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this blues, r&b, soul band includes 4 well-seasoned musicians from england, kitchener-waterloo, and punkydoodles corners, which lies between tavistock & new hamburg, Ontario.
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Marlyce (Martens) Gundy and Sharon (Sawatsky) Schermbrucker began singing classical and folk duets in their teens. After a long hiatus, they reunited to form the chamber group Beauty in the Blends, which has performed across the U.S. and Canada. Meanwhile, Marlyce married Jeff Gundy, and they played and sang folk music as a duo.
As the folk trio Rendezvous, Marlyce, Sharon, and Jeff now bring their close harmonies to tunes by Kate Wolf, the Wailin Jennys, Dave Carter, Old Crow Medicine Show, and others, with all three on vocals and Jeff on 6- and 12-string guitar.
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A little bit about Mennofolk
Welcome to Mennofolk, a site to explore folk art and music created by people from Mennonite backgrounds. Mennofolk is not just for Mennonites, but it is from Mennonites, a gallery of delightful sounds and sights to be offered to the world, which come out of our collective experience of faith, music, and Anabaptist values. (for more information on Anabaptists go to third way cafe)
Mennofolk does not try to limit the themes of the songwriters it embraces, and it includes all acoustic genres and instruments, as well as visual folk arts and crafts.
There have been up to five Mennofolk locations across North America, each with a slightly different focus and form, and this website offers links to each.
Mennofolk Harrisonburg
Mennofolk Manitoba
Mennofolk On the Prairie
Germantown Mennofolk Concert Series Concerts occur on a monthly basis.
Mennofolk Cornstock (Ontario)
Mennofolk Sound in the Lands (Ontario)
Mennofolk Saskatchewan
Mennofolk Town Hall Concert Series
IMPORTANT: Performers listed in the performers section may appear at various Mennofolk festivals across the country. Please check the individual festival pages for listings of who will be performing at each location.
Also check out the Mennonite Artist Project at:
http://mennoniteartistproject.ning.com/
Become a part of the website
We invite all performers to become a part of the website by submitting a listing to our online performer database, folkdata. By doing so, you will be visible to anyone who visits the site and will become part of what will become a large listing of Mennonite artists and performers.