Bach’s Lunch: Rivers of Time (The Family Hodes with Kent Allyn)
As “The Family Hodes”, Kittery Point artists Peggo and Paul Hodes return for their annual Valentine’s day show at CCMS, joined by their long-time musical colleague, Kent Allyn with special guests, Ariana Hodes and The Longest Year! This year’s show celebrates the many faces of love over time.
Peggo and Paul Hodes have been musical partners for going on four decades… With their multi- talented, multi-instrumentalist collaborator Kent Allyn, they have performed as a trio, recording multiple albums and sharing beach bonfires for years. Following an award-winning run of albums for children and families as Peggosus, Peggo and Paul teamed up with Kent to record a series of acoustic oriented albums, “Patchwork Quilt, A celebration of The American Spirit”, which earned them a trip to perform at the White House, “Summer Nights” and the classic Holiday album, “Winter’s Light”. They released Peggo’s solo Jazz record, “In Love” on Parma’s Big Round Records imprint. Now, as “The Family Hodes”, with their singer-songwriting daughter, Ariana Hodes, the blend of Mother-Daughter Vocal DNA and family songwriting lend an inventive richness to their performances and recordings…always light-hearted and heartfelt featuring original and folk songs extolling the wonders of love.
Cincinnati based artists Ariana Hodes and Cassandra Bailey-Langjahr are best friends who met bartending in Nashville TN, in 2017. With their different journeys and backgrounds in music they weren’t sure if their styles would work together, but knowing they needed to get out of restaurant life they decided to give co-writing a try. Because that’s the Nashville way. Their first co-write resulted in nothing less than magic, the blend of their voices nothing short of astonishing. They decided to play out as a duo, and pop-folk band Ariana Hodes & The Longest Year was born. They hit the road in 2019 touring in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska and Kentucky.
Between Covid and grad school, they’ve managed to record and release their first EP. They are now successfully crowdfunding for a studio album of brand new songs to be released in Spring 2026. Wherever they play, the quality of their close harmonies never fail to impress, the catchiness of their hooks get audiences humming and wanting more. It’s a guaranteed good-time hang where everybody makes new friends, and leaves with a little bit more hope for the world.
This annual “Valentine’s Day” show has become a tradition to lift your spirits and make your heart sing in the depths of winter. It will be held in our historic Recital Hall. It is free of charge and open to the public, thanks in part to the generosity of the Walker Fund. Donations are appreciated.
