Upcoming Performances & Events
DayBreak & Friends – Perkasie Patchwork Coffeehouse 30th Anniversary Concert >> October 17, 2026 – 7:30
DayBreak & Friends celebrates 30 years of memorable concerts at the Perkasie Patchwork Coffeehouse. In 1996, a group of folk music enthusiasts from Perkasie Mennonite Church envisioned bringing affordable live folk music to the community. Since then, the coffeehouse has welcomed nationally and internationally acclaimed artists while giving regional performers an opportunity to share their music with new audiences. Our board consists of volunteers from the church and the wider community, and we are deeply grateful to everyone who has helped make the coffeehouse a success.
This concert features DayBreak, with Cliff Cole, Trudy Gojeski, and Anna Lisa & Rob Yoder. These folks played at Patchwork’s first concert in ’96. The Cole and Yoder families have been playing Celtic and American roots music together since before Patchwork existed. https://daybreakfolk.com/
Our Friends include:
Rolly Brown – This National Fingerpicking Champion and a Philadelphia Music Award nominee has been a longtime performer and supporter of the coffeehouse. Rolly is a wonder on guitar and a true gem in our local music community. http://www.rollybrown.com/gtr.html
The Dulcimer Boys with Cliff Cole, Norm Williams, and Rob Yoder is an offshoot of DayBreak, playing Old-Time and Americana on hammered and mountain dulcimers along with a variety of other folk instruments. https://dulcimerboys.com/
TACHYONMETRY – Brian Pearson’s sultry, smooth nylon-string classical guitar is perfectly complemented by the percussive, ethereal tones of Cliff Cole’s hammered dulcimer. They cover a range of traditional to modern sounds. https://tachyonmetry.com/
Shea & Stan – For many years, the Zukowskis have immersed themselves in the Old-Time music tradition, studying, jamming, and performing throughout the Lehigh Valley. Stan’s precise and creative banjo joins Shea’s melodious fiddle for a sound born of American tradition.
Bert Coffman – This local multi-instrumentalist, long-time Bucks County Folk Song Society member, and Patchwork board member brings wit and whimsy to every performance.
Sunday August 4th – Hope and Cope
Sunday September 8th – Sunflower Festival at Saucon Valley Farmers Market
Past Performances
Fri-Sat April 26th and 27th – Pocono Dulcimer Festival
Cliff was be a workshop leader at the Pocono Dulcimer Festival
(The Dulcimer Boys were the headliner for the Saturday Concert)
Sunday May 5th 9:00 1:00 – Saucon Valley Farmer’s Market
Saucon Valley Farmer’s Market – Opening Day
(Cliff has played at most of the opening days in this markets history)
www.svfmpa.com
Saturday May 11th: 5:00 – Perkasie Porch Fest at Perkasie Patchwork Coffeehouse Site, 4th and Chestnut Streets
Music all day! Tachyonmetry went on at around 5:00.
https://www.facebook.com/perkasieporchfest/
https://perkmenno.net/perkasie-patchwork-coffeehouse/
Sunday May 19th 4:00 – PCGS Professional Members Concert – First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia
Address 201 S 21st St.Philadelphia PA 19103,
Sunday, December 17th, 2023, 7:30
Tachyonmetry will be performing along with many other artists at the “Holiday Salon” in Philadelphia, PA. This will be broadcast online live. Here is the link.
December 10, 2023 4 PM – A Christmas Concert at the Perkasie Mennonite Church, 4th and Chestnut Sts., Perkasie, PA 18944
Tachyonmetry will not be performing due to illness. Harpist Joanna Mell and the Dulcimer Boys. Carols will be led by Rob Yoder and the prelude will be performed by Bert Coffman. Cookies and cofee served afterwards.
Saturday, May 21, 2022, 4:00 p.m. — Perkasie PorchFest at the Perkasie Mennonite Church, 4th and Chestnut Sts., Perkasie, PA 18944
Tachyonmetry will be among five acts playing outside on the porch at the Perkasie Mennonite Church Saturday, May 21, as part of the Perkasie Patchwork Coffeehouse’s entry into Perkasie Porchfest 2022. Groups and solo performers will be playing on porches throughout the town from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tachyonmetry will play in the 4:00 p.m. block at the church. Other Perkasie Patchwork performer are Too Many Cooks at 12 noon, LV Old Time at 1:00 p.m., Brush Brothers at 3:00 p.m. and Christine and Co, at 5:00 p.m.
Postponing: Saturday, April 4, 2020, 8:00 p.m. — Godfrey Daniels, 7 E. 4th Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Tachyonmetry will open for Little Toby Walker at Godfrey Daniels. For tickets call the Godfrey Daniels Box Office at 610-867-2390.
Postponing: Sunday, April 19, 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. — Protect the Air We Share Fundraising Shindig at Country Creek Winery, 133 Cressman Road, Telford, PA 18959
Sunday, December 1, 2019, 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. — Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society’s Professional Members Concert & Holiday Party
Tachyonmetry will appear along with six other groups at this annual event which will be held at the Settlement Music School, 416 Queen Street., Philadelphia, PA. Cliff and Brian will be playing three pieces: “Johnny’s Comfortable Hall” by Cole/Pearson, “Finding the Light” by Cole
“Carol of the Bells” by Mykola Leontovych.
Tickets are $30 general admission; $20 for students and seniors and $40 for premium seating and are available at http://phillyguitar.com/event-3506923. The performance will be followed by a holiday reception.
Friday, October 3 and Saturday, October 4, 2019 — Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival, Milford, CT
This annual event is held at the Mary Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church, 168 South Bond Street, in Milford, Ct. For more information and directions please see www.NutmegDulcimer.com/.
Cliff will be a workshop leader at this festival and is a member of the Board of Directors.
Sunday, September 15, 2019, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM— Sunflower Festival at the Saucon Valley Farmers Market
The Saucon Valley Farmers Market is located next to the Hellertown Area Library, 409 Constitution Ave., Hellertown, PA 18055. For more information and directions go to www.SauconValleyFarmersMarket.com/.
Cliff has played at the Opening Day of this farmers market for the past 14 years.
Sunday, August 18, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.– WXPN’s Sunday Evening Folk Show
Cliff and Brian will appear on WXPN Radio 88.5 FM’s Sunday Evening Folk Show with Chuck Elliott guest hosting. To stream this interview go to www.XPN.org.
Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 8:00 p.m.– Songs For the People
A benefit concert for the immigrant children in detention centers in Texas and Florida. An evening of songs of peace, love and justice by Rolly Brown, Tachyonmetry (Cliff Cole & Brian Pearson), Jennifer Worthington, and The Throwbacks (Dwight Shumate, Anthony Viscounte, and Bob Calandra.)
$20 donation – all proceeds go to support the cause of immigrant rights through the organizations RAICES (Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services) and Welcoming the Stranger. Sponsored by Upper BuxMont Rising.
Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 7:30 – Perkasie Patchwork Coffeehouse
TACHYONMETRY will open for Charlie Zahm & Tad Marks at Perkasie Patchwork Coffeehouse, 320 W. Chestnut Street, Perkasie, PA 18944 – 215.257.3117