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Leftover Dreams
Tony Marcus & Patrice Haan
Songs from the Great American Songbook
Saturday, October 4th, 8:00pm, $15/$17
AT MISSION CITY COFFEE ROASTING CO.

2221 The Alameda, Santa Clara, CA 95050
call 831-475-4938 or email Brundle@attglobal.net

Tony (Cats & Jammers; Cheap Suit Serenaders) and Patrice return to us for their, by now, annual show, with material from the Great American Songbook - standards (Gershwin, Rodgers & Hart, etc.) and more arcane material - presented with superb harmony and burnished accompaniment.. Patrice delivers intimate lyrics in a sultry and seductive "velvety alto-tenor " (Kerry Parker, Folknic) and Tony's voice has been described as "the definition of mellifluous" (Derk Richardson, The Express). Tony plays guitar with style and grace. The combination creates an intriguing mix of moody ballads, jumping swingers, and romantic love songs - mostly from bygone days, but with the occasional quirky original thrown in, plus much witty banter. Join us for a relaxed evening of unerring good taste. http://leftoverdreams.com/

"While the music was every bit what we had hoped for, there was just so much more to the performance. The chemistry between you two made for one of the most romantic musical experiences we have ever encountered." -Roger & Donna Brinton, Redwood City



Terri Hendrix
Accompanied by Hotpickin' Lloyd Maines

Folk, Pop, Country, Blues, Latin & Swing
Sunday, October 12th, 7.00pm, $12/$14
<21 w/parent

FC Cosponsored Show
AT DON QUIXOTES MUSIC HALL

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

If you’re inclined to learn anything at all about Terri Hendrix, all you really need to do is listen to Acre of Land — the centerpiece de resistance of her ninth and latest album, The Spiritual Kind. In a little under four minutes, you’ll come away with more than just the perfect introduction to the San Marcos, TX-based songwriter’s music at its absolute best. You’ll have a veritable map of her heart and a soul, a keen understanding of the philosophy by which she lives her life. http://www.terrihendrix.com/

Terri Hendrix entertained a crowd at the Newport Folk Festival with upbeat fare. Accompanied by veteran Texan producer/guitarist Lloyd Maines, Hendrix mixed sunny humor and sparkling melodies with striking instrumental and vocal chops, displaying a particularly keen talent for finger-picking and full-on scat singing.Rolling Stone.Com
Folk, pop, country, blues, Latin, and country swing. None of it evades Terri Hendrix, who has a fresh enthusiasm and a divine voice, which equals an electric stage presence.Chicago Sun Times
For 75 minutes Hendrix and Maines made the Texas stage [of the Houston International Festival] the place to be and created a tough act for [Steve] Earle to follow.” — Houston Chronicle
Terri Hendrix is an amazing performer and a great writer.” —Joe Ely



Celtic Heart
Traditional and Contemporary Celtic
Friday, October 17th, 8.00pm, $15/17
AT MISSION CITY COFFEE ROASTING CO.

2221 The Alameda, Santa Clara, CA 95050
call 831-475-4938 or email Brundle@attglobal.net

Long time a Bay Area favorite, Celtic Heart performs a hybrid of traditional and contemporary Irish and American folk music, combining and moving skillfully between ancient melodies and cutting edge original songs, fiery instrumentals and pristine four part vocals, serious composition and engaging humor, all with a warm, approachable and friendly stage presence. The combination of guitar (Paddy Drumm), fiddle (Jerry McMillan), banjo and mandolin (Steve Kritzer), tin whistle and bodhran (Sheila Drumm; also lead vocalist) has long been recognized as the essence of the Irish sound, but Celtic Heart have managed to bring new meaning to the old music pleasing the ear and stirring the heart.



Eliza Gilkyson
Monday, October 20th, 7:30pm, $18/$20
<21 w/parent

FC Cosponsored Show
AT DON QUIXOTES MUSIC HALL

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

The daughter of successful songwriter Terry Gilkyson, Eliza is a third generation musician who grew up in Los Angeles knowing that her life would revolve around music. “I got into it for all the wrong reasons, more as a survival tool than anything else, but it proved to serve me more than I dared to imagine.” As a teenager, she recorded demos for her father. adventurous--political an accomplished songwriter whose songs have been covered by artists as diverse as Dean Martin, Johnny Cash (“Memories Are Made of This”) and The White Stripes (“Look Me Over Closely”), and whose credits include such standards as “Greenfields,” “Marianne” and “The Bare Necessities ” (from the Disney film Jungle Book). http://www.elizagilkyson.com

Beautiful World is Gilkyson’s masterpiece.” - All Music Guide



The Boulder Acoustic Society
Acoustic Traditions from Jazz, Swing, Americana, to Classical and Original Rock
Friday, October 24th, 8.00pm, $15/$17
AT MISSION CITY COFFEE ROASTING CO.

2221 The Alameda, Santa Clara, CA 95050
call 831-475-4938 or email Brundle@attglobal.net

The Boulder Acoustic Society, are dedicated to the rich world of acoustic traditions and innovations using an exotic and energetic lineup of violin, guitar, double bass, accordion, percussion and vocals, plus a quadruple ukulele threat! Winner of the 2004 Notes at 9,000 Emerging Artist Series in Colorado, BAS was lauded as "refreshing, entertaining, enlightening and in a professional class above the others". Since then they have recorded three successful CDs and placed 2nd in the 2006 Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Competition - not bad since they are not a bluegrass band! The group consists of Kailin Yong, classical and swing jazz violinist (and vocalist), winner of 1st prize in the Singapore National Music Competition, Aaron Kleim, who is a French Horn player turned double bassist; acoustic guitarist, Brad Jones, who has been gigging and recording since he was 13; Scott McCormack, on funky accordion and soulful vocals, and Scott Aller, the most recent and youngest member (just old enough to go into bars) on all kinds of percussion. BAS have played for Fiddling Cricket since their inception - originally as a quartet, last year as a trio, and now this year as a jumping 5 piece. http://www.boulderacousticsociety.net

"Very cool ", Mark O'Connor
"Here is the future of string band music on a silver plate", Darol Anger



Richard Smith plus Steve Palazzo
Tuesday, October 28th, 7:30pm
<21 w/parent

FC Cosponsored Show
AT DON QUIXOTES MUSIC HALL

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

Richard Smith has been knocking peoples socks off with his guitar playing since he was a young boy. Learning to play the guitar initially by listening to the recordings of guitar legends Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed, Richard has matured into an amazingly versatile musician, playing everything from Bach, Chopin and Mozart, to the gypsy jazz of Django Reinhardt, bebop, the piano rags of Scott Joplin, traditional bluegrass guitar, country tele chicken pickin', blues, Sousa marches and everthing in between. His most recent CD is titled “Slim Pickin’” and is a showcase of classics, rags, thumbpickin’ standards and others. http://www.richardsmithmusic.com

Steve Palazzo is the hot guitar picker of Homefire, a Santa Cruz based bluegrass band. Steve was featured in the in the March/April 1997 issue of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine




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