LIVE ENTERTAINMENT THAT MATCHES OUR TIMES

Humorist Chris Gaffney brings his (national award-winning) brand of authentic storytelling (along with his trusty banjolele) to the stage with live performances highlighting the pitfalls and joys of modern times.

Gaffney’s performances weave humor, music, and poetry through deeply-impactful topics such as parenting, eldercare, grief, purpose, and love while blending toe-tapping favorites from the past (Golden Oldies through the Sixties, Seventies and Beyond) to deliver positive messages that feel timeless and true.

Spotlight Performances:

HUMOR

Feeding, Diaper, Sleep

by Chris Gaffney

Stay-at-home dad writer Chris Gaffney performs at the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop sharing the shortest poem from his book-in-progress Baby Bump: Poems For and About Expecting Parents.

POETRY

The Ways I Use My Voice

by Chris Gaffney

Performed at the Connecticut Poetry Society’s Fall Meeting inside the beautiful James Blackstone Memorial Library in Branford, CT on November 22, 2025.

GRIEF

Thank You For Being My Dad

by Jon Barker

Chris Gaffney performs Jon Barker’s Thank You For Being My Dad as a tribute to his late father Henry Gaffney while raising awareness for a Vietnam Traveling Memorial War exhibit honoring veterans who passed away from illnesses presumed to Agent Orange exposure during their deployments.

Hope

You Can Be Anything

by Chris Gaffney

Chris Gaffney’s song written during the spring of 2025 for his then 4-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter.