FARMINGTON — Singer and storyteller Ruth Hill returns to the Farmington North Church for a concert at 7 p.m. Friday, June 15.

Hill is the most recent grand prize winner of the Great American Song Contest. Her latest CD, “Reunion of Broken Parts,” has been at the top of folk DJ charts for over three months. She will be joined on stage by Mike Burd and his upright bass. Amanda Adams will tap out rhythms on her cajon.   

Hill was inspired by the gritty joy of growing up as one of 10 children in a working-class New Hampshire family, where she started singing with her older siblings at community events when she was 6 years old. Her wandering spirit has taken her from Antarctica, to Bhutan, to Alaska.

She writes about real people and the sweetness and sorrow of the world around her. She accompanies herself on guitar.

“I don’t regret becoming a full-time musician so late in my life,” she said. “I’ve had a wonderful life full of rich adventures. But, I am thrilled to be here now! My recent successes have shown me that it’s never to late to learn to believe in yourself!”

Ruth is the winner of the 2015 Maine Songwriters Association annual songwriting contest. Her first CD, “The River Beneath Me,” was released in 2011.           

The North Church is at 118 High St. in Farmington. Doors open at 6 p.m. for a pie social and jam session. Anyone interested in joining the jam session only needs to bring an instrument.

Children can attend for free. General admission tickets are $15. High school and college students pay $10. Elementary students pay $5. For reservations call 207-778-2006.

Singer-songwriter Ruth Hill will perform Friday, June 15 at the North Church in Farmington.