New Year’s Eve Concert

Becky Tracy & Keith Murphy, Stefan Amidon & Zara Bode, and Peter & Mary Alice Amidon present their 21st Brattleboro New Year’s Eve concerts Saturday, December 31, at the Brattleboro Music Center.

Two performances – at 5:00 and 7:30 p.m. – are scheduled for this annual holiday “Smorgasbord of Traditional Song & Dance Tunes,” with an evening of New England, Appalachian, Irish and French-Canadian dance music, fiddling from around the world, and a feast of singing.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for those ages six to 14, and under five free. Seating is limited. Advanced tickets are encouraged and are available through the BMC website at www.bmcvt.org or by calling (802) 257-4523. (Please note: concerts require masking and proof of vaccination or negative test for those 12 and older.)

Keith Murphy (guitar, mandolin, piano, foot percussion) and Becky Tracy (fiddle) will heat up the hall with fiercely intelligent and driving arrangements of dance tunes and traditional songs. The music of these two superb musicians has graced stages in dance halls and theaters around the country, and even appeared on the silver screen in Ken Burns’ documentary on the Roosevelts. Both have played important roles as tradition keepers and innovators in their teaching, playing, and arranging. They are founders and teachers of the Traditional Music program at the BMC.

While the dynamic pair of Zara Bode and Stefan Amidon are not known as a ‘duo’ per se, they are greatly admired as the faces behind musical sensations The Sweetback Sisters and The Devil Makes Three. Stefan Amidon is a master percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, and expressive bass singer. Bode is a powerful vocalist of rare versatility that captivates audiences year after year with her gorgeous interpretations of songs old and new. Fresh off their sold out Sweetback Sisters Country Christmas Singalong Spectacular tour, both artists are sure to delight with their marvelous and often eccentric musical selections.

Devoted to traditional music and dance, Peter and Mary Alice Amidon are freelance musicians, dance educators, choral arrangers/leaders, and publishers of music and dance materials. Mary Alice is a member of, and Peter co-Music Director of the Guilford Community Church Choir, and of Hallowell, southeastern Vermont’s hospice singing group. Their choral arrangements and compositions are sung by church and community choirs across the U.S. and UK.

Becky Tracy & Keith Murphy, Stefan Amidon & Zara Bode, and Peter & Mary Alice Amidon present their 21st Brattleboro New Year’s Eve concerts Saturday, December 31, at the Brattleboro Music Center.

Two performances – at 5:00 and 7:30 p.m. – are scheduled for this annual holiday “Smorgasbord of Traditional Song & Dance Tunes,” with an evening of New England, Appalachian, Irish and French-Canadian dance music, fiddling from around the world, and a feast of singing.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for those ages six to 14, and under five free. Seating is limited. Advanced tickets are encouraged and are available through the BMC website at www.bmcvt.org or by calling (802) 257-4523. (Please note: concerts require masking and proof of vaccination or negative test for those 12 and older.)

Keith Murphy (guitar, mandolin, piano, foot percussion) and Becky Tracy (fiddle) will heat up the hall with fiercely intelligent and driving arrangements of dance tunes and traditional songs. The music of these two superb musicians has graced stages in dance halls and theaters around the country, and even appeared on the silver screen in Ken Burns’ documentary on the Roosevelts. Both have played important roles as tradition keepers and innovators in their teaching, playing, and arranging. They are founders and teachers of the Traditional Music program at the BMC.

While the dynamic pair of Zara Bode and Stefan Amidon are not known as a ‘duo’ per se, they are greatly admired as the faces behind musical sensations The Sweetback Sisters and The Devil Makes Three. Stefan Amidon is a master percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, and expressive bass singer. Bode is a powerful vocalist of rare versatility that captivates audiences year after year with her gorgeous interpretations of songs old and new. Fresh off their sold out Sweetback Sisters Country Christmas Singalong Spectacular tour, both artists are sure to delight with their marvelous and often eccentric musical selections.

Devoted to traditional music and dance, Peter and Mary Alice Amidon are freelance musicians, dance educators, choral arrangers/leaders, and publishers of music and dance materials. Mary Alice is a member of, and Peter co-Music Director of the Guilford Community Church Choir, and of Hallowell, southeastern Vermont’s hospice singing group. Their choral arrangements and compositions are sung by church and community choirs across the U.S. and UK.