Sold-Out PA Concerts Feature Amish Singers

In McCoysville, Pennsylvania, singer-songwriter Conrad Fisher hosted two sold-out concerts last weekend at Ragamuffin Hall, the former Presbyterian church he converted into a performance venue and recording studio. Fisher shared the stage with Ben and Rose Stoltzfus, a married couple from an Amish background whose harmonious covers have garnered more than 30 million YouTube views.

The matinee performances drew an mostly older, white audience that included family members of the musicians. Fisher opened with songs by his five-piece band, playing tunes popularized by Waylon Jennings, Alison Krauss and Don Williams, interspersed with his own compositions. He performed on an electric guitar made from a beam salvaged during the church's renovations. His band then backed the Stoltzfuses. Merchandise such as Ragamuffin Hall T-shirts and homemade whoopie pies were sold downstairs.

The shows served as a warmup for upcoming performances by Fisher and the Stoltzfuses at larger theaters in Pennsylvania and Indiana. Ragamuffin Hall, purchased below market value in 2022 after Fisher pitched it as a music incubator, attracts musicians from Amish and Mennonite communities to record clean...