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SUMMARY:Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents Crowes Pasture on 3/20!
DESCRIPTION:First Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its 7th concert of the 2025-2026 season featuring the Crowes Pasture at First Church and Parish Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, March 20\, 2026 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $15 and are available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm.  In case of inclement weather\, this concert might be canceled the day before the performance. For information about a potential cancellation\, please check Live Music | dedhamuu . \nWe love the origin story of Crowes Pasture\, which is Andy Rogovin and Monique Byrne. The couple was putting one of their children to bed. They sang a song and broke into quiet harmony to fill out the lullaby. As they carefully closed the door on the sleeping child\, they looked at each other and said\, “That was fun.” \nThey have been serious about that fun ever since. Lots of original music\, three albums and two EPs later\, they have won an international acoustic music award\, received numerous folk music award nominations and can be found touring on both coasts\, Canada and in the UK. One of the things we love about this duo is the way they take a look at what’s happening around them\, and to them\, when they write songs. But they love a good cover\, too: Bob Dylan\, Bruce Springsteen\, Woody Guthrie. You’ll find their music rooted in the folk tradition that speaks to hearts that are joyful\, broken\, and longing for peace and justice. They know there’s poetry in whatever is right here\, right now. And the harmonies just keep coming. \nFirst 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\, and the Parish Players theater troupe\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-crowes-pasture-on-3-20/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dedham Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents Blue Train at 7:30 PM on 2/27!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its sixth concert of the 2025-26 season featuring Blue Train at First Church and Parish Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham. Because of a predicted snowstorm on 2/20\, the concert has been postponed to Friday\, February 27\, 2026 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $15 and are available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. In case of inclement weather\, this concert might be canceled the day before the performance. For information about a potential cancellation\, please check Live Music | dedhamuu \nBlue Train coasts along the folk music railway tracks powered by a solid bluegrass engine fueled by an eclectic mix of swing\, Texas swing and Gypsy jazz with intricate vocal harmonies and instrumentation.  Musicians include Jon Pachter on banjo\, harmonica and vocals\, Wendy Pachter on stand-up bass and vocals\, George O’Connell on mandolin and vocals\, Stewart Roberts on guitar and vocals and Alison Smith on violin/fiddle and vocals. \nBlue Train recently appeared at the Dedham Coffee House\, Brookline Porchfest and the Wright Farm.  Other venues include Parrish Center for the Arts in Westford\, MA\, Vokes Theatre in Wayland\, the Newton Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts\, Good Pickin’ Farm in Westford\, Nick-a-Nees Club in Providence\, and various farmer’s markets. Get on board with this Boston-based band and speed down the tracks of pure entertainment as you ride the Blue Train! \nFirst 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\, and the Parish Players theater troupe\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/dedham-friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-blue-train-at-730-pm-on-2-20/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents the Savin Hillbillies on January 16!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its 5th concert of the 2025-2026 season featuring The Savin Hillbillies at First Church and Parish Dedham\, 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, January 16\, 2026 at 7:30 pm in the Parish House Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $15 and are available online at Folk Coffeehouse |dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nThe Savin Hillbillies are a five-piece ensemble playing old-time Country & Western and Irish songs tailor-made for foot-stomping\, howling\, clapping\, and of course\, singing along.  Featuring the songs of Bob Wills\, Johnny Cash\, Hank Williams\, the Clancy Brothers and the Wolftones\, and many\, many more\, the band’s spirited approach to performance is matched by their dedication to sharing that music with their audience.  The energetic quintet consists of: Bill Walczak on guitar/accordion/vocals; James Hanford on fiddle; Jonathan Keller on standup bass fiddle; Joseph Lutz on banjo/vocals and Rob Atterbury on guitar/vocals. \nFirst 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 Church Jazz & Classical Concerts series\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-the-savin-hillbillies-on-january-16/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents Tom Smith and Cosy Sheridan at 7:30 PM on 11/21!
DESCRIPTION:First Church Friday Coffee House presents its third concert of the 2025-2026 season featuring singer-songwriters Tom Smith and Cosy Sheridan in the Parish House at First Church and Parish Dedham\, 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, November 21\, 2025 at 7:30 pm in the Parish House. There will be refreshments for purchase. Tickets are $15 available at the door or online at Home | dedhamuu.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nCosy Sheridan has been called one of the era’s finest and most thoughtful songwriters. She first appeared on the national folk scene when she won the songwriting contests at The Kerrville Folk Festival and The Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 1992 and released her critically acclaimed CD Quietly Led. Backed by the strong rhythms and harmonies of her bass player Charlie Koch\, she plays a percussive bluesy style of guitar – often in open tunings and occasionally with two or more capos She has performed at Carnegie Hall\, The Cowgirl Hall of Fame and on the Jerry Lewis Telethon. She teaches classes in songwriting\, performance\, and guitar at workshops and adult music camps across the country. She is the director of Moab Folk Camp in Moab\, Utah. Tom Smith’s songs are in turns humorous\, touching\, thought provoking\, and inspiring. Deeply rooted in the old-school folk tradition\, his stories are told in a voice that is honest\, melodic\, and sincere. In the words of Boston radio DJ\, Dave Palmater\, “Tom writes songs that seem like they’ve always been there… a true folksinger.” Tom grew up in rural Pennsylvania in a family where music was part of the fabric of everyday life. A folk veteran of over forty years\, Tom performs at festivals\, coffeehouses\, schools\, and concerts throughout the Northeastern to audiences large and small\, young and old.  Accompanied on multiple instruments by New England folk veteran Seth Connelly\, you are sure to leave their performance feeling better than when you arrived. \nFirst 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 its choir at Sunday services\, and the Parish Players theater troupe in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-tom-smith-and-cosy-sheridan-at-730-pm-on-11-21/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents Singer Songwriter Rupert Wates on October 17!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its 2nd concert of the 2025-2026 season featuring Rupert Wates at First Church and Parish Dedham\, 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, October 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 Folk Coffeehouse |dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nRupert Wates was born in London and studied at Oxford University. He began his full-time songwriting career in the late 1990s. In London\, he collaborated with top-tier performers before moving to Paris in 2001\, where he formed his own quartet and began performing regularly. Since relocating to the United States in 2006\, Wates has earned more than 50 songwriting and performing awards. His music is an eclectic blend of acoustic\, melodic art/folk infused with elements of jazz\, vaudeville\, and cabaret. He has released twelve solo albums\, each earning critical acclaim and international airplay. His songs have been covered by artists across the UK\, Canada\, and the U.S.\, In 2016 alone\, over 20 cover recordings of his songs were released. \nPerforming an average of 120 shows annually across the U.S.\, Canada\, and Europe\, Wates prefers intimate listening rooms where the focus is on connection and storytelling. He was voted Artist of the Year in both 2013 and 2016 by Concerts In Your Home. In 2018\, he was a finalist in the Kerrville New Folk Song Contest and named an Emerging Artist at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Though British by birth\, Wates has been hailed as “a prime figure in American music” by Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange\, who praised him as “one gifted sonofabitch.” Audiences everywhere respond to the haunting\, melodic quality of his songs—music that rings true. \nFirst 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 and the Parish Players theater troupe\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-singer-songwriter-rupert-wates-on-october-17/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents the Heather Mumford Project on 9/19!
DESCRIPTION:\ \nFriday Coffee House at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA \n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Coffee House presents its first concert of the 2025-2026 season featuring Heather Mumford Project in the Parish Hall at First Church and Parish Dedham\, 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, September 19\, 2025 at 7:30 pm in the Parish House. There will be refreshments for purchase. Tickets are $15 available at the door or online at Home | dedhamuu.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nHeather Mumford is a Boston-based musician and performance artist. In addition to her solo career as a performer and song writer under the pseudonym Little Microscopic Clouds\, Heather has participated in various non-traditional performance groups\, including several ukulele acts\, which helped establish her as part of Boston’s underground ukulele movement since its humble beginnings. Heather Mumford is a Boston-based musician and performance artist. The Heather Mumford Project is the latest collaboration by a group of seasoned musicians\, led by Heather on vocals\, uke and fiddle\, with: Gary Kemp (vocals\, resonator guitar); Sam Kendall (vocals\, mandolin); and special guest Sandy Wells (double bass). Their music is a beautiful Americana harmony of Country\, Bluegrass\, Folk and Blues. Come for the pickin’ & grinnin’ – and playing the blues so sad\, you’ll cry. \nFirst 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 its choir at Sunday services and the Parish Players theater troupe\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-the-heather-mumford-project-on-9-19/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents the Ruth and Ben String Band on May 16!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its 9th concert of the 2024-2025 season featuring the Ruth and Ben String Band at First Church and Parish Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, May 16\, 2025 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $15 and are available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nThe Ruth and Ben String Band plays electrifying old-time Appalachian music. Led by guitarist Ruth Rappaport and her fiddler son Ben Wetherbee\, the band’s repertoire includes rousing fiddle tunes and traditional\, modern\, and original songs that feature tight harmony singing. They are joined by clawhammer banjo player Joel Wennerstrom and upright bass player Larry Unger. \nAs a multi-generational four-piece band\, their musical influences are far reaching and include many genres–from Irish fiddle tunes and early country to punk. Ruth brings years of experience as a principal member of the ‘80’s and ’90’s all-woman old-time band from Boston\, “The Poodles\,” touring Europe and the US.  Her son Ben is following in Ruth’s footsteps with his musically diverse fiddle playing\, which has garnered much attention through his many performances in the area. Joel’s rhythmic and melodic banjo playing can be heard on recordings alongside members of the Punch Brothers and various Appalachian fiddle contest winners. You can find Larry playing in numerous old-time and contra dance groups around the country. Together they make a highly entertaining quartet.  Hold onto your hats! This will be a lively show! \nFirst 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 addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-the-ruth-and-ben-string-band-on-may-16/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents the Cooke Family Singers on 4/18!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its 8th concert of the 2024-2025 season featuring the Cooke Family Singers at First Church and Parish Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, April 18\, 2025 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $15 and are available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nThe Cooke Family Singers is comprised of family members Frances\, Ruth\, and George\, plus an ever-changing and unpredictable set of special guests that can range from their 8-year-old niece to lifelong musician friends.  Their sets are constructed and tailored to each performance venue\, so they can range from an intimate trio with acoustic guitar to a full band.  Vocal duties rotate throughout the performance as our goal is a variety of styles and textures.  Cooke Family Singers sets will feature George’s original songs\, which tend to be humorous and slightly cynical takes on the foibles of our everyday lives. Some examples are the song “I Didn’t Know that You Owned This Road” about driving in Boston or “I’m Going to be a Park Ranger”\, which is a wistful fantasy about a job change. Cooke Family Singers’ other songs are curated covers that feature Ruth and Frances’ tight harmonies and can range from Lake St. Dive to Johnny Cash to songs from the musical “Hamilton”. They perform at porch fests and other musical events in the Northeast.  During the pandemic\, the Singers did a biweekly series of online “hootenanny’s” that were broadcast on Facebook.  The Cooke Family Singers felt it was a small way to try to build some sense of community during a very difficult time.  They are looking forward to participating in the Friday Folk Coffeehouse Series on Fri\, April 18\, 2024. Their music can be found on George’s Bandcamp site: https://georgecooke.bandcamp.com/. \nFirst 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 First Friday Jazz & Classical Concerts\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-the-cooke-family-singers-on-4-18/
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SUMMARY:Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents the Willie J. Laws Blues Band on 3/21!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its 8th concert of the 2024-2025 season featuring the Willie J. Laws Band features at First Church and Parish Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, March 21\, 2025 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $15 and are available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. In case of inclement weather\, please check the First Church Facebook page (20+) First Church and Parish in Dedham | Facebook for any scheduling changes. \nThe Willie J Laws Band is one of the notable Blues acts of the region with a modern funky style that’s uniquely its own. The band’s sound includes deep Texas roots music\, add some funk\, and jazz influenced bass patterns\, and the influence of various Afro-Caribbean drumbeats\, a genre-bending sound tempered with a groove from Motown\, Memphis\, Muscle Shoals\, the Gulf Cost of Texas\, and New Orleans. This isn’t strictly Blues; much of it is original music with its own sound and tempo. You will enter the Willie J Laws Band musical train\, as it travels a varied terrain with its assorted musical sounds. It’s an exciting\, fast-moving train and you will most definitely enjoy the ride! Come hear the “The Last Prophet of the Funky Texas Blues.” \nFirst 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 (in collaboration with the Dedham School of Music) First Friday Jazz & Classical Concerts\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events. \n 
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-the-willie-j-lawes-blues-band-on-3-21/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:First Church and Dedham School of Music Present the Smack Dabs Swing Band on Friday\, March 7th!
DESCRIPTION:First Friday Jazz/Classical Concerts Sponsored by the Dedham School of Music and First Church\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Friday Jazz/Classical Concerts Sponsored by Dedham School of Music and First Church presents its sixth concert of the 2024-2025 season featuring the Smack Dabs at First Church and Parish in Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, March 7\, 2025 at 7:30 pm in the Meetinghouse. (The Smack Dabs concert is partially funded by grants from both the Massachusetts and Dedham Cultural Councils.) There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets cost $20 and are available online at https://www.dedhamuu.org/live-music and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm.  In case of inclement weather\, please check the First Church Facebook page (20+) First Church and Parish in Dedham | Facebook for any scheduling changes. \nThe Smack Dabs specialize in good-time Swing Blues music from the 1930s\, featuring the songs of Tampa Red\, Big Bill Broonzy\, The Harlem Hamfats\, and many others.  The 1930s were halcyon days for Swing music\, but not just for the likes of big bands like Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman\, There were literally hundreds of small Swing combos from trios to octets\, each with its own unique take on the music that dominated the market during the height of the Great Depression. The list of artists who led small combos include Tiny Grimes\, Slim Galliard\, Billie Holiday\, and Fats Waller. In addition to these groups\, several important vocal harmony groups were also active on the scene\, including the Cats and the Fiddle\, the Mills Brothers\, the Ink Spots\, and the Spirits of Rhythm. This delightful and timeless genre features a rich variety of musical styles\, ranging from mournful blues to joyful celebrations\, setting the stage for incredible solo and group improvisations and delighting listening audiences and dancers alike. \nThe Smack Dabs repertoire embodies a melange of these Swing styles. For example\, the Smack Dabs Band gets its instrumental configuration from Tampa Red and his Chicago Five\, its improvisational vitality from the small Black Swing combo\, and its swagger from risqué Blues. The Smack Dabs are proud to showcase some of Boston’s most compelling improvising musicians in their lineup\, bringing a fresh and unique sound to each performance. The Band includes Mark Earley on guitar\, vocals and kazoo\, David Sparr on piano\, Jim Gray on upright bass\, Mark Berney on cornet\, Kit Buckley on saxophone and clarinet\, and Jon Kraus on washboard. The Smack Dabs celebrate the bawdy\, joyous\, inclusive character of 1930’s Swing Blues music and is dedicated to honoring those who made it great. Meet The Smack Dabs! \nFirst Church and Parish Dedham Unitarian Universalist was 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\, Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, as well as our First Friday Jazz & Classical Concerts in conjunction with Dedham School of Music founded in 2008 providing an environment for people of all ages\, abilities\, and means to learn\, play\, and enjoy music.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/first-church-and-dedham-school-of-music-present-the-smack-dabs-swing-band-on-friday-march-7th/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dedham Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents Blue Train on February 21!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its sixth concert of the 2024-25 season featuring Blue Train at First Church and Parish Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham Friday\, February 21\, 2025 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $15 and are available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. In case of inclement weather\, please check the First Church Facebook page (20+) First Church and Parish in Dedham | Facebook for any scheduling changes. \nBlue Train coasts along the folk music railway tracks powered by a solid bluegrass engine fueled by an eclectic mix of swing\, Texas swing and Gypsy jazz with intricate vocal harmonies and instrumentation.  Musicians include Jon Pachter on banjo\, harmonica and vocals\, Wendy Pachter on stand-up bass and vocals\, George O’Connell on mandolin and vocals\, Stewart Roberts on guitar and vocals and Alison Smith on violin/fiddle and vocals. \nBlue Train recently appeared at the Brookline Porchfest and will be playing at the Wright Farm in Sudbury this Fall.  Other venues include Parrish Center for the Arts in Westford\, MA\, Vokes Theatre in Wayland\, the Newton Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts\, Good Pickin’ Farm in Westford\, Brookline Porchfest\, Nick-a-Nees Club in Providence\, and various farmer’s markets. Get on board with this Boston-based band and speed down the tracks of pure entertainment as you ride the Blue Train! \nFirst 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  (in collaboration with the Dedham School of Music) First Friday Jazz & Classical Concerts\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events. \n 
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/dedham-friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-blue-train-in-february-21/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dedham Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents the Baird Ridarelli Band on January 17th!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst 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. In case of inclement weather\, please check the First Church Facebook page (20+) First Church and Parish in Dedham | Facebook for any scheduling changes. \nThis 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. \nTogether\, 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. \nFirst 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.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/dedham-friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-the-baird-ridarelli-band-on-january-17th/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241220T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241220T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T032810
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SUMMARY:First Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents Three At Home on 12/20!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its 4th concert of the 2024-2025 season featuring Three at Home at First Church and Parish Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, December 20th at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $15 and are available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nThree At Home is comprised of Dann Russo on vocals and guitar. Mary Casiello on vocals and keyboard\, and Kari Paisley-Flango on vocals and drums. Their Three At Home sound is a cocktail of harmony-driven rock\, infused with soulful energy and emotion. Take the honest lyrics of Brandi Carlile\, the tight harmonies of Fleetwood Mac\, the passion and energy of Frank Turner\, and shake it vigorously inside a bottle of Lake Street Dive throwback vibes\, and you get Three At Home. Two voices with one guitar\, a full band with horn section\, or any permutation in between\, Three At Home delivers harmony-driven rock infused with soulful energy and emotion that invites audiences both tearfully and joyfully to sing along. \nMusic reviewers have enthused about Three At Home concerts. One noted “… [T]he band seems to have this one massive energy that makes everything alluring and fun.” Another observed that “If you’ve never heard of Three At Home\, picture if you packed Mumford & Sons into a nuclear bomb.” And a third called them a “Sonic rays of sunshine.” See for yourself on December 20th in the First Church Parish Hall! \nFirst 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\, conducted in collaboration with the Dedham School of Music\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/first-church-friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-three-at-home-on-12-20/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:First Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents the Heather Mumford Project at 7:30 PM on 11/15!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Coffee House at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA \n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Coffee House presents its third concert of the 2024-2025 season featuring Heather Mumford Project in the Parish Hall at First Church and Parish Dedham\, 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, November 15\, 2024 at 7:30 pm in the Parish House. There will be refreshments for purchase. Tickets are $15 available at the door or online at Home | dedhamuu.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nHeather Mumford is a Boston-based musician and performance artist. In addition to her solo career as a performer and song writer under the pseudonym Little Microscopic Clouds\, Heather has participated in various non-traditional performance groups\, including several ukulele acts\, which helped establish her as part of Boston’s underground ukulele movement since its humble beginnings. The Heather Mumford Project is the latest collaboration by a group of seasoned musicians\, led by Heather on vocals\, uke and fiddle\, with: Gary Kemp (vocals\, resonator guitar); Dan Discenza (vocals\, dobro); Sam Kendall (vocals\, mandolin); and Harry Wolfson (double bass).Their music is a beautiful Americana harmony of Country\, Bluegrass\, Folk and Blues. Come for  the pickin’ & grinnin’ – and playing the blues so sad\, you’ll cry. \nFirst 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 its choir at Sunday services and the Parish Players theater troupe in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.  In addition\, music lovers are invited to attend the First Friday Jazz & Classical Concert series in the historic Meeting House\, produced in conjunction with Dedham School of Music\, founded in 2008\, so as to provide an environment for people of all ages\, abilities\, and means to learn\, play\, and enjoy music.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/first-church-friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-the-heather-mumford-project-at-730-pm-on-11-15/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents Singer-Songwriters Tom Smith and Cosy Sheridan on 10/18!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Coffee House at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA \n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \n  \nFirst Church Friday Coffee House presents its second concert of the 2024-2025 season featuring singer-songwriters Tom Smith and Cosy Sheridan in the Parish Hall at First Church and Parish Dedham\, 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, October 18\, 2024 at 7:30 pm in the Parish House. There will be refreshments for purchase. Tickets are $15 available at the door or online at Home | dedhamuu.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nTom Smith’s songs are in turns humorous\, touching\, thought provoking\, and inspiring. Deeply rooted in the old-school folk tradition\, his stories are told in a voice that is honest\, melodic\, and sincere. In the words of Boston radio DJ\, Dave Palmater\, “Tom writes songs that seem like they’ve always been there… a true folksinger.” Tom grew up in rural Pennsylvania in a family where music was part of the fabric of everyday life. A folk veteran of over forty years\, Tom performs at festivals\, coffeehouses\, schools\, and concerts throughout the Northeastern to audiences large and small\, young and old.  Accompanied on multiple instruments by New England folk veteran Seth Connelly\, you are sure to leave their performance feeling better than when you arrived. Cosy Sheridan has been called one of the era’s finest and most thoughtful songwriters. She first appeared on the national folk scene when she won the songwriting contests at The Kerrville Folk Festival and The Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 1992 and released her critically acclaimed CD Quietly Led. Backed by the strong rhythms and harmonies of her bass player Charlie Koch\, she plays a percussive bluesy style of guitar – often in open tunings and occasionally with two or more capos She has performed at Carnegie Hall\, The Cowgirl Hall of Fame and on the Jerry Lewis Telethon. She teaches classes in songwriting\, performance\, and guitar at workshops and adult music camps across the country. She is the director of Moab Folk Camp in Moab\, Utah. \nFirst 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 its choir at Sunday services\, First Friday Jazz & Classical Concerts\, and the Parish Players theater troupe in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-singer-songwriters-tom-smith-and-cosy-sheridan-on-10-18/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:First Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents Slow Boat Home on September 20!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA \n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its first concert of the 2024-2025 season featuring Slow Boat Home in the Parish Hall at First Church and Parish Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, September 20\, 2024 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase. Tickets are $15 and available at the door or online at   Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nSlow Boat Home is a fun-loving Americana band playing original tunes mixed with a lively collection of country\, blues\, jazz\, and jug band music. Selecting many tunes from the first half of the 20th century\, Slow Boat Home makes them their own with stellar lead and ensemble vocals\, banjo\, harmonica\, mandolin\, bass\, dobro\, guitars\, keyboard\, and percussion. When it comes to influences\, Slow Boat Home is an eclectic bunch. Jim Kweskin\, Bonnie Raitt\, Bessie Smith\, Lee Dorsey\, Mississippi John Hurt\, Big Bill Broonzy\, Toots & the Maytals\, Jerry Douglas and many more supply musical inspiration. \nFirst 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 its choir at Sunday services\, the Parish Players theater troupe\, and the Concerts at First Church concert series in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/first-church-friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-slow-boat-home-on-september-20/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:First Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents Wilson Mountain Skyline Ramblers Bluegrass Band on 5/17!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its eighth concert of the 2023-2024 season featuring The Wilson Mountain Skyline Ramblers: Bluegrass & Americana\, at First Church and Parish Dedham\, 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, May 17\, 2024 at 7:30 pm in the Parish House Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $15 and are available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nThis performance features musicians who met picking and singing together in the Boston area Bluegrass jamming scene\, and includes Tim Parke on guitar\, Jed Mehegan on Banjo\, Cindy Thames on mandolin\, Gene Favret on Dobro\, Bas van der Brugge on fiddle\, and John Brunette on upright bass. For the last several years Tim has hosted the monthly Bluegrass jams at the Dedham School of Music. \nTogether\, The Ramblers perform a mix of classic and modern Bluegrass songs.  They are highly influenced by Doc Watson\, Bill Monroe\, Norman Blake\, Flatt and Scruggs\, John Prine\, Townes Van Zandt\, Della Mae and many more.  The performance will feature a curated set of Bluegrass favorites interpreted by each member’s personal voice and instrumental style. \nFirst 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 Concerts at First Church Saturday classical concert series\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/first-church-friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-wilson-mountain-ramblers-bluegrass-band-on-5-17/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Geoff Tegnell":MAILTO:firstchurch@dedhamuu.org
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SUMMARY:First Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents the Doppelgängers and Friends on 4/19!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \n  \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its seventh concert of the 2023-2024 season featuring the Doppelgängers and Friends at First Church and Parish Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, April 19\, 2024 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $15 and are available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \n  \nThe Doppelgängers \, Kenny Raskin and RF Berks\, make their 3rd triumphant return to the Church\, having played the Friday Folk Coffeehouse concerts in 2022 and 2023. This time they are bringing a few other players along. Both RF and Kenny have had their own musical careers as singer/songwriters\, but revel in the camaraderie of playing together. Their style is Americana\, with a touch of swing as well. While their careers have been different\, their love of acoustic music and singing harmony has brought them together and found them playing everywhere from living rooms to music festivals. \nThe two men met in 2015 at the Maine Fiddle Camp\, where they soon found out that many people at the camp thought they were brothers. The deal was sealed when RF’s daughter mistook Kenny for her father. Thus\, the Doppelgängers were born. \nKenny was 8 years old when his father’s friend Harry gave him a ukulele. He played that ukulele until he was 11 years old. Then he discovered girls\, and promptly bought a guitar. That ukulele\, however\, was the gateway into a fifty-year plus love affair with playing music on multiple instruments\, including banjo\, mandolin and bass.  In 2018\, Kenny released his debut CD\, MY GREATEST HITS!\, and in 2022 followed it with his second CD\, Peace of Mind. He is also known internationally as an accomplished actor and theatre clown\, having appeared on Broadway and with Cirque du Soleil\, as well as on television and variety stages in the US\, France\, England\, Chile\, Germany and China. \nRF Berks found a Sears guitar in the attic when he was 15 and began carrying it everywhere he went. Whenever he met a kid that could play a song or guitar lick he would make them show him how it worked until eventually he learned enough to form a band. He learned most of what he knows about music long before he studied and obtained a degree in the subject. He has been writing songs – over one hundred – for twenty plus years\, and in 2019 he released an album entitled TREAT ME WELL\, which can be found on the usual streaming platforms. It was an eclectic mix of musical styles with contributing musicians from around the world. Francis is also an accomplished poet. \nFirst 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 and the Parish Players theater troupe\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events. \n 
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/first-church-friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-the-doppelgangers-and-friends-on-4-19/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dedham First Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents Blue Train on 3/15!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its sixth concert of the 2023-2024 season featuring the Blue Train at First Church and Parish Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $15 and are available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nBlue Train coasts along the folk music railway tracks powered by a solid bluegrass engine fueled by an eclectic mix of swing\, Texas swing and Gypsy jazz with intricate vocal harmonies and instrumentation.  Musicians include Jon Pachter on banjo\, harmonica and vocals\, Wendy Pachter on stand-up bass and vocals\, George O’Connell on mandolin and vocals\, Stewart Roberts on guitar and vocals and Alison Smith on violin/fiddle and vocals. \nRecently\, Blue Train has played at the Parrish Center for the Arts in Westford\, MA\, Vokes Theatre in Wayland\, the Newton Linda Plaut Festival of the Arts\, Good Pickin’ Farm in Westford\, Brookline Porchfest\, Nick-a-Nees Club in Providence\, and various farmer’s markets. Get on board with this Boston-based band and speed down the tracks of pure entertainment as you ride the Blue Train! \nFirst 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 Concerts at First Church Saturday classical concert series\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/dedham-first-church-friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-blue-train-on-3-15/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T213000
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SUMMARY:Dedham First Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents the Cooke Family Singers on 2/16!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its fifth concert of the 2023-2024 season featuring the Cooke Family Singers at First Church and Parish Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, February 16\, 2024 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $15 and are available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nThe Cooke Family Singers is comprised of family members Frances\, Ruth\, and George\, plus an ever-changing and unpredictable set of special guests that can range from their 8-year-old niece to lifelong musician friends.  Their sets are constructed and tailored to each performance venue\, so they can range from an intimate trio with acoustic guitar to a full band.  Vocal duties rotate throughout the performance as our goal is a variety of styles and textures.  Cooke Family Singers sets will feature George’s original songs\, which tend to be humorous and slightly cynical takes on the foibles of our everyday lives. Some examples are the song “I Didn’t Know that You Owned This Road” about driving in Boston or “I’m Going to be a Park Ranger”\, which is a wistful fantasy about a job change. Cooke Family Singers’ other songs are curated covers that feature Ruth and Frances’ tight harmonies and can range from Lake St. Dive to Johnny Cash to songs from the musical “Hamilton”. They perform at porch fests and other musical events in the Northeast.  During the pandemic\, the Singers did a biweekly series of online “hootenanny’s” that were broadcast on Facebook.  The Cooke Family Singers felt it was a small way to try to build some sense of community during a very difficult time.  They are looking forward to participating in the Friday Folk Coffeehouse Series on Fri\, Feb 16\, 2024. Their music can be found on George’s Bandcamp site: https://georgecooke.bandcamp.com/. \nFirst 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 Concerts at First Church Saturday classical concert series\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/dedham-first-church-friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-the-cooke-family-singers-on-2-16/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:First Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents the Ruth and Ben String Band on 1/26!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its fourth concert of the 2023-2024 season featuring the Ruth and Ben String Band at First Church and Parish Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, January 26\, 2024 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $15 and are available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nThe Ruth and Ben String Band plays electrifying old-time Appalachian music. Led by guitarist Ruth Rappaport and her fiddler son\, Ben Wetherbee\, the band’s repertoire includes rousing fiddle tunes and traditional\, modern\, and original songs that feature tight harmony singing. They are joined by clawhammer banjo player Joel Wennerstrom and upright bass player Michael Siegel.As a multi-generational four-piece band\, their musical influences are far reaching and include many genres–from Irish fiddle tunes and early country to punk. Ruth brings years of experience as a principal member of the ‘80’s and ’90’s all-woman old-time band from Boston\, “The Poodles\,” touring Europe and the US.  Her son Ben is following in Ruth’s footsteps with his musically diverse fiddle playing\, which has garnered much attention through his many performances in the area. Joel’s rhythmic and melodic banjo playing can be heard on recordings alongside members of the Punch Brothers and various Appalachian fiddle contest winners. You can find Michael playing in numerous Americana\, Bluegrass\, and old-time groups\, including Rachel Sumner’s “Traveling Light” band.  Together they make a highly entertaining quartet.  Hold onto your hats! This will be a lively show! Ruth and Ben have recently released new album\, “Newfangled Folk” and look forward to playing selections from the album at the show. \nFirst 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 Concerts at First Church Saturday classical concert series\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/first-church-friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-the-ruth-and-ben-string-band-on-1-26/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
CATEGORIES:Coffeehouse,Concert,Multi-instrumentalist,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231020T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231020T212000
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SUMMARY:Singer-Songwriters Tom Smith and Cosy Sheridan Perform at First Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, 10/20!
DESCRIPTION:First Church Friday Coffee House presents its second concert of the 2023-2024 season featuring singer-songwriters Tom Smith and Cosy Sheridan in the Parish Hall at First Church and Parish Dedham\, 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, October 20\, 2023 at 7:30 pm in the Parish House. There will be refreshments for purchase. Tickets are $15 available at the door or online at Home | dedhamuu.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nTom Smith’s songs are in turns humorous\, touching\, thought provoking\, and inspiring. Deeply rooted in the old-school folk tradition\, his stories are told in a voice that is honest\, melodic\, and sincere. In the words of Boston radio DJ\, Dave Palmater\, “Tom writes songs that seem like they’ve always been there… a true folksinger.” Tom grew up in rural Pennsylvania in a family where music was part of the fabric of everyday life. A folk veteran of over forty years\, Tom performs at festivals\, coffeehouses\, schools\, and concerts throughout the Northeastern to audiences large and small\, young and old.  Accompanied on multiple instruments by New England folk veteran Seth Connelly\, you are sure to leave their performance feeling better than when you arrived. Cosy Sheridan has been called one of the era’s finest and most thoughtful songwriters. She first appeared on the national folk scene when she won the songwriting contests at The Kerrville Folk Festival and The Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 1992 and released her critically acclaimed CD Quietly Led. Backed by the strong rhythms and harmonies of her bass player Charlie Koch\, she plays a percussive bluesy style of guitar – often in open tunings and occasionally with two or more capos She has performed at Carnegie Hall\, The Cowgirl Hall of Fame and on the Jerry Lewis Telethon. She teaches classes in songwriting\, performance\, and guitar at workshops and adult music camps across the country. She is the director of Moab Folk Camp in Moab\, Utah. \nFirst 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 its choir at Sunday services\, Concerts at First Church and the Parish Players theater troupe in addition to our Friday Coffee House events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/singer-songwriters-tom-smith-and-cosy-sheridan-perform-at-first-church-friday-folk-coffeehouse-10-20/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
CATEGORIES:Coffeehouse,Concert,Singer-songwriter
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T032810
CREATED:20230829T150640Z
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SUMMARY:First Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents Slow Boat Home\, September 22nd!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Coffee House at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA \n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Coffee House presents its first concert of the 2023-2024 season featuring Slow Boat Home in the Parish Hall at First Church and Parish Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, September 22\, 2023 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase. Tickets are $15 available at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nSlow Boat Home is a fun-loving Americana band playing original tunes mixed with a lively collection of country\, blues\, jazz\, and jug band music. Selecting many tunes from the first half of the 20th century\, Slow Boat Home makes them their own with stellar lead and ensemble vocals\, harmonica\, mandolin\, bass\, dobro\, guitars\, keyboard\, and percussion. When it comes to influences\, Slow Boat Home is an eclectic bunch. Jim Kweskin\, Bonnie Raitt\, Bessie Smith\, Lee Dorsey\, Mississippi John Hurt\, Big Bill Broonzy\, Toots & the Maytals\, Jerry Douglas and many more supply musical inspiration. \nFirst 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 its choir at Sunday services\, the Parish Players theater troupe\, and the Concerts at First Church concert series in addition to our Friday Coffee House events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/first-church-friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-slow-boat-home-september-22nd/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230616T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230616T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T032810
CREATED:20230524T190242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T230032Z
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SUMMARY:First Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents the Chris Baird/Laura Ridarelli Band on 6/16!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its ninth concert of the 2022-2023 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\, June 16\, 2023 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $10 and are available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nThis 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 own a home and reside in Riverdale.  Chris has lived in the Boston area since 1992 and has been working as a freelance musician in bars\, restaurants and performance venues for the last 35 plus years.  Laura is a music teacher in the area teaching High School Orchestra.  She has been Irish fiddling for over 20 years\, under the training of her mentor P.V. O’Donnell\, and moved to the Boston area in 2007\, where she has played in numerous Irish sessions\, and folk groups. \nTogether\, 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. \nFirst 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 Concerts at First Church Saturday classical concert series\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/first-church-friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-the-chris-baird-laura-riderelli-band-on-6-16/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230421T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230421T213000
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SUMMARY:Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents the Doppelgangers at 7:30 PM on Friday\, April 21!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell\nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its seventh concert of the 2022-2023 season featuring the The Doppelgängers at First Church and Parish Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, April 21\, 2023 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $10 and are available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nThe Doppelgängers \, Kenny Raskin and RF Berks\, make their triumphant return to the Church\, having played the Folk Coffeehouse inaugural concert in 2022. They will have just returned from Colombia\, where they were invited to play at the Sonida Selva Music Festival in Minca and record a live album. The two men met in 2015 at the Maine Fiddle Camp\, where they soon found out that many people at the camp thought they were brothers. The deal was sealed when RF’s daughter mistook Kenny for her father. Thus\, the Doppelgängers were born. \nBoth RF and Kenny have had their own musical careers as singer/songwriters\, but revel in the camaraderie of playing together. Their style is Americana\, with a touch of swing as well. While their careers have been different\, their love of acoustic music and singing harmony has brought them together and found them playing everywhere from living rooms to music festivals. \nKenny was 8 years old when his father’s friend Harry gave him a ukulele. He played that ukulele until 11 years old. Then he discovered girls\, and promptly bought a guitar. That ukulele\, however\, was the gateway into a fifty-year plus love affair with playing music on multiple instruments\, including banjo\, mandolin and bass.  In 2018\, Kenny released his debut CD\, MY GREATEST HITS!\, and in 2022 released his second CD\, Peace of Mind. He is also known internationally as an accomplished actor and theatre clown\, having appeared on Broadway and with Cirque du Soleil\, as well as on television and variety stages in the US\, France\, England\, Chile\, Germany and China. \nRF Berks found a Sears guitar in the attic when he was 15 and began carrying it everywhere he went. Whenever he met a kid that could play a song or guitar lick he would make them show him how it worked until eventually he learned enough to form a band. He learned most of what he knows about music long before he studied and obtained a degree in the subject. He has been writing songs – over one hundred – for twenty plus years\, and in 2019 he released an album entitled TREAT ME WELL\, which can be found on the usual streaming platforms. It was an eclectic mix of musical styles with contributing musicians from around the world. Francis is also an accomplished poet. \nFirst 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 Concerts at First Church Saturday classical concert series\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events. \n 
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-kenny-raskin-and-the-doppelgangers-on-friday-april-21/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham Presents Lorraine and Bennett Hammond!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its sixth concert of the 2022-2023 season featuring the Lorraine and Bennet Hammond att First Church and Parish Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, March 17\, 2023 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $10 and are available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nLorraine Lee Hammond grew up in rural New England when ballads and barn dances were part of community life.  Her many credits as a traditional singer\, songwriter\, teacher\, and multi-instrumentalist include two Appalachian dulcimer books with Yellow Moon Press\, and numerous recordings. A former lecturer in American Folk Music and World Music at Lasell University in Newton\, MA\, she helped to launch the first UMass Boston\, WUMB radio Summer Acoustic Music Week in 1996\, and retired as music director at the close of 2022.  She and Bennett continue to teach in the program as they have done from its inception. Bennett Hammond is a superb finger-style guitarist and recent convert to the five-string banjo. He names “the three Bs\,” Bach\, the blues and Buddy Holly\, as major influences.  Bennett’s songwriting gained traction during the pandemic with his “Mean ol’ Quarantine” blues. \nTogether\, The Hammonds are versatile musicians\, engaging entertainers\, and fun teachers. Their warm stage presence is punctuated with wry humor\, and their command of their instruments and musical genres is without flaw. The Boston Globe calls them “a dazzling\, witty\, eclectic\, delightful duo.” The Hammond’s repertoire ranges in style from traditional Celtic and American songs and ballads through blues and contemporary music. They sing both traditional and original songs and can be heard on over thirty recordings as featured artists or enhancing the work of other performers. They make their home in Brookline\, Massachusetts. \n“The Hammonds are folk missionaries of the first order\, devoted cultural activists\, teachers\, event organizers\, and performers who love to introduce people to the joys of traditional music.” – Boston Globe \nFirst 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 Concerts at First Church Saturday classical concert series\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/friday-folk-coffeehouse-at-first-church-dedham-presents-lorraine-and-bennett-hammond/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T190000
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SUMMARY:First Church Friday Coffeehouse Presents the Ruth and Ben String Band\, February 17\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its fifth concert of the 2022-2023 season featuring the Ruth and Ben String Band at First Church and Parish Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday February 17\, 2023 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase.  Tickets are $10 and are available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm.\nThe Ruth and Ben String Band plays electrifying old-time Appalachian music. Led by guitarist Ruth Rappaport and her fiddler son\, Ben Wetherbee\, the band’s repertoire includes rousing fiddle tunes and traditional\, modern\, and original songs that feature tight harmony singing. They are joined by clawhammer banjo player Joel Wennerstrom and upright bass player Michael Siegel.\nAs a multi-generational four-piece band\, their musical influences are far reaching and include many genres–from Irish and Scottish fiddle tunes and early country to punk. Ruth brings years of experience as a principal member of the ‘80’s and ’90’s all-woman old-time band from Boston\, “The Poodles\,” touring Europe and the US.  Her son Ben is following in Ruth’s footsteps with his musically diverse fiddle playing\, which has garnered much attention through his many performances in the area. Joel’s rhythmic and melodic banjo playing can be heard on recordings alongside members of the Punch Brothers and various Appalachian fiddle contest winners. You can find Michael playing in numerous Americana\, Bluegrass\, and old-time groups\, including Rachel Sumner’s “Traveling Light” band.  Together they make a highly entertaining quartet.  Hold onto your hats! This will be a lively show! Ruth and Ben are happy to announce the release of their much-awaited new album\, “Newfangled Folk” and look forward to playing selections from the album at the show.\nFirst 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 Concerts at First Church Saturday classical concert series\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouse events.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/first-church-friday-coffeehouse-presents-the-ruth-and-ben-strung-band-february-17-2023/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:First Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents Gloucester Hornpipe and Clog Society on January 20th!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463\nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its fourth concert of the 2022-2023 season featuring the Gloucester Hornpipe and Clog Society in the Parish Hall at First Church and Parish Dedham\, 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, January 20\, 2023 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase. Tickets are $10 available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nThe Gloucester Hornpipe and Clog Society has been delighting audiences in New England for over forty years with Celtic\, maritime\, French Canadian\, and original songs and tunes.  The band’s repertoire especially features American Colonial-era tunes\, sing-along sea chanteys\, and original songs of colorful people and places from New England’s rich history. From ragtime to oldtime\, the band’s rollicking\, friendly style is fun for all ages. Nancy Koch plays accordion and guitar. She also sings boldly of pirates and other seagoing rascals\, yet creates lovely vocal harmonies on gorgeous\, slow ballads. Ben Bruno is on fiddle and guitar. He picked up the fiddle and hung up his electric guitar after discovering a love for traditional fiddle music. He has an insatiable thirst for learning new tunes and styles.  Linda Abrams has been playing melodic claw hammer banjo for over 40 years. Despite growing up listening to Pete Seeger and Earl Scruggs\, she ventured into playing the music of Ireland\, France and Quebec. Band co-founder David “Doc” Rosen is master of the age-old delights of the bodhrán (an Irish drum)\, spoons and bones. He also plays an unusual instrument that never fails to intrigue: the pogocello. From the traditions of the Swedish “Devil’s fiddle\,” eastern European polka percussion sticks\, and 18th and 19th century shipboard Fufu bands\, the pogocello is a mix of rhythm instrument and pogo-stick. It is not to be missed!  You’ll be inspired to tap your toes and sing along! \nFirst 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 church choir at Sunday services\, the Parish Players theater troupe\, and the Concerts at First Church concert series\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouses.
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/first-church-friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-gloucester-hornpipe-and-clog-society-on-january-20th/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221118T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221118T210000
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SUMMARY:11/18 Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents Freddy Badger and Bridget Nault!
DESCRIPTION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse at First Church\, 670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA\n(781) 326-7463 Contact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse presents its third concert of the 2022-2023 season featuring Badger and Nault in the Parish Hall at First Church and Parish Dedham \,670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, November 18\, 2022 at 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase. Tickets are $10 available online at Folk Coffeehouse | dedhamuu and at the door.  Doors open at 7:00 pm. \nFreddy Badger is an old-time banjo player\, guitarist\, and singer; in the American/Western European roots music tradition. While he is a native of Ashland\, MA\, based on his musical style you could easily believe he is from somewhere in the Appalachian Mountains circa 1920. He released his debut EP ‘ Good Time People’ in the spring of 2022 and can be seen playing around central Massachusetts. Bridget Nault is an accordion player\, guitarist and singer out of Holden\, MA. She is a Berklee educated musician who has appeared all over the state (and beyond) playing her original songs and performing acoustic folk\, rock and alternative covers with her duo Screen Door. Bridget is working on a solo record that will be released early next year. Together this duo will play a selection of old-time and traditional songs spanning from the 16th century through the early 20th century with a focus on the Scot\, Irish and English music that was brought to Appalachia during that time period. \nFirst 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 church choir at Sunday services\, the Parish Players theater troupe\, and the Concerts at First Church concert series\, in addition to our Friday Folk Coffeehouses
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/first-church-11-18-friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-freddy-badger-and-bridget-nault/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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SUMMARY:First Church Friday Folk Coffeehouse Presents Slow Boat Home
DESCRIPTION:Press Release\nFriday Coffee House at First Church Dedham\n670 High Street\, Dedham\, MA \n(781) 326-7463 \nContact: Geoff Tegnell \nFirst Church Friday Coffee House presents its second concert of the 2022-2023 season featuring Slow Boat Home in the Parish Hall at First Church and Parish Dedham 670 High Street\, Dedham on Friday\, October 14\, 2022 at 8:00 pm in the Auditorium. There will be refreshments for purchase. Tickets are $10 available at the door.  Doors open at 7:30 pm. \nSlow Boat Home is a fun-loving Americana band playing original tunes mixed with a lively collection of country\, blues\, jazz\, and jug band music. Selecting many tunes from the first half of the 20th century\, Slow Boat Home makes them their own with stellar lead and ensemble vocals\, harmonica\, mandolin\, bass\, dobro guitars\, and percussion. When it comes to influences\, Slow Boat Home is an eclectic bunch. Jim Kweskin\, Bonnie Raitt\, Bessie Smith\, Lee Dorsey\, Mississippi John Hurt\, Big Bill Broonzy\, Toots & the Maytals\, Jerry Douglas and many more supply musical inspiration.  Local to Boston\, they collaborate with and are inspired by Paul Rishell & Annie Raines\, Avi Salloway\, Geoff Bartley and Session American. Many of them have warmed the seats at Club Passim and the Passim school of music\, and they know the Cantab Lounge stage very well. \nFirst 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 its choir at Sunday services\, the Parish Players theater troupe\, and the Concerts at First Church concert series in addition to our Friday Coffee House events. \n 
URL:https://bostoncoffeehouses.org/event/first-church-friday-folk-coffeehouse-presents-slow-boat-home/
LOCATION:Friday Folk Coffeehouse\, Dedham MA\, 670 High St\, Dedham\, MA\, 02026\, United States
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