The Opera House at Enosburg Falls and the All Arts Council present the Croppies in a benefit concert on Saturday evening, September 7. The concert celebrates the release of their new CD, and benefits the Adaptive Music Program of Northwestern Counseling and Support Services. CROPPIES PLANT A BENEFIT SEPTEMBER 7
This "not even close to traditional" American-Irish band perform Irish, English, North American and contemporary songs, ranging from the jigs and reels of Gaelic dance to Breton melodies and the baroque flavored compositions of O'Carolan. Named for the rebels of the 1798 Irish Rebellion, the Croppies are Cheryl Kerr, fiddle, bodhran, mandolin, banjo, vocals; John Murray, bouzouki, vocals; Padrick Smith, button accordion 4 string banjo vocals cittern mandolinola; Steve Foley, mandolin; and Chris Gauthier, bodhran, percussion, and vocals.
Their CD is "mainly new arrangements," Ms. Kerr said. "We've taken a lot of traditional ballads and tunes and jazzed them up. We've added a drum set and some tunes have electric guitar. There's a very traditional Wild Rover that's been redone to fit a woman-child."
Chris Gauthier and Cheryl Kerr manage the NCSS Adaptive Music Program from an office in Swanton. The program delivers therapeutic music services to children and adults in Franklin and Grand Isle Counties.
"We call ourselves AMPs."
AMPS is supported by NCSS, the only non-profit community mental health agency to sponsor a program of this type. NCSS counselors also work in other areas of the arts such as clay sculpture.
The Croppies have performed at the AAC Saturday Arts Fest, the Block Island Music Festival, Ben & Jerry's Autumn Series, on the WCAX Morning Showcase, and at other concert series and festivals around New England.
The Croppies benefit concert is presented by the Opera House at Enosburg Falls, 123 Depot Street, on Saturday September 7, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. General admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, and $5 for NCSS clients and kids under 12. Advance sale tickets are available at the Merchant's Bank in Enosburg Falls, Swanton Rexall, and at Better Planet and at the Kept Writer in St Albans. Call 802-933-6171 or click here for more info.
The Croppies' album Pad is available at the Kept Writer, Vermont Folk, BookSpieler, and online at www.croppies.com.
123 Depot Street
Post Office Box 1250
Enosburg Falls, Vermont 05450
802.933.6171
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