Join us for a night of original songwriting, storytelling and great harmonies with multi-instrumentalists Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards! Presenting a listening room/house concert style concert at Triple Raven Brewing. Prepare to be up close with the artists and hear every word and note! This concert is a fundraiser to directly benefit Blackstone Valley Music and Performing Arts Collaborative (a new 501(c)3 non-profit organization formed by Mark and Raianne in 2024) and will help support ongoing programs like rock band camp, student orchestra and community coffeehouse and also help to create a new musical theater program!
Little by little, you will get to know Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards through their unmistakable vocal harmonies, poetic lyrics and down-to-earth personae. These prolific songwriters from central Massachusetts have recorded four eponymous studio albums in addition to thirteen live releases, touring regularly across the US and Canada.
Their song lyrics reflect personal experiences as factory workers, teachers, and natives of New England’s post-industrial mill towns as well as address timeless quandaries of the human condition head on – themes of love, loss, desire and purpose. Having toured for over 20 years, Mandeville and Richards have mastered the art of folk music performance, cleverly weaving together stories and songs, seamlessly balancing serious subjects with humorous commentary. Concert goers will leave feeling a bit more human, as if they have experienced something genuine.
Accompanying themselves on guitar, mandolin, harmonica, ukulele, penny whistle, tenor guitar and clarinet, their live performances are musically captivating and skillfully blend a broad variety of influences from across folk music genres.
BVMPAC (Blackstone Valley Music and Performing Arts Collaborative) was formed in 2024 by Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards to assume operations of Blackstone Valley Music and to continue to provide affordable and accessible individualized music lessons and performing arts education to the community, offering a wide variety of opportunities for students to showcase their abilities through live performance. We strive to expand arts education to children, adults and senior citizens in our region, provide stable employment for music educators, and build community through a variety of live public performances. Our current programs aside from lessons include the student orchestra, rock band camp, a monthly community coffeehouse and hopefully this year musical theater!
Triple Raven Brewing is a small family owned nano brewery focused on great beer! Usually 3-5 rotating drafts, plus hard cider and wines from Taylor Brook along with NA beers and moctails. BYO food. Mark and Raianne love the cozy pub like atmosphere and are part of the Mug Club! Kid and dog friendly!
Thank you for supporting our mission, your support is invaluable.
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