Common Ground Coffeehouse, 2008-2009 http://commongroundfusw.com First Unitarian Society of Westchester, 25 Old Jackson Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson NY 10706 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:09:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/02909d1c78cfd1cbdf1f0ce9922ddd85?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png Common Ground Coffeehouse, 2008-2009 http://commongroundfusw.com About Common Ground http://commongroundfusw.com/2009/01/27/about-common-ground/ http://commongroundfusw.com/2009/01/27/about-common-ground/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:07:16 +0000 commongroundfusw http://commongroundfusw.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/about-common-ground/ ]]>

Common Ground Coffeehouse is a monthly music and performing arts series (usually) held at the First Unitarian Society of Westchester in Hastings-on-Hudson NY. It was founded as an effort to build community and to support regional and national musicians and other artists. Since 2005, Common Ground has used its profits to operate the Common Ground Microcredit Fund. The fund raised has raised over $20,000 for local, regional and global community groups and organizations that provide either much needed social services or work toward progressive, nonviolent social change. For more information on Common Ground’s social justice mission, and to learn more about the Common Ground Microcredit Fund, please click here.

Now in our seventh year, Common Ground has hosted such beloved national and regional artists as Chris Smither, The Holmes Brothers, Kimya Dawson, Jen Chapin, Guy Davis, Sloan Wainwright, The Kennedys, Red Molly, Emma’s Revolution (Pat Humphries and Sandy O.), Great Lake Swimmers, and many more. Common Ground is also a regular stop on the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival’s Annual Most Wanted Preview Tour. In addition to traditional and modern folk artists, Common Ground frequently features other musical genres, such as jazz, blues, cajun-zydeco, popular song, R&B, and even the occasional evening of avant garde gamelan music!
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THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL 2008-2009 SEASON!

We leave you for now with this highlight from our recent Rivertowns Jazz and Blues Festival show with Matt Munisteri on guitar, Danton Boller on bass, and Matt Ray on piano

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OUR 2008-2009 ARTISTS, INCLUDING:

The Great Lake Swimmers
Sweet Plaintain
Chris Smither
Griffin and the True Believers
Dave End
Hop Along Queen Ansleis
Anthony da Costa
Emilyn Brodsky
Oliver Hill
Kimya Dawson
Nerissa and Katryna Nields
Maura Kennedy
Sam McTavey
Karen Savoca, with Pete Heitzman
The Grateful Strings
The Woes
Abi Tapia
Blue Moose and the Unbottoned Zippers
The Hastings Blues Mothers
Kemp Harris and Friends
The Holmes Brothers
The First U Rock and Soul Revue
Mark Morganelli’s Jazz Forum All-Stars
Andy Polay Duo featuring Rahn Burton
Pete Kennedy
Matt Munisteri, Danton Boller, and Matt Ray
Bethany and Rufus
The Mandingo Ambassadors
Hazmat Modine
Jess Jurkovic
The David Janeway Trio

And especially to you, all our supporters

SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER

FALL 09 SCHEDULE OF ARTISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY

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