The One World Coffeehouse
One World Coffeehouse has been hosting folk & acoustic music since 1993. Concerts are held (more or less) monthly on Saturday night. All concerts start at 8 PM. Unless otherwise noted, $15 donation at the door. Handicapped accessable. Reservations:978-768-3690 Contact us
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May 12 (Saturday) - David Surrette and Susi Burke
Burke's vocal style is stunning and heartfelt, reminding the listener of Joni Mitchell. Her beautiful voice is matched by Surette's fluid fretwork.
"She posesses one of the finest, purest ballad sopranos heard in folk music today" - Scott Alarik
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June 16 - Chick & Ellen;
CHICK & ELLEN are a married couple who perform regularly as an acoustic duo in and around Cape Ann. Their repertoire is an amalgam of acoustic styles, including traditional & contemporary folk music; delta & ragtime blues; classic & old-time country; and, of course, sea songs. With their instruments, voices, and hearts, they weave through a diverse and entertaining program with warmth, enthusiasm, and humor. Their love for music - and each other - clearly shows! -
Sept 8 (Saturday) - The Singer-Songwriter Round Table
Including:
Fly Amero
He finds his musical roots from deep within the 60's pop revolution. Influences range from Bob Dylan to James brown to Roy Orbison to Aretha Franklin... and just about everything in between
Allen Estes
The Maine native can't use a single, snappy phrase to let folks know that he works and lives both in Gloucester, Mass. and Nashville. In the same way, his music defies easy description; part country, part rock 'n' roll, part folk.
Peter Lindberg
New on the Gloucester Scene - plays his own compositions as well as folk covers
This will be a singer songwriter round table with Three very talented musicians each presenting their songs and styles and backing each other up throughout this incredible evening.
Tickets are $20.00 and reservations are strongly recommended. Call the Essex UU Church at 978-768-3690 and make your reservation early!!
Sept 29 -- (Saturday) David Mallett $18
Celebrating his 50th year as a singer and songwriter, David Mallett continues to honor rural America and explore the depths of the human condition in the poetry of his music. As a master songsmith and uniquely captivating performer with 15 albums and several hundred thousand road miles under his belt, Mallett has earned a respected and enviable position in the history of American music and a dedicated worldwide audience."Always compelling, always musical...there is something about Mallett's phrasing that lends an urgency and boldness to his songs. His deep clear voice has a storyteller's naturalness to it, a poet's intelligence." --Scott Alarik, BOSTON GLOBE
I know of no other songwriter who can so convincingly capture that fleeting sense of being perfectly at one with a place and time. This is at the heart of why Mallett has won such a loyal following and holds such hope for the future." --Michael Hughes, PORTLAND PRESS HERALD
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Feb 2 2013 (Saturday) - -Don White
If you laugh and cry within the same ten minutes, you either need a vacation or you are sitting in the audience at a Don White show.
No artist on the coffeehouse circuit today is better than Don White at combining the heartfelt aesthetics of the singer-songwriter with side-splitting laughs. -- Scott Alarik, Boston Globe
"offering up song after song about the joys, annoyances, embarrassments, thrills, and fulfillments of family life"
Directions
From the North and West:Take I-95 South to Rt. 133 Exit. Left at ramp to Ipswich. (133 merges with 1-A.) When South of Ipswich, take left for 133. Continue to Essex. In Essex, 133 intersects 22. The Church is to the left on the opposite side of intersection.
From the South:
Take I-95 North to Rt. 128 Gloucester. Take Exit 15, School Street, Manchester/Essex. Turn left at the exit; Continue into Essex and take a left onto 133. (Opposite the Silly Goose Toy Store) Continue past Woodman’s Restaurant and the causeway bridge. The Church is up on the left before 133 turns to the right.
For Parking:
Please do not park in the restaurant parking lot. Turn onto Rt. 22 and turn left just after the Police Station, there you will find ample parking at the Public Parking Lot behind the police station.