Perkasie Mennonite Church and Patchwork Coffeehouse invite you to an Old-Fashioned Christmas on Sunday, December 18, at 4 pm. Music by The Kreider Family, Tachyonmetry, The Druckenmillers, and The Dulcimer Boys. Rob Yoder will lead the audience in a Christmas carol sing. Seth Yoder will provide a piano prelude beginning at 3:40 pm.
A free-will offering will benefit the ministries of Perkasie Mennonite Church. You can also drop off donations of non-perishable food to be donated to Pennridge FISH, our local food pantry.
Enjoy coffee and homemade cookies with us following the concert.
The Kreider Trio is a family band from Lehigh county formed by Niko Kreider on cello and lead vocals, and backed by his parents Jay on mandolin, banjo, guitar, and harmony vocals, and Kim on bass. Niko has been playing classical cello for over ten years, and began playing bluegrass and old-time music in high school. The addition of cello into traditional music is what gives the group its distinctive sound. Some of the biggest musical influences include Flatt and Scruggs, Bill Monroe, Tony Rice, and Crooked Still. Niko is currently studying at WVU, and is learning from some of the best musicians in West Virginia.
Tachyonmetry, a classical guitar and hammered dulcimer duo with artists Brian Pearson and Cliff Cole. Enjoy the sultry smooth sounds of the nylon string classical guitar which is complemented perfectly by the percussive, ethereal qualities of the hammered dulcimer.
Tom and Betty Druckenmiller began playing old-time music together 20 years ago. Their son Nathan made up the trio until he relocated to West Virginia. Norm Williams has played with Tom and Betty for the last four years and also plays with Wayfarers & Company and Dulcimer Boys. All three have extensive performing and teaching backgrounds and they are co-chairs of the Maidencreek Old-Time Music Festival and Norm is co-chair of the Pocono Dulcimer Club Winter Dulcimer Festival. All three have taught at the Augusta Heritage Workshops in Elkins West Virginia and privately and Tom and Betty teach at Meadowood Music in Blandon PA. Tom produces and hosts In The Tradition on WDIY-FM in Allentown and the weekly nationally syndicated program The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.
The Dulcimer Boys are Norm Williams (vocals, mountain dulcimer, banjo, guitar, and ukulele), Cliff Cole (hammered dulcimer, guitar, and percussion), and Rob Yoder (vocals, guitar, concertina, mountain dulcimer, and bodhrán). Norm, a member of the Old-Time and Gospel group, Wayfarers & Company, joins two members of the traditional music group DayBreak to form this harmonious offshoot. Cellist and DayBreak member, Trudy Gojeski, joins The Dulcimer Boys for this performance.
Seth Yoder graduated one year ago from Goshen College with degrees in Music (Piano) and Computer Science. Seth grew up as a member of the traditional music group DayBreak, where along with piano, he plays accordion and hammered dulcimer. Seth recently completed hiking the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia, and he is now living in Pittsburgh, Pa.