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READFIELD — The Sandy River Ramblers, in the sixth year of what has become an annual tradition, will perform their Cabin Fever Reliever show to raise money for the Maranacook High School Health Center on Saturday, April 8.
The Rambers’ Maine-flavored bluegrass features three-and-four-part-vocal harmony backed by the driving force of banjo and mandolin, as well as original songs about Maine. Lead singers Julie Davenport, Stan Keach and 15-year-old Dana Reynolds are all seasoned professionals, said a news release. “Julie and Dana are wonderful singers,” said Keach; “Everyone who hears them say they have beautiful voices.”
Banjoist Bud Godsoe and mandolinist Dan Simons are virtuoso pickers and Keach, “a nationally known bluegrass songwriter,” writes most of the original songs, which have titles like “Boots From L. L. Bean,” “Slow Down (You’ll Hit a Moose),”_ _and the title song of the Ramblers 2012 CD, “Cry of the Loon and other original songs about Maine.” They’ll perform more Maine songs from their upcoming CD, as well, including, “Trout on the Line,” “Down Went Sonny Liston,” and “Fly Rod Crosby,” the release said.
Most of the band members have strong Maranacook School ties — Keach taught there for 23 years, Simons and Davenport are Maranacook graduates, and Reynolds attended Maranacook Middle School for three years.
The concert starts at 7 p.m., and admission is $8 for adults in advance, $10 at the door. Admission for students is $4 in advance, $5 at the door. There is no admission for children 5 and under, and there’s a maximum $25 admission for families. Refreshments will be sold at intermission. For more information, or to reserve tickets, call 207-685-4923, ext. 1063.
