Independence Day Observance to Feature Singer-Songwriter

Don Sineti of Bloomfield, a versatile singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, will entertain at the Farmington Historical Society’s celebration of American independence on Sunday, July 1.

The program will be from 2 to 4 p.m. at the society’s headquarters, 138 Main St., Farmington.  Besides Sineti’s music and a sing-along of patriotic songs, the event will include a tribute to veterans and active servicemen.  Admission is free.

Sineti, who accompanies himself on the five-string banjo and concertina, presents songs in many genres: folk, maritime, bluegrass and Celtic. He is a sea chantey singer at Mystic Seaport Museum and was a music consultant to Twentieth Century Fox for the 2003 movie “Master and Commander: the Far Side of the World.”

He also is an illustrator whose pictures of marine mammals have been widely exhibited.

The program, sponsored by the historical society with support from the Farmington Community Chest, will be conducted rain or shine.  For further information on it and other historical society programs, call (860) 678-1645.