General Concert Info
Free Parking
Coffee and home-baked goodies served during intermission.
Unity Hall is a welcoming, accessible performance space.
In the event of emergency cancellation or delay of a concert, you will find notice here on our website home page and, in the case of severe weather, a delay/closing notice on (Connecticut) WTNH Channel 8. We will also email folks holding advance reservations and tickets.
Category Archives: 1998 Concerts
Atwater and Donnelly ~ January 16, 1998
7:30 PM All Souls UU Congregation 60 Huntington St., New London, CT 06320 Award-winning duo of Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly performs a unique and thrilling blend of traditional American and Celtic folk music and dance, along with original songs … Continue reading
Posted in 1998 Concerts
Tagged a cappella, celtic ballads, dance tumes, guitar, harmonica, limberjack, mandolin, mountain dulcimer, old-time banjo, sea chanties, tin whistle
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Sparky Rucker ~ February 20, 1998
7:30 PM All Souls UU Congregation 60 Huntington St., New London, CT 06320 James “Sparky” Rucker is a folksinger/folklorist/historian who presents African-American and Euro-American history and folk-culture. He has toured for over forty years and has produced more than ten … Continue reading
Posted in 1998 Concerts
Tagged african american folk culture, civil rights movement, folk culture, freedom songs
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Pendragon ~ March 20, 1998
7:30 PM All Souls UU Congregation 60 Huntington St., New London, CT 06320 Since 1995, members of Pendragon have been the driving force behind the Blackstone River Theatre, bringing traditional and ethnic music to the Blackstone Valley. The band seamlessly … Continue reading
Posted in 1998 Concerts
Tagged banjo, Blackstone River Theater, bouzouki, concertina, ethnic music, fiddle, flute, guitar, immigrant tales, jigs, Pendragon, percussion, reels, traditional music, whistle
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Northern Lights ~ April 17, 1998
7:30 PM All Souls UU Congregation 60 Huntington St., New London, CT 06320 Northern Lights, the Northeast’s veteran string band, doesn’t qualify as typical traditionalist. But in three decades the band has created its own tradition – a constant exploration … Continue reading
David Massengill ~ May 1, 1998
7:30 PM All Souls UU Congregation 60 Huntington St., New London, CT 06320 As distinctive a performer as he is a writer, David Massengill accompanies himself mainly on the Appalachian dulcimer, which he slings over his shoulder like an electric … Continue reading
Bill Staines ~ September 18, 1998
7:30 PM All Souls UU Congregation 60 Huntington St., New London, CT 06320 Singing mostly his own songs, Bill Staines has become one of the most popular and durable singers on the folk music scene today, performing nearly 200 concerts … Continue reading
Mestizo Manta ~ November 29, 1998
7:30 PM All Souls UU Congregation 60 Huntington St., New London, CT 06320 Mestizo Manta is a group of Peruvian aficionado musicians joined to cultivate Andean music from Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and other neighboring countries of South America. The … Continue reading