February 28, 2026

At the crossroads of folklore and theater lives Sons of Town Hall, a transatlantic duo who treat songs like chapters in a well-worn adventure novel. Formed by David Berkeley and Ben Parker, as Josiah Chester Jones and George Ulysses Brown, the project blends close harmonies, maritime imagery, and a wink of dry humor into a world that feels both antique and vividly alive.

Their forthcoming concept album Of Ghosts and Gods captures that spirit, pairing narrative songwriting with themes of longing, identity, and the invisible forces that pull people toward new horizons. With songs like Sirens, the duo leans into atmosphere and restraint, letting story and harmony steer the journey while their myth-tinged universe unfolds one tale at a time.

To be quite honest, I didn’t know what I was getting myself into when I first got the email asking if I wanted to attend this show.  I had been doing so much traveling, the show was a weeknight and in the middle of the week, did I really want to go?  But after listening to a couple of songs and hearing the harmonies I decided I was in and then had very limited time to do any other research into what and who I was going to see.  I almost think it was better that way.  Sons of Town Hall built a boat and now they sail back and forth across the Atlantic taking on odd jobs, writing songs and playing shows.  They had mentioned it had been so long since they were last in Old Saybrook it was simply just called “Saybrook”.  The night was full of laughs and sing-a-longs and being transported into a maritime world of fantasy for the evening.