Join us for the Wayne County Community Foundation’s annual Ben Franklin Dinner, this year honoring chairman of Foundation for Harmony Presents and President of AMSkier Insurance, Henry Skier!
This event is SOLD OUT, but to learn about possible openings, please email Wayne County Community Foundation’s Executive Director, Ryanne Jennings at: rjennings@waynefoundation.org
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Learn about the evening’s entertainment below:
FEATURING PETE MULLER (PIANO, VOCALS), JOHN WHOOLEY (GUITAR, SAX), MARTHA MCDONNELL (VIOLIN, VOCALS), MISSY SOLTERO (CAJÓN, VOCALS), AND AUBREY RICHMOND (VIOLIN, MANDOLIN)
The Kindred Souls is an instrumental and vocal quartet consisting of Pete Muller, John Whooley, Missy Soltero, and Martha McDonnell. When McDonnell was invited to join the Broadway musical “Girl From the North Country,” the Souls were thrilled to welcome Aubrey Richmond (Shooter Jennings, Duff McKagan) to the band.
Pete Muller, a singer, songwriter, and pianist who lives in Santa Barbara, California, has released five solo albums to date. Muller most recently toured the country with the other Kindred Souls in support of his upcoming solo album, “Spaces,” which will be released in May 2022.
Muller says of the group, “John, Missy, and I have been playing together for years and we share a great chemistry with one another. When we started playing more and more with Martha we realized we had something truly special as a group. We decided to make it official and call ourselves the Kindred Souls.”
“Touring as the Kindred Souls went so well that we thought that maybe we should make a record. Producer Peter Katis (Interpol, The National) helped it all come together and we created our first official album release, The Sound, in 2021. Building on each other’s strengths allowed us to offer some fresh takes on songs we all love.” The covers album’s first two singles “For What It’s Worth” and “The Way” have both reached the Top 20 on the Adult Contemporary chart, with four reaching the Top 30.
Schedule of Evening
5:30 to 6:30 Dinner & Social
6:30 to 7:00 Opening words & honoring ceremony
7:00 pm – 8:30 musical performance by Pete Muller & The Kindred Souls