The Stained Glass Coffeehouse is a series of live performances held at the Congregational Church in Deerfield, United Church of Christ, Deerfield, Illinois (click here for map).  The performances are held from 7:00 to 9:30 on the third Saturday of the month, from September through May. 

A $15.00 donation is suggested.  Proceeds after expenses go to the Heifer Project International - Ecuador.

May 17, 2008

http://magpiemusic.com

This amazing duo started us off in our first season and literally set the bar for the talent and responsive audience the Stained Glass Coffeehouse audience is still enjoying.  “Greg and Terry can show us all what a wonderful thing it can be for two voices to harmonize together.  How lucky I am to have lived to see and hear more links in the chain.”   Pete Seeger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 15, 2007

http://www.sons.com

A kind of twin peaks version of Peter, Paul and Mary; the songs are wacky, original and up-lifting, combining exquisite vocal harmonies which spill and spiral all over the place, glorious melodies, and ...er...unique perspectives.

"Sons are as good as it gets when it comes to a different view of three part harmony on top of original, whimsical songs that spring from a tradition you swear you have heard before but just don't know where and when.  Sons is a trio made up of Sue Demet, Deborah Lader and Bruce Roper;  three kind of mixed up adults of perfect parents of a by gone era, just crazy enough to think life in the fast lane comes with a banjo."

 

October 20, 2007 

http:// www.anaismitchell.com
          

"Between the childlike growl and the  beyond-her-years perspective... lie this veteran's honeyed meanderings that dapple across those places in life that one hopes, in her mere 25 years, she has not yet had to reside."  Austin Chronicle

November 17, 2007                                    

December 15, 2007

http://uuwisewoman.tripod.com/bittersweetband/

Artists Cooper, Nelson, Early and Urban "present every kind of perspective on the holiday season from the reverent to the ridiculous.  Two to four-part harmonies and masterful instrumentation on guitar, hand drum and other percussion instruments, dulcimer and pennywhistle make the Bittersweet Christmas Band an act not to be missed!”

January 19,  2008

http://www.andrewcalhoun.com

“Andrew Calhoun's vivid and inspired music is a companion for anyone who has ventured off the well-paved road to forge their own path in this world. Now living in Chicago, he recently released his tenth album, Staring at the Sun (Songs 1973-1981). 

From The Daily Iowan: ‘A wonderful songwriter and funny, warm performer.’”  

 

 

 

February 16, 2008

 http://www.dianajonesmusic.com

 

Chicago Tribune declares Diana Jones’ “My Remembrance of You” the number 1 Country Album of the Year!  “Jones is on the verge of a critical breakthrough. Increasingly compared to the likes of Iris DeMent and Gillian Welch, Jones just might be the best American songwriter most people have never heard of.”  Chrissie Dickinson, Chicago Tribune

March 15, 2008

http://www.chrismcnamara.org

 

 

“Chris’ beautiful voice and Irish, Scottish and original songs plus Rick’s big voice, excellent guitar and banjo and great American folk songs… one plus one equals three.”  Dave Humphrey’s Two Way Street Coffeehouse

 

 

 

 

 

April 19, 2008

 

http://www.losttribedreams.com

"In the tradition of the best southern literature, his melodies are as rich and instantly familiar as those of southern songwriters like Stephen Foster or Randy Newman.  And all this is to say nothing of his lush, eclectic arrangements... a musical tour de force which heralds the arrival of a major new voice in the world of music..."  Willis Alan Ramsey