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Peeptoad Coffeehouse has moved – All performances will now be held at the Foster Country Club, 67 Johnson Rd Foster, RI 02825-1318 (401) 397-7750.  Guests can now have dinner, appetizers or a drink during our shows. Home made baked goods will still be available. (the country club kitchen closes for January/February but is open the rest of the year). Click Here for Directions

All Shows start at 8:00PM

PeepToad Tickets are $15.00/Adult & 7.00/Child unless noted otherwise. When you click the Paypal link, you will see the total in your shopping cart. Your tickets will be held at the door. For more information, e-mail PeeptoadCoffeehouse@notaol.com or call 401-392-1322.

PAY BY CREDIT CARD: Ticket reservations are now available using our secure PayPal payment system.

PAY BY CHECK: If you prefer to pay by check, send a check for the value of the tickets to: fosteringArts.org, PO Box 96, Foster, RI 02825. Your tickets will be held for you at the door the evening of the show. To perform at Peeptoad Coffeehouse send an email to: PeeptoadCoffeehouse@notaol.com or call 401-392-1322

February 19, 2010

Double Bill with Three Tall Pines & Glass Jars

$15.00/Adult & 7.00/Child

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www.myspace.com/theglassjars
www.threetallpines.com

The Glass Jars. Originally a loose group of friends with similar musical visions, began performing in earnest in late 2008 and by the summer of 2009 had cemented into its current line-up: songwriter and frontman Liam Dailey and multi-instrumentalists David Lee and Luke Henry. In July the band released its debut album, “Girl of All Names,” which was marked by poetic imagery and the contrast between stark acoustic guitar ballads and raucous teenage rock and roll reminiscent of the Elephant Six Recording Company. The band is currently touring throughout the Northeast with its instrument menagerie and has begun work on a follow-up album that will take the band back to its folk roots.

Three Tall Pines is an acoustic quartet in demand throughout the Northeast. Their original songwriting, which tells heartfelt stories of rural America, has been described as both lyrical and exuberant. The Pines’ impassioned melodies and vivid lyrics are complemented by creative arrangements for guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and upright bass, which deliver colorful textures while retaining a rich, traditional acoustic sound.

March 6, 2010

A Very Rare United State Performance with the Alash Tuvan Throat Singers!

Adult$20.00 – $15.oo Under 12

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A UNIQUE CONCEPT OF SOUND. The Tuvan way of making music is based on appreciation of complex sounds with multiple layers. The throat singer amplifies someovertones while screening out others, so that a careful listener can hear two, three, even four distinct pitches emanating from one singer’s mouth. The importance of sonic complexity is illustrated by an anecdote about a respected Tuvan musician who was demonstrating the igil, a bowed instrument with two strings tuned a fifth apart. When asked to play each string separately, he refused, saying it wouldn’t make any sense.  The only meaningful sound was the combination of the two pitches played together.† TUVAN THROAT SINGING includes a variety of styles, each associated with a different sound in nature. In the sygyt and xöömei‡ styles, the singer starts with a fundamental pitch which then splits into the original tone plus one or more higher overtones that may sound like birdsong or whistling wind. The singer may embellish the highest note by varying the shape of his vocal tract, producing a mini-melody in the top range while the other pitches remain fixed. In the growling kargyraa style, the singer produces a deep guttural undertone below the fundamental pitch above. More complex throatsinging styles create rhythms or quickly changing harmonics to imitate the sounds of bubbling water or a trotting horse.

March 19, 2010

Double Bill w/ Blue Around the Edges & Becky Chace

$15.00/Adult & 7.00/Child

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http://www.beckychace.com

http://www.bluearoundtheedges.com

myspace.com/bluearoundtheedges1

Blue Around the Edges is Dianna Fallon (vocals, guitar, banjo); and Carol Campbell (vocals, mandolin, guitar). This duet came together in 2005 performing acoustic old-timey country, gospel, and traditional music, with a hint of bluegrass. Their simple and beautiful harmonies tell stories of struggle, hope and compassion that touch the mind, heart, and spirit.

They have opened for national acts, Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwartz (2006); and The Lonesome Sisters (2007). Their music has graced the main stage (2008 & 2009) of the Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival, Sidney, ME. They are recipients of RI’s Motif Magazine Music Award nominations for 2008 Best Female Vocalist (Dianna Fallon) in the Americana genre; and Best Bluegrass Band in the Folk genre. They enjoy writing original pieces, some of which will be featured on their next CD, due out in March 2010. Joining them at the Peeptoad will be local musicians Jackie Vinacco on bass fiddle and harmony vocals; and Elise LaFlamme on fiddle and harmony vocals.

Chosen Best Local Female Vocalist 5 times by the readers of the Providence Phoenix Best Music Poll, Becky has been said to have “the voice of an angel who just got her heart ripped out by the devil.” – The New Haven Advocate

Together with longtime friend and guitarist Brian Minisce, Becky Chace writes, performs, and records genre-defying, soulful music which twists and turns through the varied paths of life leaving their listeners feeling connected to the bigger picture through the window of their work. Their music has the sadness and swing of alt-country and blues ala Lucinda Williams, but can kick into the rock bravado of rock and pop ala Bruce Springsteen and drop into the lonely despair of a folk song all in one set.

Friday, April 16, 2010

David Grier

Adult $17.00 – Child under 12 $8.00

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www.davidgrier.com

The most award-winning guitarist in recent memory is David Grier. For the past several years, he has been voted by the members of

the International Bluegrass Music Association as Best Guitar Player of the Year. He has also appeared on two Grammy- winning recordings: “True Life Blues-A Tribute to Bill Monroe” and “The Great Dobro Sessions.” David is also included in the book, “1,000 Great Guitarists.” His inspiration to learn guitar came from exposure to Bill Monroe while his father, Lamar Grier, played banjo for the Blue Grass Boys in the middle 1960s.

David’s first solo recording “Freewheeling” appeared on Rounder Records, as did his acclaimed 1991 duet project “Climbing the Walls” with mandolinist Mike Compton. David’s “Lone Soldier” project is listed in Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s “100 Essential Acoustic Guitar Recordings of All Time. ” His most recent solo release is “I’ve Got the House to Myself.” His work is also captured on a Homespun video called “Building Powerful Solos.” In addition to touring solo, David also appears as the guitarist for Psychograss, who are currently celebrating a critically acclaimed new album, “Now Hear This”.

Directions to Peeptoad Coffeehouse at Foster Country Club

From Connecticut or Worcester:

Route 395 North or South Take Rt.395. Follow 395 to Rt. 6 East (To Providence) Go to the end of the road and you will come to the Rhode Island line. Before the Rhode Island sign, take an immediate right onto Cucumber Hill Rd. Follow this road approximately 3.5 miles. On your left you will see a sign for Foster Country Club. Take a left and the golf course is approximately down 1 mile.

From Providence:

Take Rt. 6 West, turn left on Cucumber Hill Road before Ct. line. Stay on Cucumber Hill Road for 3.5 miles, on your left you will see the sign for FCC. Take a left at sign, that is Harrington Rd., this will take you to the Club House.

From Route 95 North or South:

Take Rt. 102 North Exit to Rt. 14 (Plainfield Pike). Drive 1.2 miles, turn right on Moosup Valley Rd. Drive 1.1 miles turn right at Johnson Rd., 1.5 miles to Club House.

From Route 117:

Turn right at Route 102 North Exit to Rt. 14 (Plainfield Pike). Drive 1.2 miles, turn right on Moosup Valley Rd. Drive 1.1 miles turn right at Johnson Rd., 1.5 miles to Club House.

If you need further assistance with directions please call the pro shop at 401-397-7750.