PHIPPSBURG — The Phippsburg Community Concert Series continues Friday, March 15, with an evening of musical veterans and prodigies.

Bluegrass, folk-pop and Celtic melodies and songs will flow when Ted & Bobby and the Oshima Brothers perform at the Phippsburg Congregational Church at 7:30 p.m.

Songwriter Ted De Mille and multi-instrumentalist Bobby St. Pierre have performed together for nearly 20 years. Since forming the group “North Star Bluegrass” in 1994, and later appearing with “Bits and Pieces,” Ted & Bobby have been featured across Maine and the Canadian Maritimes, including at the Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival in Brunswick, the Pemi Bluegrass Festival in New Hampshire, PEI Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Festival in Rollo Bay, Prince Edward Island, and the Ossipee Valley Bluegrass Festival in South Hiram. They have also appeared at the Left Bank in Blue Hill, Slates in Hallowell, and the Frontier Cafe in Brunswick, and many other New England venues.

De Mille, from Portland, is a member of the Maine Songwriters’ Association, and conducts songwriting workshops for the North Atlantic Arts Alliance at the Ossipee Valley Music Festival. He has written more than 100 songs, some of which have been covered by regional performers as well as national bands.

Like De Mille, Bobby St. Pierre has performed with bluegrass bands around the state. He has played for nearly half a century, and is an accomplished musician on mandolin, mandola and guitar. He recently scaled back his performance schedule to concentrate on Maine Mandolin & Mandola, his small business in Cundy’s Harbor dedicated to building and restoring artist-level stringed instruments. A 37-year veteran of Bath Iron Works, St. Pierre specializes in recreating classic Gibson-style mandolins, which have provided the driving force for bluegrass, folk and popular music since the early 20th century.

“Hailing from Whitefield, The Oshima Brothers play a mix of folk-pop-reggae-rock and accompany their acoustic groove with rich two-part harmony,” states a news release. “Raised in a musically inclined family, although largely self-taught, Sean and Jamie Oshima have been making music since they were born. Sean, 18, the duo’s primary lead vocalist, has a mellow tone and a rich voice, and plays ukulele, drums and guitar. Jamie, 15, adds harmonies and also sings lead. Providing most of the instrumentation for their songs, Jamie plays guitar, ukulele, piano, drums, bass and anything else he can find. In addition Jamie will offer some original intricate fingerstyle guitar pieces.”

“Their songs, their sound, and the level of their playing blew me away,” said Wayne Beach, a co-planner of the concert series. “Sean and Jamie are multi-talented musical prodigies and indicative of how much talent is hiding in the woods up here. One of the joys of doing a series like this is the chance to introduce musicians like this to our home audience. It’s going to be a terrific — and diverse — evening.”

The concert will be performed at the historic 1802 Phippsburg Congregational Church, situated on the banks of the Kennebec River.

The Phippsburg Congregational Church is located at 10 Church Lane. Tickets are available at the door. Admission is $10 for adults and $6 for students and children 8 and older. Younger children are admitted free. Refreshments will be served. Doors open at 7 p.m.

For more information, call 389-1770.