Welcome to Our Third Season (2008-2009) !!!
Coffeehouse at the Rindge Meetinghouse
On the Common
| Once Monthly, on a Friday - doors open at 7:30 - program starts at 8pm | |||
| Scheduled Performers (see writeups below) | |||
| Sept 12 - Flynn Cohen & Matt Brown | Oct 17 - Katie Clark & The Green River Band |
| Nov 14 - 2 Features: Caleb Hawley/Jen Springla | Dec 12 - Ameranouche |
| Jan. 9 - Abbie MacQuarrie | Feb. 13 - Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters |
| Mar. 13 - Steve Hayes | Apr. 17 - Davey O & Nice Ash |
| May 7 (Thursday) - Cynthia Macleod - 7:00PM | June 13 - To be announced |
Admission $8 unless indicated otherwise
Students with ID, only $4 !!!
Desserts for sale - Coffee Free
(All proceeds go toward local mission projects)
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About Our Artists
Sept. 12 – Two Features:
Flynn Cohen (www.myspace.com/flynncohen) & Matt Brown (www.fiddler1.com/)
A resident of Peterborough NH, Flynn Cohen is an acoustic guitarist who performs primarily as an accompanist for traditional fiddle music. He performs with the band Annalivia, Irish accordion legend John Whelan, progressive fiddle band Halali, and acclaimed dance band The Sevens. Flynn was formerly a visiting lecturer in Music at Bridgewater State College and will be joining the Music faculty at Keene State College in the Fall semester of 2008.
Matt Brown is an engaging performer who educates his audiences as he entertains with a varied program of traditional music.He plays sprightly square dance tunes, haunting banjo pieces, and sings a variety of songs from the blues to traditional ballads. He is an innovative fiddler, an intricate banjo player, a propulsive guitar player, and a moving singer. Matt has made guest appearances with several touring acts (Tim O'Brien, Uncle Earl, The Wilders, Crooked Still), and is an active teacher and has several albums to his credit.
October 17– Katie Clark and The Green River Band (www.myspace.com/katieclarkeandthegreenriverband)
Katie Clarke and the Green River Band are a dynamic and fast-rising musical group presenting a mix of traditional old-time, country and bluegrass numbers peppered with distinctive more contemporary originals. The cornerstone of their sound is the combination of harmony vocals with crack dobro and mandolin work. They have been wowing audiences all over New England with their crisp and eclectic mix of American roots music at performance halls, churches, festivals, private events and clubs. Katie's big voice and the stunning dobro and vocal work of her cohort Charlie Conant has earned them a solid reputation as a crowd-pleasing group able to navigate the territories of folk, country, gospel, bluegrass and old time music without sounding derivative. Katie and her band have had the pleasure of opening for nationally and internationally known acts, and have fast become a favorite act in the Pioneer Valley.
November 14 – Two Features:
Caleb Hawley (www.calebhawley.com) - Jen Springla (www.myspace.com/jenspinglamusic)
Emerging from the frozen tundra of Minneapolis, MN, Caleb Hawlay trained at Berklee School of Music in Boston, MA. Caleb has been the guitarist in numerous ensembles and was the male vocalist for the famous Berklee Tower of Power ensemble. After testing out of some classes, Caleb graduated early and set off for another chapter in his life. At the eager age of 22, Caleb currently lives in New York City. He has hit the ground running straight into the cities scene catching audiences off guard with his organic voice, creative song writing compositions and incredible guitar skills. His first solo album “Greatest Hits” will be released in late Spring 2007.
A Leominister native now living in Ashburnham MA, Jen Springla has spent the last decade and a half performing throughout New England, both as a solo artist and as part of her band. Her first public performance of original material was back in the early ‘90s at an open mike hosted by acclaimed songwriter Ellis Paul. A prolific writer, Spingla has been writing and performing her own material ever since.
December 12 – Ameranouche (www.ameranouche.com)
The Ameranouche trio, a nationally acclaimed Gypsy Jazz ensemble, plays acoustic hot swing jazz, both original compositions and unique arrangements by American and Gypsy songwriters. The band was recently selected by New Hampshire Magazine as “Best Jazz Band, 2008” They're returning performers back by popular demand!Mar. 13 - Steve Hayes
January 9 – Abbie MacQuarrie (www.freewebs.com/abbiem/index.htm)
Abbie MacQuarrie has stormed onto the Celtic scene with her talents of fiddle and dance. A featured performer at Club Passim, Coolidge Corner Theater, the Childrens Museum, and Kennedys Pub, Abbies sparkly personality and rhythmic Cape Breton and Scottish fiddling has left an impression on the Boston Celtic scene. A founding member of the hip fiddle band 5AM, Abbie helps arrange and manage the bands repertoire. She is also the bodhrán player and dancer for 5AM.
February 13 – Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters (www.amygallatin.com/)
Amy Gallatin is at home singing various musical styles -- country, folk, bluegrass or western swing--branding each song with soulful sincerity. Her influences are diverse, ranging from old and contemporary cowboy tunes learned out West, to great country artists like Emmylou Harris, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, and the Everly Brothers, with even a dash of blues influence thrown in. Amy is joined by world-renowned resophonic guitarist Roger Williams, a well-traveled performer who has toured throughout the world.
March 13 – Steve Hayes (www.myspace.com/stevehayesmusic)
From New Hampshire's seacoast region, Steve Hayes is an extraordinary songwriter and guitarist. Armed with his Fender Telecaster, Steve brings his mixture of jazz and blues tradition along with a long family tradition of music-making.
April 17 – Davey O (www.myspace.com/daveyomusic) - Ash Fischbein (www.niceash.net)
Armed with a classic troubadour's Gibson guitar and a powerful-yet-sensitive voice, singer-songwriter Davey O. has entertained attentive, diverse audiences throughout the Northeast and Midwest for nearly a decade. Davey's award-winning songs speak of love, hope, loss and the vulnerability of the human experience while offering an easy blend of Folk, Alt-Country and Americana. When performing alongside long-time guitarist/mandolinist Jeffrey Mikulski, Davey draws his audience in with infectious wit and warm banter. Davey is currently completing his yet-to-be-named fifth release, while continuing to play approximately one hundred shows a year in coffeehouses, clubs, colleges, private house concerts and outdoor festivals. And... on a sunny summer day, Davey and Jeff have been known to busk on the streets of downtown Buffalo.
Award winning 21-year-old fiddler prodigy Cynthia MacLeod has taken Atlantic Canada by storm with her dynamic performances, entertaining audiences from all corners of the world with her fiery and enthusiastic fiddling and floorboard-burning footwork. Cynthia has become one of the leading musical ambassadors for Canada's East Coast, flowing with ease from her performances throughout PEI, to her growing New England fan base, to representing Canada in front of thousands at the 2005 World Expo in Aichi, Japan. The release of her debut CD in 2002, Head Over Heels, captured a Prince Edward Island Music Award for Album of the Year and since then, she has accumulated a number of PEI Music Awards titles.
June - To Be Announced
Flynn Cohen (www.myspace.com/flynncohen) & Matt Brown (www.fiddler1.com/)
A resident of Peterborough NH, Flynn Cohen is an acoustic guitarist who performs primarily as an accompanist for traditional fiddle music. He performs with the band Annalivia, Irish accordion legend John Whelan, progressive fiddle band Halali, and acclaimed dance band The Sevens. Flynn was formerly a visiting lecturer in Music at Bridgewater State College and will be joining the Music faculty at Keene State College in the Fall semester of 2008.
Matt Brown is an engaging performer who educates his audiences as he entertains with a varied program of traditional music.He plays sprightly square dance tunes, haunting banjo pieces, and sings a variety of songs from the blues to traditional ballads. He is an innovative fiddler, an intricate banjo player, a propulsive guitar player, and a moving singer. Matt has made guest appearances with several touring acts (Tim O'Brien, Uncle Earl, The Wilders, Crooked Still), and is an active teacher and has several albums to his credit.
October 17– Katie Clark and The Green River Band (www.myspace.com/katieclarkeandthegreenriverband)
Katie Clarke and the Green River Band are a dynamic and fast-rising musical group presenting a mix of traditional old-time, country and bluegrass numbers peppered with distinctive more contemporary originals. The cornerstone of their sound is the combination of harmony vocals with crack dobro and mandolin work. They have been wowing audiences all over New England with their crisp and eclectic mix of American roots music at performance halls, churches, festivals, private events and clubs. Katie's big voice and the stunning dobro and vocal work of her cohort Charlie Conant has earned them a solid reputation as a crowd-pleasing group able to navigate the territories of folk, country, gospel, bluegrass and old time music without sounding derivative. Katie and her band have had the pleasure of opening for nationally and internationally known acts, and have fast become a favorite act in the Pioneer Valley.
November 14 – Two Features:
Caleb Hawley (www.calebhawley.com) - Jen Springla (www.myspace.com/jenspinglamusic)
Emerging from the frozen tundra of Minneapolis, MN, Caleb Hawlay trained at Berklee School of Music in Boston, MA. Caleb has been the guitarist in numerous ensembles and was the male vocalist for the famous Berklee Tower of Power ensemble. After testing out of some classes, Caleb graduated early and set off for another chapter in his life. At the eager age of 22, Caleb currently lives in New York City. He has hit the ground running straight into the cities scene catching audiences off guard with his organic voice, creative song writing compositions and incredible guitar skills. His first solo album “Greatest Hits” will be released in late Spring 2007.
A Leominister native now living in Ashburnham MA, Jen Springla has spent the last decade and a half performing throughout New England, both as a solo artist and as part of her band. Her first public performance of original material was back in the early ‘90s at an open mike hosted by acclaimed songwriter Ellis Paul. A prolific writer, Spingla has been writing and performing her own material ever since.
December 12 – Ameranouche (www.ameranouche.com)
The Ameranouche trio, a nationally acclaimed Gypsy Jazz ensemble, plays acoustic hot swing jazz, both original compositions and unique arrangements by American and Gypsy songwriters. The band was recently selected by New Hampshire Magazine as “Best Jazz Band, 2008” They're returning performers back by popular demand!Mar. 13 - Steve Hayes
January 9 – Abbie MacQuarrie (www.freewebs.com/abbiem/index.htm)
Abbie MacQuarrie has stormed onto the Celtic scene with her talents of fiddle and dance. A featured performer at Club Passim, Coolidge Corner Theater, the Childrens Museum, and Kennedys Pub, Abbies sparkly personality and rhythmic Cape Breton and Scottish fiddling has left an impression on the Boston Celtic scene. A founding member of the hip fiddle band 5AM, Abbie helps arrange and manage the bands repertoire. She is also the bodhrán player and dancer for 5AM.
February 13 – Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters (www.amygallatin.com/)
Amy Gallatin is at home singing various musical styles -- country, folk, bluegrass or western swing--branding each song with soulful sincerity. Her influences are diverse, ranging from old and contemporary cowboy tunes learned out West, to great country artists like Emmylou Harris, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, and the Everly Brothers, with even a dash of blues influence thrown in. Amy is joined by world-renowned resophonic guitarist Roger Williams, a well-traveled performer who has toured throughout the world.
March 13 – Steve Hayes (www.myspace.com/stevehayesmusic)
From New Hampshire's seacoast region, Steve Hayes is an extraordinary songwriter and guitarist. Armed with his Fender Telecaster, Steve brings his mixture of jazz and blues tradition along with a long family tradition of music-making.
April 17 – Davey O (www.myspace.com/daveyomusic) - Ash Fischbein (www.niceash.net)
Armed with a classic troubadour's Gibson guitar and a powerful-yet-sensitive voice, singer-songwriter Davey O. has entertained attentive, diverse audiences throughout the Northeast and Midwest for nearly a decade. Davey's award-winning songs speak of love, hope, loss and the vulnerability of the human experience while offering an easy blend of Folk, Alt-Country and Americana. When performing alongside long-time guitarist/mandolinist Jeffrey Mikulski, Davey draws his audience in with infectious wit and warm banter. Davey is currently completing his yet-to-be-named fifth release, while continuing to play approximately one hundred shows a year in coffeehouses, clubs, colleges, private house concerts and outdoor festivals. And... on a sunny summer day, Davey and Jeff have been known to busk on the streets of downtown Buffalo.
Hailing from New Hampshire's Lakes Region, Ash Fischbein
has been playing guitar since the age of 8. But the defining point
of his musical career may be a freak accident that left him with
major nerve damage in his arm. Even after surgery and rehabilitation,
it was doubtful he would play again. But after more than a year of
recovery and determination, dropping many guitar picks along the way,
he was able to scale the walls of disability and once again able to
perform-better than ever.
In April of 2007, Ash released
his debut CD "Daydream" under the pseudonym "Nice Ash"
and has been selected as an "Editors Pick" for the month at
Indie-Music.com. He has opened up for, and/or shared the stage with
such headliners as Jonathan Edwards and Anais Mitchell.
Award winning 21-year-old fiddler prodigy Cynthia MacLeod has taken Atlantic Canada by storm with her dynamic performances, entertaining audiences from all corners of the world with her fiery and enthusiastic fiddling and floorboard-burning footwork. Cynthia has become one of the leading musical ambassadors for Canada's East Coast, flowing with ease from her performances throughout PEI, to her growing New England fan base, to representing Canada in front of thousands at the 2005 World Expo in Aichi, Japan. The release of her debut CD in 2002, Head Over Heels, captured a Prince Edward Island Music Award for Album of the Year and since then, she has accumulated a number of PEI Music Awards titles.
June - To Be Announced
