NEXT SHOW - Karyn Oliver & Dan Pelletier
Award-winning songwriter, Karyn Oliver is part Joan Osborne, a touch of Janis Joplin and a bit of Emmylou Harris - her seductive voice effortlessly oscillates from bluesy soul to country and back. Her musical inspirations come primarily from the eclectic mix of music to which she was exposed while growing up in the musically diverse culture of Washington DC. Her influences include Duke Ellington, Emmylou Harris, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Eva Cassidy, Marvin Gaye and Roberta Flack.
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2020 S. Florida Folk Festival Songwriters' Competition winner
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2022 Southwest Region Folk Alliance Official Showcase Artist
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2023 Folk Alliance Region Midwest Official Showcase Artist
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2024 Folk Alliance Int'l Official Showcase Artist
Dan Pelletier, also an award-winning songwriter, is an attractive and refreshingly original performer with an entertaining and quirky sense of humor. Sit an hour with Dan and you'll walk away chuckling, shaking your head, wanting a long, cool drink and the tender lips of someone to love. He will show himself, yourself, your lover, your family and friends and quite a few characters you may not know, but will instantly recognize. They jump out of his songs full of beauty and blemishes, brilliance and foolishness, insanity, humor, intensity and tenderness.
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ABOUT US
Here we are in Year 13 !
We invite you to explore live folk and singer/songwriter music in an intimate setting at Deer Creek Coffeehouse (DCC), a non-alcoholic venue located in the picturesque setting of Darlington, MD. DCC seats approximately 100 people at small, candlelit tables, in the friendly and cozy style of The Village, NYC coffee houses of the 1950’s and 1960’s. Now in its 13th season, DCC, a non-profit organization, is devoted to presenting professional acoustic recording artists from all over the U.S., Canada and sometimes Ireland and Wales.
The suggested donation amount for each show is $17-$20 for adults and $5 for youth ages 13-21. Only cash and checks written to Deer Creek Coffeehouse are accepted. Doors open 30 minutes prior to each show. No one is turned away for inability to donate the amount. Homemade baked goods, non-sugary snacks, coffee tea, water and soda are sold for a nominal fee. The venue has an ADA accessible ramp. We reserve tables for those with limited mobility, i.e., wheel chairs, walkers, etc.