Feb 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
One of the most acclaimed classical guitar duos on the international music scene, Sebastian Montes and Katrin Klingeberg met and began playing together while studying music in Germany. Now living in Chile, the couple tours frequently in Europe and makes a rare trip to...
Dec 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
Quickly gaining recognition as one of Irish music’s new super-groups, Runa (website here) has enchanted audiences by moving the boundaries of Irish folk music into the heart of Americana and roots music since 2008. Interweaving the haunting melodies and exuberant...
Dec 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms will be at Fifth Street Farms in an intimate, acoustic session. “Two of the finest traditional musicians in America” (says NPR), they interpret old-time, country, and original tunes, play guitars and mandolin really well, and sing...
Nov 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Radim Zenkl, mandolin & winds–Saturday, December 3 Radim Zenkl, the internationally renowned mandolin and flute virtuoso, performs a solo concert at Fifth Street this Saturday, December 3. Radim emigrated from the Czech Republic just before the fall of...
Nov 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Markus James & The Wassonrai–Saturday, November 19 Singer-songwriter Markus James (website here) has traveled to Mali, West Africa, ten times, and recorded five critically-acclaimed albums of original music with traditional musicians at the source of the...
Oct 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Run Boy Run–Saturday, November 5 I heard Run Boy Run at the Folk Alliance conference in Oakland a couple years ago and I was knocked out by their charm, skill, singing and good taste. The band blends bluegrass, folk and old-timey American with touches of...
Oct 12, 2016 | Past Performance
Oct 3, 2016 | Past Performance
Saturday, October 15 Three fiddlers–from Norway, Sweden, and the Shetland Islands–bring music from their homes as well as from new places and ideas together. Music doesn’t get any better, or emotional, or full of character, than this. Listen to some...
Aug 24, 2016 | Past Performance
Tannahill Weavers–Tuesday, September 20 This dynamic quartet (website here) plays Scottish traditional music at its best. As tight and versatile as any band in the Celtic music scene, Tannahill’s potent mixture of traditional ballads and fiery...
Aug 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dan Newton (Daddy Squeeze) Aficionados know that hearing the accordion can be transformational. Not every accordion can make this happen, nor every player. Daddy Squeeze enjoys mixing up styles and genres that don’t generally seem compatible. “Ethnoclectic...
