Testimonials: Love for the Coffeehouse
 

“I was lucky to find the coffeehouse when I arrived in Montreal from New Brunswick in 1992. It was where I began to take the stage and perform my music. Thanks to my time there, on the open stage and then as a featured artist, I gained the skills and confidence I needed to take my career to the next level. The Yellow Door Coffeehouse is an essential part of the roots music scene in Montreal."
- Rob Lutes; Singer/Songwriter
 

“The songwriter needs a place where his or her songs feel welcomed. The Yellow Door is that place. I hope it will always be there.”
- Randall Spear; Songwriter, Performer
 

“It encourages people, young and old to come together over art and music.”
- Tessa Vikander ; Montreal – Vancouver

“It has been for many years one of the mandatory stops on a cross-country tour, among other reputable clubs and music venues scattered across Canada.”
- Michael Reinhart; Singer/Songwriter, Composer
 

“The space itself is a marvel, perfect in size and naturally reverberant and as such unlikely to be found elsewhere.”
- Steve Goldstein; Sound Technician at the Yellow Door
 

“This is a place where good music AND good works came together.”
- Karen Potje; Singer/Songwriter
 

“The Yellow Door Coffee House provided me with a community, endless learning experiences, and much needed groundedness.[...] I cannot stress enough the importance of the Yellow Door Coffee House as both a community builder and a means by which the greater Montreal community is drawn together by great art!”
- Pippa Feinstein; Volunteer, McGill Student
 

“The Yellow Door Coffee house was the very first venue I learned about after moving here; it is a well-established leader for readings and performances in Montreal, where one can affordably enjoy the crafts of talented writers and musicians.”
- Julie Manfood; Writer, Editor, and Producer of the words-and-music series WIRE (West Island Readers Electric)
 

“When I came to Montreal from the United States nearly 40 years ago the first place which welcomed me was the Yellow Door. I arrived, like many Americans at the time, with only an address and a phone number. The address was the Yellow Door.”
- Richard Chapman
 

“As a performer, I have enjoyed this special ambience equally. The audiences have been, without exception, respectful, attentive and most importantly “quiet”, which allows the musician or singer to express oneself on quiet a sophisticated and emotional level. The musical experience becomes a “shared” event, a mutual giving and receiving. I have been in that room when there were at least fifty people and one couldn’t hear a sound expect for the music, the song, the singer, and the breaths between the lines of lyrics."
- Michael Reinhart; Singer/Songwriter, Composer
 

“Over the years it has been my great pleasure to make the acquaintance of the performers and form friendships with many of the other volunteers and staff. As such the Yellow Door is the locus of a major part of my social activity and very important to me. Whatever contribution I have made has been returned many times over.”
- Steve Goldstein-Volunteer, Sound Technician
 

“The Yellow Door Coffee House has provided the city with a warm, intimate, unpretentious creative space where people of all walks of life can come and share what they have to offer.”
- Matthew Stern-Performer
 

“If there were more venues around Canada like The Yellow Door, I could book a perfect tour—for now, I just have to settle for looking forward to playing the YD each time I venture to Montreal to play music.”
- Ian Foster; Singer/Songwriter-St. John’s Newfoundland
 

“My fondest memories as a child was being a part of the diverse musical scene in Montreal. My siblings taught me to play banjo guitar, and Yellow Door was one of the first venues I played at the ripe old age of six! I was surrounded by adults who nurtured my love of music and I was treated with respect and encouraged to pursue my musical journey.” - Karen Bell-member of musical group RELATED
 

“It has made an invaluable contribution to the cultural life of Montreal with its long history as a showcase for folk and roots music from all over the world.”
- Evelyn Miller
 

“I have been involved with the Yellow Door Coffeehouse for thirty-six of its forty years at 3625 Aylmer.[..] The Yellow Door, through its Elderly Project and the Coffeehouse, is deeply engaged in the Milton-Park and Plateau Mont-Royal community. The community has benefited enormously from both programs.”
- T.H Merrett, board member at the Yellow Door
 

“[The Yellow Door] has been an important part of Montreal’s cultural history. It is the oldest coffeehouse in Canada and performers continue to come from all over North America to play there.[...] the Yellow Door Coffeehouse has certainly had a seminal influence on my musical life. I hope that it may continue to exist, and that artists may continue to perform and find inspiration there.”
- Linda Morrison, Director of the Yellow Door Choir