The CT Folk "First Fridays" Acoustic Concert Series in New Haven
sponsored by the NewAlliance Foundation
From October through May, CT Folk presents the First Fridays acoustic concert series at First Presbyterian Church, 704 Whitney Avenue in New Haven. Concerts begin at 7:30 pm. (Directions)
Tickets are currently on sale for Vance Gilbert (Feb. 5) and Mustard's Retreat (March 5). Visit our tickets page for details and to purchase.
Our Next Event:
Friday, February 5, 2010 at 7:30 pm
VANCE GILBERT
Special guest: Sarah LeMieux
TICKETS NOW ON SALE
$20 online/ $25 at door (senior and student
discount available)
Outrageously funny, deeply warm, a storyteller par excellence, you can depend on Vance to deliver a wonderful evening of song. He's a favorite at all the best venues -- Falcon Ridge, Iron Horse, Club Passim -- but you won't often get to hear him in such an intimate venue as First Fridays.
We could rave about his spellbinding live show …. his deliriously virtuosic singing… his accomplished guitar style… his outrageous, edgy humor… And then there’s his songwriting…. first-class by any standard.Words like “brilliant,” “passionate,” and “enthralling.” accompany the reviews of his live shows. Sample his music at www.vancegilbert.com.
Sarah LeMieux will perform an opening set at 7:30. Sarah is a dynamite young blues and jazz singer, featured at the 2007 and 2008 National Women in Blues Festivals. Her smoky, silky voice, and unique brand of “storytelling” blues and jazz are all over her CD Superbleu like gravy on a biscuit. You can get a little taste at virb.com/sarahlemieux.
Friday, March 5, 2010 at 7:30 pm
MUSTARD'S RETREAT
David Tamulevich and Michael Hough are celebrating their 35th Anniversary as Mustard’s Retreat. That’s 35 years of expertly performed love songs and ballads, tall tales and gems from America’s traditional song bag. These guys are legends, we’re just sayin’. But you don't have to take our word for it: Spike Barkin of Lincoln Center says their music has “the highest quality of songs ....wonderful harmonies... the uncanny ability to make the listener think he or she is sitting in their living room with some friends."
Friday, April 9, 2010 at 7:30 pm
A Special "Second Friday" TRIBUTE TO PHIL OCHS
Phil Ochs Song Night will commemorate his life and music while also highlighting new talents making music in the spirit that Phil made his music. His sister, Sonny,
has invited a terrific roster of contemporary performers to celebrate Phil as they perform
both his songs and their own songs that share Phil's timeless spirit. For this concert, Sonny has
invited Magpie, Kim & Reggie Harris, Greg Greenway, Kate
McDonnell, Pat Wictor, John Flynn, and Nancy Tucker. Many of these artists have performed at
past CT Folk Festivals and are all nationally-known singer-songwriters.
Friday, May 7, 2010 at 7:30 pm
TRET FURE
Directions To First Presbyterian Church
From Points South: Take Interstate 95 North to Interstate 91. Take I-91 to Exit 6. Turn right off the exit ramp onto Willow Street. Take Willow Street until it ends at Whitney Avenue. Turn right onto Whitney Avenue and travel approximately 0.5 miles. Church is on the left, across the street from the Red Cross. Turn left at Huntington Street. The community center is the building on the far side of the church, and the entrance is around the back.
From Hartford and Points North: Take I-91 South to the Willow Street exit, (Exit 6).Turn right onto Willow and follow directions above.
From Guilford and Points East: Travel I-95 South. Take the I-91 North exit, Exit 48, towards Hartford. Keep left at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto I-91 North. Take Exit 6, on the left and turn right at the end of the exit ramp onto Willow Street. Turn right onto Whitney Avenue and follow directions above.
From Ansonia and Points West: Travel on CT Route 34, Derby Avenue. (Derby Avenue becomes New Haven Avenue and soon changes back to Derby Avenue.) Turn SLIGHT right onto George Street. Stay straight to go onto George Street. Turn left onto Howe Street. Stay straight to go onto Howe Street. Turn right onto Whalley Avenue. (Whalley Avenue becomes Broadway.) Turn SLIGHT left onto Elm Street. Turn left onto Church Street which becomes Whitney Avenue. Follow directions above.
Alternate Route: Take Wilbur Cross/Merritt Parkway (Connecticut Rte. 15) to Exit 61. If you're coming from the south, turn left off the exit onto Whitney Avenue; but if you're coming from the north, turn right off the exit onto Whitney Avenue. Travel on Whitney through Hamden toward New Haven. Once you cross the New Haven line look for the Church on the right just past the stoplight at East Rock Road.
FIrst Presbyterian Church is an accessible venue.