High Street Coffee House

HIGH STREET COFFEE HOUSE - Join us the first Friday of every month at the High Street Coffee house located in the Boscawen Town Hall underneath the Church at the intersection of Routes 3 and 4 in scenic downtown Boscawen, New Hampshire.

Each month has a featured musical group that performs the first thirty minutes of the evening. This is followed by open mic where poets, musicians, and comedians entertain the crowd. The evening is finished up with the featured performer taking the stage once again.

Doors open at 6:30pm and the music starts at 7:00pm ending somewhere around 9:30pm. Admission is FREE though donations are accepted. A full array of refreshments are available for sale from 6:30 to the close of the evening.

QUESTIONS? Call Chris 603-520-9196 or Liz 603-848-2410.

LOCATION: 12 High Street, Boscawen, New Hampshire in the town hall underneath the Boscawen Congregational Church.

ENTANGLED STRINGS - Feb 1

ENTANGLED STRINGS - Our next feature, Feb. 1, will be Entangled Strings with Sharon Pangaro on fiddle, Liz Kantz on guitar, David Greenwood on guitar and banjo, Steve MacDonald on dobro, Butch Brodeur on bass, and Nick Pangaro on mandolin, harmonica and tenor banjo. Together they emphasize tight harmonies and melodic wanderings on a variety of stringed instruments while playing folk, country and Americana songs. Each player is a veteran of the local acoustic music scene, having played in prior string bands and community events. Their songs reflect the times and trials of everyday people navigating the paths and choices of life on earth.

HEATHER PIERSON TRIO - March 1

HEATHER PIERSON TRIO - Based in New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Valley, the Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio are three musicians from three distinct generations and backgrounds, bringing their skills and down-to-earth honesty to bear on original songs and choice covers that bring to life the sounds of the streets of New Orleans and the valleys of Appalachia. With their “traveling music store” of instruments, this trio delivers heartfelt music with brilliant musicianship, stellar three-part vocals harmonies, and earthy charm. Bandmembers are Heather Pierson (lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, tenor banjo, ukulele, melodica), Davy Sturtevant (cornet, dobro, acoustic guitar, fiddle, mandolin, harmony vocals), and Shawn Nadeau (bass, harmony vocals). Their recordings include 2015’s Still She Will Fly and 2017’s Singin’.

DAN AND JENI KLARDIE - April 5

DAN AND JENI KLARDIE - A New Hampshire based acoustic duo that strive to stir the soul with their music! Passionate singer/songwriter, Jeni, blends harmoniously with husband Dan vocals and edgy guitar interpretations. Their sound is a fusion of Blues, Folk-Rock and Gospel. Their repertoire engages listeners with tight harmonies and often dramatic renditions of popular music as well as originals. Dan and Jeni have been performing at local Open Stages, Festivals, Coffee Houses, Special Celebrations and Private Parties for several decades.

BONNIE WATERS - May 3

BONNIE WATERS - A Vermont singer songwriter whose music includes Folk, Pop, Celtic, Blues, with New Consciousness themes. From reflective ballads and gritty blues to soaring inspirational tunes, her music includes themes of romantic love, appreciation of nature, and the quest for spiritual meaning in our everyday human lives. She has performed in the New England area for several years, and more recently in the Midwest and in Greenwich Village in NYC. Bonnie's first CD, "The Journey" was recorded in 2000, and in that year, Bonnie won a finalist prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest for her song "Hushabye", and was recorded in 2002, along with Peter McConnel, guitarist for The Dream Band, by the contest's educational tour bus at "A State of Bean" coffeehouse in Ludlow, VT. Her new CD "Awakening" will have lyrics and sound files available soon on her website at: http://lightshiningwaters.wix.com/bonniewatersmusic

CARL BEVERLY - June 7

CARL BEVERLY - Originally from Rhode Island, Carl moved to the flatlands of New Hampshire in the 70's, then north to the hills of Warner three years ago. The trend says Carl will be in Canada someday! His music style reflects the clean clarity of the acoustic guitar, and his songs also reflect that same clarity. Carl has been writing songs since the ‘70s, writing both instrumentals and lyrical songs. A mechanical engineer by profession, he spends his free time writing and as a frequent performer at area coffee houses, open mics and assisted living homes. Carl has a love of music and the outdoors and does much of his writing while hiking in the Mink hills alone or with his greyhound, Beau. Listen to a sampling of Carl's music at https://carlbeverly.bandcamp.com/track/an-ordinary-life.

PAST PERFORMERS

FORTUNES FAVOR - Mike Bradley and Chris O'Connor, the singer, songwriter folk duo Fortune's Favor, were the High Street Coffee House featured performers in December 2018. Previously known as The Bible Hill Boys, they are best know for their song (I Do All My) Christmas Shopping at the Dump!

GREEN HERON - The music of Green Heron stretches across the entire American folk landscape. Old-time, folk, bluegrass, country, and blues are all represented as the band brings the back porch to the stage. Featuring Betsy Heron (formerly Green) on fiddle, banjo and vocals, and Scott Heron on guitar, banjo and vocals, the duo has been sharing New England stages together since 2016. The two songwriters weave the contemporary with the traditional and meld high energy performances with emotion and finesse.

DECATUR CREEK - Jan 4

DECATUR CREEK - Doug Farrell, Steve Dionne, Beth Eldridge, and Jack Henry are each accomplished musicians, singer/songwriters, and performers who together are - Decatur Creek. Their diverse styles complement one another and the group's evolving original acoustic sound will bring a smile to your face, rhythm to your feet, and leave you wanting for more. Doug and Steve handle most lead vocals and guitar with forays on harmonica, percussion, and mandolin (Doug). Jack handles the bass, most harmony vocals, some lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, dobro, electric lap steel, and high-string guitar. Beth shines on the fiddle and adds rhythm guitar along with her solid lead and harmony vocals. The band's influences run from traditional/roots to American, country, singer/songwriter, folk, blues, and rock - always with the focus on the songs, lyrics, and vocals.