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Venues: U.S., Northeast
Guide picks
Netlinks for folk clubs and coffeehouses in the Northeast, listed approximately by zip code (Mass. to Penn.)

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse
Franklin, MA. A classic New England folky kind of church coffeehouse. Geared toward quiet, polished folk music.

Black Sheep Cafe / Pioneer Valley Folk Music Society
Amherst, MA - Slanted toward traditional and communal music. Monthly songswap and other concerts.

The Cornerstone Coffeehouse
Winchester, Mass. Info welcome.

First Encounter Coffeehouse
North Eastham, Mass.

The uNi Coffeehouse
Springfield, MA. Classic church coffeehouse. Unitarian Universalist Society Meetinghouse, 245 Porter Lake Drive.

Club Passim
Cambridge MA. Boston area's oldest and most respected folk club got its not-for-profit status and a makeover a few years ago. Now there's also a School of Music, drawing instructors from among Boston's most popular local musicians.

Rosegarden, The
Mansfield, MA. Acoustic music shows usually on the third Saturday of the month.

New Bedford Whaling Museum Concerts
Presenting traditional, ethnic and contemporary folk/acoustic artists in a 250 seat theater-monthly September-June.

Music Hall, The
Portsmouth, NH. Big name shows.

Stone Soup Coffeehouse
Pawtucket, RI. Formerly a big room in downtown Providence, it's now an intimate coffeehouse located in a historic 18th C. textile mill - the nation's first. Excellent weekly series, Sept-May. Mostly singer-songwriters. Volunteer-run.

Acoustic Music
Nelson, NH. Concerts of contemporary folk music held in the Town Hall. Award-winning site is also an excellent general resource with links to venues, reviews, and more.

The Muse at the Gray Goose
Londonderry, NH. An intimate listening room that hosts regional and nationally touring singer-songwriters.

Live Art
Montpelier VT. This new organization presents a major series - mostly singer-songwriters - at Vermont College and at the Barre Opera House.

Northwest Park Nature Center
Windsor, CT. An excellent listening room with a weekly Friday series - mostly up and coming singer-songwriters, Sept.-May plus a Summer festival.

Connecticut Audubon Center
Glastonbury CT. A good listening room with a respectable weekly lineup of regional and nationally touring singer-songwriters, Sept.- May.

Buttonwood Tree
Middletown CT. This tiny cultural center and bookstore hosts concerts in all musical genres, mostly acoustic, often unusual & rare international acts.

Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Coffeehouse
Paramus, NJ. Central Unitarian Church, 156 Forest Ave. Zeke's Place is same church, different room. 8:00 P.M. 201-791-2225. Two excellent weekly concert series, mostly contemporary folk.

Minstrel Coffeehouse,
Morristown, NJ. Well-established weekly concert series, notable for its cultivation of an enthusiastic, knowledgeable audience that's eager to sing whenever they can get away with it.

Watchung Arts Center
Watchung NJ. Holds weekly concerts into June. Books many local and lesser known acts.

Appel Farm Arts and Music Center
Elmer, NJ. A large, non-profit regional arts center in southern New Jersey. Concerts feature national acts - there's also a camp, outreach programs, and conference conference center.

Grace Coffeehouse
Grace United Methodist Church, Wyckoff NJ. New, not-for-profit forum for local/lesser-known singer/songwriters, acoustic musicians and folk artists.

The Bottom Line
New York City, NY. 400 seat club with nationally known acoustic, folk-rock, and rock acts nightly. Great place to see a big name show - excellent sound.

Baggot Inn
New York City, NY. An over-21 Irish pub and folk club in the West Village. Local acts.

Dempsey's Pub
New York, NY. Bluegrass and Irish music - jams too - in the East Village. Over 21 bar.

Bitter End
New York City, NY. This club on Bleecker St. was formerly The Other End back in the heyday of the Village folk scene of the 60s. Now offers an eclectic mix of rock, folk-rock, and some folk. Mostly local, regional artists.

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