MERCER — The Sandy River Ramblers will bring their crowd-pleasing stage show to the Mercer Community Center at 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 10. The Ramblers feature  banjo and mandolin,  three-part vocal harmony, large doses of Maine humor, and great songs about Maine. Nationally-known songwriter Stan Keach writes most of the original songs the Ramblers perform.

Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for students 8 to 18, and free for children 7 and younger. For more information, call Stan at 207-397-2241.

Twenty-one-year-old singer (and upright bassist) Julie Churchill Davenport of Livermore Falls is, according to Keach, “one of the best singers in Maine.” Dana Reynolds, 13, is also a very accomplished singer with, according to Keach, “the stage presence of a seasoned pro.” Their 2012 CD, Cry of the Loon and other original songs about Maine, has been called “a keeper … and gift to Mainers” by Maine writer George Smith (Bangor Daily News).

Songs such as “Slow Down (You’ll Hit a Moose),” and “Boots From L. L. Bean” have been big crowd-pleasers, but the band also features poignant songs and blazing instrumental tunes. The Ramblers are getting ready to record a new CD of songs about Maine. “We’ll do a few of the new songs for the first time on any stage,” said Keach.

 The Mercer Community Center is located at 1015 Beech Hill Road. It’s the old Mercer school, a brick building visible from Route 2. This concert will benefit the Mercer Community Center.