John Flynn performs in New London

19 Jay Street,New London CT 06320

18 March, 2022

Description

warmth and humor, sharp-eyed commentary, brilliant performance With guitar, harmonica, and passionate perceptive words, John Flynn makes you laugh, makes you feel, makes you care. John is known for his powerful music and tireless efforts on behalf of the shackled and scarred. Expect a blend of warmth and humor, sharp-eyed commentary, brilliant performance, and a wide-open heart. In 2005 Flynn began an inmate support group at Delaware’s maximum security penitentiary, then at other other prisons. In 2013 he began running groups for those who had been released. These provided community and support for ex-offenders and have helped fight recidivism. In 2017, Flynn founded New Beginnings – Next Step, a non-profit that helps incarcerated and returning citizens successfully transition to freedom. Deana McCloud of the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, writes, “John Flynn is the real deal. His work follows in the footsteps of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Kris Kristofferson, and other social justice troubadours as he speaks the truth and gives a voice to society’s disenfranchised. His work fills your heart and opens your eyes.” John Flynn: warmth and humor, sharp-eyed commentary, brilliant performance The mission of Friday Night Folk at All Souls is to joyfully support social and environmental justice by bringing live traditional, contemporary and multicultural folk music to the larger community in a welcoming and accessible performance space. In 1989, Friday Night Folk concerts began bringing quality folk music and performers to at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Congregation in New London, CT. Folk music fans from all over New England have enjoyed the music of artists including Richard Shindell, John Gorka, Patty Larkin, Geoff Kaufman, Kim and Reggie Harris, Utah Philips, Cheryl Wheeler, Gordon Bok, Bill Staines, Bill Morrissey, Vance Gilbert, Aztec Two-Step, Ida Red, Work o’ the Weavers, The Burns Sisters, Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, John Flynn and John Wort Hannam, and emma’s revolution, Join us for a lively evening of true folk music – traditional and new!