By Robert Harrison

Special to the Weekly

For the eighth year in a row, Joe Reilly will pack his bag and head for Lopez Island. His annual concert has become a joyful, inter-generational celebration of life and music. Last year Joe made his first appearance at the Lopez Center and was met with a warm Lopez reception. This year he returns to the center on Feb. 15.

Allison Radell, a pianist and singer, made her Lopez debut with Joe last year. The duo will be joined onstage this year by Jaime Cordova and Colin Doherty. Jaime will be playing the conga, bongo and cajon, while Colin will join in on the bass.

Joe’s songs feature his trademark environmental tunes and songs of connection. At the center of his heartfelt music is the invitation to heal relationships with ourselves, each other and the earth. Joe released his seventh album last year, “Greyhound Bus Tour,” on the Earthwork Music label.

Allison is working on her debut album “Peachy Keyn,” which she hopes to release in late 2014. About the album Allison says, “It is inspired by the diverse landscape of my life growing up in Metro Detroit.” It will feature the “Detroit Suite,” which Allison debuted on Lopez last year.

Joe and Allison look forward to returning to Lopez for another fun family-friendly concert for all ages.

The concert will be on Saturday, Feb. 15, 4-6 p.m. Tickets will be available online at lopezcenter.org and at the door: $10-15 donation for adults, $5 for youth (17 and under), free for children under 3 and $25 for the whole family.

“In a way, this is my thank you to Lopez,” says Joe. “I’ve been embraced and held by the loving support of this community from the beginning. Lopez helped me grow my music and my career.”