9:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Sunday October 18
Sal Polichetti
Singer-Songwriter

A native of Brooklyn NY Sal has been living in Middletown since 1995. A musician and actor in local venues since for over 40 years he retired from Verizon in 2010 where he worked as a field technician.In 1981 as a member of Sonseed, a local Gospel band, he wrote the ska influenced "Jesus Is A Friend Of Mine". In 2009 a 1982 TV appearance of Sonseed performing the song appeared on YouTube, getting (so far) 9 million hits and inspiring countless karaoke copies and variations. In November 2014 Sal was invited to perform the song at a Ska/Raggae Festival in England. The song has also been recorded by several Christian bands, recorded in German and was featured on several TV shows including GLEE. He still plays guitar and bass and sings in several local rock bands and appears in local stage productions. His wife Donna is a local actress and director and his children, Joseph and Christina, both want to be actors. Go figure...

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