‘Little Mercies’ in concert Friday
Elder Care Community Council of Franklin County and SGI United Methodist Church present the last Coffee House Concert of 2024 on Friday, Dec. 13 at 11 a.m. ET at Holy Family Senior Center.
All donations at the door will purchase food for the daily lunches served at Holy Family and delivered to over 80 homebound seniors.
The Little Mercies is a folk trio of singing and songwriting multi-instrumentalists – Bronwyn Chelette (bass, banjo), Rosalee Walsh (fiddle, banjo, dance) and Shanice Richards (fiddle, guitar, dance). The three friends found each other through the Tallahassee old time music and dance scene.
With a lifetime of singing and over a decade of experience playing, Bronwyn produces a sound that recalls the high, lonesome mountains of the Appalachians and the deep, still waters of the Florida swamps. Shanice’s experience in reggae, hip-hop, jazz and traditional gospel flavors her soulful vocaling and genre-jumping improvisatory sound. Rosalee’s roots as a bluegrass fiddler and training as a classical chamber musician have led her to create arrangements that blend genres. Together, they present traditional music with authenticity and innovation alongside originals that draw from their musical upbringings and experiences.
The trio performed with different bands, orchestras, quartets and as solo acts before the three friends met in a park and did what they did best: sang and played tunes. Since their beginning in 2023, The Little Mercies have become a highly demanded group within the Florida folk music scene. As described by the Florida Americana Festival, “Their infectious energy and unbreakable bond as friends translate into pure magic on stage. Their chemistry will entice you from the first note…The Little Mercies’ performance promises an unforgettable experience.”
Call 850-370-0116 for more information about ECCC or if you or anyone you know is in need. Volunteers deliver over 80 lunches to homebound seniors in our community and ECCC is in need of volunteers.
Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.