PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Holland 410-263-9446 jeffholland@annapolis.net Them Eastport Oyster Boys to perform special holiday concert at King of France Tavern, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001 Annapolis Vocal Corps to make a special appearance "On the first day of Christmas, my yellow lab retrieved a part of my neighbor's pear tree." So goes the opening line of "The Twelve Dog Days of Christmas," an Eastport take on the classic carol as performed by Jeff Holland and Kevin Brooks, also known as "Them Eastport Oyster Boys." They'll perform this new classic and others equally whacky as recorded on the CD, "An Oyster Boy Christmas," at a special concert at the King of France Tavern at the Maryland Inn on Church Circle in Annapolis on Thursday, December 20, 2001. Them Boys will be joined by Randy Neilson on accordion, Robin Jung on the fiddle, Tom Guay on hammer dulcimer, Randy Morris on bass and sousaphone, and of course, the Horn Point Horns. The Annapolis Vocal Corps will also make a special guest appearance. Holland and Brooks began performing together as part of Meneely's folk quartet, "Crab Alley," and have been working as a duet for the past eight years. They have produced two CDs, including the Christmas project and "Miss Lonesome," issued in 1998. At this concert, they'll also feature new tunes from their upcoming project, "Oyster Boys on the Half Shell." There will be two shows, one at 7:30 p.m. and one at 9:30 p.m. The cover charge is $10 per person. Seating is very limited in this intimate venue. For reservations, call the King of France Tavern at the Maryland Inn at 410-216-6340. For information on Them Eastport Oyster Boys, check out their web site at www.oysterboys.com. CDs will be available at the concert and at the Historic Annapolis Foundation Museum Store at the foot of Main Street. - end - (Note to editors: Photographs are available by calling Jan Case at 410-280-3945)