The Crepe Place often features some of the newest and most promising artists in Santa Cruz and beyond, and this week there are a slew of shows that have some great local bands on the bill. On Wednesday night, May 11th, Carry Yrself Home presents The Best Friends, Good People and The Jolly Llamas. All…
Paddy Keenan April 20th
By Folk Department | Published April 20th, 2011Irish piper and whistle player extraordinaire Paddy Keenan, will be in concert with a guitar accompanist tonight at 7:30pm at Don Quixote’s, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA. Presented by the Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay, Paddy was a member of the critically acclaimed Bothy Band, which did much to popularize traditional Irish music around…
Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore, Sun 4/3/11
By Folk Department | Published April 2nd, 2011Mollie O’Brien and Rich Moore will be in concert Sunday, April 3, 2011, at 7:00pm at Don Quixote’s, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA (831) 603-2294. They’ve been married to each other for the past 27 years, and have performed solo and with other groups independently, but finally released their first studio album together last year…
Gerry O’Beirne, Wed Mar 30, 2011
By Folk Department | Published March 29th, 2011Gerry O’Beirne, Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (6 and 12 string guitar, tiple, ukulele, slide guitar and more), will be performing at a house concert in Bonny Doon, CA in an intimate setting starting at 7:00pm on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. UCSC grad student and musician Steve Coulter says “I have had the good fortune of…
Abigail Washburn, Mon 3/28/11
By Folk Department | Published March 25th, 2011Abigail Washburn and Band will be in concert Monday, March 28, 2011 at 7:30pm at Don Quixote’s, 6275 Hwy 9, Felton, CA (831) 603-2294. From Illinois and currently based in Nashville, Abigail is a clawhammer style banjo player and singer-songwriter pushing the envelope of folk music to include a tasty indie pop edge. Her recent…
Kris Delmhorst, Wed 3/23/11
By Folk Department | Published March 21st, 2011Catch a solo performance by multi-instrumentalist and contemporary singer-songwriter Kris Delmhorst on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 7:30pm at Don Quixote’s, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA (831) 603-2294. She sings a blend of original indie-folk-pop songs, and has been a perennial nominee of her home town Boston music awards. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oJU69mqmxU&feature=related[/youtube]
Paul Kamm & Eleanore MacDonald/Alisa Fineman & Kimball Hurd
By Folk Department | Published March 18th, 2011For fans of contemporary folk music, a spectacular concert of Songwriters-in-the-Round featuring the popular duos of Paul Kamm & Eleanore MacDonald and Alisa Fineman & Kimball Hurd will be held Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 7:00pm at Don Quixote’s, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA (831) 603-2294. Both pairs of singer-songwriters currently reside in California and…
Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen
By Folk Department | Published March 18th, 2011Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen are folk musicians known for their fine duet singing of traditional material as well as original songs. They’ll be in concert Friday, March 18, 2011, in the Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard Barrel Room at 8:00pm, 334-A Ingalls St., Santa Cruz, CA (831) 426-6209. They’ve been performing together for 20 years,…
The Black Brothers Band
By Folk Department | Published March 17th, 2011Extend your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations another day with The Black Brothers Band on Friday, March 18, 2011 at 7:30pm at Don Quixote’s, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA (831) 603-2294, presented by the Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay. Shay & Michael Black (vocals, tenor banjo & guitar), members of the formidable Black Family singers…
Vasen
By Folk Department | Published March 15th, 2011Swedish traditional band Väsen will be performing Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 7:30pm at The Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320 Cedar St., Santa Cruz, CA. Presented by the Community Music School of Santa Cruz, this tall (literally) trio consists of Olov Johansson (nyckelharpa = keyed fiddle), Mikael Marin (viola & violin), and Roger Tallrot ( guitar,…