Coffeehouse Schedule: 2010-2011

ALWAYS the third Saturday of the month!

"When musicians have a very appreciative audience, we rise to the occasion
and feel even more inspired to perform at our very best level. Your audience was outstanding!" Carl Bradford - Port City Jazz (Sept. '06)

September 18, 2010

Bluezberry Jam

Bluezberry Jam returns to the place where they first performed, the Saco Coffeehouse! Bluezberry Jam offers an eclectic mix of of blues, jazz, and world music. Combining soulful ballads, raucous blues and feel good harmonies; they shine with unique jammin’ originals with a djembe beat, as well as jazzy interpretations of the standards.

FMI: http://www.bluezberryjam.com

October 16, 2010

Putnam Smith

Foot-stompin' banjo, melancholy guitar, spicy mandolin, and "A Sexy Voice!" (Karen Frangoulis, WERU) are the tools of the trade, for this Portland-based singer/songwriter. With the 'modern roots' sound of Iron and Wine and the performance energy of a one-man Old Crow Medicine Show, Putnam puts on a show that makes people want to do a little knee-slappin' one moment, then curl up all intimate-like, the next.

FMI: http://www.putnamsmith.com

November 20, 2010

The Pretty Girls

Everybody knows only Pretty Girls Sing Soprano. And Ingrid Ayer-Richardson and Susan Mathews have recently become … the Pretty Girls! Ingrid & Susan met and began singing together in 2009 as members of Women in Harmony, a 58-voice women’s choir based in Portland. Realizing that their voices blend well, they decided to perform as a duo. Pretty Girls Sing Soprano will dazzle you with a cappella and acoustic versions of some of their favorite pieces, as well as a couple of originals written by Susan herself. Whether or not you believe the conventional wisdom that only Pretty Girls Sing Soprano, if you enjoy good music with top-notch vocals, you need to check out the Pretty Girls!

December 18, 2010

Harvey Reid/Joyce Anderson

IMPORTANT - This is a joint production with the First Parish Congregational Church and will be held in their church Sanctuary!!

Harvey and Joyce will captivate you, get your feet moving to their toe-tapping music and definitely get your soul into the holiday spirit. Come relax and enjoy their wonderful music in a spectacular venue.
All proceeds will go to support The Trevor Project which is the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.

FMI: http://www.joyscream.com

January 15, 2011

Dale Robin Goodman

Dale Robin Goodman is a song hunter, always in search of songs from a variety of ethnic, geographical and thematic genres. A good song is her passion, and she believes that the old ones - the lovely gems of days past-are the songs too quickly cast aside and forgotten.

With rich voice and quick humor, Dale Robin's performances are dotted with love songs, songs of work, hard times and the struggles of the working class, old time blues, songs of optimism and thoughtful intent and an occasional sing-along. Her audiences will laugh, sing and possibly yodel along.
Dale Robin's first solo CD, "Sweet and Salty," on Wepecket Island Records, will be available at the show.

FMI: http://www.dalerobin.com

February 19, 2011

Delilah Poupore's Singer Songwriter Showcase

Maine's original songwriters: An intimate evening of songs you can't hear anywhere else. Dynamic Maine songwriters share original music in a beautifully orchestrated evening of humorous, touching, raw and heartening songs. The group participated in Delilah Poupore's "Songwriting & Performing from the Heart" workshop over the last several months, and now they bring their latest work, full of collaborations, to the Saco Coffeehouse.

FMI: http://www.sacocoffeehouse.com

March 19, 2011

Jen Comeau Band

Jennifer Comeau peels away our tough layers and shifts us to a better place with her captivating stage presence, wit and grace. Her engineer’s mind and poet’s heart intermingle in a smart, soulful set of songs that can best be described as buoyant folk and blues. Jen’s earliest years in Buffalo, New York, were irrevocably influenced by the poignant Irish folk music of the 60’s, laced with the saucy R&B music of the 70’s. Jennifer wrote all of the songs on her debut CD, "Feed the Tribe". As a collection, they capture the duality of life -- its beauty and its messiness; the cosmic and the comic; what both stirs and saddens us.

FMI: http://www.jennifercomeau.com

April 16, 2011

Denny Breau

Denny has a dazzlingly clean, clear and rhythmically perfect guitar style, that reveals influences from many genres: country, folk, jazz, rock and blues. His songwriting is in the contemporary folk style, but without the confessional self-importance of many of today’s songwriters. Breau writes about life in Maine, life in general. Over the years, Denny has garnered numerous awards from the Maine Country Music Association. He earned Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, and Instrumentalist of the Year so many times that he was eventually retired from the running with an All-Time Greats award.

FMI: http://www.dennybreau.com/

May 21, 2011

Kristen Short and Friends

Kristen Short will be performing in a dynamic acoustic trio with Vessel Recordings Artist Heather Pierson on keyboard/guitar/supporting vocals, and percussionist/potter Rusty Wiltjer. Kristen’s performances of heartfelt, well-crafted original music are adeptly delivered and well received.
"One of Maine's most promising songwriters..." Good Times Magazine

FMI: http://www.kshort.com

June 18, 2011

Rock My Soul Sextet

Rock My Soul is made up of members from varying faiths, backgrounds, professions, ages, you name it. Our common bond is the belief in the greater good of the human spirit, and through our music, we hope to reach across divides and bring audiences together. We believe that learning from our differences makes us stronger and more accepting, and in turn, we come to understand that each and every one of us is, really, the same.