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Boulder Acoustic Society plus Tiki King and the Idol Pleasures
4TH OF JULY MUSICAL FIREWORKS
Tuesday, July 4, 8pm, $8 adv./$10 door
under 21 accompanied by parent

AT DON QUIXOTES MUSIC HALL

6275 Highway 9 in Downtown Felton, call 831-603-2294

Boulder Acoustic Society is a four piece band with a new take on American Roots Music who captivate audiences with guitar, fiddle, string bass, marimba, ukulele, percussion, banjo and mandolin. Boulder Acoustic Society is known all over North America for their genre-blending song writing, amazing improvisation and intimate, personal vocals. www.boulderacousticsociety.net

"Here, for us, is the future of String Band Music on a silver platter." - Darol Anger

Tiki King and the Idol Pleasures. A swanky, tasty mix of scotch soaked jazz exotica noir featuring outlaw ukuleles made up of members of well known bands including Moonshine Willy, the Nora Cruz Band, No Excuse, WAH!, 321, The holy Sisters of the Gaga-Dada, Monkeyboy and brought together by a mutual love of whisky, exotica, ukuleles, and Chinese food. www.tikiking.com/idol




Ledward Kaapana
Hawaiian legend.
Wedesday, July 12, 8pm, $15 adv./$17 door
under 21 accompanied by parent

AT DON QUIXOTES MUSIC HALL

6275 Highway 9 in Downtown Felton, call 831-603-2294

How many artist of any style sing this good and play guitar masterfully and is an advanced rascal as well? Led Kaapana is nearing his 40th year as a professional musician. His mastery of stringed instruments, particularly slack key guitar, and extraordinary baritone and leo ki`eki`e (falsetto) voice have made him a musical legend. His easy-going style and kolohe (rascal) charm have made him a favorite of audiences from Brussels to his birthplace on the Big Island of Hawaii. Recording for Dancing Cat Records, Led has done a number of solo projects, duets, and a project with Allison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, and a number of bluegrass legends, Waltz of the Wind . He has worked with Dolly Parton, Chet Atkins, and many other Nashville notables. Led tours the US extensively and has also appeared in Belgium, Germany, Canada, Japan, and Tahiti. www.ledkaapana.com

COME EARLY FOR HAWAIIAN FEAST




Houston Jones plus J.T. & The Clouds
Thursday, July 13, 8pm, $10 adv./$12 door
under 21 accompanied by parent

AT DON QUIXOTES MUSIC HALL

6275 Highway 9 in Downtown Felton, call 831-603-2294

Houston Jones: High-Octane Americana “ These guys are Stone Pros, pushing every boundary possible, and creating something that is wholly unique, with layers upon layers of subtleties. You can hear bluegrass, delta blues, western, gypsy, swamp, Spanish, rock, jazz, Celtic, and God knows what other influences. They are surpassingly good and fun to watch live. This is the kind of human artistic endeavor that gets you an all-access pass in St. Peter's office." Music Scene www.houstonjones.com

J.T. & The Clouds , from Chicago, infuses deep soul into rollicking rootsy tranditional Americana and Honky-Tonk music. "Half boogie piano, half Memphis soul, plus another half of folky swing . . .The trick that JT & The Clouds pull off is putting soul into the white roots sound, and being as talented at both sides of the equation." Americana UK www.jtandtheclouds.com



Peter Rowan - The Singer & the Songs

Thursday, July 13, 8pm, $18 advance /$20 door
No Persons Under 21 Allowed

AT LITTLE FOX THEATRE

2209 Broadway, Redwood City, call 650-369-4119

With his distinctive voice, fine rhythm guitar work and deft songwriting, Peter Rowan has helped fuel the acoustic music revival for nearly 40 years. He toured the country as rhythm guitarist and lead singer with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys, and subsequently played in groups such as Earth Opera, Seatrain, Muleskinner, the Rowan Brothers (with siblings Chris and Lorin), Mexican Airforce (featuring Tex-Mex accordionist Flaco Jimenez) and Old & In the Way, with David Grisman, Jerry Garcia, Vassar Clements and John Kahn. Peter has made more than twenty albums, including the Grammy-nominated "Yonder," recorded with slide master Jerry Douglas. www.peter-rowan.com




Roy Book Binder
Wednesday, July 19, 8pm, $12 adv./$14 door
under 21 accompanied by parent

AT DON QUIXOTES MUSIC HALL

6275 Highway 9 in Downtown Felton, call 831-603-2294

Roy Book Binder, is a blues singing, guitar picking, song writing raconteur, and has been for the past 30 years! Roy has been interviewed by Terry Gross on NPR's Fresh Air, and was featured on the Emmy award winning segment of the PBS TV series EGG Art in America. Book Binder has been included in the "Big Book of Blues" as well as the "Blues Who's Who". Roy has been continually touring across America in his tour bus, which has been his home for the last thirty years, as well as performing internationally. Back in the early 1960s, Roy learned his craft touring with the legendary blind street singer, Reverend Gary Davis, who was thrust into the national spotlight when Peter, Paul, and Mary recorded his song "If I Had My Way." After two years of traveling the folk-blues circuit with his mentor, Roy struck out on his own. Along the way, he befriended Pink Anderson, an old Carolina medicine show performer (who by the way was the "Pink" in Pink Floyd, while Floyd Council, another ! Carolina bluesman, was the Floyd.) Pink's stories and songs will forever be kept alive as long as Roy has a stage to perform on.www.roybookbinder.com

"Behind the humor lurks a musical master." Sydney Morning Herald




Tommy Emmanuel
ONE MAN — ONE GUITAR — ONE GREAT SHOWMAN BLAZING, MELODIC, ROCKIN' ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTALIST
Friday, July 21, 9pm, $25 adv./$27
under 21 accompanied by parent

AT DON QUIXOTES MUSIC HALL

6275 Highway 9 in Downtown Felton, call 831-603-2294

Acclaimed by many to be one of the Greatest Guitarist on the Planet.

I thinks he's probably the greatest finger-picker in the World today. He's inventive, fearless and has a flawless sense of rhythm. He's a great showman, too. You can't watch Tommy perform and not feel happy. I just love him” … Chet Atkins

I have played with Tommy, he is amazing” … Martin Taylor

Tommy's recordings and his songs are imbued with a vitality and beauty rarely heard in instrumental music today” … Acoustic Guitar Magazine

"The most accomplished guitar player on the planet and probably the most fun." Muriel Anderson

Tommy Emmanuel is a household name in his native homeland of Australia. His music and his life have become part of Australian legend. Through hard work and endless tours, he has earned a success unequalled by any instrumental artist ever in Australia. With 4 platinum & 3 gold albums and many awards, he sets the standard for others to emulate. www.tommyemmanuel.com




Blame Sally
Eclectic All Girl Group from San Francisco
Saturday, July 22nd, 8.00pm, $15adv/$17dr
AT THE CAYUGA VAULT

1100 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz
call 831-475-4938 or email Brundle@attglobal.net

Blame Sally formed in 2000, though they are all veteran musicians who have known each other for years. Tired of struggling to make a living individually in music, this group was intended to be just for fun - then it took off! Playing a mixture of acoustic Americana, funky folk, jazz, and world music, their first CD (live) got rave reviews and considerable airplay.

Since then they have released two studio CDs, toured Italy, and appeared at major West Coast festivals (Live Oak; and Strawberry this summer). Their specialty is intricate harmony, with all band members contributing lead vocals and strong song writing. They are equally adept with instruments too, swapping off with guitars, bass, keyboards, accordion and percussion. www.blamesally.com



John Cowan Band

Sunday, July 23, 8pm, $18 advance /$20 door
No Persons Under 21 Allowed

AT LITTLE FOX THEATRE

2209 Broadway, Redwood City, call 650-369-4119

John Cowan gained fame as the lead singer of New Grass Revival along with Bela Fleck, Sam Bush and Pat Flynn. While the New Grass Revival is long gone, the legendary individual members continue their careers. The John Cowen band signals John’s return to the style of New Grass Revival. Possessing arguably one of the most powerful and emotive tenor voices in today’s music, John is well known among Strawberry Festival Music fans for his bluegrass and Americana musical styles. www.johncowan.com



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