Old Time Music Calendar for SF Bay Area

Upcoming events of old time music interest in the SF Bay Area:

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11/4/24


GENERAL INFO:

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To keep up with old time happenings in the Bay Area, join the oldtimesf groups.io group (formerly a Yahoo group):


Go to https://groups.io/g/oldtimeSF/


This calendar is also available at https://sites.google.com/site/davbrown2/oldtimesf 

and can be located through the BOTMC (Berkeley Old Time Music Convention) website http://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org under the "Other Events" menu item.


The website is updated more frequently, but I will continue to limit emails via oldtimeSF to monthly, unless there is important breaking news.


My monthly calendar of Celtic (Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton, Quebecois, etc) music events in the SF Bay Area is posted to the CelticSF groups.io group, and can be found at:


https://sites.google.com/site/davbrown2/celtic




NEWS/HIGHLIGHTS

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* Registration for Camp Harmony is now open!  https://www.sffmc.org/


* The jam at the Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St (at Alabama) SF is no longer happening (the owner has decided to shorten the cafe's hours

and it is no longer open in the evening).



SAVE THE DATE

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* Dare to be Square, Boise ID Nov 8-10 


* DeFord Bailey Legacy Festival Dec 13-15 Freight https://thefreight.org/deford/


* Dec 27 2024 -Jan 1 2025 Camp New Harmony (SF Folk Music Club) Camp Newman (near Santa Rosa)


* Portland Old Time Gathering Jan 16-19 2025 (MLK weekend)


* Jim Kweskin & Samoa Wison with Suzy Thompson Hillside Club Jan 23 2025


DANCES

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* Feral Friday Square Dance next -  11/8/24 

Polish Club 3040 22nd St @ Shotwell, SF

  6:45pm-8pm jam

  7:30pm-8pm pre-dance beginners lesson

https://www.karenceliaheil.com/fourth-friday-dance


* East Bay Square dance 11/15/24

at the Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St Berkeley 

Nina Berry calling, Vortex Willie (Michelle Yu & friends)

https://www.bacds.org/series/square/east-bay/

https://www.facebook.com/eastbaysquaredance


* Also check the Rip and Snort calendar at https://www.ripandsnort.com/.


JAMS

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* Old Time jam

2nd Friday 6:45 to 8:00 before the Feral Friday Square Dance

 11/8/24

Polish Club 3040 22nd St @ Shotwell, SF


* SF Andronico jam 

1st, 3rd, 5th Tues 7pm-10pm 

Funston between Lincoln & Irving SF


* Progressive Grounds Sun.  3-6pm (week of the month may vary)

Progressive Grounds Cafe, 400 Cortland St. in San Francisco's Bernal Height


* Shred Sesh - 3rd Sat 4-6pm 

Hosted ONION jam, rotating hosts. All Welcome

Starry Plough, Berkeley

Nov 16 - North Bay Allstars

Dec 21 - Evil Diane

Jan 18 - Skillet Licorice

Feb 15 - KC & the MooNshine Band

Mar 15 - Bearcat Stringband


* Oldtime jams at the Freight - all 3-5pm, and typically 2nd Sunday

Nov 10, Dec 8

https://secure.thefreight.org/events?k=jams&view=list


* Old time jam Rotary Valley Senior Village Community Center San Rafael

2nd Sat of month

Sat 11/9/24 11am-1pm


* Old time jam at the Way Station (Fairfax) - 3rd Sunday of the month

11/17/24 1pm-3:30pm

bring your own chair


* Upcoming old time nights at the Tam Jam Invitational Jam

Taste of Rome 1000 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965

Sun Nov 10 

https://jambot.org/JamBots/TamJam


* Old Time and Celtic session upstairs at SF Folk Music Club - 2nd & 4th Fridays 7pm-10pm

St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church 2097 Turk Boulevard (at Lyon Street) SF

https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/


* 1st Sun 1-5pm::

Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association 

summer: Rose Garden Park on Naglee

otherwise Hoover Middle School, 1635 Park Ave., San Jose 95126 corner of Naglee and Park

http://www.scvfa.org/ (http://www.fiddlers.org)


* 3rd Sunday 1pm

Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association 

acoustic jam in various parks in the south bay & Santa Cruz

http://www.scvfa.org/ (http://www.fiddlers.org)


See the section "ONGOING SESSIONS" below for details and other jams.



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UPCOMING

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Nov 8-10 2024

Dare to be Square West

Phil Jamison, Susan Michaels

Horsenecks, Big Chimney, Idyltime

Boise ID

https://www.facebook.com/DareToBeSquareWest

https://www.daretobesquareboise.com


Fri Nov 8 2024 4pm-6pm

East Bay Serenaders (John Gravois, Mike Thompson & friends)

Flowerland Nursery 1330 Solano Ave, Albany. Wine, pie, & coffee.


Nov 8 2024

Feral Friday Square Dance 

Old Time jam from 6:45 to 8:00

pre-dance lesson to learn basic square dance moves 7:30pm-8pm

dance starts 8pm

Polish Club 3040 22nd St @ Shotwell, SF

https://www.karenceliaheil.com/fourth-friday-dance


Nov 9 2024 

Corn Likkers

Dana Wallinga calling

Palo Alto contra

https://bacds.org/


Nov 9 2024 7:30pm

Tall Poppy String Band

Santa Cruz house concert

Concerts AT instantharmony.com


Sun 11/10/24

3pm-5pm Freight oldtime jam


Sun 11/10/24 3pm

Tall Poppy String Band

St Mary's By The Sea Episcopal Church, Pacific Grove 

https://www.celticsociety.org/


Mon Nov 11 2024 7pm

Tall Poppy String Band

Oakland Backyard House Concert

houseconcert AT att.net


Fri Nov 15 2024

East Bay Square Dance  

Nina Berry, Michelle Yu & friends

Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St, Berkeley

https://www.bacds.org/series/square/east-bay/


Nov 2024 (typically 2nd weekend of November)

California Bluegrass Reunion - tribute to the Bluegrass Album Band

(Bill Evans, John Reischman, Jim Nunally, Chad Manning, Sharon Gilchrist & Mike Witcher) 

Fri Nov 15 7pm The Side Door 7pm Sacramento, CA

Sat Nov 16 7:30pm 528 The California, 7th Street Santa Rosa, CA:

Sun Nov 17 7pm Freight

Tues Nov 19 7pm (5:30pm dinner) Otter Opry  United Methodist Church Monterey

https://billevansbanjo.com/schedule.php


Sat Nov 16, 5:30pm-8:30pm

Alan Bond & Skedaddle

Depot Cafe & Bookstore, Mill Valley


Sat Nov 23, 7pm-9pm

Alan Bond & Skedaddle

Cotati House Concert 

mail Heidi.Chesney AT gmail.com


Nov 25-27 2024 9am-3pm

Music & More Thanksgiving Week Mini-Camp

for 3rd-5th graders

led by Krishna Feeney 

Organized by CBA Kids on Bluegrass Program Director Helen Garrett

Hanna Center, Sonoma 

https://hannacenter.org/camps/


Sun Dec 8 2024

3pm Old time jam Freight


Fri Dec 13 7pm-10pm

Memorial contra dance for Kirston Koths

Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St, Berkeley

https://www.bacds.org


Dec 13-15 2024

DeFord Bailey Legacy Festival 

Freight, Berkeley

https://thefreight.org/deford/


Dec 27 2024 -Jan 1 2025

Camp New Harmony 

SF Folk Music Club

Camp Newman (near Santa Rosa)

https://www.sffmc.org


Jan 10-12 2025

Dulcimoon Virtual Dulcimer Festival

Workshops, Concerts, kids events, etc

2024: https://dulcimoon.com


January 16-19 2025 (MLK weekend) 

Portland Old-Time Music Gathering

including Alice Gerrard (with Tatiana Hargreaves & Reed Stutz)

https://bubbaville.org/gathering/

old website: http://www.bubbaguitar.com/gathering/

https://www.facebook.com/portland.gathering


Jan. 16 2025

Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin

Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz


Jan. 17 2025

Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin

Sweetwater, Mill Valley


Jan. 18 2025

Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin

B Side Theatre/Sofia, Sacramento


Jan 23 2025 7:30pm

Jim Kweskin & Samoa Wison with Suzy Thompson 

Hillside Club Berkeley

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hillside-echoes-presents-jim-kweskin-samoa-wilson-featuring-suzy-thompson-tickets-1061272467519


Feb 2025 (1st weekend of Feb)

Virtual Lark

https://www.larkcamp.org


Feb 8 2025

Del McCoury Band

Freight


Feb 9 2025 7pm 

Del McCoury Band

Freight


Feb 2025 (Presidents Day Weekend) 

Olympia Old-Time Music Festival, Olympia WA

dances, concerts, workshops, jamming

http://olyoldtime.weebly.com/


Feb 20-23 2025

Wintergrass, Bellevue WA

Bruce Molsky & Darol Anger; Lonesome Ace String Band, Genticorum

https://wintergrass.com/


March 5 2025 7pm (dinner 5:30pm)

Lonesome Ace Stringband

Otter Opry

Monterey United Methodist Church, 1 Soledad Dr Monterey

https://otteropry.org/events


March 6-9 2025 (1st full weekend in March)

Southwest Old Time String Band Gathering

Hacienda Program Center (Girl scout camp)

Tucson, AZ

http://swotgathering.com


March 7-9 2025

Spring Harmony Online

https://www.sffmc.org


Spring 2024

Berkeley Old Time Music Convention Spring Situation

http://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org


Sat Mar 2025 1pm (typically 2nd Sat of March)

Sonoma County Bluegrass & Folk Festival Sebastopol

Crooked Jades, others

2024: https://seb.org/bluegrass-2024/


MARCH 22 2025

first Annual Lark Traditional Arts Fundraising Concert and Jam Sessions

Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA.

https://www.larkcamp.org/


April 4-6 2025

Epicenter contra dance weekend

Mill Valley

http://www.nbcds.org


April 3-6 2025 (tentative)

Fiddle Hell online.  

Recordings available for 4 months 

https://www.fiddlehell.org/


April 2025

CBA Spring Campout

combined with California State Old Time Fiddle Contest

Lodi Grape Festival Fairgrounds, Lodi

https://californiabluegrass.org/california-bluegrass-events/


April 25-28 2025 

Walker Creek Music Camp - bluegrass, old time,  and more

West Marin (between Novato & Marshall)

https://walkercreekmusiccamp.org/

email: info AT walkercreekmusiccamp.org


April 27 2025

San Francisco Festival of the Mandolins

Croatian American Cultural Center

60 Onondaga Ave San Francisco, CA 94112

http://croatianamericanweb.org

https://www.facebook.com/sfmandofest


Apr 2025

Berkeley Bluegrass Festival

Freight

https://thefreight.org/bluegrass/


May 2-4 2025

Old Time Campout at Lake Cachuma (near Goleta/Santa Barbara)

info: steveowens AT cox.net


May 7-11 2025

Julian Family Fiddle Camp (a CBA event)

https://californiabluegrass.org/cbaevent/julian-family-fiddle-camp/


May 9-11 2025

Parkfield Bluegrass Festival

Mother's Day Weekend

arrive on Wed to get a good camp spot

https://parkfieldbluegrass.org/


May 2025?

Berkeley Dulcimer Reunion

Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists

1606 Bonita Ave Berkeley

deborahj AT djhamouris.com


May 2025 Noon-4pm

Fresno World Fiddle Day 

Sponsored by the Fresno Folklore Society

First Congregational Church, 2131 N Van Ness Blvd Fresno

2024: https://www.facebook.com/events/404397362560175

presented by Fresno Folklore Society https://www.facebook.com/FresnoFolkloreSociety

https://www.fresnofolklore.net


Videos from previous Fiddle Days can be found at

https://cmac.tv/?s=fiddle&post_type=show

Also viewable on a Roku player (add the CMAC channel)


May 13-18 2025

California Autoharp Gathering

St. Nicolas Ranch, Dunlap CA 

https://calautoharp.com/


May 2025 (typically 3rd Sun in May)

Topanga Banjo & Fiddle Contest

Agoura Hills, CA

http://www.topangabanjofiddle.org/


May 22-26 2025 (Memorial Day Weekend)

Strawberry Spring Music Festival

Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley

https://strawberrymusic.com/


May 23-26 2025 (Memorial Day Weekend)

Northwest Folklife, Seattle

https://nwfolklife.org/festival/


May 24-25 2025 (Memorial Day weekend) 12pm-8:30pm

SF Folk Club Gathering 

Cedar Rose Park

https://www.sffmc.org/


June 1-7 2025

Colorado Roots Music Camp

Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp, Divide CO

https://www.rmmc.org/roots/camp-1/

https://www.facebook.com/corootsmusiccamp


June 8-11 2025

CBA Music Camp

Grass Valley

(Sun-Wed before CBA Fathers Day Festival)

https://californiabluegrass.org/summer_music_camp/smc-home/


June 12-15 2025

CBA Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival 

Grass Valley 

https://californiabluegrass.org/fathers_day_festival/fdf-home/


June 16-21 2025

Redwood Music Teen Camp

Monte Toyon, Aptos

https://www.communitymusicschool.org/redwood-music-teen-camp4


June 2025

Stickerville (Weiser Friends of the Fiddle) campout

Weiser ID 

The (mostly) old time campout at Stickerville starts earlier than 

the fiddle contest.

http://www.stickerville.org/


Jun 2025

Sierra Fiddle Camp 

Nevada City

http://www.sierrafiddlecamp.org/


June 2025 (3rd full week of June)

National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest & Festival

Weiser, ID

http://www.fiddlecontest.com/


Sat June 2025?  11am-6pm

San Francisco Bluegrass and Old-Time Festival

Salesforce Park, SF

sponsored by CBA & Bluegrass Pride

2024: https://www.facebook.com/events/283506094728378


June 22-28 2025

BACDS Family Week Camp

Monte Toyon (Aptos, near Santa Cruz)

https://www.bacds.org/familyweek


June 22-29 2025

Big Sur Fiddle Camp

https://www.bigsurfiddlecamp.org/


June 23-28 2025

Voice Works (vocal workshop week)

Port Townsend WA

https://centrum.org/program/voice-works/


June 29 -July 4  2025

BACDS American Week Camp

Quaker Center, Ben Lomond (Santa Cruz mountains)

https://www.bacds.org

https://amweek.camp/


June 29 - July 6 2025

Festival of American Fiddle Tunes

Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend WA

https://centrum.org/program/fiddle-tunes/


June-July 2025

"Mule Barn Camp" 

Jefferson County Fairgrounds (next to Fort Worden)

concurrent with Fiddle Tunes

Port Townsend WA

http://www.mulebarncamp.com/


July 2025 (4th of July weekend) 

SF Folk Club campout

Camp Herms, El Cerrito

https://www.sffmc.org/


July 6-18 2025 

NimbleFingers Bluegrass & Old-Time Workshop 

Sorrento BC

http://www.nimblefingers.ca

https://www.facebook.com/nimblefingersmusic/


July 2025?

Shasta String Celebration

Weed concert

hosted by Tristan & Tashina Clarridge

http://www.summerstringsummit.com


July 2025

Whole Music Camp

Camp Winthers, Soda Springs CA

https://www.wholemusiccamp.com


July 2025

SF Free Folk Festival - concerts, workshops, dancing

Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park, SF

oldtime jam & Appalachian Ballad Singing workshop at 12pm

Quebecois jam at 1pm

Cajun jam at 2pm

http://www.sffolkfest.org/


July 2025? - Website has expired 

West Marin Fiddle Camp 

Commonweal Gardens in Bolinas, CA 

https://www.westmarinfiddlecamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/westmarinfiddlecamp


July 2025

California Coast Music Camp

https://www.musiccamp.org/


July 21-Aug 1 2025

Redwood Music Kid Camp

(A two-week day camp for young musicians ages 7-13)

St. Phillips Episcopal Church in Scotts Valley

https://www.communitymusicschool.org/kid-camp


August 1-9, 2025

Lark in the Morning Camp 

Mendocino

https://www.larkcamp.org


July-Aug 2025

Washington Oldtime Fiddlers Assocation workshop

fiddle, guitar & mandolin workshops

Moses Lake, WA

http://fiddlecamp.wotfa.org/


July 27-Aug 3 2025

Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival & Workshop 

https://centrum.org/program/acoustic-blues/


Aug 2025 (1st weekend of Aug)

Pickathon Roots Music Festival 

Pendarvis Farm near Portland. 

http://www.pickathon.com


July/Aug 2025

Puget Sound Guitar Workshop - Bremerton, WA

http://www.pugetsoundguitarworkshop.org/


Aug 2025 (2nd weekend of August)

Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, Hollister

San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos

https://ncbs.info/gof/


Aug 7-9 2025 (2nd weekend of August)

Subdued Stringband Jamboree 

Bellingham WA

http://www.stringbandjamboree.com/


Aug 2025

Historic Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival

Sutter Creek CA

http://www.historicsuttercreekragtimefestival.com/ 


August 9-17 2025

second Sunday in August through the third Sunday.

Centralia Campout

Centralia WA

http://www.centraliacampout.com/


Aug 10-16 2025

Colorado Roots Music Camp

Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp, Divide CO

https://www.rmmc.org/roots/camp-2/

https://www.facebook.com/corootsmusiccamp


Aug 2025

Balance the Bay (in-town contra dance weekend)

typically 2nd weekend of August

Janet Pomeroy Center, SF (near the zoo)

http://www.bacds.org/camps/btb


Aug 2025

Redwood Dulcimer Day 

http://www.redwooddulcimerday.org/

https://www.communitymusicschool.org/dulcimer-day/


Aug 2025?

International Sea Music Festival

SF Maritime National Historical Park


Aug 2025

California Musical Saw Festival

Santa Cruz, Roaring Camp (Felton)

http://www.sawplayers.org/festinfo.html


Aug 2025

CBA Golden Oldtime Campout

Camp Russian River,  Guerneville CA

https://californiabluegrass.org/goc/home/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064358995162


August 2025

(Thurs before Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddle Camp)

Fiddle Summit w/ Scottish Fiddle Camp facultyFraser, and Nic Gareiss

Freight, Berkeley


August 2025

Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddle Camp

(typically Fri through following Sat, week ending in Labor Day weekend)

Camp Campbell, Boulder Creek

http://www.valleyofthemoon.org


Aug-Sept 2025 (Labor Day Weekend)

Zigzag Old Time Music Campout 

Zagzag Mountain Farm 

on Mount Hood about an hour from Portland OR

https://bubbaville.org/zigzag/

https://www.zigzagmountainfarm.com/


Aug 2025? (Friday of Labor Day Weekend) 

Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School Concert 


Aug-Sept 1 2025 Labor Day Weekend

Plumas Americana Music Festival

Plumas Sierra County Fairgrounds

204 Fairground Rd, Quincy, California 95971

http://www.plumasamericana.com/ - 404 error 2/20/24

https://www.facebook.com/p/Plumas-Homegrown-Americana-Festival-100068979591188/


Sept 2025 (Labor Day Weekend)

SF Folk Club campout

Camp Herms, El Cerrito

https://www.sffmc.org/


Sept 4-7 2025

American Banjo Camp

Pilgrim Firs Conference Center, Port Orchard WA

http://www.americanbanjocamp.com/


Sept 2025 (typically 3rd weekend of Sept)

Echo Summit contra dance weekend

Camp Sacramento

2024: https://sactocds.wordpress.com/echo-summit-dance-camp-2024/


Sept 2025

annual jam at SF Botanical Garden's Flower Piano

Golden Gate Park Arboretum; 9th Ave & Lincoln

Contact Dinah Stroe at dinahbeatrice AT gmail.com.

https://sfbotanicalgarden.org/flowerpiano/

http://sunsetpiano.com/flowerpiano/


Sept 16-21 2025 (subject to change)

Berkeley Old Time Music Convention

https://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org


Sept 2025

Fiddler's Jam 11am-5pm

music & street fair

Fiddletown CA (foothills, Amador County)

http://fiddletowncc.org/events/


Sept 2025

JAMboree

Ruhstaller Farm, Dixon, CA

http://rivertunes.net/

https://ruhstallerfarm.com/events/


Sept 2025

Annual Fiddle & Bango (sic) Contest & Chili Cook-off

Columbia State Historic Park

https://www.visitcolumbiacalifornia.com/events

https://parks.ca.gov/?page_id=27701

https://parks.ca.gov/columbiaevents


Sept 2025?

International Jug Band Festival

Ruhstaller Farm, Dixon, CA

https://ruhstallerfarm.com/events/


Oct 2025

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

Note that some stages are live-streamed

https://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/


Oct 2025 (typically 2nd weekend of October)

Santa Barbara Old-Time Fiddlers' Festival

Stow House, Goleta

http://fiddlersfestival.org/

https://www.facebook.com/TheOldTimeFiddlersConventionAndFestival/


Oct 2025

Old Time Campout at Lake Cachuma (about 30 mins from Goleta)

info: steveowens AT cox.net


Oct 2025

CBA Fall Campout

Lodi Grape Festival & Harvest Fairgrounds

413 East Lockeford Street, Lodi CA

https://californiabluegrass.org/fall-campout/home/


Oct 2025

El Cerrito Free Folk Festival

El Cerrito Community Center, 7007 Moeser Lane El Cerrito

https://elcerritofreefolkfestival.org/



October 17-20 2025

Strawberry Music Festival

Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley

https://strawberrymusic.com/


Oct 17-19 2025 (formerly in June)

Redwood Music Camp

Monte Toyon, Aptos

https://www.communitymusicschool.org/redwood-music-camp


Oct 2025

Old Growth Oldtime 

Seattle

https://oldgrowtholdtime.org/

https://www.facebook.com/OldGrowthOldtime


Oct 2025

Walker Creek Music Camp

https://walkercreekmusiccamp.org/


Oct 2025

Banjo Gathering

https://banjogathering.weebly.com/


Oct 2025 12pm-50pm

Annual Harvest Home: A Festival of Traditional Americana Music 

River Center Fresno 

on the San Joaquin River

https://www.riverparkway.org/

https://www.riverparkway.org/activities/parties-on-the-parkway/

https://www.visitfresnocounty.org/


PENDING OR DEFUNCT

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The following have been not resumed post-COVID (or at least I could not find any info about their current status), but keeping them around for informational purposes. 


May

LA Old Time Social

typically same weekend as Topanga Contest

Los Angeles, CA

http://losangelesoldtimesocial.com

https://www.facebook.com/losangelesoldtimesocial


Willamette Valley Old-Time Social 

Eugene OR

https://mudcityoldtime.org/ 

https://www.facebook.com/MudCityOldTime/


May  (Memorial Day Weekend) - last happened 2023?

Hickstival (in memory of Pete Hicks)

Bolade Park, Tres Pinos (near Gilroy)

2023: https://www.facebook.com/events/697579328406431


July

Annual Rocky Mountain Old-Time Music Festival (CROMA)

Colorado (searching for a new venue since 2022)

http://www.theCROMA.org


July

Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp

http://www.rmfiddle.com


Sept (Labor Day) Noon-4pm

Ladies Banjo Society of California Labor Day Picnic

the usual place

Bring and take your own everything.


Sept Noon-4pm

Barn Dance 

Garin Apple Festival

Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Parks, Hayward

http://www.ebparks.org/parks/garin


Nov 

Kauai Old Time Gathering

Kokee Lodge

https://www.kauaioldtime.com/


Nov - Veterans Day Weekend

Pozo Saloon Oldtime Music Gathering

Pozo CA

Unlikley to happen again, as the Saloon has changed hands

https://www.facebook.com/pozosaloonoldtimegathering/

https://pozooldtime.com


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ONGOING ONLINE EVENTS:

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* This Facebook group and its associated Google calendar is a good resource for online jams (Zoom jams, where one person leads while everyone else mutes; old time & Irish)


Old Time Open Jams

https://www.facebook.com/groups/390588871395459

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r?cid=MGQzY2thZXZxcjQ1dGVscWl0dWxiYTZpcmNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ


* Andronico's jam (online)

every Tues 7pm

Contact Dinah Stroe at dinahbeatrice AT gmail.com.


* Freight classes online (Evie Ladin, Erik Hoffman, etc). Some classes have resumed in person.

https://www.thefreight.org/learn-to-play/classes/


* Quarantine Happy Hour has ended, but all the videos are archived and available. An organized view of the archives is available at https://slowerthandirt.org/QHH/ 


* Charlie Walden & Patt Pluckett

several events per week

https://www.youtube.com/charliewalden


* Whiskey Deaf (Annie Staninec & John Kael plus occasional guests) continue to stream on Facebook 

(Muddy Rudder Down Home Music Hour) every Thursday 7pm PT. Recordings of past sessions are available.

https://www.facebook.com/whiskeydeaf

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1131976880487340/media/videos



ONLINE SPECIAL EVENTS:

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Feb 2025

Virtual Lark

https://www.larkcamp.org


March 7-9 2025

Spring Harmony Online

https://www.sffmc.org


Passim (Boston) - https://www.passim.org/live-music/

shows typically start at 5pm PT and are live-streamed only (no recording available)

Tickets for Live Stream go on sale starting about 1 or 2 weeks before the date.


* Abbie Weisenbloom house concerts in Portland OR are available as streamed. Previous concerts available on YT.

https://froggie.com/livestream/


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Other lists:

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Peter Thompson's Bluegrass Signal event page:

http://www.bgsignal.com

especially listing of live jams that are starting up:

http://www.bgsignal.com/jams--instruction.html


SF Folk Music Club calendar

https://www.sffmc.org/community-folk-calendar/


CDSS Events Calendar

https://www.cdss.org/community/events-calendar



General Resources:

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Slippery Hill - huge searchable collection of source recordings

https://www.slippery-hill.com/


OldTime Central - useful resource lists for fiddle, banjo, guitar, other articles

https://oldtime-central.com/


Mossy Roof - recordings & banjo tabs from the Seattle stringband class (taught by Greg & Jere Canote & Candy Goldman)

http://stringband.mossyroof.com/



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ONGOING SESSIONS: 



EAST BAY:


monthly - Sunday afternoon jams at the Freight & Salvage 

oldtime jam hosted by Tony Phillips (typically 2nd Sunday, but check website for dates)

Bluegrass/Country Jam w/Richard Brandenburg

Swing Jam with Olivier Zyngier

https://thefreight.org/learn-to-play/jams/


Monthly 3rd Sat 4-6pm  - Shred Sesh (Hosted ONION jam - groove-based intermediate session)

Starry Plough, Berkeley

check https://evieladin.com/events/ for dates.


The 1st, 3rd & 5th Thurs Berkeley contra dances are considered open band (unless there is a special band)

http://www.bacds.org


4th Sun 1:30pm-5pm (usually 2nd Sunday in December):

California State Old Time Fiddlers Association District 9

United Methodist Church 19806 Wisteria Ave. Castro Valley, CA

http://www.csotfa9.org/


SF:



* Old Time jam 2nd Friday 6:45 to 8:00 before the Feral Friday Square Dance

Polish Club 3040 22nd St @ Shotwell, SF

https://www.karenceliaheil.com/feral-friday-dance


* 1st, 3rd & 5th Tues 7pm-10pm:

Coffee Shop at the Safeway Community Market (formerly Andronico's) 

Funston between Lincoln & Irving

For more information, contact Dinah Stroe at dinahbeatrice AT gmail.com.


* one Sunday a month

Progressive Grounds Cafe, 400 Cortland St. in San Francisco's Bernal Heights.

Sarah Wilson bostonsw AT yahoo.com


* 2nd & 4th Fridays 7pm-10pm

SF Folk Music Club Old Time and Celtic session

St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church 2097 Turk Boulevard (at Lyon Street) SF

https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/


MARIN:


* oldtime jam 2nd Sat of month 11am-1pm

Rotary Valley Senior Village Community Center

10 Jeannette Prandi Way, San Rafael

park in Juvenile Hall Service Center (across the street from the Community Center)

more info: Pat Palmer   415-305-4250  everevolving AT earthlink.net


* oldtime jam 3rd Sunday of the month 1pm-3:30pm

Way Station, 2001 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Fairfax

BBQ and beer, a lovely outdoor patio. Bring your instrument, a chair, wear layers, sunscreen

For more information, contact Bruce Thompson at brucet01 AT att.net.


SONOMA COUNTY:


1st Sunday 3pm-5pm

Church of the Oaks 160 W Sierra Avenue Cotati, Ca 

Leaders are Chris Carney, Janette Duncan, and Steve Delap.

For info, contact Janette Duncan janettefiddler AT gmail.com.


2nd Sunday 3pm

Redwood Cafe

8240 Old Redwood Hwy Cotati, CA 94931

Contact: heidi.chesney AT gmail.com


SOUTH BAY:


1st Sun 1-5pm::

Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association 

summer: Rose Garden Park on Naglee

otherwise Hoover Middle School, 1635 Park Ave., San Jose 95126 corner of Naglee and Park

http://www.scvfa.org/ (http://www.fiddlers.org)


3rd Sunday 1pm

Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association 

acoustic jam in various parks in the south bay & Santa Cruz

http://www.scvfa.org/ (http://www.fiddlers.org)


Old Time Monday 7-9 and Wednesday B'grass / Americana 7-9 

Unitarian-Universalist Church 505 E. Charleston Rd.

South Bay Old Time <south-bay-old-time@googlegroups.com>

http://www.showman.org/jams/oti/index.htm


4th Sunday 1pm

Ocean View Park, Santa Cruz

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/santacruzjam


1st and 3rd Thursdays 4:30-6:00pm

Community Music School Teen Band (ages 12-19)

facilitated by John Weed

https://www.communitymusicschool.org/teenband


EAST:


4th Sunday 2pm

Wild Eye Pub, Grass Valley

hosted by Geff & Masha Crawford

https://www.wildeyepub.com/


Truckee & Reno oldtime and oldtime/bluegrass sessions:

See the event calendar for Northern Nevada Bluegrass Association

https://www.nnba.org/

and https://mountainmusicparlor.com/jams/


ONGOING PERFORMANCES:

=====================


Skillet Licorice with special guests play Happy Hour at the Page 298 Divisadero SF 

every Tuesday 5pm 

https://www.skilletlicorice.com/shows


* Bearcat Duo/Stringband  Cato's, Oakland

occasional Sat of the month, 2pm-4pm

(and from there you can stick around for the Taco Jam at 5:30pm at Baja Taqueria)

http://www.bearcatstringband.com/schedule.html


* Taco Jam (invitational bluegrass jam)

Baja Taqueria (4070 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, California) 

5:30pm to 7:30pm every Saturday.

https://jambot.org/JamBots/TacoJam/


* Tam Jam (invitational bluegrass & oldtime jam)

Taste of Rome 1000 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965

every Sunday 6pm-8pm

one night a month is oldtime

https://jambot.org/JamBots/TamJam/


* Java Jam (invitational bluegrass jam)

Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company (101 W Main St, Los Gatos, CA 95030) 

07:00pm to 09:00pm every Thursday

https://jambot.org/JamBots/JavaJam/


* Grape Jam (invitational bluegrass jam)

Redwood Cafe (8240 Old Redwood Highway, Cotati CA)

06:00pm to 08:00pm on dates scheduled. usually a Wed 6pm-8pm


* Hop Jam (invitational bluegrass jam)

Hop Dogma Brewing Co.. (270 Capistrano Rd, STE 22, Half Moon Bay, CA)

06:00pm to 08:00pm on dates scheduled. typically Wed (except 1st Wed, which is Irish)


* Bluegrass in the Park - Clovis (near Fresno) - Free Friday night bluegrass/Americana concerts, May-July, September

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057522374894



ONGOING DANCES

==============


Feral Friday Square dance  - 2nd Friday

Polish Club 3040 22nd St @ Shotwell, SF

https://www.facebook.com/FeralFourthFridayDance/

https://www.karenceliaheil.com/fourth-friday-dance


East Bay Square Dance - 3rd Friday

Niebyl Proctor Library  6501 Telegraph near Alcatraz Oakland

or 

Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St Berkeley

https://www.bacds.org/series/square/east-bay/


* Bike Church, Santa Cruz

https://www.ripandsnort.com/



CLASSES (Active)

================


* Freight classes are typically held in 6 week sessions. some online, some in person 

see the current schedule at:


https://www.thefreight.org/learn-to-play/classes/

https://www.thefreight.org/learn-to-play/workshops/


instructors include:

Erik Hoffman - fiddle

Evie Ladin - banjo

Deborah Hamouris - dulcimer

Richard Brandenburg - guitar


* Old Time Music Class at the Community Music Center, Capp St, SF 

with Tregar Otton and Erik Pearson

12 week session, every Monday 12pm-1pm starting Sept 8 2024

see 8/29 oldtimeSF posting

To register, contact the Community Music Center at:

544 Capp Street San Francisco, CA 94110 415.647.6015

https://sfcmc.org/course/bluegrass-workshop-and-jam/


* Old Time String Band Class:


* Weekly string band classes are held in 6 week sessions on

Sunday afternoon at Lamorinda Music in Lafayette.  We are planning to resume sometime in 2024.

Contact Harry at harry.liedstrand AT gmail.com for more information

and to be notified when the next session is scheduled.


The current instructors are Harry Liedstrand (fiddle), David Brown (banjo), and Cindy Liedstrand (guitar). 

Instructors of previous series have included Allegra Yellin (guitar),

Jordan Ruyle or Heath Curdts (banjo), and Amy Hofer, Suzy Thompson, 

Karen Celia Heil or Harry Liedstrand (fiddle).


* ONLINE INSTRUCTION


Suzy Thompson Fiddles at Four

4 week group sessions on Zoom; 2 sessions per week - Monday - a new tune is taught; Wed - deeper into the tune.

https://www.ericandsuzy.com/teaching.html


===================================================


ARCHIVE:

everything from here on is for reference purposes - these are events that were happening pre-COVID.

As in-person events resume, their entries will be moved to above.



EAST BAY:


Quebecois (French Canadian) Jam

monthly, weekend afternoon

https://groups.io/g/QueTradSF


Cajun/Creole jam

monthly, 3rd Sunday  1:30pm

Ashkenaz








===========================



Local Bands:

============


Squirrelly Stringband: 

http://squirrellystringband.com/


Crooked Jades: 

http://www.crookedjades.com


Evie Ladin and Evie Ladin Band

The Propagators  (Rowan McCallister, Michelle Yu, Evie Ladin, Keith Terry)

Clean Heat (Evie Ladin, Lila Goehring & Jody Richardson)

http://www.evieladin.com/


Skillet Licorice (Matt Knoth & Elise Engleberg)

http://www.skilletlicorice.com/


Knuckle Knockers

https://www.karenceliaheil.com/the-knuckle-knockers


Eric & Suzy Thompson, Thompsons' String Ticklers, Bluegrass Intentions, 

Thompsonia, Blue Diamond Strings, etc.

http://www.ericandsuzy.com


Round Top String Band

 Nick Lofaro, Dan Kluger, Allegra Thompson, Rowan McCallister


Bearcat Stringband & Duo (Robin Fischer & Rowan McCallister)

http://www.bearcatstringband.com/


Robin Fischer

http://www.robinrfischer.com/


Rowan McCallister

http://www.rowanmccallistermusic.com


Karen Celia Heil

https://www.karenceliaheil.com


Undone in Sorrow

http://undoneinsorrow.com/


Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin

http://www.jodyandkate.com/


Ray Bierl

http://raybierl.com/


Crooked Holler String Band

(Chris Carney, Ernie Noyes, Mike Southworth, Evan Morgan)

http://www.carneyscorner.com/chsb.html

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=100086499395251


Against The Grain

Sharon McCorkell, Susan Goodis, Ann Whitesell

Patti Bossert, Anita Baldwin 

https://www.atgstringband.org/


Roadoilers: 

http://www.roadoilers.com


Darling Clementine


New Vintage Revelers (Harry Liedstrand, Paul Kotapish, Dan Warrick)

https://www.facebook.com/NewVintageRevelers


Harry Liedstrand, Liedstrand Family, Dos Valley Trio

http://www.harryliedstrand.com or http://www.mtwow.com


Uncle Dave (Kathrine Gardner, Dave Courchaine, David Brown)

http://uncledavemusic.wordpress.com/


The Easy Winners

https://www.easywinners.band/

www.facebook.com/TheEasyWinners.mandolinandguitar/


Alan Bond & Skedaddle 

(Alan Bond-mando & guitar, Judy Forrest-guitar, Tom Lucas-banjo & fiddle, Bruce Lacey - bass)

https://www.facebook.com/AlanBondAndSkedaddle/


Hook N Line Stringband (Thomas Angell, Chris Miller, Drew Congdon)

https://www.facebook.com/hooknlinestringband


Sons of Liberty (Santa Cruz)

http://sonsoflibertyoldtime.weebly.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Sonsoflibertyoldtime


The Baybillies


Worried Man String Band

https://www.facebook.com/pg/worriedmanstringband

https://soundcloud.com/worriedmanstringband


Craig Ventresco & Meredith Axelrod

http://www.craigventresco.com

http://meredithaxelrod.com


Rivertown Skifflers (jug band - Marin & Sonoma Counties)

http://www.rivertownskifflers.com/


Earl White String Band (formerly of Santa Cruz)

http://fiddlersjam.westcliffinc.com

http://fiddlersjam.com/

https://www.facebook.com/earlwhitestringband


Seabright Serenaders, Rhythm Rangellers, Paul & Emily

http://www.rhythmrangellers.com


Santa Cruz Percolators

http://www.santacruzpercolators.com/


Jubilee American Dance Theatre

http://sites.google.com/site/jubileedance/


Sacramento:


Piney Creek Weasels


Foothills:


Buffalo Gals West (Nevada City/Grass Valley)

https://www.facebook.com/Buffalo-Gals-West-190000911060192/

http://www.buffalogalswest.com


Ragged but Right (Grass Valley)

http://www.raggedbutright.us/


Old Soles (Geff & Masha Crawford) 

http://www.OldSolesMusic.com


Orange Possum Special (Geff & Masha Crawford & John Hoffman)

http://www.OrangePossumSpecial.com


Central California and Valley:


Red Rag Andy Band (Fresno): 

Andy Brown, Terry Barrett, Mark Olson, Penny Critchlow, and Barbara LaRae 


Central & Southern California:


SLO County Stumblers

https://stumblers.band/


Echo Mountain (Los Angeles)

https://www.facebook.com/echomtn/


Triple Chicken Foot (Los Angeles)

https://www.facebook.com/Triple-Chicken-Foot-182408557113/


Have More Fun Stringband (LA)

https://www.facebook.com/havemorefunstringband/


Modal Tease (Los Angeles)

http://www.ModalTease.com


Brainstormers (Tom Sauber, Patrick Sauber, Mark Graham) (LA, Seattle)


Sausage Grinder (LA)

http://sausagegrindermusic.com/


Honeysuckle Possums (LA)

http://www.honeysucklepossums.com/


Defunct/Inactive bands:


Ragtime Skedaddlers

https://www.facebook.com/RagtimeSkedaddlers/

https://ragtimeskedaddlers.bandcamp.com/


Stairwell Sisters (2000-2013)

http://www.stairwellsisters.com




Organizations/List:

===================


OldtimeSF groups.io group

https://groups.io/g/oldtimeSF/


Santa Cruz Old Time Music Collective

https://www.facebook.com/scoldtimemusiccollective


Berkeley Oldtime Music Convention (BOTMC): 

Sept & Spring

http://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org/


Northern California Bluegrass Society: http://www.scbs.org/


California Bluegrass Association (CBA) https://californiabluegrass.org/


California Bluegrass Association Music Camp (June)

http://www.cbamusiccamp.org/index.html


Walker Creek Music Camp (April & fall)

http://www.walkercreekmusiccamp.org

https://www.facebook.com/WalkerCreekMusicCamp


North Oakland Square Dance

https://www.facebook.com/NorthOaklandSquareDance

http://squirrellystringband.com/first-friday-north-oakland-square-dance/


Bay Area Semi-Secret Squaredance Society

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Secretsquaredance

email semisecretsquaredance AT gmail.com


Hipster Hoedown - bluegrass in San Francisco

includes a consolidated calendar

http://www.hipsterhoedown.com


Hicks with Sticks (twang country)

http://www.hickswithsticks.com


Bay Area Country Dance Society (BACDS): http://www.bacds.org


North Bay Country Dance Society: http://www.nbcds.org


San Francisco Bay Queer Contra Dance and Circle Left

http://www.lcfd.org/sf/


Consolidated California Contra Dance Schedule

http://www.contradancelinks.com/schedule_CA.html


Convenient Contra Calendar (consolidated calendar for Greater SF Bay Area)

http://contra.sf.ca.us/


Sacramento area contra dances

http://www.sactocds.org/


Traditional Dancers of Santa Cruz

http://santacruzdance.org/


Monterey Country Dance Community

http://montereycdc.webs.com/


San Francisco Free Folk Festival: http://www.sffolkfest.org/


El Cerrito Free Folk Festival

https://www.elcerritofreefolkfestival.org/


Shelby Ash Presents http://www.shelbyashpresents.net/


Ladies Banjo Society of California


Storytelling Association of California

http://www.storysaac.org/


California State Old Time Fiddlers Association

http://www.csotfa.org/state/index.html


California State Old Time Fiddlers Association District 9 (Castro Valley)

http://www.csotfa9.org/


California State Old Time Fiddlers Association District 10 

(Sonoma, Lake & Mendocino Counties)

http://www.csotfa10.org


Sonoma County Folk Society

http://www.socofoso.com/


Cloverdale Old Time Fiddle Contest Festival

http://cloverdalefiddles.com/


Fiddling Cricket (concert series in the south bay)

http://www.fiddlingcricket.com


Wisteria Ways (house concert series in North Oakland)

http://wisteriaways.org/


Community Concerts/Creative Musical Alternatives

 (concert series in Concord, Vallejo, Martinez, Antioch, etc)

http://www.communityconcerts.com


Brookdale Bluegrass Festival (Santa Cruz mountains)

http://brookdalebluegrass.com


Northern Nevada Bluegrass Association (Reno, Truckee etc)

https://www.nnba.org/


Venues:

=======


CENTRAL EAST BAY (Berkeley, Oakland, etc):


These venues are open (post-COVID):


Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison St. Berkeley

http://www.freightandsalvage.org


The Back Room 1984 Bonita Ave Berkeley

http://backroommusic.com 


Fifth Street Farms, Berkeley

http://www.fifthstfarms.com/


Ashkenaz 1317 San Pablo Ave Berkeley (at Gilman)

http://www.ashkenaz.com


Starry Plough

3101 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley (510)841-2082

http://www. starryploughpub. com/


Christ Church East Bay

2138 Cedar, Berkeley

BACDS dances


Hillside Club (Hillside Echoes Folk Music Series)

2286 Cedar St Berkeley

https://www.hillsideclub.org/

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/hillside-echoes-folk-music-series-1290099


Sláinte Irish pub

131 Broadway, Oakland

https://slainteoakland.com/


Ashkenaz 1317 San Pablo Ave Berkeley (at Gilman)

http://www.ashkenaz.com


Cato's Ale House

3891 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611

(510) 655-3349

http://www.catosalehouse.com


Niebyl Proctor Library 

6501 Telegraph near Alcatraz Oakland

http://www.marxistlibr.org/


Status of these venues to be determined:


Poplar Playhouse (Berkeley House Concerts)

https://www.facebook.com/PoplarPlayhouse/


Strings, Emeryville: http://www.strings.org/


Jupiter Pub 2181 Shattuck Ave Berkeley

just south of Center St. and the BART station

http://www.jupiterbeer.com


Caffe Chiave 

2500 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley CA (formerly Cafe Trieste)

4065 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611

https://caffechiave.com


Pacific Coast Brewing Company

906 Washington St, Oakland, CA 94607

http://www.pacificcoastbrewing.com


Goorin Brothers Hats

2926 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 


Le Bateau Ivre Cafe/Restaurant

2629 Telegraph Avenue Berkeley California 510-849-1100

http://www.lebateauivre.net/


Temescal Cafe 

4920 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, near 51th.  510-595-4102.


Aunt Mary's Cafe

4307 Telegraph Ave, Oakland

http://www.auntmaryscafe.com/


Humanist Hall,  309 27th St. Oakland (btwn Telegraph & Broadway)

http://www.humanisthall.net/


Julie's Coffee and Tea Garden

1223 Park Street Alameda, California 94501

http://juliestea.com/


Point Richmond Acoustic

First Methodist Church of Point Richmond 

201 Martina Avenue. Point Richmond

http://www.pointacoustic.org


Catahoula Cafe

12472 San Pablo Avenue, Richmond, California 94805

http://www.catahoulacoffee.com


SAN FRANCISCO:


These venues are open (post-COVID)


The Plough & Stars

116 Clement Street San Francisco (2nd Ave)

(415)751-1122 

http://www.theploughandstars.com/


United Irish Cultural Center

2700 45th Ave, San Francisco

http://www.irishcentersf.org/

http://sf.ccewest.org

Lost Church 

65 Capp St SF (near 16th St BART)

https://www.facebook.com/TheLostChurch/

http://www.thelostchurch.com/


The Riptide

3639 Taraval St. @ 47th, San Francisco

http://www.riptidesf.com


Croatian American Cultural Center

60 Onondaga Ave San Francisco, CA 94112

http://www.croatianamericanweb.org


The Lucky Horseshoe

453 Cortland St

(between Wool St & Andover St)

San Francisco, CA 94110

Bluegrass on Sundays


Hotel Utah

500 Fourth Street San Francisco, CA 94107 

(415) 546-6300

https://hotelutah.com/

hosts a bluegrass jam on Tuesdays


SFJAZZ Center, Miner Auditorium

201 Franklin Street, San Francisco

http://www.sfjazz.org/events-calendar


Status of these venues to be determined:


Driftwood

1225 Folsom St, San Francisco, California 94103

http://www.driftwoodbarsf.com/showCal.php


Velo Rouge Cafe 

798 Arguello Boulevard San Francisco, CA 94118-4066 (415) 752-7216

http://www.velorougecafe.com


Make-Out Room

3225 22nd St. SF (between Mission and Valencia)

415-647-2888 

http://www.makeoutroom.com/


Atlas Cafe

3049 20th St. San Francisco (20th St. @ Alabama) 

phone: 415.648.1047

http://www.atlascafe.net


Red Hill Books Bennington & Cortland Bernal Heights San Francisco

415-648-5331

http://www.dogearedbooks.com/redhill/index.php


Bird & Beckett Books (Glen Park)

653 Chenery St., San Francisco

http://www.bird-beckett.com/


Mission Pie

2901 Mission St. at 25th Street

San Francisco, CA 94110

1.415.282.4PIE, 1.415.282.1500

http://missionpie.com/


SoCha Cafe

3235 Mission Street at Valencia San Francisco, CA 94110

415-643-6848

http://www.myspace.com/sochacafe


International Cafe

508 Haight St San Francisco (Haight & Fillmore):


Charlie's Cafe 3202 Folsom St, SF

https://www.facebook.com/CharliesCafeSF/


Bazaar Cafe

5927 California Street San Francisco, CA (415) 831-5620 

http://www.bazaarcafe.com


Bottom of the Hill. 1233 17th Street San Francisco (17th @ Missouri) 

http://bottomofthehill.com


The Argus 3187 Mission San Francisco 415.824.1447 (at Valencia)

http://www.arguslounge.com/


Women's Building

3543 18th Street San Francisco

http://www.womensbuilding.org


SF Live Arts at Cyprian's (formerly Noe Valley Music Series)

2097 Turk Street, San Francisco, CA 94115

http://sflivearts.org/


Cafe Du Nord

2170 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94114 

(415) 861-5016 

http://www.cafedunord.com/


Hemlock Tavern 1131 Polk SF

http://www.hemlocktavern.com


Rickshaw Stop 

155 Fell Street, San Francisco, California 94102

http://www.rickshawstop.com


OTHER EAST BAY:


Mighty Fine Guitars (next to Lamorinda Music)

85 Lafayette Circle Lafayette, California 94549

Phone 925.268.8226 (YAK.ANT.TACO)

http://www.mightyfineguitars.com


Devil Mountain Coffeehouse

Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church  55 Eckley Lane Walnut Creek, CA

https://mduuc.org/news/devil-mountain-coffee-house/


Armando's 

707 Marina Vista, Martinez, CA 94553


First Street Cafe

440 First Street Benicia

(707) 745-1400

http://www.firststcafe.com


Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center (Bankhead Theater)

2400 First Street, Livermore

http://livermoreperformingarts.org/


Mission Pizza,  1572 Washington Blvd. Fremont

510-651-6858

http://missionpizza.com



SOUTH OF SF:


Pacifica Performances 

1220 Linda Mar Blvd Pacifica, CA 94044

http://pacificaperformances.org/


Cafe Zoë

1929 Menalto Ave Menlo Park, CA 94025

https://www.cafezoehub.com


The Woodshed at Keith Holland Guitars

16905 Roberts Road

Los Gatos, California 95035

408-395-0767

https://www.facebook.com/keithhollandguitars/

http://www.keithhollandguitars.com/events.html


SANTA CRUZ


These venues are open (post-COVID)


Kuumbwa Jazz Center

320 Cedar St., Santa Cruz, CA 

https://www.kuumbwajazz.org


Felton Music Hall

(formerly Flynn's Cabaret, Don Quixote's International Music Hall)

6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA 95018

(831) 704-7113

https://feltonmusichall.com/


Temporarily closed:

Michael's on Main (recovering from fire that happened 9/22)

2591 Main St, Soquel, CA

http://www.michaelsonmainmusic.com/



MARIN & SONOMA COUNTIES:


Sweetwater Music Hall

19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, California 94941

http://www.sweetwatermusichall.com/


Lark Theater

549 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur 415 924-5111

http://www.larktheater.net


Schoenberg Guitars

106 Main St, Tiburon  415-789-0846

http://www.om28.com/


Peri's

29 Broadway, Fairfax


19 Broadway

19 Broadway Fairfax

http://www.19broadway.com/


Iron Springs Pub and Brewery

765 Center Boulevard Fairfax, CA 94930

(415) 485-1005

http://ironspringspub.com/


Murphy's Irish Pub, 464 First Street East, Sonoma. (707) 935-0660.

http://www.sonomapub.com/


Lagunitas Taproom

1280 North McDowell Boulevard in Petaluma 

http://www.lagunitas.com/taproom/index.html


Sebastopol Community Center

390 Morris, Sebastopol


Subud Hall 

234 Hutchins Avenue Sebastopol 


Redwood Cafe

8240 Old Redwood Hwy Cotati, CA 94931

https://www.facebook.com/redwoodcafe.cotati

https://www.redwoodcafe.com/ - website not working Dec 2023


Occidental Center for the Arts 

3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental, CA

(Bohemian Hwy & Graton Rd)

707-874-9392.

http://occidentalcenterforthearts.org/


Dance Palace Community Center 

503 B Street Pt Reyes Station

415-663-1075 

http://www.dancepalace.org


Rancho Nicasio

On the Town Square, Nicasio CA 94946

415-662-2219

http://ranchonicasio.com/    


Farmstead Restaurant

738 Main Street, St. Helena, CA (707) 963-9181 

http://www.longmeadowranch.com/Farmstead-Restaurant


CENTRAL VALLEY:


Open (post-COVID):

The Side Door @ Fifth String Music, 2900 Franklin Blvd, Sacramento

https://www.thesidedoor.net

https://www.facebook.com/Sidedoorproductions/


Watermelon Music, Davis

https://watermelonmusic.com/upcoming_event.php


Not open yet:

The Palms, Winters  

http://palmsplayhouse.com/




RESOURCES:

==========


Local music stores:

--------------------


Gryphon Stringed Instruments, Palo Alto

https://www.gryphonstrings.com/


Lark in the Morning, Berkeley

https://larkinthemorning.com/


Timbre Folk & Baroque Instruments, Berkeley

https://timbrefolk.com/


Subway Guitars, Berkeley

http://www.fatdawg.com/


Marc Silber, Berkeley (by appt only)

http://www.marcsilbermusic.com/


John Mello, Kensington (by appt?)

https://www.johnfmello.com/


Ifshin Violins, El Cerrito

https://www.ifshinviolins.com


Rockin' Robbie's (formerly Music Works), El Cerrito & Concord

https://www.rockinrobbies.com/


Mountain Music, Oakland

https://www.mountainmusicstore.com/


Lamorinda Music, Lafayette

https://www.lamorindamusic.com


Mighty Fine Guitars, Lafayette

http://mightyfineguitars.com/


GSP – Guitar Solo SF

www.gspguitar.com


Real Guitars, SF

https://www.realguitars.com/ 


Schoenberg Guitars, Tiburon (Marin)

https://www.om28.com/


Amazing Grace Music, San Anselmo (Marin)

http://www.amazinggracemusicmarin.com/


Tall Toad Music, Petaluma 

https://www.talltoadmusic.com/


People's Music, Sebastopol

https://www.peoplesmusic.com


Banana at Large, San Rafael & Santa Rosa

https://www.bananas.com


Danville Music, Danville

https://danvillemusic.com/


Watermelon Music, Davis

https://watermelonmusic.com/


Keith Holland Guitars, Los Gatos

http://www.keithhollandguitars.com/


Sylvan Music, Santa Cruz 

https://www.sylvanmusic.com/


Guitar Center

Emeryville, SF, Concord, Dublin, San Mateo, San Jose, South San Jose

https://www.guitarcenter.com/


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Harmony list (SF Folk Music Club email list):

https://groups.io/g/harmony


CelticSF groups.io group:

https://groups.io/g/celticSF/


Quebecois music:

https://groups.io/g/QueTradSF


Bluegrass etc:

http://groups.io/g/bluegrassSF

http://groups.io/g/SFBayMando


Peter Thompson's Bluegrass Calendar:

send an email to bgsignal AT comcast.net to receive the monthly calendar,

or visit:

 http://www.bgsignal.com


BACDS (Bay Area Country Dance Society) email lists

http://www.bacds.org/email/


Rip & Snort calendar (traditional old time square dances on the west coast)

https://www.ripandsnort.com


CBA Message Board:

http://www.cbaweb.org/MessageBoard


Bay Area Calendar of Cajun-Zydeco Dances

http://calendar10.tripod.com/


Oldtime music in Nevada City/Grass Valley

mountain-fiddlers Google Group

and

https://www.facebook.com/groups/sierraoldtime

TIMES MAY VARY, Double check before driving a long way. Sometimes jams are canceled.

1st Sundays 1pm-4pm (Ron Milner host, at the "UnChurch", Breese Rd, GV. 

2nd Sundays: (Margo Meredith host, Nevada City library, check with Margo 530-559-2858 for times, slow jam, great opportunity to learn new tunes. Bring a chair) 

3rd Sundays 1:00-4:00 (Debby McClatchy host, Old-Time tunes & songs, moderate pace. Dutch Flat (exact locations vary), . Outdoors, bring your own chair. Vaccinated Only, please.) Confirm location / times before travelling. may be on hold

4th Sundays afternoon Geff & Masha Goodman Crawford host, old-time jam. Danceable speeds, quirky tunes welcome. Wild Eye Pub, Grass Valley. (Vaccinated please. , outdoors if weather permits)



Mud City Old-Time Society

Old-Time Music and Dance events in the South-Central Willamette Valley.

Eugene OR & vicinity

https://mudcityoldtime.org/ 

https://www.facebook.com/MudCityOldTime/


Oldtime Music in Seattle

https://groups.io/g/oldtimeseattle

https://www.facebook.com/groups/oldtimeseattle

https://www.facebook.com/groups/tractorsquares