From the Mountains to the Sea: Songs and Tunes from the American Roots Tradition

Ampersand is excited to return to the Anchor Coffee House for a lively concert celebrating songs and tunes from traditional roots music. For this performance, Beth Lawton and Dick Hogle, the core of Ampersand, will be joined by Beth’s son Topher Lawton (vocals, penny whistle, cello, percussion, bouzouki) and their dear friend Dave Moore (vocals, bass guitar, banjo, harmonica, guitar). Beth plays rhythm guitar and hammered dulcimer, while Dick plays lead guitar, mandolin, and banjo; everyone contributes to our rich vocal harmonies! From sea shanteys to early blues to Appalachian Mountain traditional songs, the quartet shines with joy as they share this music with a modern audience.

This concert will serve as the debut performance for Ampersand’s newest CD, Blue Crab Blues, which was a pandemic project (recorded live, practically moments before the Covid shutdowns). Ampersand will also play some tunes from their first CD, Live at the Blue Crab, which was released in March 2020.
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Doors open at 6 pm, $10 cash admission. Concert @ 7 -9 p.m.