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Fiddling Cricket & Canyon Acoustic Society Concert Series 2024
Rachel Goodman and Steve Palazzo
Folk, Singer-Songwriter - CD Release for California Morning
Saturday, March 9th, 7.00pm (doors open at 6.30pm); $25 adv / $28 dr

Presented by Fiddling Cricket Concerts & Canyon Acoustic Society
AT THE UGLY MUG CAFE
4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel, CA 95073
Contact Fiddling Cricket at 408 499 9441 or crbrundle@gmail.com for reservations or more information.
Reservations still pay at the door, by cash or check.
Food and Drink: Beer, wine, coffee, tea and soft drinks available. Usual coffee shop food. (if you wish, bring your own wine and pay corkage)

In this CD release show Rachel Anne Goodman will be accompanied by Steve Palazzo, well-known local bluegrass guitarist and vocalist, who has played in our series at theUgly Mug many times before.

Rachel Anne Goodman was bit by the folk music bug growing up in California, surrounded by the burgeoning music scene of the SF Bay Area. Her songs draw from a life steeped in traditional country, old-time, folk and bluegrass music. She writes about home, nature and love, with a down-home, front-porch sensibility inspired by writers like Kate Wolf, Nanci Griffith, and Hazel Dickens. Her latest album, California Morning topped the national folk charts in August and received rave reviews in Bluegrass Today. https://bluegrasstoday.com/california-morning-rachel-anne-goodman/.

Rachel has also spent most of her life around radio. Many years ago, she was an intern at KZSC while attending UCSC, and she is now the Board Chair at KSQD.

Fiddling Cricket & Canyon Acoustic Society Concert Series 2024
Zoe Aqua, Dmitri Gaskin, Raffi Boden
An Evening of Eastern European Village Music
Saturday, March 30th, 7.00pm (doors open at 6.30pm); $25 adv / $28 dr

Presented by Fiddling Cricket Concerts & Canyon Acoustic Society
AT THE UGLY MUG CAFE
4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel, CA 95073
Contact Fiddling Cricket at 408 499 9441 or crbrundle@gmail.com for reservations or more information.
Reservations still pay at the door, by cash or check.
Food and Drink: Beer, wine, coffee, tea and soft drinks available. Usual coffee shop food. (if you wish, bring your own wine and pay corkage)

Join Zoë Aqua (violin), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion) and Raffi Boden (cello) for an evening of traditional village music from three unique Eastern European Cultures: Transylvanian, Polish, and Ashkenazic Jewish. The three musicians have devoted their careers to mastering the music of these cultures. We will travel on a journey from village to village across the Carpathian Mountains, hearing the music each region has to offer, and also feature a number of the group's original compositions in these styles.

Zoë Aqua (violin) recently completed a 2-year stint in Cluj, Romania on a Fulbright studying Transylvanian folk music. While there she recorded the album In Vald Arayn- new compositions inspired by traditional music, developed in collaboration with Romanian and Hungarian musicians.

Dmitri Gaskin (accordion) performs around the world with Yiddish singer Anthony Russell in the duo Tsvey Brider, most recently in a program of Black and Jewish music with the Louisville Orchestra. Tsvey Brider released their album Kosmopolitn in 2022.

Raffi Boden (cello) combines his instrumental fluency with a reverence for folk traditions. Since graduating from Juilliard, Raffi has performed in ensembles from experimental chamber trios to raucous klezmer big bands in venues ranging from intimate neighborhood haunts to Carnegie Hall.

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Last Updated: 02/16/24

Fiddling Cricket & Canyon Acoustic Society Concert Series 2024 Rachel Goodman and Steve Palazzo Folk, Singer-Songwriter - CD Release for California Morning Saturday, March 9th, 7.00pm (doors open at 6.30pm); $25 adv / $28 dr Presented by Fiddling Cricket Concerts & Canyon Acoustic Society AT THE UGLY MUG CAFE 4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel, CA 95073 Contact Fiddling Cricket at 408 499 9441 or crbrundle@gmail.com for reservations or more information. Reservations still pay at the door, by cash or check. Food and Drink: Beer, wine, coffee, tea and soft drinks available. Usual coffee shop food. (if you wish, bring your own wine and pay corkage)
In this CD release show Rachel Anne Goodman will be accompanied by Steve Palazzo, well-known local bluegrass guitarist and vocalist, who has played in our series at theUgly Mug many times before. Rachel Anne Goodman was bit by the folk music bug growing up in California, surrounded by the burgeoning music scene of the SF Bay Area. Her songs draw from a life steeped in traditional country, old-time, folk and bluegrass music. She writes about home, nature and love, with a down-home, front-porch sensibility inspired by writers like Kate Wolf, Nanci Griffith, and Hazel Dickens. Her latest album, California Morning topped the national folk charts in August and received rave reviews in Bluegrass Today. https://bluegrasstoday.com/california-morning-rachel-anne-goodman/. Rachel has also spent most of her life around radio. Many years ago, she was an intern at KZSC while attending UCSC, and she is now the Board Chair at KSQD.

Fiddling Cricket & Canyon Acoustic Society Concert Series 2024 Zoe Aqua, Dmitri Gaskin, Raffi Boden An Evening of Eastern European Village Music Saturday, March 30th, 7.00pm (doors open at 6.30pm); $25 adv / $28 dr Presented by Fiddling Cricket Concerts & Canyon Acoustic Society AT THE UGLY MUG CAFE 4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel, CA 95073 Contact Fiddling Cricket at 408 499 9441 or crbrundle@gmail.com for reservations or more information. Reservations still pay at the door, by cash or check. Food and Drink: Beer, wine, coffee, tea and soft drinks available. Usual coffee shop food. (if you wish, bring your own wine and pay corkage)
Join Zoë Aqua (violin), Dmitri Gaskin (accordion) and Raffi Boden (cello) for an evening of traditional village music from three unique Eastern European Cultures: Transylvanian, Polish, and Ashkenazic Jewish. The three musicians have devoted their careers to mastering the music of these cultures. We will travel on a journey from village to village across the Carpathian Mountains, hearing the music each region has to offer, and also feature a number of the group's original compositions in these styles. Zoë Aqua (violin) recently completed a 2-year stint in Cluj, Romania on a Fulbright studying Transylvanian folk music. While there she recorded the album In Vald Arayn- new compositions inspired by traditional music, developed in collaboration with Romanian and Hungarian musicians. Dmitri Gaskin (accordion) performs around the world with Yiddish singer Anthony Russell in the duo Tsvey Brider, most recently in a program of Black and Jewish music with the Louisville Orchestra. Tsvey Brider released their album Kosmopolitn in 2022. Raffi Boden (cello) combines his instrumental fluency with a reverence for folk traditions. Since graduating from Juilliard, Raffi has performed in ensembles from experimental chamber trios to raucous klezmer big bands in venues ranging from intimate neighborhood haunts to Carnegie Hall.