LANCASTER — Award-winning storyteller and musician Davis Bates will present “A Celtic Celebration: Songs and Stories of the Season” from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, at Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main St.
The lively program will feature spirited singing, enchanting storytelling and plenty of audience participation.
Drawing from the rich traditions of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, Bates will share seasonal tales of seal folk and wee folk, along with songs that invite the audience to sing along.
Bates has been singing and telling stories for over 46 years, in schools, libraries and community settings around New York and New England and across the country.
His recording “Family Stories” won a prestigious Parents Choice Magazine Gold Award, and received a starred review by the American Library Association’s Booklist magazine.
He lives in a small hilltown village in western Massachusetts, and when he isn’t performing or collecting and learning songs and stories he spends his time gardening and working on various pollinator preservation projects.
“I love getting audience members singing together and laughing together, while celebrating the connections we all have to each other and the cultural heritages we come from,” said Bates. “Every performance is different, because every audience is different, and while I give a lot to folks who are there, I get so much more in return. And I love the fact that audience members are inspired to remember their own stories and the songs of their childhood, and to share them with others.”
The event is funded by a grant from the Lancaster Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Registration is requested.
For more information, or to register for this performance, visit the Thayer Memorial Library’s calendar on their website at thayermemoriallibrary.org. For information on Davis Bates, visit his website at davisbates.com.
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