Calendar of Events PEEPTOAD COFFEEHOUSE Great Music Every Month! VENUE North Foster Baptist Church 81 East Killingly Road Foster, Rhode Island Directions VOLUNTEER! For information about volunteering at Peeptoad Coffeehouse, please e-mail peeptoad@fosteringarts.org or call (401) 647-3105. HELP FOSTER THE ARTS! Make a donation to fosteringArts.org. Your donation helps us continue to offer a variety of great programs for people of all ages in our local communities. Donations are tax deductible. RECENT PERFORMERS Scott Alarik Atwater-Donnelly Atwater-Donnelly Trio Aztec Two-Step Back Eddy Bluegrass Jeanne Bent Bernadette Blue Around The Edges Gordon Bok Howie Bursen & Sally Rogers Len Cabral Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer Celebrating Ireland Becky Chace The Chili Brothers Chris Turner's Last Minute Blues Band featuring Kieth Munslow Cathy Clasper-Torch Liam Dailey Phil Edmunds Fourth Street String Band Paul Geremia Girl Howdy The Gnomes John Gorka Skip Gorman & Waddie Pals David Grier Martin Groswendt, Jeff Davis & Howie Bursen Sandi Hammond Bill Harley Hatfield-McCoy Trio Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwarz The Kennedys Lucy Kaplansky Ken Lyon Trio Patty Larkin Late Bloomers Lonesome Sisters Joanne Lurgio MacArthur Family Magnolia David Mallett Kristi Martel Carolyn Martino Marilyn Meardon Bill Morrissey Keith Munslow Mustard's Retreat New England Christmastide Carrie Newcomer Northern Lights Parallel String Band Ellis Paul Tom Paxton The Pegheads Pendragon Otis Read Paul Rishell & Annie Raines Jean Ritchie Garnet Rogers Mary Ann Rossini, Michael Troy & Dan Sirois David Roth Les Sampou Maria Sangiolo Lissa Schneckenburger Slippery Sneaker The Spellbinders Bill Staines The Stumbleweeds Superchief Trio Chris & Meredith Thompson Village Harmony Youth Ensemble Choir Cheryl Wheeler Wheeler Hand Bell Chorus Windharp Zydeco Dance

Peeptoad Coffeehouse is committed to bringing the best folk and traditional music to our area.

All performances are held at the North Foster Baptist Church, 81 East Killingly Road in Foster, RI (directions). Admission and time is noted with each event, kids tickets are half price, and refreshments are available. New volunteers are always welcome. We will train you and waive your concert admission fee!

For more information, e-mail peeptoad@fosteringarts.org or call (401) 647-3105.

This year the PEEPTOAD COFFEEHOUSE is celebrating its 10th season!!!

Come help us celebrate with a very special birthday concert on September 12th ... see below!

PAY BY CREDIT CARD: Ticket reservations are now available using our secure PayPal payment system. To reserve your tickets online and pay with your Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express card, just click on the "Reserve Tickets" buttons below. A nominal surcharge of $1.00 will be applied for each ticket requested. Your tickets will be held for you at the door the evening of the show.
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.

• Friday, September 12, 2008 @ 8:00 PM
  MARY ANN ROSSONI and her big band The ROSSONIANS
  With opener 'Jesse – Jack'son'
  It's a triple birthday party! Not only will the Peeptoad be turning 10, but Mary Ann and bandmate Paul Dube will both be hitting the big 5-0 the week of the show! Rossoni's music is cross-generational, original, acoustic rock n' roll ... or in today's terms, Americana-ish. Her music is very upbeat and inspirational; but she's known to throw in a few hard-luck gut-wrenching tunes into her sets for the weepy, pensive types. After all, her life isn't perfect either! For this very special show Mary Ann will be joined by her big-band, The ROSSONIANS, featuring Jack Gauthier, Guitar & Mandolin; Joe Potenza, Bass; Paul Dube, Harmonica & Accordion; Dan Hann, Drums; and back-up vocalists Betsy Dake & Ginny McCormick.
  
  18 year-old crooner Jesse Liam will be joined by his father, Jack, for their duo, aptly named 'Jesse – Jack'son'. They have been especially lauded for their tight harmonies and irresistible stage presence that are the hallmark of this father and son duo.
  
  http://www.rossoni.com
  Jesse - Jack'son
  $15 / $7 children under 12
  
  
• Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 8:00 PM
  AZTEC TWO-STEP
  It's been three years since Aztec Two-Step last performed at the Peeptoad ... they are long overdue! After taking their name from a Lawrence Ferlinghetti poem and recording the first song ever written about Jack Kerouac's iconic American novel, On The Road, Aztec Two-Step has been described as the bridge to the Beat Generation and instrumental in ushering the music of the 1960's into the 70's and beyond. For more than three and a half decades, Rex Fowler and Neal Shulman have been writing and performing songs that helped make their generation's musical memories, all the while inspiring a generation of young singer songwriters.
  
  www.aztectwostep.com
  $20 / $10 children under 12
  
  
• Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 8:00 PM
  PAUL GEREMIA
  Paul Geremia has built a reputation as a first rate bluesman, songwriter, a "scholar" of early jazz and blues, and one of the best country blues fingerpickers ever with his tools - six and twelve-string guitars, harmonica , piano and a husky soulful voice. And with an innate sense of the humor as well as the drama of the music, he keeps traditional blues fresh and alive with his performances. Paul has recorded ten solo albums, and has appeared on numerous anthologies and compilation discs. His superb recordings have made him a critical favorite and place him firmly among the legends who inspired and influenced him over the past four decades.
  
  www.paulgeremia.org
  $15 / $7 children under 12
  
  
• Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 8:00 PM
  HARVEY REID
  Veteran multi-instrumentalist Harvey Reid makes his first Peeptoad appearance, presenting a holiday show for the whole family. A songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Harvey Reid has honed his craft over the last 33 years in countless clubs, festivals, street corners, cafes, schools and concert halls across the nation. He has been called a "giant of the steel strings" and "one of the true treaures of American acoustic music." He has absorbed a vast repertoire of American contemporary and roots music and woven it into his own colorful, personal and distinctive style. His 20 recordings on Woodpecker Records showcase his mastery of many instruments and styles of acoustic music, from hip folk to slashing slide guitar blues to bluegrass, old-time, Celtic, ragtime, and even classical.
  
  www.woodpecker.com
  $15 / $7 children under 12
  
  
• Friday, January 16, 2009 @ 8:00 PM
  Bluegrass Double Bill with ROCKY HOLLOW & THREE TALL PINES
  Veteran bluegrassers Rocky Hollow share the bill with one of the hottest new bands to hit the scene, Three Tall pines. Rocky Hollow Bluegrass became a band 25 years ago and still contains three original members – husband & wife team Nancy Hutchings (lead Vocals) and Dick Hutchings (Banjo), and Dick's brother, Gary Hutchings (Dobro & Lead Guitar). Rounding out the band is long-time Rocky Hollow member Dan Parker on Doghouse Bass and Nashville native Monty McClanahan on Mandolin.
  
  Three Tall Pines is a four piece co-op that relays the emotions of early American rural life through the sounds of impassioned harmonies and progressive instrumentations. Dan Bourdeau, Joe Lurgio, Gian Pangaro and Emily Rideout make up this harmonic co-op and play to the classic sounds of acoustic guitar, mandolin, upright bass and fiddle. Their music is influenced by singer-songwriters from Gillian Welch, Bob Dylan, and Jimmy Rogers to the bluegrass styles of Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley, and the Scottish fiddling of Tim O'Brien and Bonnie Rideout.
  
  www.threetallpines.com
  www.rockyhollowbluegrass.com
  $15 / $7 children under 12
  
  
• Friday, February 20, 2009 @ 8:00 PM
  RIVER HEART
  A lyric ensemble of medieval music and mystical tales, River Heart welcomes you to come journey with us as we explore a world of enchanting songs and magical stories from the Middle Age tradition. River Heart features: Peter Hughes, a concert violinist, who has played widely in symphony and concert performances throughout the New England area, as well as many theatre productions; Edwin Merck, a medieval recorder performer, who has performed nationally and in Europe with several Renaissance and medieval chamber groups and orchestras; Alan O'Hare, a shenachie, a Celtic storyteller , who has written, performed and directed nationally and internationally at universities, theatres and concert halls.
  
  www.lifestorytheatre.org/river.htm
  $15 / $7 children under 12
  
  
• Friday, March 20, 2009 @ 8:00 PM
  The GOBSHITES w/ Jim VanGieson & Jennifer Cooke
  Kevin Fallon has been entertaining St. Patty's Day audiences for more than 30 years with his unique arrangements of Irish ballads and high-energy fiddle tunes. This will be Kevin's first visit to the Peeptoad with his band The GOBSHITES, featuring Guitar virtuoso Rick DiRocco, Accordionist Paul Dube and Jared Hartley on Bass & Vocals. The Gobshites are sure to get you in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day!
  
  Cooke-Van Gieson return as openers, featuring Celtic music by Jennifer Cooke (Flute) and Jim Van Gieson (Guitar).
  
  $15 / $7 children under 12
  
  
• Friday, April 17, 2009 @ 8:00 PM
  SUPERCHIEF TRIO
  Superchief Trio features a unique combination of two-fisted piano, red hot trombone, powerful vocals and frenzied percussion antics, all rolled up into one small package. Swing, New Orleans R&B, jump blues, boogie-woogie - it's all in there. And with a repertoire of tasy original tunes and carefully selected covers by Professor Longhair, Huey Smith, Smiley Lewis, Wee Willie Wayne and a raft of others, this group is the ultimate dance-party band. The Superchief Trio are: Kieth Munslow – Piano & Vocals; Pam Murray – Trombone & Vocals; Johnny Cote – Drums & Percussion
  
  www.superchieftrio.com
  $15 / $7 children under 12
  
  

DIRECTIONS TO PEEPTOAD COFFEEHOUSE
Home of the North Foster Baptist Church
81 East Killingly Road
Foster, RI 02825

1. From points north, take 95 south to exit 4 (Route 295)
2. Follow 295 south to exit 6 (Route 6)
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1. From Providence, take the Route 6/10 connector to Route 295 north
2. Take 1st exit off 295 north; exit 6 (Route 6)
   then
3. Follow Route 6 west through Johnston and into Scituate.
4. Bear left at fork at traffic light (just after Best Value Inn and Cindy's Diner on left).
5. Continue on Route 6 west into Foster (crossing Rt. 116 and later Rt. 102) until intersection of Route 94 (flashing yellow light; white vacant church on left)
6. Turn right onto Route 94 north.
7. At 1.2 miles, turn left onto East Killingly Road.
8. The North Foster Baptist Church, home of the Peeptoad Coffeehouse, is less than 1/4 mile on the right.
9. Parking is in front and back, but enter through the front.

1. From Connecticut, follow Route 6 east into Foster.
2. Turn left onto Route 94 at flashing yellow light.
3. In one mile, turn left onto East Killingly Road.
4. The North Foster Baptist Church, home of the Peeptoad Coffeehouse, is less than 1/4 mile on the right.
5. Parking is in front and back, but enter through the front.