SATURDAY• MARCH 13, 2010 • 1PM to 9PM • Doors open at noon til 9pm Sebastopol Community Center 390 Morris Street Sebastopol, California WORKSHOPS • Bring your instrument to jam • RAIN or SHINE • Food & Beverage concession on site • General Admission SOCOFOSO/CBA Members $25 adv. $30 door $27 adv. $32 door please present current membership card Children 11 years old and under are free when accompanied by an adult admission. TICKETS AVAILABLE JANUARY 1: on-line at http://www.cbaontheweb.org For tickets by mail, send a self addressed stamped envelope to SCB&FF, 3980 Monika Ct., Sebastopol, Ca. 95472 TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE: Peoples Music, Sebastopol Last Record Store, Santa Rosa Page For further information : www.socofoso.com • 707-829-8012 • 707-542-3798 • [email protected] March - April 2010 SPECIAL FESTIVAL EDITION Volume 15 No.2 Welcome to the Folk & Bluegrass Festival #10 This year’s festival is one of our best. We have just the right mixture of folks who’ve been around awhile and those who are relatively new to performing. For instance we all know who Dr. Elmo is, by his famous song “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” though we’re not all familiar with his bluegrass leanings through his band “Wild Blue” Kathy Kallick is another long-time SoCoFoSo favorite. She headlined one of our original Sonoma County Folk Fes- tivals in 999 and it’s certainly time to have her again on the Community Center Stage. This time, Kathy comes with a newly assembled band fresh from rave reviews throughout the Bay Area. The word is a CD is coming at the end of April but meanwhile, the live performance at this festival is our only chance to hear her great music in Sonoma County. Another aural treat at this festival will be the singing of Rita Hosking accompanied by her band, Cousin Jack. Rita has been a favorite performer on the North Coast of California. She was a head turner at the 009 Kate Wolf Festival and we’re excited to have her at our Festival this year. Other performers we’re looking forward to hearing are the exciting bluegrass band 49 Special and a great cowboy band “Lone Prairie”. Ed Neff, the King of Sonoma County Bluegrass, with his amazing band “Blue and Lonesome” will return this year and Evo Bluestein will be here to provide an incredible, not to be missed, hour workshop and perfor- mance in the Community Center’s youth Annex. All in all, we’re looking forward to a great day of music and jamming and keeping this wonderful music alive. We wish to gratefully thank Dr. David Fichman and Ron Blair for their generous donations to the festival! Page Sonoma County Folk & Bluegrass Festival Information Saturday, March 13, 2010 1pm to 9pm – doors open at noon Sebastopol Community Center 390 Morris Street Sebastopol, CA 95472 Tickets: SoCoFoSo & CBA members, $25 advance, $30 door non-members, $27 advance, $32 door, under 12 FREE with paying adult Information & details 707-829-8012 Festival Schedule: :00pm 49 Special :00pm Lone Prairie :00pm Dr. Elmo & Wild Blue 4:00 - 6:00pm Dinner Break, Workshops and Jamming 6:00pm Rita Hosking & Cousin Jack 7:00pm Blus & Lonesome 8:00pm The Kathy Kallick Band Workshops: 4:00 - 6:00pm Evo Bluestein, performance and workshop - Youth Annex fiddling, singing and clogging. Notes: • Festival is held rain or shine. No refunds • There will be wine, beer and food for sale on site, which helps to offset the event production costs. • Wristbands (paid admission) required on Community Center grounds at all times of event • Instrument check-in available in main building • Jamming encouraged in outside areas and Youth Annex • Sebastopol Community Center is a non-smoking environment • Restaurants & shops within short walking distance of Community Center • No pets, please! Page Our Festival Dr. Elmo & Wild Blue Marin County’s premier bluegrass band. The entertainers in order of quintet mixes bluegrass classics and originals with appearance: folk and country songs, providing an entertaining and energetic show for audiences of all ages. 49 Special All five of these guys are very talented musicians, and the three-part harmonies forge a musical blend that captivates The word is getting around about 49 Special. Danny and delights listeners. Their 009 recording, “Wild Blue Booth, Jim Chayka, Alisa Rose, and Tyson Alteri Grass,” covers a range of material, from ballads and Beatles have put together a sound that combines tradition to gospel and goofy songs, such as Elmo’s inimitable rendi- with freshness, and honors the first generation mas- tion of “The Wild Dogs of Kentucky.” ters while clearly making a statement that they’ve got something to bring to the genre themselves. All Having performed all over California for the past 9 years, the basic ingredients of good bluegrass are there. It’s Wild Blue is a band that is fun to watch and who obviously spontaneous, it’s intense, it’s simply joyful. enjoys the music that they play. Irrigation Supplies Organic Fertilizers Water Tanks Pest Control Solar Electric Seeds & Starts 707.823.9125 www.harmonyfarm.com 3244 Gravenstein Hwy North Sebastopol (near Graton) Open 7 days a week Rita Hosking and Cousin Jack Kitchen tables, loggers, trailers, springs, loss, min- ers, culture clash, hope, forest fires—Rita Hosk- ing’s show is about all that and more, and always fierce and lovely. Her delivery is, to put it simply, intense. “Close harmonies and strong backup provided by [Rita’s] band, Cousin Jack, round out a sound rooted firmly in traditional music but distinct to an artist with a particular lyrical love for the mountains and the lives they envelop.” ( Eugene Weekly.) Together, they make Rita Hosking and Cousin Jack. Lone Prairie This fine band performs Vintage Western Music in the style of the great groups of the Thirties and Forties, such as the legendary Sons of the Pio- neers, Gene Autry & Roy Rogers. Lone Prairie has been featured at events throughout the west. They have performed at many cowboy poetry and music gatherings. Page 4 Blue & Lonesome The Kathy Kallick Band A traditional bluegrass band from Northern Califor- “Kathy Kallick is a mountain gal at heart, an expres- nia playing in the style of the originators of the genre. sive singer and a profound songwriter. Her singing The five members of this band are evenly matched in has always been earthy and passionate. A troubadour talent, influences and intent, having been exposed to and exquisite storyteller, (her) arrangements are Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, the Stanley Bros. and tightly crafted, with each song given its own non-for- many other first generation players. Ed Neff, Mike mulaic treatment.” —Joe Ross, BLUEGRASS NOW Wilhoyte, Jeff King, Larry Cohea and Paul Shelasky remind one why they were drawn to bluegrass music Kathy Kallick has been leading bluegrass bands since to begin with.Bluegrass music, being a specific art 97, releasing 4 albums. She received a Grammy and form, demands certain structures, instruments and two IBMA Awards for her part on “True Life Blues: The delivery to be called Bluegrass. These guys have all Songs Of Bill Monroe,” and a CBA Honorary Lifetime that and their individual creativity within that struc- Membership. Kathy’s music is defined by her luminous ture. A lifelong (so far) pursuit of these five players, vocals, stellar rhythm guitar playing, celebrated origi- to uphold and respect the originators, is apparent in nal compositions – and great band. Tom Bekeny, Dan the groove they attain, the energy they exhibit and Booth, Greg Booth, and Annie Staninec, are all inventive the quality they deliver. This is Bluegrass music. and exciting players, distinctive and soulful singers, and share with Kathy a joy in making and presenting blue- grass music. FOLK NOTES Published bi-monthly, 6 times a year Sonoma County Folk Society P O Box 9659 Santa Rosa CA 95405-9659 For information, call 707-542-3798 http://www.socofoso.com Page Workshops with Evo Bluestein Fiddling, singing, clogging–at the same time! A banjo concert, autoharp par excellence and a repertoire of American folk songs that you will find fresh and authentic. Multi-instrumentalist and singer Evo Bluestein brings to his music a rich legacy of American folk tradition. Considered one of this country’s most accomplished Appalachian-style autoharpists, Bluestein is equally known as a performer and teacher of oldtime fiddle, button accor- dion, guitar and banjo. “Evo presents a great musical ‘experience.’ It is more than a performance, more than educational, it is a terrific balance of the two.” Scott Jacobs, Concord, CA We’ll clear the chairs and do some clogging, square or contra dances. Don’t know how? Don’t have a partner? Fine! All ages welcome. Page 6 The Sonoma County Folk Society has some upcoming events that you need to know about! March 13, Folk and Bluegrass Festival at Sebastopol Community Center March 26, Singers Circle (info: 829-0883) May 16th, Bryan Bowers at SUBUD Hall May 30th, pickin’ potluck at SUBUD Hall August 20-22??, campout in BOONVILLE CA August 29th, pickin’ potluck at SUBUD Hall October 8th, Bill Staines at SUBUD Hall October 31th, pickin’ potluck at SUBUD Hall See www,socofoso.com or call 707-542-3798 Many thanks to Laurie Reaume for her Editor’s Eye on all of our SoCoFoSo publications! Page 7 .BSDI "U4FCBTUPQPM$FOUFSGPSUIF"SUT 4FCBTUPQPM$JOFNBT 4FCBTUPQPM:PVUI"OOFY 7JWB$VMJOBSZ*OTUJUVUF)PQNPOL5BWFSO TFCBTUPQPMGJMNGFTUJWBMPSH 6761 SEBASTOPOL AVE., SEBASTOPOL, CA 95472 (707) 829-6600 Music Lovers! Thank you for coming to our Festival! If you enjoyed yourself, make plans to attend again next year and by all means, please join the Sonoma County Folk Society and the California Bluegrass Association.