BERLIN — St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts, with the help of Androscoggin Valley Hospital, is proud to present Durham County Poets, a joie-de-vivre blues group from Quebec on Friday, June 10. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show ($15 in advance/$18 at the door) are now available.

Durham County Poets grew out of the lively music scene in Ormstown, QC, once called Durham. The five seasoned musicians, all of whom are also songwriters, work together individually and collaboratively in composing their music. Delving into a variety of styles and genres, their musical influences include a broad range, woven together to create their own authentic style.

They have released 4 indie albums in 10 years with their latest-almost-all-blues effort receiving a JUNO nomination, followed by 2 Maple Blues nominations and a Canadian Folk Music Awards “There’s something about the Durham County Poets that leaves you feeling that everything might be OK in the world after all. There’s a human spirit that lives in these people and their
music is the medium that allows that spirit to roam free.”- Bill Hurley, Extended Play Sessions

Stevie Conner describes DCP as oozing with energy that emanates out to their audiences at festivals and gigs – they’re a lot of fun on stage. Their stagecraft is extremely polished and slick. It can sometimes be hard to replicate that level of audience engagement, but delightfully, The Durham County Poets have managed to consistently generate their magic on stage and when the audience gets going, the collective genie is released in the form of The Blues.

For more information about upcoming performances or to purchase tickets, please contact the Arts Center at (603) 752-1028; visit our website, www.stkieranarts.org, or our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/stkieranarts.