Lorraine and Bennett Hammond House Concert

Lorraine and Bennett Hammond House Concert

Sunday, November 3, 12pm (11:30pm potluck brunch)
Location TBD
$20 cash at the door ($5 for students)
Reservations required: send email to HouseConcerts@fssgb.org

“Quite simply acoustic music at it’s finest,” says Dirty Linen Review.

Lorraine, renowned master of the Appalachian dulcimer, also plays banjo, mandolin and Celtic harp and is an expressive singer and songwriter.  Bennett, a superb finger-style guitarist and recent convert to the five string banjo, names “the three Bs”, Bach, the blues and Buddy Holly, as major influences.

Together, The Hammonds are versatile musicians and engaging entertainers. Their warm stage presence is punctuated with wry humor, and their command of their instruments and musical genres is without flaw. The Boston Globe calls them “a dazzling, witty, eclectic, delightful duo.”  The duo’s repertoire ranges in style from classical through Celtic, blues and contemporary. They sing both traditional and original songs and can be heard on over thirty recordings as featured artists, or enhancing the work of performers including Archie Fisher, Lui Collins and Bob Franke.  Christine Lavin and Heidi Mueller are among the artists who have covered Hammond originals.

The couple live in Brookline, Massachusetts and their most recent releases, all on the independent folk label Snowy Egret Music are Jingalo Gypsy featuring the duo, Bennett’s Rockafolky Banjo Tapes and Lorraine’s Muddy River Suite.

Feel free to come at 11:30am and join us for a potluck brunch!