The Stone Soup Coffeehouse is a coffeehouse based in Rhode Island

Rhode Island

The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

. It is one of the oldest folk music venues in Southern New England, having operated for 29 years. It is currently housed in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, in Pawtucket

Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Pawtucket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 71,148 at the 2010 census. It is the fourth largest city in the state.-History:...

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Founded in 1980, it has presented concerts by artists such as Catie Curtis

Catie Curtis

Catie Curtis is an American singer-songwriter. Her music has been categorized in several genres, including pop, rock, alternative country, indie and folk. She has recorded 11 CDs. The most recent, Stretch Limousine On Fire, will be released in August 2011 on Compass Records.-Early life:Catie...

, Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger

Peter "Pete" Seeger is an American folk singer and was an iconic figure in the mid-twentieth century American folk music revival. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, most notably their recording of Lead...

, and Patty Larkin

Patty Larkin

Patty Larkin is a Boston-based singer-songwriter. redefines the boundaries of folk-urban pop music with her inventive guitar wizardry and uncompromising vocals and lyrics...

, and continues to present a mix of national and local artists.

In 2003, it had to ask for donations for the first time; prior to that, they had been able to support themselves on admission fees.
Today, their concerts are often billed as fundraisers.