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The FolkWorks Calendar is a comprehensive listings of folk/roots/trad related events. The listing includes both live and virtual concerts, dances, festivals, and more.

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Modern Folk with Joselyn & Don

COLLAGE 731 South Pacific Avenue, San Pedro, CA, United States

Montana natives turned Angelenos, Joselyn & Don’s intoxicating music feels like a walk through mountain wildflowers and Southern California Joshua trees. The duo’s 2020 debut album "Soar" and 2022 EP "Seeds & Bones" have been warmly received by critics and added to over 200 independent radio stations worldwide, reaching number 5 on Roots Music Report’s Americana Album Chart […]

$20

Tuesday night Online jam session and mini-concert with Pam Weeks and Bill Olson

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Pam Weeks and Bill Olson have been hosting an online jam session and mini-concert every Tuesday night for almost three years. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, from 7-8PM EST. Tempos will be moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. What makes […]

November Ukulele Gathering: Hawaiian Songs with Taeri Schiffman

COLLAGE 731 South Pacific Avenue, San Pedro, CA, United States

Do you play the ukulele and enjoy playing Hawaiian tunes? Come to this event and celebrate the spirit of Aloha. There will be time to show off solo pieces and to play communally, and a good time will be had by all. We recommend that you bring the yellow Daily Ukulele book and a music […]

Free

Celtic Music in Medford

Dunbar Farms and Winery 2881 Hillcrest Rd, Medford, OR, United States

Open Mic Night

Grand Annex 434 West 6th St., San Pedro, CA, US

Acoustic Singers, Singer-Songwriters, Poets! There’s so much going on outside during the San Pedro Art Walk, we decided to move the Open Mic to the Second Thursday of each month. Please come on down to the Grand Annex for Second Thursday Open Mic Night on Thursday, November 11, 2021. To participate, please sign up at […]

$5

Whole Hog in Goleta

Roof Top Bistro & Bar 6878 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA, United States

Rooted in tradition, Whole Hog pushes the boundaries of bluegrass, Irish, swing, country and old time music. Lush vocal harmonies, instrumental mastery and fresh arrangements are at the forefront of their unique sound. For a rollicking good time - Go Whole Hog!

ALBERT LEE TRIO

The Grand Annex 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro, CA, United States

Grammy winner, British-Invasion original and rock music pioneer, Albert Lee is the unofficial third Everly Brother and longtime Eric Clapton bandmate. Albert Lee grew up a fan of pop artists of the day Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee Lewis. He started playing guitar as a teen and dropped out of school to chase his dreams. […]

$30 – $46

Whole Hog in Ventura, CA

NAMBA Performing Arts Space 47 S Oak St, Ventura, CA, US

Whole Hog is putting on a special show with all the bells and whistles at Namba Arts in Ventura! Tickets are $20! Rooted in tradition, Whole Hog pushes the boundaries of bluegrass, Irish, swing, country and old time music. Lush vocal harmonies, instrumental mastery and fresh arrangements are at the forefront of their unique sound. […]

American Railroad: Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens

Soka Performing Arts Center 1 University Dr., Aliso Viejo, CA, US

FEATURED ARTISTS: Rhiannon Giddens, Artistic Director, banjo, voice Shawn Conley, bass Pura Fé Crescioni, lap-steel guitar, voice Sandeep Das, tablas Haruka Fujii, percussion Yazhi Guo, suona, Chinese percussion Wu Man, pipa Karen Ouzounian, cello Mazz Swift, violin, voice Niwel Tsumbu, guitar Francesco Turrisi, frame drums, accordion Kaoru Watanabe, Japanese flutes, percussion Michi Wiancko, violin Silkroad’s […]

$49.50 – $115

The Storytellers: Bluegrass-Ish Brunch at Hangar 24

Hangar 24 17877 Von Karman Ave Unit 110, Irvine, CA, United States

Join The Storytellers at their acclaimed "Bluegrass-Ish Bash" residency at Hangar 24 Craft Brewing OC in Irvine. Bring friends and family to a large outside gathering with enough space to keep a close distance, dance, sing, visit, drink some great craft beer and eat some great food created by the culinary experts at Hangar 24. […]

Free

Tuesday night Online jam session and mini-concert with Pam Weeks and Bill Olson

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Pam Weeks and Bill Olson have been hosting an online jam session and mini-concert every Tuesday night for almost three years. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, from 7-8PM EST. Tempos will be moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. What makes […]