Groovin’ in New Fairfield is thrilled to welcome back MATT NAKOA with special guest CAROLINE COTTER Saturday, September 26, 2026 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 are $15 and 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!
Our final show for 2026 is on 11/7/26 with Suzie Vinick.
MATT NAKOA Matt Nakoa is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, he is known for his fluency across multiple musical genres. The Boston Globe calls Nakoa “a hot-handed phenom who can go from Chopin to beer-drenched honky-tonk in one set. In addition to performing his own music, Nakoa regularly appears with folk icon Tom Rush, fronts the classic rock act The Brit Pack, and presents frequent recitals of the classical masters. When not on tour, he divides his time between New York’s Hudson Valley and New York City. For more about Matt Nakoa, including recordings and other releases, visit www.mattnakoa.com
CAROLINE COTTER Caroline Cotter’s sunlit songs honor the countless ways of being human. With her honeyed voice and disarmingly honest lyrics, Cotter sings about connection, nostalgia, gratitude, loss and wanderlust. Lyrics like, “Find me somewhere out on the road / Take me into your heart and into your home,” make perfect sense from a touring artist who has played over 1000 shows in 46 states and 19 countries. Cotter has released three records, Dreaming as I Do (2015), Home on the River (2018) and Gently as I Go (2023). In 2025 she spent months crisscrossing the US, two months touring in Germany, two months performing at The World Expo as an artist in residence in Osaka, Japan, and a month touring through Italy on an “End of War Peace Tour” with her WWII era banner Gibson. Under the Radar magazine says her music, “brings forth an abiding sense of warmth and welcome, offering an uplifting reminder to make the most of every moment.” Everywhere she goes, her oracular songs elicit emotion and spark insight—medicine for our collective longing.” www.carolinecotter.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 contributions.
