John McCutcheon has emerged as one of our most respected and loved folksingers. As an instrumentalist, he is a master of a dozen different traditional instruments, most notably the rare and beautiful hammer dulcimer. His songwriting has been hailed by critics and singers around the globe. His twenty-four recordings have garnered every imaginable honor, including five Grammy nominations. He has produced over twenty albums of other artists, from traditional fiddlers to contemporary singer-songwriters to educational and documentary works.

Fate has a magical way of bringing people together. Take the case of Joe and Hannah, aka Acoustic Eidolon. In 1995, Hannah, a studio cellist, received a call to play on a Boulder ensemble’s record. Hannah listened in amazement as directions to the recording studio told her to turn on a small road near her home, and then turn down her own street past her house!

Little did Hannah know that across the street and three houses away lived Joe, the greatest double-neck guitjo player in the world (OK, the only double-neck guitjo player in the world).

George, Diane, Pamela, and Laura have been performing together for almost 20 years at concerts and festivals across the United States. Yes, they are actually sisters, and Geoge is their cousin. When he moved back to California, they realized they all loved the the same kind of music, and had learned many of the same songs. They worked on some tunes together, and ended up being asked on stage for the first time by the popular duo Men of Worth at the Bob Burns Restaurant in Woodland Hills, California.

Cosy Sheridan has been called "one of the era's finest and most thoughtful singer/songwriters." A winner of the Kerrville Folk Festival NewFolk Showcase and the Telluride Troubadour Contest, she has played everywhere from Carnegie Hall and The Jerry Lewis Telethon to the Philadelphia Folk Festival. Her songs have appeared in best-selling author Robert Fulghum's book "Third Wish" and in the documentary "Lines Across The Sand."

Mike + Ruthy met in NYC, just out of college. Daughter to Hudson Valley fiddling legend Jay Ungar and folk-singer Lyn Hardy, Ruthy’s was a past steeped in the folk tradition. Mike had his musical roots planted in the ska-punk and rock scene blasting from the college radio station in his hometown of Durham, NH. The two fell in love and went on to form the folk-rock behemoth The Mammals, which toured the world many times over. Now married and settled just outside Woodstock, NY, they tour with a full band or as a duo and sometimes share the stage with their fiddling two-year-old son, Will.

Yale Strom---violin/vocals
Elizabeth Schwartz---vocals/hand percussion
Jeff Pekarek-Bass

An evening of Klezmer music and a special premiere of Yale performing the tunes of David Tarras.

Yale Strom will premiere his new biography, Dave Tarras: THE KING OF KLEZMER. Yale will read some excerpts from the book and perform some of David Tarras's tunes that were never published. You'll be experiencing a night of memories and historic music that goes to the heart of Klezmer and Eastern European music.

*For Fiddle, Mandolin & Guitar!

Born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 11, 1955, Peter Sprague was raised in Colorado until 1963, when his family moved to Del Mar, California. Inspired by his father's love of jazz, he took up the guitar when he was twelve. By the age of fifteen he was devoting all his time and energy to learning music. He studied with San Diego jazz guitarist Bill Coleman, played in his high school stage band, and formed his first group, the Minor Jazz Quartet.

Patty Hall walked some of the same folk music roads during the 1960's great folk scare/revival on the west and east coast. Over the years and down many different roads since traveled, Patty has continued her musical journey.
Join her in an evening of folk music, blues, old time traditional music and original songs.

TBA