Sonic explorers Three Metre Day from Toronto will be visiting KZSC for a live interview during the Backroads show on Sunday, Nov 6, 2011 between noon and 2pm. Three Metre Day’s original compositions are highly textural in nature, blending folk and jazz elements and their debut CD “Coasting Notes” was released a few days ago….
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,…
Bluegrass Music Awards Show on Backroads, Sun Oct 23rd
By Folk Department | Published October 22nd, 2011The 22nd Annual International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards show was held a few weeks ago, and KZSC will feature highlights from this show on Backroads, between 12-2pm on Sunday, October 23, 2011. Recorded live at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, Sam Bush hosts the show that includes performances by Steve Martin &…
Frank Wakefield Band Thurs Oct 20th
By Folk Department | Published October 19th, 2011The Frank Wakefield Band will be performing at an intimate house concert on the Westside of Santa Cruz, CA on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 7:30pm. Frank has been playing bluegrass mandolin for decades, and has performed with many of the top-notch bands, including Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, Jimmy Martin & The…
Kevin Crawford & Cillian Vallely Tues Oct 18th
By Folk Department | Published October 18th, 2011Kevin Crawford and Cillian Vallely will be performing at a house concert in Soquel, CA on Tuesday evening October 18, 2011 at 7:30pm. Both are members of the award-winning traditional Irish band Lunasa. Kevin plays flute, whistle and bodhran (Irish drum) and is a past winner of the Irish Echo’s “Traditional Musician of the Year”…
Brendan Begley & Caoimhin O Raghallaigh Oct 9th
By Folk Department | Published October 8th, 2011Brendan Begley & Caoimhin O Raghallaigh, a dynamic musical duo from Ireland, will be performing traditional Irish tunes and songs on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 7:00pm at Don Quixote’s, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA (831) 603-2294, presented by the Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay. Brendan, of County Kerry, is a master button accordion…
Nell Robinson and Jim Nunally Live on Backroads Oct 9th
By Folk Department | Published October 8th, 2011Nell Robinson and Jim Nunally of the Bay Area have teamed up as a new harmony-driven duo to sing their original songs along with classic country duets along the lines of the Louvin and Stanley Brothers. They’ll be in for a live interview and performance during KZSC’s “Backroads” folk and acoustic country show on Sunday,…
Bill Staines Oct 8th
By Folk Department | Published October 8th, 2011Bill Staines, folk singer and prolific songwriter, will be performing at the Aromas Grange Hall, corner of Rose and Bardue Streets in Aromas, CA on Saturday, October 8, 2011, at 7:00pm (831) 726-2322. Sometimes described as a “modern day Stephen Foster” his songs have an enduring quality and have been recorded by Nanci Griffith, The…
Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill Oct 5-6
By Folk Department | Published October 4th, 2011The duo of Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill will be playing Irish traditional fiddle tunes at two concerts this week, on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 7:30pm at the Chautauqua Hall, 162 16th St. (at Central) in Pacific Grove, CA (408) 847-6982 presented by the Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay, and on Thursday, October…
Three Mile Stone Wed Sep 28th
By Folk Department | Published September 27th, 2011San 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…