Fiddling Cricket Concerts 
January 2010
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Fall / Winter Acoustic Music Series At
The Ugly Mug in Soquel |
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Celtic fiddler, Deby Benton-Grosjean, is a faculty member of Alasdair Fraser's Fiddle Camps, the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society in Vancouver, and several other such ventures, as well as teaching locally (Fiddle by Ear workshops) and hosting sessions for the Monterey Bay Contingent of the SF Scottish Fiddlers. She has two beautiful CDs of traditional music from Scotland, Ireland and beyond, working with longtime collaborators William Coulter, Barry and Shelley Phillips, and several others, and is known as an exceptional live performer, having won several championships and trophies, and covering a wide range of Celtic styles. |
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Chuck Brodsky
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Chuck Brodsky is a
musical storyteller who combines barb-witted social commentary with underlying
humanity, compassion and humor. His songwriting on the one hand pokes fun at
political corruption, small-town meanness, religion and our laughable culture,
and on the other, contains poignant vignettes, in vividly rendered stories, of
old, unknown, and unsung heroes. Originally from Philadelphia, Chuck was
resident in the Bay Area a few years ago, but now lives in the mountains of
North Carolina, where some of his songs are set. He has 7 solo CDs - all
critically acclaimed. The first 3 were on Red House Records. The 4th,
Baseball Ballads, has led to him performing 3 times at the National
Baseball Hall of Fame. His 2004 CD, Color Came One Day, produced by
JP Cormier, was recorded in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. His latest CD is
Two Sets, a double live CD recorded in several venues just like this
one. http://www.chuckbrodsky.com/ |
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Michael Gaither is
also a storyteller in the Americana style, honing his craft in the Santa Cruz
area for the last few years, and steadily gaining fans. He writes intelligent
lyrics and has a keen eye for detail and gentle humor.
http://www.michaelgaither.com |
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Peppino D'Agostino
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Peppino D'Agostino
has recorded 12 critically acclaimed guitar albums since arriving in San
Francisco from Italy as a street musician some 20 years ago. His busy touring
schedule now stretches from major festivals on the West Coast to Carnegie Hall
on the East to the Atrium in Prague. Few can match Peppino's combination of
technical mastery, composition, and lyrical artistry on the steel string. In
Guitar Player Magazine he was named Best Acoustic Guitarist in
the Reader's Choice Awards in May 2007. Everything about his playing is rooted
in his Italian heritage, whether as guitarist, composer, singer or teacher, so
it is fitting that his most recent CD is titled Made in Italy. The
material focuses on Italian folk and pop songs from the past few decades, as
well as work by the classical composer, Gioachino Rossini and legendary
film score composer Ennio Morricone. In this show he will present
material from this CD as well as earlier ones. Peppino has been playing for
Fiddling Cricket throughout its existence, and it is a pleasure tio have him
return to our stage once more.
http://www.peppinodagostino.com/index.shtml |
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Fall / Winter Acoustic Music Series At
The Ugly Mug in Soquel |
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Jayme Kelly
Curtis, based in Boulder Creek, is equally at home in rock, blues, folk and
jazz. As a singer-songwriter she has won praise from listeners press and radio
and has released 3 CDs over a number of years. She also loves to perform with
others, such as Uke be a Lady ( a swing trio), Dulcimer Girls (a
folk duo), and of course with Ukulele Dick Du Jour, in this duo. She was
the lead singer in the Motown Jug Band Review at Don Quixote's recently,
which drew over 200 people. In this show she will be the female crooner, and
player of many instruments. |
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Last Updated: 12/22/09