Past Shows

  • Gordon Bok Returns to Friday Night Folk!

    Willoughby Gap opening for Gordon Bok Friday, October 12, 2012, 7:30 PM Gordon Bok calls himself a ‘rememberer’:  a keeper of songs and stories, of our traditions, our ways of thinking, that set us apart from others yet confirm our pace in the flow of humanity.  t More about Gordon Bok …   Willoughby Gap is…

  • Antje Duvekot In Concert

    May 18, 2012 8 PM Tickets: $20 at the door~cash/check $17 in advance $10 students w/current ID “What a blessing to have worked with someone as talented as Antje. With a voice like hers, and songs as good as these, a producer (especially a first-time producer!) just tries to get out of the way, to…

  • Kim & Reggie Harris In Concert

    March 23, 2012 8 PM All Souls UU Congregation Unity Hall 19 Jay Street, New London, CT Consummate musicians and storytellers, Kim and Reggie Harris combine a strong folk and gospel legacy with a solid background in classical, rock, jazz and pop music. Creative curiosity, years of road and stage experience and interactions with performers…

  • Shoreline Acoustic Music Society

    Shoreline Acoustic Music Society (SAMS) 5th Annual Acoustic Music Festival July 8, 2011, 6 – 9:30 PM All Souls UU Congregation, Unity Hall 19 Jay Street, New London, CT Tickets:Donations gratefully received. Doors open at 5:30 PM.  

  • Eliza Gilkyson In Concert

    October 21, 2011 8 PM All Souls UU Congregation ~ Unity Hall 19 Jay Street, New London, CT “ . . . catchy songs with intelligent lyrics . . . Gilkyson’s vocal machinery can take you anywhere you want to go . . . the emotional intimacy of Gilkyson’s voice delivers her songs directly to…

  • Community Showcase Concert ~The Rivergods & Dogbite

    September 23, 2011 8 PM All Souls UU Congregation ~ Unity Hall 19 Jay Street, New London, CT The Rivergods. With experience, comes truth, strength and grace… passion found not just in the chase, but in the hard-wrought wisdom of roads well-travelled and lessons learned along the way. More about the Rivergods … Dogbite. Americana / Blues…

  • Geoff Kaufman & Atwater-Donnelly, February 3, 2012

    February 3, 2012 8 PM All Souls UU Congregation ~ Unity Hall 19 Jay Street, New London, CT Geoff Kaufman  “acoustic music with a pinch of salt”   More about Geoff here … Atwater-Donnelly  “a unique and thrilling blend of traditional American and Celtic folk music and dance, along with original songs and poetry” More about Aubrey…

  • Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion ~ October 22, 2010

    8 PM Unity Hall All Souls UU Congregation 19 Jay St., New London, CT 06320 “Authentic, Timeless, Harmonious, Exhilarating.” Any or all of these adjectives could describe the folk-rock sound created by Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion. The disarming granddaughter of Woody/daughter of Arlo and the prodigious South Carolinian quite naturally bring out the…

  • Daniel Pearl World Music Days Concert Series ~ October 24, 2010

    Shoreline Acoustic Music Society (SAMS) ~ An Evening of Music Honoring the Life of Daniel Pearl ~ Sunday, October 24, 2010 7 PM All Souls UU Congregation ~ Unity Hall 19 Jay Street, New London, CT Concert admission is free.  Intermission refreshments gently priced. Musicians from throughout the region joined an international network of performers…

  • Geoff Kaufman & emma’s revolution ~ January 14, 2011

    January 14, 2011 8 PM All Souls UU Congregation ~ Unity Hall 19 Jay Street, New London, CT Geoff Kaufman“acoustic music with a pinch of salt” More … emma’s revolution“award-winning activist songwriters” Sandy O & Pat Humpries, Photo: Tom Wolff More … .. we celebrated Geoff’s birthday .. … and had a roaring great time…

  • Richard Shindell ~ April 8, 2011

    April 8, 2011 8 PM All Souls UU Congregation ~ Unity Hall 19 Jay Street, New London, CT Opening ~ Jim Carpenter.   Click on thumbnail images below for larger pix!  In addition to spectacular musicians, this concert showcased our new lighting system!    

  • An Evening with Two Johns ~ June 3, 2011

    John Flynn & John Wort Hannam USA Woody Guthrie Social Justice Meets Canadian Blue Collar Roots June 3, 2011, 8 PM All Souls UU Congregation, Unity Hall 19 Jay Street, New London, CT More about John Flynn More about John Wort Hannam …

  • Work ‘o the Weavers ~ November 6, 2009

    The Work o’ the Weavers – rousing two-act folk concert program celebrating the Weavers’ timeless music and timely message

  • Geoff Kaufman & Ida Red ~ January 8, 2010

    8 PM Unity Hall All Souls UU Congregation 19 Jay St., New London, CT 06320 For the past twenty-eight years, Geoff Kaufman has been leading audiences to find truth, humor, and beauty in folk music. Whether singing sailor songs with his quartet, Forebitter; or environmental songs on board the Sloop Clearwater in the Hudson River;…

  • The Burns Sisters ~ April 23, 2010

    8 PM Unity Hall All Souls UU Congregation 19 Jay St., New London, CT 06320 You can think about the Burns Sisters in descriptive terms – powerful songs, gorgeous sibling harmony, a distinctive blend of folk, country, and rock styles – but their essence is spirit, soul, if you will. When Marie, Jeannie and Annie…

  • Bill Staines ~ May 9, 2008

    8 PM Unity Hall All Souls UU Congregation 19 Jay 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 a year and driving over 65,000 miles annually. He weaves a blend of…

  • Geoff Kaufmann and VOCO with Moira Smiley ~ January 16, 2009

    8 PM Unity Hall All Souls UU Congregation 19 Jay St., New London, CT 06320 Songs of the sea, songs of the earth, songs of the heart and the spirit—all of these are in Geoff Kaufman’s ditty bag. Ancient ballads, work songs, and songs of love; poignant songs of people in struggle, humorous glimpses of…

  • John Gorka ~ June 5, 2009

    8 PM Unity Hall All Souls UU Congregation 19 Jay St., New London, CT 06320 Though a long way from Godfrey Daniels, one of the oldest and most venerable music institutions in eastern Pennsylvania, John Gorka is still honored to be a part of the folk tradition — energetic acoustic music that is not a…

  • Bill Morrissey ~ July 18, 2007

    7:30 PM Unity Hall All Souls UU Congregation 19 Jay St., New London, CT 06320 New England musical poet, Bill Morrissey has often drawn inspiration from the bleak New England winter. He has mined it for metaphors in songs about ice fishing, wood burning, cabin fever, and other things born of short, cold days. Nothing…

  • Rick Fielding ~ March 19, 1999

    7:30 PM All Souls UU Congregation 60 Huntington St., New London, CT 06320 Rick Fielding was a musician who loved playing, teaching, and talking about music, whether on stage, in a classroom, or over a kitchen table. Growing up in Montreal in the 1960’s in a musical family, Rick was influenced by musicians like Sonny…

  • Atwater and Donnelly ~ April 16, 1999

    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 and poetry. The highly praised husband-wife duo blends gorgeous vocals with an astonishing array of…

  • Cliff Eberhardt ~ May 21, 1999

    7:30 PM All Souls UU Congregation 60 Huntington St., New London, CT 06320 Cliff Eberhardt is a songwriter and performer of remarkable passion and wit.  Compatriots have long admired his work, with artists like Richie Havens, Shawn Colvin, Lucy Kaplansky and Buffy St. Marie recording his songs. Eberhardt has performed since age 15, when he…

  • 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 and poetry. The highly praised husband-wife duo blends gorgeous vocals with an astonishing array of…

  • 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 recordings and videos. Born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, he now resides in Maryville. Sparky…