Sherry Minnick & Rachel Nelson to perform at Richfield
Historical Society, August 21, 7:00 pm
Our 2013 concert series at
the Richfield Historical Society draws to a close on Wednesday, August 21 at
7:00 pm. We are delighted to reunite two
long term friends of the Homestead Pickin’ Parlor, Sherry Minnick and Rachel Nelson, who have performed together
many times in years past and are pleased to be able to hear them once again
join their talents to entertain RHS fans and followers of traditional music.
Rachel Nelson is a
storyteller, songwriter and roots based musician whose passion is live
performance. Her fiddle, banjo and
guitar kick out original songs ranging from folk and country to swing and jazz
tinged blues. In her own words “My roots
are in old-time music, and it is a joy to play and sing this music with my
long-time friend, Sherry Minnick”. Prior
to moving to Two Harbors, her current home, Rachel was a teacher at the
Homestead Pickin’ Parlor.
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Sherry Minnick comes from a
singing family and has been singing as long as she can remember. She sings bluegrass, old-time, swing, jazz,
gospel, classic country and traditional ballads. To call her musical taste eclectic is an
understatement. She taught children’s
choirs for 17 years and currently focuses artistically on the unaccompanied
singing of traditional ballads. She also
plays guitar for square dances. Sherry
is a former employee of the Homestead Pickin’ Parlor and one that we have
enjoyed staying in touch with through the years.
The concert will be held at Richfield Historical Society’s
Bartholomew House located at 6901
Lyndale Ave S.
It is the oldest house in Richfield
and I’m sure the house itself as well as
the audience will resonate to the traditional music being performed. The event will be held rain or shine, but
weather forecasts look most favorable.
Bring a lawn chair and join us for this final 2013 Backporch at the Bart concert. It’s
free and open to the public and families are encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be available.
