Clear-eyed and tough-minded, songwriter/playwright Katie Dahl is known for her smart songs, wry wit, and wise spirit. A small-town celebrity on the Wisconsin peninsula, Katie is also an internationally touring, radio-charting artist who “delivers razor-sharp lyrics with a hearty, soulful voice” (American Songwriter).
In live shows that are both courageously honest and devilishly funny, Katie dives deep into questions of land and love, family and body image, grief and joy. “In unsettled times,” says Peter Mulvey, “Katie Dahl brings us a grounded spirit.”
Opening for Katie will be MICAH JOHN. She is returning to Harmony on the Green after delighting folks last spring when she joined Antje Duvekot. Micah is a Boston-based multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and singer-songwriter. She plays American Roots Music of several types. Her range includes Old Time songs and tunes, Bluegrass, Folk, Country, and Americana.
An award winning fiddler, Micah has won many fiddle competitions. She has been fortunate to study fiddle with several amazing teachers, including Bronwyn, Bobby Britt, and Bruce Molsky. A graduate of Berklee City Music High School, Micah also plays and studies guitar, and can contribute to a song on mandolin, bass, and clawhammer banjo as well.
The North Reading Community Coffeehouse is proud to present its October Showcase. This one is a little different than most in that we are doing it on a Friday and we are welcoming two first time performers, Tom Cook and Glen Gardner who is coming to North Reading from Phoenix. The other performers are Mary Ann McAllister who is returning to the NRCC from Maryland, another NRCC veteran, Tom Maynard and Art Grossman. Each performer will do about a 30 minute set.
The event is free but donations will be gratefully accepted and we will be offering refreshments with all the proceeds going to the Friends of the Flint Memorial Library in North Reading with whom we will be doing these concerts in conjunction with, to help support the library.
The event will also be livestreamed on the North Reading Community Coffeehouse Facebook page and on the YouTube channel the following day!
We are located in the Activity Room of the Flint Memorial Library at 147 Park Street in North Reading. There is plenty of free parking. We start at 6:30. Please come, sit back, relax and listen to some terrific music! If you have any questions, please contact Art Grossman at
NRCoffeehouse@gmail.com.
The Open Book Coffeehouse kicks off its 2024-2025 season on Saturday evening, September 21, with singer/songwriter Caroline Cotter. The coffeehouse is located at the Canton Public Library, 786 Washington Street, Canton. Doors open at 6:45 PM; music starts at 7:30 PM. Admission is $12 for the general public and $6 for students of any age. Tickets are available that evening on a first come, first serve basis. (cash or checks).
Caroline’s Cotter’s sunlit songs honor the countless ways of being human. With her honeyed voice and disarmingly honest lyrics, Cotter sings about connection, nostalgia, gratitude, loss and wanderlust. Lyrics like, “Find me somewhere out on the road / Take me into your heart and into your home,” make perfect sense from a touring artist who has played over 1000 shows in 45 states and 16 countries. Cotter has released three records, Dreaming as I Do (2015), Home on the River (2018) and Gently as I Go (2023). Under the Radar magazine says her music, “brings forth an abiding sense of warmth and welcome, offering an uplifting reminder to make the most of every moment.” Everywhere she goes, her songs elicit emotion and spark insight—medicine for our collective longing.
Enjoy the relaxing, warm atmosphere of friendly people, good music, coffee, tea, and home baked goodies. The Open Book Coffeehouse is located in the community room of the Canton Public Library at 786 Washington Street, Canton, and is made possible by the Friends of the Library. Parking is to the left when facing the library from Washington Street. Enter by the “Special Events” door to the left of the columns, midway into the parking area.
Donations may be made to the Friends of the Canton Public Library via the library website, by clicking the yellow “donate” button at https://library.canton.ma.us/187/Friends-of-the-Library.
For more information, visit the Open Book Coffeehouse website at http://library.canton.ma.us, send an email to openbookcoffeehouse@verizon.net, find the coffeehouse on Facebook, or call 617-922-2551
After completing our wonderful outdoor Summer Concert Series at Ipswich River Park, we move back indoors with the North Reading Community Coffeehouse proud to present its September Showcase. This one is a little different than most in that we are featuring two terrific acts. They are Michelle Abadia who is a multifaceted and multilingual performing artist, soprano; from classical to jazz, from musical theater to Latino ballads; George Gershwin and Cole Porter. We are also featuring Michael Cataldo and Scotty Ray Clark, an outstanding acoustic duo playing Classic Soul and R&B (Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Etta James) as well as stellar original songs. Each performer will do about a 70 minute set. The event is free but donations will be gratefully accepted and we will be offering refreshments with all the proceeds going to the Friends of the Flint Memorial Library in North Reading with whom we will be doing these concerts in conjunction with, to help support the library. We are located in the Activity Room of the Flint Memorial Library at 147 Park Street in North Reading. There is plenty of free parking. We start at 6:30. Please come, sit back, relax and listen to some terrific music! If you have any questions, please contact Art Grossman at
NRCoffeehouse@gmail.com.
The North Reading Community Coffeehouse (NRCC) is thrilled to welcome back Rupert Wates.
With Covid hopefully in the read-view mirror, touring is slowly returning to some level of normal and Rupert is back out on the road touring. Over the past couple of years, Rupert has released several highly acclaimed CDs. – ‘Elegies’ (2023), ‘Instrumental’ (2023), ‘For The People’ (2022) and ‘Lamentations’ (2020). The NRCC is proud to be able to bring Rupert back to North Reading. We hope you will join us in welcoming this world class musician.
Opening for Rupert is one of the finest singer-songwriters we have met in our virtual world, Dave Mason. We are very much looking forward to meeting this wonderful performer in person for the first time as he comes to us from Scotland. Dave writes about places he has seen, people he has met as well as issues he feels need highlighting. Dave has played in folk clubs across the whole of Scotland, England, Wales, the US and South Africa. He is also a plays and writes music for bagpipes!
The concert is free, but there will be a “Suggested Donation” of $20 if you are in a position to do so. The important thing is join us if you can and do what we can to help keep live music alive!
For more about Rupert and Dave, please go to their websites:
www.rupertwatesmusic.com
https://davemason.co.uk
We hope you will join us on Friday, May 31 in the Activity Room of the Flint Memorial Library located at 147 Park Street in North Reading. It will be a fun and entertaining evening. Questions – contact Art Grossman at NRCoffeehouse@gmail.com
