Fiddling Cricket Concerts 
Concert Details
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Rushad Eggleston plus
Emily Elbert |
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Rushad Eggleston:
Born in a log cabin in Big Sur CA, Cello-goblin Rushad Eggleston is a masterful
improviser and a wildly inventive performer; he's known for his revolutionary
cello playing, semi-acrobatics, and motivational songs from his own land of
Sneth. Two decades of practicing and meditation led Rushad to invent bluegrass
cello, co-found folk-bluegrass sensation Crooked Still, and earn a
Grammy nomination with the all-star group Fiddlers 4. In 2007 he
strapped on his cello and unleashed the cello-driven rock band Tornado
Rider. http://tornadoriderband.com/fr_home.cfm |
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Acoustic Music Series At The Ugly Mug in
Soquel |
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Jeni Hankins and
Billy Kemp, from Tennessee, tour internationally and have played
festivals from Merlefest in North Carolina to the Maverick
Festival in England (which specializes in Americana!), as well as garnering
awards in songwriting (Jeni), flatpicking (Billy) and folk-singing. Jeni plays
guitar and mandolin, Billy is a consummate multi-instrumentalist. Their live
performance is built around Jeni's soulful lead singing, framed by Billy's
spare and subtle accompanying arrangements. Jeni's songs paint pictures of
churches and sherbet pie to moonshine, oxycodone and snake handling.http://www.jeniandbilly.com
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The Driftless plus American
Nomad |
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The Driftless is a
sweet and rowdy quartet of Santa Cruzians, Megan Saunders (mandolin,
banjo and vocals), Blair McLaughlin (fiddle, guitar and vocals), Rob
Smith (guitar, vocals) and Jeff Kissell (bass). They draw from folk,
blues, old time and bluegrass to build their own unique sound writing about
places, friends, lovers and local wanderings.
http://www.thedriftless.net
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Acoustic Music Series At The Ugly Mug in
Soquel |
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Locomotive Breath is the latest musical project of veteran Santa Cruz bassist, Daniel Vee Lewis, who is also one half of Dreambeach with Pipa Pinon and plays in several other bands. The band breaths new life into the classic rock they grew up with from the late 60's to mid-70's (the name comes from a Jethro Tull song) The other musicians are Bob von Elgg (guitar), who played in this series as Bob von Elgg and Friends a couple of years ago (that show holds the record for the most number of people through the door); Bill Walker (guitar), who has a 30 year performance career in all kinds of genres, and vocalist Bourne Archer, who, in covering everyone from Jim Morrison to Roger Daltry, puts his own signature on their songs. Drummer Marty Schuchardt is also part of the band, but will not be playing in this unplugged version. www.locomotivebreath.us http://www.bobvonelg.co |
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Darol Anger & The
Furies |
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Fiddler, composer, producer and educator, Darol Anger is at home in a number of musical genres, some of which he helped to invent. Exceptional among modern fiddlers for his versatility and depth, Anger has helped drive the evolution of the contemporary string band through his involvement with numerous path-breaking ensembles such as his Republic Of Strings, the Turtle Island String Quartet, the David Grisman Quintet, Montreux, his Duo with Mike Marshall, and others. He has performed and taught all over the world with musicians such as Dr. Billy Taylor, Bela Fleck, Bill Evans, Edgar Meyer, Bill Frisell, Tony Rice, Tim O'Brien, Anonymous 4, Marin Alsop and the Cabrillo Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony, Mark O'Connor, and Stephane Grappelli. Today Darol can be heard on NPR's Car Talk theme every week, along with Earl Scruggs, David Grisman and Tony Rice. He was also the violinist on the phenomenally popular Sim City computer games. In addition to performing all over the world, he has recorded and produced scores of important recordings since 1977, is a MacDowell and UCross Fellow, and has received numerous composers' residencies and grants. He has been a featured soloist on dozens of recordings and motion picture soundtracks. He is an Associate Professor at the prestigious Berklee School of Music. He recently began an ambitious online Fiddle School at ArtistWorks.com.http://www.darolanger.com/ |
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Good Luck Thrift Store
Outfit |
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Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit: Take two Americana singer-songwriters, an indie-rock veteran of a drummer, country-born bassist, and metal-bred pedal steel player, and what do you get: the rough-hewn yet driftwood-smooth; rebel-headed, but heart-of-gold sound of The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit. The outfit includes singer-songwriters Chris Doud and Will Taylor, bassist Taylor Webster, drummer Aaron Burtch, and master of all lead instruments, Matt Cordano. Likened to anything from Old Crow Medicine Show and The Avett Bros. to Asleep at the Wheel, Bob Wills and even Neil Young (depending on which live set you happen to catch) they most often defy categorization, usually settling for some hybrid of Americana, folk, rock, bluegrass, and that sweet, old country& western. They describe their efforts as trying to make good, honest, insightful music, that's not afraid of a good time and a little fun, that people will move their feet to, and that also goes real well with a straight road and a long drive. http://www.reverbnation.com/tgltso |
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Chris Webster Tracy
Walton and Bill Edwards |
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Chris Webster and Tracy Walton have been a magical duo vocal presence over the years fronting Mumbo Gumbo , finding ways to blend Webster's smoky, beguiling voice with Walton's joyful pop/rock vocals into something even better than each of them alone. Tracy Walton and Bill Edwards were together in Way Out West in the 80s and 90s. They will all be playing acoustic versions of Mumbo Gumbo originals and well chosen covers.www.chriswebstermusic.com |
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Ledward Kaapana
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Led Kaapana's mastery of stringed instruments, particularly slack key guitar, and his extraordinary baritone and leo ki`eki`e (falsetto) voices, have made him a musical legend. He has been thrilling audiences for more than 40 years. With easy-going style and kolohe (rascal) charm, he has built a loyal corps of Led Heads from Brussels to his birthplace on the Big Island of Hawaii. Recognition by his peers earned Led 4 Grammy nominations in his own right and 2 wins on slack key compilations. Mike Kaawa is one of Hawai‘i's finest 12-string guitar players and is a highly regarded musician. Mike describes his music as “Hawaiian with Attitude”. Fran Guidry: plays kika ki ho?alu or Hawaiian slack key guitar. www.ledkaapana.com www.kauaimusicscene.com/a/mike-kaawawww.kaleponi.com |
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Acoustic Music Series At The Ugly Mug in
Soquel |
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With four of the most
popular female Americana performers in the area, Henhouse delights their
fans with their engaging stage presence, upbeat songs, and stellar harmonies.
The band consists of Sherry Austin on rhythm guitar and vocals,
Sharon Allen on vocals and guitar, Tracy Parker on bass and
vocals, and Santa Cruz steel legend, Patti Maxine on lap steel, dobro,
and vocals. Their music covers the range from sweet love songs to gritty,
rockin' songs about cars, trains, and love gone wrong. It consists of originals
by Sherry and Sharon, as well as much loved covers by Americana artists, such
as Kate Wolf, Townes Van Zandt, and Nanci Griffith. The blend of
harmonies between the four women is exquisite. Singing with authority and
passion, their distinctive blend of folk, country and rock is filled with
warmth and conviction. All four also play in various other bands covering folk,
swing, blues, and Hawaiian genres.
www.hensinthehouse.com
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Fiddling Cricket
Show |
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Houston Jones is a
high-energy quintet of acoustic musicians who play an original blend of folk,
blues, bluegrass and gospel. They are long time favorites of Fiddling Cricket
audiences, having played for us since their inception in 2002. The band
consists of Waybacks cofounder and original guitarist, Glenn
Houston; the vocals and guitar of Travis Jones; Henry Salvia
on keyboard and accordion, Chris Kee on standup bass and Peter Tucker
on percussion (both also former members of the Waybacks).Though all the
band members are resident in the Bay Area, they originate from all over the US
and have about 150 years of collective professional music experience! What
separates Houston Jones from similar style bands is the quality of the
songwriting, with great hooks and melodies, making for exciting, high octane,
Americana.
www.houstonjones.com |
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Amy LaVere plus Carolyn
Sills Combo |
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Amy LaVere is a spitfire American singer, songwriter, upright bass player and actress based in Memphis, Tennessee. Her music is classified as Americana, combining a blend of classic country, gypsy jazz, rockabilly, and southern soul. She has appeared in the movies Walk The Line, Black Snake Moan and A Fine Step . Carolyn Sills writes and performs original music with guitarist Gerard Egan. They are heavily influenced by their vinyl record collection and enjoy performing western music - western swing, country western, west coast blues, spaghetti westerns and more. The combo features top local players Charlie Wallace on steel guitar and Jimmy Norris on drums, with Gerard on guitar and Carolyn on electric bass and vocals.http://amylavere.com and www.carolynsills.com |
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Fiddling Cricket Show |
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The short version is: Don't
miss this show! Or as Chuck Brodsky said "if you ever get a chance to
book this guy - do it! He is as good as it gets!" |
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Five Women / Five Life
Stories |
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An evening of Original and
Deeply Soulful Music & Spoken Word. |
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Acoustic Music Series At The Ugly Mug in
Soquel |
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Twisted Trio is
Topher Gayle on guitar, mandolator, and tenor banjo, Chris Finn on
bass and mandolin, and Louisa Knapp on fiddle. Sometimes all three play
ukuleles! The fare is an eclectic mix of styles, with a lot of humor, fine
harmony singing, and hot solos from Topher.
www.tophergale.com
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Last Updated: 05/19/13