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      PEM Presents

      Sons of Town Hall

      Sunday, March 1, 2026 from 2—3:45 pm

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      Sons of Town Hall

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      Location: Morse Auditorium

      Included with admission. Preregistration encouraged. 

      Image courtesy of Sjoske Buursink and the Sons of Town Hall. 

      Join us for a rollicking adventure at sea with the Sons of Town Hall, the transatlantic folk duo of songwriters David Berkeley and Ben Parker. Performing as their 19th-century alter egos Josiah Chester Jones and George Ulysses Brown, these two multitalented musicians conjure a captivating world of song and theater. Their album Of Ghosts and Gods debuts on March 6. 

      PEM Presents is made possible by The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation and the Lowell Institute.

      About the Artists

      Sons of Town Hall

      The Sons of Town Hall are creating an entirely new performance genre. Part live concept album, part performance art, they conjure their timeless mythic universe under the aliases Josiah Chester Jones and George Ulysses Brown, 19th-century vagabonds who travel the world in a hand-built boat to escape their troubled pasts and search for adventure and love. Designed as a live companion experience to their gorgeous radio-theater podcast Madmen Cross The Water, the Sons weave their wild and hilarious stories between their heartbreaking and rousing songs, taking audiences on a deeply imaginative trip every show. Visit their website or follow them on YouTube.

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