Good music will fill the air live when the married folk duo Atwater~Donnelly returns to the Community Room of the Walpole Public Library on Tuesday evening, May 17, at 7:30 p.m.
People of all ages will enjoy and are welcome, and there is no charge to attend this concert. Those in the audience last spring will remember Aubrey Atwater’s ability to clog dance while singing and playing, and Elwood Donnelly’s facility with the limberjack (dancing toy), as well as their melodious voices and fine instrumentalism.
This appearance is again part of the Music Series sponsored by the Friends of the Walpole Public Library. www.walpolelibraryfriends.org
Every performance is surprisingly different and always entertaining, exciting, and educational with the award-winning duo Atwater~Donnelly, who provide a unique and thrilling blend of traditional American and Celtic folk music and dance, along with original songs and poetry.
The highly praised husband-wife duo blends gorgeous vocals with an astounding array of instruments including the mountain dulcimer, old-time banjo, tin whistle, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, limberjacks, feet, and more.
Based in Rhode Island, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly have traveled extensively for twenty-seven years in the United States, with occasional trips to Ireland, England, and Canada, to perform as well as find their songs and dances one by one. They have produced seven books, thirteen recordings that receive international airplay, and were featured in a documentary by Uriah Donnelly.
They perform both solo and duo, as well as being members of larger combinations, including the six-member old-time gospel band, Jerimoth Hill.
