With room for roughly 170 and an All Ages policy, Friday Night Folk at All Souls is part of the live-music circuit in New London, Connecticut. Located inside The All Souls Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Friday Night Folk at All Souls joyfully supports social and environmental justice by bringing live traditional, contemporary and multicultural folk music to the larger community in a welcoming and accessible performance space. The Friday Night Folk at All Souls calendar is open to Acoustic, Bluegrass, Blues, Folk, Indie, Old Time, and Singer-Songwriter. Friday Night Folk at All Souls accepts booking inquiries by email. Friday Night Folk at All Souls has a house sound system; artists should confirm inputs, monitoring, and engineer requirements. Final timing and event-specific arrangements with Friday Night Folk at All Souls need agreement before the show is announced.
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The Sounding Board Coffeehouse is a live-music stop with its own local physics. The listing describes it this way: "The Sounding Board was established in December, 1973 by the Domler (Bill, Fran, Len and Jan) family with the help of Sandy & Caroline Paton. It was known at first as a traditional folk music venue but, with time musical offerings broadened to include performances by many notable performer That information matters because a band should play the room that exists, not the imaginary version waiting in a press photo. Think about the likely crowd, the time of night, and whether the show needs to invite people closer or keep their evening moving. Start with a song that earns attention, vary the energy, and treat the volume knob as an instrument rather than a declaration of war. Booking is directed through email. Confirm what sound support the room provides. Confirm the performance location, engineer, PA, inputs, microphones, monitors, backline, power, load-in, parking, soundcheck, set times, breaks, curfew, food, hospitality, ticketing, merchandise, payment, and settlement. The public listing does not establish those current operational terms. Send a concise pitch with live footage, dates, musical fit, realistic draw, and a clear technical plan. Arrive with a tidy rig and enough judgment to leave the room happier it booked music in the first place. This is not mysticism; it is how a good show gets invited back.
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- 150
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- +
- Age policy
- All Ages
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- Acoustic, Folk
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- Address
- 433 Fern Street, 06107, United States
- Venue phone
- (860) 770-3001
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