Past Performers
SLOfolks has brought a variety of musicians to the Central Coast for over twenty years. The 2005 list is below--click on the links to go to the artists' home pages.

Going further back, some of the musicians listed here played in House Concerts at Linnaea's Place. There are too many to list on this page but we will name a few.

Goldenbough, Rosalie Sorrels, Gabriel Yacoub, Catfish Keith, Banish Misfortune, Patrick Ball, Maureen & Ciel, Critton Hollow String Band, Evo and Jemmy Bluestein, Peter Finger, Laurie Lewis, Anne Hills & Ilene Weiss, Tony Trishka, Dave Baumgarten, Bill Mize & Ed Gerhard, Martin & Jessica Simpson, Madeline MacNeil, Sarah Elizabeth Campbell & David Maloney, Ad Vielle que pourra, Ralph Blizard with John Lilly, Harvey Reid, Carol McComb with Nina Gerber, Danny Carnahan with Robin Petrie, Side Saddle, Solid Air, Stanley Greenthal with Gary Haggarty,Kristina Olsen and the Loose String Band, Utah Phillips, Felix LeBlanc, Gilles Lapierre and Conrad Lemieux, Sally Rogers and Howie Bursen, Roy Bookbinder, Condor, Jacqui & Bridie, Lisa Ornstein and Nicholas Hawes, Mark Nelson and Davey Brown.

Photo top right ~ Rahim AlHaj - Oct.13 & 14th, 2006 at Coalesce Bookstore and Castoro Cellars -



The Artists 2005
Molly's Revenge
January 8 - Castoro Cellars

Mike Marshall with Choro Famoso
February 11, Castoro Cellars

Mike Marshall with Choro Famoso in photo at right

Peter Ostroushko with Arkadiy Yushin
February 26, Coalesce Bookstore

World Beat Drums
March 12, Castoro Cellars

Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen
March 24, Coalesce Bookstore

Alice Stuart and the Formerlys
April 8, Castoro Cellars,

Casey Neill with Lewi Longmire
May 13, Coalesce Bookstore

Anne McCue Trio - May 7, Castoro Cellars

William Pint & Felicia Dale
June 10, Coalesce Bookstore

The Duhks
June 28, Castoro Cellars

Laurence Juber
July 23, Castoro Cellars

Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel
July 29, Castoro Cellars

Baguette Quartette
Castoro Cellars, August 6,

Peppino D'Agostino
August 19, Coalesce (SOLO)
August 20, Castoro Cellars

Photo on the right is Peppino D'Agostino

Hanz Araki with Suzanne Taylor
September 17, Coalesce Bookstore

The Bills
September 24, Castoro Cellars

SLOFOLKS Benefit Concert with Bob and Wendy, Jill Knight, Michael Fracasso and Big Rock Balalaikas
October 8,Castoro Cellars

Tania Opland & Mike Freeman
October 21, Coalesce Bookstore
October 22 Castoro Cellars
October 23 at Linnaea's Cafe

Gordon Bok
November 5, Coalesce Bookstore

Robby Longley
November 11 Coalesce Bookstore
November 12, Castoro Cellars



The Artists 2006

JamesTalley
January 27 - Coalesce Bookstore
January 28 - Castoro Cellars

James Talley Photo on the right

Anne Weiss and DavidJacobs-Strain
Feb. 24 - Coalesce Bookstore
Feb. 25 - Castoro Celllars

John Danley
March 10 - Coalesce Bookstore -

Small Potatoes
March 31 - Castoro Cellars

Jeff Linsky
April 7 - Coalesce Bookstore
April 8, Castoro Cellars

California Guitar Trio
May 13 - Castoro Cellars

Lao Tizer
June 24, Castoro Cellars -

Sligo Rags
June 30, Coalesce Bookstore
July 1st Caffe Luna

Eric Bibb
July 6, Castoro Cellars

Jamie Laval & Ashley Broder
July 14, Caffe Luna
July 15, Coalesce Bookstore

Peppino D'Agostino
August 18, Coalesce Bookstore
August 19, Castoro Cellars

West African Highlife Band
Castoro Cellars, September 16 -

Jamie Byrd
Coalesce Bookstore, September 22
Green Acres Lavender Farm, September 23 -

Rahim AlHaj
Coalesce Bookstore, October 13
Castoro Cellars, October 14

Misty River
Coalesce Bookstore, November 10
Castoro Cellars, November 11

The Duhks
December 1st,Castoro Cellars



The Artists - 2007


Adrian Legg -
Coalesce Bookstore, January 19
Castoro Cellars, January 20 -


Diana Jones
Coalesce Bookstore, February 2
Green Acres Lavender Farm, February 3 -

Mary Flower
Castoro Cellars, February 24
La Lomita Ranch, February 25 -

Los Pinguos at Castoro Cellars- July 21,2007 -(Paul McCloskey photo) -

Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen with Orville Johnson & Mark Graham
March 23, Coalesce Bookstore
March 24, Castoro Cellars

Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel
April 20, Coalesce Bookstore
April 21, Castoro Cellars

Moira Smiley & Voco
May 11, Coalesce Bookstore
May 12, Castoro Cellars

Over The Edge
June 1st, Coalesce Bookstore
June 2, Green Acres Lavender Farm

Baguette Quartette
June 23, Castoro Cellars

Sligo Rags
July 6, Coalesce Bookstore
July 7, Green Acres Lavender Farm.

Los Pinguos
July 21, Castoro Cellars.

Peppino D'Agostino
August 17, Coalesce Bookstore, (solo)
August 18, Castoro Cellars (with his band and guest saxophonist Andrew Beal)

Rita Hosking and Cousin Jack
September 7, Coalesce Bookstore
September 8, Green Acres Lavender Farm.

Druha Trava
September 29, Castoro Cellars.

John Danley and Gove Scrivenor
October 12, Coalesce Bookstore
October 13, Castoro Cellars

The Fishtank Ensemble
October 27, artMinds Studio, SLO

The Marc Atkinson Trio
November 9, Coalesce Bookstore
November 10,Castoro Cellars

Jeff Linsky
December 7, Coalesce Bookstore
December 8, Castoro Cellars
The Artists 2008
Robert Earl Longley -
January 11, Castoro Cellars

Photo on the right - Robert Earl Longley - Photographer: Paul McCloskey

Chuck Brodsky -
January 25 - Coalesce Bookstore
January 26 - Castoro Cellars

Houston Jones -
February 15, Coalesce Bookstore
February 16, Castoro Cellars

Tom Begich with special Guest Rolfe Buzzell
March 7,Coalesce Bookstore
March 8, Double Bill with Claudia Russell Trio, Green Acres Lavender Farm
Claudia Russell

Pierre Bensusan
March 28, Coalesce Bookstore
March 29, Castoro Cellars

Boulder acoustic Society
April 25, Coalesce Bookstore
April 26, Castoro Cellars

Eric Taylor
May 9, Coalesce bookstore
May 10, San Luis Obispo Art Center

Prince Diabate
May 23, Coalesce Bookstore
May 24, Castoro Cellars