Hunterdon County - Lambertville - 8TH ANNUAL LAMBERTVILLE FUNDRAISER

26 ACTS, 130 MUSICIANS CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS FOR 8TH ANNUAL LAMBERTVILLE FUNDRAISER
The Lambertville Historical Society’s eighth annual Holiday CD, with songs by 26 local acts comprised of 130 musicians, is now available. The special edition CD, “Season’s Greetings from Lambertville 2019,” is a fundraiser for the Society and the James Marshall House Museum. 

 This year’s compilation, the biggest to date, offers 26-holiday songs that showcase the quality and spirit of Lambertville’s artists. There are well-known carols and standards, as well as original compositions in a variety of styles and moods. The contributing musical acts are 4-SHES, Barry Peterson, Brad Staudle and the Five Wise Men, Cafe Mocha, Chris Chadwick, Christopher Howatt, Deva Troy, Laurie Vosburg & the Fa La La La La's, Lonesome Coyote, Mark Wilber Stewart, Mike Pfeiffer and The Big Tree Band, Pyrenesia, Richard Jarboe, Santa P and the Elves, South Hunterdon Regional High School Chamber Ensemble, Singularity, Spirit LIVE Orchestra, Stephen DiJoseph, Suzan Bartels, The Back Porch Jugband, The Birdhouse Center’s Not Just Nyckelharpa Orchestra, The Maebells, The Sympathetic Strings Trio, The Shackers, Timothy Angst & the Lambertville Public School Chorus, and Tod the Mod Ellis.

 The CD can be purchased online and streamed free, like all previous seven CDs, at www.lambertvillehistoricalsociety.org. The CD is $10 for Lambertville Historical Society members and $15 for non-members. It will be sold at many Lambertville venues during the holiday season. All proceeds benefit the Lambertville Historical Society.

 The Lambertville Historical Society is hosting a holiday concert on Wednesday, Dec. 18 from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. at the Birdhouse Center for the Arts, 7 N. Main Street, Lambertville. Musicians from the CD will perform their holiday songs and other tunes. The concerts are open to the public, with a suggested donation of $5. Attendees may arrive and depart at
Location: 7 N Main St, Lambertville, NJ 08530, USA

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