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| SLOFOLKS CONCERTS |
SLOfolks Concerts at Coalesce Bookstore begin at 7:00pm
SLOfolks Concerts at Castoro Cellars Winery, from October to May begin at 7:30pm.
Castoro Summer concerts from June to September begin at 7:00pm
Doors open at 6:00pm for our SLOfolks Concerts.
A catered dinner is offered at Castoro Cellars at 6pm
No outside food or beverages are allowed at any of the catered concerts.
Mobile Solar Power is donating a solar wagon for all Castoro outdoor shows.
SLOfolks would like to thank Travis Semmes for giving us the opportunity to use solar energy at our outdoor concerts.
mobilesolarpower.net
Photo on the right by Paul McCloskey -
Chuck Brodsky in concert at Castoro Cellars, January 26, 2008
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| WEST AFRICAN HIGHLIFE BAND |
West African High Life Band
July 18, Castoro Cellars, 7PM - $22 -
The West African Highlife Band is an authentic all-star group of West African music veterans. Together, they revive the 'highlife' dance classics, with a fusion of African and world musics. Rich vocal harmonies, intertwining guitars, and exciting percussion make this group unbeatable.
Ken Okulolo
Leader of three African bands
Nigerian vocalist/bassist/producer Ken Okulolo is one of the few popular African musicians of today whose roots extend deep into Nigerian musical history. As a bandleader, his warm, smiling personality enlivens three distinct performing groups: the modern Afro-beat band KOTOJA, the all-star WEST AFRICAN HIGHLIFE BAND,, and the acoustic, traditional NIGERIAN BROTHERS. Each group brings forth the universal healing magic of African music.
West African Highlife Band
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| PEPPINO D'AGOSTINO |
Peppino D'Agostino
Coalesce Book store, August 21, Solo Acoustic Concert, 7PM, $22
Castoro Cellars, August 22, with special guest bassist, Michael Manring 7PM - $22
Catered dinner by Giuseppe's (at an extra charge)
Peppino D'Agostino is a Renaissance man. He was born in Italy and everything about his art, virtuoso acousic guitarist, composer, singer, teacher and all-around entertainer, is rooted in his heritage.
His new CD,Made in Italy is like a little portrait of Italy.
"It's my thoughts and personal impressions of my native country...."
Peppino loves to sing," especially songs about life, love, loss and the pursuit of happiness," says Peppino....and the audience loves his singing!
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Peppino and SLOfolks are old friends. He has been performing for us for over twenty years and sells out every year. He has many fans in our area!
Peppino writes wonderful guitar pieces. He's one of my favorite composers for this cranky instrument. Plus, he's a tone player. I love his sound... gets the resin and the wood."
Leo Kottke
"a poet...among the best talents around"
San Francisco Chronicle
Peppino D'Agostino is on the cover of the 68th new issue of Fingerstyle magazine
Peppino was also "Best Acoustic Guitarist" 2007 Guitar Player Magazine Reader's Choice Awards.
Peppino D'Agostino
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Michael is one of the best bass players in the world and has won many awards/credits to that fact.
Michael's web site: http://www.manthing.com/
Wikipedia on Michael: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Manring
Michael's MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/michaelmanring
Michael Manring
Hailed by many as the world’s leading solo bassist, Michael Manring has been pushing back the boundaries of what’s possible on the bass guitar for decades. While his technical skill and innovations always make an impression, it is his ability to communicate on a profound emotional level that most touches listeners.
"Forget his astounding technique and musicality;forget his absolute command of his intruments;forget how seamlessly the musical ideas and the performance of them were wedded together....the enlightenment came most from feeling (seeing, hearing) the joy Michael felt to be playing...his brand of transcendental chops and musical understanding....was all in the service of the final outcome, the joy of making music." Tom Darter, Keyboard Magazine
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| MOIRA SMILEY & VOCO AT A.G .VILLAGE CONCERTS |
Sunday, September 6
A wonderful free concert.
MOIRA SMILEY & VOCO will be performing on the SLOfolks stage at the Arroyo Grande Village Summer Festival Series.
Inga Swearingen will open with Moira Smiley and Bass player Dylan Johnson
More information soon.
Moira Smiley & Voco is about the voice. Voice, cello and banjo render old song as new - and new sounds old. Voco sings original, improvisation-built dance song and ballad, mouth music and soul.
"This is a truly phonomenal act, combining the energy of urban street singing with first-rate musicianship and folk roots and traditions from throughout the world. Their body percussion sets are a sight to behold".
Larry Wines, Folkworks Magazine
Moira Smiley & Voco
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| WAKE THE DEAD |
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Wake The Dead
September 26, Castoro Cellars, 7PM - $22
Catered Dinner by Bon Temps Creole Café (at an extra charge.
When eight top Bay area musicians realized they shared as deep a love for the songs of the Grateful Dead as they did for traditional Celtic tunes, some brand-new music sprang up and started partying. One of the eight is singer, fiddler and fretman Danny Carnahan, a SLOfolks favorite from decades ago and a two-time"Indie" award winner whose original Irish-tinged songs are popular worldwide.
WAKE THE DEAD is a romp that flows seamlessly from rock grooves to hot
Irish reels, and from haunting airs to achingly beautiful melodies familiar to
Deadheads everywhere. “Sugaree” in waltz time, bracketed by an ancient
harp tune and infused with a poignant Celtic longing. “Bertha” thundering out
of “China Cat” on a mandolin tidal wave. The eerie lilt of the uilleann pipes,
giving a glow to “Bird Song” as if it was always meant to be there. Groove
jams to keep the tie-dye swirling. Vocal harmonies that float like clouds.
Wake The Dead
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| PRESTON REED |
Preston Reed
October 23, Coalesce Bookstore, 7PM $20
October 24, Castoro Cellars, 7:30PM $20
Preston Reed has virtually reinvented how the acoustic guitar is played. Reed practices a flamboyant "self-invented" style, characterized by percussive techniques and simultaneous rhythm and melody lines that dance and ricochet around each other, giving his music a level of excitement that is unparalleled among today's guitarists.
Playing an array of guitars from acoustic to electric to classical Reeds vast range of explosively original music will forever change your expectation of a guitarist.
Preston Reed
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| THE DUHKS |
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Friday. November 6, 7:30PM, Castoro Cellars, $20
The Duhks have made a brilliant, edgy career of blending folk, string-band, pop and world music since first forming in Winnipeg, Manitoba, seven years ago. Their full-throttle sound is simple to enjoy and difficult to define: The Canadian folk-pop band records on an American country label, Sugar Hill; the band hails from one of the coldest and most isolated music scenes in the Western Hemisphere, yet uses inspired Latin rhythms; and the group can take an old folk song about the Galveston, Texas, flood, "Mighty Storm," and make it hum with groove-crazed energy.
Daniel Gewertz, California Chronicle
The Duhks
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| ANNE HILLS |
Friday,November 20, Coalesce Bookstore, 7:00PM, $15
“Anne Hills is such an exquisite singer that it’s understandable that people might be swept up in the pure beauty of her voice and thereby overlook her writing. That would be a mistake. For me, Anne’s writing, in songs like ‘Follow That Road’ and many others, is as direct, melodic and deep as any work being done today.
She is quite simply one of my absolute favorite songwriters.”
Tom Paxton
“One of the most glorious voices in all of contemporary folk music.”
ChicagoTribune
Anne Hills
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| SLOFOLKS HOLIDAY CONCERT AT CASTORO CELLARS |
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Molly's Revenge is a Santa Cruz-based Celtic band known for its unique and infectious enthusiasm. The classic combination of bagpipes, whistle, fiddle, and song--set against a backdrop of guitar, bouzouki, and mandola accompaniment--guarantees an enjoyable experience for all fans of traditional Scottish and Irish music.
Our Holiday Concert at Castoro Cellars is a very festive occasion. We are very happy to have Molly's Revenge with Moira Smiley and special guest Inga Swearingen...two of our very favorite artists!
Molly's Revenge
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| SLOFOLKS CHRISTMAS CONCERT WITH PATRICK BALL |
Patrick Ball
December 11 (Friday) Coalesce Bookstore, $15
Patrick Ball is one of the premier Celtic harp players in the world and a captivating spoken word artist. In playing the ancient, legendary brass-strung harp of Ireland with its crystalline, bell-like voice, and in performing marvelous tales of wit and enchantment, he not only brings new life to two cherished traditions, but blends them in concert to create "a richly theatrical and hauntingly beautiful performance."
"What a rare holiday jewel this is! A delightful combination of seasonal Celtic harping, magical storytelling and personal tales. The audience was transported from holiday exhaustion into a world that was soothing and entertaining and filled with hope. What a gift!"
Mary McDougall, Spreckels Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park, CA
Patrick Ball
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| SLOFOLKS 2010 CONCERTS |
We are looking forward to booking another great season for our SLOfolks friends.
Thank you for supporting live music!
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| ROSALIE SORRELS TRIO |
Rosalie Sorrels Trio (Ben Burdock and Bill Lyles)
January 22, Coalesce Bookstore, 7PM - $20
January 23, Castoro Cellars, 7:30PM
One critic described Rosalie Sorrels' singing voice as one of the most wonderful voices in American music, an instrument as mellow and finely aged as an antique viola.
Gamble Rodgers referred to her as the hillbilly Edith Piaf.
She began her career as a folklorist in the 1950's -- she has an encyclopedic knowledge of the folk idiom, ranging from the English ballads to Mormon songs to the work of contemporary songwriters -- not just the songs but also the tradition from which they are derived. Her songs and stories serve to create and preserve the oral tradition.
Rosalie is a LEGEND, a self-willed high-velocity tornado, barnstorming festivals, night clubs, and low dives, all the while writing the book on what to do if you're a woman over 40 and on the road.
UTAH PHILLIPS
Rosalie Sorrels
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| FISHTANK ENSEMBLE |
FISHTANK ENSEMBLE
February 26, Coalesce Bookstore, 7PM, $20
February 27, Castoro Cellars, 7:30PM, $20
Fishtank Ensemble is world music like you've never heard before. Electrifying stage show combining opera scat, jazz, gypsy, flamenco violins - they are the brainchild of no one, the serendipitous reunion of six gifted and misfit musicians. From a dark croony gypsy jazz song sung in manouche to a wild Transylvanian gypsy anthem, to a flamenco song played on some unlikely instruments, they will have you swooning.
"For those in need of having their dervish whirled, the Bay Area's Fishtank Ensemble are the rompin' stompin' leaders of cross-pollinated Gypsy music...one of the most thrilling live acts on the planet."-LA Weekly
Fishtank Ensemble
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| GILLETTE, MANGSEN, JOHNSON & GRAHAM |
STEVE GILLETTE & CINDY MANGSEN
WITH ORVILLE JOHNSON & MARK GRAHAM
Friday, March 11, Coalesce Bookstore, 7PM ~ $20
Saturday,March 12, Castoro Cellars, 7:30PM ~ $20
Steve and Cindy have hit on a combination that consistently produces high quality recordings and entertaining stage shows. Their voices and their styles meld seamlessly with a gentleness and a maturity that is unmatched in the world of folk duos."
Matt Watroba, Sing Out Magazine
Steve and Cindy have been performing together for 19 years, bringing together their love of traditional music and their wealth of original songs. Accompanying themselves with guitar, concertina and banjo, their live performances are known for rich harmony, compelling songs and a good dose of humor.
"We find Steve and Cindy kindred spirits because of their loyalty to the tradition of Folk music and because they keep their story telling and music a part of our everyday lives."
Ted and Elisabeth
Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen
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THE KINGS OF MONGREL FOLK
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The Kings of Mongrel Folk are Orville Johnson & Mark Graham
The Kings of Mongrel Folk rule a vast domain populated by folk, blues, country, jazz, and nameless but intriguing musical forms that only they can bring to life. Hot harmonica, sharp guitar and dobro, soulful singing and witty songwriting.
(from My Space: http://www.myspace.com/thekingsofmongrelfolk
Check them out...they have such an amazing variety of songs!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orville_Johnson
Why would two of the most talented, zany and widely-respected roots musicians in the United States - both of whom have appeared on Garrison Keilor's Prairie Home Companion - choose to go on the road as a duo? Simple: Mark Graham and Orville Johnson love the magic when they play together as much as their audiences do. "People comment on that all the time," says Orville. "They can tell we're having a good time up there. We play on a lot of different emotions." Wry humor, virtuoso harmonica, soulful blues, hot pickin' and sweet country vocals - that's what you get when Orville and Mark combine forces as the Kings of Mongrel Folk. Graham's harmonica virtuosity on Irish and American fiddle tunes and his rich, woody sound on clarinet are well-known to fans of Kevin Burke's Open House.
Orville Johnson
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| PIERRE BENSUSAN |
April 2, Coalesce Bookstore, 7PM ~ $20
April 3, Castoro Cellars, 7:30PM ~ $20
Pierre is recognized as one of the most eloquent and diverse world musicians of our times.
PIERRE ON THE FRONT COVER OF ACOUSTIC MAGAZINE IN THE UK
(See issue 26 ~
Pierre has been elected Best 2008 World Music Guitar Player by the readers of Guitar Player Magazine in the USA
A DOCUMENTARY FILM ON THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF PIERRE BENSUSAN:
"STRINGS WITHOUT BORDERS" is currently being produced by award-winning filmmaker Roger Sherman of Florentine Films, New York.
There's a story behind each tune. And each performance by Bensusan is brimming with passion and grace, along with some of the most dazzling fingerstyle acoustic guitar playing on the planet. While Intuite may have been a triumphant tour de force for the French-Algerian virtuoso, he takes it up a notch on his latest offering for Favored Nations.
"Pierre Bensusan is the most creative energy in the world of steel string guitar by far."
William Piburn (Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine-USA/March 05)
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Andrew+White
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| ANDREW WHITE |
May 21, Coalesce Bookstore, 7PM ~ $20
May 22, Castoro Cellars, 7:30PM ~ $20
Andrew's finger-style guitar work is technically brilliant yet possesses a highly melodic structure. He is one of the few who combines international class guitar playing with skillfully crafted and beautiful songs. A humble and gifted musician, Andrew's music will take you on a spiritual journey over the mountains of his soul and rivers through it.
Andrew White, orginally from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, moved to New Zealand when he was 16 and quickly established himself asone the NZ's top guitarists and singer-songwriters. He released his first album, Conversations, in 1984 and was immediated signed by the US label Narada Records.
Andrew White has tourned interationally as a soloist and supoorting superstars such as Irish folk rock Clannad, The Corrs, Michelle Shocked, The Indigo Girls, Taj Mahal and many more. He also toured with Scots folk/MOR outfit Capercaillie and took a 50,000-strong German festival audience by storm in a pairing with Brendon Power, the harmonica sensation from the Riverdance Orchestra.
After sold-out tours of Ireland and New Zealand with Autralia's guitar- magician Tommy Emanuel,and successful solo tour of New Zealand and Cape Breton Fiddle virtuoso Gillian Boucher, Andrew is currently living in Canada with his family.
Andrew White
An extensive range of video clips are available on YouTube at this URL:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Andrew+White
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| 2010 SUMMER CONCERTS AT CASTORO |
SLOFOLKS' FIRST 2010 SUMMER CONCERT
HOUSTON JONES
AT CASTORO CELLARS, JUNE 12,7PM ~$22
(Photo by Paul McCloskey, 2,16,O8)
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