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Workshop & Concert: Bennett Konesni

  • Rebop Farm 1320 Sunset Lake Rd Brattleboro, VT, 05301 (map)

$30 (no one turned away for lack of funds)
*Masking required
*Concert will be held in our community room at the Farm Store
No smoking, no dogs at farm
Please carpool if possible — parking is limited
RSVP to rebopfarm@gmail.com

Music We Can Work With: 
Worksong Workshop and Concert at Rebop Farm with Bennett Konesni
Monday May 2, 2022 at 4PM 

Farmer-Musician Bennett Konesni will return to Brattleboro to lead a worksong workshop and give an evening concert on May 2 at Rebop Farm. Bennett has devoted his life to learning and sharing songs that help get work done, from field hollers to sea shanties, from herding calls to lumberjack anthems, and has been featured by NPR, the New York Times, The Library of Congress, and on the TED talk stage. He tours internationally and has shared the traditional music United States as a Special Envoy for the US Department of State to Mongolia and Ukraine.      

Bennett last performed in Brattleboro pre-pandemic with the Gawler Familly Band at the Northern Roots Festival and at the Dawn Dance with his band Drive Train. Fans will recognize his boisterous energy and ability to get folks singing- even those who claim they can’t.  

The workshop will begin at 4p and Bennett will lead songs as the group gets an important spring project done for Rebop Farm. Bennett will take time to discuss how to make music happen at your own farm or homestead during everyday activities like stacking firewood, weeding the garden, or doing the dishes. This will include a discussion of where to find songs, what types of songs work best, and how to convince reluctant friends or family members to join in.  

After the workshop the group will take a break to share food (potluck, please BYO plates/utensils/cup) and at roughly 7p Bennett will present a concert of original and traditional music from fields, forests, tall ships, and farm barns of New England and Beyond. Folks may attend either the workshop or the concert or both.  

A portion of the proceeds from the workshop and concert will go to NOFA-VT’s Farm Share Program which reduces the cost of a Rebop Farm CSA (community supported agriculture) share for Vermonters in need of financial assistance.
Tickets are available at worksongs.org, and are on a sliding scale with $30 suggested for either the concert or the workshop, or $50 for both. That said, people should pay what they are able to afford and no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

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Concert: Handsome Molly
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