Every Saturday evening the Center sponsors the Catbird Café, the South Shore’s longest running open mic. The Catbird Café is hosted by Steve Martin and his wife Cathy Donlon. Steve is a well-known musician throughout the region and brings a thematic consistency between the care of wildlife and music. Steve is also the Center’s volunteer coordinator and youth educator. Frequent participants include Ed DeFord, of “The Duke of Uke,” “Stephen and the Snake,” Peter Reilly, Kyle Richards, Frank Ruzzano, John Oliveire, and many others. Participants in the Catbird Café range in age from young elementary school students to octogenarians, from singing families to poets and belly dancers.
Looking forward to coming back to the Catbird Cafe on Friday Jan 25 (2013 already!), along with Mike Delaney and Ken Porter. Concert starts at 7:30. We’ll be doing some songs together, so it should be fun! Hope to see you -
terry kitchen
I have been down there for wildlife Classes and I havent had a Chance to come in and see the shows. Tell me, If I bring Drums and Other Players is that allowed ?
Absolutely! For complete info please call Steve Martin at 781 682 4878. Greg is grateful for your partnership in the wildlife rehabilitation class. Best, Katrina
My husband Jim and I so looking forward to playing at Catbird w/Stephen and Snake on August 10th. Stephen and I are old friends…from The ’60s!
Thank you all for letting me be apart of your wonderful festivities. You all are so kind & full of music it warms my heart. I will contiue to bore you folks week in & week out. Again thank you & a very special thank you to Steve & Eric The Snake. Keep on Folken’
They are truly the bomb! Thanks so much for your kind words Gerry.
katrina bergman
executive director
What a great venue, Steve Marin, kathy Donlan and Eric “Snake” Gullikson from the Legendary Band Orpheus have created a great venue for both performers and listenners alike. You never know who will appear, notables as Poets, Thesbiams, world Class Songwriters, musicians ..Even the Lawmen get in on the action… an enjoable time for both performers and listenners alike… *****
I give this venue 5 stars;)
Steve Martin…not marin… spell check misses names! sorry Steve
Thank you Andrew! I am so glad you enjoy it. Steve and Kathy are part of the soul of New England Wildlife Center. They rock! Please tell everyone you know to come on in on Saturday nights. Best, Katrina
Hi steve,
I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to have a feature at your venue. I think that your open mike and feature series is is one of the best in the Boston area. Keep up the good work.
I’d also like to thank everyone who attended my feature.
Sincerely,
Frank Ruzzano
Hi Steve I had an excellent Time @ your open mic I would like to set up a date when our Pow Wow drum can bring our medicine up to you & the center. Be waiting to here from you. Aho Jay (Singing Spirit)Cunningham & Little Brother Drum
Hi Steve-I was one of the fiddlers in Carl Mcphee’s Rocky Run performance at the Catbird awhile ago.(Jack Meserves and I “do” the Nursing Home Circuit as “Heartstrings”)
I’m in a band called “Changing Strings’
(banjo,guitar,bass, fiddle)-we’ve done a few markets and would like to play at your place for
a couple of sets sometime…let me know if you
have any openings,please…Thanks, Bev
Chris Botelho and the Ravens will be featured in concert at the Catbird on Friday, September 9. Doors open at 7 PM. Music starts at 7:30 PM. There will be a suggested donation of $5 to benefit NEWC.
Sounds like a hoot! What time does the open mike start? Can we just show up? Thanks!
Yea you can just show up. The open mike starts each Saturday @5. If you are an artist that would like to perform you must sign up before 6:30. Sign ups open at 4:30ish.
See you there!
if a vocalist, is there anyone to accompany the vocal???
sounds like fun and also would love to volunteer some of my time at the center. I have no professional qualifications to work with wildlife, but have fifty years of personal experience with wildlife. 20 cats,both domestic and feril, SADIE and her 3 babies (racoons), many bats, birds, snakes, turtles. anything that breathed, crawled, lived. I was always the first one there to help if in need. Jude McNeil
Hi Snake and Steve,
My name is Carolyn Waters and we met several weeks ago at my feature at Roslindale. I received an e-mail addrfess from Steve, but unfortunately I misplaced it.
We spoke briefly of me coming down your way for a show and I would love to talk to you more about it. So please contact me when you have a moment.
Thanks,
Carolyn
cwatersmusic@aol.com
Hi Carolyn –
Great to hear from you. You can email me at the above address, and/or call me at 781-925-9395. Looking forward to talking with you.
– Steve