WAILING CITY: March 2022

Boston's The Void Union (featuring local boy made good Riki Rocksteady!) and Dave Hillyard of The Slackers fame are coming to the whaling city to move your feet at 33 Golden Street! "Void Union has a simple mission statement: preserve the Jamaican music of the 1960’s, collaborate with Ska’s originators, and actively recruit guest players from the ensembles that have proven equal to the task of reinventing the genre."

Friday Night Folk: John Flynn Friday March 18

Friday March 18, 2022Friday Night FolkAll Souls19 Jay StreetNew London

Tickets:
$17 in advance, $10 for students and active Military with ID

$20 at the door (as available).

Get your tickets early on EventBrite or Venmo

or reserve a seat by calling All Souls at 860-443-0316 by March 17

With guitar, harmonicas, and passionate perceptive words, John Flynn makes you laugh, makes you feel, makes you care. Expect a blend of warmth and humor, sharp-eyed commentary, brilliant performance, and a wide-open heart. John is known for his powerful music and tireless efforts on behalf of the lost, shackled and scarred.https://www.youtube.com/embed/cSemsrA25bw?feature=oembedJhn Flynn singing Circle of Love: Love Freedom Justice Mercy Love

In 2005 Flynn began facilitating an inmate support group at Delaware’s maximum security penitentiary, then took on other prisons. In 2013 he began running groups for those who had been released. These groups provided community and support for ex-offenders and have helped fight recidivism. In 2017, Flynn founded New Beginnings – Next Step, a non-profit dedicated to helping incarcerated and returning citizens successfully transition to freedom, and that work has become the largest part of John’s multi-activity work life.

Deana McCloud of the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, writes, “John Flynn is the real deal. His work follows in the footsteps of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Kris Kristofferson, and other social justice troubadours as he speaks the truth and gives a voice to society’s disenfranchised. His work fills your heart and opens your eyes.”

Keeping us all Covid safe: Masks and proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test within 72 hours are required. Seating capacity is limited. Sadly, our famous refreshments will not be available.