Winter Solstice with Atwater-Donnelly at New Lebanon Library

This Friday at New Lebanon Library: WINTER SOLSTICE WITH ATWATER-DONNELLY

The award-winning vocal and multi-instrumental duo in a program of traditional folk music and dance.

The highly acclaimed husband-wife duo, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly, will present a delightful, winter-themed program of traditional American and Celtic folk songs, a capella pieces, old-time gospel songs, dance tunes, and original works. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play guitar, Appalachian mountain dulcimer, mandolin, tin whistle, harmonica, banjo, bones, spoons, limberjacks, and other surprises including Appalachian clog dancing, French Canadian footwork, and Tap. Don’t miss it!

Atwater-Donnelly won Motif Magazine’s Music Awards in the following categories:  “Best Local Folk Act” award in 2006, three awards in 2007: “Best Folk Act” for the Atwater-Donnelly Band, “Album of the Year” for “The Halfway Ground”, and “Best Female Vocalist” for Aubrey Atwater, which Aubrey won again in 2009.  Atwater~Donnelly also won Best Folk Act for 2010 and Folk Act of the Year for 2011. 

WHEN:           Friday, December 16
TIME:              7:00 pm
FOR:               Everyone!

This program is free and open to the public.

For more information, call the Library at 518-794-8844.