The third of five acts performing at the House of Lazarus Harvest concert was Mill Street Duo, featuring Sandra McNeill and Rick Ventrella. They performed a collection of folk/blues style music but started off with a Springsteen tune and kept the audience engaged throughout their time on the stage. Tinkess Photo

WINCHESTER – It felt like a fall evening on Sat., Sept. 28, as people with an ear for good music and a generous spirt made their way to the Winchester United Pastoral Charge, located at 519 St. Lawrence St. It could have been the early arrival of darkness, or the freshness of the night air, but once you stepped through the heavy wooden doors to the golden glow inside you would have known that you were just where you were supposed to be.

The reason for being at that specific location at that specific time was to experience the House of Lazarus Harvest Concert fundraiser. If you were one of the people there, you certainly weren’t alone as close to 145 people took the time to enjoy the music of five music groups, and all for the magical price of pay what you can.

There was a fine selection of tunes provided by the individual groups. You had the opportunity to hear some great rock, folk & blues from Tonality, Mill Street Duo, Ha’Loonie, The Knight Tones and Old Town Folk.

The venue was perfect for this type of performance, with wide rows of wrap-around pews creating a more intimate atmosphere between the performers and the audience that left most feeling at the end of the evening that they had been a part in something special.

All the profit from the event was to go to the House of Lazarus Outreach Mission, and thanks to the generosity of both the audience and the volunteers (including the musicians) who came together to make the event happen, the $1,700 that was raised will be able to stretch as far as possible.