Community folk calendar

Community folk music calendar

Updated 4/25/2026

Events are in-person if a location is provided, online (“virtual”) otherwise.  Event times are PDT.  Calendar items or corrections can be sent to SFFMC Calendar Editor Shelby Solomon at folknikcal@yahoo.com.

Regularly Scheduled Events

In-Person:

Every Sunday 1pm:  instrumental Irish Traditional session, Plough & Stars: 116 Clement, SF https://theploughandstars.com/

Every Sunday 5:30pm:  moderate-pace Irish session, Starry Plough: 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley https://thestarryplough.com/

Every Sunday 6pm:  Buncrana, Sláinte Pub: 131 Broadway, Oakland https://slainteoakland.com/

Every Sunday 7:30pm:  open session, Starry Plough: 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley https://thestarryplough.com/

1st,3rd Sunday 12pm:  Bay Area Sacred Harp (BASH) sing, SF https://bayareasacredharp.org/local-singings/

1st,3rd Sunday 5pm:  Irish music session, Redwood Café: 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati https://redwoodcafecotati.com/

1st Sunday 1pm:  potluck jam, Hali’s: 1609 Woolsey St, Berkeley

1st Sunday 1:15pm:  SCVFA jam, Hoover School cafeteria: 1474 Naglee Ave, San Jose, https://www.fiddlers.org/

1st Sunday 3pm:  Old Time session, Church of the Oaks: 160 West Sierra, Cotati https://californiabluegrass.org/calendar/

1st Sunday 6pm:  Irish session, Mad Dog in the Fog: 1568 Haight, SF  https://www.meetup.com/irish-music-trad-session/

2nd,4th Sunday 2pm:  Bay Area Sacred Harp (BASH) sing, Palo Alto https://bayareasacredharp.org/local-singings/

2nd,4th Sunday 4pm:  Kids/Beginners Irish Session, Starry Plough: 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley https://thestarryplough.com/

2nd Sunday 12-5pm:  East Bay Fiddlin’ & Pickin’ Potluck (EBFPP), location: https://www.pickinpotlucks.com/

2nd Sunday 12pm:  Marin jam, 620 Del Ganado Rd, San Rafael https://www.meetup.com/Marin-Acoustic-Guitar-Group

2nd Sunday 1pm:  CA old time fiddlers District 5 jam, Orangevale Grange: 5807 Walnut, Orangevale https://csotfa.org/

2nd Sunday 2pm:  Bluegrass jam, Starry Plough: 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley https://thestarryplough.com/

2nd or 3rd,5th Sunday 3pm:  Euro-tunes session, Way Station: 2120 Dwight, Berkeley, info: mick.phillips at gmail.com

3rd Sunday 1-5pm:  SFFMC musical meeting & potluck, 2001 Oak St, SF https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

3rd Sunday 1pm:  SCVFA jam at various parks, check https://www.fiddlers.org/ for location

3rd Sunday 2pm:  Old Time Shred Sesh, Starry Plough: 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley https://thestarryplough.com/

4th Sunday 12pm: Bluegrass session, Sweetwater: 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley https://sweetwatermusichall.com/

4th Sunday 1pm:  Bluegrass & old tIme jam, Ocean View Park, Santa Cruz, email: luke at playingbyear.com

4th Sunday 1:30pm:  CA old time fiddlers jam, United Methodist Church: 19806 Wisteria, Castro Valley http://csotfa9.org/

4th Sunday 2pm:  Accordion/Zydeco jam, Starry Plough: 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley https://thestarryplough.com/

4th Sunday 3pm:  The Café bluegrass jam, Redwood Café: 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati https://redwoodcafecotati.com/

5th Sunday 1pm:  SCVFA jam at Ocean View Park, Santa Cruz https://www.fiddlers.org/

5th Sunday 1pm:  SoCoFoSo 5th Sunday jam, Sebastopol Grange: 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol https://socofoso.com/

Last Sunday 6:30pm:  Irish trad instrumental session, Sayla Music Academy, Lodi https://www.saylamusicacademy.com/

Every Monday 5pm:  open mic, Ugly Mug: 4640 Soquel Dr., Soquel https://www.cafeugly.com/live-music-the-mug

Every Monday 6:30pm:  bluegrass jam, 16905 Roberts, Los Gatos http://www.keithhollandguitars.com/events.html

Every Monday 7pm:  old time jam, UUCPA: 505 E Charleston Rd, Palo Alto, email: banjoclarka at yahoo.com

Every Monday 7pm:  World Harmony Chorus, 505 E. Charleston, Palo Alto https://instantharmony.com/concerts.html

Every Monday 7pm:  Bay Area Sacred Harp (BASH) sing, Berkeley https://bayareasacredharp.org/local-singings/

1st,3rd Monday 6:30pm:  Celtic music session, Steel Bonnet: 20 Victor Sq, Scotts Valley https://www.steelbon.net/music

1st Monday 6pm:  bluegrass jam, Out West Garage: 321 2nd St., Petaluma  https://californiabluegrass.org/calendar/

Every Tuesday 5:30pm:  CircleSing VocaLab, GaiaWise: 179 Dutton, Sebastopol https://www.circlesing.org/

Every Tuesday 6:30pm:  open mic w/Ceni, Hopmonk: 230 Petaluma, Sebastopol https://www.hopmonk.com/sebastopol

Every Tuesday 7pm:  Irish seisiún, O’Flaherty’s Irish Pub: 25 N San Pedro St., San Jose https://www.oflahertyspub.com/

Every Tuesday 7pm:  World Harmony, 2288 Fulton, Suite 203, Berkeley https://instantharmony.com/concerts.html

Every Tuesday 7:30pm:  open mic, Starry Plough: 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley https://thestarryplough.com/

1st,3rd,5th Tuesday 7pm:  Odd Tuesday Old Time jam at Plough & Stars: 116 Clement St, SF, info: dinahbeatrice at gmail.com

1st,3rd,5th Tuesday 7pm:  Irish jam, Dublin Heritage Park: 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin, join: https://groups.io/g/dublinirishjam

1st,3rd Tuesday 7:15pm:  open mic, The Monkey House: 1638 University, Berkeley https://www.themonkeyhouse.org/

1st Tuesday 7pm:  bluegrass jam w/David Pascoe, Occidental https://www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org/programs

2nd Tuesday 8pm:  SFFMC Board Meeting, in-person & Zoom https://www.sffmc.org/about-us/

3rd Tuesday 5:30pm:  BOTMC Old Time jam, Central Library 5th Floor: 2090 Kittredge, Berkeley https://berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/events?term=old-time&r=thismonth

4th Tuesday 7pm:  Performers Circle, Odd Fellows: 415 2nd St, Davis https://www.facebook.com/villagehomesperformers

Every Wednesday 6pm:  World Harmony, Room 5, 301 Center, Santa Cruz https://instantharmony.com/concerts.html

Every Wednesday 6:30pm: open mic w/Dennis Haneda, 224 Vintage Way, Novato https://www.hopmonk.com/novato

Every Wednesday 7pm:  bluegrass jam, UUCPA: 505 E Charleston Rd, Palo Alto, email: banjoclarka at yahoo.com

Every Wednesday (Apr 29-Jun 3) 7pm:  Joyful Voices Chorus, San Anselmo https://www.singwithmarv.com/

2nd Wednesday 7pm:  CircleSing workshop, First Congregational: 2501 Harrison, Oakland https://www.circlesing.org/

3rd Wednesday 6:30pm:  family-friendly music jam, La Peña: 3105 Shattuck, Berkeley https://lapena.org/

3rd Wednesday 7pm:  CircleSing, First Congregational: 2501 Harrison, Oakland https://www.circlesing.org/

Last Wednesday 7:30pm:  Lark in the Evening song circle on Zoom & Oakland https://www.facebook.com/groups/693877204029944

1st,3rd Thursday 7pm:  traditional Irish seisiún, Rosie McCann’s: 1220 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz https://rosiemccanns.com/

1st Thursday 7:30pm:  concert, 415 2nd St, Davis https://www.davislodge.org/odd-fellows-events/thursday-live/

3rd Thursday 4pm:  ukulele club w/Jerri Miller, Occidental https://www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org/programs

3rd Thursday 7pm (Oct-May):  Americana night, Cloverdale https://www.cloverdaleartsalliance.org/americana-night

1st Friday 6pm:  Anny’s sing along, 6350 Sir Francis Drake, San Geronimo, https://www.sgvcc.org/

1st Friday 8pm:  CCE Irish/Scottish singing session in person & on Zoom https://sfcooleykeegancce.org/music/singing.html

2nd Friday 6pm:  Community vocal tapestry, 6350 Sir Francis Drake, San Geronimo, https://www.sgvcc.org/

3rd/4th Friday 3pm: Marin uke jam, Belvedere-Tiburon Library https://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Ukulele-Meetup/

3rd Friday 11am:  South City Folk Jam, South San Francisco https://www.meetup.com/south-san-francisco-folk-jam/

3rd Friday 7pm (sign-up 6:30):  open mic, BFUU: 1924 Cedar, Berkeley https://bfuu.org/

4th Friday 7pm:  Kate’s Café open mic, 6350 Sir Francis Drake, San Geronimo & on Zoom, https://www.sgvcc.org/

Every Saturday 4pm:  Irish seisiún, UICC Emerald Pub: 2700 45th, SF https://irishcentersf.org/events/

1st Saturday 2pm:  Davis Area Sacred Harp sing, Davis https://bayareasacredharp.org/local-singings/

1st Saturday 4pm:  Irish Trad session, Plough & Stars: 116 Clement, SF https://www.meetup.com/irish-music-trad-session/

1st Saturday 6pm:  Chantey Sing, Maritime Museum: 900 Beach, SF, RSVP: peterkasin5 at gmail.com

2nd Saturday 12pm:  bluegrass jam, Santa Clara Depot: 1005 Railroad Ave, Santa Clara, email: kennedymk at comcast.net

2nd Saturday 3pm:  South City Folk Jam, South San Francisco https://www.meetup.com/south-san-francisco-folk-jam/

2nd Saturday 5pm:  Uke jam, SF https://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Ukulele-Meetup/

3rd Saturday 1pm:  Americana slow jam, Liberties Bar: 998 Guerrero, SF https://www.theliberties.com/

3rd Saturday 1pm:  River City dulcimer jam, Strum Shop: 209 Vernon, Roseville https://www.rivercitydulcimers.com/

4th Saturday 2pm:  session, O’Reilly’s Pub: 1840 Haight, SF https://www.ceol-sa-cheo.com/

Last Saturday 2pm:  Irish slow session, UICC: 2700 45th, SF https://www.meetup.com/irish-music-sessions-not-full-speed/


On-Line (Virtual):

Daily 9am:  Daily Antidote of Song https://carpediemarts.org/daily-antidote-of-song

Every Sunday 12pm:  Loch Down Folk Club (UK) on Zoom: https://link.americeltic.net/lochdown

Every Sunday 7pm:  Agoura Hills song circle on Zoom, info: https://songmakers.org/events/month

1st,3rd Sunday 7pm:  Seattle song circle https://www.seafolklore.org/about-sfs/seattle-song-circle

1st Sunday 11am:  Mermaid’s Tavern sing online https://digitalheritageconsulting.com/tavern/

Every Monday 12pm:  Phoenix Folk Irish session on Zoom https://phoenixfolk.co.uk/

Every Monday 12pm:  Moosehead Trad Irish session on Zoom https://www.facebook.com/groups/trad.irish.music.session

Every Monday 1pm:  Ag Teacht Le Chéile Irish session on Zoom, email maureenmcnally6 at gmail.com

1st Monday 12pm:  Mudcat Worldwide Singaround on Zoom, email: joe at mudcat.org

Every M, evenTu, W ,Sa 8pm:  Meredith Axelrod & Craig Ventresco, live & archive: https://www.youtube.com/@meredithanthraxelrod/streams

Every Tuesday 11:30am:  Phoenix Folk singaround on Zoom https://phoenixfolk.co.uk/

1st,3rd,5th Tuesday 7pm:  SF Bay Eclectic Fiddle Tune Session on Zoom https://www.facebook.com/groups/SFFMC/posts/25795021610086562/

1st,3rd Tuesday 1pm:  SFFMC Zoom sing, https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

1st Tuesday 3:35pm:  Protest/Social Justice song swap on Zoom, email jburrill at gmail.com for Zoom link

1st Tuesday 7pm:  FAR-West new song salon on Zoom, register: https://far-west.org/new-song-salon

2nd,4th Tuesday 7pm:  (Andronico’s) Old Time jam on Zoom, email for link: jrs at johnrsweet.com

2nd ,4th Tuesday 7pm:  FAR-West Campfire song circle on Zoom, register: https://far-west.org/campfire

2nd Tuesday 4pm:  Hueneme song circle on Zoom, info: https://songmakers.org/events/month

2nd Tuesday 8pm:  SFFMC Board Meeting, in-person & Zoom https://www.sffmc.org/about-us/

Every Wednesday 12pm:  Trans-Atlantic Irish session on Zoom, info: https://americeltic.net/online/#ta

Every Wednesday 3pm:  John Whelan tune teach on Zoom http://johnwhelanmusic.com/slow-session/ archive: http://michaeleskin.com/johnwhelan.html

Every Wednesday 4pm:  John Whelan’s slow Irish session on Zoom https://johnwhelanmusic.com/slow-session/ archive: https://michaeleskin.com/johnwhelan.html

Every Wednesday 5pm:  Irish session repertoire lessons w/Autumn Rhodes on Zoom, email autumn at cei.li

Every Wednesday 5pm:  Jay Ungar & Molly Mason online https://www.facebook.com/jayandmolly/

Every Wednesday 7pm:  Pacific Evening Session on Zoom, info: https://americeltic.net/online/#pe

Every Wednesday 7pm:  open mic on Zoom https://www.facebook.com/yosemitesongwriting/

3rd Wednesday 7:20pm:  Vancouver song circle on Zoom https://vfss.ca/events/

Last Wednesday 7:30pm:  Lark in the Evening song circle on Zoom & Oakland https://www.facebook.com/groups/693877204029944

Every Thursday 12pm:  Phoenix Folk Irish full-speed session on Zoom https://phoenixfolk.co.uk/

Every Thursday 7pm:  Chuck Behrman’s song circle on Zoom, info: https://songmakers.org/events/month

Every Thursday 8pm:  Irish session repertoire lessons w/Autumn Rhodes on Zoom, email autumn at cei.li

1st Thursday 6pm:  The Ould Sod Irish session on Zoom https://michaeleskin.com/session.html

Every Friday 9:30am:  David Steinhart’s song circle on Zoom, info: https://songmakers.org/events/month

1st & 3rd Friday 7pm:  SFFMC Zoom sing, https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

1st Friday 8pm:  CCE Irish/Scottish singing session in person & on Zoom https://sfcooleykeegancce.org/music/singing.html

2nd Friday 7pm:  Seattle chantey sing online simulcast http://www.nwseaport.org/chantey-sings.html

3rd Friday 7pm:  online open mic https://www.meetup.com/southbayacousticmusic/

4th Friday 7pm:  Kate’s Café open mic, 6350 Sir Francis Drake, San Geronimo & on Zoom, https://www.sgvcc.org/

Every Saturday 6pm:  Portland Folk Music Society virtual song circle on Zoom https://portlandfolkmusic.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=748368&module_id=350693

2nd Saturday 12pm:  Portsmouth NH chantey sing online http://pmffest.org/monthly-chantey-sing/

3rd Saturday 11am:  SF Maritime virtual Chantey Sing https://givebutter.com/ChanteySing

3rd Saturday 1pm:  Protest/Social Justice song swap on Zoom, email jburrill at gmail.com for Zoom link

3rd or 4th Saturday 7pm:  Uke jam online, SF https://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Ukulele-Meetup/

4th Saturday 11am:  River City dulcimer virtual jam, info: https://www.rivercitydulcimers.com/


Irregularly Scheduled Events

In-Person:

Aloha Uke squad jams & concerts https://www.facebook.com/alohaukesquad/

Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concerts, SF, schedule: https://illuminate.org/venues/golden-gate-bandshell/

San Francisco concerts in various venues https://illuminate.org/events/

San Mateo Area Folk Music Singalongs https://meetup.com/San-Mateo-Folk-Music-Meetup

Walnut Creek Jams https://meetup.com/walnut-creek-guitar-meetup-group

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival daily events, Mission St between 3rd & 4th, SF https://ybgfestival.org/events/

 On-Line (Virtual):

Abbie Weisenbloom house concert (Portland, OR) livestreams https://froggie.com/livestream/

Caffè Lena (Saratoga Springs, NY) livestreams & classes https://caffelena.tv/categories/live-streams

Club Passim (Cambridge, MA) livestreams most concerts https://passim.org/stream/

Folk Music Notebook 24/7 Internet radio station https://folkmusicnotebook.com/

Open Mic America showcase on YouTube at 5pm some Sundays https://openmicamerica.com/index.html


One-Time Events

Apr 26-29:  JAMboree music camp, Dixon https://rivertunes.net/

Su Apr 26 10am:  PMN (People’s Music Network) songs of the spirit online, register: https://peoplesmusic.org/

Su Apr 26 2pm:  Santa Cruz Harp Festival, 850 High St, Santa Cruz https://www.communitymusicschool.org/harp-festival

Su Apr 26 2pm:  Songwriters,Odd Fellows: 526 Main, Half Moon Bay https://hmb-odd.org/calendar/songwriters-showcase

Su Apr 26 4pm:  Johnsmith, Meder St Barn, Santa Cruz, RSVP: http://mederstreetbarn.com/

Su Apr 26 5pm:  Foxes in the Henhouse, Rancho Nicasio: Town Square, Nicasio https://ranchonicasio.com/

Su Apr 26 7pm:  Vienna Teng, Montalvo Arts Center: 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga https://montalvoarts.org/

M Apr 27 12pm:  Bobby McFerrin & MOTION, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

M Apr 27 4:30pm:  PMN (People’s Music Network) songwriters peer feedback online, register: https://peoplesmusic.org/

M Apr 27 7:30pm:  bluegrass/country jam, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

M Apr 27 7:30pm:  Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O’Leary, house concert, Soquel https://celticsociety.org/

Tu Apr 28 7pm:  Berkeley bluegrass barn jam, Ashkenaz: 1317 San Pablo, Berkeley https://ashkenaz.com/#/events

Tu Apr 28 7:30pm:  Rachel Hair, Swedenborgian Church: 2107 Lyon, SF https://bacharp.org/blog/

Apr 29-May 10:  SF International Arts Festival, various locations, see schedule: https://www.sfiaf.org/2026_festival

Apr 29-30:  FAI Folk+ online music conference https://www.folk.org/

W Apr 29 5pm:  Hardly Strictly Irish, Roadhouse: 14540 Canyon Two Rd, Rio Nido https://www.suzukicady.com/shows

W Apr 29 7:30pm:  Colin Cotter & Sumaia Jackson, Hillside Club: 2286 Cedar, Berkeley https://hillsideclub.org/

W Apr 29 7:30pm:  Nuala Kennedy & Eamon O’Leary, house, Berkeley, RSVP: berkhouseconcerts at gmail.com

W Apr 29 7:30pm:  The Makaha Sons, Montalvo Arts Center: 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga https://montalvoarts.org/

W Apr 29 8:30pm:  Molly Tuttle & Ketch Secor, Mystic Theatre: 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma https://mystictheatre.com/

Apr 30-May 2:  Sierragrass Festival, Ahwahnee https://www.sierragrass.com/

Th Apr 30 7pm:  Blackcat Zydeco, Ashkenaz: 1317 San Pablo, Berkeley https://ashkenaz.com/#/events

Th Apr 30 7pm:  Scottish Fish, SF https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scottish-fish-live-at-the-faight-tickets-1937306107719

Th Apr 30 7pm:  New Found Road, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

Th Apr 30 7:30pm:  Blue River Band/The Au Contraires, 1638 University, Berkeley https://themonkeyhouse.org/

Th Apr 30 7:30pm:  Jackson, Cotter, Clarridge & Colliton, house, Santa Cruz, RSVP: concerts at InstantHarmony.com

Th Apr 30 8pm:  Karla Bonoff, Sweetwater: 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley https://sweetwatermusichall.com/

Th Apr 30 8pm:  Molly Tuttle & Ketch Secor, Guild: 949 El Camino, Menlo Park https://guildtheatre.com/

Th Apr 30 8:30pm: Emma’s Revolution, Marsh Studio: 1062 Valencia, SF https://www.sfiaf.org/2026_music

May 1-3:  KVMR Celtic Festival, Grass Valley https://kvmrcelticfestival.org/

Fr May 1 5:20am:  Welcome in the May! with Berkeley Morris, Inspiration Point, Tilden Park https://berkeleymorris.org/

with Deer Creek Morris & Mrs Prunely’s Pride, Baylands Nature Preserve, Palo Alto https://bacds.org/events/mayday/

6am with Goat Hill Morris, Christmas Tree Point on Twin Peaks, SF https://www.facebook.com/goathillmorris/

with Seabright Morris, Santa Cruz Lighthouse https://www.facebook.com/people/Seabright-Morris/100054221750612/

5am with Apple Tree Morris, SCCC, Sebastopol https://nbcds.org/event/may-morn-morris-and-community-dances/

Fr May 1 7pm:  SFFMC Zoom sing, https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

Fr May 1 7pm:  Chris Jones & The Night Drivers, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

Fr May 1 7:30pm:  Kalos, house, Santa Clara, RSVP:  SantaClaraHouseConcerts at yahoo.com

Fr May 1 7:30pm:  Dervish, SCCC: 390 Morris, Sebastopol https://seb.org/

Fr May 1 7:30pm:  Scottish Fish, Kuumbwa: 320 Cedar, Santa Cruz https://www.celticsociety.org/

Fr May 1 8pm:  Windborne, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Fr May 1 8pm:  Molly Tuttle & Ketch Secor, Sweetwater: 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley https://sweetwatermusichall.com/

May 2-3:  Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, Freight & Salvage: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/bluegrass/

Sa May 2 1pm:  Herdeljezi Romani Festival, Ashkenaz: 1317 San Pablo, Berkeley https://ashkenaz.com/#/events

Sa May 2 3pm:  Misner & Smith/open mic, house concert, Sebastopol, RSVP: https://insidelands.org/

Sa May 2 3pm:  The Good Talks, Back Room: 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley https://backroommusic.com/

Sa May 2 4pm:  Hardly Strictly Irish, Inn at Occidental: 3657 Church St, Occidental https://www.suzukicady.com/shows

Sa May 2 4:30pm: MOTION, Community Music Center: 544 Capp, SF https://www.sfiaf.org/2026_music

Sa May 2 4:30pm:  É.T.É on YouTube livestream from NY, ticket: https://oldsongs.org/concerts/

Sa May 2 7pm:  Don Burnham & The Bolos, Ugly Mug: 4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel https://fiddlingcricket.com/

Sa May 2 7pm:  Molly Tuttle & Ketch Secor, Golden State: 417 Alvarado, Monterey https://goldenstatetheatre.com/

Sa May 2 7pm:  Aryeh Frankfurter & Lisa Lynne, house concert, Santa Rosa, email howard.booster at gmail.com

Sa May 2 7pm:  Tony Furtado Trio, 3850 Doris Murphy, Occidental https://occidentalcenterforthearts.org/

Sa May 2 7pm:  Cantara Loop, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

Sa May 2 7pm:  Windborne, B Street: 2700 Capitol Ave, Sacramento https://bstreettheatre.org/shows/

Sa May 2 7pm:  Emma’s Revolution livestream, tickets: https://emmasrevolution.com/tickets-may-2nd-long-beach-ca

Sa May 2 7:30pm:  Kalos, Fifth St Farms house, Berkeley, RSVP: https://fifthstfarms.com/

Sa May 2 7:30pm:  Ira Marlowe, Monkey House: 1638 University, Berkeley https://themonkeyhouse.org/

Sa May 2 7:30pm:  Aki Kumar, 1220 Linda Mar, Pacifica https://pacificaperformances.org/

Sa May 2 8pm:  The Heart Collectors, Back Room: 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley https://backroommusic.com/

Sa May 2 8pm:  Karla Bonoff, Felton Music Hall: 6275 Hwy 9, Felton https://feltonmusichall.com/

Sa May 2 8pm:  The Olllam, Napa Music Hall: 1030 Main St, Napa https://napamusichall.com/

Sa May 2 8pm:  Le Vent du Nord online, Rogue Folk, BC, tickets: https://roguefolk.bc.ca/concerts/

Sa May 2 8:15pm:  Scottish Fish, Lost Church SR: 545 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa https://www.thelostchurch.com/

Su May 3 3pm:  Kalos, St Mary’s by-the-Sea Episcopal, Pacific Grove https://www.celticsociety.org/

Su May 3 3pm:  Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter, Inverness https://www.stcolumbasinverness.org/music-series

Su May 3 5pm:  50th anniversary concert, 1220 Linda Mar, Pacifica https://pacificaperformances.org/

Su May 3 5pm:  Broken Compass Bluegrass, Rancho Nicasio: Town Square, Nicasio https://ranchonicasio.com/

Su May 3 5:30pm: Peter Kronowitt & EveryDay Items, Monkeybrains: 933 Treat, SF https://www.sfiaf.org/2026_music

Su May 3 7pm:  Madeira music w/Roberto Moniz, Ashkenaz: 1317 San Pablo, Berkeley https://ashkenaz.com/#/events

Su May 3 7:30pm:  Resting Klezmer Face/Trio Lunay, Monkey: 1638 University, Berkeley https://themonkeyhouse.org/

Su May 3 8pm:  The Olllam, Felton Music Hall: 6275 Hwy 9, Felton https://feltonmusichall.com/

M May 4 12pm:  Bobby McFerrin & MOTION, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

M May 4 7:30pm:  open mic, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Starting week of May 5:  music classes from The Freight https://thefreight.org/learn-to-play/classes/view-all-classes/

Tu May 5 1pm:  SFFMC Zoom sing, https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

Tu May 5 8pm:  The Wood Brothers, The Fillmore: 1805 Geary, SF https://www.livenation.com/venues

W May 6 7pm:  Kalos, barn concert, Healdsburg, RSVP: clenbarnconcerts at gmail.com

W May 6 8pm:  Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra, Ashkenaz: 1317 San Pablo, Berkeley https://ashkenaz.com/#/events

W May 6 8pm:  Patrick Landeza & Sons, Yoshi’s: 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland https://yoshis.com/

May 7-10:  Parkfield Bluegrass Festival, Parkfield https://www.parkfieldbluegrass.org/

Th May 7 6:30pm:  Open mic, Match Point Brewing: 745 San Pablo, Albany https://www.matchpointbrewing.com/

Th May 7 7:30pm:  Jim Infantino, Monkey House: 1638 University, Berkeley https://themonkeyhouse.org/

Th May 7 7:30pm:  Okie Weiss & Zydeco, 415 2nd St, Davis https://www.davislodge.org/odd-fellows-events/thursday-live/

Th May 7 7:30pm:  Kalos, house concert, Santa Cruz, RSVP: concerts at InstantHarmony.com

Th May 7 8pm:  Le Vent Du Nord & Foghorn Stringband, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Th May 7 8pm:  Mélisande Quintet Trad online, Rogue Folk, BC, tickets: https://roguefolk.bc.ca/concerts/

Fr May 8 12pm:  Jaeger & Reid, Davis Community Church: 412 C St, Davis https://dccpres.org/calendar-and-events/live-dcc

Fr May 8 12pm:  John Kelly on Zoom, tickets: https://events.livetoyourlivingroom.com/

Fr May 8 5:30pm:  Robert Joseph & open mic, 3657 Church, Occidental, RSVP: https://insidelands.org/

Fr May 8 7pm:  SF Scottish Fiddlers, Veterans: 203 E 14th St, Davis https://sfscottishfiddlers.org/

Fr May 8 7pm:  Geoffrey Miller, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

Fr May 8 7:30pm:  Nina Gerber & Chris Webster, 1638 University, Berkeley https://themonkeyhouse.org/

Fr May 8 8pm:  Glen Phillips, Felton Music Hall: 6275 Hwy 9, Felton https://feltonmusichall.com/

Fr May 8 8pm:  The Brothers Comatose, Rio: 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz https://www.riotheatre.com/

Fr May 8 8pm:  Wesley Stace, HopMonk: 224 Vintage Way, Novato https://kcturnerpresents.com/

Fr May 8 8pm:  Homin Choir from Ukraine, Crest: 1013 K St, Sacramento https://crestsacramento.com/

Fr May 8 8pm:  Supertrad online, Rogue Folk, BC, tickets: https://roguefolk.bc.ca/concerts/

Sa May 9 12:30pm:  Hardly Strictly Irish, Hopmonk: 691 Broadway, Sonoma https://www.hopmonk.com/sonoma

Sa May 9 3pm:  Bryan Bowers, house concert, Auburn, RSVP: http://auburnhouseconcerts.org/

Sa May 9 5pm:  Joe Jencks live stream from Caffè Lena https://caffelena.tv/categories/live-streams

Sa May 9 6pm:  Hattie & Joe Craven, Robin’s Nest house, Davis, RSVP: https://www.robinsnestconcerts.com/home

Sa May 9 7pm:  SF Scottish Fiddlers, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://sfscottishfiddlers.org/

Sa May 9 7pm:  Gaelic Muses, Wheelhouse: 1173 Lincoln, San Jose https://gaelicmuses.com/

Sa May 9 7pm:  Rags Rosenberg & Ginny Mitchell, Ugly Mug: 4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel https://fiddlingcricket.com/

Sa Mar 9 7pm:  hootenanny, 568 Lighthouse, Pacific Grove https://pgartcenter.org/Events/Coming-Events.php

Sa May 9 7pm:  The Hot Licks, 3850 Doris Murphy, Occidental https://occidentalcenterforthearts.org/

Sa May 9 7:30pm:  Jhene Canody/Edie O’Hara/Fay Sara, 1638 University, Berkeley https://themonkeyhouse.org/

Sa May 9 7:30pm:  Sweet Honey in the Rock, Presidio Theatre: 99 Moraga Ave, SF https://www.presidiotheatre.org/

Sa May 9 8pm:  Don Burnham & the Bolos, Back Room: 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley https://backroommusic.com/

Sa May 9 8pm:  Lara Downes/Judy Collins/Tarriona Ball/etc., Zellerbach, UCB https://calperformances.org/

Sa May 9 8pm:  Poor Man’s Whiskey, HopMonk: 224 Vintage Way, Novato https://kcturnerpresents.com/

Sa May 9 8pm:  Glen Phillips, Bankhead: 2400 1st St, Livermore https://livermorearts.org/

Su May 10 12:30pm:  Chris Hanlin, Hopmonk: 691 Broadway, Sonoma https://www.hopmonk.com/sonoma

Su May 10 2pm:  Sweet Honey in the Rock, Presidio Theatre: 99 Moraga Ave, SF https://www.presidiotheatre.org/

Su May 10 2pm:  SF Scottish Fiddlers, Crocker Theater, Cabrillo College, Aptos  https://sfscottishfiddlers.org/

Su May 10 4pm:  Cate Clifford: Helen Creighton collected songs online https://digitalheritageconsulting.com/tavern/

Su May 10 7pm:  HOOT! The Gods in Song, Timbre: 801 Bancroft, Berkeley https://www.hootexclamationpoint.com/

Su May 10 7pm:  Glen Phillips, B Street: 2700 Capitol Ave, Sacramento https://bstreettheatre.org/shows/

Su May 10 7:30pm:  Dirty Cello/Zoe Fitzgerald Carter/Ruby Lee Hill, 528 7th St, Santa Rosa https://caltheatre.com/

M May 11 12pm:  Bobby McFerrin & MOTION, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

M May 11 7:30pm:  bluegrass/country jam, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

May 12-17:  CA Autoharp Gathering, Dunlop https://calautoharp.com/

Tu May 12 7pm:  HOOT! The Gods in Song, Hillside Club: 2286 Cedar, Berkeley https://www.hootexclamationpoint.com/

Tu May 12 7pm:  Shelby Means Band, United Methodist Church: 1 Soledad Dr, Monterey https://otteropry.org/

Tu May 12 8:15pm:  Block/Mickelson, Lost Church SF: 988 Columbus, SF https://www.thelostchurch.com/

W May 13 4:30pm:  John Gorka live stream from Caffè Lena https://caffelena.tv/categories/live-streams

W May 13 7:30pm:  Shelby Means, Mondavi Center, UC Davis https://www.mondaviarts.org/

W May 13 8pm:  Caren Armstrong/Steve Seskin, Strings: 6320 San Pablo, Berkeley https://strings.org/

W May 13 8pm:  Nat Lefkoff/Dead Nettle/Good Friends, Moe’s: 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz https://moesalley.com/

Th May 14 7:30pm:  Foxtail Pines/Mannequin Cider, Monkey: 1638 University, Berkeley https://themonkeyhouse.org/

Th May 14 7:30pm:  Shelby Means, Mondavi Center, UC Davis https://www.mondaviarts.org/

Th May 14 7:30pm:  Yair Dalal & Dror Sinai, house concert, Santa Cruz, RSVP: concerts at InstantHarmony.com

Th May 14 8pm:  Aleksi Campagne online, Rogue Folk, BC, tickets: https://roguefolk.bc.ca/concerts/

Th May 14 8:15pm:  singer-songwriters, Lost Church SR: 545 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa https://www.thelostchurch.com/

Fr May 15 5pm:  The Mike Block Trio on YouTube, tickets: https://princetonfolk.org/

Fr May 15 7pm:  SFFMC Zoom sing, https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

Fr May 15 7pm:  Jennings & Keller, Ugly Mug: 4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel https://cafeugly.com/live-music-the-mug

Fr May 15 7pm:  The Jessica Malone Quintet, Ruhstaller Farm, Dixon https://ruhstallerfarm.com/events/

Fr May 15 7pm:  Edgar Loudermilk, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

Fr May 15 7:30pm:  Misner & Smith, Monkey House: 1638 University, Berkeley https://themonkeyhouse.org/

Fr May 15 7:30pm:  Dirty Cello, Starry Plough: 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley https://thestarryplough.com/

Fr May 15 8pm:  Aki Kumar, Mt. Diablo UUC: 55 Eckley, Walnut Creek https://mduuc.org/ccs-our-season/

Fr May 15 8:15pm:  Ellie James/Ryan Woodard/N.Weisskoff, 545 Mendocino, Santa Rosa https://www.thelostchurch.com/

May 16-17:  Marin Irish Festival, Lagoon Park, Marin County Fairgrounds https://marinirishfestival.com/

Sa May 16 12:30pm:  Berkeley Dulcimer Gathering, BFUU https://djhamouris.com/event/berkeley-dulcimer-gathering/

Sa May 16 12:30&6pm:  The Sun Followers, Hopmonk: 691 Broadway, Sonoma https://www.hopmonk.com/sonoma

Sa May 16 4pm:  Peppino D’Agostino, Meder St Barn, Santa Cruz, RSVP: http://mederstreetbarn.com/

Sa May 16 4pm:  Debutants on Zoom from Indianapolis, tickets: https://www.indyfolkseries.org/

Sa May 16 4:45pm:  benefit: 19 voices in Solidarity, 545 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa https://www.thelostchurch.com/

Sa May 16 7pm:  Shelby Means Band/Mission Blue, 3850 Doris Murphy, Occidental https://occidentalcenterforthearts.org/

Sa May 16 7pm:  Ali Tod, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

Sa May 16 7:30pm:  Nat Seelen & Veretski Pass, Fifth St Farms house, Berkeley, RSVP: https://fifthstfarms.com/

Sa May 16 7:30pm:  Hither/Jeff Desira/Rob Dietrich, Monkey: 1638 University, Berkeley https://themonkeyhouse.org/

Su May 17 1-5pm:  SFFMC musical meeting, 2001 Oak St, SF https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

Su May 17 3:30pm:  Jennings & Keller, Dala’s Nest house, Menlo Park https://www.dalasnesthouseconcerts.com/

Su May 17 4:45pm:  The Musers, Lost Church SR: 545 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa https://www.thelostchurch.com/

Su May 17 7pm:  Kommuna Lux, Back Room: 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley https://backroommusic.com/

Su May 17 8pm:  Van Django online, Rogue Folk, BC, tickets: https://roguefolk.bc.ca/concerts/

M May 18 12pm:  Bobby McFerrin & MOTION, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

M May 18 7:30pm:  Freight Singers Community Chorus, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Tu May 19 1pm:  SFFMC Zoom sing, https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

Tu May 19 8pm:  SFFMC Board Meeting, in-person & Zoom https://www.sffmc.org/about-us/

May 21-24:  Strawberry Music Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley http://strawberrymusic.com/

Th May 21 7pm:  HOOT! The Gods in Song, 2727 California, Berkeley https://www.hootexclamationpoint.com/

Th May 21 7pm:  Jenny Kerr/Izzy Lilly/Flying Salvias, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, RSVP: https://insidelands.org/

Th May 21 7:30pm:  Miko Marks/Ms Faye Carol, Yoshi’s: 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland https://yoshis.com/

Th May 21 8pm:  Ellis Paul, HopMonk: 224 Vintage Way, Novato https://kcturnerpresents.com/

Fr May 22 7pm:  Larry & Joe benefit EB Sanctuary Covenant, La Peña: 3105 Shattuck, Berkeley https://lapena.org/

Fr May 22 8pm:  Ramblin’ Jack Elliott & Friends, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

May 23-24 12-8pm:  SFFMC Memorial Day weekend gathering, Cedar Rose Park, Berkeley https://www.sffmc.org/

Sa May 23 1:30pm:  Latin strings workshop/sing w/Larry & Joe, La Peña: 3105 Shattuck, Berkeley https://lapena.org/

Sa May 23 4:30pm:  The Keller Sisters, Odd Fellows: 526 Main, Half Moon Bay https://hmb-odd.org/events

Sa May 23 6pm:  Third Rail, Hopmonk: 691 Broadway, Sonoma https://www.hopmonk.com/sonoma

Sa May 23 6pm:  The Real Sarahs, Robin’s Nest house, Davis, RSVP: https://www.robinsnestconcerts.com/home

Sa May 23 7pm:  Alan Bond & Skedaddle, house concert, Oakland, RSVP: ne_swik at yahoo.com

Sa May 23 8pm:  Tony Trischka’s Earl Jam, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Sa May 23 8pm:  Cara Luft online, Rogue Folk, BC, tickets: https://roguefolk.bc.ca/concerts/

Sa May 23 8:15pm:  benefit: freedom sings, Lost Church SR: 545 Mendocino, Santa Rosa https://www.thelostchurch.com/

Su May 24 3pm:  Victoria George & High Lonesome, 3850 Doris Murphy, Occidental https://occidentalcenterforthearts.org/

Tu May 26 7:30pm:  Eliza Gilkyson w/Nina Gerber, HopMonk: 224 Vintage Way, Novato https://kcturnerpresents.com/

Tu May 26 8:15pm:  Kommuna Lux Ukraine benefit, 545 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa https://www.thelostchurch.com/

Fr May 29 4:30pm:  PMN (People’s Music Network) summer gathering online, register: https://peoplesmusic.org/

Fr May 29 7pm:  Salinas Road, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

Fr May 29 8pm:  Mason Jennings, Guild: 949 El Camino, Menlo Park https://guildtheatre.com/

Fr May 29 8:15pm:  Off the Perch/Sloan Irving, 545 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa https://www.thelostchurch.com/

Sa May 30 10am:  World Music & Dance Festival, 3850 Doris Murphy, Occidental https://occidentalcenterforthearts.org/

Sa May 30 3pm:  Pete Seeger singalong w/Jaeger & Reid/Vance/Emma’s Rev, First Unitarian Church: 685 14th St, Oakland https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sing-out-for-petes-sake-comes-to-oakland-tickets-1985326130901

Sa May 30 4pm:  Austin Willacy/Patricia Bahia, house concert, Oakland, RSVP: https://insidelands.org/

Sa May 30 6pm:  Mason Jennings/Megan Slankard, HopMonk: 224 Vintage Way, Novato https://kcturnerpresents.com/

Sa May 30 7pm:  Misner & Smith, B Street: 2700 Capitol Ave, Sacramento https://bstreettheatre.org/shows/

Sa May 30 7pm:  Richard March & Nat Lefkoff, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

Sa May 30 7:30pm:  Michael Manring/Teja Gerken, Monkey: 1638 University, Berkeley https://themonkeyhouse.org/

Sa May 30 7:30pm:  Nashville Honeymoon, 1220 Linda Mar, Pacifica https://pacificaperformances.org/

Sa May 30 8:15pm:  songs of resistance, Lost Church SR: 545 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa https://www.thelostchurch.com/

Su May 31 3pm:  Pete Seeger singalong w/Jaeger & Reid/Vance/etc, 320 Cedar, Santa Cruz https://www.kuumbwajazz.org/

Su May 31 8pm:  Mason Jennings, Harlow’s: 2708 J St, Sacramento https://www.harlows.com/

M Jun 1 12pm:  Bobby McFerrin & MOTION, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Tu Jun 2 1pm:  SFFMC Zoom sing, https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

W Jun 3 5pm:  Poor Man’s Whiskey, Ives Park: 7400 Willow, Sebastopol https://www.peacetown.org/summer-series-2026

W Jun 3 6:30pm:  Richard Smith, 230 Petaluma, Sebastopol https://www.peacetown.org/hopmonk-tavern-peacetown

Jun 4-7:  QuaranTUNE Summer Fest online, https://www.virtualdulcimerfest.com/

Th Jun 4 7pm:  Richard Smith, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

Fr Jun 5 7pm:  SFFMC Zoom sing, https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

Fr Jun 5 7pm:  Sam Grisman Project, Golden State: 417 Alvarado, Monterey https://goldenstatetheatre.com/

Fr Jun 5 7:30pm:  I’m With Her, Sunset Center, Carmel-by-the-Sea https://www.sunsetcenter.org/

Fr Jun 5 8pm:  Natalie & Brittany Haas, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Fr Jun 5 8:15pm:  The Hot Licks, Lost Church SF: 988 Columbus, SF https://www.thelostchurch.com/

Sa Jun 6:  SF Bluegrass & Old Time Festival, Salesforce Park, SF https://www.facebook.com/bluegrassoldtimesf

Sa Jun 6 4pm:  Joyful Voices Chorus Big Sing, First Presb: 72 Kensington, San Anselmo https://www.singwithmarv.com/

Sa Jun 6 7pm:  Natalie & Brittany Haas, barn concert, Healdsburg, RSVP: clenbarnconcerts at gmail.com

Sa Jun 6 7:30pm:  The Hot Licks, Rancho Nicasio: Town Square, Nicasio https://ranchonicasio.com/

Sa Jun 6 7:30pm:  Kristy Lee, Sebastiani: 476 1st St East, Sonoma https://www.sebastianitheatre.com/

Sa Jun 6 8pm:  I’m With Her, 50 Mark West Springs, Santa Rosa https://lutherburbankcenter.org/

Su Jun 7 7pm:  The Klezmatics, JCC: 3200 California, SF https://klezcalifornia.org/events/the-klezmatics-2/

M Jun 8 12pm:  Bobby McFerrin & MOTION, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Tu Jun 9 7pm:  Minor Gold, Back Room: 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley https://backroommusic.com/

Tu Jun 9 8pm:  SFFMC Board Meeting, in-person & Zoom https://www.sffmc.org/about-us/

W Jun 10 8:15pm:  San Miguel Fraser, Lost Church SF: 988 Columbus, SF https://www.thelostchurch.com/

Th Jun 11 7?pm:  San Miguel Fraser, house concert, Santa Rosa, email howard.booster at gmail.com

Th Jun 11 8pm:  Dan Navarro, Back Room: 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley https://backroommusic.com/

Fr Jun 12 7pm:  Seán Gavin & Colm Gannon, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

Fr Jun 12 8pm:  Eric Thompson&Dead Roots Revival, Ashkenaz: 1317 San Pablo, Berkeley https://ashkenaz.com/#/events

Fr Jun 12 8pm:  Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Fr Jun 12 8pm:  Jake Shimabukuro, Guild: 949 El Camino, Menlo Park https://guildtheatre.com/

Jun 13-21:  Alasdair Fraser’s Sierra Fiddle Camp, Nevada City http://www.sierrafiddlecamp.org/

Sa Jun 13  2-5 pm:  intergenerational song circle, Berkeley Public Library South Branch, 1901 Russell, Berkeley

Sa Jun 13 3pm:  Jon Muq, FogHouse concert, San Mateo https://www.meetup.com/bay-area-house-concerts/

Sa Jun 13 3pm:  Riverlark, house concert, Auburn, RSVP: http://auburnhouseconcerts.org/

Sa Jun 13 4pm:  Kayatta & open mic, 3657 Church, Occidental, RSVP: https://insidelands.org/

Sa Jun 13 6pm:  Dirty Cello/Cosmo & Leslie/Evening Hawks, Davis, RSVP: https://www.robinsnestconcerts.com/home

Sa Jun 13 7:30pm:  Hard Drive, Fifth St Farms house, Berkeley, RSVP: https://fifthstfarms.com/

Sa Jun 13 7:30pm:  Jake Shimabukuro, Sunset Center, Carmel-by-the-Sea https://www.sunsetcenter.org/

Jun 14-17:  CBA Summer Music Camp, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley https://californiabluegrass.org/

Su Jun 14 3pm:  Michael Capella Band, 3850 Doris Murphy, Occidental https://occidentalcenterforthearts.org/

Su Jun 14 3:30pm:  The Keller Sisters, Dala’s Nest house concert, Menlo Park https://www.dalasnesthouseconcerts.com/

Su Jun 14 4pm:  World Harmony Chorus concert, BFUU: 1924 Cedar, Berkeley https://instantharmony.com/concerts.html

Su Jun 14 4pm:  Dan Navarro, Meder St Barn, Santa Cruz, RSVP: http://mederstreetbarn.com/

Su Jun 14 4:30pm:  Dirty Cello, Odd Fellows: 526 Main, Half Moon Bay https://hmb-odd.org/events

Su Jun 14 4:45pm:  Lily Vakili/Matt Herrero, Lost Church SF: 988 Columbus, SF https://www.thelostchurch.com/

Su Jun 14 7pm:  Jake Shimabukuro, Crest: 1013 K St, Sacramento https://crestsacramento.com/

M Jun 15:  *** folknik Deadline *** Email materials to appropriate editor (see editor list in folknik)

M Jun 15 12pm:  Bobby McFerrin & MOTION, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

M Jun 15 7:30pm: World Harmony Chorus concert, 505 E. Charleston, Palo Alto https://instantharmony.com/concerts.html

Tu Jun 16 1pm:  SFFMC Zoom sing, https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

Tu Jun 16 7pm:  Seán Gavin & Colm Gannon, Ugly Mug: 4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel https://www.celticsociety.org/

Tu Jun 16 8pm:  Brett Dennen, Napa Music Hall: 1030 Main St, Napa https://napamusichall.com/

W Jun 17 4pm:  Amelia Hogan, Golden Gate Bandshell, SF https://illuminate.org/event/midweek-melodies-june-17/

W Jun 17 7:30pm:  World Harmony Chorus concert, 301 Center St, Santa Cruz https://instantharmony.com/concerts.html

W Jun 17 8pm:  Stillhouse Junkies, Back Room: 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley https://backroommusic.com/

W Jun 17 8pm:  Flamy Grant/Sam Goldsmith, Strings: 6320 San Pablo, Berkeley https://strings.org/

W Jun 17 8pm:  Mary Gauthier, HopMonk: 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol https://kcturnerpresents.com/

Jun 18-21:  CBA Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley https://californiabluegrass.org/

Th Jun 18 7pm:  Mary Gauthier w/Jaimee Harris, Kuumbwa: 320 Cedar, Santa Cruz https://kuumbwajazz.org/

Th Jun 18 7pm:  Brittany Aquamarine/Larisa Roberts/Late But Ready, Petaluma, RSVP: https://insidelands.org/

Th Jun 18 7:30?pm:  Seán Gavin & Colm Gannon, house concert, San Anselmo, RSVP: kylealdenmusic at gmail.com

Th Jun 18 8pm:  Trillian Welch, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Jun 19-20:  Trad Fest West, UICC: 2700 45th Ave, SF https://irishcentersf.org/

Fr Jun 19 7pm:  SFFMC Zoom sing, https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

Fr Jun 19 8pm:  Tommy Thomsen, Back Room: 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley https://backroommusic.com/

Sa Jun 20 4pm:  Asleep at the Wheel, Rancho Nicasio: Town Square, Nicasio https://ranchonicasio.com/

Sa Jun 20 6pm:  Chris Webster & Nina Gerber, Robin’s Nest, Davis, RSVP: https://www.robinsnestconcerts.com/home

Sa Jun 20 7pm:  Teresa Trull & Barbara Higbie, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Sa Jun 20 8pm:  Thunderstorm Artis, HopMonk: 224 Vintage Way, Novato https://kcturnerpresents.com/

Sa Jun 20 8:15pm:  The Real Sarahs/Zoe Fitzgerald Carter, 545 Mendocino, Santa Rosa https://www.thelostchurch.com/

Jun 21-28:  Big Sur Fiddle Camp https://www.bigsurfiddlecamp.org/

Sa Jun 21:  Make Music Day, see various cities for schedules: https://makemusicday.org/cities/#

Su Jun 21 1-5pm:  SFFMC musical meeting, 2001 Oak St, SF https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

Su Jun 21 2:30pm:  summer solstice w/Shira Kammen https://californiarevels.org/upnext

Su Jun 21 3pm:  Emma’s Revolution, house concert, Berkeley, RSVP: sfinacom at yahoo.com

Su Jun 21 4pm:  Barbara Higbie & Teresa Trull, 3850 Doris Murphy, Occidental https://occidentalcenterforthearts.org/

Su Jun 21 4pm:  Asleep at the Wheel, Rancho Nicasio: Town Square, Nicasio https://ranchonicasio.com/

Su Jun 21 5pm:  solstice music, Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland https://www.gardenofmemory.com/

M Jun 22 12pm:  Bobby McFerrin & MOTION, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

W Jun 24 5pm:  Hardly Strictly Irish, Roadhouse: 14540 Canyon Two Rd, Rio Nido https://www.suzukicady.com/shows

Th Jun 25 8pm:  Rhiannon Giddens, The Fillmore: 1805 Geary, SF https://rhiannongiddens.com/tour

Jun 26-28:  Ten Mile Creek Revival, Black Oak Ranch, Laytonville https://www.tenmilecreekrevival.com/

Jun 26-28:  evening concert livestreams from Old Songs Festival, NY https://festival.oldsongs.org/

Fr Jun 26 3:30pm:  Buckeye Boys, Armstrong Redwoods, Guerneville https://stewardscr.org/upcoming-events-programs/

Fr Jun 26 7pm:  Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band, United Methodist Church: 1 Soledad Dr, Monterey https://otteropry.org/

Fr Jun 26 8pm:  Ruthie Foster, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Sa Jun 27 10am:  Angel Island Ukulele Cruise https://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Ukulele-Meetup/

Sa Jun 27 7pm:  Bonny June & Bonfire, Ugly Mug: 4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel https://fiddlingcricket.com/

Sa Jun 27 7pm:  Duo Quartet, Sebastiani: 476 1st St East, Sonoma https://www.sebastianitheatre.com/

Sa Jun 27 7pm:  Double D’s, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

Sa Jun 27 8pm:  Iris DeMent, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Sa Jun 27 8pm:  Sawyer Fredericks, HopMonk: 224 Vintage Way, Novato https://kcturnerpresents.com/

Sa Jun 27 8pm:  Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Bankhead: 2400 1st St, Livermore https://livermorearts.org/

Sa Jun 27 8pm:  Dustbowl Revival, Harlow’s: 2708 J St, Sacramento https://www.harlows.com/

Sa Jun 27 8:15pm:  Sol Flamenco, Lost Church SR: 545 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa https://www.thelostchurch.com/

Su Jun 28 3pm:  acoustic jam workshop w/Cookie Segelstein & Mike Thompson, Albany https://www.calliope-ebma.org/

Su Jun 28 3pm:  Ellie James & open mic, house concert, Sebastopol, RSVP: https://insidelands.org/

Su Jun 28 3pm:  flamenco, 8230 Civic Center Dr, Elk Grove https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/ss5bbjk

Su Jun 28 4pm:  Ruthie Foster, Rancho Nicasio: Town Square, Nicasio https://ranchonicasio.com/

Su Jun 28 8pm:  Dustbowl Revival, Guild: 949 El Camino, Menlo Park https://guildtheatre.com/

Jun 29-Jul 3:  Youth music camp, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/education/2026-summer-camp/

M Jun 29 12pm:  Bobby McFerrin & MOTION, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

M Jun 29 7:30pm:  Miko Marks/Ree La Violette, Yoshi’s: 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland https://yoshis.com/

W Jul 1 6:30pm:  David Luning, Ives Park: 7400 Willow, Sebastopol https://www.peacetown.org/summer-series-2026

W Jul 1 6:30pm:  Hooper & Sloss, 230 Petaluma, Sebastopol https://www.peacetown.org/hopmonk-tavern-peacetown

Th Jul 2 4pm:  Paul Thorn, Rancho Nicasio: Town Square, Nicasio https://ranchonicasio.com/

Th Jul 2 7pm:  Goldpine, Ugly Mug: 4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel https://cafeugly.com/live-music-the-mug

Th Jul 2 8pm:  The Jacob Jolliff Band, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Jul 3-6:  SFFMC July 4th gathering, Camp Herms, El Cerrito https://www.sffmc.org/

Fr Jul 3 4pm:  Paul Thorn Band, Rancho Nicasio: Town Square, Nicasio https://ranchonicasio.com/

Fr Jul 3 7pm:  SFFMC Zoom sing, https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

Fr Jul 3 7:30pm:  Goldpine, Watermelon: 1970 Lake Blvd Suite 1, Davis https://watermelonmusic.com/index.php

Sa Jul 4 12-4pm:  SF Uke Jam, Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission St between 3rd & 4th, SF https://ybgfestival.org/events/

Sa Jul 4 4pm:  Jackie Greene, Rancho Nicasio: Town Square, Nicasio https://ranchonicasio.com/

Sa Jul 4 8pm:  Calum McIlroy/Aidan Connolly & Bryan O’Leary online, tickets: https://roguefolk.bc.ca/concerts/

Su Jul 5 4pm:  Jackie Greene, Rancho Nicasio: Town Square, Nicasio https://ranchonicasio.com/

Su Jul 5 5pm:  Wake the Dead, St. Columba’s, Inverness https://www.stcolumbasinverness.org/music-series

Tu Jul 7 1pm:  SFFMC Zoom sing, https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

Th Jul 9 7pm:  Tanasi, Ugly Mug: 4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel https://fiddlingcricket.com/

Th Jul 9 7pm:  Barkley Cove, United Methodist Church: 1 Soledad Dr, Monterey https://otteropry.org/

Jul 10-13:  From Women’s Hearts and Hands Guitar Camp, Mendocino http://womensheartsandhands.com/

Fr Jul 10 4pm:  Hardly Strictly Irish, Armstrong Redwoods, Guerneville https://stewardscr.org/upcoming-events-programs/

Fr Jul 10 8pm:  Anemara online, Rogue Folk, BC, tickets: https://roguefolk.bc.ca/concerts/

Jul 11-17:  CA Coast Music Camp (CCMC) week 1, Monterey County https://www.musiccamp.org/

Sa Jul 11:  Cline Country Bluegrass, Sonoma https://www.exploretock.com/clinecellars/event/580304/bluegrass-festival

Sa Jul 11 10am:  Our Freedom Festival, First Congregational: 2501 Harrison, Oakland https://ourfreedomfest.org/

Sa Jul 11 11am:  SFFMC presents the SF Free Folk Festival, Golden Gate Park bandshell, SF https://sffolkfest.org/

Sa Jul 11 4pm:  Sloan Irving & open mic, 3657 Church, Occidental, RSVP: https://insidelands.org/

Sa Jul 11 7pm:  Jimmy Dillon & Lorin Rowan, Ugly Mug: 4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel https://fiddlingcricket.com/

Sa Jul 11 8pm:  Barkley Cove, Back Room: 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley https://backroommusic.com/

Sa Jul 11 8pm:  Young Dubliners, HopMonk: 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol https://kcturnerpresents.com/

Su Jul 12 3:30pm:  Jack Cutter, Dala’s Nest house concert, Menlo Park https://www.dalasnesthouseconcerts.com/

Su Jul 12 5pm:  Broken Compass Bluegrass, HopMonk: 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol https://kcturnerpresents.com/

Su Jul 12 8pm:  Aki Kumar/The Sampaguitas, Sweetwater: 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley https://sweetwatermusichall.com/

Tu Jul 14 7:30?pm:  Miss Tess & Thomas Bryan Eaton, house concert, Santa Cruz, RSVP: concerts at InstantHarmony.com

Tu Jul 14 8pm:  SFFMC Board Meeting, in-person & Zoom https://www.sffmc.org/about-us/

W Jul 15 5pm:  guitar/ukulele workshop w/Richard Gilewitz, Watermelon, Davis https://watermelonmusic.com/index.php

W Jul 15 7:30pm:  Richard Gilewitz, Watermelon: 1970 Lake Blvd Suite 1, Davis https://watermelonmusic.com/index.php

W Jul 15 8pm:  The Steel Wheels, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Th Jul 16 7pm:  Iona Fyfe, Ugly Mug: 4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel https://www.celticsociety.org/

Th Jul 16 7pm:  Richard Gilewitz, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

Fr Jul 17 6pm:  Sierra Hull, HopMonk: 224 Vintage Way, Novato https://kcturnerpresents.com/

Fr Jul 17 7pm:  SFFMC Zoom sing, https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

Fr Jul 17 7pm:  Laurie Lewis, Rancho Nicasio: Town Square, Nicasio https://ranchonicasio.com/

Fr Jul 17 7pm:  Iona Fyfe, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

Fr Jul 17 8:15pm:  Kalei Yamanoha/The Sam Chase Trio, 545 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa https://www.thelostchurch.com/


Genre Music Calendars/Resources Online

Genre                   Calendar & Resources

A Cappella         printed music & instruction for many song styles https://www.singers.com/

African American     African Origins & Adaptations in African American Music https://timeline.carnegiehall.org/

Bluegrass           Bluegrass Signal: concert, jam, class, & radio show listings https://www.bgsignal.com/

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

Bluegrass           Northern California Bluegrass Society (NCBS): events, stolen instruments https://ncbs.info/

Blues                   https://groups.io/g/JacksBluesClues/calendar

Cajun-Zydeco    SFBAYou.com https://sfczcalendar.com/

Celtic                   AmeriCeltic: concert, session, lessons, & radio show listings https://americeltic.net/

Celtic                   Celtic Society of Monterey Bay: concert, session, & radio show listings https://www.celticsociety.org/

Celtic                   CelticSF group, info to join https://groups.io/g/CelticSF

Celtic                  David Brown’s monthly calendar https://sites.google.com/site/davbrown2/celtic

Country Dance  Country Dance & Song Society (CDSS) https://cdss.org/events/

Fiddlers              Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association: resources https://www.fiddlers.org/acoustic-music-resources/

Flamenco           The Flamenco Society of San Jose: concert & class listings https://theflamencosociety.org/

Folk                     Folk Alley: 24/7 music, stories, reviews https://folkalley.com/

Folk                     Folk Alliance International (FAI): event listing, resources, and conferences https://folk.org/

Folk                     Folk Alliance Region – West: event listing, resources, and conferences https://far-west.org/

Folk                     Folklife West: UK folk magazines https://www.folklife.uk/

Folk                     Folkstreams: documentary films on American traditional cultures https://folkstreams.net/

Folk                     FolkWorks: even listing, information/interviews https://folkworks.org/

Folk                     Library of Congress American Folklife Center: American folklife https://loc.gov/folklife/  Folklife concert schedule: https://loc.gov/concerts/folklife/

Folk                     Ministry of Folk: resource listings, session videos, blog https://ministryoffolk.com/

Folk                     Mudcat Café: lyrics & knowledge (Digital Tradition database) https://mudcat.org/

Folk                     Portland Folk Music Society https://portlandfolkmusic.org/content.aspx?page_id=0&club_id=748368

Folk                     Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: world’s traditional music https://folkways.si.edu/

Folk                     Sonoma County Folk Society https://socofoso.com/

Folk                     Folks arts of England and beyond https://folkopedia.info/wiki/Main_Page

Harp                    Harpers Hall: concert, gathering, & resource listings https://harpershall.com/index.html

Irish                    David Brown’s resources list https://sites.google.com/site/davbrown2/irish-trad-music-resources

Irish                     Irish Traditional Music Tune Index by Alan Ng https://irishtune.info/

Irish                     Online Academy of Irish Music: instruction https://oaim.ie/

Irish                     The Session: tunes, recording, sessions & events worldwide https://thesession.org/

Klezmer/Yiddish     KlezCalifornia: https://klezcalifornia.org/ & https://klezcalifornia.org/other-organizations/

Music Hall          Song collection & history https://folksongandmusichall.com/

Old Time             California State Old Time Fiddler’s Association https://csotfa.org/

Old Time             Canotes-Goldman stringband tunes, resource list https://stringband.mossyroof.com/

Old Time             David Brown’s monthly calendar under “Other Events” https://berkeleyoldtimemusic.org/

Old Time             David Brown’s resources list https://sites.google.com/site/davbrown2/oldtime

Old Time             jams: https://www.facebook.com/groups/390588871395459

Old Time             Oldtime Central: https://web.archive.org/web/20231216124321/https://oldtime-central.com/

Old Time             Oldtime Central YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8yR2Aj_lnUHQXHTA4FGGw

Old Time             oldtimeSF group, info to join https://groups.io/g/oldtimeSF

Old Time             Slippery-Hill: fiddle & banjo tunes https://www.slippery-hill.com/

Open Mics          list of open mics in U.S. states https://openmicamerica.com/local_mics.html

Protest Songs    English protest song collection https://oursubversivevoice.com/

Québécois          David Brown’s resources list https://sites.google.com/site/davbrown2/quebecois

Québécois          Lisa Ornstein’s https://lisaornstein.com/useful-links-for-quebecois-music-and-dance/

Québécois          QueTradSF group, info to join https://groups.io/g/QueTradSF/

Roots/Americana/Honky-Tonk/Alt Country/Rockabilly     Hicks with Sticks: event listings https://hickswithsticks.com/

Roots/Regional Arhoolie Foundation: multimedia collections https://arhoolie.org/

Sacred Harp       Sacred Harp Musical Heritage Association: sings and info https://fasola.org/

Saw                     Saw Notes: https://sawnotes.com/ https://www.facebook.com/InternationalMusicalSawAssociation

Scottish               Traditional Music Forum https://traditionalmusicforum.org/

Sea Chanteys     chantey song families (versions) http://shantyman.dk/ShantyBigSings/ , https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/collaborations-links-and-other-news/

Sea Chanteys     Maritime Music Directory: Sea music groups, events & recordings https://seashanties4all.com/

Sea Chanteys     SF Maritime National Park https://nps.gov/safr/learn/historyculture/chantey-pathfinder.htm  https://maritime.org/chantey-sing/seachanteysongs/

https://nps.gov/safr/learn/photosmultimedia/shelter-in-chantey-series.htm

Song Circles       Bay Area/Central California song circles, songs https://singwithmarv.com/resources

Song Circles       Boston Song Sessions: virtual sessions worldwide https://www.bostonsongsessions.org/virtual-sessions

Song Circles       online (you may have to copy & paste this into your browser’s address bar to get it to work) https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=omflgqdt0jbq1c59j86rjvkkpo%40group.calendar.google.com

Song Circles       Songmakers: LA area Song circles (& more) https://songmakers.org/

Trad                   David Brown’s resource lists https://sites.google.com/site/davbrown2/home

Trad                    Traditional music performance & instruction https://tune.supply/

Trad                    Traditional Tune Archive: traditional instrumental music https://tunearch.org/wiki/TTA

Ukulele               Got a Ukulele: everything uke https://www.gotaukulele.com/

Ukulele               Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz: jams, concerts, classes https://ukuleleclubofsantacruz.com/

Ukulele               Ukulele groups & performances in Sonoma County https://ukegigsinsoco.com/