On November 24, 2024,
the Sunday before Thanksgiving, the Northwood Congregational Church invites you
to engage in true holiday spirit by attending its Make Room for Joy, Peace, and
Thanksgiving concert, with nationally known songwriters and fiddler/guitar duo
Joyce Andersen and Harvey Reid. They will perform a mix of wonderful, uplifting
music and perhaps some holiday tunes as well.
The concert takes
place from 4:00-6:00pm in our Sanctuary.
After 20 years as a
fiddle sideman and singer-songwriter, playing in bluegrass, country, rock,
celtic, jazz and folk ensembles, Joyce Andersen has boldly created a new body
of music and a new musical standard for the unaccompanied fiddle troubadour.
Recently she has been on a songwriting tear and several choirs, including
Voices from the Heart, perform her songs.
Acoustic Guitar
magazine called Harvey Reid "...one of the true treasures of American
acoustic music, and one of his 32 recordings was the only album in the last 25
years to be selected in a list of Top 10 Folk CD's of all time. Guitar Player
Magazine put him on their "desert island" CD list. He was the
national fingerpicking champion and international autoharp winner, and Doc
Watson took him to lunch to ask him how he played the 6-string banjo. Reid's
songs have been recorded by dozens of artists, and he is one of the most
respected and versatile songwriters and acoustic players on the scene.
Andersen & Reid
will play solo sets and perform together, and will keep you on the edge of your
seats with a special Sunday repertoire of old gospel songs, new spirituals and
any other songs they see fit to play that fit into the spirit of the day.
Expect slide guitar, dazzling fiddle, razor-sharp duet harmonies, guitar
instrumentals, down-home bluegrass, and some rousing sing-a-longs.
A suggested donation
of $20.00 from each attending adult. Accompanied
children are free. Any questions, please e-mail peggykofer@gmail.com
