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Fall 2008 Calendar
Tickets bought at the door for all shows are $15.00 unless
otherwise noted. Doors open 1/2 hour before the concert.
Tickets reserved
through PayPal are $1.00 more than the door price and must
be purchased by 8:00PM
the day
before each concert. Tickets prepaid online
through PayPal will be available at the door; they will not
be mailed. Please bring your confirmation from PayPal with
you to each show.
All seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
PAYPAL TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL SHOWS
September
13 & 14
Stone Soup Fest at the Pawtucket Arts
Festival-Slater
Memorial Park
Saturday:
Barnacle,
Stingy Brimm; Rani Arbo and daisy
mayhem
Sunday:
The Low Anthem, Jim’s Big Ego, Northern Lights
Performance begins at
1:00 pm; access www.pawtucketartsfestival.org for
more information.
The Rhode Island Blood Center Mobile Coach
will be at Slater Park on Saturday from 11-2 and on Sunday
from 10-1 for their annual Stone Soup Fest Blood Drive —
Donate while you listen!
September
20
Joyce
Katzberg’s 40th
Anniversary Celebration A Fragrance Free
Evening
Joyce Katzberg has been part of the
fabric of both the Rhode Island music scene and Stone Soup
Coffeehouse since its inception 28 years ago. This year,
she is celebrating forty years as a performer, but, of
course, we know that she is more than just a performer; she
is a writer, peace activist, songwriter, and earth mother,
and she is a founding member of the very place she will be
performing tonight. Come share in this very special
evening!
September
27
Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
Formed in Sleepy Hollow,
New York in the late 90s, Gandalf Murphy &
the Slambovian Circus of Dreams is one of the
best known and loved bands in their home state, singled
out as Hudson Valley Magazine’s “Band of the Year” for
the past 3 years. On stage they create an enchanting
atmosphere, using traditional folk instruments, tasty
electric guitar and the distinctive singing and
songwriting of Joziah Longo. Citing
influences as diverse as Hank Williams, Dylan, Bowie,
Incredible String Band and early Pink Floyd, Longo
describes the band’s music as
“punk-classical-hillbilly-Floyd”, a mental rollercoaster
of whimsical, thought-provoking songs. The Circus’ live
shows are where the real magic comes down, earning them
critical acclaim as well as a fiercely loyal following.
October
4 Closed due to church
function
October
11
Phil Ochs Song Night
The music of the late
Phil Ochs shaped an entire
generation. When he tragically took his own lift
in 1976, he left behind over 100 songs, which continue
to be performed by musicians of conscience around the
world. The various artists who perform at each of
these concerts carry on the tradition by bringing Phil's
music to our stage in an evening celebrating this great
artist and activist. This time around it will be
Magpie, Kim & Reggie Harris, John Flynn,
David Roth, Greg Greenway and Emma's
Revolution (Pat Humphries & Sandy
Opatow). It's sure to be an inspirational
night, with each performer singing one of Phil's songs
and one original, interspersed with plenty of anecdotes
and reflections on Phil's life and legacy.
October
18
Dave Rowe Trio
Evening
begins with a Stone Soup “HOOT”
With so much to write and
sing about, Maine is a very special place for folk
music. It is a state of lofty mountains, fragrant balsam
forests, and a craggy, island-dotted coast. And it has
hard-working people whose ancestors emigrated from
Canada, France, Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales.
These influences come together in every performance of
the Maine-based Dave Rowe Trio. Dave Rowe, Ed
Howe, and Kevin O’Reilly make authentic Maine
music, driven by lyrical fiddle melodies and hearty
three-part harmonies that sound as rugged as the coast
they sing about. To truly experience Maine, you have to
go there. But to have a taste of Maine’s music, humor
and stories wherever you are, invite the Dave Rowe Trio
to perform a concert. Lobsters are optional!
This show begins with a HOOT (otherwise known as an
Open Mike.) Four performers take the stage for one
song each. Sign-ups are on the day of the show and begin
during ticket sales. Come early to sign up!
October
25
Jerimoth Hill
The latest addition to
the Atwater-Donnelly performance
repertoire is Jerimoth Hill, named after the highest
point in Rhode Island, in the town of Foster, home of
Elwood and Aubrey. Jerimoth Hill,
winner of the Motif Music Awards in the
Americana category for 2008, is an old-time gospel band
that includes Aubrey on mountain
dulcimer, banjo and mandolin; Elwood on
lead vocals and guitar; Cathy
Clasper-Torch on fiddle and cello;
Heidi Cerrigione on autoharp;
John Cerrigione on bass; and Uriah
Donnelly on piano and lead guitar. Kevin
Doyle is the occasional percussionist.
November
1
Don White
Opener:
Joanne Lurgio
If you laugh and cry
within the same ten minutes, you either need a vacation
or you are sitting in the audience at a Don
White show. This working class family man from
Lynn, Massachusetts has emerged as the thoughtful
songwriter of the decade whose relevance to our lives is
evidenced by the powerful reaction he evokes at every
concert. Valerie Adams of WNCS Radio,
Vermont said, “I’ve never seen anything like it.
Every time I play I Know What Love Is the
phones light up like a Christmas tree. Stereo Review
Magazine called it “...A candidate for song of the
year.”
November
8
The
concert originally scheduled for tonight,
Roy Book Binder, has
been rescheduled for May 9, 2009
November
15
An Evening
With Christine Lavin (Tickets
are $15.00 in advance and $18.00 the night of the show.)
Special guest:
author Ann Hood NOTE: Reading
begins at 7:00
There is no relief from
laughter and tears at a concert performed by
Christine Lavin. Her stories,
songs and rapport with her audience leaves one with
happy memories of a night well-spent. Last
September, Happydance Of The Xenophobe,
Christine's new topical, political, 13-song collection,
was released to the thrill of the National Weather
Service (“Here Comes Hurricane Season”),
delight Julia Child devotees (“Whipped Cream”),
enrapture caffeine addicts (“Chocolate Covered
Espresso Beans”),and quite a few others.
Prior to Christine's concert, author Ann
Hood, noted novelist and a Providence resident
will read from her recent books The Knitting
Circle and Comfort. Please note
that this show begins at 7 PM: the reading will begin at
7pm and the concert at 8pm. Come and enjoy
something new and different at Stone Soup!
November
22
Double
Bill : Annie Lynch and the Beekeepers
and
The Low Anthem
Annie Lynch and
the Beekeepers is a group of undergrads at the
Berklee School of Music in Boston who play songs that
sound old-fashioned, yet are totally new and fresh. With
the resurging interest in folk music among young people,
the collapse of bee colonies around the world that
inspired the band’s name, and how they bring instruments
like a mandolin, accordion, clarinet, and musical saw
together, this group is suddenly realizing their
potential.
The Low Anthem formed as a professional
band in 2006 in Providence, RI. The founding members were
Ben Miller and Jeff
Prystowsky. Their mutual interests in Americana,
baseball, and morally agnostic narrative necessitated the
formation of The Low Anthem. They began a collaboration
with classical composer Jocie Adams in
November 2007 and have become something of a local
phenomenon. With three full-length records, extensive
touring with 100 shows in 2007, Best Album of 2008 from the
Providence Phoenix, and receiving national radio
play, they are quickly building a legitimate fan base
across the Northeast.
Tickets
for the November 22 concert can be bought at the
door.
November
29 Thanksgiving Holiday,
closed
The next
Stone Soup concert will be December 6. See information on
the Winter Calendar, now available.
Partial
operational support is provided through Mayor James E Doyle
and the City of Pawtucket