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Thursday July 24, 2008 • 8pm • Miners Foundry Stone Hall Nevada City
an intimate night of original songs
featuring
...Join modern folk musicians Paul Kamm and Eleanore MacDonald for an intimate night of original songs... Some new songs pertaining to the human condition, to our place on this earth and to politics at hand, some old songs, several Greek songs... all accompanied by guitarist Nina Gerber.
It has been over 10 years since the trio of friends performed together – locally - though they’ve performed together under various guises over the years at the Strawberry Festival, The Kate Wolf Festival, the Folk Alliance conference in Toronto and even at Passim in Boston...
This year has seen them share several concert stages and this night at the Miners Foundry "Stone Hall" will be yet another lyrical, harmonic treat for the ears, the heart, the senses. If you enjoy Paul and Eleanore’s music, you will certainly enjoy Nina’s lyrical accompaniment, guitar playing that sounds like an etheric harmonic convergence, notes brushing in in perfect compliment up against the quiet places, or a bit of fire and quickened heartbeat stirring a calm sea - hot, cool, all around - and altogether in the right place.
Paul and Eleanore are at work on their 9th CD and the evening will reflect the state of that birthing process, as well as new inspirations gathered on their most recent travels across the sea.
accompanying Paul & Eleanore will be guitarist and old friend
Nina Gerber
Guitarist Nina Gerber’s contributions to acoustic music have earned her a following as loyal as for the numerous high talents she has accompanied - proving the shadows equal to the spotlight in the creation of honest, powerful, and beautiful music.
Presented with folk, country, bluegrass, rock, or blues, she is able to fall into leads which have rare reverence for the true feeling of a song, always emphasizing taste over technical display. She seeks to express through her hands, rather than gain attention, and it is this integrity which makes her expressions worth intent listening.
That kind of intent listening will reveal Nina's melodic touch in more places than many realize. Nina has performed and/or recorded with: Nanci Griffith, Greg Brown, Lucy Kaplansky, Mollie O'Brien, Jerry Jeff Walker, Karla Bonoff, Ferron, Rosalie Sorrels, Barbara Higbie, John Gorka, Cheryl Wheeler, Terry Garthwaite, Tom Paxton, and many others, including Paul and Eleanore.
That qualities of honest heart inform Nina's music should be of no surprise, given Kate Wolf's initial influence and inspiration. It was Kate's heart and honesty which inspired Nina to realize music as her calling. After seeing Kate perform in 1975 at a pizza parlor in Sebastopol, California - Nina's home town - Nina dared to set working with Kate as a specific goal, and by 1978, the goal was accomplished. Nina came to be an essential part of Kate's music, as she grew into being her accompanist and close musical companion. It was a partnership which lasted until Kate's passing in 1986, and in its effect, has lasted long beyond that. It's an achievement which is a testament to the power of clear desire and single-minded purpose and just keeping on as a musician in a country where artistic integrity rarely pays.
TICKET PRICING
$18 general admission
children 5 and under are FREE!
8pm, Thursday July 24, The Miners Foundry Stone Hall
(click here for directions)
doors open at 7pm
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Wednesday August 6 - Sunday August 10 • Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
KVMR FM 89.5, Nevada County’s Community radio station, invites you to stop by and visit their annual "Silver Stage Showcase" located right at the end of Treat Street. Always fun for the whole family -- stop by anytime to see what a “live radio” show looks like and listen to a variety of local and regional musicians being interviewed and performing each night, Wednesday through Saturday from 8 to10 p. m., 4 to 6 p. m. on Sunday, with more acts featured all day Saturday from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. plus other unscheduled events throughout the Fair. Produced in association with Nevada City Music Events, this year’s main showcase will feature: Solvents from Port Townsend, WA; Sasha and The Shamrocks from Grass Valley; Casual Fog from Nevada City; Lee Bob Watson & Friends from Sacramento; Rowdy Kate from Sacramento; The Painkillers from Sacramento; The Stardust Cowboys from Foresthill; Shay Dillon from Nevada City; Cousin Cricket from the San Juan Ridge; and many others.
A complete list of acts and times are listed below with links to each performer's online information.
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Solvents are a “folk art rock pop” group from the Olympic peninsula. They have been playing continuously in local and national venues since 2001, touring in the states and in Europe. Their influences range from Gram Parsons, to Husker Du, Nirvana, to The Beatles and everything in between. Check out their music at: myspace.com/thesolvents
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Grass Valley new-wavers Sasha and the Shamrocks have a catchy sound that is a mix of influences from doo-wop to garage rock. Their autobiographical pop songs describe the true adventures of a youth misspent having fun while everyone else got careers.
Check out their music at: myspace.com/sashaandtheshamrocks
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Casual Fog is the name Ryan Donnelly chose to present his songs. They play a blend of Indie-based Alternative rock with a flair for the creating new arrangements, dynamics and interpretation of their musical ideas with every performance.
Check out their music at: myspace.com/casualfog
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Known for his work with California rockers Jackpot, dubbed by The New York Times as “one of California’s greatest unknown bands”, as well as punk-gospel band Santa Cruz Gospel Choir, Sacramento native Lee Bob Watson has been busy for 12 years writing, touring the US, Europe and a little Asia and making albums with some integrity and care.
Check out his music at: myspace.com/leebobmusic
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Kerri Carr and her band play a blend of Americana roots music and traditional country from the 50's, 60's and early 70's mixed with classic a Honky Tonk sound.
Check out their music at: myspace.com/rowdykatemusic
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Featuring a heavy dose of drinking songs and breakup ballads, The Painkillers live up to their name. A band that plays honky-tonk, Americana, cow punk, and good old country rock, they round it out with harmonicas and slide guitar.
Check out their music at: myspace.com/thepainkillerssacramento
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Vikki Lee and Bob Woods are truly superb musicians. Their original and witty approach to rockabilly and country-rock music always transcend trendiness. This will be a special "unplugged" showcase for these two musical fireballs - don't miss it!
Check out their music at: myspace.com/vikkileepinecones
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Richard March is a heartfelt songwriter who goes a bit beyond new Americana strum and twang.
A 2007 SAMMIE award winner for Best Male Vocalist, he’s a San Francisco native who landed in Sacramento by way of Nashville, March should be considered a true California bard.
Check out their music at: myspace.com/richardmarch
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The Stardust Cowboys are known for their enthusiastic stage energy. They play a Western Americana blend of Originals, Western Swing, Rockabilly, and honor the Singing Cowboys with a nostalgic trip through the Cowboy Songs of the Old West.
Check out their music at: stardustcowboys.com
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Shay Dillon conveys not only a soulful and passionate delivery but it is one backed by classic songwriting skills and expertise. Her earthy, raw mix of Blues, Soul and R&B lets her effortlessly segue from sweet soulful sounds to a powerful earth shaking belt. Her songs move you, plain and simple. Check out their music at: www.shaydillon.com
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Since 1973, Cousin Cricket has been performing its own blend of rockabilly western swing and outlaw country throughout Nevada County and the western states. Currently in post-production of their new video featuring the Emmy award-winning Flexitoon puppets.
Check out their music at: www.para-sight.com
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Friday August 15, Saturday 16 • 8pm plus Sunday August 17 • 4pm
CFTA "Off Center Stage" 315 Richardson Street, Grass Valley
GARDYLOO!
a night of new jazz, experimental theater and film
featuring
"Once you understand what the word "Gardyloo" means (a Scottish warning cry that "something of an unknown nature is about to land on your head"), you have a clue as to what this night will be like. Certainly this will be no ordinary dance or concert, but rather, original theater, film, visual works, avant-garde jazz and commentary work that's peculiar, edgy and fun.
Four of Nevada County's more unique composers, writers and performers will put forth the best of a blend of new jazz with folk underlay, social commentary (particularly the foibles of this era) and short musical-theatrical works, sprinkled with humor, surprise moves and deep reflection. When you consider that the four Gardis (as they are whimsically known) - Ludi Hinrichs, Mikail Graham, Menlo McFarlane and Randy McKean - bring more than 160 years of collective art experience to this evening, you can understand how far out, and good, this evening will be. Take, for instance, the way the Graham/McFarlane duo of Two Minds Working describes its work: experimental, psychedelic and ambient, creating art, music, films, dreams and nightmares. Or take the hip, nouveau reedy sounds of Randy McKean on his saxophone. "Our works feature some of our favorite compositions from performances with the Nevada County Composers Cooperative and new collaborations, such as all the Jazz All-Star Finalist: Blow-by Blow Account, and the Etceratet live," says Graham. Sound like fun? Sharing the collective dreams of the moment usually is. - Pam Jung The Union
The Friday & Saturday evening performances will be full of colorful music, spoken word and films with special guest Murray Campbell joining in plus other surprises. Sunday afternoon's performance will also include a unique "Meet The Composer" style interactive session where the audience can join in discussion with the artists to find out more about their work and how their creative process unfolds.
TICKET PRICES
$15 advance
children 5 and under are FREE!
AT THE DOOR
$20 general admission
(get your tickets early and save $5!)
Friday August 15, Saturday 16 • 8pm plus Sunday August 17 • 4pm
CFTA "Off Center Stage" 315 Richardson Street, Grass Valley
doors open at an hour before each show
MORE INFO AND ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW AVAILABLE SOON
ALL TICKET SALES FINAL - NO REFUNDS
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Friday August 22, 2008 • 8pm • Miners Foundry Stone Hall Nevada City
Celebrating the music of Utah Phillips & more!
featuring
Fast Rattler started when Brendan Phillips, Utah's son and the newest member of The Rose Tattoo, picked up an old beat to shit copy of "Starlight on the Rails". This collection of Utahs old songs spurred him to essemble this group of players to learn these songs and, in some cases, even write music for ones that Utah had never performed. Utah himself has compared folk music to a river that is in constant flux, needing to be added to and taken from, but always with the intention of giving it back so that it can flow down stream to be picked up by others and used again. So it is that we have come to love these songs and we have added them to the narrative that is the folk tradition. We will be working to put out a real and official release as soon as possible. Until then, enjoy these very early incarnations of these songs and remember... RATTLE FAST!!
FAST RATTLER IS:
Brendan Phillips- Guitar, Vocals
Russell Gores- Mando, spoons, saw, glock, bass
Joe Andratti- Pedal Steel, dobro, guitar
Some of their musical interests include: Utah Phillips, the entire Rose Tattoo, Al Grierson (RIP, I just learned 'bout Old Coyote, one of the best songs ever written), Tom Waits, Wilbur Hall, Ani D., The Mammals, The Duhks, Crooked Still, Waylin Jenny's, Citizens Band, David Rovics, The Seattle Labor Chorus, Rebel Voices, The entire Chataqua featuring: The Flying Karamotov Brother, Tom Knotty the bubble man, Avner, Spoonman, and everyone else (you know who you are!), Jim Page, Mike Marker, Frank Zappa, Burt Wilson....and the list goes on and on....
Fast Rattler will be sharing the night will their good friend and special guest
Lee Bob Watson
Known for his work with California rockers Jackpot, dubbed by The New York Times as “one of California’s greatest unknown bands”, as well as punk-gospel band Santa Cruz Gospel Choir, Sacramento, CA native Lee Bob Watson has been busy for 12 years writing, touring the US, Europe and a little Asia and making albums with some integrity and care. For his latest solo effort Aficionado, Watson enlisted former Cake drummer Todd Roper, current Cake bassist Gabe Nelson and Jackpot singer and guitarist Rusty Miller and a handful of Northern California’s finest talent. With help from esteemed producer Dana Gumbiner, the crew recorded the album in just 10 days, relying mostly on live-takes and minimal overdubs. While variations of this all-star group - dubbed "The Delta Queens" - still are bringing Aficionado's sounds to the stage, Lee Bob can also be found in bizarre jukes and haunts debuting Happy Mayfield, a hard to place pop-hop group spewing rustic, funky dance music with positive thought for the masses.
TICKET PRICES
$15 advance
children 5 and under are FREE!
AT THE DOOR
$20 general admission
(get your tickets early and save $5!)
8pm, Friday August 22, The Miners Foundry Stone Hall
(click here for directions)
doors open at 7pm
ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ON SALE SOON!
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ALL TICKET SALES FINAL - NO REFUNDS
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Saturday Septemebr 20, 2008 • 8pm • Pioneer Park, 425 Nimrod St., Nevada City
JOIN US FOR THE
...1-9pm at Pioneer Park in Nevada City (9am-noon cleanup) SYRCL is ready to celebrate with the community! Join us for a full day of fun - the annual river cleanup in the morning at over 20 sites, music and performances on 2 stages, food and drink vendors, a kids' area, games, and much more!
Folks we need your help! Interested in being a KEY VOLUNTEER for the event?
Please contact Miriam at (530)265-5961 x201 or miriam@syrcl.org
MORE INFO ABOUT THIS EVENT COMING SOON
Saturday September 20, 2008 • 8pm • Pioneer Park, 425 Nimrod St., Nevada City
THIS IS FREE FOR EVERYONE
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8pm, Friday October 17, 2008
CFTA "Center Stage" 314 West Main Street, Grass Valley
Jugalbandi Trio
an evening of Hindustani classical world music
featuring
Jugalbandi is the art of weaving multiple voices in the creative expression of classical Indian ragas. Leading disciples of the legendary Ravi Shankar from India & USA unfold serene meditations, virtuoso flights of improvisation and rhythmic dynamism expressing music from the heart in the moment.
This trio of sitar, sarod and tabla is the first India/USA ensemble of Hindustani classical music to conduct an international tour. As disciples of the legendary 'godfather of world music' Pt. Ravi Shankar, Partho & Paul perform ragas in the tradition of the Maihar Gharana. Abhijit's accompaniment rounds out the ensemble, one of India's leading tabla players. Members of the trio have played in all major music festivals in India and have toured throughout Europe, North America, Latin America & Asia. Collectively they have performed on more than 50 cd recordings of classical Indian and creative world music with a diverse array of virtuoso artists from around the world.
Partho Sarathy is one of the finest classical musicians from India. His music embodies the true heritage of Hindustani raga music. His virtuosity on the sarod makes his exploration of ragas an exercise in harmony, tranquility and his serious meditative approach makes his music literally soar to unscaled height of fulfillment. Partho started his musical training under his father who was a disciple of Pandit Radhika Mohan Moitra.
Paul Livingstone has studied sitar rigorously for the past 20 years in India & US. A disciple of the living legend Pt. Ravi Shankar, Paul is also a composer and educator and has performed around the US, Europe, Latin America, South East Asia & India on sitar and unique fretless guitars of his own design. Paul began his studies of Hindustani music at the age of 15 in Mussoorie, and has also learned from Amiya Dasgupta & Rajeev Taranath.
Abhijit Banerjee is one of the most sought after creative artists in the realm of Indian classical music. With 20 years of professional experience Abhijit has crafted a unique style and creative approach which has brought him accolades and awards from all over the world for his sensitivity, skill and deep sense of musicality. Apart from his contributions to Indian music he has left his mark in a diverse field of crossover music both as a performer and composer. Abhijit has accompanied nearly all the top ranking luminaries of Indian classical music including Pt.Ravi Shankar, late Pt.Nikhil Banerjee, Begum Parweena Sultana, Pt.Jasraj, Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, Dr. Balamurali Krishnan to name a few. As a tabla soloist he has also made his mark in numerous performances and recordings in India & abroad.
TICKET PRICES
$15 advance
children 5 and under are FREE!
AT THE DOOR
$20 general admission
(get your tickets early and save $5!)
8pm, Friday October 17, 2008
CFTA "Center Stage" 314 West Main Street, Grass Valley
doors open at 7pm
ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ON SALE IN SEPTEMBER
ALL TICKET SALES FINAL - NO REFUNDS
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Thursday November 20, 2008 • 8pm • Miners Foundry Stone Hall Nevada City
An evening with a classic Mississippi Delta storyteller
featuring
Bob is a Southern singer/songwriter whose songs often contain characters that lived in the Mississippi Delta region of the South over the past 100 years. His style is an eclectic mix of rootsy blues and a touch of folk and country.
Bob Cheevers’ musical legacy reaches back at least three generations. His Grandmother played guitar and piano. A beautiful, hand tinted photo of her playing the guitar, taken when she was 22 years old in1889, graces the cover of his Gettysburg To Graceland CD. And his Mom was a radio star during the 20’s/30’s singing and playing piano with the big bands.
His combo winning a talent show in 1957 singing Johnny Cash’s song Big River was the beginning of Bob’s performing career. Starting a band in college was the no-turning-back point followed by major label recording and publishing deals which were Bob’s entree to Hollywood when he moved to California after his college years.
More of Bob’s “claims to fame” include having used the toilet at Elvis’ Graceland mansion in 1963, helping build the stage for the Rolling Stones at Altamont (scene of the Stones ill-fated, free concert in1969), meeting a Beatle (Ringo) and personally being asked by Johnny Cash to accompany him on what would be Cash’s final tour.
Bob grew up in Memphis and lived in Los Angeles, Nashville and now Austin...four of America’s premier music cities. After writing over fifteen hundred songs, releasing six commercial CDs (two of which were Americana top 20) and music videos for two of his songs (which won a total of 8 Emmys including “Best Musical Composition”), Bob is set to release his most compelling work to date.
Toward the end of his 2006 UK summer tour, Bob was playing in Southampton and noticed a lovely woman sketching him during his show. Afterward, he was introduced to the artist who presented him with the sketch which appears in the moon on the cover of the new CD. Engaging the London artiste in a conversation began a mystical journey and symbiotic relationship that inspired forty poems and sixteen songs in a few months time. From this body of work came Fiona’s World, Cheevers’ latest CD of “Delta-Celtic music” which Bob translates as “Celtic tunes dipped in Missippi Delta mud”. Though a slight departure from the sound that won over so many “Cheevers Belivers”, it maintains the same depth and soulful delivery of his most critically acclaimed releases and continues Bob’s assurance that “I don’t know if these stories are true, but they happened to me”.
TICKET PRICES
$15 advance
children 5 and under are FREE!
AT THE DOOR
$20 general admission
(get your tickets early and save $5!)
8pm, Thursday November 20, The Miners Foundry Stone Hall
(click here for directions)
doors open at 7pm
ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ON SALE IN OCTOBER
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ALL TICKET SALES FINAL - NO REFUNDS
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4pm, Sunday November 23, 2008
CFTA "Center Stage" 314 West Main Street, Grass Valley
Keola Beamer
one of Hawai'i's premier singer/songwriters, arrangers, composers
and Master Of The Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
Keola Beamer is a product of five generations of Hawaii’s most illustrious and beloved musical families, tracing back to the 15th century. His ancestors include Queen Ahiakumai Ki'eki'e and Ho'olulu, a son of Kamehameha I. Keola’s music is an expression of that history and it’s meaning in his life, his technique superb and his compositions sublime. He is an honor to his legacy. Keola’s live show includes story-telling, chanting and dancing by his graceful wife Moanalani. The Beamers cast a spell the audience that leaves them in a luminous and beautiful dream state.
Born in 1951, Keolamaikalani Breckenridge Beamer was raised in Kamuela, on the Big Island, surrounded by members of one of Hawai's most illustrious and beloved musical families. The Beamers trace their roots to the 15th century; among their ancestors are the Queen Ahiakumai Ki'eki'e and Ho'olulu, a child of the favored wife of Kamehameha I.
Keola established himself early on as the family's youngest standard-bearer. A child of the rock and roll era, he has always been on the vanguard of the Hawaiian contemporary sound. However, he also helped drive what has come to be known as the Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance: he has recorded many of the songs written by his ancestors, from the lively Keawaiki to the lullaby Pupu Hinuhinu. He has recorded and produced more than a dozen albums, winning numerous Hoku Awards, Hawai'i's equivalent of the Grammies, and has even appeared on Sesame Street and on NBC's "Today Show."
and opening the show
Chris Yeaton
one of Hawai'i's premier singer/songwriters, arrangers, composers
and Master Of The Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
Using progressive techniques for the solo guitar, Chris Yeaton weaves a rich tapestry of story telling into his music. Combining both traditional Hawaiian music with original pieces, the listener is transcended into a world of Slack Key and American Fingerstyle guitar.
"An acoustic delight, Chris Yeaton has composed a cluster of originals that project a musical landscape of ports here and abroad. “Puka Pants,” a Keola Beamer original, launches his journey, which includes a joyous “Duignan’s Road” that has an Irish lilt, a decidedly local ditty in Garrins Ball Berins,” a splendid version of “Makee ‘Alana” (a vocal) and a joyous “Kau” and “Aloha ‘O Kona.” Attractive packaging, tuning details, and informative liner notes are other reasons to seek this out. Add Yeaton to the roster of slack-key masters. With the growing interest in ki ho’alu among international audiences, Yeaton is ready for his close-up, too."- Wayne Harada Honolulu Advertiser
TICKET PRICES
$20 advance
children 5 and under are FREE!
AT THE DOOR
$25 general admission
(get your tickets early and save $5!)
4pm, Sunday November 23, 2008
CFTA "Center Stage" 314 West Main Street, Grass Valley
doors open at 3pm
ADVANCE TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ON SALE IN OCTOBER
ALL TICKET SALES FINAL - NO REFUNDS
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