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.
Atwater and Donnelly Trio
Saturday September 19, 2026
UU Church of Sharon 4 Main St, Sharon MA
Doors open at 6:30 and concert starts at 7:00 pm
Suggested Donation: $20
Not to be missed are Atwater~Donnelly Trio shows where Aubrey and Elwood collaborate with Cathy Clasper-Torch on vocals, violin, cello and Chinese erhu, or Erin Lobb Mason on vocals and double bass. The Atwater~Donnelly Band shows include all four of us. Lastly, another band combination is Jerimoth Hill – a six-member old-time gospel band.
Based in Warren, Rhode Island, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly have traveled extensively for thirty-five years in the United States, with occasional trips to Ireland, England, and Canada, to perform as well as find their songs and dances one by one. They have produced nine books, fourteen recordings that receive international airplay, and were featured in a documentary by son, Uriah Donnelly, The Passion of Atwater-Donnelly.
Explore the web site; listen to their songs; watch their You-Tube videos; read their poetry and musings; and enjoy!
Side Street Band
Saturday October 17, 2026
UU Church of Sharon 4 Main St, Sharon MA
Doors open at 6:30 and concert starts at 7:00 pm
Suggested Donation: $20
Side Street – About SideStreet
SIDE STREET is an indie folk/rock trio based in Needham, Massachusetts noted for original compositions and tight vocal harmonies as well as innovative cover song interpretations.
The Side Street sound is a mixture of myriad influences each member brings to the stage and recording studio. Bob Littman (Mandolin/Violin/Vocals), Eric Luskin (Guitar/Mandolin/Bass/Vocals) and George Pultz (Guitar/Vocals) create a fun, vibrant, and dynamic combo.
Side Street songs are about “life themes” as well as fun, whimsical and off kilter slices of humanity. Having done many shows, they know that recognizable cover songs are an important part of an audience’s experience. In addition to original songs, a Side Street show will include covers by artists such as The Avett Brothers, OAR, Decemberists, Dawes and similar artists.
Side Street performs selectively in the greater Boston area and has been featured on 90.5 FM WICN on The Folk Revival with Nick Noble and on MVY radio.
Sam Bergquist and Celia Seickert
Saturday November 21, 2026
UU Church of Sharon 4 Main St, Sharon MA
Doors open at 6:30 and concert starts at 7:00 pm
Suggested Donation: $20
Sam Bergquist is a Boston-based songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player whose music draws from folk, country, blues and Americana. His songs mix humor with stories about everyday life. Noah Schaffer of WBUR Radio describes his music as a balance of “grit and whimsy”, while Americana Highway says Bergquist has “mapped out a route of his own.” His latest album, Devils & Doves, reached the Top 10 on the Alt-Country charts and Top 25 on the FAI Folk Charts. Sam is playing with cellist and recent Berklee College of Music graduate Celia Seickert. She will add her cello and musical voice to Sam’s songs.
Bergquist leans into his loves of Americana, Acoustic, and Folk music as a means to speak his truth throughout this authentic roots-infused release” – Nyrdcast
“Singer songwriter Sam Bergquist delivers a compelling glimpse into his musical psyche with new EP, ‘Wiser Then’” – Lisa Hafey
“Bergquist has a deft hand at coming up with catchy alt-country grooves, fleshed out with interesting layers of instrumentation and vocals/lyrics that tell a story” – Arts and Culture Maven
Mareva Lindo and Jay Derosiers
Saturday Dec 12, 2026
UU Church of Sharon 4 Main St, Sharon MA
Doors open at 6:30 and concert starts at 7:00 pm
Suggested Donation: $20
https://www.marevalindo.com/music
Mareva is an award-winning podcast producer, writer and editor living Providence RI. She and Jay are often seen at the Crook Point Brewery Old Time Jam on first and 3rd Wednesday nights and the third Saturday at Nick-a-Nees pub. When Mareva and Jay show it always promises to be a great jam with hard driving tunes (with Mareva’s foot stomp you know). Mareva studied old time tunes and songs of Illinois with Genevieve Koester, funded by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency’s Master-Apprentice Program. Jay and Mareva recently were featured on Get Up in the Cool April 8, 2026 doing Illinois fiddle tunes. This concert promises to be a highlight of the year.
Phil and the Flying Leap
Saturday Jan 16, 2027
UU Church of Sharon 4 Main St, Sharon MA
Doors open at 6:30 and concert starts at 7:00 pm
Suggested Donation: $25
https://linktr.ee/philandtheflyingleap
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1txVeAXCsqeXCvUGVfXPmT-ryqpM9JBwI/view
Genre-bending Vaudevillian folk songs and tunes. These guys are sooo original and impressive with soaring songs and tunes.
“I dare you to listen to Play the Part without a smile on your face. Across the various twists and turns of this adventurous album, Phil Berman and his massive team of Boston-area orchestral talent achieve elements of Edith Piaf, Nora Jones, flamboyant musical theater, and sheer exuberant wit…It should be clear by now that you can’t see around the next corner of this album, but in the very best way. It’s like a wonderful and elaborate hedge maze in which you can’t take a wrong turn…This record has a genuine magnetism and scale that is impossible to anticipate but also impossible to deny…” – Alison Lanier
The Bottom Dollars
Saturday Feb 20, 2027
UU Church of Sharon 4 Main St, Sharon MA
Doors open at 6:30 and concert starts at 7:00 pm
Suggested Donation: $20
The Bottom Dollars are a dynamic New England trio featuring Betsy Green, Dave Shaw, and Tim FitzPatrick. Known for their spirited performances, the group brings fresh energy to bluegrass by blending overlooked gems, original compositions, and lively traditional tunes. With tight three-part harmonies, driving banjo, and soaring fiddle lines, the Bottom Dollars are a sure bet!
Rakish!
Sunday Mar 21, 2027
UU Church of Sharon 4 Main St, Sharon MA
Doors open at 6:30 and concert starts at 7:00 pm
Suggested Donation: $25
https://www.rakishmusic.com/about
Rooted in tradition with an ear toward the future, contemporary folk duo Rakish embodies earnest musical exploration and demonstrates an infectious playfulness on stage. In their sound together, it is evident the two friends share an unbridled love for the traditional sounds of Celtic and American music, and the tight ensemble of a group with years of collaboration under their belt.
Strings Magazine says: “Explorative and versatile, the duo draws evident inspiration from not just the deep and wide history of Scottish and Irish Celtic composition, but also the precision-focused structures of classical chamber music and a whole array of improvisational styles.”
Mike Agranoff Returns!
Saturday April 17, 2027
UU Church of Sharon 4 Main St, Sharon MA
Doors open at 6:30 and concert starts at 7:00 pm
Suggested Donation: $20
If you’ve been around the folk scene, you couldn’t miss seeing Mike. Tall, ginger beard, and always around where the music is. He’s been on the scene for many many years, listening to the fine details of what makes this genre of music so special to the soul, so able to make us laugh and cry and think. And lucky for us all, he got serious about having fun at it.
Less a singer-songwriter than a singer-songfinder, Mike takes great delight in discovering the little-known hidden gems, polishing them with his own distinctive style, and bringing them to the light of day where they sparkle. He will shift from beautifully contemplative, to uproariously funny, to instrumentally brilliant, to powerfully emotional in the space of a few minutes. Equally at home in the contemporary and traditional camps of the Folk world, he is a fine musician and storyteller. His prime instrument is the guitar, upon which he shines with intricate fingerstyle arrangements of anything from Tin Pan Alley tunes of the ’20s to fiddle tunes to his own music. He also plays concertina, piano, banjo, or sings acapella. The man will capture your attention, and then your heart.
Erin Ash Sullivan
Saturday Sept 18, 2027
UU Church of Sharon 4 Main St, Sharon MA
Doors open at 6:30 and concert starts at 7:00 pm
Suggested Donation: $20
Erin returns to us for a wonderful evening. Those of you fortunate enough to catch her and her daughter for the last performance know what a treat she is.
Erin Ash Sullivan is a New England singer-songwriter with story-driven songs that reflect a deep sense of place. Her lyrics-sometimes heartfelt, sometimes funny-are always authentic and drawn from her lived experience, harnessing the power of story to build connection. Her 2024 album, Signposts and Marks, debuted at #4 on the FAI Folk DJ Chart, and American UK praised her as “a songwriter of the highest order.”
She is the 3-time winner of her hometown’s Fourth of July Pie Eating Contest. Of course there is a song about it.
Sarah Blacker Trio
Saturday Nov 20, 2027
UU Church of Sharon 4 Main St, Sharon MA
Doors open at 6:30 and concert starts at 7:00 pm
Suggested Donation: $20
Two time ‘Performer of the Year’ – New England Music Awards.
“Soaring folk-gospel” – the Patriot Ledger
