MAMA's Coffeehouse

11/07/2024

Mike Green will open for Scott Cook on November 167:30 PM

“Mike Green is a man of many, sometimes hidden, talents. Sure, he's a well-known and respected talent agent, but he's also a wicked gardener. A gourmet cook. A lover of great music. And now, an out-of-the-closet singer/songwriter. What do all these things have in common? They make our lives a little richer, a little more nutritious, more worth living. These are all crafts that require time, patience, and a love for small details. In Mike's first recording, he sets a table as varied as it is satisfying. Pull up a chair and join in the feast.” - John McCutcheon, performing artist

Including introduction by John McCutcheon

11/05/2024

Scott Cook and Pamela Mae
Nov. 16 w/Mike Green as opener

In 2007, Albertan songwriter Scott Cook quit his job teaching kindergarten in Taiwan and moved into a minivan. He’s made his living as a troubadour ever since, touring almost incessantly across Canada, the US, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere, averaging 150 shows and a dozen summer festivals a year, and releasing seven albums of plainspoken, keenly observant verse along the way. His latest collection Tangle of Souls comes packaged in a cloth-bound, 240-page hardcover book of road stories and ruminations, equal parts introspection and insurrection. The album spent two weeks at #1 on Alberta's province-wide community radio network CKUA, and earned Scott his third Canadian Folk Music Award nomination, for English Songwriter of the Year. Its second single "Say Can You See" was the second most-played song of 2020 on Folk Alliance International's folk radio charts, and took top honours for the folk category in both the 2020 UK Songwriting Competition and the 2020 Great American Song Contest. He’s been back on the road full-time since January of 2022, living in a campervan named Roadetta with his sweetheart Pamela Mae on upright bass and vocals, visiting 43 states and 8 Canadian provinces, and broadcasting solar-powered livestreams from the back of the van. In 2024 they're touring Australia and North America, and recording an eighth album for release in the fall.

"As good a modern folkie as we have these days. A voice perfect for the genre. An understanding beyond the norm." –No Depression

"Damn, this is a gorgeous album. Scott Cook’s voice – vocally and lyrically – is as clear-eyed, optimistic, and straightforward as ever... Tangle of Souls is the medicine we could all use right now." –Rachel Cholst, Adobe and Teardrops

"He sings his heart and soul, and in doing so lets light flood into your own... Truly one of Woody Guthrie's children." –RnR Magazine

Shot by Michael Hees. Songs and shows on www.scottcook.net.

10/31/2024

Scott Cook and Pamela Mae November 16!
opener Mike Green... 7:30 PM
See event Scott Cook at MAMA's Coffeehouse

Recorded By: Jonny Himsel of A Song Catcherhttps://www.asongcatcher.orghttps://www.instagram.com/asongcatcher/https://www.facebook.com/asongcatcherMusician: ...

10/21/2024

Thanks to everyone who made it out to see Joel Mabus at MAMA's Coffeehouse last night! Joel was his typical wonderful self and Colin O'Brien served up a delicious opening set. if you weren't there, you missed out. Don't let that happen again -
Scott Cook is coming Nov 16!

10/16/2024

Joel Mabus on our stage this Saturday! Here's a little sample of what we might hear:

"Kentucky Hambone Blues" copyright 2015 Joel Mabus, words & musicfilmed live in 2015 at the studios of Lansing Community College, Lansing MichiganThis song c...

10/03/2024

From The Rough & Tumble

Please help if you can!

From our friends the The Rough & Tumble
we also want to put a note about BeLoved Asheville— an organization on the ground floor RIGHT NOW that we’ve seen with our own eyes this week giving aid to those who need it in NC.
Cash donations can be sent via:
Venmo: BeLoved-Asheville
CashApp: $BeLovedAsheville
Zelle: 828-412-2054
Specific items are needed, including: food, bottled water, contractor-size trash bags, blankets, first aid supplies, feminine hygiene products, diapers and baby clothes, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, paper towels, bleach, shovels, brooms, gloves, coolers, propane, cook stoves, flashlights, batteries, fans, dehumidifiers, and generators.
Volunteers are needed to help deliver supplies. Truck owners and truck drivers are needed.
Drop-off and staging updates are available on the organization's social media pages.
BeLoved Asheville is located at 32 Old Charlotte Hwy, Asheville, NC 28803.
For volunteer info and more, visit the organization's website https://belovedasheville.com/
We’re continuing our tour starting tonight in Hampstead, NC. Check the dates— we’re headed north again. Looking forward to rounding out this Pot-Stirring Tour.

Welcome Projects Get Involved About BeLoved Subscribe Contact Memorial Funds Matthew McInnis Fund Edward Haynes Memorial Fund CovidResponse Donate Donate Welcome to BeLoved Asheville. The heart of BeLoved is community. We are bringing people together from all walks of life to create home, healthy, e...

09/19/2024

Yesterday Heather Pierson was featured for a special interview with Phil Maq on
Light From the Underground on 89.3 WHFR.FM
Phil also added her to his hall of fame due to her many accomplishments as a singer songwriter.

You won’t want to miss her, this Saturday
7:30 PM Alberto “Bear” Whitmer opens

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09/16/2024

Alberto “Bear” Whitmer will be opening for the Heather Pierson Duo this Saturday!

Alberto "Bear" Whitmer is a guitarist and teacher from Metro Detroit. As an instrumental fingerstyle acoustic player, Bear plays music that draws from British and American folk, Irish Traditional Music, Celtic, blues, classical, jazz, pop, and percussive fingerstyle. He expands the sonic palette of a 6 or 12-string acoustic guitar by synthesizing melody, bass, and harmony on a single instrument while also incorporating percussive tapping techniques, expressive effects, and alternate tunings.
Bear is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee's fingerstyle guitar performance program under John Stropes. He also holds a Master of Arts degree in Irish Traditional Music from the University of Limerick. Bear has played with Mick Gavin and Friends, opened for Stefano Barone, Robert Jones & Matt Watroba, and James Keelaghan as well as being the special guest of Blackthorn. Around Detroit, he performs regularly at Irish sessions, open mics and farmers markets as well as busking when the weather cooperates.

Noah Kelly (fiddle) and Alberto Whitmer (guitar) perform The Gravel Walks - The Musical Priest - The Virginia Reel at the University of Limerick on 8/25/2023...

09/09/2024

Heather Pierson Duo will be at MAMA’s Coffeehouse on Sept. 21 7:30 PM

Heather Pierson is a pianist, singer/songwriter, song leader, and performer with a passion for cultivating joy, both onstage and off.
Best known for her ease at the piano and bell-tone vocals, Heather’s uplifting live performances with bassist/partner Shawn Nadeau
delve into New Orleans jazz, blues, and folk. From the delta to the mountains and back again, this duo’s performances take listeners’
ears and hearts on a journey with their conversational style of musicianship, speaking the language of music with ease and wit.

This show will happen less than one week before Heather's new album 'Back To The Light' is released on September 27, 2024.

The Heather Pierson Duo spent some time on The Nite Show stage with the Nite Show Performance Series brought to you by Cross Insurance. They stuck around for...

08/26/2024

05/19/2024

Thanks to everyone who made it out to our final show of the 2023/24 season - a double whammy with opener Katie Dahl and headliners Sons of the Never Wrong. They capped our season with beautiful, inspired performances. Join us again in September for another slate of terrific artists.