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Fiddling Cricket &
Canyon Acoustic Society Concert Series 2026
Sonia Shell Bluegrass and Beyond Band
Alison
Steele (old time mountain banjo) opens
Saturday, February 7th, 7.00pm (doors open at 6.30pm);
$30 adv / $35 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
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Sonia Shell is veteran of the Bay Area bluegrass scene
having played 5 string bluegrass banjo with SidesaddleThe Goat Hill Girls,
Slippery Clyde, The All Girl Boys,, Santa Cruz's own Harmony Grits
and most recently Bluegrass Holiday from Marin County.
This concert
will feature selections from her solo record, We're Going Home,
showcasing traditional bluegrass from a female point of view, country duets,
gospel (a staple in traditional bluegrass) up tempo standards, and fun musical
tidbits with blues and jazz influences from the banjos' perspective.
The band consists of notable locals: Jim Lewin, guitar, leader
of "Edge of the West", Sarah Elben, upright bass, of "Bean Creak",
Jeremy Lampel, mandolin, founder of the Santa Cruz group "Strung Over"
in the 90's and a member of "Naked Bootleggers", and Johnny Campbell, a
Nashville fiddler who lives in the South Bay and tours with his own band.
Alison Steele will play a short opening set on her open-back
mountain banjo, a good contrast to Sonia's bluegrass 5 string.
https://soniashell.com/
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