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NORWAY — Live performances by a number of local groups are scheduled for the First Universalist Church’s ninth annual Earth Day Peace Concert.
The concert, 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 23, at the church, 479 Main St., will feature Heather Pierson, Pond Skum, Mary Hargreaves and Bernie Vigna, Nate Towne, and the Norway UU Choir, according to a news release from the church. The program will include songs and readings that celebrate and honor the earth and the ideal of peace.
Pierson is a pianist, singer/songwriter and performer who tours nationally and whose live performances and growing catalog of releases delve into Americana, blues, New Orleans jazz, and folk, according to the release. She has also been the church’s music director since 2003.
With vocal harmonies and acoustic guitar, Pond Skum “enshrouds indie pop and folk covers in a verdant glow that warms the heart and soul,” the release said. The group features vocalists Jayne Pearson and Annie Rambeau — leaders of the church’s weekly Norway Community Sing — and guitarist Jon Phillips.
A singer-songwriter who presents easy listening, down-home, and folksy music on ukulele and guitar, Hargreave’s rhythmic renditions of favorites and traditionals get the feet tapping while her heartfelt original songs celebrate love, freedom, inner strength, and Maine’s beauty. Together, she and percussionist Vigna perform a multi-genre mix of feel-good favorites and original songs, the release said.
Norway guitar slinger Nate Towne has long been a staple in the western Maine music scene, most notably at Tucker’s Music Pub. Both solo and in various ensemble projects, he brings both his Southern roots-rock and folk sensibilities and his understated virtuosity to his stage show. Nate has two self-produced CDs to his credit: 2006’s Short Circuit and 2012’s Empty Tables and Chairs.
Admission for the concert is $5 at the door. There will also be a collection of non-perishable food items taken for the Oxford Hills Food Pantry. For more information, call 743-2828 or email Pierson at heather@heatherpierson.com.
