Luke Abbott and Molly Tuttle will be performing as a bluegrass duet on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 8pm, at The Abbey, 350 Mission St., Santa Cruz, CA (831) 429-1058. Both are singers and multi-instrumentalists, and part of a younger generation of artists who have studied and played traditional music but also add originality to…
Wake the Dead Fri June 3rd
By Folk Department | Published June 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 Don Quixote’s International Music Hall, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA (831) 603-2294 on Friday, June 3, 2011 at 8pm. The band includes Danny…
Muriel Anderson Tues May 24th
By Folk Department | Published May 23rd, 2011Muriel Anderson is widely regarded as one of the premier fingerstyle guitarists on the scene today. She’ll be performing at an intimate house concert on the west side of Santa Cruz, CA on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 7:30pm. For location and reservations contact Steve Palazzo <[email protected]>. Muriel is the only woman to have won…
Bryan Bowers Tues 5/24/11
By Folk Department | Published May 23rd, 2011Bryan Bowers is a singer and songwriter of traditional style American folk music, and an innovative master of autoharp playing. He’s also known for his entertaining and animated storytelling. Bryan will be performing at Don Quixote’s, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 7:30pm. Reservations: (831) 603-2294. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ3PMrkVGSQ[/youtube] …
Chulrua, Sunday May 22nd
By Folk Department | Published May 22nd, 2011Chulrua, a dynamic Irish traditional music trio, will be in concert at Don Quixote’s, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 7 pm. The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay will present veteran tune-monger and All-Ireland champion button accordion player Paddy O’Brien from County Offaly, Ireland along with fiddler Patrick Ourceau,…
Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, Free Event May 21st
By Folk Department | Published May 20th, 2011The 25th annual Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will be held Saturday, May 21, 2011, from noon-5pm in Santa Cruz, CA at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, 134 Dakota Ave., near the Santa Cruz County Courthouse. A free event sponsored by the Northern California Bluegrass Society (aka the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society), this…
Dina Maccabee on The Rising Tide tonight
By The Rising Tide | Published May 20th, 2011It’s a foggy friday morning in Santa Cruz, but the sun always shines on The Rising Tide! Terrible metaphors aside, we’re excited to bring to you an excellent live, in-studio performance this week in the form of bay area songstress, Dina Maccabee. Dina has had a long and fascinating musical path. She has performed with…
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…
The SHE’S and Hod on The Rising Tide tonight!
By The Rising Tide | Published April 1st, 2011Did you know that you can follow your favorite local music radio show on Twitter? You can check out The Rising Tide on Twitter right here! By following us, you’ll be the first to hear announcements about our upcoming interviews, the first to see photos of recent performances we’ve put up on our Picasa page, and the…