Kingston Chapter: Jerelynn Mason
2024-09-07 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Unitarian Fellowship, Kingston, 320 Sawkill Road, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
The Kingston Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild welcomes you to our
2024-2025 Coffeehouse Series
on Saturday, September 7, 2024
at the Unitarian Fellowship, 320 Sawkill Rd., Kingston.

Our featured performer is Jerelynn Mason.

Jerelynn Mason, a Saugerties-based musician and artist, took up the ukulele about 10 years ago. She is a member of the Ukulele Catskill group and UUukes. As she explains, one of the beautiful aspects of the ukulele is that you can play it at the same skill level you had 10 years ago because most ukulele players are in it for the ease, fun, and community. Playing the ukulele also, fortunately or unfortunately (depending on your viewpoint), leads to acquiring a kazoo, and to writing quirky songs. That’s just the way it goes.
In addition to her music, Jerelynn’s artistic endeavors include photography, painting rescued furniture, mixed media collage, and creating cards. During the past two summers, she has hosted a stop on the Saugerties Artists Tour. Her Street Art projects include an owl and a horse (Saugerties), three bears (Cairo), and four cats (Catskill, of course).
OPEN MIC

Open mic performances will be available for all.
Signup begins at 6:30pm and open mic begins at 7:00pm.
The featured performance is expected to begin at approximately 8:00.
Cost of admission for this event is $7 ($6 for Folk Guild members and seniors)

Kingston Chapter: Andy Shapiro
2024-10-05 19:00 - 22:00 | Unitarian Fellowship, Kingston, 320 Sawkill Road, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
The Kingston Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild welcomes you to our
2024-2025 Coffeehouse Series
on Saturday, October 5, 2024
at the Unitarian Fellowship, 320 Sawkill Rd., Kingston.

Our featured performer is Andy Shapiro.

Andy Shapiro is a distinguished singer-songwriter whose music resonates with authenticity and emotional depth. With a career spanning over five decades, Shapiro has carved out a unique niche in the music world, blending introspective lyrics with a rich, melodic sound.
Growing up in a musically inclined family, Andy Shapiro’s journey began in the vibrant music scene of The Bronx, where he honed his guitar playing and began his appreciation for storytelling through song. His influences are as diverse as his own compositions, drawing from folk, rock, and acoustic traditions to create a sound that is both timeless and contemporary.
Shapiro’s songs explore the complexities of the human experience, touching on themes of love, loss, and personal growth. His first CD: “Find My Way Home” received honorable mention at the Empower Music Awards. Each track is a testament to his dedication to his art, characterized by thoughtful lyrics and memorable melodies.
Andy Shapiro is working on his second albu m, collaborating with a range of artists and musicians, further expanding his creative horizons and contributing to the rich tapestry of his music. His live performances are renowned for their intimate and engaging atmosphere, where his genuine connection with the audience shines through.
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OPEN MIC

Open mic performances will be available for all.
Signup begins at 6:30pm and open mic begins at 7:00pm.
The featured performance is expected to begin at approximately 8:00.
Cost of admission for this event is $7 ($6 for Folk Guild members and seniors)

Kingston Chapter: The Princes of Serendip
2024-11-02 19:00 - 22:00 | NY
The Kingston Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild welcomes you to our
2024-2025 Coffeehouse Series
on Saturday, November 2, 2024
at the Unitarian Fellowship, 320 Sawkill Rd., Kingston.

Our featured performer is The Princes of Serendip.

The Princes of Serendip have been performing T. G. Vanini’s songs
locally for over 25 years. Nature, compassion and the unexpected run
through each song. Vanini’s vocals and piano join with Julie Parisi
Kirby’s extraordinary voice in this duo’s thoughtful and lyrical music.
A Celtic and classical heart is leavened by influences ranging from
Renaissance England to the Balkans, Lewis Carroll and the Beatles. T

OPEN MIC

Open mic performances will be available for all.
Signup begins at 6:30pm and open mic begins at 7:00pm.
The featured performance is expected to begin at approximately 8:00.
Cost of admission for this event is $7 ($6 for Folk Guild members and seniors)

Kingston Chapter: Sharon Klein
2024-12-07 19:00 - 23:00 | Unitarian Fellowship, Kingston, 320 Sawkill Road, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
The Kingston Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild welcomes you to our
2024-2025 Coffeehouse Series
on Saturday, December 7, 2024
at the Unitarian Fellowship, 320 Sawkill Rd., Kingston.

Our featured performer is Sharon Klein.

Sharon Klein, who is an accomplished fingerstyle guitar player and singer songwriter is a favorite on the Hudson Valley folk and Americana music scene. She is one third of the group MartinTullyKlein who have been together for seven years, and make their way around the Hudson Valley music circuit each year, playing such venues as the Rosendale Street Festival and Walkway Over the Hudson. Sharon has been writing songs since the age of 17, having landed a music publishing deal with Burt Bachrach’s publishing company at age 19. More recently, as music coordinator for the Woodstock Invitational Luthier showcase for 11 years, Sharon got to share the stage and play with some of the most iconic names in the music world such as John Sebastian, Steve Miller, Larry Campbell, Happy Traum, Jorma Kaukonen and many others. She has traveled and toured in over 40 countries with her guitar and songs. Sharon has opened shows for Mary Travers, Dar Williams, David Broza and others. We are thrilled to have Sharon perform some new and familiar original songs as our featured artists at the Hudson Valley Folk Guild.

OPEN MIC

Open mic performances will be available for all.
Signup begins at 6:30pm and open mic begins at 7:00pm.
The featured performance is expected to begin at approximately 8:00.
Cost of admission for this event is $7 ($6 for Folk Guild members and seniors)

Kingston Chapter: John Schin
2025-01-04 19:00 - 22:00 | Unitarian Fellowship, Kingston, 320 Sawkill Road, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
The Kingston Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild welcomes you to our
2024-2025 Coffeehouse Series
on Saturday, January 4, 2025
at the Unitarian Fellowship, 320 Sawkill Rd., Kingston.

Our featured performer is John Schin.

John Schin is a singer songwriter from Dutchess County New York that has been performing his originals and eclectic covers throughout the Hudson Valley.
John’s playing and music has been influenced by artists such as James Taylor, Jackson Browne, John Denver, Joni Mitchell, The Eagles, CSN&Y and many others.
His songs tell stories. Some make you laugh, some hit your heart, and some make you think.

OPEN MIC

Open mic performances will be available for all.
Signup begins at 6:30pm and open mic begins at 7:00pm.
The featured performance is expected to begin at approximately 8:00.
Cost of admission for this event is $7 ($6 for Folk Guild members and seniors)

Kingston Chapter: Neil Okeson
2025-02-01 19:00 - 21:30 | Unitarian Fellowship, Kingston, 320 Sawkill Road, Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
The Kingston Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild welcomes you to our
2024-2025 Coffeehouse Series
on Saturday, February 1, 2025
at the Unitarian Fellowship, 320 Sawkill Rd., Kingston.

Our featured performer is Neil Okeson.
Neil Okeson is a singer-songwriter living in the Hudson Valley, performing original songs to audiences that weave together humor, joy, and the occasional political jab. Long associated with the Hudson Valley Folk Guild, he views songwriting as a living process, and a conversation with many.
Neil enjoys hiking the trails from the river to the ridge, and exploring the wilderness of the imagination, hunting for metaphors.
He was a voice major in music school; guitar, piano, and ukulele are some of the tools of his storytelling shows.
His first CD “Beautiful World” was released in 2015, and he is currently producing the next one, to be completed this year.

OPEN MIC

Open mic performances will be available for all.
Signup begins at 6:30pm and open mic begins at 7:00pm.
The featured performance is expected to begin at approximately 8:00.
Cost of admission for this event is $7 ($6 for Folk Guild members and seniors)

Kingston Chapter: Louise Adams
2025-03-01 19:00 - 21:30 | Stepping Stone, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston, NY, 12401
The Kingston Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild welcomes you to our
2024-2025 Coffeehouse Series
on Saturday, March 1, 2025
at Stepping Stone, 320 Sawkill Rd., Kingston.

Our featured performer is Louise Adams.

Louise Adams is a singer/ songwriter from Plymouth, Massachusetts. Playing guitar and singing has been a part of her since a young age. After graduating college, one of the best parts of living in NYC was attending the Guitar Study Center after work in midtown Manhattan. Work, and family then took center stage but she eventually returned to playing and singing in local NJ bands before moving to Massachusetts in 2017.
Songwriting also came later in life, after a suggestion from a booking agent that she write a few songs to appear at a local venue. She released her first album, Come Dance with me in 2023 with Whole Music Records. The song, Come Dance with Me won a Silver Medal in the Global Music awards, and the following year, both songs, “Wish You Had” and “All the Time In the World” also received Silvers in the Global Music Awards.
She loves all kinds of music, and is grateful for her kids to keep introducing her to current artists. However, her inspirations keep bringing her back to acoustic artists such as Cosy Sheridan, Patty Griffin, Jeff Daniels, and Cheryl Wheeler.
When not working on original music, Louise plays throughout the south shore of Massachusetts in the band, Tupelo Honey., and also with Jim Schulze as the Louise Adams Acoustic Duo.

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills has been sold to Stepping Stone, a multimedia production company, event space and creative wellness center. We will continue to perform at 320 Sawkill Road. As of March 1, 2025 our website reflects the name of the new owner.

OPEN MIC

Open mic performances will be available for all.
Signup begins at 6:30pm and open mic begins at 7:00pm.
The featured performance is expected to begin at approximately 8:00.
Cost of admission for this event is $7 ($6 for Folk Guild members and seniors)

Kingston Chapter: Phil Miller and Betty Altman
2025-04-05 19:00 - 21:30 | Stepping Stone, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston, NY, 12401
The Kingston Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild welcomes you to our
2024-2025 Coffeehouse Series
on Saturday, April 5, 2025
at Stepping Stone, 320 Sawkill Rd., Kingston.

Our featured performers are Phil Miller and Betty Altman.

Betty and Phil Bio
Together they have a smooth mix of harmonies and craft-fully interwoven guitar work, performing a mix of original and classic cover songs, from James Taylor, Leon Russel or Dougie Maclean. Their performances are fun, engaging and inviting.
Betty Altman and Phil Miller started performing as duo and continue to have fun, always keeping the music friendly and familiar.
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills has been sold to Stepping Stone, a multimedia production company, event space and creative wellness center. We will continue to perform at 320 Sawkill Road. As of March 1, 2025 our website reflects the name of the new owner.

Phil and Betty. Betty and Phil.

OPEN MIC

Open mic performances will be available for all.
Signup begins at 6:30pm and open mic begins at 7:00pm.
The featured performance is expected to begin at approximately 8:00.
Cost of admission for this event is $7 ($6 for Folk Guild members and seniors)

Kingston Chapter: Beyond The Ridge
2025-05-03 19:00 - 21:30 | Stepping Stone, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston, NY, 12401
The Kingston Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild welcomes you to our
2024-2025 Coffeehouse Series
on Saturday, May 3, 2025
at Stepping Stone, 320 Sawkill Rd., Kingston.

Our featured performer is Beyond The Ridge.
Beyond the Ridge is a Hudson Valley band featuring Jim Pospisil, Paul Rubeo, Michael Clarke, Emmy Hastings and Paul Rubeo Jr., all of whom have been performing extensively throughout the area for many years. Their music features a mix of original and cover songs in the Folk/Rock and Americana genre. One distinctive quality is their rich vocal harmonies, and another is the intricate and unique musical arrangements they perform. The band showcases original songs that can be humorous or thought provoking, and they are fun to sing along with!

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills has been sold to Stepping Stone, a multimedia production company, event space and creative wellness center. We will continue to perform at 320 Sawkill Road.. As of March 1, 2025 our website reflects the name of the new owner.

OPEN MIC

Open mic performances will be available for all.
Signup begins at 6:30pm and open mic begins at 7:00pm.
The featured performance is expected to begin at approximately 8:00.
Cost of admission for this event is $7 ($6 for Folk Guild members and seniors)

Kingston Chapter: Lydia Adams Davis
2025-06-07 19:00 - 21:30 | Stepping Stone, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston, NY, 12401
The Kingston Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild welcomes you to our
2024-2025 Coffeehouse Series
on Saturday, June 7, 2025
at Stepping Stone, 320 Sawkill Rd., Kingston.

Our featured performer is Lydia Adams Davis.

Singer/songwriter, Lydia Adams Davis has performed in festivals and coffeehouses throughout the United States and Canada.
Lydia Adams Davis brings fresh interpretations of Hudson River/Pete Seeger songs and poignant, often funny, originals. Lydia portrays historical women in solo shows which include poetry and song. She invites you to hang out and sing along with “Lake Erie” and powerful folk favorites. Lydia offers five albums for adults and children. “Lydia combines warmth and magic to bring the long history of folk music home to your heart.”
Peter Yarrow: “A splendid performer ~One of our finest folk composers! ”
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills has been sold to Stepping Stone, a multimedia production company, event space and creative wellness center. We will continue to perform at 320 Sawkill Road. As of March 1, 2025 our website reflects the name of the new owner.

OPEN MIC

Open mic performances will be available for all.
Signup begins at 6:30pm and open mic begins at 7:00pm.
The featured performance is expected to begin at approximately 8:00.
Cost of admission for this event is $7 ($6 for Folk Guild members and seniors)

Kingston Chapter: Stuart Kabak
2025-09-06 19:00 - 22:00 | Stepping Stone, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston, NY, 12401
The Kingston Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild welcomes you to our
2025-2026 Coffeehouse Series
on Saturday, Sept 6, 2025
at Stepping Stone, 320 Sawkill Rd., Kingston.

Our featured performer is Stuart Kabak.

It has been said that If Joni Mitchell and Harry Chapin had a musical love child it could easily be Stuart Kabak. This multi award winning singer/songwriter tells vivid and detailed stories in his songs like Chapin . The razor sharp lyrics are often wrapped in non standard tuning like something you might expect from Joni.
Stuart has something else in common with Harry Chapin. Both Harry and Stuart were born on “Days Of Infamy”. Harry was born on December 7th. Stuart was born a few years later on September 11th. His award winning tribute in song to the 9-11 recovery workers is a song you won’t forget any time soon and he always performs it around this time of the year.

OPEN MIC

Open mic performances will be available for all.
Signup begins at 6:30pm and open mic begins at 7:00pm.
The featured performance is expected to begin at approximately 8:00.
Cost of admission for this event is $7 ($6 for Folk Guild members and seniors)

Kingston Chapter: Sharon Klein
2025-10-04 19:00 - 22:00 | Stepping Stone, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston, NY, 12401
The Kingston Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild welcomes you to our
2025-2026 Coffeehouse Series
on Saturday, October 4, 2025
at Stepping Stone, 320 Sawkill Rd., Kingston.

Our featured performer is Sharon Klein.

Sharon Klein, is an accomplished and prolific singer-songwriter and fingerstyle guitar player. She has been writing songs since the age of 17, having landed a music publishing deal with Burt Bachrach’s publishing company at age 19. More recently, Sharon got to share the stage and play with John Sebastian, Steve Miller, Larry Campbell, Happy Traum, Jorma Kaukonen at the Woodstock Luthier Showcase. In recent years, Sharon mentored with Richard Thompson, Dar Williams, Mary Gauthier in Nashville and most recently Joe Crookston, who called her “an amazing songwriter”. She teaches songwriting at Bard College’s Lifelong Learning Institute and is currently recording her forthcoming album entitled “Roots and Rants”. We are thrilled to have Sharon return to play some new and familiar original songs as our featured artists at the Hudson Valley Folk Guild.

OPEN MIC

Open mic performances will be available for all.
Signup begins at 6:30pm and open mic begins at 7:00pm.
The featured performance is expected to begin at approximately 8:00.
Cost of admission for this event is $7 ($6 for Folk Guild members and seniors)

***CANCELLED*** Kingston Chapter: Barry Adelman
2025-11-01 19:00 - 22:00 | Stepping Stone, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston, NY, 12401
We’re sorry, but this month’s Kingston Coffeehouse has been cancelled due to maintenance issues at the venue.
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The Kingston Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild welcomes you to our
2025-2026 Coffeehouse Series
on Saturday, November 1, 2025
at Stepping Stone, 320 Sawkill Rd., Kingston.

Our featured performer is Barry Adelman.

OPEN MIC

Open mic performances will be available for all.
Signup begins at 6:30pm and open mic begins at 7:00pm.
The featured performance is expected to begin at approximately 8:00.
Cost of admission for this event is $7 ($6 for Folk Guild members and seniors)

Kingston Chapter: Betty Altman and Phil Miller
2025-12-06 19:00 - 22:00 | Stepping Stone, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston, NY, 12401
The Kingston Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild welcomes you to our
2025-2026 Coffeehouse Series
on Saturday, December 6, 2025
at Stepping Stone, 320 Sawkill Rd., Kingston.

Our featured performers are Betty Altman and Phil Miller.

Together Betty and Phil have a smooth mix of harmonies and craft-fully interwoven guitar work, performing a mix of original and classic cover songs, from James Taylor, Leon Russel or Dougie Maclean. Their performances are fun, engaging and inviting.
Betty Altman and Phil Miller started performing as duo and continue to have fun, always keeping the music friendly and familiar.
Phil and Betty. Betty and Phil.

OPEN MIC

Open mic performances will be available for all.
Signup begins at 6:30pm and open mic begins at 7:00pm.
The featured performance is expected to begin at approximately 8:00.
Cost of admission for this event is $7 ($6 for Folk Guild members and seniors)
