TOWNSHEND- The Wood’s Tea Company will perform a free public concert on Saturday, August 8, at 7 pm on the Townshend Common. The award-winning band will entertain the crowd with its special brand of lively American folk music, bluegrass, fiery Celtic tunes, French Canadian songs, sea shanties, and engaging comedy.

Established in 1981, Wood’s Tea Company has played from pubs to Lincoln Center and on National Public Radio. A unique style of audience rapport and music that features rich four-part vocal harmonies will set toes to tapping and leave everyone smiling.

The band includes Howard Wooden, Michael Lussen, Tom MacKenzie, and Patti Casey. Wood’s Tea Company is a musical group that defies categorization. In addition to playing a wide variety of musical styles, they employ as many as a dozen different instruments during their performances, including banjos, bouzoukis and bodhrans, guitars, ukelele, and hammered dulcimer.

Concertgoers should bring lawn chairs or blankets, and picnics if they wish. Tailgating has become a welcome tradition at this free event. In case of rain, the concert will be held in the Townshend Town Hall.

For concert information call the Grace Cottage Foundation at (802) 365-9109. For information about the band visit www.woodstea.net.