Fred Fuller Park
Concerts are in the (heated) Roy Smith Shelter House at 497 Middlebury Rd in Kent, Ohio. Middlebury Rd. is the third light west of Water St. off Haymaker Parkway (Rt. 59).
Fundraising concerts and other event locations will be announced.
Poet Merle Mollenkopf
A Northeast Ohio Treasure, Merle Mollenkopf will enliven every Mountain Rose concert with his humorous or poignant poetry.
We would like to thank and acknowledge our own board members who volunteer their time to make the Mountain Rose a success.
The current board members are:
Tom and Christine Ball
Ed Amann
Our goal is to continue to promote local and regional acoustic musicians in concert settings such as those above on a regular basis. We hope you will make plans to support our concerts as well as our excellent local and regional performers. If you would like further information, please e-mail usor call Tom Ball at (330) 733-8845.
The Mountain Rose is a small-hall concert series featuring local and regional artists with more talent than exposure. We pride ourselves on presenting high-quality performances to an audience that really LISTENS. That is the beauty of a concert setting. Our performers are primarily acoustic artists, mostly in the folk, traditional, and singer-songwriter categories. The concerts are run in Kent, Ohio, with the normal season running October through May. We occasionally (twice a year) produce all-day festivals at the Happy Days Visitor Center in The Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
The 2012 Spring Concert Schedule
Light refreshments will be available at all shows.
Sunday, February 12th, 2012
Bill Bynum & Co.
“On a warm night in June, the beautiful Black Crystal Cafe—fast becoming one of Ann Arbor’s most popular “house concert” listening rooms—hosted Bill Bynum, a powerhouse country-bluegrass musician and songwriter. It was a stellar, edge-of-your seat evening, but not because of the show-off pyrotechnics that mark some bluegrass acts. Bynum and his band (Dave Mosher on bass, Dave Keeney on dobro, and the luminous Lisa Case Doro on fiddle) played and sang masterfully all night long, but with an unspoken agreement to place the soul of the song front and center.” Whit Hill, Ann Arbor Observer
With songs both traditional and original, and a sound that’s at once as comfortable as old jeans and as fresh as a new blade of grass, Bill Bynum & Co. is a band that’s easy to love and hard to quit. The band’s core of guitar, pedal steel, fiddle, bass and harmony vocals can lean into country, veer toward bluegrass, or take listeners on a unique journey through Bill’s original songs.
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
Charlie Koester
Singer/songwriter Charlie Koester has been involved with music for many years. Charlie has performed solo and with several groups playing a variety of music. His interests run from folk to bluegrass, square dance calling to a bit of country rock. Charlie has many original songs to his credit including a catalog of songs of the Anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania (circa 1820 – 1920). Charlie has appeared on the Just Plain Folk radio show and many venues around the Akron area.
Sommerfugl
Pronounced “summer-fool”, Sommerfugl is Danish for butterfly. And as beautiful as a free butterfly on a summer’s day, here is an eclectic mix of love songs, torch songs, duets, originals and other surprises. Two veterans of the local scene and two of the finest vocalists and instrumentalists around coming together in a synergistic rainbow of sound. This is Holly Overton and William Drake at their best. Prepare to be enchanted.”
Showtime: 6:30; Tickets: $7.00; Location: Roy Smith Shelter House in the Fred Fuller Park.
Sunday, April 1st, 2012
Kathy Johnson
Kathy Johnson sings a mix of folk and poplular music, vintage country, cowboy songs, and her own originals, which are sometimes humorous. She has been performing full-time for 17 years and has sung at festivals and clubs in the Eastern U.S., Nashville, and Canada. She has performed at First Night Akron for thirteen years. Kathy has recorded three CDs which have gotten enthusiastic reviews from critics and fans. She is also in the Ohio Arts Council’s Performing Arts on Tour program and on the musician roster for the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Marthas Mistake
We are artists who inspire others to connect with God through music. We enjoy beautiful harmonies and have a wide range of tunes varying from Bluegrass to American Folk Music, Gospel, many originals from each member of the band. We enjoy writing together and creating new sounds. Our range of music is from the year 1163 A.D. to modern hits.
Artists are Karyn Morgan, Elizabeth McNany, and Janie Lindsay.
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Showtime: 6:30; Tickets: $7.00; Location: Roy Smith Shelter House in the Fred Fuller Park.
Sunday, May 6th, 2012
Uzizi
Uzizi is a 5-piece band with a 12-member choir. Uzizi is an alternative folk/rock group that also incorporates an early form of American music, sacred harp singing, into some of its all-original repertoire. Uzizi takes the traditional sacred harp style, usually performed acappella, and adds world music influences, finding inspiration in beats and melodies from Ireland to Bulgaria to the Middle East.
Showtime: 6:30; Tickets: $7.00; Location: Roy Smith Shelter House in the Fred Fuller Park.
