The Sounding Board Coffeehouse

09/26/2025

Coming Saturday, 10/4 - Mustard's Retreat will take the stage at The Sounding Board! Tickets are still available for this performance - don't miss it!
Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30.

A video promo for the Mustard's Retreat concert at The Sounding Board in West Hartford, CT on Sat. Oct. 4, 2025

09/12/2025

This Saturday: Eric Andersen takes the stage at The Sounding Board! In a career spanning more than 45 years, Eric has recorded 25 albums of original songs and made numerous tours of North America, Europe, and Japan. His songs have been recorded and performed by world renowned artists such as Ricky Nelson, Judy Collins, Sandy Denny, Fairport Convention, The Kingston Trio, Peter Paul and Mary, Linda Ronstadt, Johnny Cash, The Grateful Dead, Linda Thompson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Francoise Hardy.

Eric Andersen and Scarlet Rivera are joined by the eTown house band - the eTones - for this rendition of Eric's song "Dusty Box Car Wall"Subscribe To Our Wee...

09/03/2025

This Saturday: Kathleen Parks Band comes to The Sounding Board!
Her writing leans toward Pop, Folk, and classic jazz, while her fiddle blends and reimagines traditional and modern musical styles with boundless groove, and a playful improvisational spirit. Her deep grounding in Celtic and American roots music blends with her love for pop songwriting, funk rhythms, soulful vocals, and groove-based improvisation, making every performance unexpected yet familiar: a musical journey from beginning to end.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and the music starts at 7:30.

Got to step away for a quiet moment down by the river and play with my favorite musicians at Ossipee Valley Music Festival in Hiram, ME. An original song off...

08/31/2025

The Sounding Board is featured in the current issue of West Hartford Life! The magazine cover features Eric Andersen, who will perform on Saturday, 9/13. Nice article with comments from Board President, Lindsey Fyfe Perkel.

LIFE west hartford SEPTEMBER 2025 At The Sounding Board, the only focus is on music. See story page 10

05/20/2025

This Saturday Night: The Portable Folk Music Festival, affectionately known as "The Portables," represent the house band of the Sounding Board Coffeehouse. Founded in Connecticut in the early-1970s, the band has continued performing ever since. Brace yourself for a stage full of talented singers and instrumentalists who present traditional folk and acoustic music from the American songbook. The Portables concert will be our final of the Spring concert series - don't miss out!
Here's a video of last year's performance.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30.

The Sounding Board welcomes back The Portables to our stage - celebrating their 50th year as a band! Proceeds from this concert will benefit the Connecticut...

05/07/2025

This Saturday: Two artists, one great night of music. This concert is a double-header in which each artist will perform one set with an intermission in-between. The performers are Kray Van Kirk and Stan Sullivan.
Connecticut native Stan Sullivan is a self-described, "singer-songwriter guitar instrumentalist-composer and folk and blues performer." Stan has played solo concerts throughout the Northeast and has shared the stage with the likes of Muriel Anderson, Janis Ian, Dave Van Ronk and John Hartford.
Here's Stan in a performance presented by the Connecticut Guitar Society in 2020.

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05/07/2025

This Saturday: Two artists, one great night of music. This concert is a double-header in which each artist will perform one set with an intermission in-between. The performers are Kray Van Kirk and Stan Sullivan.
A fine finger-style guitarist with a precise baritone, Kray Van Kirk has a Ph.D. from the University of Alaska, but he set science aside to write songs, tell stories and summon heroes.
Here's Kray Van Kirk, playing "O My Fathers."

Kray Van Kirk performs "O My Fathers" at The Acorn. A fine finger-style guitarist with a precise baritone, Kray was the winner of the 2022 Singer-Songwriter ...

04/22/2025

This Saturday! Jon Pousette-Dart will perform as a duo with West Hartford’s Jim Chapdelaine. We're looking forward to an extraordinary evening of music at The Sounding Board! Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30.

Sometimes a few words are better than none.Sometimes no words are better than some.🔻🔻🔻Say NothingVocals: Jon Pousette-Dart/Dawn YoungGuitars: Jon Pousett...

04/08/2025

This Saturday! The Ruta Beggars will perform at The Sounding Board. The quintet's creative arrangements, intricate vocal harmonies, fiery instrumentals, and lively performance style will light up the stage for a fun evening!
Opening the show will be The Sounding Board's own Lindsey Fyfe Perkel, with her husband, Jason Perkel on guitar and Sam McDougle on fiddle and mandolin.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and the concert begins at 7:30.

Shot & Edited by https://www.youtube.com/c/://www.lazarouathanasios.com/filmed at Lily P's Chicken, the new home of...

03/25/2025

This Saturday: Peter Mulvey takes the stage at The Sounding Board! This will be a very special night of music by a beloved folk performer. Do not miss Peter Mulvey's Sounding Board debut!

Peter Mulvey - Are You Listeningsongside.com

03/13/2025

This Saturday! Claudia Schmidt will take the stage at The Sounding Board. Opening the show will be CT-based Emily Bevelaqua. Doors open at 7 p.m. See you there!

Here's a song inspired by a photograph at the Ladies' Literary Club in Grand Rapids Mi. I was taken with her unique and mysterious visage, (and the only non-...

12/19/2024

The Sounding Board mourns the loss of David Mallett. We are honored to have hosted the iconic singer-songwriter on our stage many times, including just a year ago with bass player Mike Burd. His memory and songs will live on in our hearts.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/12/18/maine-singer-songwriter-david-mallett-dies-at-73/