Welcome to the website of the uNi Coffeehouse Concert Series, sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Society of Greater Springfield. The name uNi is derived from the first three letters in Unitarian Universalist but intended to be pronounced similar to the phrase, "You and I". This name expresses the sharing which occurs among performers and audience at these intimate concerts.
Saturday, May 19
7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7:00)
only $15 at the door
Reservations appreciated to help us plan for audience size
e-mail or phone 413-562-3990
MUSTARD'S RETREAT
"music to cure what ails you"
Michael Hough David Tamulevich
celebrate our Season Grand Finale Concert (our 27th year)
MUSTARD'S RETREAT (David Tamulevich and Michael Hough) has been entertaining audiences with their special brand of folk music for over 37 years. Their music has been called "music to cure what ails you" and described as "community music ... music that speaks to people's hearts and lives and binds them together as an audience".
Multi-instrumentalists (acoustic guitar, electric bass, dulcimer, mandolin, harmonica, penny whistle), their large reprtoire draws on the dual influences they both experienced when growing up: the folk revival of the 60s as well as the explosive singer-songwriter movement. Highly acclaimed as not only songwriters, but as interpreters of traditional and contemporary songs and stories, their show is full of enthusiasm, good humor and fine musicianship. Traditional to pop and all points in between, their show moves effortlessly along with equal doses of humor, history, insight and emotion.
Whether singing their own songs, parodies, gentle love songs and vivid ballads, telling tall tales, or offering treasures from America's vast traditional song bag, a MUSTARD'S RETREAT show always feels like it's designed for the people who have come to see them that day.
The moments upon which they hang their songs are moments all of us have felt: hands held in the kitchen during a quiet moment of rekindled love, the careless remark that reveals too much about a relationship withering from inattention, the hectic symphony of a busy city street, the timeless pleasure of gathering in shared song.
And it is their song "Let's Hear It for the Volunteers" - a glowing ode to the coffeehouse volunteers, whose enthusiasm keeps the folk embers glowing, that will give this audience an opportunity sing their thanks for another season of folk music.
Download a printable concert flyer
Learn more (and hear song samples) at Mustard's Retreat's own website:
http://www.mustardsretreat.com/
See our Advance Listings Page for a preview of our complete 2011-12 Seaso