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BI-MONTHLY Volume 7 Number 4 July-August 2007 New World Flamenco Festival La Flor de la Vida, August 10-19 See page 3

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EDITORIAL his July/August issue in your teaching listings, etc. Be hands lists a plethora of sum- sure to look at the website and Yahoo PUBLISHERS & EDITORS Tmer concerts. Look at page 3 Group for announcements. We plan to Leda & Steve Shapiro for this summer’s offerings at the Skir- continue our ongoing columns about LAYOUT & PRODUCTION ball, Culver City, Japan American Mu- Music Theory, Old Time Music, Events Alan Stone Creative Services seum, Grand Performances, the Santa Around Town and all the other regular FEATURED WRITERS Monica Pier and the Levitt Pavillion. columnists you love. In fact now you Ross Altman, How Can I Keep From Talking At this time each year, we search will be able to read them online and David Bragger, Old-Time Oracle through the listings and mark in our not have to worry about finding that Valerie Cooley, ...that reminds me... calendar all the wonderful concerts old newspaper article. There is a good Linda Dewar, Grace Notes Roger Goodman, Keys to the Highway we plan on attending. We want here search engine on the site and you can David King, Dirt to thank all the producers who spend find what you want. We, of course, Michael Macheret, Forklore so much time, money and passion in will continue to have the great listing Dennis Roger Reed, Reed’s Ramblings searching out, negotiating, coordinating of upcoming events. We hope to make Dave Soyars, Dave’s Corner and presenting to us new and exciting it easier for you to find what you are EDITORS

artists from all over the world. SONES PHOTO BY SONYA interested in, whether it is by location David Ascher • Mary Pat Cooney FolkWorks is here to let you know By Steve & Leda Shapiro or category. This will be a bit down the Diane Sherman • Chris Stuart about all this terrific music…along road, but we are working on it. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS with the usual ongoing local events, what we are up to. Our calendar lists all We know you will want to Audrey Coleman • Monika White dancing, singing, storytelling and folk- the events for you to plan your social continue to support us. While we will Larry Wines • Chris Stuart related art exhibits. In case you hadn’t time and we will be expanding with no longer have the huge expense of DISTRIBUTION noticed, the Los Angeles Times and the new blogs so you can hear about bands the printed edition, we will still have Brooke Alberts • Ross Altman • Ric Alviso L.A. Weekly (and other local “rags”) we have found/heard in our travels ongoing expenses relating to keeping Beverly/Irwin Bar • Anna Byrne • Judy CaJacob across the country or across the street. Audrey Coleman • Jim Cope • Mary Dolinskis hardly mention what we cover, from up the website, computer repair and Marge Gajicki • Sharon Gates • Cliff Gilpatric Queen Ida on the Santa Monica pier, So guess you are getting the maintenance as well as the usual Ken Helms • Sue Hunter • Holly Kiger to the Southern Ukulele message. We managed to get this telephone, office supplies, etc. We will Stan Kohls • Amy Masumiya Showcase at the Japan American hard copy out at the coaxing of a lot continue to give away CDs for those Bill/Mary Anne McCarthy • Russ/Julie Paris Museum to Vieux Farka Toure at both of friends and writers. At this point, of you who support us at the higher Larry Rainwater • Milt Rosenberg • Doug Moon Grand Performances and the Skirball until/unless we can get the help needed levels and will be looking into bumper Daria Simolke • Alaina Smith • Sylvia Stachura Cultural Center. to print hard copies, this really will be stickers and other products for those of Mimi Tanaka • Larry Wines • Lynn Worrilow Letting you all know about the last hard copy issue. We realize that you who give at the basic $25 level. LOGO DESIGN these events is the reason we began this will be difficult for some of you Be on the lookout for our new T- Tim Steinmeier Thanks to all those who have supported & FolkWorks. Seven years ago we figured but we’ve also heard from a lot of folks Shirts and promotional cards. Think inspired us, especially Warren Casey of Wicked that we needed 12,000 hard copy who get all their information online. you will love our new ideas. And as Tinkers. newspapers distributed to get the word We are planning and discussing always…go out to live music, get out Published bi-monthly by FolkWorks the new opportunities online and you a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization an affiliate out. Now we even look up telephone and dance, and become a part of the Country Dance and Society (CDSS). numbers online. Take a look at our new will be getting announcements shortly growing FolkWorks Family. See you about new venue ads, artists listings, BOARD OF DIRECTORS website www.FolkWorks.org to see at concerts this summer! Brooke Alberts • Ric Alviso Kay Gilpatric • Roger Goodman Don Kiger • Holly Kiger Teresa Modnick • Gitta Morris Visit us on the web: www.FolkWorks.org Lisa Richardson • Steve Shapiro The opinions expressed herin are not necessarily those of FolkWorks. Mimi Tanaka • Monika White Leda Shapiro, Executive Director ADVISORY BOARD Richard Gee • Howard & Roz Larman Sunset Concerts at the Skirball FOLKWORKS Sabrina Motley • Colin Quigley Cait Reed • Tom Sauber MEMBERS CONTACT INFORMATION NEW MEMBERSHIP P.O. Box 55051, Sherman Oaks, CA 91413 MEDIA SPONSOR: BENEFITS!! Phone: 818-785-3839 Since FolkWorks is going to be an [email protected] • www.FolkWorks. e-zine for the foreseeable future, we ©2007 FolkWorks All Rights Reserved Promoting Folk/Traditional Arts are re-defining the benefits for Mem- www.FolkWorks.org bership. ALL Members, basic and above will be sent our new bumper sticker IN THIS ISSUE (as soon as we get them printed!) Members at the FRIEND Level Editorial ...... 2 and above will continue to get the CDs Flamenco Festival...... 3 Free! as a premium. Free summer concerts ...... 3 AND NEW BENEFIT!! KEYS TO THE HIGHWAY...... 4 We are beginning new venue part- The Castrati nerships to get Members more tickets/ FORKLORE...... 5 passes to concerts and Festivals. Some THE JOY OF POI of you have already been the recipients DIRT...... 5 Thursdays Groove to the world beat of the Sunset Concerts, the of these in the past few weeks. So we NATIVE TO OUR LAND July 19–August 23 acclaimed series of free outdoor concerts back this year will keep you posted. This will shortly Dave’s Corner be a benefit for MEMBERS ONLY. of the World...... 6 for its eleventh season! Enjoy free admission to all Willner Times Three 8:00 p.m. exhibitions—the Skirball galleries are free and open So go onto the website for new ANNOUNCEMENTS about this... if A Feast of Hawaiian Doors open during Sunset Concerts until 10:00 p.m. Festivals...... 7 at 7:00 p.m. you have not seen the site recently go take a look San Pedro Sing...... 8 Free ZOHAR VIEUX FARKA TOURE WWW.FolkWorks.org Somewhere Out There…...... 9 No reservations Thursday, July 19 Thursday, August 9 The We will be listing the details of Limited seating available on Middle Eastern–inspired dub Malian REED’S RAMBLINGS...... 10 a first-come, new Membership levels soon. Re- and electronica Why Do We Write About Music, When first-served basis ELEMENT BAND member that your donations are still Seldom Play About TRIBALJAZZ Thursday, August 16 tax deductible! Please continue to sup- Writers Note new parking fees: Thursday, July 26 Contemporary Armenian $5 for cars carrying African and Latin– port FolkWorks so we can continue to The living tradition three or more people; inflected world CECILIA NOËL & give you the best calendar listings! concert series ...... 10 otherwise $10 per car. THE WILD CLAMS And we will be getting out new picks Summergrass ...... 10 Cash only. HUGH MASEKELA Thursday, August 23 for the July/Aug listings along with …that reminds me…...... 11 Carpooling encouraged. Thursday, August 2 Salsa/soul our special "NOT TO BE MISSED" South African jazz trumpeter TRUTH IS RELATIVE category on our blog page which is cd review ...... 11 coming soon. Bob Webb and the - At Last! Bring the kids! Music lovers of all ages are invited to kick back in our special family lounge, offering Old-Time Oracle...... 12 a chance to enjoy the music in a low-key, relaxing atmosphere. 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Special events ...... 16 JULY - AUGUST 2007 FolkWorks Page  Flamenco Festival La Flor de la Vida By Chris Stuart here are few folk dances that past 500 years it has been alternately flamenco, but “De Grana y Oro,” blend passion and precision, derided as an uncouth regional dance this year’s and features, besides Tenergy and elegance, as well and hailed as the pinnacle of Iberian program will Ms. Franco, a high- as flamenco. soul. bring a new profile cast including Its origins are only dimly known, Now we have a unique opportunity g e n e r a t i o n Morenito de Llora, and there is debate to appreciate to Southern Juan Jose Amador over the very word. the very best C a l i f o r n i a . and Luis Moneo. The dance appeared in flamenco This is an August 14-15, first in the Andalusian dance with unprecedented André Peña and Pila region of Spain in the New chance to see Ogalla will present the sixteenth century W o r l d what is new “A Fuego Lento,” during what is known F l a m e n c o and coming which promises a as the Reconquest F e s t i v a l in flamenco smoldering male and quickly spread. August 10-19 dance. All the and female duet. The unique mélange at the Irvine troupes are in And Compañia of native Andalusian, B a r c l a y the prime of life Juan Ogalla, with Islamic, Sephardic, and Theatre. The and promise guest artist Milagros Gypsy cultures, gives festival is to present an Mengibar, will the dance its themes titled La Flor exciting show perform “Cosas de of loss, persecution, de la Vida, of new works, PHOTO by m igu e l an g on z a Cai,” August 17-19, pride, as well as its The Prime some created A Fuego Lento featuring Spain’s characteristic rite of of Life, and especially for leading exponent of sexual tension. p r e m i e r e s this festival. the bata de cola, the long gown. The word flamenco t h r e e Each company is led by a well- This is a chance to enjoy some of might mean gypsy or companies known dancer who has built his or her the best dancers in the world of any PHOTO BY DEAN THOMAS perhaps a reference Maria Jose Franco of young own company and been successful style, and a festival that deserves to to the Flemish, the f l a m e n c o at Spain’s major flamenco festival, attract many people interested in, and legendary home of the gypsies. In either dancers who are among the very best Festival de Jerez. The three troupes appreciative of, great folk dancing, case, the origins are distinctly folk currently performing in Spain. will divide the ten day festival. fabulous production, and sensual oriented, the dance developing from This established festival has often Compañia Maria José Franco will storytelling. the poorer strata of society. Over the emphasized the stars of traditional perform August 10-12, a program titled FREE SUMMER CONCERTS 1ST AND CENTRAL SUMMER AUGUST 2 BOULEVARD MUSIC FRIDAY JULY 27 Noon SATURDAY JULY 28 8:00pm CONCERT SERIES Hugh Masekela Legendary SUMMER FESTIVAL SUNDAY JULY 29 3:00pm Maneja Beto Veteran’s Park, 4117 Overland Ave, Thursday nights 6:30pm South African trumpeter, A Moving Sound Taiwanese, Chinese THURSDAY AUGUST 2 7:00pm Culver City Japanese American National Museum AUGUST 9 and neighboring Asian musical songs Adaawe skilled percussionists and vocalists 369 E. First St., Los Angeles Vieux Farka Toure (www.vieuxfarkatoure. JULY 15 11AM-4PM with erhu, and zhong ruan, as well as fuse African music and rhythms, R&B/pop 213-625-0414, www.janm.org com) Son of legendary Malian guitarist A free outdoor music festival featuring an All Western instruments. vocals, arresting Gospel vocal harmonies, and THURSDAY JULY 12 6:30pm AUGUST 16 Star Lineup with Boulevard staff and teachers. FRIDAY AUGUST 3 Noon funky original creations. Southern California Ukulele Showcase Element Band Traditional Armenian melodies Folk, blues, country, singers, songwriters Masanga Marimba Ensemble rhythmic SATURDAY AUGUST 4 8:00pm With Daniel Ho & Herb Ohta, Jr., Bill Tapia, (Call to confirm) and spiritually driven music of AUGUST 23 Quetzal Chicano music Dan “Soybean” Sawyer, Steven Espaniola, the Shona people of Zimbabwe. Cecilia Noël & The Wild Clams CULVER CITY FREE CONCERTS SATURDAY AUGUST 11 7:00pm The Bildgewater Boys, Makena FRIDAY AUGUST 10 Noon Peruvian Singer Thursday nights 7:00pm Nocy Vieux Farka Toure son of Mali’s late, THURSDAY JULY 26 6:30pm Culver City Hall Courtyard SKIRBALL CAFÉ Z CONCERTS great Ali Farka Touré THURSDAY AUGUST 16 7:00pm San Jose Taiko (www.taiko.org) 9770 Culver Boulevard (at Duquesne) Dereb Desalegn & Nicky Bomba THURSDAY AUGUST 2 6:30pm Noon Saturday Afternoons 310-253-698 • www.culvercitymusic.org SUNDAY AUGUST 12 8:00pm 12:00-2:00pm A rich gumbo of Cajun, , The Human Hambone film celebrates the SATURDAY AUGUST 18 8:00pm Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca Bobby Matos (www.makinaloca.com) combines Latin and 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles R&B, country, and blues. ways in which the human body can be used 310-440-4500 • www.skirball.org as a musical instrument. and his Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble African elements from salsa to soukous THURSDAY JULY 19 THURSDAY AUGUST 23 7:00pm JULY 7 Katia Moraes and Sambaguru LEVITT PAVILION SUMMER SKIRBALL Nuevo Arte Trio Brazilian/World Bassam Saba SUMMER CONCERTS (www.katiamoraes.com) CONCERT SERIES ****FolkWorks is media sponsor**** JULY 14 Brazilian singer 87 North Raymond, Pasadena SATURDAY AUGUST 25 8:00pm Francisco Aguabella Mojácar Flamenco Flamenco/World THURSDAY JULY 26 626-683-3230 Thursday nights 8:00pm www.levittpavilionpasadena.org legendary drum player Mark Taper Foundation Courtyard JULY 21 Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles Damon Aaron Soul/Folk (www.bigsandy.net) THURSDAY JULY 5 7:00pm SATURDAY AUGUST 25 8:00pm 310-440-4500 • www.skirball.org AUGUST 4 THURSDAY AUGUST 9 blue13 dance company rhythms of classical SANTA MONICA PIER Encuentro (formerly Dos Vientos) Flamenco Los Pinguos (www.lospinguos.com) Indian dance, folk Bhangra style and more TWILIGHT DANCE SERIES JULY 19 contemporary forms of dance Zohar Blend of Jewish and Arabic music, AUGUST 11 Latin Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica Mili Mili World Music East African/World THURSDAY AUGUST 16 SATURDAY JULY 7 8:00pm 310-458-8900 • www.twilightdance.org JULY 26 Incendio Nuevo flamenco Tribaljazz Blend of African, Latin AUGUST 18 (www.johnjorgenson.com) THURSDAY July 5 7:30pm and Brazilian grooves and driving rhythms. Pan Dulce World Gypsy jazz THURSDAY JULY 12 7:00pm David Lindley, John Cruz, Brandi Shearer Cheb I Sabbah & 1002 Nights Arabic World AUGUST 25 THURSDAY AUGUST 23 THURSDAY July 12 7:30pm Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca Percussion, Dhol Drums, Bhangra Dance Plena Libre Puerto Rican folkloric rhythms Klezmer Juice (www.klezmerjuice.com) Teams, Arab, North African Dance Troupe and Jewish Soul (www.makinaloca.com) combination of Latin plena and bomba, infused with salsa, jazz, and African elements, salsa and soukous more other Afro-Caribbean rhythms, SATURDAY JULY 14 8:00pm GRAND PERFORMANCES THURSDAY July 19 7:30pm Sambaguru featuring Katia Moraes Samba Mapangala Orchestra Virunga 350 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles 90071 Brazilian singer/songwriter/dancer 213-687-2159 José Conde Y Ola Fresca rootsy, funky, jazzy, www.grandperformances.org THURSDAY JULY 19 7:00pm Latin dance music. Runa FRIDAY JULY 13 Noon THURSDAY August 2 7:30pm Jessica Fichot (www.jessicasongs.com) SATURDAY JULY 21 8:00pm Queen Ida And Her Zydeco blends traditional French chanson, gypsy jazz, Perla Batalla Band Chinese and Latin American folk Powerful Latin singer Hacienda Brothers SATURDAY JULY 21 8:00pm & THURSDAY JULY 26 7:00pm THURSDAY August 23 7:30pm SUNDAY JULY 22 3:00pm Hot Fab Djazz Club French and American Holmes Brothers Tambuco Mexican percussion group with popular, original vocal songs and Gypsy Jazz Carrie Rodriguez Marimbas, djembe drums, cajons, hand drum- instrumental music. THURSDAY August 30 7:30pm ming and other instruments

Vieux Farka Toure Element Band Stairs Page  FolkWorks JULY - AUGUST 2007 KEYS TO THE HIGHWAY The Castrati A Most Bizarre Part of Music History BY ROGER GOODMAN The Dark Past worth the cost for the sake of art and who did not find a place in the world better known today because of the It is the 17th Century and you are music? This was the enigma of the of music. The hormonal imbalance 1994 movie, Farinelli. He was a the choirmaster of a Roman Catholic castrato who dominated the musical had many negative effects. Their pupil of Porpora and became famous Church somewhere in Italy. The stage for almost 230 years. bones grew large so they were in Southern Italy where he was Church, citing the words of Saint Paul, The Voice as an exceptionally tall and walked with known as il ragazzo (“the boy”). does not allow women to participate Instrument an awkward loping gait. They grew Porpora established an opera house in the choir so young boys must Compared to adults, both boys and thick hair on their crowns but none in London directly competing with sing the higher parts. In some ways, girls have higher voices due to their on their trunk and legs. They were Handel’s. There, Farinelli sang in this is better, because a young voice smaller vocal chords. From previous ripe for ridicule and exclusion. Porpora’s operas for several years. offers an unmatchable innocence d i s c u s s i o n s Strangely enough, castration was not Farinelli sang and purity. The of musical legal though accepted by the church for Philip V problem for you as i n s t r u m e n t s , (the Pope actually said, “The nuts are of Spain who choirmaster is that we know that for cracking”) and mostly overlooked gave him a the investment lengthening a by the law. Because of this, most p e r m a n e n t of your time and string or a tube surgeons would not take the risk p o s i t i o n energy shaping will produce a so the local barber was the usual accompanied these young vocal Figure 1 – Castrato Vocal Range lower note. The choice with all the ensuing chances by a huge sum Figure 4 – Farinelli (Carlo Broschi) instruments will human vocal for medical disasters. Castrati were of money. He be lost when puberty “breaks” their chords are no different. One of the regularly explained away as an no longer voices. If only there was some way effects of the hormone shift that unfortunate accident usually due to performed in public and his main to keep these voices from being occurs when boys become men is the a wild boar encounter while still an job was to sing the same four songs stolen away at puberty. What if they dropping and extension of the vocal infant. each night to the king. His planned never went through puberty? But chords. The voice few months’ stay in Spain became how could that happen? There was “breaks” during 22 years after which he retired to a only one way—castration. Castration this transition Castle in Bologna with his amassed was already a well accepted and and becomes wealth. understood practice, al least for deeper. If the boy The Last Castrato livestock. Why would anyone let is castrated, the Alessandro Moreschi (1858-1922) their young son be so mutilated and hormonal shift was the last castrato in the world and robbed of such a great aspect of life? never takes place the only one ever recorded. In two Surely no one would ever agree to and the voice sessions (1902 and 1904) he recorded such an evil thing, would they? Was it remains high. less than one hour of vocals on wax But the result was cylinders. The quality is poor and more than just a he was well past his prime but it is high voice. The Figure 2 – More Familiar Vocal Ranges a novel artifact. Reportedly crowds castrato retained applauded him with the call, “Eviva the timber of the il coltello” (“Long live the knife!”). LOOK FOR young voice but with the power of a Superstars of Their Day Moreschi was in charge of the Sistine grown man’s lungs. The result was For the castrati who survived Chapel Choir. Figure 3 is an 1898 a voice of great power and breath and found a place in the world of photo of six of his choir members; FOLKWORKS’ control. Reportedly, the castrato music, life was amazing. They were note that the two in front have the had a range, ability to sustain and a the mega superstars of their day and physical features of the castrati. NEW melancholy beauty that was beyond the very first international stars. The castrato voice will never be anything we will hear today or ever wrote music especially heard again, but there is still a great PRESENCE again. for the castrati to take advantage of deal of interest in this phenomenon Who would do such a their virtuosity and range. Opera, as evidenced in many books, mov- thing to a child? which was just beginning, was made ies and CDs ON THE WEB At the time, most people were hugely famous by these castrato a d d r e s s i n g poor and being poor back then was superstars. Adoring royalty showered the subject. different from what we think of as them with gifts and favors. Women If you are in- poor today. People lived desperate went crazy for them and they lived a terested, you lives of squalor and deprivation. A boy rock star’s private life. Even though can find a lot www. with a gift for singing stood a chance castrati were infertile (a plus in this of informa- of being lifted out of the squalor and, instance?) most could still achieve tion on the Figure 5 – Barbaric Medical perhaps, could bring his family out erection and orgasm. web. Here’s Device FolkWorks. as well. There were conservatories Senesino and Farinelli a site with reserved only for training castrati. Two of the most notable castrati many links: www.radix.net/~dalila/ org Boys were sold were Senesino singers/counter.html. So for now, or given over to (? -1750) and watch out for that wild boar and as these schools with Farinelli (1705- always stay tuned. the understanding 1782). Senesino Roger Goodman is a musician, math- that they would was a spoiled ematician, punster, reader of esoteric See our be castrated but diva, arrogant and books and sometime writer, none of then receive prone to tantrums. which pays the mortgage. For that, new site intensive vocal But Handel (1685- he is a computer network guy for a training and the 1759), having law firm. He has been part of the Los best of care and heard him in Angeles old-time & contra-dance with medical attention. Dresden, brought music community for over thirty As cruel and him to London years. While not a dancer, he does MORE Dickens-like as to join his Italian play , , , man- this sounds now, Opera Company. dolin, banjo & spoons. Roger has a for some it was Handel created penchant for trivia and obscura and TO the only chance to many great opera sometimes tries to explain how the escape the grip of roles to display clock works when asked only for the COME poverty. S e n e s i n o ’ s time. He lives with his wife, Monika This was virtuosity. White, in Santa Monica. a regrettably Farinelli was i r r e v e r s i b l e not as famous as decision for those Figure 3 – Sistine Choir 1898 Senesino but is JULY - AUGUST 2007 FolkWorks Page  FORKLORE THE JOY OF POI BY MICHAEL MACHERET

f you’ve been to Hawaii, then and significant history that is anything taro tuber with some water until it starting them out with reconstituted surely you’ve been to some but bland. morphs into a thick pasty texture, about potato flakes? Yum. Ihotel’s luau at least once (and Long before Europeans brought the consistency of pancake batter. I can’t say I have a deep love for if not, what kind of tourist are you, guns, missionaries and high-fat food, Poi is traditionally pounded using an poi myself. And since it’s not likely anyway?) A luau, as all good tourists poi was the staple of the Hawaiian oversized mortar and pestle. The taro to show up on my supermarket shelf know, is about the food. And just so diet. Poi is made from the taro plant. flesh is purple, so the paste is a bright nor am I going to spend the weekend you won’t go hungry, they make sure The tropical climate and abundance of purple. The poi is just thick enough so pounding my own poi, I am not go- not to keep the offerings too authentic. water is an ideal environment for the that one can plunge a couple of fingers ing to have the opportunity to become But one thing for sure, you’re cultivation of taro. Like potatoes to (or three or four fingers for the hungry much of a poi connoisseur. However, guaranteed to find that obligatory Poi the Irish, maize to American Indians, guy) into a bowl and emerge with a I can say that I have tasted poi on – that purple paste in a bowl that the and rice to Asians, taro was the food good slurp of poi. Just like Chinese several occasions and I can tell you entertainers will warn you about. It’s just about every islander depended food tastes better with chopsticks than that when you taste good poi, you something, they say, only a native on. The leaves as well as the root, with a fork, maybe that’s why you will know it. On a recent trip to Ha- Hawaiian could love. And do they a starchy tuber, are edible. As will didn’t like that poi you tasted at the waii, I unknowingly walked into Sam love it! Dipping two fingers at a time, happen with anything so central to luau? Put down that spoon! Actually, Choy’s Breakfast, Lunch and Crab then three fingers and finally scooping the lives and lore of a community, it would take more than your fingers on “Hukilau” night and found a kind out a handful in a cupped four-finger taro took on a sacred character to the to make tourist poi taste better. of buffet you really wish they had at dip. Guaranteed to get a good laugh. extent that King Kalakaua traced his Poi has a notoriously brief shelf those hotel luaus. My low-carb diet To a culture accustomed to sweet lineage to a mythical figure closely life. Kind of like a baguette, you went on vacation that night, but I tell and salty flavors as we are, poi is identified with the taro plant and had don’t really want to let it sit on the you truly that one of the high points of a shock to the senses in its relative a taro leaf symbol in a prominent shelf for weeks. Freshly pounded the meal was Sam’s fresh poi. I know blandness. Compound that with the place on his crown. Even today, poi poi is slightly sweet. Day-by-day as it was fresh cause it was just a little bit especially tasteless sample you’re has an honored place in Hawaiian it slowly ferments, it takes on a sour sweet, and it was smooth but I could likely to find at your Hawaiian Buffet, music: one of the best known songs of taste. Then, again, just like John detect small pieces of taro root. It was you’ll wonder why anyone would Sean Na’auao Fish & Poi celebrates Cruz’s tutu, some people like the poi something to write home about, and bother with it. real Hawaiian food as the only thing real sour. What you had at the luau was so I did. As opposed to the typical servings that can satisfy him. And in the song most likely mixed from dehydrated at contemporary Hawaiian eateries: Island Style, John Cruz rhapsodizes poi, and it’s bound to be at least as When not dining in exotic locales, rice, macaroni salad, chicken katsu, on how his “gramma” loves the poi good as what you get from dehydrated Michael Macheret forages closer to teriyaki, spam and so on … Poi is real sour. mashed potatoes. How would you like home in the South Bay regions near authentically Hawaiian and has a rich Poi is made by pounding the boiled to introduce someone to potatoes by Los Angeles

and they will croak in a few months River are busy remaking that river DIRT once cooler weather approaches. a viable ecosystem that contributes Most long-lived plants need to have a to the entire city by fostering nature few cooler months to get established within the urban landscape and before they are sent into the heat of revitalizing the plant and animal NATIVE a Los Angeles summer. If you are communities that have existed in the closer to the ocean’s influence, all LA basin long before any Europeans this is mitigated. As you get further arrived. I’m not suggesting you TO OUR from the sea breeze, the harshness of only need to plant California Native the summer is more pronounced. plants, although I am a big proponent The next time to plant in Southern of them, but even if we are going to LAND California is late September. To garden with plants from other areas, By David King mitigate the heat, put down a lot we can be mindful of their impact on of mulch. “Mulch” is a protective the environment. y now, the summer garden is admire your excellent work before covering put over the soil. It can be A lot of the American in the ground and we’ve got you slip into a nap or a good book. anything from plastic (shudder) to tradition is devoted to the 1930’s and Ba little time to relax – most You say your garden is not all cocoa shells. When I speak of mulch, the hardships of the farming families of what is left to do in the heat should that cheery? You have bare spots I am referring to some sort of plant that were uprooted in the dust bowls be a little weeding and making sure and something has died? What will material like rotting leaves, shredded and the drought that wrecked havoc the plants don’t get too dry. t’s tough you do? Any act of planting as July bark, or compost. There are all kinds on much of America’s farming because there are festivals and warm slips into August is an act of deeper of products you can buy in bags at the communities. The drought would languid nights that vie for attention desperation. As summer warms, it’s nursery or home improvement store have come anyway, but the practices all through these months. harder to coax plants to a good start. labeled compost, planting mix or of farming at that time were as much But a garden is like a pet – although The key is to make sure the roots stay mulch. Cover your garden as deeply to blame for the dust storms that killed one that doesn’t whine or bark when moist – not soppy wet, but not dry as you possibly can (two inches or hundreds of people and millions of we fail to give it the proper attention. either. Especially on windier days – more) with this stuff and you will do animals. We have fallen into that The ability to give attention is the the combination of our low humidity yourself and your plants a big favor. same hubris and arrogance in our core of a good gardener. Most folks and the hot dry winds, sucks moisture The longer you procrastinate this relationship to our native land. with the proverbial ‘black thumb’ out of plants just as badly as it does important step the hotter it will be Pick a few of those Meyer lemons have their attention elsewhere – and your skin. If your skin is crinkling when you finally get around to it. from your neighbor’s tree (they won’t while good intentions are lovely, good because of dryness, you can bet your This is all part and parcel of a mind) and with a sip of homegrown attention is much more valuable, as bottom bass string your plants need good gardener’s ethic – that green lemonade, sing along with some lo- your dog, cat, lover and boss will an extra shot of water. thumb comes from paying attention cal song crafters, like Fur Dixon and all tell you. The best players of any Some plants should not be put out to our place in the world – the cycles Steve Werner, about life in Southern instrument get there by the attention at this time of year no matter what. of our climate and the needs of the California. Let’s be ever mindful of they give; good, steady workmanship Planting California Natives this time plants we put in the ground. In Los the need for stewardship in this land- trumps talent that is intermittently of year is akin to planting basil or Angeles we have such a mild climate scape we call Los Angeles and honor exercised. violets in in the middle of that we cut corners and still slide by, the place we call home. The summer garden in Southern winter; there it’s the cold that knocks but that doesn’t mean your plants California requires attention, but not ‘em dead, and here it’s the heat and LIKE it. And using excess water to Grandson of a Great Plains farmer, a lot of sweaty back breaking work lack of water. As summer wears correct for bad timing is still a waste David King is the Garden Master at – we did that in May and even June on, the chances of getting summer of a valuable resource. Just because the Learning Garden, on the campus when it was cooler. Summer plants annuals to survive and flourish gets we can, doesn’t make it acceptable. of Venice High School. He shares his went out then and got their roots well more dicey. You can set them out, even We could pave the Los Angeles love of the land and music through established. So, grab a lemonade – in August or September, but at what River, and at a point in the past, we teaching, writing and playing in a ok, a mint julep, find a shady spot and cost? You’ll need to water profusely did. Now Friends of the Los Angeles folk/country band. Page  FolkWorks JULY - AUGUST 2007

from obscurity. Dave’s Corner of the World It is the eccentric side of Smith that another diverse group of artists pays tribute to in these two discs of music and one DVD culled from Willner concerts in London, Los Angeles and New York. Certainly this mish mosh of rock, jazz and avant garde stars had Times Three no sense of delicacy with the songs, By Dave Soyars but it’s amazing how many, while straying into left field, stayed true to the heart of them. David Thomas, head of Avant-punk band Pere Ubu, hiladelphia-born producer/ Tower of Song with is the best to admit it) is by mega-star tears Fishin’ Blues limb from limb music director thing here musically. Others, which who leaves his ego behind to lend a with an intense performance, but with Pis certainly not what anyone include rocker (a credible gripping reading to Blood Red Roses. old time fiddle underneath.Van Dyke would call a folkie, though in the last I’m Your Man) and The aforementioned Wainwright and Parks reaches the middle ground few years he’s had a large hand in (a sweetly sung Chelsea Hotel #2 a Bono likewise serve the songs nicely. between earthiness and elegance on bringing lots of great songs to a wider dull Everybody Knows) do well These known artists indeed treat the a lovely arrangement of fiddle tune audience. Willner is well-known for enough and are certainly compelling songs as if they’re on board ship, Sail Away Lady with the Mondrian producing tribute concerts to compos- performers visually, but none lend a trying to quell the boredom, a tribute String Quartet. Odd combinations- ers and songwriters he admires, which new interpretation to songs that are to Willner’s solid guidance. While jazz trombonist Roswell Rudd with he’s been specializing in for the last best within Cohen’s limited range, a modern instrumentation is used, the Sonic , Philip Glass and DJ twenty years, along with his regular perfect match for his lyrical directness, arrangements are unfussy, the songs Spooky improvising soundtracks gig as music director of the TV show in songs which tend to be resistant not self-consciously “rockified” or to Smith’s films, themselves hand- Saturday Night Live. Though he pri- to being “prettied up” or rendered turned into something they’re not. A drawn, minimalist marvels- abound. marily presents the work of jazz and quirky as just about everyone here class job, all told. Would Harry Smith approve? film composers, the three most re- attempts to do. The rest of the movie But the pick of the litter is definitely Cranky Harry probably wouldn’t cently released projects that have his fortunately contains interviews with the wonderful The Harry Smith project approve of much, but the important name on them, all from 2006, are of Cohen, which are excellent, as is the Revisited, a 4-disc music/DVD set thing is, whether sung by rocker interest to Folkworks readers. While commentary by the musical artists [Shout Factory] (!!). Smith, though he Lou Reed accompanied by distorted most of the performers are jazz, rock (such as Wainwright lovely and loved the music of the south, was no electric guitar or by Blind Lemon or avant-garde musicians who tend funny story about encountering an typical folkie himself. An eccentric Jefferson in the original Smith to lend idiosyncratic readings to the underwear-clad Cohen feeding an artist, painter and collector of found recordings (!!!, still in print and songs, they often inhabit them in a injured bird). objects, his anthology of American available on fresh way. Of course it also continues The 2-CD set Rogues Gallery: music, released by Folkways in the recordings- highly recommended!), the “but is it folk music” discussion Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys early 1950s, had a profound influence songs like See That My Grave is Kept that’s been obsessing me of late. Dis- [Anti] (!!) is much better, being that on the emerging folk revival, as Bob Clean live on. cussion is never bad. these are traditional songs that don’t Dylan, Joan Baez and the Kingston In addition to the musical : I’m Your Man in most cases have the burden of a Trio, just to name a few, plumbed it performances (and more are excerpted [Lion’s Gate Films, (!!) for the video definitive reading. Chanteys also for songs and inspiration. The original there) the 4th disc, a documentary portion, Verve Forecast (--) for the tend to lend themselves very well recordings were from his private appropriately titled The Old Weird musical soundtrack], however, is to punkish treatment, having wild collection. Smith felt that the songs America, is about Harry Smith, his not totally a good thing. The music, abandon and foul-mouthedness in (American roots music from country original anthology recordings and performed at an Australian concert common. There are plenty of “folkie” and blues to fiddle tunes, rags and these new ones. Engrossing interviews produced by Willner, suffers- not artists to be heard here, though- hollers) told a story about America with the musical performers include through any fault of his- but rather Richard Thompson, Martin and Eliza that was worth preserving, and since former New York Dolls lead singer from the fact that Cohen’s own voice Carthy and fiddler Richard Greene to many old 78s were collected during David Johansen, who named his is the perfect vehicle for his songs. name a few. One of the better tracks, WWII and melted down of records band The Harry Smiths, talking Cohen’s own new version of his however, (as much as it pains me to contribute to the war effort, they about the segmentation of modern became rare. Smith can be said to have music and how the inclusiveness of rescued many of these recordings KCLU [Thousand Oaks] (88.3FM) www.kclu.org Dave's Corner continued on page 8 KCLU [Santa Barbara] (102.3FM) www.kclu.org KPFK [North Hollywood] (90.7FM) [Santa Barbara] (98.7FM) www..org KCSN [Northridge] (88.5FM) www.kcsn.org ONGOING KUCR [Riverside] (88.3FM) www..org STORYTELLING EVENTS WEDNESDAY KUCI [Irvine] (88.9FM) www.kuci.org 1:00 - 4:00 pm Buffalo Bayou (KUCI) KPCC [Pasadena] (89.3FM) www..org ANTELOPE VALLEY STORYTELLERS SAN GABRIELVALLEY STORYTELLERS Jake Bacon (Zydeco, Cajun, delta, folk, and Texas KSBR [Orange County] (88.5FM) www.ksbr.org swing) 1st Saturdays 4:00pm 3rd Tuesdays • 7:30 pm KSBX [Santa Barbara] (89.5FM) www.ksbx.org Heart ‘n Soul Coffee House Hill Ave. Branch Library THURSDAY KKGO [Los Angeles] (105.1FM) 39804 San Francisquito Canyon Rd., Green Valley 55 S. 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(KCSN) 7:00-9:00pm Tex-Mex (KUCR) El Guapo Lapo Frank Hoppe (Bluegrass, Old-time, many 310-204-0656 IHOP Restaurant 19100 Ventura Blvd. (1 1/2 blocks east of Tampa) SATURDAY historical recordings) CORNUCOPIA $8 ® Tarzana 6:00-8:00am Wildwood Flower (KPFK) 10:00am-12:00pm Prairie Home Companion (KCLU) 2nd Sundays Garrison Keillor (Live - variety show) 4735 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood 818-541-0950 [email protected] Ben Elder (mostly Bluegrass) ® 6:00-10:00am Tied to the Tracks (KCSN) 11:00am-1:00pm Prairie Home Companion (KPCC) 818-506-3903 SUNLAND-TUJUNGA STORYSWAP Garrison Keillor (Rebroadcast - variety show) Larry Wines (Americana) FAMILY STORYTELLING 2nd Saturdays • 8:00 pm 8:00-9:00am Halfway Down the Stairs (KPFK) 4:00-7:00pm Tangled Roots (KCSN) 6:00-8:00pm Folk Roots (KSBR) Saturdays/Sundays Sunland-Tujunga Library Storytelling Group Uncle Ruthie Buell (Children’s show with folk 7771 Foothill Blvd. • 818-541-9449 music) Marshall Andrews 11:00 am, noon, 1:00 am • Free 10:00am-2:00pm TWANG (KCSN) 7:00-9:00am FolkScene (KPFK) Storytelling in Spanish on alternating Saturdays. 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(Country, Bluegrass, Americana) LEIMERT PARK GRIOT WORKSHOP Piecemakers Village Blues MONDAY-FRIDAY 3rd Wednesdays • 7:00 pm 2845 Mesa Verde E. • 909-496-1960 5:00-7:00pm Prairie Home Companion® (KCLU) 10:00am-noon The Global Village (KPFK) 3335 43rd Place, across from Leimert Park ® COSTA MESA STORYTELLING BY LAURA 6:00-8:00pm Prairie Home Companion (KPCC) “Music from around the world and around the 310-677-8099 BEASLEY Garrison Keillor (Rebroadcast - variety show) block” 6:00-7:00pm Thistle & Shamrock (KCBX) LONG BEACH STORYTELLERS Wednesdays • 10:00 am Celtic Music ON THE INTERNET 1st Wednesdays • 7:00 pm South Coast Plaza • 949-496-1960 7:00-8:00pm Canto Sin Frontera (KPFK) Thistle & Shamrock Los Altos United Methodist Church MISSION VIEJO STORYTELLING Tanya Torres (partly acoustic, Latin political) Fiona Ritchie (Celtic Music) 5950 East Willow, Long Beach www..org/programs/thistle Wednesdays • 7:00 to 8:00pm 7:00-9:00pm America Routes (KCLU) 562-961-9366 Borders Books and Music American music (from Blues to Zydeco) Driven Bow / Fiddlin’ Zone 8:00-10:00pm Canto Tropical (KPFK) Gus Garelick (Fiddle Music) LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY STORYTELLERS 25222 El Paseo • 949-496-1960 Hector Resendez (partly acoustic, bilingual Latin / www.krcb.org/radio/ 2nd Thursdays • 7:30 pm SOUTH COAST STORYTELLERS Carribbean) Riders Radio Theatre Culver-Palms United Methodist Church Saturdays & Sundays • 2:00-3:00 pm 9:00-10:00pm eTown (KCLU) Riders in the Sky (Cowboy variety show) 4464 Sepulveda Boulevard www.wvxu.com/html/riders.html Bowers Kidseum Community radio out of Boulder, CO Culver City, CA 90230 1802 North Main St., Santa Ana 9:00pm-midnight East L.A. Soul (KCSN) Folk Alley www.wksu.org Audrey Kopp • 310-823 7482 • [email protected] Bubba Jackson 714-480-1520 • www.bowers.org/link3c.htm 10:00pm-midnite West Coast Live (KCLU) JULY - AUGUST 2007 FolkWorks Page  A Feast of Hawaiian Festivals L.A.-Honolulu Round-Trip By Audrey Coleman

he pitch was mid-range, nose flute. While he also makes nose Led spiced up the workshop with ie kuku, that has a watermark on it the tone full, yet somehow flutes from gourds and coconuts, reminiscences, sharing, for example, and you will see when you hold it Tfragile. It reminded me of this session focused on flutes made the influence his uncle, Fred up that it has a watermark. That is a Native American flute, yet the from Chinese bamboo, plentiful in Punahoa, had on his musical career. unique to Hawaiian kapa. After it’s sound had a unique, delicate quality Hawaii. “Get the flute really close to “My uncle could play anything. watermarked and dried, you can dye I couldn’t define. Perhaps it had to your nose,” he advised, “Blow some (When he was a boy) seven nights it with different natural dyes found do with the fact that the breath was of the air into the flute and some he dreamed how to play the guitar. from berries, dirt, soot, all kinds of coming from the player’s nose. across the hole. If it’s too far away, He sat under a coconut tree and things in the environment and then Mike Kalikolani Wong, maker the sound will be unfocused. Hold it these girls in white with red sashes, a final printing is done.” Another of Hawaiian nose flutes, was perpendicular to your face.” he couldn’t see no faces, they taught hands-on activity allowed visitors one of several workshop leaders With his wispy grey hair him to play guitar. And after the to actually practice printing on the demonstrating traditional Hawaiian tied back in a pony tail and his seventh night, he told his dad. He cloth with traditional patterns. arts at the annual E Hula Mau thoughtful, slow-paced delivery, said his dad knew because every Mainland Inspiration Competition held Labor Day Calvin encouraged us to play our morning while he was making him Born from a collaboration of weekend. Visiting the canopied new nose flutes creatively. “I like the lunch before he went to school, his the City and County of Honolulu, “Hawaiian Village” on the mall of inspiration of nature. I like to wake dad heard him playing. Then after the Outrigger Hotel, the Hawaiian the Long Beach Convention Center, up with the sunrise and play my that he never had that dream. That Civic Clubs, the Hawaiian Tourism I came upon Kalikolani chiseling flute. I like the sound of the waves was a gift.” Authority, and various business holes into a small, dried, hollowed- when they come up on the beach, Performance Highlights sponsors, the first Great Hawaiian out gourd. Moments later, he picked the sound of the wind blowing in the The following Sunday afternoon, Folk Life Festival took its model it up in the palm of his right hand trees.” Led Kaapana was up on the from a mainland festival. “Fifteen and pressed it to his right nostril Making a Hula Rattle bandstand at Kapiolani Park, playing years ago the mayor (Mufi while blocking the other nostril with In an adjacent space, another to an admiring audience on the last Hannemann, when he headed the his left index finger. Then he made instrument maker, Michael Kop, day of the Great Hawaiian Folk state’s Department of Economic this marvelous music. He spent was showing a group of children Life Festival. Among the artists Development) came up with the over a half an hour showing me the and parents how to make an uli in addition to Led were veteran money to take 40 people to Seattle rudiments of nose flute technique uli (oolee-oolee)– the rattle used songwriter-slack key guitarist Dennis to participate in the Northwest Folk and made an instrument for me to in implement style hula dancing. Kamakahi with his son David on Life,” Festival producer Milton Lau take home. Provided with hollowed out gourds, ukulele, the spirited relatively new recalled. “It was a great event. It Cultural workshops and participants in Michael’s workshop trio Maunalua, and honey-voiced opened my eyes up to the possibilities demonstrations add an important filled them with small pebbles, then Natalie Ai Kamauu. Interestingly, and I’ve always had it in the back of dimension to E Hula Mau, There plugged the holes with strips of long Natalie’s daughter danced hula my mind to do something like this. is an exciting difference between leaves from the hala tree, softened during one of her numbers at the We’re showcasing aspects of our attending an event purely as a in water. bandstand and later Natalie and her culture in a positive way. This is spectator, wandering among When my sheaf of hala leaves husband accompanied their daughter going to be an annual festival so we performance stages and craft was resisting, Michael coached me, in the hula performance space. encourage people to schedule their booths and having opportunities for “This one you have to pinch to get While the bandstand concert was vacations around it.” meaningful encounters with cultural through the holes. You almost have going on, over a dozen hula halau Back to L.A. practitioners such as Mike Kalikolani to twist it and with the other hand were dancing on the other side of Wong. This gives an event the In the meantime, consider you pull...” I came away with my uli the park. attending these local Hawaiian quality of a folk life festival, even if uli rattle, adorned at the mouth with it doesn’t bear that name. Creating Hawaiian Cloth events: Ho’olaulea, a showcase a thick sheaf of lau hale. It occurred While strolling among the booths of hula halau from the region A Top-Notch Folk Life to me later that Michael could have in Kapiolani Park on Sunday, I heard accompanied by plenty of Hawaiiana Festival in Honolulu completed the process for me in half a regular tapping sound – wood displays, takes place July 21 and Last March I had the good the time, but instead fulfilled his on wood. Was this some type of 22 at Alondra Park in southwest fortune to attend the Great Hawaiian mission as a teacher of culture. ? It had the Los Angeles (Lawndale). It’s Folk Festival, held in Waikiki at Slack-Key Grandmaster pitch of a woodpecker striking a tree free to the public. Also free is the Kapiolani Park, the nearby the A third workshop held at the with its beak. Walking toward the Aloha Expo in Santa Fe Springs, Outrigger Hotel, and Queen’s Park. Outrigger was a gift to any guitarist sound, I discovered a pretty, forty- a smaller-scale festival happening Over a four-day period, the Festival aspiring to play in the Hawaiian ish woman with dark wavy hair, the weekend of August 18-19. Then offered cultural workshops, music slack-key style known as ki ho alu. kneeling before a wooden board. on Labor Day weekend you’ll find and dance performances and artisan This is the practice of relaxing the Ka’iulani DeSilva is well known the event that most resembles a and community exhibits, all free tuning of the guitar strings so that in the hula community as a dancer, folk life festival, E Hula Mau, at of charge. Surprisingly, it was the the thumb and index plays a bass line kumu hula (master teacher) and the Long Beach Convention Center first festival bearing that name. while the other fingers can take on commentator at hula festivals. Today and Terrace Theater. You need Now it is destined to be an annual the melody. Ki ho alu has no greater she was demonstrating the ancient tickets for the hula performances event. So, if you want to vastly alter proponent than Ledward Kaapana Hawaiian process of converting but not for the Hawaiana displays your preconceptions about Waikiki, whose flawless lightning technique, fiber from the wauke plant, a paper and demonstrations on the mall. consider coordinating your trip with soulful interpretations of slack-key mulberry found across the South Purchase tickets on-line at namamo. this feast of Hawaiian culture. Here classics, and playful spirit have Pacific, into kapa, the prized cloth org are some highlights. brought him acclaim world-wide. that Hawaiians traditionally used for If you attend E Hula Mau, who Another Nose Flute (His recent Grammy-nominated clothing, blankets, wrapping bones, knows? Maybe you’ll come home Encounter CD, Grandmaster, provides a fine and many other things. with a nose flute. Ohe ano ihu (o-hay ahno ee- introduction to his talents.) With Ka’iulani let me try my hand at hoo), instrument maker Calvin patience and good humor, he played beating the kapa while she continued Audrey Coleman is a writer, educa- Hoe repeated several times until a classic slack-key piece very slowly, to explain the process. “You beat tor, and passionate explorer of tradi- the participants in his workshop over and over, while the workshop the strips on top of each other to tional folk music and world culture. at the Outrigger Hotel correctly participants followed on their own bind them. At the last beating, you pronounced the Hawaiian words for instruments. beat it with a special square beater,

What the folk is happening? www.FolkWorks.org Page  FolkWorks JULY - AUGUST 2007 San Pedro Sing By Audrey Coleman n a warm summer evening, a different tape, a different version, you’re strolling down West would sing it differently. OSeventh Street in San Pedro, “Somebody came through, he headed towards the Whale and Ale, a was aboard a visiting ship and…he traditional British restaurant-pub. Ap- came and joined our shanty sing. So proaching, you can see the Victoriana he sang a song that none of us had furnishings and oak paneled walls heard before—Essequibo River. So I through the thick, green-paned picture learned that from him just the ways window. Then you hear something be- he sings it which is almost kind of a tween a song and a chant emanating roaring, shouting kind of belting style. from the open second story window. We all started singing it that way Leader: Oh, Ranzo was no sailor! because that’s how we thought it was Chorus: Ranzo, boys, Ranzo! sung. (Later) we learned that other Leader: He was a Boston tailor! people sing it very, very differently. Chorus: Ranzo, boys, Ranzo! But we have no intention of changing The voices belong to the San Pedro it. That’s how we learned it from our Shanty Sing, whose participants meet visitor and we’re going to keep singing monthly at the Whale and Ale to pay it that way. So there was an example tribute to a form of work song as old of a very locally learned song.” as seafaring itself. Many of the twenty If you’re looking for a very local or so shanty fans who gather around shanty sing experience, the San Pe- the long table in the restaurant’s cozy dro Shanty Sing group meets at 8:00 upstairs meeting room are volunteers p.m. on the last Friday of the month. with the Los Angeles Maritime Friendly people will let you look at Institute. They sail “tall ship” sail and learned that they had a monthly beer to go with the songs,” said Alan. their shanty books so you can sing boats for youth training programs run shanty sing out there. We had so much The San Pedro Shanty Sing is into along. Added attractions are Alan’s by the Institute. For them, learning the fun doing that that we started going its sixth year. San Francisco’s group pennywhistle and concertina, Geoff’s songs that powered the labor on the monthly for their first Saturday of the recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. banjo, Kim’s collection of flutes, and 19th century clipper ships has become month shanty sing. So we did this for All over the country and throughout Dustin and Lindsay’s robust baritone an extension of learning to sail the a couple of years.” the world, lovers of sea shanties gather voices. And the Guinness flows freely ships themselves. Eventually, other volunteers with in groups like these and at sea music till about 10:30 p.m. One of the founding members of the Maritime Institute agreed with festivals to enjoy songs once linked to Audrey Coleman is a writer, educator, San Pedro Shanty Sing, Alan Rice, Alan and Joan that Southern California labor. and passionate explorer of traditional recalled, “My girlfriend Joan and I needed its own shanty sing. They were The word shanty is often thought folk music and world culture. had started sailing on the tall ships able to get a commitment from the to be derived from the French word with kids. We became wrapped up Whale and Ale to reserve the meeting chanter which means “to sing.” in tall ships and sailing, so we went room for the last Friday evening of the British and American shanties to San Francisco where they have month. “We realized that we wanted reached the peak of their flowering the Maritime Museum on the wharf to potentially draw more people and, during the 19th century when they LOOK FOR and vessels in the water. While we heaven help us all, we’d like a pint of became highly specialized, linked were there, we heard people singing to the types of shipboard labor they FOLKWORKS’ accompanied. For example, “Reuben Ranzo” was a halyard or long-drag NEW song, sung while raising or lowering sails. The crew would haul during the chorus and pause while the shanty PRESENCE singer performed the verse. A shanty singer might be prized for his robust ON THE WEB voice, vocal flourishes or his ability to www. improvise on verses. Although the days are over when a FolkWorks. sea shanty migrated from ship to ship in true folk tradition, Alan Rice of org the San Pedro Shanty Sing group has noticed regional differences in how See our the songs are sung today. “We were going back to Mystic each summer new site (Sea Music Festival in Mystic Seaport, Connecticut) – and hearing songs in with San Francisco and then coming here MORE with an occasional guest. These little enclaves – in San Francisco they’d TO sing a song one way and we’d come down here and start singing it that way COME and somebody who’d learned it from

[!] Very good, with considerable Dave's Corner appeal for a fan of the artist(s). continued from page 6 If you purchase it, you likely Smith’s music might still unite us all. won’t be disappointed. When it continues to touch people [--] Good/solid, what you would from rockers to jazz virtuosos to young expect. folkies (such bands as Nickel Creek [X] Avoid. Either ill-conceived, or and the Mammals have recorded artistically inept in some way. songs from the Smith collection), he may just be right. Dave Soyars is a guitarist, electric Rating scale: bass player, a singer/songwriter, and [!!!] Classic, sure to be looked back a print journalist with over fifteen on as such for generations to years experience. His column features come. happenings on the folk and traditional [!!] Great, one of the year’s finest. If music scene both locally and interna- you have even a vague interest tionally, with commentary on record- in the artist, consider this my ings, as well as live shows, and occa- whole-hearted recommendation sionally films and books. Please feel that you go out and purchase it free to e-mail him at dave@soyars. immediately. com or write him c/o FolkWorks. JULY - AUGUST 2007 FolkWorks Page  Somewhere Out There… The Stagecoach Festival By Larry Wines hat happens when someone Music legends like , and . alternatives, and that just isn’t right in combines the best-known , and Names on the Mane stage that you the desert. WAmericana and folk-roots played the scaled-down Palomino don’t recognize? Think crashing rock Scheduling brought tougher choices music acts with Nashville’s over-hyped stage, with a spacious grassy area for with a fahke Mew-zick Roow ack-a- than most multistage festivals, and some red-state trailer-park rockers? lawn chairs and blankets. It was a scent wahl thaey ur a-sangin ahnd a- of us caught halves of sets and walked You get Stagecoach, the modern county-fair-style professional tall-kin. briskly between venues, more excited extravaganza on the Empire Polo stage with plenty of configurable lights I kept remembering Don Edwards’ by the possibilities than disappointed Grounds in Indio, held May 5 & 6. and banks of speakers. line from the previous week. by the nomadic requirements. But I Many people, including this writer in But, a few hundred yards away And when I heard an Allman couldn’t walk away from Emmylou’s the last issue, predicted that Stagecoach was the Mane stage, with its Diamond Brothers song on the radio on the way set, choosing to say “next time” to Del would be the live music event of the Vision screens and a sound system you back, I wondered what had happened to McCoury. year. It was, without ever going near could hear all the way to Palm Springs, brightly innovative, strongly melodious There were other incongruities, the “Mane” stage and its lineup of blasting Music Row’s electrified Top- . I wondered, too, why like thinking he’s Elvis, Nashville big shots. And therein is 40 country-pop lineup. To all but the no legacies were apparent on the Mane bookended by roots musicians. And what it all means. devotees of the acts on that stage, it stage for Buck Owens and Waylon both of the tented stages had the The week before playing was the poop in the punchbowl. You Jennings and Ernest Tubb and Jimmie biggest stars in their genres, headliners Stagecoach, and with no reference to heard the Mane stage wherever you Rodgers and recent country stars with like , , it, cowboy singer Don Edwards told were, unless you were within the substantial music like Mary Chapin and Riders in the Sky, drawing crowds his audience at the annual Santa Clarita amplified bubble of another stage’s Carpenter. Then I returned to the no bigger than they would get at small Cowboy Festival, “I don’t know sound system. mystery of why authentic Southerners events where a whole town comes to why they call it country and western Even then, each time a song ended, don’t respond with pitchforks see and attentively appreciate them. anymore. It’s neither of either.” in that interval when you savor what against Nashville’s sausage-chain of Except here, many artists must have He got laughs and nods of you’ve just heard and applaud the buffoonesque caricatures. felt they were playing the backside of agreement. Santa Clarita is his crowd. artist, whatever was happening on To a lesser but very real extent, the the ’s clamshell. But Stagecoach’s real western artists, the Mane stage became an intrusion. overamplified Mane stage also invaded That illustrates both edges of the including Edwards, Sons of the San Emmylou Harris finished a song, and the pair of circus-tent-covered venues, sword. On one side, will Goldenvoice Joaquin, , cowboy poet- an over-amplified voice on the Mane the more distant, mostly bluegrass, spend resources to book so many roots storytellers Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, stage blasted a thank you. Emmylou, Appaloosa stage, and the most distant, music stars next year, seeing they pulled Baxter Black, and performing stage without missing a beat, replied with, mostly cowboy & western-swing, smaller shares of festival attendees, host Waddie Mitchell, together at a “Well, thank you. You’re welcome,” Mustang stage. And there were times, and on the other, will those artists want country festival? That’s purt near terra and drew sympathetic laughter. Just as like the first half of the first day, when to return, knowing they’re facing the incognita. After all, western music fast, she kept it positive, adding,“The Appaloosa was so overamplified that it sonic equivalent of a hurricane? folks see the cowboy hats on modern more music the better, I say.” But it was painful in that tent, and it annoyed Goldenvoice deserves credit for country-rock fans and dismiss ‘em: all was damned awkward. the nearby Mustang stage’s audience taking the risk with a bold concept to hat, no cattle. The worst moment came when trying to hear solo acoustic guitar-vocal establish a signature identity for a new At the far end of the folk spectrum Emmylou performed a thoughtful, acts and cowboy poet-storytellers. festival, combining musicians from was Kris Kristofferson, whose set lyrically-rich song of protest against Among others, , Yonder distant ends of the spectrum of what is, solidified his folk credentials, and the direction the country continues to Mountain and Nickel Creek and once was, country music. Emmylou Harris, who has long been take in Iraq and elsewhere in the world. had been too loud, and it wasn’t their The real benefit is the potential embraced as a folkie. Each of them, in The soundman, realizing it was a quiet fault. Even late Sunday, more than 24 awakening for fans who know only the midst of their best-known crowd- song, felt he had no choice but to crank hours after they’d gotten Appaloosa’s today’s formulaic Nashville red-state- pleasing hits, trotted out new songs that the amplifiers to hold-off the assault sound oh-so right for Earl Scruggs, rock “country.” Give them an oppor- were well-crafted and scathingly anti- from the Mane stage. It brought just Wreck n Sow, , tunity to wander through a festival Bush, anti-war anthems. In each case, enough distortion to render more than & Quicksilver, the Del where they can discover richly diverse the same crowd that cheered wildly for half her heartfelt lyrics indecipherable. McCoury Band, and , authentic Americana music that’s not their hits greeted the new songs with As she finished another song, her enjoyment of the lovely harp-driven played on commercial country radio almost stunned silence. audience was pounded by a bit of the music of Cowboy Celtic and of Garrison stations, and see what happens – un- You could feel it flash over the syncopated, rather hip-hop-esque, Keillor’s hourlong storytelling set on less the big-money, big-label, payola- crowd like St. Elmo’s fire. About a delivery by Brooks and Dunn of their the Mustang stage was eroded by the driven-commercial-radio industry third of the crowd applauded briskly hit, Neon Moon. Emmylou remarked, Mane stage, and Keillor endured the influences Goldenvoice to make that and appreciatively. Another third “Wow, two shows at the same time. unfortunate scheduling of the excellent, opportunity a singular outbreak before seemed to go through the motions of I guess they want you to get your but louder, Texas legend Flatlanders it can spread. For FolkWorks readers, applauding, as if some part of them money’s worth here.” (, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & a decision to attend next year’s Stage- was in autopilot. The final third were When Emmylou’s next song ended Butch Hancock) playing next door. coach Festival will surely be driven clearly the Nashville country / Fox and she wanted to introduce her band Stage props and site art, including by who gets booked to play it, and for News channel fans, who stood there over the din, she drew cheers like the sculptures that became gas torches some, whether the Mane stage will be wondering how anybody could have home team that’s a touchdown behind, at night, towering tulips that became reined-in. the balls to sing like that on a country with, “We don’t care if the whole rest of electric lanterns, and 14 spotlights music stage after the Dixie Chicks got the park is playing! We’re having fun!” criss-crossing high over the festival lent Stay in touch with Larry and the mas- Dixie-Chicked. Emmylou was experiencing what a fantastic mood, and mostly seemed sive Acoustic Americana Music Calen- Special kudos to Kristofferson, who Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Chris festive rather than silly. I told singer- dar at www.myspace.com/laacoustic followed his first political song with an Hillman & Herb Pederson, Robert Earl songwriter Amilia Spicer, as we entered and catch L.A.’s only acoustic Ameri- old hit that brought the crowd back, Keen, and even had seen the site, that the steam whistle we heard cana radio show, Tied to the Tracks, on then delivered his second new anti-war before her – a crowd in the hundreds was being blown on steam, not air, and Saturday mornings, 6-10 am, includ- song, bringing a replay of the whole at their stage, with the knowledge that of course it was, a 5-chime locomotive ing live music performances after 8, scenario. there were well over 10,000 people at whistle affixed to a steam tractor that at KCSN 88.5 FM Los Angeles, world- Inviting Nashville stars and their the obnoxiously loud Mane stage next powered a carousel ride all weekend. wide at www..org. You can e-mail “my-country-right-or-wrong” fans, door where hooting emanated for the On the practical side, there were ample him at [email protected]. and booking folk-Americana artists Diamond Vision likes of , restrooms and hand washing facilities, who attract left-leaning folkies, gave , , Alan lots of food available, but water cost Stagecoach a daring and unique format. Jackson, Brooks and Dunn, , $2 a bottle with no drinking-fountain What the folk is happening? www.FolkWorks.org Page 10 FolkWorks JULY - AUGUST 2007 REED’S RAMBLINGS Why Do We Write About Music, When Musicians Seldom Play Songs About Writers By Dennis Roger Reed

intended to start off this column on Pye Records that was never seen other compelling publications, old time music jam across town, then with the quote “Writing about released in the US, or why the producer like , turn into parodies we’ve done the best job we can do. Imusic is like dancing about archi- for the Beany Baby Band got his head of their former selves. I won’t go as far Thanks for reading, see you next tecture.” I was under the impression shaved during their last recording as to predict the immanent death of the time. Go out and see some live music. that famous folk musician Frank Zappa session. Others love to talk about music printed word, but if you’ve read some was the quote’s author, but research has theory, and dissect songs not too unlike of your teenager’s recent text messages, Dennis Roger Reed is a singer-song- shown that a myriad of folks are credit- my high school science class frog I may be a little too optimistic. writer, musician and writer based in ed with this wisdom, from Martin Mull snipping. Many of today’s generation Although the Internet world is San Clemente, CA. He’s released two to to Igor Stravinsky. Oh seem to settle solely for the enjoyment full of music writing that is poorly solo CDs, and appeared on two CDs well, it’s still a good quote. And since of listening without a lot of regard as researched and in need of a second with the newgrassy Andy Rau Band I’ve used it, most likely someone in the who the artist is or who wrote the song. grade editor, one need only pick up a and two CDs with the roots rockers future will attribute it to me. Or they may be drawn to music only as copy of an “entertainment” publication Blue Mama. His prose has appeared Music is hard to write about, prob- a side road from their enjoyment of the near the check stand of your local super in a variety of publications such as ably because music can evoke some non-musical escapades/shenanigans of market to find that the printed word the OC Weekly and MOJO magazine. pretty strong emotions. Of course, the their favorite rock or pop star. does not equal prestige, competence Writing about his music has appeared argument can be made that music is just Most of us who write about music or the ability to understand the basic in an eclectic group of publications mathematics. If you don’t understand do so out of love. We love music, we concepts of grammar. such as Bass Player, Acoustic Musi- intervals and some basic math, it will love to share our “discoveries” with I know I sometimes lose track of cian, Dirty Linen, Blue Suede News probably be harder to learn an instru- others. Sometimes we like to share the basic import of music. Writing and Sing Out! His oddest folk resume ment. But there are many great players our disappointment, or if we’re pushy or reading about music is great, but entry would be the period of several who simply use “intuitive math” in or- writers, we may want to “instruct” the listening to music is better. Listening months in 2002 when he danced on- der to master their music. It would’ve artist as to potential improvements to live music is the best. But even stage as part of both Little Richard’s been nice when I was grumbling about needed. We hope that our musings listening to live music is and ’s revues. He was taking math in high school if someone will lead the reader to seek out the PLAYING music. If anything you read actually asked to do the former and would’ve sat down with me and my artist we’re waxing eloquent about. We in FolkWorks stirs the juices to pull condoned by the latter. He apparently guitar and explained how much math I assume that someone besides us shares out that old dulcimer; buy a new capo knows no shame. was using to play my guitar. Or annoy our interest. We hope so. for your guitar or finally attend that my parents, which was about the same The potential changes here at thing. FolkWorks have inspired a lot of So why do we write about music? discussion among the writers about why Isn’t it just enough to listen and enjoy, we write, who we write for and how or to play and enjoy? For many, yes. we should be looking at our future. As The Living But I am one of those folks with a sort a resident of North Boliva, California, of mono-mania with regard to music. I seldom have seen a print copy of Tradition Most of the books and periodicals I FolkWorks, so perhaps my point of read are about music. Much of the reference is a bit skewed. I’ve written for “retail” shopping I do, whether real a few publications, and almost always Concert Series world or on-line, has something to do wrote about music in some form. My BY DENNIS ROGER REED with music or musical instruments. writing on other subjects has always n the land of folk music concert series, a year or two is a highly regarded Some people approach music like paid much better (go figure) but never history. However, the Living Tradition concert series held in the Anaheim “train spotting.” They enjoy arguing has been as fulfilling to me. I’ve also Downtown Community Center has reached the 100 show mark. These con- over who played the Irish flute on noted how many of my favorite print I certs, held on the third Saturday of each month, have featured the best in all that obscure recording by Donovan publications on music have died, such things folk, and helped to foster the Southern California folk scene in a myriad Smythe-Dylan in March of 1967 on an as Musician and Blues Access. I’ve of ways. Part of the import of a long term folk music series is education. Current LT maven Steve Dulson has impeccable folk taste, and no matter what the folk sub- genre being presented, the listener will be entertained by quality performers. Dulson took over the reins of the concert series in 1998, and remembers “I SUMMERGRASS realized we’d achieved some sort of milestone the first time one of our “regulars” BY DENNIS ROGER REED walked up to the ticket table, pulled out his money, and asked “Who’s playing outhern California has a lot of bluegrass fans, but not nearly enough tonight?” great bluegrass festivals. The San Diego Bluegrass Society decided to Admission is usually $14, unless you’re smart enough to join Living Tradition Sdo something to rectify that, and Summergrass will be celebrating their in which case you can garner a $3 discount at the door. Kids under EIGHTEEN fifth year in 2007. The festival runs from Friday August 24 to Sunday August are free with an adult, and so a new generation of folk lovers can be nurtured. 26. This year’s festival has a theme of “Saluting the Military” and the headlining You can always contact Steve for reservations and info at 949-646-1964 or stars include the US Navy’s bluegrass band, Country Current. Also billed this e-mail [email protected]. Upcoming in this year’s schedule on July 21 will year are Bluegrass Etc., Fragment, John Reischman & the Jaybirds, Lost Coast, be the country folk of Susie Glaze and her band, including a tribute to Jean the Brombies, Uglum & Sons, the BladeRunners, Lighthouse, Virtual Strangers Ritchie, and opening will be LA singer/songwriter Brad Colerick. On August 18 and Soledad Mountain Band. As part of this year’s theme honoring the folks in Arizona’s wonderful harp and guitar duo D-Squared return. Saturday September the military, there will be discount tickets to those in the armed forces. 15 has Canada’s John Wort Hannam bringing his “working class folk” to LT, with Summergrass is a family themed event that takes place at the nostalgic Australian duo Nougat opening with great and guitar music. October Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum in Vista. Summergrass benefits from a 20 features Edmonton, Alberta’s Maria Dunn, a fine young songwriter with a very cool site, both from a temperature standpoint and also from an aesthetic one. historical perspective. is family music, and this site offers a lot of choices for family Living Tradition is more than concerts, though. It’s a non-profit organization activities. Summergrass has always highlighted special activities for the kids, that hosts contra dances and jams nearly every month. Their events are and this year is no exception with a kid’s music workshop taught by professional intentionally family-friendly and open to the public. “LT was founded in 1982 musicians. Summergrass also loves raffles, and this year you can hope for a full by Carolyn Russell and continues to be a group of people who share the desire to size Taylor guitar, a Deering Goodtime banjo or an Eastman mandolin. share traditional music and dance.” Dry camping is available, or take advantage of special rates at local motels. So if you have somehow managed to miss the last 100 concerts, you’ve got There’s plenty of great food on site, and a vendor’s village. For advance tickets plenty of opportunities to “catch up,” and perhaps find a home for your folk and pricing info, visit www.summergrass.net related leanings. JULY - AUGUST 2007 FolkWorks Page 11 …that reminds me… TRUTH IS RELATIVE (BUT NOT ONE OF MINE) By Valerie Cooley

er name was Zoë,” beauty stood out. the panoramic pictures of Heppner and could make this woman into the lovely my mother said. “It “That’s my Cousin Zoë,” my mother get my mother to tell me the rest of the creature in my great-grandmother’s “Hrhymes with ‘Joey’ always said, pointing her out with story. In “Before the Flood” she’d point garden. I felt more devastated than and means ‘life’. So ironic for one who possessive pride. If I were lucky, she out tiny Willow Creek flowing through Robert Hynd – his Zoë had just died; died so young.” would repeat the old story for the nth town and past Zoë’s house. “After the mine had never existed. I had just dug my favorite picture out time, starting with, “Zoë was not only Flood” spoke for itself: the town’s That was the worst blow. I got of the pirate-chest trunk that harbored the most beautiful woman in town but center is reamed out, with houses, another, lesser one when my mother our oldest family photographs. It she was also kind, cheerful, smart, and hotels, and stores scattered on the banks and I drove to Heppner to meet with her was a graceful scene of my great- funny. Everyone loved her. She sang or gone entirely. cousin Elaine (Uncle Bert’s daughter, grandmother’s family in the garden of wherever she went.” “Zoë’s house floated away and Zoë’s niece). We visited the cemetery, their home in Heppner, Oregon. All the I grew up picturing Zoë as sort broke apart,” my mother would say. of course. Half the death dates on the women wore long gowns with long puffy of a female Saint Francis with birds “Robert Hynd, her husband, got home headstones were June 14, 1903, the sleeves made of summer-weight lawn. fluttering about her and meadow too late either to save his wife and date of the Heppner Flood, nine years Their dark hair was piled high on their flowers springing up in her footprints children or to die with them.” From her before my mother’s birth! Clearly, she heads. Mother’s grandmother, Nannie, and I envied my mother her perfect voice I learned that dying together was had never walked in the path of flowers was flanked by her daughters: soft, cousin. preferable to surviving alone. left by Zoë’s footsteps nor heard the winsome Willetta and the handsome She died young and tragically, “What did he do?” I’d ask. birds harmonizing with her sweet voice. but stiff Mabel. Other relatives, male of course, ensuring her an unsullied “Oh, he was devastated,” my mother For some reason, this saddened me, as and female, looked pleasantly enough memory. If I pawed quickly enough would assure me. “He wanted nothing if the distance between Zoë and me into the camera but one doe-eyed young through our pirate’s chest, I could find more to do with Heppner and moved to had widened. It did, however, explain Portland. Eventually he married again how Mother could have mis-identified and had another family.” the picture. I’ve wondered since how C D R E V I E W “How awful!” I’d say. Survival was consciously she chose an identity for bad enough. How dare he be happy her lovely cousin. Did she tell herself it CD REVIEW: too? But my mother would soothe my was true? Or did she do it for me, so I’d BOB WEBB AND THE BANJO— indignation. have an image suitable to the legend? AT LAST! “On his deathbed,” she’d tell me, “he Since then I’ve moved back to BY MONIKA WHITE told his sobbing wife ‘don’t grieve, my the state of my ancestors. I see fam- dear; I’m happy. I’m going to be with ily names in phone books, local histo- ob Webb’s album, Full Cir- Zoë and the babies again’.” Somehow ries, and even on a bridge. Last week cle: The Solo Banjo Sessions that made it all right. I Googled the Heppner Flood and got means a lot to those of us Thus I learned many of my family 31,800 entries, including a song about B stories, in moments snatched from it. Some of the stories match my moth- who have been waiting many years for a recording of just Bob and the banjo. whatever chores had sent us to the er’s and some don’t. Zoë was born Izo- In the late 1970s, Webb abandoned old basement or attic. In later years I began riah, which isn’t romantic at all. My time banjo tunes for maritime music un-learning them. It started, once great-great-uncle George and his wife, and Los Angeles for British Columbia again, with pictures. I’d inherited Aunt Lily, rode their house downstream till it and later Maine where he still resides. Mabel’s collection in which were many lodged safely on the bank. Why didn’t So, to have him back with this amazing pictures identical to ours but also many my mother ever tell me that story? I’ve different ones. The most important forgiven Zoë for not being the doe-eyed album of old time banjo tunes is truly ing Cloud because of its timing and – and heart-breaking – difference was beauty I thought she was and have even welcome since he is one of the finest drive. It sticks with you and pops into that her pictures were neatly labeled decided the kinky-haired chick was clawhammer players in the country. your head throughout the day—a sure with names and dates. A short, stocky pretty cute. I’m not sure, though, that The more you listen to his playing, the sign of a good tune. He doesn’t totally un-prepossessing young woman with – if it ever comes to it -- I’ll have the more you will appreciate his talent and get away from his other musical love, a mass of kinky, honey-colored curls moral strength to check out the truth of mastery of the instrument. sea shanties. Listen to When Johnny was labeled, to my horror, “our beloved any more family stories. In the album notes Webb states that Comes Down to Hilo, The Unfortunate Mrs. Hynd.” this is a “live” recording with no “stu- Tailor and Lady Carlisle, and you’ll Surely it’s a mistake, I prayed. It must Valerie Cooley is living in Coos dio magic.” Instead says Webb, “the hear the storytelling, so common to the be Zoë’s mother-in-law. But no, I soon Bay, Oregon. When she’s not play- music is what you might hear when I genre. By the way, it’s worth listening found a photo of a young man labeled ing with her beautiful and brilliant play the banjo at home after supper”. to the words on Lady Carlisle because “Zoë’s brother Bert” and damned if young granddaughters, she paddles Any fan of old time banjo playing and the story is very engaging. However, it didn’t look just like “our beloved her kayak on the bay, watches birds, old time tunes will definitely want to for me vintage Bob Webb can best be Mrs. Hynd” with the same kinky hair gardens, and contradances once a bring this album home. It’s an incred- heard on pieces like Nine Hundred and stocky build. There was no way I month ibly diverse collection of 21 tunes uti- Miles, Sally in the Garden, Charles- lizing seven tunings and six different ton, Policeman and Last Chance. . Two tunes include a soft, taste- You’ll have to go to his website to ful guitar accompaniment Vocals and get the tunings used on the album but instrumentals range from songs sung as Webb explains, the tunings are sim- in a low, lazy style to the lively, enter- ply the relative intervals between notes taining, toe-tapping music many of us and not necessarily on pitch. You are sing and play at jams and festivals. in for some surprises on the keys and Non-musicians will enjoy Webb’s won’t be able to play along without music because it invokes front porch, some creative use of your capo. The back woods, down home, barn dance website also contains historical facts feelings characteristic of its roots. For about banjos and tunings and interest- the musician—especially old-time ing background information on Bob. banjo players—his ability to combine It’s also where you can order Full strong melody lines, wonderful drop Circle: The Solo Banjo Sessions. See thumb fills, and the gentle tic, tic of the (www.richmondwebb.com). beat into a multi-layered sound will Was it worth the wait? Yes and, both intimidate and inspire. hopefully, we won’t have to wait an- The album features an interesting other 30 years for volume two. array of songs and tunes. Three tunes written by Webb are included. Meggie Monika White, a sometimes banjo (a friend’s cat) and Sleepy Margaret (a player, is proud to say she was Bob lullaby for Webb’s daughter) are nice, Webb’s student 30 years ago and but the most interesting is Fast-mov- happy to say that they are still friends. Page 12 FolkWorks JULY - AUGUST 2007 Old-Time Oracle FRIENDS OF OLD TIME or A FOE TO THE FOLKIES By David Bragger

or those of you that don’t (FOTM), founded by Ralph Rinzler, essays by producer Peter K. Siegel, know the Harry Smith An- John Cohen, and Israel Young, were FOTM founder/old-time musician entire calypso band while improvising thology of American Folk responsible for a series of fourteen John Cohen and master musician and grunting in a fashion not unlike F Captain Beefheart. Music, buy it and allow your lives concerts. From 1961-1965 the FOTM, Jody Stecher. One can also expect to be changed. For those of you that with support from , Alan elucidating notes and anecdotes about Another highlight is the playing have been infected by its sonic won- Lomax, and a few others, brought each track and performer. Now for the of Bill Monroe. Just listen to his ders, there’s a new box set worth your real traditional folk musicians to New spoilers… mandolin solo in Live and Let Live and time and cash. Smithsonian Folkways York City to perform. The oversized In this set, we have a variety of styles you’ll hear a real old-time musician. Recordings recently released Friends booklet in the set gives you a brief and musicians nearly as diverse as the There’s none of that dreadfully slick of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival history of the FOTM organization and music found on the Secret Museum and unemotional finger work that 1961-1965. The 3-CD set contains biographical info on their founders. of Mankind set, but here it’s in the you find in most modern bluegrass. the “historic concerts that introduced Several playbills and numerous artist American idiom. Monroe displays traditional music to city audiences.” photos are included as well. Doc and Arnold a wicked sense of Usually when I spy a box set of Amer- I relate this set to the Harry Watson begin our raw syncopation ican music that contains the words Smith Anthology since several of traditional tour and timing that “folk arrival” I clench my guts in an- the original artists who recorded 78 with wonderful reminds me more ticipation of an IBS sides found on the duet singing on I’m of Yank Rachell episode. I can do Smith anthology Troubled. There’s a than Ricky without “protest” are performing certain charm and Skaggs. Also in songs, Joan Baez, here decades later. immediacy to this the set are some or Peter, Paul, and It provides us with particular version great tracks from Mary. In fact if I a real lesson in that dwarfs other other old-time even suspect a re- comprehending versions, including legends: The cording has any the timelessness of those from Flatt & Stanley Brothers, of the sap oozing this music and with Scruggs and the Sam McGee and from the pie-holes these performers in Blue Sky Boys. Arthur Smith. of the New Christy particular. As far Later on, Doc is All in all, the Minstrels or Ian as I’m concerned, joined by another FOTM set of- & Sylvia, I’ll buy most of these artists family member: fers a refreshing some Death Metal are in their prime, his father-in-law glimpse into the to cleanse the pal- and the recording Gaither Carlton. musical history ate. The “folk” quality is stellar. Gaither is one of of some extraor- groups of the 1950s Just listen to old- my favorite fiddlers dinary musicians, and 1960s certainly school fiddle master and his beautiful during a pivotal destroyed the term Gaither Carlton or archaic style can time period in the “folk.” But, mov- guitar lord Joseph be heard swinging old-time music ing on… This set, Spence. They and droning saga. Instrumental despite its neutered might convince any through Lonely and vocal rendi- title, is one of the neophyte to bow at Tombs, Double tions of old-time, best recent releases the altar of Old- File, Hick’s Farewell and Brown’s early bluegrass, Delta blues and gos- I’ve heard. Time Music. The Dream. I might add that Doc’s guitar pel are offered and they’re ours for the The Friends of 56-page booklet work in Brown’s Dream should be taking. Old Time Music contains three studied by every guitarist interested in David Bragger is a Los Angeles-based backing up old-time fiddle tunes. The instructor and player of old time fid- bass notes are beautifully rendered. dle and banjo music. He also photo- In addition to the Watson Family, graphs, films, and collects the lore of there are stunning tracks by Dock traditional artists, from puppeteers in Boggs, Roscoe Holcomb, Fred Myanmar to fiddlers of Appalachia McDowell, The New Lost City www.myspace.com/davidbragger Ramblers, Clarence Ashley, Hobart Smith, Bill Monroe, and Jesse Fuller to name a few. One of the ultimate David Bragger teaches traditional fiddle highlights is a track of Maybelle Carter and banjo to students of all ages and lev- playing a beautiful version of Sugar els. He teaches music by ear, so no mu- Hill on the banjo, clawhammer style. sical background is necessary! His stu- I never thought I’d hear something dents have won awards at festivals from like this. Maybelle played banjo as a Topanga Fiddle Banjo Festival to Galax, young girl and put it aside when she Virginia. More importantly, he shows started playing the guitar. I only wish you how to have a foot-stomping ruckus there were more. The other runner- of a good time! You’ll learn tecvhnique, up in this set is Bimini Gal by Joseph bowing and styles of traditional Appa- Spence. This Bahamian songster has lachian musicians so you can play at one of the most wild and weird guitar / local jam sessions, bang away on your vocal styles that I’ve ever heard. I urge front porch, or saw like mad at local you to listen to any of his recordings festivals and contests. For lessons, call and you’ll find a man that manages to David at 818-324-6124 or email him at deliver the sound and rhythm of an [email protected]. JULY - AUGUST 2007 FolkWorks Page 13

Believe it or not, one of the things I miss about The singing voice of Lauren Bacall, in her screen life in America is the availability of Starbucks. It’s GRACENOTES debut, To Have and Have Not was dubbed by Andy not the coffee—our little village here in Scotland Williams ... when he was a teenager. actually has two outstanding coffee shops, and ********** I’m quite happy to be getting my caffeine fix from .In my last column, I reported on the folk, world independent merchants. It’s the music I miss. I and traditional musicians who had won Grammy used to look forward to hearing whatever might be awards. Unfortunately, I left out one very important playing in my local Starbucks, and I bought some item—the presentation of a Lifetime Achievement pretty amazing CDs there. Award to Joan Baez. Throughout her career Baez So I was really pleased to hear that Starbucks is has been not only a gifted musician, but an activist extending the scope of its “Hear Music” program for peace and equality—and she even appeared in and launching their own label. Say what you will, cartoon form in Doonesbury for awhile. My apology someone in that big corporate office has a pretty for the omission, and may her lifetime and her keen ear for innovative sounds. It’s just recently achievements continue for many years to come. been announced that the first release on the new BY LINDA DEWAR Starbucks label will be a studio album by Paul ********** McCartney, which I’m sure will be a big seller, but Do you have your copy of the Chrysalid CD let’s hope that they will continue to seek out and Another legend of ethnic music has gone. yet? This is an album that was originally produced present more unknown artists, too. This time, it’s the venerable Don Ho, who was best in 2005 to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. The known for luring boatloads of tourists to Hawaii. musicians involved are from an assortment of ********** Born Donald Tai Loy Ho in Honolulu, Ho came countries and genres, and there are some real gems Here are a few stories and creative answers to from true Hawaiian melting-pot ancestry: He was of included. To purchase a copy, go to CD Baby at test questions which were collected from Missouri Hawaiian, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch and German cdbaby.com/cd/chrysalid. Proceeds continue to music educators: descent. be split evenly between Habitat for Humanity and Although he was best known for his signature the American Red Cross, to be used for Gulf Coast Refrain means don’t do it. A refrain in music is song, Tiny Bubbles, Ho was also the one who recovery efforts. the part you better not try to sing. introduced the song I’ll Remember You to Hawaiian ********** audiences. His tenure as the Hawaiian crooner Music sung by two people at the same time is A child sings before it speaks, dances almost coincided with the renaissance of more traditional called a duel. before it walks. Music is in our hearts from the Hawaiian music that began in the 1970s. But in spite beginning. ~Pamela Brown of stylistic differences, there was always a measure Just about any animal skin can be stretched over of respect between Ho and the traditionalists, and he ********** a frame to make a pleasant sound once the animal is admired their efforts greatly. Don Ho was 76 when Dance first. Think later. It’s the natural .order removed. he died in April. ~Samuel Beckett ********** When electric currents go through them, ********** When I dance, I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I start making sounds. So would anybody. Monaco’s national orchestra is bigger than its army. cannot separate myself from life. I can only be joyful and whole, that is why I dance. ~Hans Bos Probably the most marvelous fugue was the one ********** between the Hatfields and McCoys. Page 14 FolkWorks JULY - AUGUST 2007 How Can I Keep From Talking Bob Westbrook In Memoriam By Ross Altman

he best folk musician in Los she had perished. All Bob Alana Ladd, now happily Angeles died last Saturday, heard were her screams married to radio talk show TMarch 24, 2007. Did anyone that rent the air for what hall-of-fame broadcaster notice? There is a special providence seemed like an eternity. Michael Jackson, sought in the fall of a sparrow, wrote Shake- Somehow he knew what him out and they were speare, but this sparrow lived and the screams meant before able to find a measure of died without Providence paying much she told him. peace for the life that had attention. He lived under the radar His parents’ death once been within their screen of popular culture, and man- left him with a huge grasp and which Bob had aged to squeeze out only an album’s inheritance and a sense thrown away. worth of songs since his body started of fatalism about life that His hero had always to fail him three years ago. could only be comforted been his father, but Bob But no one who heard Bob and assuaged by what was my hero—not for any Westbrook sing Over the Rainbow soon became his lifelong heroic deeds, certainly at McCabe’s guitar shop at the passion—music. not the daredevil exploits time—his one public performance at He lived through his that had made his father a night club on the touring schedule teen years—graduating famous, nor even for his of nationally known artists—will from Hollywood High extraordinarily talented ever forget it, or disagree with my School—and twenties as a musicianship—a gift he contention that no one besides Judy high roller who could buy was finally able to realize Garland ever came close to Bob’s his way into all aspects and bring to fruition when transcendent performance. And Judy of a rarefied Hollywood he saw the clock ticking Garland did not have to play guitar lifestyle—including a overhead. No, Bob was while she sang it. youthful relationship with my hero because he knew Bob played it on his beloved Ava Gardner that ended how to love, and knew Ramirez classical guitar—to his only when what was important, and own arrangement—as he played and put a stop to it. wasn’t afraid to be the reworked every song that was lucky Soon thereafter Bob odd man out, as he often enough to be drawn into his orbit. He was just as suddenly cast was—surrounded by his learned to play guitar from the late adrift on a sea of poverty liberal friends. Bud Dashiel—of Bud and Travis, the when he was swindled out In the end, they proved popular folk duo of the 1960’s—but of his fortune by a lowlife him wrong—more down he embellished the lucid, classically predatory uncle who Bob He did it Bob’s way. and out he could not have influenced folk style of his mentor, had mistakenly trusted to manage his Bob lived on a house boat—the been—with tubes coming out of and made every song he arranged his business affairs. Like a character in only possession outside of his guitar his nostrils and struggling for every own. an 18th century picaresque novel he and five-string long neck breath—nonetheless they knew In Bob’s extraordinary hands, was cast down as low as he had been style Vega banjo he managed to hang him and clung to him with a fierce Hank William’s I’m So Lonesome raised up, and for the first time had to onto. The boat was his pride and devotion. Sometime happy, sometime I Could Cry ceased being a country live by his wits. joy—the only remnant of the good blue, glad that I ran into you, he had song and became a requiem—for all After finding and losing the true times he had left behind—and he sung to them, Tell the people that you the lost hopes and dreams of a lifetime love of his life—the only daughter knew every square inch of it, having saw me passing through. of longing, not some lost romantic of film noir and Western legend sanded and varnished it like he had I told them, Bob. Say hello to love only, but for the great loss and Alan Ladd—through his youthful built it himself. Anyone lucky enough Hank, and Frank, and Judy—you love of his life—his father, World arrogance and sense of entitlement he to be invited onto his boat understood belong in their company. I know they War 11 Air Force hero Bob “Westy” had also inherited with his unearned he had a friend for life—for Bob have saved you a seat at the bar. Westbrook, the bomber pilot who set riches, he finally managed to settle valued friendship—and loyalty, after his squadron’s record for most enemy down long enough to marry and raise the many times he had misconstrued Author’s note: I mostly knew Bob aircraft downed before he went down a family—his surviving daughter it before he found the real thing— Westbrook as a member of The Santa in a firefight on November 22 in Robyn. At the same time he began to above all else. Every conversation Monica Traditional Folk Music 1944. take his music more seriously, since ended the same way—he told you he Club. (A longer version of this Bob was only five years old when it became the vehicle through which loved you, man or woman, he didn’t eulogy—written for the Memorial he lost his father, but those earliest he could begin to make sense of the care which—and he wasn’t ashamed I produced for the Folk Club— memories became an animating force extraordinary ups and downs of what to say it. appeared in our newsletter, The Cat that sustained and inspired him to the had once seemed like a charmed life, I loved Bob Westbrook like a & Banjo, for May/June.) Whenever I end of his own life. and which now seemed cursed and brother. As different as our lives would see Bob’s old Nissan camper When Bob sang the Jimmy Cox doomed. were—and as divergent as our pickup truck in the parking lot I classic blues Nobody Knows You When He found new meaning in a classic politics—Bob was a Republican, and knew we were in for an evening You’re Down and Out, he didn’t just country song by Jack Rhodes and Red belligerently pro-Bush, pro-war, even of great music (and often some tell Jimmy Cox’s story, he sang his Hays—Satisfied Mind: pro-male chauvinism—none of it challenging conversation as well, own—every line was as true for him Once I was living in fortune and mattered, I couldn’t help loving him. for Bob was never shy about voicing as for any blues singer from Beale fame He was like a figure from another his contrary opinions to the left wing Street in Memphis. He once did live Everything that I needed to get a world, and his politics never interfered nostrums that were sure to find their the life of a millionaire, and he did start in life’s game with his humanity and innate decency way into a typical evening of song). take his friends out for a mighty good Then suddenly it happened I lost and generosity towards those whose But Bob had other lives beyond time—often at his own restaurant every dime lives he touched. the Folk Club, and other circles of on La Cienega’s Restaurant Row— But I’m richer by far with a At the end, when he was confined friends as well. One of those friends, which he bought with his munificent satisfied mind. to a nursing home and hooked up Michael Coleman, is making a inheritance when his mother eerily When Bob sang One For My to an oxygen tank, you never felt documentary film about Bob’s life. and almost preternaturally was also Baby, and One More For the Road, sorry or pity for him—indeed in his Should any of those friends happen killed in an airplane tragedy—not you were standing in that long ago presence you could not even realize upon my tribute to Bob and want an accidental crash—but by being bar room—he put you right behind he was dying. Even when he was to add to it, please write to me at sucked out of a faulty door next to the bar. When he sang, Set ‘em taken off the lung transplant list [email protected] her seat just seven years after Bob’s up, Joe, you felt—you knew—he because his doctors concluded he could not withstand the surgery, Bob Ross Altman has a Ph.D. in Eng- father crashed into the Pacific in the was talking to you—you became a lish. Before becoming a full-time Makassa Strait. character in Bob’s story. And for the seemed larger than life—even as it was ebbing out of him. folk singer he taught college English Bob heard the news indirectly first time since you ever heard the and Speech. He now sings around but indelibly when his aunt, who song, you didn’t hear Sinatra in the It was then—like the final dream sequence in Jose Ferrer’s portrayal of California for libraries, unions, was caring for him in his mother’s background—you didn’t need to—it schools, political groups and folk absence, picked up the phone and was was again as if you were hearing the artist Toulouse Lautrec—his old friend and lover came back into his life. festivals. You can reach Ross at told that her sister had died, and how song and story from the inside out. [email protected]. JULY - AUGUST 2007 FolkWorks Page 15

7:00pm lulA & AFRO-BRAZIL [www.lulashow.com] Free 8:00pm WINDY RIDGE BLUEGRASS [www.windyridgebluegrass.com] W ednesday A ugust 8 Children’s concert Deer Lodge Restaurant • 2261 Maricopa Highway, Ojai SPECIAL EVENTS levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts 805-758-0203 www.ojaideerlodge.net 10:00am & 11:15am DIONYSOS GREEK FOLKLORE GROUP Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds 8:00pm ANDRÉS PEÑA AND PILAR OGALLA $33-100 8:00pm SECOND WIND BLUEGRASS continued from page 16 A Fuego Lento (At a Slow Fire) Synergy Cafe Lounge 4:00pm CELTIC SPRING [www.celticspringband.com] irvine Barclay Theatre 8:00pm SECOND WIND BLUEGRASS Calabasas Public Library 8:00pm DR. JOHN [www.drjohn.org] $35/$37 DOS [myspace.com/secondwindbluegrass] 23975 Park Sorrento, Calabasas 8:00pm [www.chrishillman.com ] Belly Up Tavern Bean Town 818-225-7616 www.cityofcalabasas.com/library.html with HERB PEDERSEN [www.herbpedersen.com] 9:30pm KEN O’MALLEY [www.kenomalley.com] Belly Up Tavern 8:00pm JAMES McVAY [www.jamesmcvay.com] 6:00pm RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Free ’s 32 Trinity Backstage Coffee House [www.ridersofthepurplesage.com] T hursday A ugust 1 6 8:30pm PACIFICO DANCE COMPANY $28-30/Children $12 Pasadena Park Concert F riday A ugust 2 4 [www.pacificodance.com] • OnceU pon a Time in Mexico sponsored by the Pasadena Senior Center 10:00am & 11:15am SUSIE GLAZE & THE HILONESOME BAND * VALLEY OF THE MOON SCOTTISH FIDDLING SCHOOL John Anson Ford Amphitheatre www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds Santa Cruz • www.valleyofthemoon.org 9:30pm SOMOSSON [www.somosson.com] $10 7:00pm liMPOPO [www.limpopo.com] Children’s concert Free 6:00pm WAYWARD SONS [www.waywordsons.com] * PEPPINO D’AGOSTINO [www.peppinodagostino.com] $20 With SALSA LOLITA levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts �����������������������������������������������������������Chase Palm Park • Cabrillo Boulevard at Calle Cesar Chavez JOHN DANLEY [www.johndanley.com] SOHo Restaurant and Music Club 8:00pm [www.crowmedicine.com] $24 (Salsipuedes), Santa Barbara • 805-897-1982������������ McCabe’s Guitar Shop Avalon • 1735 N Vine St., L.A. 7:00pm JOHN JORGENSON [www.johnjorgenson.com] Free 3:00pm SUMMERGRASS S unday J uly 2 9 323-462-8900 • avalonhollywood.com Culver City Summer Concert Series With Bluegrass, Etc., John Reischman & The Jaybirds, See Festivals Page 3 3:00pm A MOVING SOUND Free Fragment, The Brombies, Lost Coast, The Bladerunners... grand Performances T hursday A ugust 9 7:00pm DEREB DESALEGN & NICKY BOMBA Free The Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum 10:00am & 11:15am DIONYSOS GREEK FOLKLORE GROUP [www.transmitter.net.au] 2040 N. Santa Fe Ave,Vista (San Diego) 4:00pm AFROBEAT DOWN Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts 858-679-4854 www.summergrass.net uCLA Fowler Museum Of Cultural History Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds 7:00pm JOEL RAFAEL [www.joelrafael.com] 7:00pm SLIGO RAGS [www.sligorags.com] 4:30pm RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE 6:30pm RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE [www.ridersofthepurplesage.com] Meeting graceGrace House Concerts Old Town Community Theater [www.ridersofthepurplesage.com] lizzie Wann [email protected] www.meetinggrace.com Heritage Park • 24701 Dana Point Harbor Dr., Dana Point ���������������������������������������������������������������Tri-City Park • 2301 N. Kraemer Blvd. Placentia������������������������ • 714-993-8232 7:30pm gOLDEN BOUGH [www.goldenboughmusic.com] $15/$7 kids 7:00pm lOS PINGUOS [www.lospinguos.com] Free 8:00pm ELEMENT BAND Fallbrook Americana Music Series 5:30pm THE SAN DIEGO CAJUN COWBOYS Skirball Cultural Center Summer Concerts in the Park Culver City Summer Concert Series 8:00pm BLUE13 DANCE COMPANY $26-32/$12 Students and children lake Poway • 14644 Lake Poway Rd., Poway See Festivals Page 3 8:00pm WINDY RIDGE BLUEGRASS [www.windyridgebluegrass.com] [www.blue13dance.com] 858- 668-4770 www.ci.poway.ca.us 8:00pm VIEUX FARKA TOURE Coffee Cartel indian dance - Paheliyan: The story of Alice John Anson Ford Amphitheatre 6:00pm THE BROMBIES [thebrombies.com] $20 Skirball Cultural Center 8:00pm ANDY McKEE [www.andymckee.com] $20 Barndance Concerts 9:30pm KEN O’MALLEY [www.kenomalley.com] Perfect Pitch Concerts at the Bonita Golf Club 8:00pm FRAGMENT $18 30027 Wilkes Rd., Valley Center (San Diego) ireland’s 32 5540 Sweetwater Rd., Bonita (San Diego) Coffee Gallery Backstage 760-749-6416 www.barndanceconcerts.com 619-921-7820 www.perfectpitchconcerts.com 8:00pm giPSY KINGS $39.75-120.75 7:00pm PAREA With Theo Kolovos F riday A ugust 1 0 9:30pm KEN O’MALLEY [www.kenomalley.com] The Greek Theatre Synergy Cafe loungeLounge * TEMECULA BLUEGRASS WEEKEND Molly Malone’s 9:30pm KEN O’MALLEY [www.kenomalley.com] 7:00pm EVANS & ROGERS $15 With BAND, SILVERADO, ireland’s 32 Coffee Gallery Backstage �������������������������������������������������BLUEGRASS, ETC., SLIGO RAGS [www.sligorags.com], F riday A ugust 1 7 CLIFF WAGNER & THE OLD NUMBER7 [www.oldnumber7.net] 866 10:00am & 11:15am SUSIE GLAZE & THE HILONESOME BAND S aturday A ugust 2 5 7:30pm MARY McCASLIN [www.marymccaslin.com] $10 OLD TOWN • www.temeculacalifornia.com Plus DAVID AND MARGUERITE MILLARD Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds * WHISKEY CHIMP [www.whiskeychimpband.com] Folk Music Center * VIEUX FARKA TOURE 5:30pm BLUE MAMA Ventura Center for Spiritual Living Temple Bar 8:00pm CIRCLE OF FRIENDS $10 Featuring DENNIS ROGER REED [www.dennisrogerreed.com] 101 S. Laurel St., Ventura Fund Raiser for The Santa Barbara Environmental Defense 10:00am & 11:15am DIONYSOS GREEK FOLKLORE GROUP “Sunset at Salt Creek” benefit 10:00am SUMMERGRASS With John Batdorf, Lily Wilson, Kat Parsons, Karen Thurber, Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds for Mary Erickson Community Housing See August 24 Salt Creek Beach, Laguna Niguel • 949-369-5419 Brad and Anita Bailey, James Hurley, David Cowin, and others Noon VIEUX FARKA TOURE Free 10:00am TAIKO CENTER OF LOS ANGELES $5/Children Free SOHo Restaurant and Music Club grand Performances 7:00pm THE ANDY RAU BAND [www.andyrauband.com] THE LITTLE DANCE WORLD OF CHINESE Old Town Community Theater 7:00pm SCOTT GATES AND VINTAGE John Anson Ford Amphitheatre M onday J uly 3 0 Old Town Community Theater 8:00pm COMPAÑÍA JUAN OGALLA Sponsored by Jung Im Lee Korean Dance Academy 10:00am & 11:15am NASER MUSA ENSEMBLE las Cosas de Cai (Things from Cadiz) Noon KLEZMER JUICE [www.klezmerjuice.com] Free 7:30pm guY VAN DUSER $20 irvine Barclay Theatre Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds lord Of The Strings Concert Series, Dana Point Skirball Cultural Center Café Z 8:00pm HOT FAB DJAZZ CLUB $15 Noon FIESTA BALLONA With Perla Batalla and others Free 8:00pm COMPAÑÍA MARIA JOSÉ FRANCO $33-100 Coffee Gallery Backstage T uesday J uly 3 1 De granaGrana y Oro (Scarlet and gold)Gold) Veterans Park • Culver & Overland, Culver City 10:00am & 11:15am NASER MUSA ENSEMBLE irvine Barclay Theatre 8:00pm THE RICHIE FURAY BAND [www.richiefuray.com] $30 www.fiestalaballona.org Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds CHRIS HILLMAN [www.chrishillman.com ] 3:00pm & 8:00pm HAPA [www.hapa.com] 8:00pm DAVE STAMEY [www.davestamey.com] $25 with HERB PEDERSEN [www.herbpedersen.com] 7:30pm lAURENCE JUBER [www.laurencejuber.com] $45 Coffee Gallery Backstage Whittier College - Ruth Shannon Center for the Performing Arts Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay The Coach House 8:00pm BISCUIT BURNERS [www.thebiscuitburners.com] $15 7:00pm KEN O’MALLEY [www.kenomalley.com] $15 9:30pm SLIGO RAGS [www.sligorags.com] $18 Coffee Gallery Backstage Boulevard Music ireland’s 32 W ednesday A ugust 1 7:30pm SLIGO RAGS [www.sligorags.com] $10 9:30pm KEN O’MALLEY [www.kenomalley.com] 9:30pm KEN O’MALLEY [www.kenomalley.com] 10:00am & 11:15am NASER MUSA ENSEMBLE ireland’s 32 Folk Music Center Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds Molly Malone’s 7:30pm PEPPINO D’AGOSTINO [www.peppinodagostino.com] $20 6:00pm SLIGO RAGS [www.sligorags.com] S aturday A ugust 1 1 lord Of The Strings Concert Series, Dana Point ��������������������������������������Concert at the Pier • Eisenhower Park S aturday A ugust 1 8 Ocean Ave., and Main St., Seal Beach • 562-799-9660 * TEMECULA BLUEGRASS WEEKEND 10:00am FRANCIS AWE $5/Children Free 8:00pm FRANCISCO AGUABELLA [www.franciscoaguabella.com] Free See August 10 AND THE NIGERIAN TALKING DRUM ENSEMBLE levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts T hursday A ugust 2 11:00am- SUMMER COURTYARD KIDS FESTIVAL Free John Anson Ford Amphitheatre 8:00pm JOHN DANLEY [www.johndanley.com] Japanese American National Museum Fret House 10:00am & 11:15am NASER MUSA ENSEMBLE 10:00am & 1:30pm THE ANDY RAU [www.andyrauband.com] Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds Noon MILI MILI WORLD MUSIC Free Banjo and Guitar Workshop 8:00pm BLUE13 DANCE COMPANY $26-32/$12 Students and children Skirball Cultural Center Café Z Deering Banjos Factory [www.blue13dance.com] 6:00pm RICARDO LEMVO & MAKINA LOCA Free 10:00am RANGOLI DANCE COMPANY $5/Children Free 3733 Kenora Drive, Spring Valley • 800-845-7791 Indian dance - Paheliyan: The story of Alice [www.makinaloca.com] John Anson Ford Amphitheatre 1st & Central Summer Concert Series [www.rangoli.org] 11:00am DANCE, ART & MUSIC FESTIVAL John Anson Ford Amphitheatre Mexican Folklorico, East Indian Classic Dance, Balkan Music... 8:00pm giPSY KINGS $39.75-120.75 7:00pm ADAAWE [www.adaawemusic.com] Free Oak Park, Santa Barbara See August 24 levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts 3:00pm KENNY SULTAN [www.tomballkennysultan.com] $15 Martin Guitar clinic 805-966-6950 • www.sbdancealliance.org 8:00pm lOUISE TAYLOR [www.louisetaylor.com] 7:30pm QUEEN IDA AND HER ZYDECO BAND Free Fret House Noon- TOFU FESTIVAL Trinity Backstage Coffee House And HACIENDA BROTHERS [www.haciendabrothers.com] Japan American National Museum Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series 3:00pm YUVAL RON [www.yuvalronmusic.com] $25 8:00pm JOHN AND THE JAYBIRDS [www.susancrowe.com/johnr] $20 Music as a Catalyst for Sacred Prayer and Ecstasy Jennifer Kim 213-473-1615 [email protected] With John Reischman 8:00pm SANDII CASTLEBERRY [www.sandiicastleberry.com] Magdalene Cultural Arts Center Noon PAN DULCE Free Boulevard Music With Carman & Hamby 4822 Vineland Ave., North Hollywood Skirball Cultural Center Café Z Cafe Aroma 818-760-0531 www.themagdalenecenter.com 6:00pm RANGOLI DANCE COMPANY [www.rangoli.org] S unday A ugust 2 6 8:00pm HUGH MASEKELA [www.ritmoartists.com/Hugh/Masekela.htm] 7:00pm THE ANDY RAU BAND [www.andyrauband.com] Barnsdall Gallery Theatre 9:00am SUMMERGRASS legendary South African trumpeter Old Town Community Theater 4800 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood Skirball Cultural Center See August 24 7:00pm guY VAN DUSER $20 7:00pm CLARITA AND ARTE FLAMENCO 11:00am The BANANA SLUG STRING BAND $8 8:00pm WINDY RIDGE BLUEGRASS [www.windyridgebluegrass.com] lord Of The Strings Concert Series, Mission Viejo [www.clarita-arteflamenco.com] Coffee Cartel [www.bananaslugstringband.com] Kid’s show 7:00pm NOCY [www.nocymusic.com] Free Altadena Summer Concerts • Farnsworth Park McCabe’s Guitar Shop levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts 568 E Mount Curve Ave, Altadena 11:00am MARK LEWIS [www.marklewisworks.com] F riday A ugust 3 626-578-8570 altadenasheriffs.org/concerts.html 7:00pm NANCY NEVINS & FRIENDS Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum 10:00am & 11:15am NASER MUSA ENSEMBLE 7:00pm z. CLARK BRANSON & FRED STARNER $30 Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds Coffee Gallery Backstage Noon FIESTA BALLONA Free Boston Court With Perla Batalla and others Noon MASANGA MARIMBA ENSEMBLE [www.masanga.com] Free 7:30pm PETER CASE [www.petercase.com] $10 Folk Music Center 7:00pm SLIGO RAGS [www.sligorags.com] $18 Veterans Park • Culver & Overland, Culver City grandGrand Performances Coffee galleryGallery Backstage www.fiestalaballona.org 7:30pm COLDWATER CANYON $18 7:00pm gRASSBACKWARDS 7:00pm CHRIS CLARKE AND THE MONROE AVENUE STRING BAND 3:00pm YUVAL RON Free Old Town Community Theater [www.myspace.com/coldwatercanyon] Ventura Olivas Adobe • 4200 Olivas Park Dr., Ventura $15/$12 SDFH Members Workshop: Spiritual Music Traditions of the Middle East 8:00pm THE TOM CORBETT BAND [www.tomcorbett.net] $15 805-658-4728 • www.olivasadobe.org San Diego Folk Heritage, Templars Hall Sage Granada Park United Methodist Church Coffee Gallery Backstage 8:00pm COMPAÑÍA JUAN OGALLA $38-100 1850 W. Hellman Ave., Alhambra 7:30pm CLIFF WAGNER & THE OLD #7 [www.oldnumber7.net] $15 626-284-3229 www.gbgm-umc.org/sageumc 8:00pm SEVERIN BROWNE [www.severinbrowne.com] SLIGO RAGS [www.sligorags.com] las Cosas de Cai (Things from Cadiz) & JAMES COBERLY SMITH [www.jamescoberlysmith.com] grand Vision Performance Space • 434 West 6th St., San Pedro irvine Barclay Theatre 4:00pm liON OF PANJSHIR Afghan music With BANSHEE IN THE KITCHEN uCLA Fowler Museum Of Cultural History 8:00pm COMPAÑÍA MARIA JOSÉ FRANCO $38-100 8:00pm BOBBY MATOS AND HIS AFRO LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE [www.bansheeinthekitchen.com] levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts 4:00pm TIMBRELINE [www.sligorags.com] Kulak’s Woodshed De granaGrana y Oro (Scarlet and gold)Gold) irvine Barclay Theatre 8:00pm D-SQUARED [www.dsquaredmusic.com]$14/$11 TLT members laguna Beach Art-a-Fair S aturday A ugust 4 8:00pm BLADERUNNERS [www.myspace.com/thebladerunners ] Plus JAMES HuRlEYHURLEY [www.jameshurleymusic.com] 5:00pm liSA HALEY AND THE ZYDECATS Free The Baggage Room • The Coffee Depot The livingLiving Tradition [www.zydecomusic.com] 10:00am KULTURA PHILIPPINE FOLK ARTS $5/Children Free Polliwog Park Concert • Manhattan Beach • 310-802-5400 John Anson Ford Amphitheatre 3204 Mission innInn Ave., Riverside 8:00pm BAND $39.50/$42.50 DOS 909-222-2263 • www.coffeedepot.tv With A.J. ROACH www.citymb.info/parksrec/cultural_arts/concerts.html 11:00am RANGOLI DANCE COMPANY [www.rangoli.org] $15-20 lobero Theatre • Presented by Sings Like Hell 6:30pm WICKED TINKERS [www.wickedtinkers.com] The Getty Center Museum Courtyard 8:00pm guY VAN DUSER $15 Boulevard Music 8:00pm NOEL HARRISON levitt Pavilion • MacArthur Park, Los Angeles Noon ENCUENTRO (formerly Dos Vientos) Free Boulevard Music www.levittpavilionlosangeles.org Skirball Cultural Center Cafe Z 8:00pm THE FOLK COLLECTION [www.thefolkcollection.com] $15 Russ and Julie’s House Concerts 8:00pm BLADERUNNERS [www.myspace.com/thebladerunners ] $15 7:00pm PAREA With Theo Kolovos 5:30pm DOUG MacLEOD [www.doug-macleod.com] $15 Synergy Cafe Lounge 8:30pm THIS IS BELLY DANCE! $26-36/Children + students $5 Fret House Miramonte Winery • 33410 Rancho California Rd., Temecula 7:00pm PEPPINO D’AGOSTINO $15 951-506-5500 • www.miramontewinery.com [www.bellydance.org] 8:00pm THE RICHIE FURAY BAND [www.richiefuray.com] $33-55 John Anson Ford Amphitheatre CHRIS HILLMAN [www.chrishillman.com ] Fret House 7:30pm BERKLEY HART [www.berkleyhart.com] with HERB PEDERSEN [www.herbpedersen.com] 7:00pm JOHN McEUEN [www.johnmceuen.com] $20 Acoustic Music San Diego S unday A ugust 1 2 Malibu Performing Arts Center Coffee Gallery Backstage 7:30pm TOM CORBETT BAND [www.tomcorbett.net] 11:00pam PARACHUTE EXPRESS [www.parachuteexpress.com] Presented by McCabe’s Guitar Center San Diego Folk Heritage, San Dieguito Children’s concert T uesday A ugust 2 8 8:00pm QUETZAL [www.myspace.com/quetzal] Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum S unday A ugust 1 9 6:00pm liSA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS [www.zydecomusic.com] Free levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts Noon THE HUMAN HAMBONE Free 11:00am DANCE, ART & MUSIC FESTIVAL Redondo Beach Pier Concert 8:00pm KULTURA PHILIPPINE FOLK ARTS $25/Children + students $5 grand Performances See August 18 www.redondopier.com/pdfs/2007PierBandSchedule.pdf John Anson Ford Amphitheatre 2:00pm SLIGO RAGS [www.sligorags.com] Free 11:00am DEBI DERRYBERRY 8:00pm THE DUO TONES $15/$12 w Dinner 8:00pm ROD MacDONALD [www.rodmacdonald.net] $15 Peter Strauss Ranch, Agoura Hills Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum [www.pjmoto.com/specialty/duo_tones.php] Bodie House Concerts www.topangabanjofiddle.org/summer_concerts_2007.html 1:00pm SANDII CASTLEBERRY [www.sandiicastleberry.com] SOHo Restaurant and Music Club 8:00pm WINDY RIDGE BLUEGRASS [www.windyridgebluegrass.com] 3:00pm JAMES HURLEY [www.jameshurleymusic.com] Cafe Aroma 8:00pm SAW DOCTORS [www.sawdoctors.com] $12/$14 DOS Me ‘N’ Ed’s Pizza Parlor Camarillo Premium Outlets Summer Music Series 4:30pm JERRY O’SULLIVAN (Harmonica Workshop) $20 Belly Up Tavern 8:00pm SION AND ANDERSON [ww.sion-anderson.com] 740 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo Folk Music Center Alta Coffee 6:00pm COMPAÑÍA MARIA JOSÉ FRANCO $38-100 6:00pm liSA HALEY AND THE ZYDECATS [www.zydecomusic.com] W ednesday A ugust 2 9 De granaGrana y Oro (Scarlet and gold)Gold) Valley Cultural Center Concerts in the Park 7:00pm THIRZA DEFOE [www.thirzadefoe.com] (kids concert) Free 8:00pm DAFNIE levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts Bean Town irvine Barclay Theatre lou Bredlow Pavilion in Warner Park 6:00pm liSA HALEY and the ZYDECATS [www.bluefiddle.com] Woodland Hills • www.valleycultural.org/faq.php#concerts 7:00pm DUO TONES [www.pjmoto.com/specialty/duo_tones.php] S unday A ugust 5 lou Bredlow Pavilion, Warner Center Park 7:00pm THE GROWNUP NOISE [www.thegrownupnoise.com] Baja Cantina • 311 Washington Blvd., Marina Del Rey 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills Coffee Gallery Backstage www.bajacantinavenice.com 11:00am ASHA’S BABA [www.wovenweb.org] www.valleycultural.org/concerts_park.php Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum 8:00pm COMPAÑÍA JUAN OGALLA $38-100 8:00pm SAW DOCTORS [www.sawdoctors.com] 7:00pm ELI BARSI [www.elibarsi.com] $15 las Cosas de Cai (Things from Cadiz) Knitting Factory, L.A. 3:00pm COLOMBIAN FESTIVAL OF TRADITIONAL, $40-50 Coffee G galleryallery Backstage irvine Barclay Theatre CONTEMPORARY AND POPULAR MUSIC 9:30pm KEN O’MALLEY [www.kenomalley.com] Petrona Martinez, Jorge Veloza & Los Carrangueros, 8:00pm DAVE STAMEY [www.davestamey.com] $25 O’Brien’s on Main • 2941 Main St., Santa Monica guafa Trio and Elda Florez plus Justo Almario, Huayucaltia John Museum of Natural History T uesday A ugust 2 1 310-396-4725 • www.obriensonmain.com Anson Ford Amphitheatre 2559 Puesta del Sol Rd., Santa Barbara 6:30pm BLADERUNNERS [www.myspace.com/thebladerunners ] 805-682-4711 www.sbnature.org 5:30pm THE BROMBIES [thebrombies.com] Bluegrass Association of Southern California T hursday A ugust 3 0 Summer Concerts in the Park 7:00pm PAREA With THEO KOLOVOS M onday A ugust 1 3 Synergy Cafe Lounge 6:00pm KEN O’MALLEY [www.kenomalley.com] W ednesday A ugust 2 2 Memorial Park • 222 W. Sierra Madre Bl., Sierra Madre 10:00am & 11:15am SUSIE GLAZE & THE HILONESOME BAND 57:00pm zAK MORGAN [www.zakmorgan.com] Free 7:30pm lOS LOBOS [www.loslobos.org] Free www.cityofsierramadre.com/index.php?mod=memorial_park Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds Children’s concert Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts 7:30pm AL STEWART [www.alstewart.com] $25-35 10:00am liSA HALEY and the ZYDECATS [www.bluefiddle.com] Madrid Theatre F riday A ugust 3 1 Will geerGeer Theatricum Botanicum T hursday A ugust 2 3 8:00pm OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW $20/$22 DOS T uesday A ugust 1 4 Noon RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE [www.crowmedicine.com] 6:00pm NUEVA Town San Diego State Historic Park Belly Up Tavern 10:00am & 11:15am SUSIE GLAZE & THE HILONESOME BAND Rancho Los Cerritos • 4600 Virginia Rd., Long Beach 150th Anniversary of the Overland Mall Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds 562-570-1755 • www.rancholoscerritos.org 7:00pm THE SILVERADO BLUEGRASS BAND M onday A ugust 6 7:00pm KEB’ MO’ [www.kebmo.com] $55 6:00pm liSA HALEY AND THE ZYDECATS Free Old Town Community Theater [www.zydecomusic.com] 10:00am & 11:15am DIONYSOS GREEK FOLKLORE GROUP THE ROBERT CRAY BAND [www.robertcray.com] 7:30pm gRADA [www.gradamusic.com] Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay Chase Palm Park • Cabrillo Boulevard Acoustic Music San Diego Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds at Calle Cesar Chavez (Salsipuedes), Santa Barbara 6:00pm SANDII CASTLEBERRY [www.sandiicastleberry.com] 8:00pm ANDRÉS PEÑA AND PILAR OGALLA $33-100 805-897-1982 8:00pm DENNIS ROGER REED [www.dennisrogerreed.com] With Carman & Hamby A Fuego Lento (At a Slow Fire) Alta Coffee irvine Barclay Theatre 7:00pm RICARDO LEMVO & MAKINA LOCA [www.makinaloca.com] Cafe Aroma Culver City Concert Series 8:00pm HOT CLUB QUARTETTE [www.hotclubquartet.com] $15 8:00pm RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE $20 8:15pm JOHN JORGENSON [www.johnjorgenson.com] See Festivals Page 3 Coffee Gallery Backstage [www.ridersofthepurplesage.com] Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival www.redlandsbowl.org 7:00pm BASSAM SABA [www.myspace.com/bassamsaba] Free 10:00pm KEN O’MALLEY [www.kenomalley.com] With EVAN MARSHALL [www.solomandolin.com] levittLevitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts Auld Dubliner Coffee Gallery Backstage W ednesday A ugust 1 5 7:30pm HOLMES BROTHERS Free T uesday A ugust 7 10:00am & 11:15am SUSIE GLAZE & THE HILONESOME BAND and CARRIE RODRIGUEZ [www.carrierodriguez.com] Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series 10:00am & 11:15am DIONYSOS GREEK FOLKLORE GROUP Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds for ONGOING DANCE Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds 7:00pm “SPIRIT OF KHMER” AND THE KHMER ARTS ACADEMY 8:00pm CECILIA NOËL & THE WILD CLAMS Skirball Cultural Center 5:00pm NIÑOS FLAMENCOS (for kids) El Dorado Nature Center • 7550 E. Spring St., Long Beach & ONGOING MUSIC irvine Barclay Theatre 562-570-1745 www.longbeach.gov/park/facilities/parks/el_dorado_ 8:00pm PEPPINO D’AGOSTINO [www.peppinodagostino.com] nature_center Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay 6:00pm ANDES TRANCE Free see www.FolkWorks.org Redondo Beach Pier Concert 7:00pm KEB’ MO’ / THE ROBERT CRAY BAND $55 www.redondopier.com/pdfs/2007PierBandSchedule.pdf Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay Page 16 FolkWorks JULY - AUGUST 2007

SPECIAL EVENTS

7:00pm JAMES HURLEY [www.jameshurleymusic.com] 2:00pm BANSHEE IN THE KITCHEN www.bansheeinthekitchen.com 4:00pm RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE S unday J uly 1 Main Street Songwriter’s Showcase Descanso Gardens Under The Oaks Theater [www.ridersofthepurplesage.com] 8:00pm PIERRE BENSUSAN [www.pierrebensusan.com] $20 3:00pm JAMES HURLEY [www.jameshurleymusic.com] Concert on the Green • Kate Sessions Park * KATE WOLF MEMORIAL MUSIC FESTIVAL just north of Beryl St./Soledad Rd., San Diego See Festivals Page 3 Plus PAT MILLIKEN Camarillo Premium Outlets Summer Music Series [www.sevensouth.com/recordshop/Milliken/bio.php] 740 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo www.pbconcerts.org 10:00am RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE SOHo Restaurant and Music Club 7:00pm iRON MOUNTAIN STRING BAND $30 4:00pm TIMBRELINE [www.sligorags.com] [www.ridersofthepurplesage.com] laguna Beach Art-a-Fair la Crescenta Church of Religious Science Boston Court 4845 Dunsmore Ave., laLa Crescenta W ednesday J uly 1 1 7:30pm YUVAL RON ENSEMBLE $36/$25 students/$12 children 7:00pm EXTREME KLEZMER MAKEOVER [www.lapidusmusic.com] $15 Coffee Gallery Backstage 11:00am MASANGA MARIMBA ENSEMBLE [www.masanga.com] 10:00am & 11:15am DANZA FLORICANTO [www.yuvalronmusic.com] Will geerGeer Theatricum Botanicum Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds John Anson Ford Amphitheatre 7:00pm JOHN WESLEY HARDING [www.johnwesleyharding.com] $16 McCabe’s Guitar Shop 2:00pm iNCENDIO [www.incendioband.com] 7:00pm BOB BAKER MARIONETTES Free 5:00pm gRAND OLE ECHO Descanso Gardens Under The Oaks Theater [www.bobbakermarionettes.com]��������������������� • ������������������Children’s Concert With I SEE HAWKS IN LA [www.iseehawks.com] 7:30pm STRING SUMMIT $15 adv/$20 Door levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts The Echo • www.myspace.com/thegrandoleecho Featuring TRISTAN AND TASHINA CLARRIDGE 7:00pm THE BE CLUB $15 [www.clarridgefiddlers.com], Coffee Gallery Backstage 7:30pm ANI DIFRANCO [www.righteousbabe.com] $50 6:00pm RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay [www.ridersofthepurplesage.com] BRITTANY HAAS [www.brittanyhaas.com], 9:00pm [www.rosieflores.com] lou Bredlow Pavilion, Warner Center Park And RUSHAD EGGLESTON [www.rushadeggleston.com] Safari Sam’s 8���������������������������������������8:00pm JAMIE LAVAL [www.jamielaval.com] $15��� And ASHlEYASHLEY BRODER [www.ashleybroder.com] 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills Acoustic Music San Diego M onday J uly 2 Coffee Gallery Backstage www.valleycultural.org/concerts_park.php 7:00pm DOUG MacLEOD [www.doug-macleod.com] $18 M onday J uly 2 3 7:30pm RIDERS IN THE SKY [www.ridersinthesky.com] $9-111 T hursday J uly 1 2 Coffee Gallery Backstage * MARK O’CONNOR STRING CONFERENCE Hollywood Bowl With Mark O’Connor, Johnny Gimble, * gRASS VALLEY WORLD MUSIC FEST 7:30pm ROUND MOUNTAIN [www.roundmountainmusic.com] $15 8:00pm RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE $20 With Katia Moraes & Sambaguru, Joe Craven, Jeremy Kittel, Yale Strom, Hanneke Cassel, Rushad Eggleston with Danny Moynahan Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego [www.ridersofthepurplesage.com] David Jacob-Strain and others Synergy Cafe Lounge With EVAN MARSHALL [www.solomandolin.com] Nevada County Fairgrounds 10:00am & 11:15am RANGOLI DANCE COMPANY [www.rangoli.org] Coffee Gallery Backstage 11228 McCourtney Rd., Grass Valley M onday J uly 1 6 Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds 530- 891-4098 • www.worldfest.net T uesday J uly 3 10:00am & 11:15am SONO-LUX [www.sono-lux.com] 6:00pm BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO 10:00am & 11:15am DANZA FLORICANTO Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds Safari Sam’s 7:30pm RIDERS IN THE SKY [www.ridersinthesky.com] $9-111 [www.danzafloricantousa.com] 8:00pm SUSIE GLAZE [www.susieglaze.com] $20 Hollywood Bowl Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds 10:00am RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE [www.ridersofthepurplesage.com] • Kid’s show With KENNY KOSEK 8:00pm i SEE HAWKS IN LA [www.iseehawks.com] $10 Noon BRAZIL BRASIL Madrid Theatre Coffee Gallery Backstage The Echo Pershing Square Summer Concerts 532 South Olive Street, Los Angeles 8:00pm ROUND MOUNTAIN [www.roundmountainmusic.com] $15 9:00pm STEVE POLTZ [www.poltz.com] $15 Coffee Gallery Backstage T uesday J uly 2 4 Cheers of Ramona • 2475 Main St., Ramona www.laparks.org/pershingsquare/pershing.htm 10:00am & 11:15am RANGOLI DANCE COMPANY [www.rangoli.org] 760-789-0270 6:00pm BIG SANDY AND HIS FLY-RITE BOYS [www.bigsandy.net] Free T uesday J uly 1 7 Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds Chase Palm Park • Cabrillo Boulevard 7:00pm / $50 W ednesday J uly 4 at Calle Cesar Chavez (Salsipuedes), Santa Barbara 10:00am & 11:15am SONO-LUX [www.sono-lux.com] Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay 4:00pm JIMBO ROSS & BODACIOUS BLUES 805-897-1982 6:30pm CLIFF WAGNER and OLD #7 [www.oldnumber7.net] Free 7:00pm THE BROMBIES [www.brombies.com] Redondo Beach Pier Concert 6:00pm SANDII CASTLEBERRY [www.sandiicastleberry.com] Bollweevil • 7080 Miramar Rd., San Diego www.redondopier.com/pdfs/2007PierBandSchedule.pdf With Carman & Hamby FUR DIXON AND STEVE WERNER [www.furandsteve.com] Bluegrass Association of Southern California San Diego Bluegrass Society 7:30pm RIDERS IN THE SKY [www.ridersinthesky.com] $9-111 Cafe Aroma Hollywood Bowl 6:30pm SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UKULELE SHOWCASE 7:00pm COWBOY JUNKIES [www.cowboyjunkies.com] $50 W ednesday J uly 2 5 1st & Central Summer Concert Series JOAN OSBORNE [www.joanosborne.com] Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay 10:00am & 11:15am RANGOLI DANCE COMPANY [www.rangoli.org] T hursday J uly 5 see Festivals Page 3 Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds 7:00pm BLUE13 DANCE COMPANY [www.blue13dance.com] Free 7:00pm JAYNIE ALI AYDIN W ednesday J uly 1 8 7:00pm MARIACHI DIVAS [www. mariachidivas.com] indian lively folk Bhangra dancestyle Belly Dance Workshop City of Downey Concert Series levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts uCLA Fowler Museum Of Cultural History 10:00am & 11:15am SONO-LUX [www.sono-lux.com] Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds Furman Park • 10419 S. Rives Ave., Downey 7:00pm JAYNIE ALI AYDIN • Belly Dance Workshop 7:00pm CHEB I SABBAH & 1002 NIGHTS [www.chebisabbah.com] Free www.downeyca.org/city_csg_1.pdf uCLA Fowler Museum Of Cultural History Arabic World Percussion, Dhol Drums, Bhangra Dance Teams, 4:00pm SANDII CASTLEBERRY [www.sandiicastleberry.com] Calabasas Public Library • 23975 Park Sorrento, Calabasas 7:00pm THE SUNFLOWERS [www.thesunflowers.com] Free and Arab, North African Dance Troupe levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts 7:30pm DAVID LINDLEY [www.davidlindley.com] Free levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts 818-225-7616 • www.cityofcalabasas.com/library.html JOHN CRUZ [www.johncruz.com] 8:00pm THE REFUGEES [www.therefugeesmusic.com] $15 BRANDI SHEARER [www.brandishearer.com] 7:00pm CONJUNTO JARDIN [www.conjuntojardin.com] 7:00pm THE ANDY RAU BAND [www.andyrauband.com] City of Downey Concert Series (Cindy Bullens, Deborah Holland, Wendy Waldman Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series City of Bell Gardens Concerts in the Park Coffee Gallery Backstage Bell Gardens Veterans Park Furman Park • 10419��������������������������� S. Rives Ave., Downey 8:00pm WINDY RIDGE BLUEGRASS [www.windyridgebluegrass.com] 6662 Loveland St., Bell Gardens • 562-806-7650 www.downeyca.org/city_csg_1.pdf 8:00pm DUO TONES [www.pjmoto.com/specialty/duo_tones.php] $15 Coffee Cartel 7:00pm SLIGO RAGS [www.sligorags.com] Baja Cantina • 311������������������������������������ Washington Blvd., Marina Del Rey 7:30pm PLENA LIBRE [www.plenalibre.com] Free www.bajacantinavenice.com 9:30pm KEN O’MALLEY [www.kenomalley.com] Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series El Dorado Nature Center Molly Malone’s 7550 E. Spring St., Long Beach • 562-570-1745 9:30pm KEN O’MALLEY [www.kenomalley.com] 8:00pm JAMIE LAVAL [www.jamielaval.com] $15/$18 DOS www.longbeach.gov/park/facilities/parks/el_dorado_nature_center O’Brien’s on Main • 2941 Main St., Santa Monica F riday J uly 6 And ASHlEYASHLEY BRODER [www.ashleybroder.com] 310-396-4725 www.obriensonmain.com Ojai Concert Series 7:00pm CIRCUS NIGHT Free 6:00pm SANDII CASTLEBERRY TRIO [sandiicastleberry.com] with TERRELL & TAKAKO, JENA CAR • Children’s performance 9:30pm PATTY BOOKER [www.pattybooker.com] Java loungeLounge • 54245 N. Circle Dr., idyllwildIdyllwild • 951-659-JAVA ������������ 8:00pm MICHAEL GULEZIAN [www.timbrelinemusic.com] $15 levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts & LISA FINNIE [home.earthlink.net/~finnie66] with PATTY BLEE Cinema Bar 8:00pm PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND $35-$100 Coffee Gallery Backstage 7:30pm gEORGE KAHUMOKU $20/$22 Door irvine Barclay Theatre & KEOKI KAHUMOKU [www.kahumoku.com] 9:00pm DALE WATSON [www.dalewatson.com] $15 9:30pm KEN O’MALLEY [www.kenomalley.com] Acoustic Music San Diego The Casbah • 2501 Kettner Blvd., San Diego 8:00pm JAIME MICHAEL / SEVERIN BROWNE ireland’s 32 AND JAMES COBERLY SMITH [www.jamescoberlysmith.com] 619-232-HELL • www.casbahmusic.com Kulak’s Woodshed F riday J uly 1 3 T hursday J uly 1 9 10:00am & 11:15am SONO-LUX [www.sono-lux.com] T hursday J uly 2 6 8:00pm iAN WHITCOMB [www.picklehead.com/ian.html] $15 * gRASS VALLEY WORLD MUSIC FEST & FRED SOKOLOW [members.aol.com/sokolowmus] Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds 10:00am & 11:15am RANGOLI DANCE COMPANY [www.rangoli.org] With Ani DeFranco, Perla Batalla, Katia Moraes & Sambaguru, Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds Coffee Gallery Backstage Joe Craven, Los Pinguos, David Jacob-Strain, Blame Sally... 6:00pm RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE 8:00pm lAURENCE JUBER [www.laurencejuber.com] $20 See July 12 [www.ridersofthepurplesage.com] 6:00pm COLDWATER CANYON Free Concert on the Green • Calimesa Country Club [www.myspace.com/coldwatercanyon] Perfect Pitch Concerts at the Bonita Golf Club 10:00am & 11:15am DANZA FLORICANTO 5540 Sweetwater Rd., Bonita (San Diego) 1300 South 3rd St., Calimesa Chase Palm Park • Cabrillo Boulevard at Calle Cesar Chavez [www.danzafloricantousa.com] (Salsipuedes), Santa Barbara • 805-897-1982 619-921-7820 www.perfectpitchconcerts.com Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds 7:00pm JAYNIE ALI AYDIN • Belly Dance Workshop 8:15pm CELTIC SPRING [www.celticspringband.com] uCLA Fowler Museum Of Cultural History 6:00pm SLIGO RAGS [www.sligorags.com] Noon JESSICA FICHOT [www.jessicasongs.com] Free Rancho Los Cerritos • 4600 Virginia Rd., Long Beach Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival grand Performances 7:00pm KATIA MORAES AND SAMBAGURU Free www.redlandsbowl.org [www.katiamoraes.com] • See Festivals Page 3 562-570-1755 www.rancholoscerritos.org 6:30pm RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE 7:30pm SAMBA MAPANGALA ORCHESTRA VIRUNGA Free 6:30pm SAN JOSE TAIKO [www.taiko.org] Free S aturday J uly 7 [www.ridersofthepurplesage.com] 1st & Central Summer Concert Series Cal Citrus State Historic Park • 9400 Dufferin Ave., Riverside [www.africanmusiciansprofiles.com/samba.htm] Noon- HOOTENANNY FESTIVAL And JOSÉ CONDE Y OlAOLA FRESCA [www.joseconde.com] National Museum Plaza • 369 East First St., LA • 213-625-0414 With , Big Sandy and his Fly-rite Boys and others 7:30pm TRACE BUNDY [www.tracebundy.com] Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series Presented by Japan American National Museum Oak Canyon Ranch, Irvine • www.thehootenanny.com Acoustic Music San Diego 8:00pm & 9:30pm HOT CLUB QUARTETTE [www.hotclubquartet.com] $15 7:00pm JAYNIE ALI AYDIN (Belly��������������������� Dance Workshop) Noon NUEVO ARTE TRIO Free 8:00pm NEIL RUTMAN $15 Warszawa • 1414 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica • 310-393-8831 uCLA Fowler Museum Of Cultural History Skirball Cultural Center Coffee G galleryallery Backstage 8:00pm zOHAR • Blend of Jewish and Arabic music 7:00pm JAMES LEE STANLEY [www.jamesleestanley.com] $7 2:00pm TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS $12.50 8:00pm iNTI-ILLIMANI [www.inti-illimani.cl] $34-41/Children $12 Skirball Cultural Center Milano Coffee • 8685 Rio San Diego Dr. Ste B, San Diego Coffee Gallery Backstage John Anson Ford Amphitheatre 619-263-3335 • www.milanocoffeeco.com 8:00pm CHINESE PERFORMING ARTS TROUPE $15-40 Joe Rathburn’s Folkey Monkey 4:00pm DAVID ZINK and Friends $10 8:00pm STEVEN RADICE [www.myspace.com/stevenradice] Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum David’s leaving town last house concert Bean Town 7:00pm BIG SANDY & HIS FLY-RITE BOYS [www.bigsandy.net] Free 8:00pm RUNA [www.myspace.com/nickkello] Free 626-794-8588 [email protected] 8:00pm MARIA McKEE [www.mariamckee.com] $20 Culver City Summer Concert Series levittLevitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts See Festivals Page 3 5:00pm SANDII CASTLEBERRY & IDYLLWILD EXPRESS McCabe’s Guitar Shop [www.sandiicastleberry.com] 8:00pm WINDY RIDGE BLUEGRASS [www.windyridgebluegrass.com] 7:00pm RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE 9:30pm SLIGO RAGS [www.sligorags.com] $18 Coffee Cartel Wolf Creek Community Center ireland’s 32 [www.ridersofthepurplesage.com] 31813 Murdock Lane, Temecula • 951-659-6132������������ 9:30pm KEN O’MALLEY [www.kenomalley.com] Reagan Library • 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley www.reaganfoundation.org 5:00pm PERLA BATALLA [www.perla.com] Free S aturday J uly 1 4 Molly Malone’s losLos Angeles County Museum Of Art • 5905 Wilshire Blvd., l.A.L.A. * gRASS VALLEY WORLD MUSIC FEST 7:00pm HOT FAB DJAZZ CLUB [myspace.com/hotfabdjazzclub] Free www.lacma.org/programs/LatinSounds.aspx With Eileen Ivers & the Immigrant Soul, Perla Batalla, F riday J uly 2 0 levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts 6:00pm RANGOLI DANCE COMPANY [www.rangoli.org] $15-20 Joe Craven, Limpopo, Los Pinguos, David Jacob-Strain, Blame * BLUEGRASS SUMMER CAMPOUT 7:00pm TWO MAN GENTLEMEN BAND $15 Madrid Theatre Sally and others idyllwild 1000 Trails RV • 24400 Canyon Trail, Idyllwild [www.two-man-gentlemen-band.com] See July 12 858-566-4594 • www.northcountybluegrass.org Coffee Gallery Backstage 6:30pm & 8:30pm CELTIC SPRING [www.celticspringband.com] San Juan Capistrano Multicultural Center 10:00am TLAHUIYOLOTZIN AZTEC DANCE COMPANY $5/Children free 10:00am & 11:15am SONO-LUX [www.sono-lux.com] 8:00pm SANDII CASTLEBERRY [www.sandiicastleberry.com] John Anson Ford Amphitheatre Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds With Carman & Hamby 7:00pm BLUEGRASS AT THE FORD $27/Children $12 Cafe Aroma laurel Canyon Ramblers with Herb Pedersen, 11:00am FRENCH FESTIVAL 6:00pm FOLKINA’S QUARTET [www.sandiicastleberry.com] Dennis Caplinger and Hazel Mountain with Walden Dahl Oak Park, Santa Barbara Cafe Aroma 8:00pm TRIBALJAZZ John Anson Ford Amphitheatre 564-7274 • www.frenchfestival.com 7:00pm BLADERUNNERS [www.myspace.com/thebladerunners ] Skirball Cultural Center Sponsored by the Bluegrass Association of Southern California Noon JESSICA FICHOT [www.jessicasongs.com] Free Old Town Community Theater www.socalbluegrass.org Amoeba Music • 6400 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 8:00pm THE WOODYS [www.thewoodysmusic.com] $15 F riday J uly 2 7 7:00pm BERKLEY HART [www.berkleyhart.com] $15 323-245-6400 • www.amoebamusic.com Coffee Gallery Backstage *10:00am & 11:15am RANGOLI DANCE COMPANY [www.rangoli.org] Coffee Gallery Backstage Noon MOJACAR FLAMENCO [www.mojacarflamenco.com] Free 8:00pm MICHAEL QUEST Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds 7:30pm ALLEN SINGER & DANE TERRY $15/$12 SDFH members Skirball Cultural Center Café Z Bean Town Noon A MOVING SOUND Free San Diego Folk Heritage, San Dieguito 6:00pm EVE SELIS [www.eveselis.com] $25 8:15pm CHRIS BURTON JACOME FLAMENCO ENSEMBLE grand Performances 8:00pm WINDY RIDGE BLUEGRASS [www.windyridgebluegrass.com] With THE MEN iNIN BlACKBLACK [www.chrisburtonjacome.com]�������������������������� 6��������������������������������7:00pm RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Bean Town Barndance Concerts Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival [www.ridersofthepurplesage.com] 30027 Wilkes Rd., Valley Center (San Diego) www.redlandsbowl.org Reagan Library • 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley 8:00pm SION AND ANDERSON [ww.sion-anderson.com] 760-749-6416 • www.barndanceconcerts.com Alta Coffee 9:00pm SLIGO RAGS [www.sligorags.com] $18 www.reaganfoundation.org 6:00pm COLORADO STREET BRIDGE FESTIVAL 8:00pm PAUL KAMM & ELEANORE MACDONALD $15 Dublin Square, San Diego 7:00pm TEMEKU BLUEGRASS BAND With Dan Crow, Wreck n’ Sow, and others Old Town Community Theater [www.kammmac.com] Colorado Street Bridge, Pasadena 10:00pm MIKE STINSON [www.mikestinson.net] Russ and Julie’s House Concerts Cinema Bar 8:00pm DENNIS ROGER REED [www.dennisrogerreed.com] 626-441-6333 • www.pasadenaheritage.org Alta Coffee 8:00pm THE LOVELL SISTERS $39.50/$42.50 DOS 7:00pm RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE [www.lovellsistersband.com] S aturday J uly 2 1 8:00pm DAISY CHIANG [www.daisychiang.com] [www.ridersofthepurplesage.com] Bean Town And MICHAEL WESTON KING Altadena Summer Concerts • Farnsworth Park Noon DAMON AARON Free lobero Theatre • Presented by Sings Like Hell 568 E Mount Curve Ave, Altadena Skirball Cultural Center Cafe Z 9:00pm SLIGO RAGS [www.sligorags.com] $18 8:00pm iNCENDIO [www.incendioband.com] Free 626-578-8570 altadenasheriffs.org/concerts.html 6:00pm VERY BE CAREFUL [www.verybecareful.com] Dublin Square levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts 7:00pm SLIGO RAGS [www.sligorags.com] $18 The Getty Center Museum Courtyard 11:30pm VERY BE CAREFUL [www.verybecareful.com] $10adv/$12 Door 8:00pm PISTOLERA [www.pistolera.net] $10 Coffee Gallery Backstage 6:00pm SLIGO RAGS [www.sligorags.com] Free Temple Bar El Centro Cultural de la Raza • 2125�������������������������� Park Blvd., San Diego 7:30pm MARIA McKEE [www.mariamckee.com] $18/$22 Door Redondo Beach Pier Concert 619-235-6135 • www.centroraza.com Acoustic Music San Diego www.redondopier.com/pdfs/2007PierBandSchedule.pdf S aturday J uly 2 8 S unday J uly 8 7:30pm BRYAN BOWERS [www.bryanbowers.com] 7:00pm ROBBY LONGLEY [www.robertearllongley.com] $20 11:00am- OXNARD SALSA FESTIVAL Free Plus PAT BRAYER [home1.gte.net/brayer] Coffee Gallery Backstage Plaza Park, Oxnard • www.oxnardsalsafestival.com 11:00am HAP PALMER [www.happalmer.com] Folk Music Center 7:30pm ROBIN ADLER AND DAVE BLACKBURN [robinadler.com] 11:00am- gREEK FESTIVAL Free Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum 7:30pm MIKE STINSON [www.mikestinson.net] $15 Fallbrook Americana Music Series Oak Park, Santa Barbara 2:00pm STRING PLANET [www.stringplanet.com] CliFFCLIFF WAgNERWAGNER & THE OlDOLD #7 [www.oldnumber7.net] 7:30pm ADRIAN LEGG [www.adrianlegg.com] $20 805-683-4492 • www.saintbarbara.net/Greek%20Festival.htm Descanso gardensGardens Under The Oaks Theater grand Vision Performance Space lordLord Of The Strings Concert Series, Dana Point 6:00pm MONROVIA TRADITIONAL MUSIC GATHERING 3:00pm FUR DIXON AND STEVE WERNER [www.furandsteve.com] Free 434 West 6th St., San Pedro 7:30pm iNCENDIO [www.incendioband.com] $18 [www.sokattywompus.com] Peter Strauss Ranch, Agoura Hills 7:00pm gRUNION RUN [www.grunionrun.org] $15/$12 SDFH Members Ventura Olivas Adobe • 4200 Olivas Park Dr., Ventura With WHEN PIGS FLY and KATTYWOMPUS www.topangabanjofiddle.org/summer_concerts_2007.html San Diego Folk Heritage, Templar 805-658-4728 • www.olivasadobe.org Old Town Monrovia • The Music Studio 412 S. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia • 877-365-5744 5:30pm KAHUNA COWBOYS [www.kahunacowboys.com] 8:00pm BRAZILIAN BEATS $38-48 8:00pm BERKLEY HART [www.berkleyhart.com] Summer Concerts in the Park • Old Poway Park Seu Jorge [www.seujorge.com] and Airto Moreira Harmony Del Sol house concert 6:00pm MIKE STINSON [www.mikestinson.net] 14134 Midland Rd., Poway John Anson Ford Amphitheatre El Cajon (San Diego) Toni [email protected] DALE WATSON [www.dalewatson.com] 858-668-4576 www.ci.poway.ca.us Safari Sam’s 8:00pm DOUG MacLEOD [www.doug-macleod.com] $15 8:00pm PERLA BATALLA [www.perla.com] Free 7:00pm BRANDON EDGAR [www.brandonedgar.net] $15 With LAWRENCE LEBO levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts 7:00pm THE DUO TONES $18 Coffee Gallery Backstage McCabe’s Guitar Shop [www.pjmoto.com/specialty/duo_tones.php] 8:00pm SUSIE GLAZE [www.susieglaze.com] $14/$11 TLT members Coffee Gallery Backstage 7:00pm THE LOVELL SISTERS [www.lovellsistersband.com] $15 8:00pm SAMBAGURU [www.katiamoraes.com] Free And KENNY KOSEK McCabe’s Guitar Shop featuring Katia Moraes The Living Tradition 7������������������������������������������:30pm MARY McCASLIN [www.marymccaslin.com] St. Matt’s After Dark 8:00pm JAMIE LAVAL [www.jamielaval.com] $12 levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts 8:00pm TAMBUCO Free And ASHlEYASHLEY BRODER [www.ashleybroder.com] 8:00pm CLIFF WAGNER & THE OLD #7 [www.oldnumber7.net] grand Performances 7:30pm ACADIANA $18 Noble House Concerts, Van Nuys MIKE STINSON [www.mikestinson.net] Ventura Olivas Adobe • 4200 Olivas Park Dr., Ventura 818-780-5979 www.jrp-graphics.com/noblehouse 8:00pm DOUG MacLEOD [www.doug-macleod.com] $15 805-658-4728 • www.olivasadobe.org & TONY GILKYSON [www.tonygilkyson.com] Fret House grand Vision Performance Space 8:00pm MANEJA BETO M onday J uly 9 434 West 6th St., San Pedro • www.grandvision.org 8:00pm ED GERHARD [www.virtuerecords.com] $15 levittLevitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts Boulevard Music 10:00am & 11:15am DANZA FLORICANTO 8:00pm EMMA’S REVOLUTION [www.emmasrevolution.com] [www.danzafloricantousa.com] S unday J uly 1 5 8:00pm liSA FINNIE & FRIENDS [www.home.earthlink.net/~finnie66] Trinity Backstage Coffee House Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds Bean Town * gRASS VALLEY WORLD MUSIC FEST 8:00pm SUSIE GLAZE [www.susieglaze.com] $15/$5 Children 6:00pm SANDII CASTLEBERRY DUO [www.sandiicastleberry.com] With Toumani Diabate’s Symmetric Orchestra, 8:00pm ROY ZIMMERMAN [www.royzimmerman.com] $15 Caltech Folk Music Society Cafe Aroma George & Keoki Kahumoku, Dennis & David Kamakahi, McCabe’s Guitar Shop 8:00pm JOHN BATDORF [johnbatdorfmusic.com] $15 8:00pm PISTOLERA [www.pistolera.net] $10 Alpha Yaya Diallo & the Bafing Band and others See July 12 With MARK RODNEY And iI SEE HAWKS iNIN lALA [www.iseehawks.com] S unday J uly 2 2 Boulevard Music Bordello 11:00am FRENCH FESTIVAL 11:00am gWENDOLYN & THE GOODTIME BAND [www.gwendolyn.net] 901 E First St., L.A. • 213-687-3766 See July 14 8:00pm ROBBIE FULKS [www. robbiefulks.com] $16 Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum McCabe’s Guitar Shop 11:00am DAN CROW [www.dancrow.com] 3:00pm TAMBUCO Free T uesday J uly 1 0 Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum 8:00pm DITTY BOPS [www.thedittybops.com] $20 grand Performances Henry Fonda Music Box Theatre 10:00am & 11:15am DANZA FLORICANTO 11:00am- BOULEVARD FESTIVAL 3:00pm TEKA [www.newbossa.com] / REBECCA TROON $15 6126 Hollywood Blvd., L.A. • www.henryfondatheater.com [www.danzafloricantousa.com] See Festivals Page 3 Song Tree Concert Series Hollywood Bowl Summer Sounds continued on page 15