Help! A Little Help from Our Friends
A Night of Beatles Music to benefit our handicap accessible bathroom
Saturday, August 25^th, 7:30 p.m. - $20

A benefit concert to help defray the costs for the installation of a handicap bathroom at the church will take place on Saturday, August 25. This is the second annual Beatle Bash on Mugford Street. All of our performers will entertain us with a varied repertoire of your favorite Beatle tunes.

Brooks Williams is a stunning blues-soaked, rhythmic, and soulful guitarist. His musical vision spans continents and genres – blues, slide, swingin' jazz, fingerstyle – and manifests itself in a hybrid of funky chords, walking bass lines, and fiery leads Brooks recorded “I Will” on his “Hundred Year Shadow” CD.

Geoff Bartley is a prize-winning acoustic guitarist & a nationally respected singer-songwriter. His songs are grounded in traditional folk music, roots blues, & jazz, and have been performed & recorded by other artists in the U.S., Canada, & Ireland.

Raymond Gonzalez, of Marblehead, has performed in styles from classical to folk, blues and jazz to rock and has combined them all into his own songs and solo guitar compositions.

Scott Alarik is the principal folk writer for the Boston Globe, a folk singer and interpreter of many a traditional ballad, and a gifted songwriter as well. Scott recorded "Help" on one of his albums so he's excited about reworking it on our stage.

Debra Cowan's rich voice conjures images of stony grey Celtic castles, green and rolling English landscapes, and humorous American urban scenes. She enchants her audiences with traditional ballads so it should be interesting to hear her renditions of Lennon-McCartney.

Thea Hopkins is a critically acclaimed Boston singer- songwriter She calls her music American Short Story Folk: concise, striking narratives, they tell of American romance and tragedy in modern terms.

Paul Lee has been a fixture on the folk music scene between Boston and the Cape. he keeps busy at various venues, including handling the sound for the South Shore Folk Music Club.usually performing on 6-string, for this benefit he is at the piano, to add a little variety and texture to our evening. Paul is looking forward to the sing-along portion of the evening.

Shawn David Madden is an accomplished musician who has honed his craft on the street and subway stations. He's putting his Berklee degree to good use and one of his compositions is now the theme song for a Canadian TV comedy show.

Lenny Solomon's style has been compared to early Bob Dylan, Guy Clark, and Jerry Jeff Walker. Solomon began his career in the late 1960s. Solomon worked by day as an environmental researcher at Harvard and was a regular fixture in the coffeehouse scene of Harvard Square by night.

Lin Sprague from Randolph jumped at the chance to play at this benefit again this year. He has, in fact, traveled to London on two occasions to play Beatle benefits with British friends. Lin says: "I'm pleased and proud to play and sing a few of my favorite songs in one of my favorite places for a favorite cause. I hope you all will sing along. All together now...!"

Lisa Watkins of the UUCM will make a special appearance at this event. Lisa has always loved performing jazz, sacred and spiritual music both as a soloist and in choirs. Lisa says of this important benefit for our handicap bathroom facilities, "Being part of the Beatles tribute/fundraiser is really an honor. I am so excited to be helping support our church and to work with so many other talented musicians."

Anthony Da Costa was voted a winner of the famous Kerrville Festival's "New Folk" competition and just sang before thousands as one of the Emerging Artists at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in New York. At age 16, Anthony knows his way around the stage and write compelling and honest songs about the world as he sees it. Executive Director of the International Folk Alliance had this to say about Anthony: "I first heard of this kid at a regional gathering and I could not believe it. I went to see him five more times just to make sure that he was as good as I first thought he was. He is. Think Bob Dylan and John Lennon. He's the kind of fresh blood we need."

Emily Elbert is an 18 year old who will be attending Berklee College of Music in September. Just seven months after Emily began working as a professional performer, music critics at The Dallas Morning News selected her as "local rookie of the year" for 2006. She has won awards for music performances on both coasts and at home, including the 2007 Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Jazz Ensemble in Los Angeles and Berklee College of Music's Performing Songwriter Contest. Emily's debut CD, Bright Side, contains eleven original songs that she wrote, arranged, performed, and recorded in Texas..

Please come out on Saturday, August 25 to support the church and to support all of these wonderful musicians who have donated their talent and their valuable time on a "gig night" to help us out. Tickets ($20/person) are available below. Refreshments will be served throughout the evening.

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