Coffeehouse magic brings community together through song
January 25, 2024
THE TRIO OF (l-r): Aaron Tornberg, Taina Rentas and Kevin Haverty opened the January Coffeehouse Showcase at the library with an impressive set of original songs full of raw emotion. (Maureen Doherty Photo)
ARE YOU nostalgic for ‘60s and ’70s music? Then the husband and wife duo of Jeff and Kathy Winston has got you covered! Performing under the name “Antarctica,” the duo’s set ranged from covers of Carol King and Boston to Meatloaf at the Coffeehouse Showcase. (Maureen Doherty Photo)
SINGER, songwriter and keyboardist Sal Liberto, a North Reading residents, mixed cover tunes, like Elton John’s “Daniel” into his wide ranging repertoire of original songs at the January 13 Coffeehouse Showcase. (Maureen Doherty Photo)
AFTER YEARS of performing as part of larger bands, Patrick Saylor (left) and Al Pappalardo have come together as “Just Us” and took their fans on a trip down memory lane with old Sinatra and Bobby Darin tunes mixed in with Bob Seger, Beatles, Stevie Wonder and Santana. (Maureen Doherty)
SINGING ALONG and keeping the beat to the music performed by “Just Us” at the North Reading Community Coffeehouse are Barbara Campbell and Angela Mauceri. (Maureen Doherty Photo)
