Event

Cricket Tell the Weather

What? Who?
We are excited to host this new and exciting band at Simple Gifts. Their music directly honors true Americana Bluegrass/Folk; terrific harmonies, musicianship, and storytelling. We love their sound and know you will too!
Cricket Tell the Weather is a Brooklyn based string band with its roots deep in the bluegrass tradition embracing folk, old-time, and spirituals as a backdrop for their original songwriting. Winners of the 2013 FreshGrass Award, Cricket formed in the fall of 2012 and has toured the Northeast, establishing a base throughout the bluegrass and folk festival and concert series circuits. They've been featured at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Del Fest, Ossipee Valley Music Festival, Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, and Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival. The band has twice been awarded the Neighborhood Arts & Heritage Grant from the City of Bridgeport, and is actively involved in providing bluegrass workshops to students of all ages under their "American Roots Revival" workshop series. In 2014, Cricket released its independent eponymous debut album of original music, recorded at Signature Sounds studio in Pomfret Center, CT.
Cricket brings their heart, enthusiasm, humor, and an appreciation of tradition to our incredible listening room. Their voice is personal in a way that stretches against any one categorie, yet it is familiar in a way that honors the many who have come before.
Guests attending Simple Gifts Coffee House performances can now bring their own beer or wine to enjoy at the concerts. Beverages are allowed in the dining room and auditorium only. As always, there will be coffee, tea, and a variety of baked goods available during the intermission.
Simple Gifts Coffee House has been hosting regional and nationally known musical acts for over 20 years, and are long time members of the Boston Area Coffee House Association (BACHA).