Contact: Elaine Brenchley, First State Heritage Park at Dover, phone: (302) 739-4413 , e-mail: elaine.brenchley@state.de.us
 

THE FIRST STATE HERITAGE PARK AT DOVER PRESENTS “RIGHTER THAN RAIN” IN CONCERT APRIL 3 AT CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Public information number: 302-739-1173

“Righter Than Rain” will appear in concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 3. at Christ Episcopal Church in Dover. The concert is sponsored by The First State Heritage Park at Dover and made possible, in part, by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency committed to promoting and supporting the arts in Delaware.

“Righter Than Rain” features Chris Braddock, guitar and dobro; Keith Calmes, guitar and mandolin; and Dan Graper, guitar and banjo in a diverse instrumental program of classic and contemporary bluegrass, Celtic, and gospel music, on various combinations of guitar, mandolin, dobro and banjo.

The members of “Righter than Rain” perform and teach throughout the tri-state area in a variety of musical settings. They are published arrangers and award-winning composers who first came together through their common background in classical guitar. In their collaborations at jam sessions, gigs, and chamber music recitals, they gradually discovered a mutual love for folk music, an uncommon musical and personal rapport, and a knack for bouncing from one instrument to another, sometimes within the same song. Dan, Keith, and Chris offer a program of traditional music that is sometimes faithful, occasionally surprising, and always engaging.

The First State Heritage Park at Dover is an interagency partnership between the Delaware Department of State, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, and the Delaware Economic Development Office. Governor Ruth Ann Minner created the First State Heritage Park Task Force by executive order in April 2004.


If You Go:
WHAT: “Righter Than Rain” in concert
DATE: Sunday, April 3, 2005
TIME: 3 p.m.
PLACE: Christ Episcopal Church, S. State and Water Streets, Dover, Delaware
ADMISSION: Free
FOR MORE INFORMATION: 302/739-1173.


A PHOTO CAN BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY.
CAPTION: “Righter Than Rain” L-R: Chris Braddock, Dan Graper, Keith Calmes

 

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