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Vanessa Collier
Vanessa Collier
Vanessa Collier brings her genre-defying blend of blues, soul, gospel, & funk to Caffè Lena for a night of soul, grit & powerhouse talent.
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Bluegrass Duets with Alan Epstein and Bruce Thompson
Bluegrass Duets with Alan Epstein and Bruce Thompson
The purpose of this class is to allow acoustic musicians to work on Bluegrass Duet repertoire with a musical partner. Early groups such as the Blue Sky Boys, the Monroe Brothers, the Louvin Brothers, and the Delmore Brothers helped develop the roots of the sound that we know as bluegrass. Each week we will listen to recorded examples ... Bluegrass Duets with Alan Epstein and Bruce Thompson
Mandolin Vitamins – Tunes, Techniques and Ensemble Music
Mandolin Vitamins – Tunes, Techniques and Ensemble Music
Attention Mandolin, Octave Mandolin, Mandola and Mandocello Players - The purpose of this is 4 week, in person, class is for everyone to improve their mandolin skills. Each week we will spend time on right and left hand techniques, learn some new tunes and play Mandolin Ensemble pieces. This class is intended for advanced beginner and ... Mandolin Vitamins – Tunes, Techniques and Ensemble Music
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Storytelling Open Mic Featuring Christie Keegan
Storytelling Open Mic Featuring Christie Keegan
For more than thirty years, Christie Keegan has been weaving her up, down, and occasionally sideways experiences into tales that delight her audience. Her stories often transform the personal into the universal, leading listeners to comment “that reminds me of….”.Family, friends, animals of all kinds, homeless folks, sex workers, people sitting behind a desk, good ... Storytelling Open Mic Featuring Christie Keegan
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Folk Club Kids
Folk Club Kids
Folk Club Kids: Stories, Songs, and Sing-a-longsWednesdays 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.https://www.caffelena.org/folk-club-kids/Join Dan Berggren and Drank the Gold’s Oona Grady and James Gascoyne for Folk Club Kids: a free weekly interactive concert series for preschoolers and their caregivers. Children are treated to 30 minutes of live music in a welcoming, inclusive environment. Inspire a love ... Folk Club Kids
Irish Music Ensemble with Oona Grady and James Gascoyne
Irish Music Ensemble with Oona Grady and James Gascoyne
Musicians interested in playing Irish dance music and open to learning by ear are invited, melody and chord players alike. We will learn and arrange Irish dance melodies, experimenting with adding chordal and harmonic accompaniment. Instruments commonly used to play Irish traditional music such as fiddles, flutes, tin whistles, accordions, concertinas, tenor banjos, mandolins, guitars, bouzoukis, harps, ... Irish Music Ensemble with Oona Grady and James Gascoyne
10 Week Spring After School Folk Ensembles
10 Week Spring After School Folk Ensembles
Through our after school program, children aged 7 - 14 can study fiddle, guitar, ukulele, banjo, tin whistle, mandolin, bass, percussion and more. Each session consists of 10 weekly 45 minute lessons. Teachers Oona Grady and James Gascoyne will be leading the students in an ensemble format. Ensemble instills the camaraderie that is at the center of the ... 10 Week Spring After School Folk Ensembles
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School of Music Slow Jam
School of Music Slow Jam
THERE ARE NO PRE-SHOW RESERVATIONS FOR THE JAMS!SUGGESTED DONATION AT THE DOOR. $5.00 per personOur jams are all about sharing songs, making new friends, and enjoying a relaxing and casual evening of irresistible string band music.ALL are welcome to join the circle for an afternoon or evening playing and listening to classic grass, new grass ... School of Music Slow Jam
Carolyn Wonderland
Carolyn Wonderland
Carolyn Wonderland combines Texas blues fire w/ the soul of a poet -- fierce vocals & jaw-dropping guitar into one unforgettable night.
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Mostly Modern Festival’s Downtown Overture
Mostly Modern Festival’s Downtown Overture
Mostly Modern's annual kickoff downtown concert w/ world-class musicians. Singers & instrumentalists perform fun-filled & fresh new music.
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Glen David Andrews
Glen David Andrews
Passion, humor, joy, and – most of all – hope, are elements of Glen David Andrews’ music, which combines jazz, gospel, rock, blues and funk.New Orleans soul, second-line swagger, and a voice that can shake the rafters.Glen David Andrews, a native of New Orleans’ legendary Tremé neighborhood, is more than a world-class performer—he’s a cultural ... Glen David Andrews
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Online School of Music: Gretchen Peters Songwriting Intensive
Online School of Music: Gretchen Peters Songwriting Intensive
A two-part online songwriting intensive with Gretchen Peters
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Pride Open Mic
Pride Open Mic
Bring a poem, a song, an instrument, a story to the 2025 Pride Open Mic at Caffe Lena, sponsored by Saratoga Pride. All are welcome at this evening honoring LGBTQ+ identity!Saratoga Pride is a welcoming community of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender expansive, queer people and our allies in the greater Saratoga Springs area, offering ... Pride Open Mic
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School of Music Slow Jam
School of Music Slow Jam
THERE ARE NO PRE-SHOW RESERVATIONS FOR THE JAMS!SUGGESTED DONATION AT THE DOOR. $5.00 per personOur jams are all about sharing songs, making new friends, and enjoying a relaxing and casual evening of irresistible string band music.ALL are welcome to join the circle for an afternoon or evening playing and listening to classic grass, new grass ... School of Music Slow Jam
Abigail Lapell
Abigail Lapell
With haunting ballads, eerie soundscapes & raw, poetic storytelling, Lappell makes love songs into something spine-tingling & evocative.
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Online School of Music: Gretchen Peters Songwriting Intensive
Online School of Music: Gretchen Peters Songwriting Intensive
A two-part online songwriting intensive with Gretchen Peters
Jontavious Willis
Jontavious Willis
Blues revivalist Jontavious Willis brings soulful vocals, killer guitar, & deep tradition to Caffè Lena, with his original take on traditional Blues.Grammy-nominated bluesman Jontavious Willis brings the raw power, joy, and spirit of traditional Blues to Caffè Lena for an unforgettable night of blues music at its finest.With a sound rooted in Delta, Piedmont, Texas, ... Jontavious Willis
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Bluegrass Jam
Bluegrass Jam
All are welcome to join the circle for an evening playing and listening to classic grass, new grass and folk favorites. Red Spruce will kick off each session with a few tunes then open the floor for musicians to lead their favorite bluegrass tunes and folk music, backed up by the other pickers in the ... Bluegrass Jam
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Bright Series: Humbird
Bright Series: Humbird
Humbird blends experimental folk & Americana, delivering evocative storytelling & tmospheric melodies.
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65th Anniversary Folk Heritage Series: Dom Flemons
65th Anniversary Folk Heritage Series: Dom Flemons
Banjo, blues, folk, and fire – GRAMMY winner Dom Flemons, "The American Songster," brings the spirit of American music to Caffè Lena. A GRAMMY Award winner, four-time GRAMMY nominee, two-time EMMY nominee, and United States Artists Fellow, Dom Flemons is one of America's most celebrated musicians and historians of American roots music. His performances span more than ... 65th Anniversary Folk Heritage Series: Dom Flemons
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Hot Club of Cowtown
Hot Club of Cowtown
The Hot Club of Cowtown play High-energy Western swing and hot jazz, “at that crossroads where country meets jazz and chases the blues away” –- The Independent For over 25 years, Hot Club of Cowtown has wowed audiences around the world with their weaving together of a combination of seemingly disparate styles to its own magical ... Hot Club of Cowtown
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Online School of Music: Gretchen Peters Songwriting Intensive
Online School of Music: Gretchen Peters Songwriting Intensive
A two-part online songwriting intensive with Gretchen Peters
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Lena Go Round-Songwriters Showcase Hosted by Erin Harkes
Lena Go Round-Songwriters Showcase Hosted by Erin Harkes
Fiercely popular musician/comedian Erin Harkes hosts a monthly showcase of emerging & established songwriters from the Capital Region.
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Online School of Music: Gretchen Peters Songwriting Intensive
Online School of Music: Gretchen Peters Songwriting Intensive
A two-part online songwriting intensive with Gretchen Peters
“A Joyful Noise!” Sunday Gospel Dinner with Soulist Garland Nelson & Friends
“A Joyful Noise!” Sunday Gospel Dinner with Soulist Garland Nelson & Friends
Early Sunday Dinner and soul-cleansing music by soulist Garland Nelson & Friends.
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