Homegrown Coffeehouse Presents Les Sampou

Les Sampou will be performing at the Homegrown Coffeehouse in Needham on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 8:00 p.m.

Sampou is a high energy, passionate singer and superb guitarist, in demand as a live performer for nearly two decades, playing clubs and concert halls and such prestigious festivals as Montreal Jazz Festival, Kerrville Folk Festival (where she won the coveted New Folk Award out of 700 contestants), Philadelphia Folk Festival, and Toronto Blues Festival to name a few. She has opened for the likes of the Grammy winning Nashville duo “Sugarland” and LeeAnn Rimes. She has given workshops at Berklee School of Music and appeared on the top syndicated radio programs such as Acoustic Cafe, World Cafe, and NPR.  Her repertoire includes all original material of cross-style, upbeat, and ballads, with Rock and Roots selections thrown in to create an exceptional evening of music you’ll be talking about long after the lights go down.  

The Homegrown Coffeehouse is located at the First Parish UnitarianUniversalist Church, at the corner of Great Plain and Dedham Avenue in Needham center.  There is free parking and full handicapped accessibility. Admission is $18 or $15 for students and seniors; proceeds benefit the church.

For more information, call 781-444-7478 or visit at www.uuneedham.org/Coffeehouse for directions, performer links and advance tickets.