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YOUTH-HALF PRICE (AGES 25 & UNDER) Martyn Rushad Dave Cheap Suit SENIOR-$2.00 OFF (AGES 65 & OVER) Joseph Eggleston Alvin Serenaders MEMBERS-$2.00 OFF TYR]]V_XZ_X hYZc]hZ_U XcZeejS]fVdj gZ_eRXV[Rkk R_UT`^aV]]Z_X Z^ac`gZdReZ`_R] c``edc`T\ Z_ViaV_dZgVReeZcV dZ_XVc d`_XhcZeVc TV]]Zde Victor Krummenacher DOORS OPEN AT 7 PM, `aV_d MUSIC AT 8 PM "' &!RUg #! &!RUg #' &!RUg #' &!RUg (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) ") &!U``c 7VScfRcj" ## &!U``c 7VScfRcj# #) &!U``c 7VScfRcj$ #) &!U``c February 4 San Francisco Bluegrass & Oldtime Festival Gerard Gretchen Freight Larry Hanks The Stairwell Edery Peters Open Mic & Deborah Bee Eaters Sisters, g`TR] XfZeRcgZcef`d` 8cR^^j_`^Z_ReVU Bay Area’s premier decZ_XSR_UZ__`gReZ`_ aVcW`c^d2eRYfR]aR R^VcZTR_R open stage event Robins WVRefcZ_XEcZdeR_R_U True Blue 2 JfaR_bfZ|d2cXV_eZ_V dZ_XVcd`_XhcZeVc T]`dVYRc^`_ZVdR_U ERdYZ_R4]RccZUXV R]]XR]`]UeZ^VR_U W`]\d`_Xd ScR_UdaR_\Z_|@=5 Cahalen & Eli`aV_ ecRUZeZ`_R]S]fVXcRdd 2^VcZTR_d`_Xd U`fS]VSZ]] 45cV]VRdVdY`h #! &! ## &! February 5 #! &! ## &! February 6 % &! ' &! 7VScfRcj( #! &! ## &! 7VScfRcj* #! &! ## &! 7VScfRcj"! #! &! ## &! 7VScfRcj""

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A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ARTS ORGANIZATION t www.freightandsalvage.org About the Freight 5IF'SFJHIU4BMWBHF$PGGFFIPVTF #FSLFMFZ PERFORMER PROFILES: Society for the Preservation of Traditional February 2011 .VTJD JTBOPOQSPGJUDPNNVOJUZBSUTPSHBOJ[B tion dedicated to promoting the understanding and appreciation of traditional music—music Martyn Joseph Wednesday February 1 rooted in an expressive of the great vari Welsh troubadour Martyn Joseph triggers powerful emotions ety of regional, ethnic, and social cultures of XIFOIFUBLFTUIFTUBHF5IJTDIBSJTNBUJDTJOHFSTPOHXSJUFSTFEHZ  peoples throughout the world. We are sup intense songs lead audiences across some of the darker terrains of ported by your attendance, grants from the life, documenting the sorrow and injustice in the world, yet all the Alameda County ARTSFUND, Berkeley Civic while lighting the way with enduring hope and an irrepressibly droll Arts Program, The William & Flora Hewlett TFOTFPGIVNPS0OFPGUIFXPSMETUSVMZBSSFTUJOHQFSGPSNFST UIF Foundation, the Kanbar Charitable Trust, Boston Globe applauded Martyn as “a profound experience” and MOJO the Walter & Elise Haas Fund, the Edmund Magazine called him “an artist of enduring worth.” and Jeannik Littlefield Foundation, National During his performing career of nearly three decades, Martyn has Endowment for the Arts, Bernard Osher enjoyed impressive critical acclaim and recorded a number of hit Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, the singles, including “Dolphins Make Me Cry” in the early 1990s, but Drs. Ben and A. Jess Shenson Foundation his passionate performance style and the depth and resonance of his at the San Francisco Foundation, Wells songs earned him his enormous, staunch grassroots following. He 'BSHP'PVOEBUJPO NVTJDJBOTCFOFGJUQFSGPS recently released a new studio album, Under Lemonade Skies. mances, volunteer efforts, and your generous tax deductible donations. Rushad Eggleston Thursday February 2 Rushad Eggleston stands in the vanguard of the younger gener ation of virtuosic cellists who are bringing this relatively unwieldy Contact Info JOTUSVNFOUJOUPUIFTQPUMJHIU*UTBOZPOFTHVFTTXIBUNBZIBQQFO when Rushad takes the stage, but we do guarantee one thing: a night 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 of fabulously inventive, supremely virtuosic, endlessly surprising TELEPHONE:   NVTJD3VTIBEOFWFSGBJMTUPLOPDLIJTMJTUFOFSTTPDLTPGGBTIFVTI E-MAIL: [email protected] ers them in a joyful, eccentric alternate reality. He challenges the WEBSITE: www.freightandsalvage.org fundamental ideas about musical genres, rules, and boundaries–not to mention appropriate footwear. Raised in Carmel, Rushad was the first string student admitted to #PTUPOTQSFTUJHJPVT#FSLMFF$PMMFHFPG.VTJDPOBGVMMTDIPMBSTIJQ  Board of Directors BOECFGPSFHSBEVBUJOHNBEFIJTMBSHFTDBMFSFDPSEJOHEFCVU KPJOJOH masters , Michael Doucet, and Bruce Molsky in the John Bidwell Peter Glazer HSPVQ'JEEMFST4JODFUIFO 3VTIBEIBTUPVSFEFYUFOTJWFMZXJUI%BSPM"OHFST3FQVCMJDPG4USJOHT  Chair Barbara Higbie Fiddlers 4, the beloved folk/bluegrass group Crooked Still, and his current group, the rocking ensem Steve Meckfessel Clyde Leland ble Tornado Rider. Rushad continues his quest to leap exuberantly across boundaries and baffle 7JDF$IBJS Ray Murray expectations at home in Oakland and at festivals such as Burning Man, the Suwannee Springfest, and Nancy Castille Kerry Parker 'MPSJEBT.BHOPMJB'FTUJWBM Secretary Russ Pollock Bill Haggerty Sarah Robertson Treasurer Marci Rubin Dave Alvin Friday February 3 Polly Armstrong David Sawi 3PPUTSPDLFS%BWF"MWJOCSJOHTVTUIFCVSOJOH HVJUBS Dion Aroner Steve Sidney Larry Chung centered from his new CD, Eleven Eleven :FQ3PD  Linda Tillery Returning to the style of music that defined his early career, John Croizat Austin Willacy %BWFQFSGPSNTSPDLJOUVOFTXJUIWJWJETUPSJFTUIBUFYUFOEGSPN Robin Flower John Williamson Suzanne Fox R&B royalty to labor history to Harlan County, . Dave and his brother Phil burst onto the music scene in 1979 when they formed , earning an New Home Committee enthusiastic cult following across the and Europe with their pioneering confluence of punk, blues, California $P$IBJST country, and . After leaving the Blasters, Dave Danny Carnahan had a stint as lead guitarist for the punk band X and played (1934-2011) Warren Hellman XJUIUIFBMUDPVOUSZCBOEUIF,OJUUFSTCFGPSFFNCBSLJOHPO a solo career. Driven by the constant impulse to explore dis tant musical horizons, Dave earned a Grammy Award for Best Musicians Committee Contemporary Folk Album for his 2000 collection of traditional folk and blues classics, Public Domain: Songs From the Wild Land. Darol Anger Tony Marcus Duck Baker Mike Marshall Saturday February 4 David Balakrishnan John McCutcheon Cheap Suit Serenaders Greg Brown Libby McLaren Wearing period threads and play Steve Seskin ing vintage instruments, the Cheap Suit Kaila Flexer Richard Shindell 4FSFOBEFSTTFSWFVQBHJEEZCMFOEPGVQ Mary Gibbons Mayne Smith tempo Hawaiian stomps, ragtime, Italian Ronnie Gilbert Eric Thompson polkas, and more, as they recreate the Sylvia Herold Suzy Thompson music of the golden age of jazz. With Patrick Landeza QBSUJBMMJTUJOH ukuleles, Hawaiian steel , , cellos, , , accordions, and musical saws in hand, Tony Marcus, Terry Staff Zwigoff, Robert Armstrong, Allan Dodge, and Rick Elmore bring alive great music Steve Baker Heather Herrington Executive Director Associate Director and great times! Underground comic artist and distinctive illustrator R. Crumb founded the somewhat loosely orga Susan Lefkowich Lisa Manning Development Director Marketing Director nized outfit along with Robert and Allan. Over the years, the band has played venues as diverse as nudist colonies, Prairie Home Companion radio shows, festivals in the Hague, and tiny gin joints. Keith Mineo Andrea Hirsig *OLFFQJOHXJUIUIFJSVOBQPMPHFUJDBMMZPVUNPEFEUBTUFT UIF4VJUTJTTVFEBTUSJOHPGSQNJODI Concessions Manager House Manager TJOHMFTPOUIF#MVF(PPTFMBCFM JODMVEJOH3$SVNCBOEIJT$IFBQ4VJU4FSFOBEFST1BSUZ3FDPSE Bob Whitfield Michael Sawi  5IFHSPVQBMTPSFDPSEFEUISFFBMCVNTJOUIFT UXPPGXIJDIBSFOPXBWBJMBCMFBT$%TPO Production Manager Webmaster Shanachie Records, $IBTJO3BJOCPXT and Singing in the Bathtub. Celeste Kopel Renee Gaumond Program Associate Program Associate Clyde Crosswhite Tim McGraw Facilities Director Volunteer Coordinator

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Theme Gerard Edery Sunday February 5 Variations Classical guitarist extraordinaire and magnetic baritone singer, Gerard Edery presents the beautiful, deeply moving songs of Atahualpa A CAPPELLA Yupanqui, one of the most influential Argentine folk musicians and poets February 18 Talk of da Town of the past century. AMERICANA A musical folklorist with a remarkable range of styles at his com NBOE (FSBSETJOHTJOMBOHVBHFTBOETQFBLTGMVFOUMZJOGPVS#PSOJO 'FCSVBSZ (SFUDIFO1FUFST Casablanca of Sephardic Moroccan and Argentine descent, he grew up in BLUEGRASS/NEWGRASS/OLD-TIME 1BSJTBOE/FX:PSL$JUZ(FSBSEIBTEFEJDBUFEIJNTFMGUPSFFOFSHJ[JOH February 9 Larry Hanks & Deborah Robins songs, stories, and melodies from Europe, the Middle East, and South February 10 The Bee Eaters "NFSJDB BOESFJOUFSQSFUJOHUIFNGPSDPOUFNQPSBSZBVEJFODFT*O February 11 The Stairwell Sisters, True Blue 2 UPOJHIUTQSPHSBN IFQSFTFOUTUIFTVCMJNFQPFUSZPG:VQBORVJ SFWFBM February 13 Kathy Kallick Band Quartet, ing its beauty and cultural depth with reverent sensitivity. Says Gerard: “Yupanqui had been my Susie Glaze musical hero and greatest inspiration since my teenage years. He would play songs of such beauty & the Hilonesome Band and deep emotion that it left you speechless. I feel blessed to have had this remarkable artist in my 'FCSVBSZ ,MFQUPHSBTT life to inspire and comfort me.” February 19 David Thom Band $PNQPTFS GPMLMPSJTU BOENVTJDJBO"UBIVBMQB:VQBORVJ  DSFBUFEXPSLTPGHSFBUDVM February 21 Red Wine tural richness and emotional intensity, rooted in the classical, flamenco, and folkloric rhythms of 'FCSVBSZ 3PMBOE8IJUFUIF"MM4UBST IJT"SHFOUJOBIPNFMBOE)FUPVSFEFYUFOTJWFMZUISPVHIPVU&VSPQFJOUIFFBSMZT QFSGPSNJOH February 29 Russell Moore & IIIred Tyme Out in Paris with Edith Piaf and other luminaries and influencing successive generations of musicians, March 7 Rhonda Vincent & the Rage including Mercedes Sosa and other nueva canción artists. March 9 John Reischman & The Jaybirds BLUES Gretchen Peters Monday February 6 'FCSVBSZ &SJD#JCC (SBNNZOPNJOBUFETJOHFSTPOHXSJUFS(SFUDIFO1FUFSTOFX$% Hello CHILDREN Cruel World, spotlights a series of spare, evocative tunes filled with poetic JNBHFSZ BOEXBSNFECZUIFFBSUIZNBUVSJUZPGIFSIPOFZTXFFUWPJDF March 10 Patchwork Series (SFUDIFODBMMTUIFBMCVNIFSiNPTUDMPTFUPUIFCPOFXPSL XSJUUFOBUB CLASSICAL time when I felt absolutely fearless about telling the truth.” The songs February 27 Classical @ the Freight revolve around themes of personal struggle and victory, and the ability to 3PTTJOJT#JSUIEBZ$FMFCSBUJPO find strength, joy, and growth in everyday life. FOLK After performing in the Boulder, folk circuit as a teenager, March 29 Tom Paxton Gretchen relocated to Nashville where she broke out as a hit songwriter XJUIi*OEFQFOEFODF%BZ w.BSUJOB.D#SJEFTDPVOUSZNVTJDNFHBIJU FOLK-POP 5IJTHSJUUZTUPSZPGBOBCVTFEXPNBOTSFWFOHFXPOB(SBNNZOPNJOB 'FCSVBSZ %BMB UJPOGPS#FTU$PVOUSZ4POH BOEUIF$PVOUSZ.VTJD"TTPDJBUJPOT4POHPG .BSDI (JSMZNBO the Year award. Since then, a string of great vocalists, including Trisha GENRE-BENDING :FBSXPPE 1BUUZ-PWFMFTT /FJM%JBNPOE &UUB+BNFT BOE'BJUI)JMM IBWFSFDPSEFE(SFUDIFOTTPOHT February 2 Rushad Eggleston You owe it to yourself to hear them performed by the woman who created them! Gretchen is joined February 14 Davka for the show by pianist Barry Walsh. .BSDI .FMBOJF03FJMMZ March 31 The Waybacks Larry Hanks & Deborah Robins Thursday February 9 GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK American songster Larry Hanks presents an evening of his favorite March 1 Leftover Dreams songs plus duets with his music partner and wife, Deborah Robins. A Freight mainstay ever since the early days, Larry has been delight ing audiences for decades with his earthy and deeply resonant bass 'FCSVBSZ (FSBSE&EFSZ WPDBMT IJTUBTUFGVMMZTQBSFBOETUSJOHHVJUBSBDDPNQBOJNFOU BOE March 8 Peter Finger his virtuosic Jews harp playing. Listeners respond warmly to his easy, HAWAIIAN unpretentious stage manner and his loving approach to the repertoire. February 23 Patrick Landeza with Kenneth With a commitment to “plain old songs sung plainly,” Larry brings Makuakane, LT Smooth, BNFMBODIPMJDBOESPVHIIFXORVBMJUZUPUIFGPSFXIJDINBLFTFBDI & Bill Griffin song sound like a personal confession. Following in the footsteps of 4BN)JOUPO -FBECFMMZ BOE8PPEZ(VUISJF -BSSZTSFQFSUPJSFJODMVEFT JAZZ songs of the American West, topical and political songs, and traditional American ballads. February 4 Cheap Suit Serenaders Larry has performed with hundreds of musicians throughout his long career, including Mike February 12 1st Annual Eddie Marshall Tribute Seeger, Utah Phillips, Michael Cooney, Geoff Muldaur, Malvina Reynolds, Roger Perkins, and Janis March 30 Junius Courtney Big Band +PQMJO0OUIFIFFMTPGUIFJSXBSNMZSFDFJWFEBMCVN No Hiding Place, tonight he and Deborah pres JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAL ent their second duo CD, Old Days DIPDLGVMMPGiCSBOETQBOLJO0-%wTPOHT JODMVEJOHHSBOEPME March 3 Michael Winograd & Judith Berkson favorites, eccentric harmonies, and many surprises in store. .BSDI #FO(PMECFSHT0SQIJD.BDIJOF San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival ROOTS February 3 Dave Alvin the Bee Eaters, Cahalen & Eli open Friday February 10 IRISH 5POJHIUT4BO'SBODJTDP#MVFHSBTT0ME5JNF'FTUJWBM February 24 Malcolm Hayes & Dennis Cahill show spotlights the gloriously engaging, strikingly fresh 'FCSVBSZ .BMDPMN)BZFT%FOOJT$BIJMM music of the Bee Eaters. .BSDI .FMBOJF03FJMMZ Boasting a brand new CD, Oddfellows Road, and three of March 11 Munnelly Brothers UIFNPTUBDDPNQMJTIFE DSFBUJWFZPVOHUBMFOUTPGUIFMBUUFS .BSDI 4PMBT EBZOFXBDPVTUJDNVTJDTDFOF UIF#FF&BUFSTNJYPGCMVF March 17 Black Brothers HSBTT PMEUJNF $FMUJD KB[[ BOEQPQNFMETJOUPBOFMFHBOU SONGCRAFTERS fusion of tradition and innovation. The trio that fiddle leg February 17 Jennifer Berezan end Darol Anger calls “the instrumental cream of the brand March 22 John Gorka new string nation” features hammered dulcimer virtuoso March 24 Cheryl Wheeler 4JNPO$ISJTNBOQMVTUIFJOJNJUBCMFCSPUIFSTJTUFSDFMMP .BSDI 4VTBO8FSOFS %BWJE8JMDPY and fiddle duo of Tristan and Tashina Clarridge. Tristan JTBGJWFUJNF(SBOE/BUJPOBM'JEEMF$IBNQJPOBOEBOBDF WESTERN SWING DFMMJTUXIPUPVSTXJUI$SPPLFE4UJMMBOE%BSPM"OHFST March 2 Don Burnham & the Bolos Republic of Strings. He has performed with Mike Marshall, #SVDF.PMTLZ BOE/BUBMJF.BD.BTUFS5BTIJOB UIF WORLD (SBOE/BUJPOBM'JEEMF$IBNQJPO UPVSFEXJUI.BSL0$POOPSBOE5POZ5SJTDILB)BNNFSFEEVMDJ 'FCSVBSZ (FSBSE&EFSZTJOHT:VQBORVJ NFSXJ[BSE4JNPO$ISJTNBOIBTQFSGPSNBODFDSFEJUTXJUI%BSPM"OHFSBOE.JLF.BSTIBMM5IFZSF February 14 Davka all amazing! March 18 Bruce Molsky & Ale Moller 4BO'SBODJTDP#MVFHSBTT0ME5JNF'FTUJWBM4FBUUMFCBTFEPMEUJNFEVP$BIBMFO&MJ MBVEFECZ 5JN0#SJFOBTiNBLJOHNVTJDUIBUUIFXPSMEOFFET wPQFOUPOJHIUTTIPX

A 286  3 San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival Davka Tuesday February 14 the Stairwell Sisters, True Blue 2 Saturday February 11 1SFQBSFZPVSTFMGGPSBOJHIUPGSPPG SBJTJOHNVTJDXIFOBMMHBMPMEUJNF teardown the Stairwell Sisters and tradi tional bluegrass outfit True Blue 2 take the stage as part of the San Francisco #MVFHSBTT0ME5JNF'FTUJWBM With their driving stringband music, TXFFUDPVOUSZIBSNPOJFT BOESFEIPU buckdancing: the Stairwell Sisters apply UIFJSQBTTJPOGPSPMEUJNFDPVOUSZTPOHT BOESPXEZGJEEMFUVOFTUPBXJME HPPE Davka, the vanguard ensemble of new Jewish time show. Energetic musicianship and music, offers up an evening of unbridled innova UJHIUWPDBMBSSBOHFNFOUTBSFUIFPSEFSPGUIFEBZXIFO-JTB#FSNBO EPCSP 4UFQIBOJF1SBVTOJU[ tion, amazing virtuosity, and irresistible soul. GJEEMF &WJF-BEJO DMBXIBNNFSCBOKPBOEDMPHHJOH .BSUIB)BXUIPSOF CBTT BOE4VF4BOEMJO 8SJUFSTIBWFDBMMFE%BWLBTNVTJDiOFP+FX HVJUBSBOEUJQMF UBLFUIFTUBHFXJUIUIFJSGJEEMFUVOFTGSPN"MBCBNBUP4DPUMBOE PMETPOHTPGUSBJOT  JTISPPUTGVTJPO wiUIFBDPVTUJDFRVJWBMFOUPGB CPBUTBOEQPTTVNT BOEOFXTPOHTPGMPTT MPWF BOEBMMOJHIUQBSUJFT $IBHBMMQBJOUJOH wBOEiGJEEMFSPOUPPNVDI Recent winner of the East Bay Express#FTU4USJOHCBOEBXBSE UIFSPXEZ4BO'SBODJTDPRVJOUFU 5VSLJTIDPGGFF wCVUQFSIBQTUIFCFTUJOTJHIU has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion BU/FX:PSLT-JODPMO$FOUFS 4BO'SBODJTDPT)BSEMZ JOUPUIFJSNVTJDJTUIFNFBOJOHPGUIFHSPVQT Strictly Bluegrass, and the “V for Violins” spot on &MNPT8PSME. name, a Hebrew slang term for “contrary to True Blue 2 is a traditional bluegrass band with a compellingly fresh sound and an organic rhyth expectation.” Redefining world music with NJDGFFMSFNJOJTDFOUPGUIFMFHFOEBSZ'MBUU4DSVHHT%FM8JMMJBNT 7FSO8JMMJBNT#BOE 3PTF seamless compositions inspired by klezmer, clas .BEEPY MFBETUIFHSPVQPOWPDBMTBOEHVJUBS5IFTPOPG3BZ8JMMJBNTPGUIFHSFBU#BZ"SFBCMVF sical, Middle Eastern and Asian rhythms, and grass duo Vern & Ray, Del grew up in a rich musical environment and brings his deep love of blue KB[[ UIFHSPVQTQFSGPSNFSTCSJNXJUIQBTTJPO  HSBTTUPFWFSZQFSGPSNBODF+PJOJOH%FMJOUIFHSPVQ "WSBN4JFHFM ,BUIZ,BMMJDL#BOE QSPWJEFT lyricism, and virtuosic interplay. Davka features GSFTI PSJHJOBMCBOKPTUZMJOHTBOECBSJUPOFWPDBMT &E/FGG 7FSO8JMMJBNT#BOE )JHI$PVOUSZ TFSWFT Paul Hanson on bassoon, Daniel Hoffman on vio up stellar work and tenor vocals, and primo bassist Jeff King lays down the beat. lin, Kevin Mummey on percussion, and Moses 4FEMFSPODFMMP'PSUIJTFWFOJOHTTIPX UIF Black History Series group is joined by special guest percussionist, Persian percussionist Pezhham Akhavass. 1st Annual Eddie Marshall Tribute In the words of a Jazzschool/Freight co-production Sunday February 12 the San Francisco In collaboration with the Jazzschool, we present $ISPOJDMFTJerry a tribute to the late legendary Bay Area drummer , BSQ  i%BWLBT Eddie Marshall featuring many of the original players four musicians GSPNIJTIBSETXJOHJOHCBOEPGUIFFBSMZAT‰1FDL whirl their spells "MMNPOE USVNQFUBOETBYFT ,FOOZ#SPPLT UFOPS w i t h a s u p p l e TBY .BSL-FWJOF QJBOP BOE+FGG$IBNCFST CBTT  interplay of vio as featured on the Bay Area Jazz Archives double CD, lin, cello, bassoon Eddie Marshall: Jazz at Filoli 1992—plus Akira Tana and percussion. on drums. Their compositions and improvisations, swirling Coming from a family of musicians in Springfield Massachusetts, including his grandfather Joseph around a center of enlivened klezmer melodies “Kaiser” Marshall who played drums with Louis Armstrong and Fletcher Henderson, Eddie was a and pulsing Middle Eastern rhythms, weave a MFBEJOHGJHVSFJOUIFFWPMVUJPOPG4BO'SBODJTDPTDPOUFNQPSBSZKB[[TPVOE'PSNPSFUIBOZFBST dancing, winding path through the diversity of he played with nearly every major name in jazz, from Freddie Hubbard, Jon Hendricks, and Dexter Jewish cultural and historic experience.” (PSEPOUP3BITBBO3PMBOE,JSLBOE&EEJF)BSSJT)JTNPTUMPOHTUBOEJOHNVTJDBMBTTPDJBUJPOTXFSF with Toshiko Akiyoshi, the late Stan Getz, Bobby Hutcherson, and Bobby McFerrin. Eddie also distin SF Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival guished himself as a composer, creating music of driving intensity and joyous, melodic lyricism, such Kleptograss as his signature composition “Dreams That Dance: A Suite.” 1SPDFFETGSPNUPOJHIUTDPODFSUCFOFGJUUIF+B[[TDIPPMT&EEJF.BSTIBMM4DIPMBSTIJQ'VOE5IF Wednesday February 15 fund, created when Eddie passed away last fall, will support drum students of all ages and levels based on a combination of merit and need. San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival Kathy Kallick Band Quartet, Susie Glaze & the Hilonesome Band Monday February 13 5IF4BO'SBODJTDP#MVFHSBTT0ME5JNF'FTUJWBMCSJOHT us two great singers and their bands. The Kathy Kallick Band Quartet promises a set of hot bluegrass and cool originals replete with distinctive, compel 0VSSVOPGTIPXTXJUIUIJTZFBST4BO ling songs, powerful vocals, and stellar, inventive playing. 'SBODJTDP#MVFHSBTT0ME5JNF'FTUJWBMFOET "MPOHXJUI,BUIZTMVNJOPVTWPDBMTBOEHVJUBS UIFRVBS POBNFNPSBCMFOPUFXJUIUIF'SFJHIUTGBWPSJUF tet includes Tom Bekeney on mandolin, Annie Staninec on musical pickpockets, Kleptograss. fiddle, and Paul Knight on bass presenting selections from Pioneer Bay Area flatpicker Eric Thompson is ,BUIZTCBOETIJUBMCVN#FUXFFOUIF)PMMPXUIF)JHI the ringleader of this band of musical gypsies, RiseBOECMVFHSBTTHPTQFMTPOHTGSPN,BUIZTOFX$% Count known for painting a passionate pastiche of tune Your Blessings. This group of stellar musicians has inspired BOEUJNCSFWJFXFEUISPVHICMVFHSBTTUJOUFE Kathy to make some of the most powerful music in her dis glasses. Borrowing freely from any musical UJOHVJTIFEZFBSDBSFFS XIJDIJODMVEFTB(SBNNZBOEUXP style that grabs his ear, Eric plunders the moun *OUFSOBUJPOBM#MVFHSBTT.VTJD"TTPDJBUJPO"XBSET DIBSUUPQ tain music mosaics of Appalachia and Puerto QJOHTPOHTBOEDPMMFDUJPOT BMCVNT BOEIVOESFETPGHSFBU Rico, loots the lyrical treasures of Ireland and original songs. (SFFDF BOEQVSMPJOTGVOLZKVHCBOECMVFTHFNT Susie Glaze & The Hilonesome Band blend “newgrass” and 5IFBMMTUBSMJOFVQGFBUVSFTUIFTDJOUJMMBUJOH americanaPSJHJOBMT1PXFSFECZ5FOOFTTFFOBUJWF4VTJFT Tom Rozum on guitar, mandolin, and mandola, strong, heartfelt vocals, the band features Steve Rankin on bashful wit Paul Shelasky on fiddle, string wiz mandolin, Rob Carlson on guitar and dobro, Fred Sanders on ard on mandolin and , and bass, and Mark Indictor on fiddle. Susie and her band offer powerhouse Paul Knight on bass. 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A A282866 4 4 Black History Series Sponsored by Pane Italiano Qualita’ Thursday February 16 Red Wine 5IFTPVMGVMGPMLCMVFTPG&SJD#JCCGVTFTBUSBEJUJPOBM SPPUTZTUZMF plus Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum with contemporary sensibilities, his mellow, husky voice and lyrics in perfect balance with his sweet fingerpicking. One of the fin Tuesday February 21 FTUCBMMBEFFSTBSPVOE &SJDTEFFQMZTBUJTGZJOHCMFOEPGCMVFT GPML  country, gospel, and soul beautifully augment his personal warmth and irrepressible optimism to create a truly enriching experience– both musically and spiritually. Eric grew up in City, surrounded by major musical GJHVSFTPGUIFEBZIFJTUIFTPOPGTGPMLBOENVTJDBMUIFBUSF singer Leon Bibb, nephew of pianist/composer John Lewis, of the Modern Jazz Quartet, and godson of singer/actor . Eric has released numerous acclaimed albums, most recently The Haven, has toured with Robert Cray and Ray Charles, and has one Grammy nomination and five W.C. Handy Blues Music Awards nominations. “I love him,” says Taj Mahal–need we say more? Following triumphant appearances at the Friday February 17 )BSEMZ4USJDUMZ#MVFHSBTT'FTUJWBM *UBMZTQSF Jennifer Berezan mier bluegrass band makes its Freight debut! 4JOHFSTPOHXSJUFS UFBDIFS BOEBDUJWJTU+FOOJGFS#FSF[BO #FSLFMFZTPXO-BVSJF-FXJTBOE5PN3P[VN celebrates the release of her new album, Home, with an eve are on hand to round out what promises to be a OJOHPGFYIJMBSBUJOH UIPVHIUQSPWPLJOHNVTJD4IFCSJOHTB memorable evening of bluegrass and beyond. moving musical tapestry of folk, rock, and world music with Representing the “high lonesome” in Italy her superb voice and accomplished guitar stylings, supported TJODF 3FE8JOFJTPOFPGUIFPMEFTU OPU by an array of musicians from the CD, including keyboard ace UPNFOUJPONPTUDIBSNJOH CMVFHSBTTCBOETJO Julie Wolf, bassist Jon Evans, guitarist Geoff Pearlman, per Europe. With an eclectic, contemporary flavor, cussionist Scott Amendola, and soulful vocalists Chris Webster their infectious sound embraces traditional and and Anthony Costello. Special guests—pianist/vocalist Barbara contemporary bluegrass, country, and gospel, Higbie, violinist Kaila Flexer, and vocalists Melanie Demore and with a little swing thrown in for good measure. David Worm—join in, adding an extra sparkle to the evening. 5IFGPVSTPNFo.BSUJOP$PQQP NBOEPMJO HVJ Over the course of decades of performing and recording, Jennifer has developed and explored UBS 4JMWJP'FSSFUUJ WPDBMT CBOKP EPCSP HVJ SFDVSSJOHUIFNFTXJUICSPBEJOTJHIU)FSMJGFMPOHJOWPMWFNFOUJOFOWJSPONFOUBMDBVTFTBOEXPNFOT UBS 4UFGBOP$BWBMMP WPDBMT CBTT BOE.BSDP SJHIUT BTXFMMBTIFSJOUFSFTUJO#VEEIJTNBOEFBSUICBTFETQJSJUVBMJUZBSFBUUIFIFBSUPGIFSXSJUJOH  'FSSFUUJ WPDBMT HVJUBS oBSSJWFTXJUIBOFX$% XIJDIXFBWFTFMFNFOUTPGGPML DIBOU BOEQPQJOUPFNPUJPOBMMZSJDI QPFUJDTPOHT+FOOJGFSTNPTU under its belt, 8JOUFST$PNFBOE(POF. recent songs revolve around the theme of “home as everywhere,” whether it be California, Beijing, the Through her many band and solo outings, Yukon, or the internal realms of the heart. Laurie has become a key figure in bluegrass, traditional, and circles. Tom, a Talk of da Town Saturday February 18 native New Englander, regularly collaborates "NPOHUIF#BZ"SFBTNPTUWJCSBOUBOEBDDPNQMJTIFEQSPQP with Laurie, blending his mandolin, mandola, OFOUTPGBDBQQFMMBTJOHJOHTUZMFTSPPUFEJO"GSJDBO"NFSJDBODVM guitar, vocal talent, and wry humor with her ture, Talk of da Town brings down the house with their sizzling WJPMJO HVJUBS BOEDSZTUBMDMFBSWPDBMT-BVSJF SFOEJUJPOTPGUIFHSFBUFTUIJUTPG3# .PUPXO BOEEPPXPQ  BOE5PNPQFOUPOJHIUTTIPX BOEKPJO3FE8JOF plus a few gospel tunes for good measure. We dare you to try for part of their set. and sit still for this show! 0SJHJOBMMZGPSNFEBU4BO'SBODJTDPT(BMJMFP)JHI4DIPPM UIF Roland White group has spent the past three decades performing in Europe and across the United States. Members Paul Carrington, Carl & the Bluegrass All-Stars Douglas, Doug Stepney, Stan Lockwood, and Chase Ruffin pres Wednesday February 22 ent their unaccompanied harmonies at churches, fairs, and festi vals, and have appeared with an amazing list of artists, from Ray 3PMBOE8IJUFTVONJT Charles and James Brown to Saran Vaughan and Dizzy Gillespie. Most recently, the group spent four takable sound combines weeks with Jerry Lawson on the NBC a cappella show, 5IF4JOH0GG. the vitality, soul, and 5IFHSPVQT$% People Get Ready, captures the pure heart and soul of an enduring American art infectious rhythm of form. With finely crafted arrangements and an abundance of warmth and charm, these five men find his mandolin style with the common ground of joy and celebration in which all music is rooted. harmonic sophistica tion and warm vocals. 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A 286  5 Patrick Landeza with Kenneth Makuakane, LT Smooth Russell Moore & Bill Griffin Thursday February 23 & IIIrd Tyme Out Come join us for an evening of melodious island sounds as Patrick Wednesday February 29 Landeza celebrates the release of his new CD, ,VV)POVB.FMF, with musical guests guitarists Kenneth Makuakane and L.T. Smooth, “man dolele” maestro Bill Griffin, and bassist Chris Lau. Patrick spotlights tunes from the CD, a mellifluous melding of Hawaiian roots and origi OBMTJOGMVFODFECZ1BUSJDLT$BMJGPSOJBVQCSJOHJOHi*UTUSBEJUJPOBM Hawaiian music with a Berkeley twist,” he says. A musician, composer, and producer, Patrick is a leading exponent PGLJIPBMV UIF)BXBJJBOTMBDLLFZHVJUBSTUZMFUIBU)BXBJJBODPX boys developed in the 19th century when they loosened their guitar TUSJOHT PSiTMBDLFEwUIFN GPSBMPXFS NPSFSFTPOBOUTPVOE#PSO BOESBJTFEJO#FSLFMFZUP)BXBJJCPSOQBSFOUT 1BUSJDLTUVEJFETMBDL key from masters like George Kuo and the late Ray Kane and Sonny Chillingworth. Today, Patrick is regarded as one of the top slack key performers, as well as someone with the unique ability to build a NFMPEJDCSJEHFCFUXFFO$BMJGPSOJBBOE)BXBJJ Kenneth and L.T. each perform a short set to open the show. One PG)BXBJJBONVTJDTNPTUQSPMJGJDDPNQPTFSTBOEQSPEVDFST ,FOOFUI is the recipient of no fewer than twelve Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, the Hawaii equivalent of the (SBNNZ BOEIFQFSGPSNTSFHVMBSMZXJUIUIFNVMUJBXBSEXJOOJOHHSPVQ 5IF1BOEBOVT$MVC-5 Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out presents an TQPUMJHIUTIJTWFMWFUZWPDBMTBOEMJHIUOJOHGBTUHVJUBSMJDLT BTUIF,BJMVBSFTJEFOUEFNPOTUSBUFTB unbeatable combination of superb vocals, great versatility that incorporates elements of jazz, R&B, and gospel. songs, and masterful playing by some of the best musicians in the business. Russell Moore, the International Bluegrass Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill Friday & Saturday February 24 & 25 .VTJD"TTPDJBUJPOT *#." 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In live performance, the two weave tunes in hVV\V_URWeVc_``_d XIBU.BSUJOEFTDSJCFTBTiBUISFFXBZDPOWFSTBUJPOCFUXFFOUIFUXPPGVTBOEUIFNVTJDw 17cVZXYeDR]gRXV4`WWVVY`fdV Dala Sunday February 26 Winners of the 2010 Canadian Folk Music Award for Vocal Group of the Year, Amanda Walther and Sheila Carabine of Dala create angelic IBSNPOJFT1FSGPSNJOHBNJYPGCFHVJMJOH QPQJOGMFDUFEPSJHJOBMTBOE JOUSJHVJOHJOUFSQSFUBUJPOTPGPUIFSTUVOFT UIFUXPDIBSNMJTUFOFST with their trademarked lush harmonies. Amanda and Sheila met in their high school music class in Ontario in 2002; they have since released five albums and toured extensively BDSPTT/PSUI"NFSJDB5IFZWFIBEOPUBCMFQFSGPSNBODFTBU5IF/FX Orleans Jazz Festival, The Edmonton Folk Festival, and the Strawberry Music Festival, and, in 2010, as the subjects of the PBS television spe Pinkalicious- a musical cial, Girls From The North Country. 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