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 Chris Turner's Last Minute Blues Band featuring Kieth Munslow Cathy Clasper-Torch Liam Dailey Phil Edmunds Fourth Street String Band Paul Geremia 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 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 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.

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR 2007-2008 ... OUR 9TH SEASON!
The PEEPTOAD COFFEEHOUSE has caught DANCE FEVER! We will be taking advantage of our large wooden dance floor by including four highly danceable shows in our 2007-2008 season, starting with Slippery Sneakers . Other dance-friendly shows will feature Girl Howdy, The Chili Brothers and The Stumbleweeds. Of course, we will also be presenting the same traditional Folk & Celtic music and bone chilling harmony singing that the Peeptoad audience has come to expect. This season has something for everyone. Check it out ...
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 21, 2007 @ 8:00 PM
  SLIPPERY SNEAKERS
  Slippery Sneakers is a high energy Zydeco dance band that brings together traditional and contemporary Cajun/Zydeco roots music originating from Southwest Louisiana. Their sound is a spicy mixture of up-tempo Zydeco, Blues and Soul, Cajun waltzes, and a bit of Rock'n Roll, with a heavy emphasis on "the groove" to keep crowds dancing.
  
  $15 / $7 children under 12
  www.slipperysneakers.com
  
  
• Friday, October 19, 2007 @ 8:00 PM
  The LONESOME SISTERS w/ Blue Around the Edges
  Sarah Hawker and Debra Clifford are known for their hard hitting high harmonies and their love of singing about tragedy and heartache in all its forms. They have recorded three CDs on their own record label, Tin Halo Music, and have been compared to Gillian Welch and Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard, among others. Blue Around The Edges features the beautiful harmony singing of local artists Dianna Tetreau and Carol Campbell
  
   $12 / $6 children under 12
  www.lonesomesisters.com
  
  
• Friday, November 16, 2007 @ 8:00 PM
  GIRL HOWDY
  Girl Howdy grew out of several raucous Sunday afternoon jam sessions among four women who shared a love of the heartfelt lyrics and straightforward melodies of hardcore honky-tonk. Their music is from the classic honky-tonk era spanning the late 1940's to the early 1960's. Drawing on their combined rich and varied repertoires, Girl Howdy plays songs from such legends as Hank Williams, Kitty Wells , Webb Pierce, the Davis Sisters and George Jones, as well as from bluegrass giants the Stanley Brothers and Bill Monroe.
  
  $15 / $7 children under 12
  www.girlhowdymusic.homestead.com
  
  
• Friday, December 14, 2007 @ 8:00 PM
  ATWATER–DONNELLY TRIO
  Join Aubrey Atwater, Elwood Donnelly and Cathy Clasper-Torch for a joyful evening of winter holiday songs in celebration of the season. The trio's instrumentation will include guitar, banjo, cello, fiddle, mandolin, tin whistle, mountain dulcimer, three-part vocals, percussion, and footwork as they explore the traditions of American and Celtic folk music with a winter theme.
  
  $12 / $6 children under 12
  www.atwater-donnelly.com
  
  
• Friday, January 25, 2008 @ 8:00 PM
  THE PEGHEADS w/ Liam Dailey
  This fine ensemble, featuring Mike Kropp on banjo, Martin Grosswendt on guitar and vocals, Jeff Horton on bass and vocals, Karl Dennis on fiddle and vocals, and Ben Pearce on mandolin and vocals, has been called a "Rhode Island Bluegrass Supergroup." The Pegheads draw on a wide repertoire of Bluegrass standards, obscure and familiar mountain tunes, laments, and traditional songs, presenting them all with the stunning instrumental skill and tight vocal harmonies that make Bluegrass what it is. Local artist Liam Dailey returns to the Peeptoad, giving us all a peek into the future of the acoustic music scene.

$12 / $6 children under 12


• Friday, February 8, 2008 @ 8:00 PM
  Mardi Gras celebration with The CHILI BROTHERS
  "Let the Good Times Roll" is what an evening with the Chili Brothers is all about. Their idea of a good time includes:
  
  • Groovinated favorites from artists like The Neville Brothers, Dr. John, The Band, The Meters, Professor Longhair, Lee Dorsey, et. al.
  • Funkified interpretations of classic jazz and blues standards to fire up your suppressed inner mojo
  • Origilicious tunes straight from the Brothers' subconcience that will knock you out, wake you up, then knock you out again!
  
  $12 / $6 children under 12
  www.thechilibrothers.com
  
  
• Friday, March 7, 2008 @ 8:00 PM
  The GNOMES w/ Don Lurgio & Matt Cook
  The Gnomes play an energetic blend of Celtic and World Music featuring Irish-born Phil Edmonds on button accordion and whistles, acclaimed violinist Cathy Clasper-Torch, percussionist Ron Schmitt, staple on the New England scene bassist Peter Breen, and producer/musician extraordinaire Otis Read on guitar. Don Lurgio & Matt Cook will open the show with their special blend of Celtic music played on fiddle, whistle, and pipes.
  
  $12 / $6 children under 12
  www.myspace.com/thegnomesbandri
  
  
• Friday, April 18, 2008 @ 8:00 PM
  The STUMBLEWEEDS
  Spinout Recording Artists, THE STUMBLEWEEDS, play hard driving classic country and rockabilly music. Based out of Boston, MA, The Stumbleweeds feature the powerhouse female vocals of Lynnette Lenker and backing vocals by Lisa Beauregard, with red-hot playing from the best: Dennis Kelly on lead guitar, Jack Hanlon slapping dog house bass, and Johnny "Cocktail" Cote.
  
  $12 / $6 children under 12
  www.stumbleweeds.com
  
  
• Saturday & Sunday, May 10 and 11, 2008
  Rhode Island Folk Festival
  Saturday is a full day of music and workshops with Atwater~Donnelly's all old-time gospel band, Jerimoth Hill, Blue Around the Edges, Chris Bischoff, and Paul Dube; and presenting the Swamp Meadow Community Theatre!
  
  Sunday is an open bluegrass/old-time jam.
  
  $15/day; $15/evening; $25 for both
  Children under 12: $10/day or evening; $15 for both
  Reserve Tickets

www.rifolkfestival.org

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.