Rise Up and Sing

WELCOME! We are Annie Patterson & Peter Blood, the creators of Rise Up Singing & Rise Again songbooks. We're so glad you found us! Click here to purchase one of our songbooks. 

Dear Ella (Annie Patterson, Mary Witt, and Ann Percival) is a swing and folk trio from Western Massachusetts. Read more about this dynamic trio and check out upcoming performance dates on our band website: here. (There may be more info on their upcoming dates at The O-Tones event page: here.)

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We support BLACK LIVES MATTER. We commit to using our music work to fight for the necessary changes needed to dismantle systemic racism and white supremacy in all its dimensions. Please check out our ongoing racial justice resources including our working with white children on racism page.

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