Santa Cruz independent folk record label Gourd Music will be celebrating their 25th anniversary with two concerts; Saturday June 9th (8pm) at the Kuumbwa in Santa Cruz and a 2 pm matinee show Sunday June 10th at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Aptos. Founded by the “Duke of the Dulcimer,” Neal Hellman, Gourd specializes in…
Three Mile Stone Sun May 6th
By Folk Department | Published May 5th, 2012Irish traditional band Three Mile Stone will be performing at an intimate house concert in Bonny Doon (Santa Cruz, CA) on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 7:00pm. This acoustic trio features Erin Shrader (fiddle, voice, guitar), Marla Fibish (mandolin, mandola, button accordion, voice), and Richard Mandel (guitar, tenor banjo, voice), all veterans and fanatics of…
Seabright Stringfest on Saturday
By Folk Department | Published February 10th, 2012The First Annual Seabright Stringfest will be held at the Seabright Brewery and Java Junction in the Seabright neighborhood of Santa Cruz on Saturday, February 11th from 11:30am-11:30pm. Yep, that’s right – 12 continuous hours of music (plus a square dance) starting with a kids show by Bob Reid and followed by a cavalcade of…
Jim Malcolm Wed Jan 25th
By Folk Department | Published January 24th, 2012Scottish singer-songwriter Jim Malcolm will be performing at Don Quixote’s in Felton, CA on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. Former lead singer of the well-respected band Old Blind Dogs, Jim has been touring the world with his guitar and harmonicas, singing the traditional songs of Scotland along with his own originals. He’s a master interpreter of…
Molly’s Revenge Wed, Jan 4th
By Folk Department | Published January 3rd, 2012Molly’s Revenge is a Monterey Bay Area four-person acoustic Celtic band that will be undergoing change soon, as they say farewell to one of their founding members after some 10 years. Pete Haworth, the bouzouki playing lead vocalist, will be performing for the last time in Molly’s Revenge on Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 7:30pm…
Wake the Dead Sunday Dec 4th
By Folk Department | Published December 1st, 2011The Wake the Dead band who are mostly from the SF Bay Area, blends traditional Celtic music played on acoustic instruments with the songs of the Grateful Dead. They’ll be performing at The Chautauqua Hall, 162 16th St., Pacific Grove, CA (408) 847-6982 on Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 7pm. The band includes Danny Carnahan,…
Battlefield Band Nov. 2nd
By Folk Department | Published November 1st, 2011Coming all the way from Scotland, The Battlefield Band will be in concert Wednesday, November 2 at Don Quixote’s in Felton. Founded in 1969 and named for the “Battlefield” area of Glasgow, the band has been on the international scene for four decades. They pioneered the integration of bagpipes with fiddle, keyboards, guitar and voice,…
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…
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…
Andrea Beaton July 28th
By Folk Department | Published July 27th, 2011Andrea Beaton will be performing at an intimate house concert in Bonny Doon at 7:30 pm on Thursday, July 28th sponsored by the Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay. Andrea is part of a younger generation of traditional musicians playing the Celtic music of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, music that was brought to that island…