Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, grand prize winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, teams up with multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Wendy Sassafras Ramsay in this dynamic Americana duo.

Rodgers, also the founding editor of Acoustic Guitar magazine, delivers masterful band-in-a-box guitar work while Ramsay, harmonizer extraordinaire, adds flute, clarinet, guitar, accordion, and her quirky originals to the mix.

Jeffrey and Wendy meander comfortably from laugh-out-loud funny to beautiful love songs and rousing sing-alongs…all performed with great musicianship and goose-bump harmony.
—Jim Clare, Tunes by the Tracks

Based in upstate New York, the two musicians collaborated on Rodgers’ album Almost There and performed with the full JPR Band in the Emerging Artist Showcase at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Now known as Pepper and Sassafras, the duo was a finalist for Best Duo at FreshGrass. They’ve performed widely in the Northeast at venues including Club Passim, Ripton Community Coffee House (Vermont), Stolz Listening Room (Maryland), and the Turtle Hill Folk Festival.

Wendy is as sassy as sassafras. Jeffrey is the antithesis of hot pepper: gentle and thoughtful. Together they stir up great music—clever, funny, and thought-provoking, with an easy rapport with the audience.
—Gail Brett, Park Coffeehouse

Stop in early and take advantage of our special pre-show Wine & Whiskey Happy Hour. From 4-6pm we’ll take $2 off any glass of wine, whiskey or well drink, plus $2 off our charcuterie board for two. 

Showtime: 7pm

$5 COVER