For the past few years, Root 7 has put on a winter show that allows us to showcase all of the music we have been working on throughout the year.  It’s a great feeling to get to the end of another year and to see our set lists change and grow.  Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our busy performance schedule, our travels all over the state, and our lives outside of Root 7 (wait…we have full time jobs outside of Root 7?!) that we go a couple of weeks without getting a chance to get our hands on new music!  But putting together that set list for our big show and seeing all of the music we’ve been working so hard to get just right – ahh, the satisfaction!

This year’s show was nothing short of awesome!  We gratefully welcomed our opening group – Sweet Transition from Mount Abraham Union High School in Bristol, VT, who had our audience smiling and excited for a great night of music by the time we came on.  And as if two groups weren’t enough for our crowd to get their a cappella fill, we had the great privilege of being joined by past members of Root 7, including all of the original members from its very first iteration 10 years ago!  In just a couple of rehearsals, “The Rusty Roots” dusted off a few old songs that they shared with our audience, as well as joined the current group for a few numbers that have been crowd-pleasing staples in our repertoire since the beginning of time.

Thanks to all who made this event possible!  What a fun night it was to celebrate where the group came from, where we are as this year comes to a close, and where we are going in 2016!  We’re off for the holidays, but we will be back in the first week of the new year!