Our Ministry: Clover Lane Coffee House

Save the third Friday of every month
for Clover Lane Coffee House.
Each month will offer a different type of entertainment,
including blues, folk, dance, and a few surprises.

Admission $5
Shows start at 8:00 pm

Our July coffee house is “Meet the Stars (Part 1),” featuring four mostly local artists. Friday, July 18, in the Common Room at 8:00 p.m; admission is $5 at the door. Each artist will do a short set of 20-25 minutes.
Dan May is a Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter – with 15 years’ experience singing opera! He left the opera scene five years ago after surgery on his vocal cords and has devoted himself to writing, recording and performing his own folk music. His primary instrument is guitar; his music includes rhythm and blues along with thought-provoking lyrics. Dan May

Louis Lynch is a composer, pianist and harpist who founded and directs the Harrisburg Harp Orchestra (performing July 19 – get details from Lou!). He has also recorded an extended play CD, Coyote Run: I’m Coming Home to You with UCH’s perennial favorite, Coyote Run.

Louis Lynch
Shakil Shamji and his band, Confluence, give a new meaning to the term “Indie Rock.” The all-Asian group plays traditional music from North India in addition to <ahem> Indian-based rock music.
Brooks West is a singer/songwriter from Fargo, North Dakota, now living in Central PA. He was also highly recommended by several UCH members, so we were happy to book him for Clover Lane. The son of a mortician and a school teacher, he has a most unusual outlook on life, which you'll hear reflected in his music.
August 15
Jamie O'Brien
Jamie O'Brien (acoustic guitar) is a former member of the board of directors of Susquehanna Folk, now living near Tucson. The native-born Irishman writes and sings material blending traditions from both sides of the Atlantic. Auction includes “vintage” O’Brien recordings:
Launie Tunes (1999)
Cara Kelly (fiddle) and Jamie O’Brien (guitar), with a host of Pennsylvania friends
My Wild Irish Boy (2004)
Traditional songs, learned from family and friends on both sides of the Atlantic, performed by the guitarist and some of his musical friends, including “our own” Henry Koretzky (mandolin)
Many's the Mile, Love... (2007)
A diverse blend of tunes from traditional Irish to contemporary Celtic, with even a touch of Hawaiian

Julie Moffitt

Julie Moffitt (piano, guitar) holds a Master’s Degree in Piano Performance from Combs College of Music, with a minor in Voice. For over thirty years she has performed classical, rock, folk, theater music and background piano in a variety of venues; she also teaches piano, guitar and voice at HACC, where she occasionally also music appreciation, music theory, and the history of rock. Her set will focus on original compositions for voice and guitar; auction includes her newest CD of favorite covers, entitled Cover to Cover (2007)

 


EvAnn Hawley

EvAnn Hawley (accordion, vocals) is Central Pennsylvania’s most well-known accordionist. She won first prize at the International Accordion Grand Prix (1978), then played as the featured accordion soloist with Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians from 1978 to 1985. For more than 20 years she has provided music and entertainment across the area. The auction includes her debut CD: unplugged afternoon (2005) Eleven classic covers, played by the local accordion virtuoso

and Hershey-based Moe Weimer (age 19) is a local sensation on the teen scene, where his gigs are routinely packed with 30 or so young groupies. We should all be so lucky! Auction includes his debut extended play (EP) CD:
Moe Weimer and Friends: Hello Sunshine! (2007). Five songs including originals, "Hello Sunshine," "When I Think of You," and "In My Coffee Cup"

Sharon Katz

September 19

Walt Mahovlich will perform on October 17