00 p.m. on the lawn, concert at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 20: Hungrytown–Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson return to Grace to celebrate the release of their new album, Any Forgotten Thing.
Friday, September 9: Full Circle: Maeve Kim, Beth London, Susan Reit, Linda Rodd and Mary Ann Samuels return with their lovely, spellbinding interpretations of music from the middle ages to the present.
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Tuesday, June 14: The Heliand Consort in an intimate summer performance featuring spirited classical music for woodwind quartet & voices. The program includes Music of Elliott Carter, Jean Françaix, Gordon Jacob & the world premiere of Don Jamison’s What Pan Was Doing. http://www.heliandtrio.org/
This concert is part of a one-week series that starts June 13.
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Friday, June 17: Bread and Bones : Richard Ruane, Beth Duquette, and Mitch Barron play well-crafted, soulful, rootsy, haunting, and intelligently infectious music. http://www.breadandbones.com
Bread and Bones is a harmony driven acoustic trio that plays original music with a strong traditional-roots foundation. While Richard Ruane plays guitar, mandolin, 5 string or tenor banjo and ukulele, Mitch Barron adds his wonderful presence on fretless and upright bass.In addition to their original music, they also perform traditional songs from America and the British Isles, songs by other songwriters and a few jazz standards. Beth Duquette completes the trio with a rich alto that weaves through the music. All three members contribute lead and harmony vocals.They were selected for the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival’s 2009 Emerging Artist Showcase. Their CD “I Know Stories” was named Vermont’s Best Traditional Album of 2008. Ruane was a finalist at the Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Competition, the Great Waters Music Festival Songwriter Contest and the Plowshares Coffeehouse Singer-Songwriter Competition. He was an award winner at the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest and the SolarFest Songwriter Showcase.
Ruane’s songwriting has been compared at times to Richard Shindell, Richard Thompson and John Gorka. The sound of their harmonies has been compared to Richard and Linda Thompson.
Please welcome Bread and Bones back to Grace. Performance time is 7:30 PM on Friday, June 17.
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Friday, July 8: The Michele Fay Band: Michele Faye, Lausanne Allen, Tim Price, and Mike Santosusso play a mix of traditional, swing and bluegrass influenced music with rich female harmonies. http://www.michelefayband.com
The Michele Fay Band is a mix of traditional, swing and bluegrass influenced music with rich female harmonies. Many of the songs are Michele’s originals, inspired by life in Vermont – past and present.
Together, the four members put forth captivating sounds from upbeat fiddle tunes to thought provoking ballads. Michele sings with acoustic guitar and banjo, her husband Tim Price embellishes on mandolin, acoustic guitar and electric guitar, Lausanne Allen adds fiddle, whistle, and vocal harmonies, and Mike Santosusso drives the beat on upright bass.
Michele was a finalist in the 2010 Solar Fest Singer/Songwriter showcase and winner of the 2010 Folk Cellar/Nick Fest songwriter’s contest.
Please welcome the Michele Fay Band back to Grace. The show begins at 7:30 PM on Friday, July 8. Your generous donation benefits the band.
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Thursday, July 28: Village Harmony : Vermont’s youth choir sings traditional music from around the world. Potluck supper at 6:00 p.m. on the lawn, concert at 7:30 p.m. This year, the New Enland Teen Touring Ensemble II is led by Suzannah Park, Carl Linich, and Will Thomas Rowan. It features American and British traditional harmony singing, music from Georgia, Corsica, and Quebec, as well as Appalachian clogging. 
The Grace Church concert begins at 7:30 PM, but all are welcome to a potluck preceding the concert at 6:0o PM. A $10 donation ($5 for kids) benefits Village Harmony.
Host families are needed! Can you host 2 or more Village Harmony performers? Please call Beth at 326-4603 to learn more.
Learn more about Village Harmony and its programs and leadership by clicking on http://www.villageharmony.org.
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Grace Episcopal Church (Sheldon, VT) 