There was a request for a way to alert people to’happenings in the area” so movies, concerts, wouldn’t be missed.  In that spirit, here is a post that was forwarded from Barbara Kasper.  Am more than happy to psread the word as long as people will assist in gathering it. – Lil

You are in for a treat if you attend the next Summer Sunday Socials Series at the Rockingham Meeting House featuring “newgrass” and local contemporary folk trio The Stockwell Brothers, Sunday, Sept. 8, at 2 p.m.

“The Stockwell Brothers are always a treat and an extremely popular local band,” Vermont Festivals producer Ray Massucco said.  But, Massucco considers putting them in the Rockingham Meeting House nothing less than a stroke of genius, even if it was his own idea.  “The unplugged set means we are going to hear a lot more mandolin from Al, and for my money, you can’t get too much mandolin,” he said.

There is not a bluegrass music fan in the tri-state region who is not familiar with the Stockwell Brothers and to know them is to love them, Massucco said.   “Having them play in this intimate and historic venue with the pitch perfect acoustics is going to be memorable experience you won’t want to miss!” he said.

The Stockwell Brothers are Vermont’s longest running folk/bluegrass group. Bruce, Barry and Alan Stockwell’s music spans traditional and progressive styles, but their trademark acoustic sound features new singer/songwriter material recast with banjo, alternative rhythms and three-part harmonies.  They cover straight ahead bluegrass songs, finger picked acoustic guitar ballads, full tilt breakdowns and traditional mandolin tunes mixed in with unusual fare – Americana melodies riding world beat grooves and Celtic, jazzy, even neo-classical instrumentals.

Featuring 2005 Merlefest bluegrass banjo contest winner Bruce Stockwell, The Stockwell Brothers have performed alongside artists from Bill Monroe, Doc Watson and Earl Scruggs to Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Jonathan Edwards and Asleep At The Wheel, recorded with Mike Auldridge and Phil Rosenthal of the bluegrass supergroup The Seldom Scene, and toured throughout the United States and in Canada and Europe.  As a trio, they have released two albums, “Stobro” and “Leave My Dreams Alone.” Individually, they also contribute to the fabric of music in southern Vermont in many ways:

Barry Stockwell, guitar, lead vocals; director of Twilight Music, managing the Hooker-Dunham Theater and Gallery in Brattleboro and producing concerts in southern Vermont.  Bruce Stockwell, banjo, vocals; 2005 Merlefest Banjo Contest winner, teaches banjo at his home in Putney.  Alan Stockwell, mandolin, bass, vocals; 20-year veteran recording engineer at Soundesign in Brattleboro.

Tickets are available in downtown Bellows Falls at Village Square Booksellers & Shona Grill, or via brattleborotix.com. $18 advance/$20 door; ANGEL tickets are  $25/advance/$30 door.  The Meeting House series will conclude on October 6 with Cliff Eberhardt.  For more information, please call Vermont Festivals at 802-463-9595, or visit the website www.vermontfestivalsllc.com.

English: Rockingham Meeting House (Photo credit: Wikipedia)