Bluegrass musicians to perform at fundraiser in Charlottetown on March 8

The Stiff Family, Paul Whiteway and Bluegrass Revival bands will perform at a fundraising concert on Sunday, March 8, at Beaconsfield Carriage House in Charlottetown.

Dave and Heather Stiff and their children, Aaron, Hannah, Elizabeth and Abigail, have been a family band since 2013. In the bluegrass tradition, they play acoustic stringed instruments that include banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin and upright bass and perform the old-time bluegrass songs and favourite fiddle tunes.

Bluegrass Revival began more than 20 years ago with a number of different band compositions. The current band mates are comprised of Dylan Ferguson, David Clarke, Ann Hay, Cherie LeMoine, Peter LeMoine and Shirley Jay.

To round out the afternoon concert, Paul Whiteway and friends will perform a mix of popular bluegrass and acoustic songs. Whiteway performs regularly at nursing homes, concerts and just for fun at music jams.

The P.E.I. Bluegrass and

Old Time Music Society, in association with Beaconsfield Historic House, presents this concert beginning at 2 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door with all proceeds going to the 35th P.E.I. Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival. This three-day family festival, which will run July 3-5 in Dundas, will bring some of the best in bluegrass music from Canada and the United States.

For more information on the concert and the festival, call 902-566-2641.

The Carriage House is ground level with a ramp making it fully accessible and lots of parking.