Peggy Lynn and Dan Duggan (Photo provided)

SARANAC LAKE — This Saturday, award-winning musicians Dan Duggan and Peggy Lynn will present a concert and community dance at Saranac Village at Will Rogers. After a one-set concert, they will clear the chairs and Duggan will call a community dance featuring, squares, circle and line dances. No experience is needed.

For over 40 years, the duo’s concerts have delighted audiences from Maine to California. Duggan is known nationally for his wizardry on hammered dulcimer and flat-picking guitar, and is the recipient of the National Hammered Dulcimer Championship. He is a true multi-instrumentalist, equally at home on guitar, slide guitar, piano, banjo and his signature hammered dulcimer. Adding to his extensive array of recordings, Duggan has recently released an album of original tunes called ”For the Love of Friends.”

Duggan and Lynn have released two trio albums with Dan Berggren, the more recent titled ”Jamcrackers,” and as a duo have released three previous recordings: ”Keeping Christmas,” ”A Stitch in Time,” and ”Be the Light.” Duggan’s children’s album, ”Pieces of Our Life,” earned a Parent’s Choice Award in 1998. His dulcimer work can also be heard on Paul Simon’s CD ”You’re the One,” released in October of 2000 and ”The Paul Simon Collection” released in 2004.

Lynn, referred to by poet Maurice Kenny as ”The Voice of the Mountains,” is recognized for her soulful songwriting and extraordinary vocal versatility. She is known for ballads of strong women, children’s songs about nature, and bluesy songs of life and love. With a bachelors degree in women’s studies and a Masters in history, Lynn’s work is grounded in traditional instrumental and vocal styles, but exhibiting a critical and philosophical perspective. She is passionate about her work with not-for-profit organization Creative Healing Connections, leading songwriting workshops for women’s retreats. For this work, she was named a recipient of the Altes Prize by SUNY Empire State College in 2013.

Lynn champions the addition of women to the record of history with ”Breaking Trail: Remarkable Women of the Adirondacks,” co-authored with Sandra Weber, for which the Adirondack Mountain Club honored her with their Arthur E. Newkirk Education Award in 2005.

Duggan and Lynn combine original and traditional songs and tunes with masterful harmonies and inventive arrangements. On stage, their enthusiasm and humor charm audiences. The couple’s gift of insight is matched with dynamic songwriting and instrumental virtuosity.

The show is Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Saranac Village at Will Rogers, 78 Will Rogers Drive. For more information, call 518-891-7117