Did you know the church has a strategic plan? Read it here.
Bertha and the Belles brings together four of the finest Country, Swing, Folk, and Old-time players in Pittsburgh. The Belles feature the powerful singing of Pam Hawley, the remarkable fiddling of Alice Backer, the lovely, rootsy vocals of Annie Trimble, AND some of the best … read more.
Saturday Nov 4, 7:30pm, at SongSpace! Christopher Mark Jones and his band, with Alex Meleshenko!
Christopher Mark Jones (https://christophermarkjones.com/) draws from folk, country, blues, jazz and r ’n’ b sources to stage his literate folk rock meditations. Using diverse points-of-view to narrate … read more.
Pennsylvania-based House of Hamill (Rose Baldino, Brian Buchanan and Caroline Browning; https://www.houseofhamill.com/) is a sophisticated indie Irish folk band, well known on festival stages across the US. Their version of Pound a Week Rise rose to #1 on the US Folk DJ … read more.
UU Pittsburgh Community SingersGreetings, Community Singers!
Upcoming schedule
I am excited to resume Wednesday rehearsals, 7-9 pm, at First UU. This would be a great time to invite new singers to join us. (There really isn’t a bad time.)
Singing in Sunday Services @ First UU, 10:30 (9:30 call). Wear … read more.
“It is difficult to decide how to characterize Wates – his lyrical texts, his immaculate music (his control of the fingerpicking style is admirably perfect) or his throaty voice… this is quality.” – – Von Jurgen Zimmer, Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung
“A prime figure in American music” … read more.
09/24/2022 @7:30 PM
John Flynn is an American singer-songwriter and activist known for his powerful music and tireless efforts on behalf of the lost and the lonely, the shackled and scarred. Long-time friend and Flynn champion Kris Kristofferson has called John “an important artist whose … read more.
Saturday, June 25, 7:30 pm
The Early Mays create Appalachian-inspired songs built on deep country sensibilities, masterful singing, and a sweet old-time sound. They burst onto the folk scene in 2014 with a #2 debut on the National Folk-DJ Charts: an album where fiddle, banjo, and … read more.
Phat Man Dee is a cosmic jazz cabaret vocalist, bandleader, events producer, videographer, poet, freelance sideshow marvel, music educator, occasional cellist, and social justice agitatrix. She regularly appears with her jazz group “The Cultural District,”, The Lemington Gospel Chorale” directed by Pastor Deryck Tines, and … read more.
Kate Snow is not only a member, leader and friend in our church, she is also a singer-songwriter-guitarist, who moved to Pittsburgh from the West, where she was a regular at coffeehouses and folk festivals.
She has been a member of the Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle … read more.
November is a busy month for our community singers, and you are invited to join them — vaccinated and masked, of course.
Sunday, Nov 14, 7pm, Afro American Music Institute, 7131 Hamilton Ave in Homewood
– We will have fellowship and rehearsal with Rev. Deryck Tines and … read more.
Alex Hamburger and members of her quartet
Flutist, composer and singer Alex Hamburger will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11 in the First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, Shadyside. The concert is part of the SongSpace at First Unitarian music series.
Alex Hamburger presents … read more.
