First Church Unitarian

Littleton, MA

Firehouse Coffeehouse

Season 16 - 2009-2010

Tickets ($18) 

• Purchase at The Minor Chord,   222 Great Road, Littleton
• Order in advance by mail -- see our PDF ticket order form or HTML order form.
• Please note  advance ticket orders will not be fulfilled until the concert date approaches, so please be patient.
• Season tickets are $85 for all 5 shows

Past Season 15 - 2008-2009

Jim Scott - Nov 7th ($15)

Jim has long been active in the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Church. and has visited over 300 UU churches across the country, leading services, presenting concerts, and offering workshops. Three of Jim's songs are included in the new Unitarian Universalist Hymnbook, and "Gather The Spirit," has become a favorite across the denomination. Jim has served on the board of the UU Musicians Network and was Co-Chair of the ecological/spiritual activist group the UU "Seventh Principle Project." Their "Green Sanctuary” program for church congregations to become more environmentally conscious is described in the Ecology section.

John McCutcheon - December 5 ($20)

From such inauspicious beginnings, John McCutcheon has emerged as one of our most respected and loved folksingers. As an instrumentalist, he is a master of a dozen different traditional instruments, most notably the rare and beautiful hammer dulcimer. His songwriting has been hailed by critics and singers around the globe. His twenty-four recordings have garnered every imaginable honor, including five Grammy nominations. He has produced over twenty albums of other artists, from traditional fiddlers to contemporary singer-songwriters to educational and documentary works. His books and instructional materials have introduced budding players to the joys of their own musicality. And his commitment to grassroots political organizations has put him on the front lines of many of the issues important to communities and workers.

Cheryl Wheeler - January 9 ($25) (SOLD OUT)

Cheryl Wheeler has to be seen to be appreciated. Nothing you read and nothing you hear from her album prepares you for how good a performer she is. From her albums you can tell that she is a gifted songwriter with a beautiful voice. From other people's comments about her you can learn that she is a natural story teller with a fantastic sense of humor. But until you see her in person, you never really believe what you've been told about her. Besides, almost half of the songs she does during her shows haven't been recorded!

Richie Havens - February 6 ($25) (SOLD OUT)

Richie Havens is gifted with one of the most recognizable voices in popular music. His fiery, poignant, always soulful singing style has remained unique and ageless since he first emerged from the Greenwich Village folk scene in the early 1960’s. It’s a voice that has inspired and electrified audiences from the Woodstock Music & Arts Fair in 1969, to the Clinton Presidential Inauguration in 1993 -coming full circle with the 30th Woodstock Anniversary celebration, "A Day In The Garden", in 1999.

Carlene Carter - March 6 ($25)

Daughter of the legendary June Carter Cash and Country Music Hall-of-Famer Carl Smith, and stepdaughter of the enduring Johnny Cash, CARLENE CARTER is heir to one of the richest musical legacies of all time. The GRAMMY-nominated Carter freely straddles the line between rock and country, and enjoys broad appeal across both genres. "Carlene Carter ... fluctuates between the sassy country-rock of her past and reflective acoustic-country tunes about her present." - Associated Press

Firehouse Band with Kenny White - April 3 ($15)

As a six-year-old boy, Kenny White would hear songs on the radio and play back what he'd just heard. His father, already having a brother planted firmly in the Borscht Belt circuit, was troubled. College, he thought…please…college…maybe med school? Not to be – piano lessons it was. Quickly growing impatient of being told that “yes, all the notes” were required in the Mozart pieces, and that changing them was not, indeed, making the music better, he gently pushes his teacher off the bench. Kenny decided then that he was going to play the piano....his way.  Well know guitarist Duke Levine will be joining  Kenny.

FCU's own Firehouse Band always thrills the  home crowd!   Covering songs of well known folk artists, the band is sure to tug at your emotional heart-strings.

Some Artists From Past Seasons

• Christine Lavin    Patty Larkin    Catie Curtis    Bill Staines    The Firehouse Band
• Fred Small    Kenny White   Vance Gilbert   Bill Morrissey   David Roth
• Karla Bonoff    Garnet Rogers    John Sebastian    Ellis Paul    Connie Kaldor
• Bob Franke    Lucy Kaplansky   John Gorka    Holly Near   Tom Rush
• Tom Paxton   Atwater-Donnelly    Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters   The Nields   Lisa McCormick
• Jonathan Edwards   Cheryl Wheeler   Susan Werner    Richie Havens    Lucie Blue Tremblay
• Dave Mallett    Northern Lights