July 12 Concert At Memorial Hall Benefits Arundel Rivers

EDGEWATER, MD -- A benefit concert for the Arundel Rivers Foundation will be held Friday, July 12, featuring Chesapeake singer Janie Meneely and internationally touring musician Rob van Sante who will appear with the West & Rhode Riverkeeper Jeff Holland and That West River Band at the Galesville Memorial Hall from 8 to 10 p.m.

The fundraiser concert is a musical celebration of the Chesapeake Bay that helps the Arundel Rivers Federation. A singer/songwriter, Meneely was born and raised on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and "brings her nautical perspective to the world of folk music and storytelling," according to the Arundel Rivers Federation.

Four years ago, she partnered with Dutch-born singer/instrumentalist van Sante, who "lends his knack for melodies and flair for harmony to Meneely’s compositions," said the Arundel Rivers Federation.

Holland, a founding member of the Eastport Oyster Boys, began his musical career with Meneely 30 years ago in the Chesapeake folk trio Crab Alley. He will open the concert with a selection of original and traditional songs, accompanied by That West River Band.

Ticket sales will help the Arundel Rivers Federation keep the South, West and Rhode Rivers fishable, swimmable, crab-able and kayak-able. Seating is limited and reservations are strongly suggested. Tickets are $20 and are available at tinyurl.com/Arundel-Concert.