May Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse featuring Jay Unger and Molly Mason

Join the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus on Saturday, May 17 for their May Coffeehouse, monthly gatherings featuring performances by folk musicians. Before the featured performance, audience members are invited to join the chorus in song. May’s featured musical act is Jay Unger and Molly Mason. Doors open at 6:30pm, followed by the Sing-a-Long/Teachabout at 6:45pm, followed by the featured performance at 7:30pm.

About Jay Unger and Molly Mason
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason are musicians of enormous talent who draw their repertoire and inspiration from a wide range of American musical styles — 19th-century classics, lively Appalachian, Cajun, and Celtic fiddle tunes, and favorites from the golden age of country and swing — along with their own songs, fiddle tunes, and orchestral compositions. Jay and Molly achieved international acclaim when their performance of Jay’s composition, Ashokan Farewell, became the musical hallmark of Ken Burns’ The Civil War on PBS. The soundtrack won a Grammy, and Ashokan Farewell was nominated for an Emmy. The piece was originally inspired by Jay & Molly’s Ashokan Fiddle & Dance Camps in New York’s Catskill Mountains, which are still going strong today.

In recent years, Jay and Molly have reached an ever-widening audience through their appearances on Great Performances, A Prairie Home Companion, their own public radio specials, and through their work on film soundtracks such as Brother’s Keeper, Legends of the Fall, and a host of Ken Burns’ PBS documentaries. They’ve had the honor of performing at the White House for two sitting Presidents and continue to tour extensively, delighting audiences across the country.

TICKETS:
Reserved Tickets: $30 – Reserve tickets in advance using the ticket form. Reserved tickets will be set aside for you and paid for at the door by check, cash, or credit card. Reservations may be made until 6:00pm the Friday before the performance date.
Tickets at the Door: $35 – Purchase tickets at the door by check, cash, or credit card.

About the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus
Carrying on the vision of our founder, Pete Seeger, since 1984, The Walkabout Clearwater Chorus is dedicated to promoting environmental awareness and social action through education and is a volunteer-run New York State not-for-profit organization. Walkabout Clearwater Chorus is a chartered member club of the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, and our activities support the work of our parent organization.
The Walkabout Clearwater Chorus is more than a singing group. Beyond performing at various venues, including Coffeehouse, rallies, and marches, Walkabout brings folk music to the younger generations through school programs and, foremost, the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus is a group of activists – using their voices to address the issue, uniting song with purpose.