Not Just Another Coffeehouse has offered a community venue for outstanding music: Celtic, Folk, Bluegrass, Jug Band, Classical Indian, Cabaret, Jazz, French Canadian, Irish, and more since 2012. The historic Unitarian Meetinghouse in Sharon, Massachusetts, comes alive with music. And in addition to the music, we serve delicious home-made desserts and free trade beverages.
Please check the calendar for dates and events.
You can pay at the door (there is always enough room) – $20 or whatever you can afford (no one is ever turned away). Children are free.
Kathleen Parks
Friday(Note Day Change) November 21, 2025
Doors open at 6:30 and concert starts at 7:00.
Suggested donation $20
Her writing leans toward Pop, Folk, and classic Jazz, while her virtuosic fiddle blends and reimagines traditional and modern musical styles with boundless groove, and a playful improvisational spirit. Her deep grounding in Celtic and American roots music blends with her love for pop songwriting, funk rhythms, soulful vocals, and groove-based improvisation, making every performance unexpected yet familiar: a musical journey from beginning to end.
Kathleen is also a founding member of Twisted Pine and the duo Kat & Brad.
In 2017 she appeared as a soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a production of Peer Gynt.
She was a featured covergirl for Fiddler Magazine in 2022.
https://www.kathleenparksmusic.com/home
The Lion Sisters
Saturday January 17, 2026
Doors open at 6:30 and concert starts at 7:00.
Suggested Donatoin $20
The Lion Sisters grew up on a farm in rural New England surrounded by music. They began learning fiddle (Josi) and guitar (Lily) at an early age and soon began creating music together. During the summers, the sisters performed at nearby farmers markets, events, and then at local music venues such as the Portsmouth Book & Bar and The Stone Church Music Club.
Josi and Lily work together writing their songs, combining topics they care about as well as stories their imaginations create. Their music is a fresh and contemporary take on their Bluegrass, Country, Celtic and Folk roots, and the lyrics are both playful and meaningful. The Lion Sisters hope to reach individuals of all ages by addressing relatable situations and sparking people’s love of music.
Their debut EP, released in January 2025, consists of six original songs recorded by Nashville music producer Jim Prendergast. They are excited to spend the summer sharing their music with audiences throughout New England at venues such as Ossipee Valley Music Festival and various summer concert series.
The Lion Sisters’ dedication to their musicianship, combined with their shared DNA, creates a beautiful new take on sister harmony and advanced instrumentation. When on stage, their love of music and each other becomes obvious. They can’t wait to continue on their musical journey together.
https://thelionsistersmusic.com/home
Moon Shells
Saturday February 21, 2026
Doors open at 6:30 and concert starts at 7:00.
Suggested Donatoin $20
The Moon Shells—Maggie Shar, Brian Slattery, Laura Murawski, Molly Merrett, and Charlie Shaw—draw from the roots of the music in Appalachia, Louisiana, West Africa, and elsewhere to explore what it can do and try to make something new. We can play as anything from a duo to an eight-piece. Sometimes we’re a traditional stringband of fiddles, banjo, guitar, and bass, ready to play for square dances. Sometimes we’re an electrified dance band with drums. Sometimes we’re a little experimental, playing with sounds and song forms. Sometimes we’re a little of everything. As inspired by nature as by culture, we make music about contending with the past, accepting the present, and running headlong into adapting to the future.
In 2019 we released two albums—Seaside Asylum, an album of original songs and tunes, and Screech Plank, an album of more traditional fiddle tunes. Our next album of original songs, House of Air, came out in 2020. In 2021 we released two more albums—Earth, an album of original songs and tunes, and Screech Plank II, an album of tunes written by contemporary, living traditional musicians. In 2022 we released Sally Ann, a fiddle-banjo duo record. Our latest albums are Throwing Sparks and Storm Plants the Seed, both released in 2024. Find all our recorded music on Bandcamp.
Our albums have gotten radio airplay throughout New England and beyond and have garnered press notice. The Hartford Courant included Seaside Asylum and Earth in its list of best regional albums for 2019 and 2021, respectively. In 2022 we were nominated for Americana Band of the Year for the New England Music Awards. We’ve played small clubs and a few festivals across New England, and have taught numerous workshops about fiddle music and what can be done with it. And we’re still growing, excited for what’s next.
Torin and Amy
Saturday March 21, 2026
Doors open at 6:30 and concert starts at 7:00.
Suggested Donatoin $20
- Saint Patricks day special ( Sorry no beer, but plenty of craic).
- Torrin Ryan is an Uilleann piper, flute player, and whistle player with over 20 years of experience touring, teaching, performing, and playing Irish traditional music. He has been awarded over two dozen first place medals across several years of competing at the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh in New York and New Jersey, and won five Senior All-Ireland Fleadh medals across Derry, Ennis, and Tullamore all before turning twenty. In 2018 and again in 2019, Torrin was the recipient of grants from the Southern New England Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program in order for him to teach Irish music and history to several apprentices and further the art of the session in New England.
- Amy Law is an Irish fiddler and Sean-nós dancer from Southern California who has been playing music and dancing for over 20 years. She was taught by her parents, as well as renowned Seattle-based Irish fiddler Dale Russ and Portland-based Sean-nos dancer Maldon Meehan. Amy continues to be inspired by Dale’s unique style as well as many of the great Sliabh Luachra-style fiddle and accordion players throughout the decades. She has experience playing for ceili, set, and contra dances throughout the Westcoast, and hosts sessions every week in the Boston area.
https://www.ryanlawmusic.com/media
