UPCOMING EVENTS
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Fri. Oct
14 from noon - 3 pm
Free admission! Free Creole-style food!Berkeley Horticultural Nursery
1310 McGee Avenue (off of Hopkins), Berkeley
Mostly Cajun at this show - come dance, listen, enjoy the beautiful Nursery as we help them celebrate their 100th anniversary!
Sat. Nov. 5 from 2-4 PM
Free admission!
In the Elmwood - probably on Russell just above College Ave (across from Nabalom)
We'll play all kinds of music, we'll even play your requests!
Sat. Aug. 20 - from 4-6 pm -- outdoor afternoon concert -- Alameda
Eric Thompson's New Kleptograss Revival
Front Lawn
3275 Briggs Avenue
Between High St. and Fernside Blvd.
East End, Alameda Easiest access is via the High St. Bridge. From 880, take the High Street Exit
A rare chance to hear Eric do his thing with a stellar band!
It's finally going to happen, in an outdoor afternoon concert -- a rare chance to see (and hear!) Eric do his thing!!!
Eric Thompson’s Kleptograss Revival “borrows" tunes from many different styles, playing them with a bit of Bluegrass attitude. For this show, Eric joins forces with longtime cohort Alan Senauke on guitar, Paul Kotapish (Wake the Dead) on mandolin, and Chuck Ervin (Sons of the Pioneers) on bass, for an evening of “borrowed” music: old-timey string band styles, Blues, Irish, and Cajun traditions, plus a few tunes from Greece and Latin America. Eric Thompson has been a renowned guitar phenom for nearly 60 years, harking back to his "Before the Dead” and Dawg days as a teenage Bluegrass nut in the early ‘60s. Over the years he has delved deep into many styles of roots music; as they say, “You can take the boy out of Bluegrass, but you can’t take the Bluegrass out of the boy.” For this show, Eric will be showing off his shiny new toy, a German silver National Resonator guitar, and he’ll also bust out his 10-stringed Puerto Rican cuatro (which you can see in the above photo - L to R: Alan Senauke, Paul Kotapish, Eric Thompson
, Chuck Ervin.
Tues. Aug. 23 at 8:00 pm
Ann Savoy & her Raggedy Ann Dance Band at Ashkenaz, Berkeley.
The legendary Cajun musician Ann Savoy has put together a Bay Area all-woman Cajun dance band featuring Ann on accordion, fiddle, guitar and vocals with Suzy Thompson on fiddle and vocals, Karen Celia Heil on guitar, and Michaella Goerlitz on drums, plus special guests Agi Ban and Delilah Lewis on fiddles. More info and advance ticket link HERE
Friday Aug. 26 -- from 7:30 to 10:00 pmAnn Savoy & the Raggedy Ann Dance Band with Eric & Suzy Thompson, Agi Ban & Michaelle Goerlitz
Napa CA
Welcome Grange #791
3275 Hagen Rd.Napa, CA
Advance tickets: https://tinyurl.com/2k4dkbbs
$40 per person
Members of Welcome Grange: $35/person at [email protected]
A percentage of the ticket price will benefit the Welcome Grange #791. Beverages and snacks will be for sale at the event.
Sept. 21 - 25: The Berkeley Old Time Music Convention features tons of great artists including Alice Gerrard, Tatiana Hargreaves & Reid Stutz; the Earl White Stringband; Corn otato String Band; Piedmont Blūz (Valerie and Benedict Turner); New Vintage Revelers; Skillet Licorice Allsorts Orchestra; Right To Parlay; callers Evie Ladin, Robin Fischer, Mike Lewinski, and more !! Below are the highlights of the evening activities (and the Saturday daytime ones) but there is lots more including many FREE events. Check out the BOTMC website for all the info.
Four-day BOTMC pass now available! Good for all 4 ticketed evening events: Welcome Party and Dance on Weds, concerts at the Freight on Thurs and Fri, and the big Square Dance Party at Ashkenaz on Saturday night. Advance ticket info for all BOTMC events HERE
Wed. Sept. 21 - Berkeley Old Time Music Convention Welcome Party at Ashkenaz -- square dancing to Corn Potato String Band with Mike Lewinski calling, followed by a set of Cajun music with the legendary Ann Savoy, backed by Thompsonia!! Plus, jamming in the back studio, hosted by Harry & Cindy Liedstrand. Beginners welcome, all dances will be taught, all genders and ages welcome! Advance ticket info for all BOTMC events HERE
Thurs. Sept. 22 - BOTMC Concert at the Freight, with Piedmont Blūz, Corn Potato String Band and the New Vintage Revellers (Harry Liedstrand, Dan Warrick, Paul Kotapish) Advance ticket info for all BOTMC events HERE
Fri. Sept. 23 - BOTMC Concert at the Freight with Alice Gerrard, Tatiana Hargreaves and Reid Stutz; Earl White Stringband; Skillet Licorice Allsorts Orchestra. Suzy will be part of the Skillet Licorice Allsorts Orchestra (Elise Engelberg, Matt Knoth, Meredith Axelrod, Clinton Davis, Kelly Marie Martin and Suzy) for their set of rags and waltzes from the repertoire of the East Texas Serenaders. Advance ticket info for all BOTMC events HERE
Sat. Sept. 24 -- BOTMC Daytime in Civic Center Park (downtown Berkeley):
FREE activities
10:15 -- Family concert with Piedmont Blūz
11:00 -- String Band Contest
Evening -- Square dance party at Ashkenaz at 8:00
Clogging lesson with Mark Schatz
Square dancing to the music of the Earl White Stringband, Tatiana Hargreaves & friends, and Right To Parlay, with calling by Robin Fischer and Evie Ladin. Beginners welcome, all dances will be taught, all genders and ages welcome! Advance ticket info for all BOTMC events HERE
14 from noon - 3 pm
Free admission! Free Creole-style food!Berkeley Horticultural Nursery
1310 McGee Avenue (off of Hopkins), Berkeley
Mostly Cajun at this show - come dance, listen, enjoy the beautiful Nursery as we help them celebrate their 100th anniversary!
Sat. Nov. 5 from 2-4 PM
Free admission!
In the Elmwood - probably on Russell just above College Ave (across from Nabalom)
We'll play all kinds of music, we'll even play your requests!
Sat. Aug. 20 - from 4-6 pm -- outdoor afternoon concert -- Alameda
Eric Thompson's New Kleptograss Revival
Front Lawn
3275 Briggs Avenue
Between High St. and Fernside Blvd.
East End, Alameda Easiest access is via the High St. Bridge. From 880, take the High Street Exit
A rare chance to hear Eric do his thing with a stellar band!
It's finally going to happen, in an outdoor afternoon concert -- a rare chance to see (and hear!) Eric do his thing!!!
Eric Thompson’s Kleptograss Revival “borrows" tunes from many different styles, playing them with a bit of Bluegrass attitude. For this show, Eric joins forces with longtime cohort Alan Senauke on guitar, Paul Kotapish (Wake the Dead) on mandolin, and Chuck Ervin (Sons of the Pioneers) on bass, for an evening of “borrowed” music: old-timey string band styles, Blues, Irish, and Cajun traditions, plus a few tunes from Greece and Latin America. Eric Thompson has been a renowned guitar phenom for nearly 60 years, harking back to his "Before the Dead” and Dawg days as a teenage Bluegrass nut in the early ‘60s. Over the years he has delved deep into many styles of roots music; as they say, “You can take the boy out of Bluegrass, but you can’t take the Bluegrass out of the boy.” For this show, Eric will be showing off his shiny new toy, a German silver National Resonator guitar, and he’ll also bust out his 10-stringed Puerto Rican cuatro (which you can see in the above photo - L to R: Alan Senauke, Paul Kotapish, Eric Thompson
, Chuck Ervin.
Tues. Aug. 23 at 8:00 pm
Ann Savoy & her Raggedy Ann Dance Band at Ashkenaz, Berkeley.
The legendary Cajun musician Ann Savoy has put together a Bay Area all-woman Cajun dance band featuring Ann on accordion, fiddle, guitar and vocals with Suzy Thompson on fiddle and vocals, Karen Celia Heil on guitar, and Michaella Goerlitz on drums, plus special guests Agi Ban and Delilah Lewis on fiddles. More info and advance ticket link HERE
Friday Aug. 26 -- from 7:30 to 10:00 pmAnn Savoy & the Raggedy Ann Dance Band with Eric & Suzy Thompson, Agi Ban & Michaelle Goerlitz
Napa CA
Welcome Grange #791
3275 Hagen Rd.Napa, CA
Advance tickets: https://tinyurl.com/2k4dkbbs
$40 per person
Members of Welcome Grange: $35/person at [email protected]
A percentage of the ticket price will benefit the Welcome Grange #791. Beverages and snacks will be for sale at the event.
Sept. 21 - 25: The Berkeley Old Time Music Convention features tons of great artists including Alice Gerrard, Tatiana Hargreaves & Reid Stutz; the Earl White Stringband; Corn otato String Band; Piedmont Blūz (Valerie and Benedict Turner); New Vintage Revelers; Skillet Licorice Allsorts Orchestra; Right To Parlay; callers Evie Ladin, Robin Fischer, Mike Lewinski, and more !! Below are the highlights of the evening activities (and the Saturday daytime ones) but there is lots more including many FREE events. Check out the BOTMC website for all the info.
Four-day BOTMC pass now available! Good for all 4 ticketed evening events: Welcome Party and Dance on Weds, concerts at the Freight on Thurs and Fri, and the big Square Dance Party at Ashkenaz on Saturday night. Advance ticket info for all BOTMC events HERE
Wed. Sept. 21 - Berkeley Old Time Music Convention Welcome Party at Ashkenaz -- square dancing to Corn Potato String Band with Mike Lewinski calling, followed by a set of Cajun music with the legendary Ann Savoy, backed by Thompsonia!! Plus, jamming in the back studio, hosted by Harry & Cindy Liedstrand. Beginners welcome, all dances will be taught, all genders and ages welcome! Advance ticket info for all BOTMC events HERE
Thurs. Sept. 22 - BOTMC Concert at the Freight, with Piedmont Blūz, Corn Potato String Band and the New Vintage Revellers (Harry Liedstrand, Dan Warrick, Paul Kotapish) Advance ticket info for all BOTMC events HERE
Fri. Sept. 23 - BOTMC Concert at the Freight with Alice Gerrard, Tatiana Hargreaves and Reid Stutz; Earl White Stringband; Skillet Licorice Allsorts Orchestra. Suzy will be part of the Skillet Licorice Allsorts Orchestra (Elise Engelberg, Matt Knoth, Meredith Axelrod, Clinton Davis, Kelly Marie Martin and Suzy) for their set of rags and waltzes from the repertoire of the East Texas Serenaders. Advance ticket info for all BOTMC events HERE
Sat. Sept. 24 -- BOTMC Daytime in Civic Center Park (downtown Berkeley):
FREE activities
10:15 -- Family concert with Piedmont Blūz
11:00 -- String Band Contest
Evening -- Square dance party at Ashkenaz at 8:00
Clogging lesson with Mark Schatz
Square dancing to the music of the Earl White Stringband, Tatiana Hargreaves & friends, and Right To Parlay, with calling by Robin Fischer and Evie Ladin. Beginners welcome, all dances will be taught, all genders and ages welcome! Advance ticket info for all BOTMC events HERE