Colin O'Brien

Art in the cafe...

Members of Red Pine


"Permutations of Red Pine"


September 2026



A Red Pine tree was planted at the corner of 212 Merry Street in the late 60s that evolved over the decades into a cooperative household. We are making it a place for comity and creativity; Clarity and the imagination; we change detritus of early 21st century late stage capitalism into art, shrine, paintings, music, sculptures, urban Permaculture and homesteading experiments. We appreciate the used, the worn out, ever crumbling and reassembling; as we all are all the time.
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Saturday, December 17, 2005

After three years fronting the award winning band Salt creek Colin O---Brien has revitalized his solo career. Of late Colin has fallen under the spell of the late John Hartford, and it shows. With his amplified footboard board, guitar, banjo, and fiddle O---Brien dances and sings original tunes, Hartford songs and old time numbers. With these tools in the bag (Coupled with O---Brien---s relaxed stage manner) one can expect an exciting evening of musical entertainment!

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