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Highlights from the 2019 FolkWorks Folk/Roots Festival
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 - 8:00PM
California Institute of Technology - Ramo Auditorium
332 South Michigan Ave., Pasadena, CA 91106
Presented by Pasadena Folk Music SocietyCarolyn Russell
(-July 21, 2019)
Carolyn Russell died of a stroke at her Apple Valley home on July 21, 2019.The bio for Carolyn Russell is very sketchy. She was a Board member of the California Dance Cooperative, and through that organization ran a Cajun Dance at the Culver City Masonic Temple.
Per the L.A. Times article of October 3, 1986 she was at that time a member of Louisiana Cajun Trio.
Peter Romano
(April 19, 1959 - July 25, 2019)
Musician, contractor and sailor, Peter delighted in all of these, but he delighted mostly in those people around him. A member of, at various times, Big Red Sky, The Brilliant Gypsies, Falling Star, The Ploughboys, and Room Service, Peter left an indelible mark on the Southern California music scene.Bea Romano
(July 29, 1947-July 22, 2019)
It is with heavy hearts we share word of the passing of Beatrice Platt Romano, who left us on Monday, July 22nd. If you did not know Bea, you should wish you did.Twice, Bea performed on CNN.
Nobody is quite sure how many instruments Bea played. The list includes Hammered Dulcimer, Autoharp, Psaltery, Shakers, Limberjacks, and Spoons, for certain. She could jump in, without hesitation, to produce Irish jigs, reels and hornpipes, and Old Time American fiddle, rag, bluegrass and waltz tunes.
September-October 2019
Play On
Sony Music (Columbia Records) recently re-released the original recordings made by myself and my partner at the time, Paul Potash. We were known as Art and Paul and our era was the early popular folk music revival – 1960 / 1961. I’ve written both serious and humorous vignettes about our experiences and escapades in this publication. We were well known in Greenwich Village and later here on the west coast and we were the very first folk music act to play the Troubadour when it was about to close. We broke up late in 1961 but we apparently left a mark on the music world and Sony Music has elected to memorialize us with the digital re-release of our two albums (today’s CD sales are diminishing ever so swiftly).Artist: THE SUSIE GLAZE NEW FOLK ENSEMBLE
Title: LIVE AT MCCABE’S
Label: Hilonesome Music
Release Date: September 1, 2019
The Susie Glaze New Folk Ensemble Live at McCabe’s, Susie’s tenth album, was recorded at the venerable folk venue McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. Sound engineer Wayne Griffith knows this room exceedingly well and captured the evening’s magic beautifully. The mixing and mastering by Frank Rosato add the final polish.Read more: THE SUSIE GLAZE NEW FOLK ENSEMBLE - LIVE AT MCCABE’S
ARTIST: Sarah Rogo
TITLE: Smoke and Water
LABEL: Funzalorecords
RELEASE DATE: September 13, 2019
Sarah Rogo showed up recently at a round table jam group I play with. John S. who hosts our group had spotted her in the parking lot of the place we jam. She was carrying a guitar case, so he invited her to join us. Makes sense, right? Our group is a weekly gathering of friends who play old-time standards on fiddles, mandolins, guitars and banjos just for the fun of it. After a few turns around the circle, we asked Sarah if she’d like to perform something on her own. She agreed happily, sat forward in her chair, tucked her chin in, closed her eyes, cradled her National guitar, and proceeded to mesmerize us with a passionate blues, dancing the beat with her bare feet, while the glass slide-bar on her left little finger whined the changes.TITLE: Sing With Me
ARTIST: Tracy Newman
LABEL: Run Along Home
RELEASE DATE: June 21, 2019
When I heard that Tracy Newman was coming out with another children’s CD, I was excited. It’s not that I’m particularly into children’s music, but I’ve got grandchildren and they sure know what they like. Fortunately, Tracy is a grandmother too and has transitioned her singer-songwriter energies into creating some of the most enjoyable and creative children’s albums over the past few years.NEVENKA WOMEN'S FOLK CHORUS
Here’s a show like no other that the Pasadena Folk Music Society has offered. Nevenka is a Los Angeles-based women’s folk chorus performing songs from Eastern Europe, including Russian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Greek and others. The group formed in 1976 as an off-shoot of the Aman Folk Ensemble. These women are primarily singers, and there may be over a dozen of them on stage! The singers span 30 years in age, and are a close-knit family with a strong team concept. Performing a delightful mix of roots music and composed pieces, they represent the great diversity within these East European countries. Considering that their music includes non-western rhythms and scales, be aware these are not simple pop songs, but deeply satisfying traditional folk music from the Balkans area. Come be transported in time and place to experience this spirited music!
25th Annual SCDH Harvest Festival of Dulcimers
DAVE HAAS, Mountain Dulcimer
MARK ALAN WADE, Hammered Dulcimer
2 FOCUS WORKSHOPS
Sunday - Sept. 22, 2019
1) Hammered Dulcimer & Other Instruments
10am - 2pm - Private home in Fullerton
2) Fretted / Mountain Dulcimer
11am - 3pm - Private home in Long Beach/ Lakewood area
DANCE
NO EVENTS TODAY
MUSIC
5:30pm SANTA BARBARA OLD TIME MUSIC JAM
every Wednesday
Alice Keck Park
1500 Santa Barbara St, Santa Barbara, CA
6:30pm - 9:30pm NORTH COUNTY BLUEGRASS AND FOLK CLUB
third Wednesday
Round Table Pizza (Escondido)
1161 E Washington Ave (Ash and Washington, Escondido, CA 92025
7:00pm - 10:00pm OPEN MIC (GM)
every Wednesday
22807 Saticoy St, West Hills, CA
7:00pm - 10:00pm "ALL ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS" SONG CIRCLE (SONGMAKERS)
third Wednesday
1501 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, CA
Pat Cronin 805-236-7958
8:00pm - 11:00pm GRIFFINS IRISH SESSION
every Wednesday
1007 Mission St, South Pasadena, CA
Michael Kelly
DANCE
9:30am - 12:00pm INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING (WEDNESDAYS)
every Wednesday
Folk Dance Center at Dancing Unlimited
Vicki Maheu
10:15am - 11:45am WEST HOLLYWOOD FOLK DANCERS
every Wednesday
West Hollywood Park
647 N San Vicente Blvd, West Hollywood, CA
Tikva Mason 310-652-8706
6:00pm - 8:30pm LAGUNA INTERNATIONAL DANCERS (FOLK)
every Wednesday
Clubhouse 2
24112 Moulton Pkwy., Laguna Woods, CA
Miriam 949-680-9946
7:00pm - 9:30pm UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM
every Wednesday
UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM
5600 Mulholland Dr, Los Angeles, CA
Natalie Stern 818-343-8009
7:00pm - 9:30pm UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM
every Wednesday
UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM
5600 Mulholland Dr, Los Angeles, CA
Natalie Stern 818-343-8009
7:15pm - 9:30pm SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE CLUB
every Wednesday
Balboa Park Club
2150 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA
Jean Cate 858-278-4619 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
7:30pm - 10:00pm SCANDINAVIAN COUPLE DANCING
every Wednesday
Folk Dance Center at Dancing Unlimited
Walker and Margaret Fillius
7:30pm - 9:30pm ANAHEIM INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCERS
every Wednesday
Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim
511 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, CA
Ruth Shapin 714-758-1050
7:30pm - 9:30pm CONEJO VALLEY FOLK DANCERS
every Wednesday
Hillcrest Center for the Arts (Small Rehearsal Room)
403 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
Jill Lundgren 805-497-1957 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
7:30pm - 9:30pm INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING
every Wednesday
Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim
511 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, CA
Nancy Atwood 562-941-0069
These are informal, intimate special events that people hold in their homes.
Call your local hosts for scheduled artists!
LOS ANGELES
Claremont, CA 91711
909-596-1266 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
5705 Noble Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91411
818-780-5979 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SETH AND TONY'S HOUSE CONCERTS
4773 Baltimore St., Los Angeles, CA 90042
YVONNE FLEURY HOUSE CONCERT
Santa Monica, CA
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VENTURA COUNTY
Oak Park (Agoura Hills/Westlake Village area)
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SAN DIEGO
Bonita, CA
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1132 Pinehurst Dr., Lakeside, CA 92040
1210 White Sands Drive, San Marcos, CA 92078
LIVE AT ROCK VALLEY
7170 Rock Valley Court, San Diego, CA 92122
858-452-1539 Carol Branch This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sorrento Valley, San Diego, CA 92121
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