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Dedham Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents the Baird Ridarelli Band on January 17th!

January 17, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

$15

Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham
670 High Street, Dedham, MA
(781) 326-7463

Contact: Geoff Tegnell

First Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its fifth concert of the 2024-2025 season featuring Chris Baird and Laura Ridarelli: Roots Rock, Folk, and Irish Music Duo at First Church and Parish Dedham, 670 High Street, Dedham on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 7:30 pm in the Parish House Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $15 and are available online at Live Music | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm.

This performance features Chris Baird on guitar, harmonica, and vocals and Laura Ridarelli on fiddle. Both Chris and Laura hail from out of state, but they call Dedham home as they reside in Riverdale.  Chris has lived in the Boston area since 1992, working as a freelance musician in bars, restaurants, and other performance venues for the last 35 plus years.  Laura is a music teacher for local High School Orchestras.  She has been Irish fiddling for over 20 years, under the training of her mentor P.V. O’Donnell. Laura moved to the Boston area in 2007 where she has played in numerous Irish sessions and folk groups.

Together, Chris and Laura perform a mix of originals, cover songs, and instrumentals ranging from Roots Rock to American and Irish Folk music. They are highly influenced by Bob Dylan, Lucinda Williams, Tom Petty, Gillian Welch, Jorma Kaukonen, Steve Earle, Paul Brady, The Pogues, Doc Watson, Neil Young, Grateful Dead, and many more.  The performance will be a combination of Chris’s memorable original songs, finger picking melodies, singing harmonies between harmonica and fiddle, and foot stomping Irish fiddle tunes.

First Church and Parish Dedham Unitarian Universalist was first gathered in 1638 and is located in Dedham Center at 670 High Street. Its lively music program includes choir at Sunday services, the Parish Players theater troupe, and the First Friday Jazz & Classical Concerts (in collaboration with the Dedham School of Music), in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.

Details

Date:
January 17, 2025
Time:
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cost:
$15
Website:
https://www.dedhamuu.org/

Organizer

Geoff Tegnell
Phone
7813267463
Email
firstchurch@dedhamuu.org
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Venue

Friday Folk Coffeehouse, Dedham MA
670 High St
Dedham, MA 02026 United States
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