San Francisco based Irish traditional band Three Mile Stone will be performing at a house concert in Soquel, CA (near Santa Cruz, CA) on Wed, September 28, 2011 at 7:30pm. The band features Marla Fibish on mandolin, Erin Shrader on fiddle and Richard Mandel on guitar, and all members sing. They have been at the…
Old Blind Dogs Tues Sep 27th
By Folk Department | Published September 25th, 2011Old Blind Dogs, one of Scotland’s premiere folk bands, will be appearing Tuesday, September 27th at 7:30pm at Don Quixote’s, 6275 Hwy 9, Felton CA (831) 603-2294. They’ve been performing for 19 years, have released 10 CDs, and have won the prestigious Scots Trad Music Award as “Folk Band of the Year” twice. Unfortunately, their…
Vagabond Opera Sept. 22nd
By Michael Bryant | Published September 16th, 2011Bohemian cabaret ensemble Vagabond Opera features boundless energy, impeccable musicianship and more than a little touch of both the naughty and exotic. Think passionate Paris hot jazz and tangos dipped in Ukrainian folk-punk. Of course there’s Turkish belly dancers but will they juggle fire? Come find out as Vagabond Opera presents the new wave of…
Moya Brennan & Cormac De Barra, Wed Sep 14th
By Folk Department | Published September 14th, 2011The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay presents Irish harpists and vocalists Moya Brennan and Cormac De Barra in concert on Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at 7:30pm at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz, CA. Moya is a Grammy Award winning singer and harpist, and a lead vocalist in the popular and…
Iris Dement Sunday Sep 11th
By Folk Department | Published September 4th, 2011Iris Dement, Grammy nominated singer-songwriter, guitar and keyboard player, will be performing on Sunday September 11, 2011 at 7:30pm at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz, CA (831) 479-9421. Her earlier recordings in the folk/country genre were introspective, personal, and spare in presentation, and received great acclaim for her songwriting. Iris’s later…
Jerry Jeff Walker Aug. 27
By Michael Bryant | Published August 21st, 2011Little known fact: Jerry Jeff was once turned down for an appearance on American Bandstand. Since then he dropped out of his teen rock band, went AWOL from the National Guard and wound up becoming a Texas singer/songwriter legend on a level with buddies Willie, Waylon and Guy Clark. “Mr. Bojangles” and “Up Against the…
Wiki Wiki to da Grill, Hall, Alley & Wharf!
By Michael Bryant | Published August 20th, 2011Great bloggity goodness, there’s a huge amount of Hawai’i headed for Santa Cruz this summer. What could be more fun than listening to Hawaiian music by the sea? How about Hawaiian music on the Santa Cruz Wharf for FREE, surrounded by food, crafts (some on the water) and fun. It’s all part of the annual…
Reggae In The Redwoods Aug. 20th
By Michael Bryant | Published August 14th, 2011Aptos Village Park will be the outdoor venue for a beautiful afternoon of reggae music, food and fun at the first annual Reggae in the Redwoods event. Featured performers from Trinidad, Jamaica and other countries include Jamelody, Ancestree, Dub FX, Jamali and lots more. Also represented will be local craft beers and tasty festival food….
Musical Saw Festival Aug. 14th
By Michael Bryant | Published August 14th, 2011The song goes, “If I Had A Hammer”, however the 31st Annual International Musical Saw Festival is coming to Roaring Camp in Felton Sunday, August 14th. The big event brings together the world’s greatest saw players as they join other acoustic musicians in a variety of musical performances. The festivities start at 10 a.m. followed…
Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Fest, Aug 12th-14th
By Folk Department | Published August 7th, 2011The biggest event sponsored by the Northern California Bluegrass Society (aka The Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society) is the annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival in Bolado Park, Tres Pinos, CA (7 miles south of Hollister), this year held Fri, Aug 12 through Sun, Aug 14. Featuring some 50 local bands on three stages, this festival…