Kerri Powers with Riley Cotton
Groovin’ in New Fairfield is proud to welcome KERRI POWERS with special guest RILEY COTTON on Saturday, March 29 at 7:30pm, at the New Fairfield Senior Center, 33 Route 37, New Fairfield, CT. Doors open at 6:45 pm.
PLEASE NOTE: If you don’t purchase tickets ahead of time, please call 203-746-1142 before you purchase tickets at the door to make sure we still have tickets available and the show has not sold out. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the New Fairfield Senior Center or by mail with cash or by check. Checks can be mailed to: Groovin’ in New Fairfield, c/o New Fairfield Senior Center, 33 Route 37, New Fairfield, CT 06812. (NOTE: please leave sufficient time if you are using the mail option.) Please include all contact information (name, address, phone, email) on your ticket requests. All sales are final. For more information, contact us at 203-746-1142 or email us at grcoffeehouse@gmail.com.
Enjoy a moderately-priced dinner catered by Bruno’s Restaurant before the show. Choices include: Eggplant Rollatini, Chicken Francese, Pizza, Coffee, Tea, Water and Homemade Desserts. Free water fill-up if you bring your own reusable water bottle!
Please note our upcoming shows and mark your calendars:
- Saturday September 27, 2025 7:30pm TBD
- Saturday, November 8, 2025 7:30pm The Clement Brothers
Singer-songwriter Kerri Powers channels blues and soul with an eye-to-eye, earthy sensibility that makes for honest listening and reflection. She’s your sage girlfriend speaking from the heartand does so with a new collection of songs written from a place of grief and longing – something that speaks to us all. With ‘Love is Why,Powers’ first self-penned full-length album since 2018, the New England-based artist explores the universal emotion of love and its huge influence on our decisions. In particular, she examines love in the context of holding on or letting go through human loss and grieving. The album’s original songs were written during the pandemic and after Powers lost her father, whom she calls “my best friend. “I wrote the songs from a place of loss and grieving and went from there,” she says.“Writing the songs was hard but a necessary part of healing. At the end of the day, all the songs were written from a place of love for humanity and the need to spread the message that love is essential.” Love is Why was recorded in February 2021 at Dagotown Recorders in Boston. Produced by drummer Marco Giovino (Robert Plant, Tom Jones, Norah Jones) and engineered by Sam Margolis. The album includes musical luminaries Bo Ramsey, slide guitar; Luther Dickinson, slide guitar; Kelvin Holly, electric guitar; Doug Lancio, electric guitar; John Putnam, electric guitar; Regina and Anne McCrary, background vocals; Brother Paul Brown, Hammond/keyboard, Marty Ballou,bass; Charles Giordano, accordion; Asa Brosius, pedal steel; and singer-songwriter Paul Thorn on duet vocals during a transcendent cover of Gregg Allman’s “Please Call Home.” Kerri’s critically acclaimed album “Love is Why” has been praised by notable music journalists Lee Zimmerman, John Apice, Bucky O’Hare, and more and has been reviewed for Americana Highways, No Depression, Blues Blast Magazine, as well as landing on several ‘T op Albums of 2023’ lists for non-comm and Americana and Blues radio. “When it Rains” stayed at the #1 spot on the Roots Radio Rock Music Charts for several weeks. https://www.kerripowers.com
Riley Cotton is a New England Music Award nominated singer/songwriter based in Hartford, CT. Cotton has been described as “…an old-school type of songwriter whose songs and performance are able to cross space and time to touch that part of your brain where love, loss, happiness, and longing all co-exist” (Chip McCabe, The Dad Metal Blog). While growing up in Texas, much of her musical taste was shaped by the voices of the women of country music who so boldly embraced the power of their belt and femininity in the face of an industry that did not embrace them. While writing her own music, Riley aspires to share her lived experiences with, take a stance on the issues that compel her, and utilize the masterful story telling mechanisms so prevalent in the music she grew up on. https://rileycottonmusic.com.
About Groovin’ in New Fairfield: Groovin’ in New Fairfield seeks to develop and promote ongoing, regularly scheduled live music programs in New Fairfield and surrounding areas. It is a non-profit organization supported by sponsors, local businesses, grants from charitable organizations and patron donations and is staffed by volunteers. It operates under the New Fairfield Parks and Recreation Commission. www.groovininnewfairfield.com