Fiddling Cricket Concerts 
June 2008
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Bruce
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Bruce
Molsky has developed a reputation as a premier, or possibly the premier,
old time fiddler of our day. Amazingly he is also an accomplished guitarist,
banjo player and vocalist. His art is to weave fiddle, guitar, banjo, and song
into a compelling style of American and world traditional music. Bronx born,
his early influences were Jimi Hendrix, Mississippi John Hurt and Taj
Mahal. By the time he went to college his goal was to be a bluegrass
guitarist. After being dragged to a fiddle convention in 1973 he realized that
what he was actually playing was traditional Appalachian and Old Time music.
Three years later he moved to Virginia to learn at the source. He melds the
archaic mountain sounds of Appalachia, the power of blues and the rhythmic
intricacies of traditional African music. His interests now also extend to
Celtic, and Scandinavian music and he has become a sort after CD producer for
other artists. www.brucemolsky.com/ |
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I See Hawks In LA plus
Mars Arizona |
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I See Hawks In LA:
"Their songs are rife with mournful social commentary, environmental
tragedy, wily humor, outsider guile, and political undercurrent. Seldom has
there been an album with such joyous music-making, such corrosive, acid-etched
lyrics." - WM Smith, No Depression. "With its new album
'Grapevine,' the evocatively named band I See Hawks In L.A. has secured its
place at the head of the city's country-rock and psychedelic cowboy
faction." - Richard Cromelin, Los Angeles Times
www.iseehawks.com |
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Lissa Schneckenburger
plus Jimmy Chickenpants |
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Lissa
Schneckenburger's newest CD, Song, is available on line and across
the nation, starting April 15. New England fiddler and folk singer Lissa
Schneckenburger grew up in Maine as an active member of the folk music and
dance community. She graduated from The New England Conservatory of Music in
Boston, Massachusetts (2001). While embracing a diverse pallet of musical
influences, she still stays true to her New England roots. Lissa’s newest
release, on Footprint Records (Feb 2005), shows just that. It’s a
rich and cohesive mix of traditional and original material brought together by
the warm tones of her fiddle and sweet vocals throughout. Add to that the
energetic buzz of a top-notch band and you’ve got a match made in heaven.
Acoustic guitar, double bass, mandolin, viola, cello, and percussion all add to
the traditional fiddle tunes and ballads.
www.lissafiddle.com |
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Mary McCaslin /
Atkinson Kincheloe |
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Mary
McCaslin represents an unbroken link between traditional folksingers and
today's "new folk" singer-songwriters. Her music ranges from ballads of the old
west to her own songs of the new west and modern times She was a pioneer of
open guitar tunings, and is known for her distinctive vocal style and also her
haunting renditions of pop standards and rock classics, such as Ghost Riders
In The Sky, The Wayward Wind, the Beatles' Blackbird and the
Who's Pinball Wizard. Her own songs have been recorded by Tom
Russell, Bill Staines, Chris Williamson, David Bromberg, Kate Wolf, Stan
Rogers and others. Mary made her name from her many recordings in the 70's
for Philo/Rounder and in 94 Philo released Broken Promises, her first
recording of new material since 1980. Recently she released Better Late Than
Never.www.marymccaslin.com |
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Atkinson-Kincheloe are a trio of talented songwriting acoustic musicians, consisting of George Kincheloe, Marty Atkinson, and Lisa Atkinson. Their vocal harmonies are warm and creative and their wide range of original material includes story songs, songs of social justice and compassion, scenes of the old West, and New England memories. Their live shows feature impressive multi-instrumental talents on guitar, dobro, harmonica, dulcimer, mandolin, and piano. They have recorded several CD's, both solo and group efforts, that are heard on independent radio stations across the country. Lisa has also recorded four CD's of award winning children's music and can be heard every Tuesday morning from 10:am to 1:pm as the host of "Don't Panic, it's Just Us Folks" on KKUP 91.5 F.M. atkinsonkincheloe.com |
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Mike Marshall &
Choro Famoso with Danilo Brito, Caterina Lichtenberg, Dudu Maia |
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A stellar lineup of the
world’s best mandolin players are in town for the five day mandolin
symposium at ucsc and they will be playing a very special concert tonight at
Don Quixotes! |
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Dick, Mick & The
Chick |
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Legions of Santa Cruz
audiences know and love Dick DuJour in the guise of Ukulele Dick.
Fewer are aware of his skill as a guitarist and writer of music that is best
described as "existential retro pop." DuJour's recently released CD
Music to Scare Children By features songs like Be Kind to Your
Brain and Good Old Body of Mine, which delight in the essential
irony of the human condition and revel in our inexorable mortality. Dick DuJour
is joined "in the round" by singer/songwriters Mick Overman (Bluesy Folk
& Roll with Jazz Attitude) and Jayme Kelly Curtis (metaphysical
blues and folkloric jazz.) The three have teamed up to present a one-of-a-kind
show, backing each other on a wide variety of instruments, vocals and
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The Greencards
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The Greencards received a 2008 Grammy nomination in the Best Country Instrumental category for Mucky The Duck, a track from their current album, Viridian. The instrumental was penned by Kym Warner, mandolin player for the band and was named after one of the band's favorite venues in Houston Texas , The Mucky Duck. When speed doesn't kill, it can thrill, and the lightning-strike success of The Greencards has been decidedly of the latter variety. To be them is to be on a rocket ship disguised as a touring van, on a highway where there are no speed limits. Four short years ago, a green card was an immigration document. Now The Greencards are an acoustic music phenomenon that's played around the world, headlined major festivals, won awards, and toured with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. www.thegreencards.com |
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The Walter Strauss Trio
/ Brian Gore & Jenna Mammina |
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Walter Strauss is a fingerstyle guitar
wizard who successfully blends world beat, Americana, and jazz into a unique
brand of his own. For 15 years he performed as an ensemble musician and also
toured with Rounder recording eclectic folksters, The Burns Sisters.
Since moving to the Bay Area he has been performing solo, and with the Trio -
with bassist and vocalist Sam Bevan (David Grisman, Joe Craven)
and percussionist Kendrick Freeman (Alison Brown, Rob Ickes).
Together they weave a cohesive quilt of musical styles.
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Last Updated: 05/10/08