Join award-winning performers Davis Bates & Roger Tincknell for “Under One Sky,” an evening of songs and stories for all ages. This lively concert includes music and tales from around the world, accompanied by a variety of guitar, banjo, mandolin and a variety of ethnic percussion instruments.  Hear how the bear missed the train, how stars came to be in the sky and coyote got his howl, and be prepared to sing, move and dance.  There will even be a short lesson on how to play the spoons and an appearance by a dancing dog made from recycled scraps of wood and leather named Bingo. “Under One Sky” is especially appropriate to ages 4 and up.

 This special family program is presented by the Friends of the Snow Library through a grant from the Brotherton Foundation.

Davis Bates and Roger Tincknell have over eight decades of combined experience performing for families, in community settings throughout the Northeast.  They are known for their humor, their strong vocal harmonies and for their warm and participatory performing style.  Pete Seeger has called Davis "thoughtful, creative, human, and a fantastic storyteller."  His traditional style of telling empowers and encourages audiences of all ages to join in the fun, and to take the stories home with them to share with others.  His storytelling cassette, Family Stories, won a Parents Choice Gold Award, and was recently named one of the year’s best audio recording by Booklist magazine.  Roger Tincknell is an accomplished musician, singer and songwriter, whose concerts include a wide variety of guitar styles, as well as banjo, mandolin, bazouki, harmonica and piano playing.  His repertoire ranges from folk to rock and roll, and often includes some show stopping yodeling.  Roger also won Parents Choice honor awards for his album of environmental songs, entitled Earth Rhythms, and his most recent release, Carnivalito.