Carlo Aonzo and Elena Buttiero from Italy will be performing a classical mandolin concert at a home on the westside of Santa Cruz, CA on Friday, April 1, 2011 at 7:30pm. RSVP (831) 423-1395. Carlo is an international mandolin virtuoso who has played with such musical institutions as the Philharmonic Orchestra of La Scala in…
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,…
Nina Gerber, Chris Webster and Sarah Elizabeth Campbell
By Folk Department | Published March 14th, 2011Singer-songwriters Chris Webster, Sarah Elizabeth Campbell, and guitarist Nina Gerber perform together for the first time in a concert on Monday, March 14, 2011 at 7:00pm as part of the Santa Cruz Live video series for TV and internet broadcast at the Digital Media Factory, 2809 Mission St., Santa Cruz, CA. Doors open at 6:30pm….
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
By Folk Department | Published March 13th, 2011Two-time Grammy award winner (in Traditional Blues and Traditional Folk categories) the venerable Ramblin’ Jack Elliott will be appearing Sunday, March 13, 2011 at a 1:00pm matinee show at Don Quixote’s, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA (831) 603-2294. In the tradition of a roving troubadour, Jack has traveled the world with his guitar, telling stories…