Nowell Sing We Clear (Special Event)

Each winter since the mid-1970s, John Roberts and Tony Barrand have assembled a fresh production of Nowell Sing We Clear, a ?pageant of mid-winter carols.? With unaccompanied song, tight harmonies, familiar carols, morris and New England dance tunes, recitations, and old mummers? plays, they?ll take us back to a time before commercialized holidays, when families and friends in towns and villages across the British Isles, New England and Appalachia retold the Christmas story, shared age-old customs of the winter solstice and welcomed the New Year.The high-energy and family-friendly entertainment features the noted vocal duo Roberts & Barrand, joined by popular New England dance musicians and callers Fred Breunig and Andy Davis. This year?s show includes a Kentucky Mummer?s play, some recently written carols, and several old songs. Songsheets will be provided to encourage participation. Also, be advised to listen closely for the current topical references that find their way into the show.Four hearty voices, with the band of fiddle, button accordion, piano, drum and concertina, will combine to reverse the darkness of winter and start the trend toward longer, brighter days and the greening of spring to come. Nowell Sing We Clear CDs, including the new ?Nowell, Nowell, Nowell,? will be available for purchase at the performance. To add to the holiday spirit of this Special Event, festive munchies will be available at intermission. Free parking is available in the school lot adjacent to the church.