Andover Community Coffeehouse

11/17/2024

Anya Hinkle joined us last night as our featured performer all the way from Asheville, North Carolina! Anya shared her original songs on her guitar, accompanied by fiddler, Minnie Jordan, from Brooklyn. About 60 community members came out to celebrate live music in our little town. What a great performance! Video clip in comment.

12/15/2023

Live music @ The Andover Coffeehouse, TONIGHT (Friday) at 7 pm

It's time for the Andover Community Coffeehouse! TONIGHT, Friday, Dec. 15
featuring singer/songwriter Mary Maquire... Doors open at 6:00 for food & open mic sign-ups! Music starts at 7:00! Highland Lake Grange Hall, East Andover

Tonight's featured performer is longtime New Hampshire singer-songwriter Mary Maguire, looking forward to sharing warm songs of the season with the Coffeehouse crowd. Long-time lead singer of The Mary Maguire Band, and co-founder of Sweet, Hot & Sassy!, Mary has taught many workshops at music festivals and been a guest artist on other musicians' recordings. More recently returning to her academic roots, Maguire is currently teaching Spanish and French, and yes, her guitar comes out in the classroom as well!

The Highland Lake Grange Hall is on the corner of Rt. 11 and Chase Hill Road in East Andover. Doors open at 6 pm for Open Mic sign-ups on a first-come/first-served basis, as well as sound checks and light supper food items available for purchase, provided by Donna and her crew from the Andover Community Church -- hot dogs, wraps, soups, desserts and beverages. The evening is free, although we "pass the hat" and generous donations are gratefully accepted to be shared with the featured performer.

To learn more about the Andover Coffeehouse, go to http://andovercoffeehouse.org/

For more information about The Andover Community Hub, sponsor of the Coffeehouse,
check out https://www.andoverhub.org/

11/18/2023

Another great evening of live music tonight featuring Val and Ted Blachly's new group, "Category 3" and several open mic performers. Thanks for coming out everyone!

06/19/2023

Kayla Farnham, Troubadour of Connecticut, performed a great set of original numbers Friday night! Thanks for coming up, Kayla!

We will see everyone again in September! Enjoy the summer!

03/18/2023

Another great night at the Andover Community Coffeehouse in the books! Thank you to Andy and Monique of Crowes Pasture for their beautiful music, and for our talented open mic performers! Wow!

03/15/2023

CROWES PASTURE: Guitar and Banjo Duo THIS FRIDAY, March 17th at 7:00 PM Highland Lake Grange Hall.

Headlining the Andover Community Coffeehouse this month is Crowes Pasture, a Massachusetts-based folk duo comprised of Monique Byrne and Andy Rogovin. According to Folk Wales Online Magazine, the pair's recent album, Edge of America, is “peppered with fabulous harmonies and beautiful instrumentation, and their sensitive songwriting weaves around the material of Dylan, Donovan and Cohen; it’s pure American.” They're a recent "Roots Act of the Year" nominee, New England Music Awards, 2022.

The event is open to the public at no charge but generous donations are welcome when we "pass the hat" to be shared with the featured performer. There will also be a handful of "open mic" performers doing a song or two each.

Doors open at 6 p.m. for food and beverage purchases -- hot dogs, wraps, soups, desserts -- as well as sound checks and Open Mic sign-ups on a first come, first served basis. Music begins at 7:00.

The sponsor of this month’s coffeehouse is the Andover Energy Group, an organization of volunteers working to improve energy efficiency at the local level. For more information about the featured act and the Andover Coffeehouse, check out www.andovercoffeehouse.org. The Coffeehouse operates under the umbrella of The Andover Community Hub; more information about The Hub can be found at www.andoverhub.org.

02/23/2023

What a great concert last Friday night! Our featured performer, Hiroya Tsukamoto, did not disappoint! We are so fortunate to have such quality live music right here in Andover! Come out to hear the duo, Crowes Pasture, on March 17th! Food for sale and open mic sign-ups start at 6:30. Show begins at 7:00.

02/15/2023

The Andover Community Coffeehouse Presents
Guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto
Friday, Feb. 17, 7 p.m.
Highland Lake Grange Hall, East Andover

Headlining the Andover Community Coffeehouse this month is Hiroya Tsukamoto, returning for his second Coffeehouse appearance. Hiroya is a one-of-a-kind composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan. He began playing the five-string banjo when he was thirteen, and took up the guitar shortly after.

In 2000, Hiroya received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music and came to the United States. He formed own group in Boston "INTEROCEANICO (inter-oceanic)" which consists of unique musicians from different continents including Latin Grammy Colombian singer Marta Gomez. The group released three acclaimed records ("The Other Side of the World", "Confluencia" and "Where the River Shines"). Hiroya released two solo albums ("Heartland" and "Places") from Japanese record label 333 discs.

Hiroya has been leading concerts internationally including several appearances at Blue Note in New York City with his group and Japanese National Television(NHK). Hiroya performed, recorded and shared stage with Esperanza Spalding, The Kennedys, Joe Jencks(Brother Sun), Michael League (Snarky Puppy), Brooks Williams and Jim Kweskin.

In 2022, he won 2nd place in the International Finger Style Guitar Championship. Check out his website here: https://hiroyatsukamoto.com

The evening is free, although we "pass the hat" -- and donations are gratefully accepted to be split with the featured performer. There will also be a handful of "open mic" performers doing a song or two each -- and it will be a great evening as usual!

Doors of the Highland Lake Grange Hall, intersection of Route 11 and Chase Hill Road in East Andover, open at 6 p.m. for food and beverage purchases -- hot dogs, wraps, soups, desserts -- as well as sound checks and Open Mic sign-ups on a first come, first served basis. Music begins at 7 pm.

This month's Coffeehouse sponsor is Andover's Bluewater Lodge, lakeside wedding & event venue. Check out their website at https://www.bluewaterfarm.net/. Thank you, Kyle and Mark Tremblay!

For more information about Hiroya and the Andover Coffeehouse, check out www.andovercoffeehouse.org The Coffeehouse operates under the umbrella of The Andover Community Hub; more information about The Hub can be found at www.andoverhub.org; for program details, go to the calendar page, and click on any event for details.

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12/15/2022

The December Coffeehouse is CANCELLED for Friday night due to the incoming storm. Mink Hills Band will be rescheduled. Stay safe, everyone!!