June 2 – Neighborhood Block Party from 4pm to 7pm

Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse is hosting a neighborhood Block Party at the Pavilion behind St. Paul United Methodist Church, 2700 North Roxboro Street. All are invited to attend! Two Bands will be performing live: Audio Revival (contemporary/progressive Christian) and Shelter (pop/rock cover band).
- Food for Sale!
- Bake Sale!
- Pelican’s SnoBalls!
- Games!
- Fun!
- Come Meet Your Neighbors!

For more information:
see our website: sacredgroundscoffeehouse.org
email us: sacred_grounds@att.net

We look forward to seeing all of you at the Block Party!

June 9 – Bob Clarke

Bob was personally chosen by Andres Segovia to participate in his 1982 Master Class in New York City and was the only member of the class who presented his work from start to finish without critical interruption. He has won both national and international guitar competitions and a full scholarship for the “Courses of Andres Segovia” in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Bob has served as Chairman of the Guitar Department at Duquesne University where he has his Masters Degree in Music Theory. Bob has performed solos at New York’s Lincoln Center, Washington D.C., Cleveland, Pittsburgh and a tour of Bolivia and has been heard on radio and television in North and South Carolina. Critical Review includes such comments as “ingratiating, elegant and artful” (New York Times) and “Clarke’s solid musicianship is a genuinely romantic treat (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). Several songs will feature his wife Evelyn on vocals – long time Sacred Grounds regular Ted Fillhart calls Evelyn a tremendous talent so this should be an exciting night. Click on “Photos and Videos” in the web site below for samples of Bob’s music. Please help welcome them for their debut at Sacred Grounds.
takelessons.com/profile/robert-c3

June 16 – City Folk – CD Release Party

City Folk (Pete and Jane Smith) is an acoustic folk group that plays music spanning contemporary folk and pop music to country-folk music. They are one of our long time favorites at Sacred Grounds – Pete is a fine singer and master on guitar and Jane has one of the purest voices you’ll hear on our stage. Their daughter Joanna (bass player) will also perform and adds to this already great night of music. City Folk now has their new CD ready and will have it available for this concert so we’ll have extra snacks, veggie tray, cheese tray, etc. plus our array of desserts so please come and celebrate the new CD!
cityfolkmusic.com

June 23 – Eden’s Gate

Eden’s Gate is a duo from China Grove, NC with rooted influences in Country, Folk, Americana, and Bluegrass. Melissa Benfield Adams (fiddle) and Jamey Basinger (guitar) perform original material and cover tunes; delivering a unique blended sound that oftentimes lands somewhere between John Prine, James Taylor, Allison Krauss and Jackson Browne. In 2011, they independently released “Dreams”, a collection of 10 original songs that run the gamut from storytelling to ballads with a reflective, sometimes gritty, outlook on life; the lines of good, bad, hope, love, and want that we all walk. The two have played locally at area venues and festivals in the greater charlotte area for the past two years; entertaining folks with a sound reminiscent of sitting out on an old front porch in the evenings.
www.sonicbids.com/edensgate2

June 30 – Mark Cool

Mark Cool is an American original who grew up in the snow belt in Syracuse, NY in the 70’s. When he was 6, his parents divorced  and Mark was raised in a “hippie” collective co-founded by his mom. Weekends with his Physical Therapist dad and step-mom in the suburbs provided a stark contrast to the urban communal living experience. Cool’s folk/ americana music is a quilt made of of swatches of his past; the wide variety of music he was exposed to in the collective, his dad’s steady stream of Cash and classic country, his dad’s dad’s bluegrass banjo playing, and the fingerstyle guitar technique that Mark learned as a teen from Dana Klipp, who was Elizabeth Cotten’s accompanist. Cool has toured the US and Europe and had his songs played on the radio in the US and abroad. recently he’s been featured on “The State of Things” on NPR, and had his song “Drivin” played on Car Talk. Mark lived in Los Angeles for 10 years and attended Musician’s Institute in Hollywood. He wrote songs and performed solo and in bands during this period, including busking on the 3rd St. Promenade in Santa Monica. The songwriter moved to Durham in 2002, and has played locally, recorded two cd’s and traveled to Scotland and the UK to perform multiple times since then. The 2007 cd, “Introducing Mark Cool and the Folk Stars” was critically acclaimed in the UK, winning a top 20 of the year selection in Americana UK magazine. 2009′s “Pie” features original tunes juxtaposed with fingerstyle instrumental songs in the Elizabeth Cotten tradition.
MarkCoolFolkSinger.com

July 7 – Closed July 4th Week

July 14 – Bethesda Bluegrass Band

The Bethesda Bluegrass Band builds it’s foundation on the Hagwood brothers, Caleb (18) bass and vocals, Jackson (17) banjo and vocals, and Conner (15) mandolin and vocals. Hailing from Durham, NC, these talented individuals, along with their accompaniments, deliver hard-driving rhythms on traditional and non-traditional tunes.They have won multiple awards on the east coast, both as a band and individually. You will really enjoy the music of this talented young group.
bethesdabluegrassband.com

July 20 – Katie Basden – Special Concert

July 21 – Charlie McNeill

Charlie first sang at Sacred Grounds the first day we opened and we’ve been blessed to have him with us frequently ever since. Charlie is home grown talent, having grown up at St. Paul UMC. He has appeared as a lead singer in four productions at Raleigh Little Theater. He is equally adept at country, pop and Progressive Christian songs. Charlie is singing this night in honor of his mother, Jane, whose birthday is the 17th Please join us for this special night!

July 28 – Audio Revival

Aug 4 – David Russell

Aug 11 – Wildflower

Aug 25 – Constellation

Nov 17 – Eric Thomas