MONTHLY ACOUSTIC MUSIC CONCERTS IN WESTERN CONNECTICUT- Sundays at 4pm
Come experience the music
of the people!
Sunday, February 1, 2026, 4 pm
BETTY and the BABY BOOMERS
When Betty Boomer, Jean Valla McAvoy, Paul Rubeo, and Steve Stanne began singing together more than 35 years ago, the name made sense— a play on Betty’s name and the fact that all are children of the baby boom.
Bassist Robert Bard fit right in demographically when he joined later on. If they've had second thoughts, it’s too late to change now. “Betty and the Baby Boomers” appears on the covers of the band’s five CDs, and the name is known to folk music fans from the mountains of Connemara in Ireland to the Catskills overlooking New York's Hudson Valley, their home base.
The folk genre covers many styles. The Boomers’ take on it is suggested in a review of their second recording, Tumbling Through the Stream of Days,in the folk song magazine Sing Out! It described the group as “a refreshing reminder of the halcyon days of American folk music” and the CD as “an enthusiastic testament to the sheer joy of singing and playing music.”
In addition to original songs from Jean, the Boomers draw on sources including traditional tunes, Americana roots music, contemporary artists like Greg Brown, Bruce Springsteen, and Dougie MacClean, and classic “folksingers” like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Phil Ochs. Whatever the source, each song is “Boomerized” – set in distinctive arrangements with three and four part harmonies. The singers' voices differ in range and color; they combine in a unique and resonant blend that is the Boomers’ signature. Their vocals are coupled to impressive instrumental work on guitars, Dobro, bass, bodhran, and kazoo, or sometimes — “Look Ma, no hands”— uncoupled in a capella selections.
tickets
ALL OUR TICKETING IS THROUGH EVENTBRITE: $25 in person, $20 streaming
We also welcome ticket purchases at the door day-of (up to the capacity of our venue).
OUR SPONSORS:
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury
For over 200 years, the congregation has enhanced Greater Danbury with liberal, non-dogmatic religion; social witness and action; and cultural offerings. Committed to an inclusive understanding of the human and natural community, it is a place of welcome for all.