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"Reunited" David Coate Group returns to Vernon on October 6

Talented Boston-based group last performed during JesusFest 2007.

The "reunited" David Coate Group will perform at Jacob's Well Coffeehouse on Friday, October 6. While David performed at the coffeehouse last year as a soloist, the group last performed in Vernon during JesusFest 2007.
The "reunited" David Coate Group will perform at Jacob's Well Coffeehouse on Friday, October 6. While David performed at the coffeehouse last year as a soloist, the group last performed in Vernon during JesusFest 2007. (David Coate Group)

Jacob's Well Coffeehouse will feature the "reunited" David Coate Group on Friday, October 6. Doors open at 7 p.m., with live music starting at 7:30 p.m. The event will be held in the Union Church sanctuary, 3 Elm Street in the historic Rockville section of Vernon. Admission is free, and dress is casual.

Coate is a contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, worship leader, and producer based in Pembroke, a suburb of Boston. He was educated in classical guitar at the Kansas City Conservatory of Music and educated in keyboard/piano at Berklee College. Over the years, he has recorded 11 CDs in the rock/pop genre, the most recent being Inside Out.

The David Coate Group toured during the 1980s and 1990s, performing songs from the first three albums, Time Keeps on Running, State of the Heart, and Still Small Voice. The current band includes three members of the original group: bass player Mike Sarni, keyboardist Maurice Brule and David Coate on vocals and guitar. New to the group are Doug Reilly on drums and Katie Duff on vocals. The last time the group performed in Vernon was during JesusFest 2007.

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The event will also be live streamed on YouTube and re-broadcast on the Community Voice Channel. For details, please call 860.871.6500 or visit www.JacobsWellCoffeehouse.com.

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