FARMINGTON – University of Maine at Farmington is presenting a concert featuring The Muellers family band to benefit Japanese earthquake relief efforts. Sponsored by the UMF Department of Sound, Performance and Visual Inquiry, the concert will take place at 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 1, in Nordica Auditorium, UMF Merrill Hall. Admission is by donation (suggested donation: $3 students, $10 adults) and is open to the public.
A Maine-based family band, The Muellers bring their high-energy blend of traditional, contemporary and original bluegrass music to audiences across the country. The group consists of five of the seven Mueller siblings: Tom, 25, on guitar; Laurah, 18, on mandolin; Sarah, 15, on fiddle; John, 12, on fiddle; and George, 9, on fiddle—and parents Curt, on banjo and Karen, on bass.
The other Muellers are Annah, 23, and Bob, 20, both former members of the traveling music group. Annah currently studies art at the University of Maine Farmington and produces all of the group’s promotional art as well as maintaining their website at www.MuellerFamilyMusic.com.
The band has four albums to their credit and is the subject of a 2008 documentary film, “Talent to Burn,” which explored the early development of the band and the effect that their musical career has had on their family life.
