Fiddling Cricket Concerts 
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Bill
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"The Banjo in America" spotlights over 250 years of American banjo music performed on five historical and historical replica instruments. Ranging from a slave gourd banjo, to a 19th century minstrel banjo, an 1890's Cole Eclipse and a prewar flathead Gibson Mastertone, Bill Evans performs African music from the 1780's, mid-19th century minstrelsy, classic and ragtime music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and 20th century folk and bluegrass styles, along with healthy doses of his own original compositions. Tim Bond of Bluegrass Now magazine writes of Bill's work "he is able to reach into the banjo's past to make a sublime statement of its future…to create a sound firmly rooted in tradition but still fresh and vital." |
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Bill intersperses historical
information and humorous historical quotes from such diverse figures as Mark
Twain and Steve Martin to help trace the banjo's history from its
African roots to an instrument of the late 19th century middle class Victorian
parlor to an instrument associated with 20th century folk and bluegrass music.
"The Banjo in America" informs while it entertains, exposing audiences
to 250 years of American music and the startlingly rich history of America's
favorite instrument. Bill has performed "The Banjo in America" all over
the world, including residencies at the Shoin Women's University in Kobe,
Japan; Richmond Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, and Western
Washington University in Bellingham, among others. Bill is well known to Bay
Area audiences from his performances with the Bluegrass Intentions and Due
West. www.nativeandfine.com |
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Keith Greeninger and
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Keith Greeninger is a fourth generation Californian who has lived and traveled in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Central America - all while learning how to craft simple, honest and heartfelt songs, and to develop a deft and aggressive acoustic guitar style. When he returned to Santa Cruz he co-founded the trio, City Folk, an immensely popular group on the folk circuit. In a 6 years span they recorded 3 albums and also won KFOG's Best of the Bay Music Award. |
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Since that time Keith has
pursued both a solo career and collaborated with the Santa Cruz band,
Water, releasing several CDs, including his first solo CD, Wind River
Crossing. In 1997 he won the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival New
Songwriters Award. Last year he won the equally prestigious
TellurideTroubadour national songwriting contest. Keith paints intricate
portraits of the human condition with good tunes and strong vocals. In this
show, in addition to playing solo, he will also be backed by band friends with
a wide variety of instruments, a setting in which the music can morph instantly
from sensitive singer-songwriter into good-time party folk-rock.
www.keithgreeninger.com |
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Cosy Sheridan
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From Carnegie hall to the Dr. Demento Show and almost everything between are stops along the way for Cosy Sheridan and her music. She has garnered top honors from some of the most prestigious song writing contests: The Kerrville Folk Festival's New Folk award, The Telluride Bluegrass Festival's Troubadour Award and the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Songwriting Showcase Award. Trained in voice at the Berklee School of Music in Boston, she is also an excellent fingerstyle guitarist. She travels with her yoga mat, but without her gallbladder. She is compassionate, very sharp, and will talk about anything on stage. She may sing songs about body piercing, a more user-friendly Barbie Doll, the loneliness of an elderly neighbor, or how small and humble things in life can sew your heart back together. One way or another she will make you cry. www.cosysheridan.com |
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"Sheridan remains the
unapologetic voice of our conscience" - Album Networks |
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Playing bass and providing
harmony vocals for Cosy will be TR Ritchie, an accomplished solo
performer in his own right, with 4 CD's of original music and awards from half
a dozen national songwriting contests.
www.trritchie.com/ |
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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 here a few years back, but now lives in the mountains of North Carolina, where some of his songs are set. He has 5 solo CDs out - all critically acclaimed. The first 3 were on Rounder Records. The 4th, Baseball Ballads, has led to him performing 3 times at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. His latest is Color Came One Day. www.chuckbrodsky.com |
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"Reflects the good old US
of A, warts and all…" - Rolling Stone |
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Eliza Gilkyson Trio
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Last Updated: 12/07