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Concerts & Music Classes Virtual & In-Person.
Open Mic Night
Open Mic Night
Storytelling Open Mic featuring Siri Allison
Storytelling Open Mic featuring Siri Allison
Live Stream: Storytelling Night featuring Siri Allison
Live Stream: Storytelling Night featuring Siri Allison
Melodic Tips & Tricks for Bluegrass Banjo
Melodic Tips & Tricks for Bluegrass Banjo
Poetry Night featuring Jeffrey Stubits
Poetry Night featuring Jeffrey Stubits
Live Stream: Poetry Night featuring Jeffrey Stubits
Live Stream: Poetry Night featuring Jeffrey Stubits
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Weekly Newsletter
June 5 – 11
Sister Kate makes a triumphant return with a seasoned, lived-in, bluesy voice, marking her renewed embrace of music-making. Taylor’s return from a long hiatus of making music and touring “basks in a radiant glow that finds Taylor as effusive and excited as a teen releasing a first record.” (American Songwriter) Like her brothers James and Livingston Taylor, she’s a charismatic, gracious performer.
June 1 – 4
Balladeer and song poet since the ’60s, Eric Anderson’s cinematic songs (Thirsty Boots, Violets of Dawn) are timeless. His artful blend of love, despair, hope and stirred memory has earned him the admiration of artists ranging from Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen to Lou Reed and Bob Dylan. He returns to our stage on Friday, June 2.
May 22 – 28
Grammy-winning folk musician Dom Flemons reflects the Black experience in rootsy, banjo-based songs. In addition to his Grammy, his work has been recognized with two Emmy nominations, a USA Fellowship Award, and inclusion in the Country Music Hall of Fame. His new album is original Black country music that reflects our culture, environment, and values while still sounding rooted in tradition.
Caffè Lena In the News
sarah craig leads caffe lena – part 1 of 2
NIPPERTOWN (Michael Hochanadel) — For Sarah Craig, learning to lead Caffe Lena, the legacy-rich Saratoga Springs listening room and American roots music shrine, meant learning to listen. She also made peace with a ghost and shared a love of music with her deaf dad.
Craig’s father’s Depression-era training at the Rhode Island School for the Deaf included music appreciation classes. “Music class was a bright spot for my father,” said Craig. “Tuning into vibrations, he could feel drum beats. (Students) placed hands on the piano to feel the pulse of the soundboard.” Craig said, “He loved music; he took it very seriously.” Depression-frugal, her father splurged on Hartford Symphony concerts, a piano and a stereo for his wife.
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