Admission Price: Free
Growing up in a circa-1729 stone farm house in Pennsylvania’s historic Brandywine Valley, with several formative years spent living on a dirt road in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Pemberton was literally raised on radio, his father operating the small country and bluegrass AM station where rock & roll pioneer Bill Haley began his career working as a disk jockey.
Leaving home for New York City a month after his 18th birthday, Roach established a career as a musician-for-hire, performing at venues ranging from soccer stadiums to hay wagons. After working with nearly 200 different artists on five continents (including Trace Adkins, Jello Biafra, Moby, Kevin Hart, Max Weinberg, and Allen Toussaint) he began releasing music under his own name in 2020.
Drawing upon a lifetime of unusually diverse musical and personal experiences, Pemberton’s finely-crafted, rootsy, and instantly catchy tunes celebrate dignity and humor in the quiet moments of our shared humanity.
Free concert, donations appreciated.
Check out Pemberton’s web site https://pembertonroach.com/home
This concert is co-sponsored by the Sullivan County Council on the Arts and funding with a grant from the United Way of Lycoming County, serving Sullivan County through the Friends of the Sullivan County Library.