FOLK

Friday Night Folk at All Souls joyfully supports social and environmental justice by bringing live traditional, contemporary and multicultural folk music to the larger community in a welcoming and accessible performance space. Bards of Gungywamp (BOG) This group has been recommended by our friends! BOG formed several years ago to play Irish music for a St. Patricks day gig. They […]

Arlene has long had an affinity for music. Born in Connecticut of Cuban immigrant parents, she flourished in her multicultural upbringing. Arlene began to write her own compositions early. She taught herself guitar by listening to artists such as Heart, Led Zepplin and The Runaways. American and Latin music were an influence from the beginning. Arlene's albums include […]

with Ada Mae opening THROUGH HIGHS AND LOWS, LOSS AND GRIEVING, KERRI POWERS SPREADS A SOULFUL UNIVERSAL MESSAGE ON HER NEW ALBUM "LOVE IS WHY" Singer-songwriter Kerri Powers channels blues and soul with an earthy sensibility that makes for honest  reflection. With her ‘Love is Why’ album released this October, the New England-based artist explores love and its […]

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; or in solo performances at coffeehouses throughout the Northeast United States and festivals in Europe, […]

WEATHER CANCELLATION I call them all “love songs.”   ― Pete Seeger Challenging times? Come together for a night of live music that benefits others! The New London Haitian Church Youth Drum Corps will kick us off. Talented local performers The Rivergods (duo), Geoff Kaufman, Dan and Liz Spurr, Liliane Andres, Elastic Folks, Geoff Mitchill Band (duo), and […]

Michigan native Claudia Schmidt has covered a lot of musical ground, beginning with a stirring rendition of "Tammy" at age 4 around a neighborhood bonfire. Then came years of choirs, a guitar, a dulcimer, and some theatre thrown into the pot. More than three decades as a touring professional have found her traversing North America […]

Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues, a musician, Actor, Author, and Songwriter. Guy uses a blend of Roots, Blues, Folk, Rock, Rap, Spoken Word, and World Music to comment on, and address the frustrations of social injustice, touching on historical events, and common life struggles. His background in theater is […]

Charisma, leadership and compassion best describe the singer/songwriter Steve Elci His love for catchy hooks in his musings and soaring vocal style has won him acclaim from fans and critics alike. "Steve Elci is a songwriting machine with the chops and creativity to comfortably establish his own hooks” - Rick Koster, Arts Columnist/Reporter for The […]