Homegrown Coffeehouse
Upcoming Acts
Tom Smith & Cosy Sheridan
October 17, 2026 @ 7:30 pm
Doors Open at 7:00 pm
General Audience (in advance): $28.06
General Audience (at the door): $30
Livestream (Advanced Sales Only): $28.06
Tom Smith’s songs are in turns humorous, touching, thought provoking, and inspiring. Deeply rooted in the old-school folk tradition, his stories are told in a voice that is honest, melodic, and sincere. In the words of Boston radio DJ, Dave Palmater, “Tom writes songs that seem like they’ve always been there… a true folksinger.” Tom grew up in rural Pennsylvania and earned his folk chops at Club Passim in Cambridge. A folk veteran of over forty years, Tom performs at festivals, coffeehouses, schools, and concerts throughout the Northeast to audiences large and small, young and old. Accompanied on multiple instruments by New England folk veteran Seth Connelly, you are sure to leave their performance feeling better than when you arrived
Cosy Sheridan has been called one of the era’s finest and most thoughtful songwriters. Her music regularly tops folk radio charts. Her 2025 release, The Breathing Room, debuted at #3 on folk radio. She first appeared on the national folk scene when she won the songwriting contests at The Kerrville Folk Festival and The Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 1992 and released her critically acclaimed CD Quietly Led. Backed by the strong rhythms and harmonies of her bass player Charlie Koch, Cosy moves fluidly from percussive blues to intricate instrumentals. Cosy has performed at Carnegie Hall and The Cowgirl Hall of Fame, as well as coffeehouses and festivals across the country. She is the director of Moab Folk Camp in Moab, Utah, and she teaches workshops in songwriting, guitar and performance
Buy TicketsTicket Policy: Ticket sales are final, no refunds, unless the show is cancelled.
About Homegrown Coffeehouse
The Homegrown Coffeehouse is located at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church at the corner of Great Plain and Dedham Avenues in Needham Center. There is free parking available and wheelchair access.
We announce new acts via the Homegrown Coffeehouse email newsletter.
Ticket Policy: Ticket sales are final, no refunds, unless the show is cancelled.
Directions to the Homegrown Coffeehouse at First Parish in Needham, Unitarian Universalist:
From the North: Take Route 128 (I-95) south to exit 35C (Highland Avenue Needham). Take Highland Avenue to Great Plain Avenue in Needham Center. Cross over Great Plain Ave. onto Dedham Ave., the church will be on your right. Parking is available on Lincoln St., the first right after the church. Enter on Lincoln Street.
From the South: Take Route 128 (I-95) north to exit 32 (Route 135). Take Route 135 to Lincoln Street (see map). Parking is off Lincoln Street.
From Boston and Cambridge: Take Route 9 west to Route 128 South. Follow directions above “from the North.”
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