Summer Concert Series at FBC Godley

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Wednesday May 10, 2017 Contact: Billy Woods, Music Minister First Baptist Church Godley 101 E. Allen Ave. Godley, TX 76044 Tel: 817-309-3365 / Fax: 817-309-2167 email: music@fbcgodley.com   RUSSELL COOK TO PERFORM HAMMER DULCIMER CONCERT AT FBC GODLEY SUMMER CONCERT SERIES   GODLEY, TEXAS – First Baptist Church Godley is to host dulcimer player Russell Cook on Sunday evening June 4, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. Decades ago, Russell discovered the Hammer Dulcimer, an ancient unique trapezoid-shaped folk instrument that has a voice similar to a piano requiring a “hands on” approach to playing the strings with two lightweight hammers.  While teaching school, he built his first two instruments from an abandoned piano.  After winning the National Hammer Dulcimer contest in 1981, Russell found himself building approximately 1000 hammer ducimers in the late 1970s and 1980s and recording many albums while traveling to learn and share.  Today, his “MASTER WORKS” instruments need no introduction, and his 13 recordings and 3 books fill literally hundreds of thousands of homes with dulcimer music but Mr. Cook continues traveling to shows and festivals sharing the spirit of the music and camaraderie of his fellow musicians.  The 60-minute concert will be presented in the auditorium of First Baptist Church Godley at 101 East Allen Avenue in Godley. Admission is free. An informal reception with the artists will follow the performance. This program is the first concert in this season’s Summer Concert Series, sponsored by the Music Ministry of FBC Godley to thank God for 139 years of ministry in Johnson County, specifically the community of Godley. Additional performances in this series include Joshua Experience, “God’s Big Band” (July 2nd); and Brooks Brothers Vocal Band (August 2). For additional information, please contact the church at (817-309-3365 or visit the First Baptist Godley website at www.fbcgodley.org.