Community folk calendar

Community folk music calendar

Updated 6/20/2026

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 (no 7/19) 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 1pm:  SCVFA jam, Municipal Rose Garden Park: 1649 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/

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

Every other Monday 7pm:  ukulele jam, 1786 2nd Ave, Walnut Creek https://www.lamorindaukuleleclub.org/jam-schedule

1st,3rd Monday 6pm:  bluegrass jam, Out West Garage: 321 2nd St., Petaluma  https://californiabluegrass.org/calendar/

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

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

Every Tuesday 6pm:  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 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 7:30pm:  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 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 (Jul 29-Sep 2) 7pm:  All In Song Circle, San Anselmo https://www.singwithmarv.com/

Every other Wed (Apr-Oct) 10am:  ukulele jam, Walnut Creek https://www.lamorindaukuleleclub.org/jam-schedule

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

1st Thursday (no Jul) 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

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

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, new location TBD – contact Dusty via 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 (no Aug) 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

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

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

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 12pm:  SF Maritime Chantey Sing, CA Thayer at Mare Island, Vallejo https://maritime.org/event-calendar/

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

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/

Peninsula Ukulele Group jams https://fleastreetband.com/

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

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

Fr Jun 26 7pm:  Caltucky, Rancho Nicasio: Town Square, Nicasio https://ranchonicasio.com/

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 2pm:  intergenerational song circle, 1901 Russell, Berkeley https://berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/15804100

Sa Jun 27 7pm:  Gaelic Muses, Wheelhouse: 1173 Lincoln, San Jose https://gaelicmuses.com/

Sa Jun 27 7pm:  Bonny June & Bonfire, Ugly Mug: 4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel https://fiddlingcricket.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 12:30pm:  Sara Rodenburg, Hopmonk: 691 Broadway, Sonoma https://www.hopmonk.com/sonoma

Su Jun 28 2pm:  Dulcimoon summer jam online https://dulcimoon.com/dulcimoon-summer-jam-2026/

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/

Su Jun 28 8pm:  Willy Tea Taylor, Felton Music Hall: 6275 Hwy 9, Felton https://feltonmusichall.com/

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:  Dave Hooper, 230 Petaluma, Sebastopol https://www.peacetown.org/hopmonk-tavern-peacetown

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

Th Jul 2 7:30pm:  Paul Thorn, Rancho Nicasio: Town Square, Nicasio https://ranchonicasio.com/

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 7pm:  Charlie Torch Band, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

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 6:30pm:  Lissa Scheckenburger Trio, house concert, Santa Clara https://www.meetup.com/southbayhouseconcerts/

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 4:45pm:  songwriter’s sing-along, Lost Ch. SR: 545 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa https://www.thelostchurch.com/

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

Su Jul 5 7pm:  Orqo Taki, Back Room: 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley https://backroommusic.com/

M Jul 6 12pm:  Bobby McFerrin & MOTION, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

M Jul 6 7:30pm:  Danni Nicholls, Watermelon: 1970 Lake Blvd Suite 1, Davis https://watermelonmusic.com/index.php

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

W Jul 8 8pm:  Jesse Ray Smith, Sweetwater: 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley https://sweetwatermusichall.com/

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 3pm:  Hardly Strictly Irish, Armstrong Redwoods, Guerneville https://stewardscr.org/upcoming-events-programs/

Fr Jul 10 6pm:  Gabe Duran/Addie Finch, Foppiano: 12707 Old Redwood Hwy, Healdsburg, https://insidelands.org/

Fr Jul 10 7pm:  Alice Howe & Freebo, Kuumbwa: 320 Cedar, Santa Cruz https://kuumbwajazz.org/

Fr Jul 10 7pm:  Barkley Cove, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

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 12pm:  Freight Community Education Festival, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Sa Jul 11 1pm:  Wychbury/Madeleine Stewart Trio on Zoom, tickets: https://events.livetoyourlivingroom.com/

Sa Jul 11 4pm:  Four Shillings Short, house concert, San Jose https://4shillingsshort.com/shows

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

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

Sa Jul 11 7pm:  hootenanny, 568 Lighthouse, Pacific Grove https://pgartcenter.org/Events/Coming-Events.php

Sa Jul 11 7pm:  Webster, Walton & Edwards, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

Sa Jul 11 7:30pm:  False Bottom Band, 1220 Linda Mar, Pacifica https://pacificaperformances.org/

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/

Sa Jul 11 8:15pm:  Danni Nicholls, Lost Church SF: 988 Columbus, SF https://www.thelostchurch.com/

Sa Jul 11 9pm:  SingJam singalong & jam, Starry Plough: 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley https://thestarryplough.com/

Su Jul 12 12:30pm:  Hardly Strictly Irish, Hopmonk: 691 Broadway, Sonoma https://www.hopmonk.com/sonoma

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 7pm:  HOOT! Destination Songs, Timbre: 801 Bancroft, Berkeley https://www.hootexclamationpoint.com/

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

M Jul 13 12pm:  Bobby McFerrin & MOTION, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Tu Jul 14 7pm:  HOOT! Destination Songs, Hillside Club: 2286 Cedar, Berkeley https://www.hootexclamationpoint.com/

Tu Jul 14 7?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 6pm:  Molly Tuttle, HopMonk: 224 Vintage Way, Novato https://kcturnerpresents.com/

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/

W Jul 15 8pm:  Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Moe’s: 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz https://moesalley.com/

Th Jul 16 6pm:  Molly Tuttle, HopMonk: 224 Vintage Way, Novato https://kcturnerpresents.com/

Th Jul 16 7pm:  HOOT! Destination Songs, 2727 California, Berkeley https://www.hootexclamationpoint.com/

Th Jul 16 7pm:  Born to Drum faculty concert, La Peña: 3105 Shattuck, Berkeley https://lapena.org/

Th Jul 16 7pm:  Dan Tyminski Band, Rio: 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz https://www.riotheatre.com/

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

Th Jul 16 7pm:  Second Hand Fortune/Faux Co, The Big Easy: 128 American Alley, Petaluma, https://insidelands.org/

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

Th Jul 16 8:15pm:  Miss Tess/Deep Thicket Dwellers, Lost Church SF: 988 Columbus, SF https://www.thelostchurch.com/

Th Jul 16 8:15pm:  Rachel Sumner/Traveling Light, 545 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa https://www.thelostchurch.com/

Jul 17-20:  Women Drummers Born to Drum camp, Bort Meadow, Oakland https://womendrummers.org/

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

Fr Jul 17 6:30pm:  Dirty Cello/Carolyn Sills, Sebastiani: 476 1st St East, Sonoma https://www.sebastianitheatre.com/

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

Fr Jul 17 7pm:  Gaelic Muses, Wheelhouse: 1173 Lincoln, San Jose https://gaelicmuses.com/

Fr Jul 17 7pm:  Sweet Sally, Ruhstaller Farm, Dixon https://ruhstallerfarm.com/events/

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 7pm:  Rachel Sumner/Traveling Light, SandBox: 440 Ortiz, Sand City https://www.sandboxsandcity.com/home

Fr Jul 17 7:30pm:  T Marie & Bayou Juju, Ashkenaz: 1317 San Pablo, Berkeley https://ashkenaz.com/#/events

Fr Jul 17 8pm:  Teja Gerken & Doug Young/Janet Noguera, 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley https://backroommusic.com/

Fr Jul 17 8pm:  Margo Price, Sweetwater: 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley https://sweetwatermusichall.com/

Fr Jul 17 8pm:  Hot Buttered Rum/Tea Leaf Green, Felton Music Hall: 6275 Hwy 9, Felton https://feltonmusichall.com/

Fr Jul 17 8pm:  Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Harlow’s: 2708 J St, Sacramento https://www.harlows.com/

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

Jul 18-24:  CA Coast Music Camp (CCMC) week 2, Monterey County https://www.musiccamp.org/

Sa Jul 18 3pm:  Danni Nicholls, Back Room: 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley https://backroommusic.com/

Sa Jul 18 7pm:  Four Shillings Short, UUCPA: 505 E. Charleston, Palo Alto https://4shillingsshort.com/shows

Sa Jul 18 7pm:  Water Tower, Kuumbwa: 320 Cedar, Santa Cruz https://kuumbwajazz.org/

Sa Jul 18 7?pm:  Sophie Wellington & Evie Ladin, house concert, Santa Cruz, RSVP: concerts at InstantHarmony.com

Sa Jul 18 7:30pm:  Ira Marlowe, Monkey House: 1638 University, Berkeley https://themonkeyhouse.org/

Sa Jul 18 7:30pm:  Jim Bruno Trio, Watermelon: 1970 Lake Blvd Suite 1, Davis https://watermelonmusic.com/index.php

Sa Jul 18 8pm:  Mark Hummel Band w/Steve Freund, Back Room: 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley https://backroommusic.com/

Sa Jul 18 8pm:  Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Sa Jul 18 8pm:  Margo Price, Guild: 949 El Camino, Menlo Park https://guildtheatre.com/

Sa Jul 18 8pm:  The Steel Wheels/Kentucky Mule, Moe’s: 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz https://moesalley.com/

Sa Jul 18 8pm:  Dan Tyminski Band/Iona Fyfe, Sweetwater: 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley https://sweetwatermusichall.com/

Sa Jul 18 8pm:  Willy Tea Taylor, Napa Music Hall: 1030 Main St, Napa https://napamusichall.com/

Sa Jul 18 8:15pm:  Off the Perch/Shopping in Finland, 545 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa https://www.thelostchurch.com/

Su Jul 19 10:30am:  Irish slow session, Duboce Park, SF https://www.meetup.com/irish-music-sessions-not-full-speed/

Su Jul 19 1-5pm:  SFFMC musical meeting, 2001 Oak St, SF https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

Su Jul 19 4pm:  Charly Kerr/Larisa Roberts/Late But Ready, Martin Ray: 2191 Laguna, Santa Rosa, https://insidelands.org/

Su Jul 19 4pm:  Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Rancho Nicasio: Town Square, Nicasio https://ranchonicasio.com/

Su Jul 19 4pm:  Jake Manzi, Meder St Barn, Santa Cruz, RSVP: http://mederstreetbarn.com/

Su Jul 19 5:30pm:  Mary Lambert/Velvet Dive, Sebastiani: 476 1st St East, Sonoma https://www.sebastianitheatre.com/

Su Jul 19 7pm:  Leah Song, Kuumbwa: 320 Cedar, Santa Cruz https://kuumbwajazz.org/

M Jul 20 12pm:  Bobby McFerrin & MOTION, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Tu Jul 21 1pm:  SFFMC Zoom sing, https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

W Jul 22 6:30pm:  Back pOrchEstra, 230 Petaluma, Sebastopol https://www.peacetown.org/hopmonk-tavern-peacetown

Th Jul 23 11:30am:  Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy on Zoom, tickets: https://events.livetoyourlivingroom.com/

Th Jul 23 5pm:  Hardly Strictly Irish, Railroad Square, Santa Rosa https://www.suzukicady.com/shows

Th Jul 23 8pm:  homage to Bob Dylan, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Th Jul 23 8pm:  DakhaBrakha, Siesta Valley Bowl: 100 Gateway Blvd, Orinda https://www.siestavalleybowl.com/

Fr Jul 24 11:30am:  Eddi Reader on Zoom, tickets: https://events.livetoyourlivingroom.com/

Fr Jul 24 7pm:  LoWatters, Rancho Nicasio: Town Square, Nicasio https://ranchonicasio.com/

Fr Jul 24 8pm:  Tom Rush, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Fr Jul 24 8pm:  Teddy Thompson, Sweetwater: 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley https://sweetwatermusichall.com/

Sa Jul 25 11:30am:  Fisherman’s Friends on Zoom, tickets: https://events.livetoyourlivingroom.com/

Sa Jul 25 1-5pm:  Phyllis Jardine memorial sing & potluck, 1121 Ashmount, Oakland, RSVP: jhfeinberg1 at gmail.com

Sa Jul 25 6pm:  Steve Poltz, HopMonk: 224 Vintage Way, Novato https://kcturnerpresents.com/

Sa Jul 25 7pm:  Natalie Hagwood, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

Sa Jul 25 7:30pm:  Pamela Laws, Monkey House: 1638 University, Berkeley https://themonkeyhouse.org/

Sa Jul 25 7:30pm:  George Kahumoku Jr, 1220 Linda Mar, Pacifica https://pacificaperformances.org/

Su Jul 26 11:30am:  Spiers & Boden on Zoom, tickets: https://events.livetoyourlivingroom.com/

Su Jul 26 3pm:  Jaeger & Reid, garden concert, Berkeley https://www.jaegerreidmusic.com/

Su Jul 26 8pm:  The White Buffalo, Guild: 949 El Camino, Menlo Park https://guildtheatre.com/

Su Jul 26 8:15pm:  open mic, Lost Church SR: 545 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa https://www.thelostchurch.com/

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

Tu Jul 28 7:30pm:  Miko Marks/Tiffani Marie, Yoshi’s: 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland https://yoshis.com/

W Jul 29 6:30pm:  Kathy Kallick, 230 Petaluma, Sebastopol https://www.peacetown.org/hopmonk-tavern-peacetown

Th Jul 30 8pm:  Sam Bush, Sweetwater: 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley https://sweetwatermusichall.com/

Th Jul 30 8pm:  Steve Poltz online, Rogue Folk, BC, tickets: https://roguefolk.bc.ca/concerts/

Jul 31-Aug 8:  Lark Camp, Mendocino Woodlands State Park https://www.larkcamp.org/

Fr Jul 31 6pm:  Eilen Jewell, HopMonk: 224 Vintage Way, Novato https://kcturnerpresents.com/

Fr Jul 31 7pm:  Fire & Grace, house concert, Santa Rosa, RSVP: howard at boosterhouseconcerts.com

Sa Aug 1:  Brewgrass Festival, Roaring Camp, Felton https://scmbrewgrassfest.com/

Sa Aug 1 7pm:  Eilen Jewell, Kuumbwa: 320 Cedar, Santa Cruz https://kuumbwajazz.org/

Sa Aug 1 7:30p: Mark St. Mary’s Blues/Zydeco Band, Ashkenaz: 1317 San Pablo, Berkeley https://ashkenaz.com/#/events

Sa Aug 1 7:30pm:  Jim Moore, 1220 Linda Mar, Pacifica https://pacificaperformances.org/

Sa Aug 1 8pm:  Andy McKee, HopMonk: 224 Vintage Way, Novato https://kcturnerpresents.com/

Sa Aug 1 8pm:  Dailey & Vincent, Napa Music Hall: 1030 Main St, Napa https://napamusichall.com/

Sa Aug 1 9pm:  The Quiet Men/Fast & Vengefully, Starry Plough: 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley https://thestarryplough.com/

Su Aug 2 7pm:  Dailey & Vincent, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

M Aug 3 12pm:  Bobby McFerrin & MOTION, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Tu Aug 4 1pm:  SFFMC Zoom sing, https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

W Aug 5 10am:  Ukes4Peace jam, Walnut Creek https://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Ukulele-Meetup/

W Aug 5 5pm:  Familiar Strangers, Ives Park: 7400 Willow, Sebastopol https://www.peacetown.org/summer-series-2026

W Aug 5 6:30pm:  Bohemian Hwy, 230 Petaluma, Sebastopol https://www.peacetown.org/hopmonk-tavern-peacetown

W Aug 5 7pm:  Hot Club of SF, SandBox: 440 Ortiz, Sand City https://www.sandboxsandcity.com/home

Aug 6-9:  Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, Tres Pinos https://ncbs.us/events/gof/ & https://gofbluegrassfest.com/

Th Aug 6 8pm:  Caltucky/Hoss Farm, Hopmonk: 230 Petaluma, Sebastopol https://wl.eventim.us/HopMonkSebastopol

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

Fr Aug 7 7pm:  Duo Quartet, Rancho Nicasio: Town Square, Nicasio https://ranchonicasio.com/

Fr Aug 7 8pm:  Jake Shimabukuro, Siesta Valley Bowl: 100 Gateway Blvd, Orinda https://www.siestavalleybowl.com/

Fr Aug 7 8:15pm: Katie Phillips/Karen Brown/Little Door, 545 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa https://www.thelostchurch.com/

Sa Aug 8 4pm:  Aireene Espiritu & open mic, Inn: 3657 Church, Occidental, https://insidelands.org/

Sa Aug 8 7pm:  Antsy McClain, B Street: 2700 Capitol Ave, Sacramento https://bstreettheatre.org/shows/

Sa Aug 8 8pm:  Shawn Colvin, Rio: 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz https://www.riotheatre.com/

M Aug 10 12pm:  Bobby McFerrin & MOTION, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

W Aug 12 6:30pm:  Michael Capella, 230 Petaluma, Sebastopol https://www.peacetown.org/hopmonk-tavern-peacetown

W Aug 12 6:30pm:  Tom Rigney, Ives Park: 7400 Willow, Sebastopol https://www.peacetown.org/summer-series-2026

Th Aug 13 7pm:  I See Hawks in LA, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

Th Aug 13 8pm:  Angelo De Augustine, Sebastiani: 476 1st St East, Sonoma https://www.sebastianitheatre.com/

Th Aug 13 8pm:  Penny & Sparrow, Harlow’s: 2708 J St, Sacramento https://www.harlows.com/

Fr Aug 14 6pm:  Penny & Sparrow, HopMonk: 224 Vintage Way, Novato https://kcturnerpresents.com/

Fr Aug 14 7pm:  Sweet Sally, Rancho Nicasio: Town Square, Nicasio https://ranchonicasio.com/

Sa Aug 15:  *** folknik Deadline *** Email materials to appropriate editor (see editor list in folknik)

Sa Aug 15 2pm:  Sean Daly & the Shams, Sláinte Pub: 131 Broadway, Oakland https://slainteoakland.com/

Sa Aug 15 3?pm:  Kray Van Kirk, house concert, Auburn, RSVP: http://auburnhouseconcerts.org/

Sa Aug 15 7?pm:  Penezzi, Ribeiro, Cortes, Rice, house concert, Santa Cruz, RSVP: concerts at InstantHarmony.com

Sa Aug 15 7pm:  The Musers, Ugly Mug: 4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel https://cafeugly.com/live-music-the-mug

Sa Aug 15 7pm:  Bob Woods Western Swing Trio, Side Door: 2900 Franklin, Sacramento https://thesidedoor.net/

Sa Aug 15 8pm:  Sean Daly & the Shams/Culann’s Hounds, UICC: 2700 45th Ave, SF https://irishcentersf.org/

Sa Aug 15 8pm:  Roy Rogers/Delta Rhythm, Sweetwater: 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley https://sweetwatermusichall.com/

Sa Aug 15 8pm:  Penny & Sparrow, Felton Music Hall: 6275 Hwy 9, Felton https://feltonmusichall.com/

Sa Aug 15 8pm:  Ani DiFranco, Santa Cruz Civic Aud: 307 Church https://www.santacruztickets.com/Online/default.asp

Su Aug 16 10am-4pm:  CA Musical Saw Festival, Roaring Camp, Felton http://www.sawplayers.org/festinfo.html

Su Aug 16 1-5pm:  SFFMC musical meeting, 2001 Oak St, SF https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

M Aug 17 12pm:  Bobby McFerrin & MOTION, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Tu Aug 18 1pm:  SFFMC Zoom sing, https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

Tu Aug 18 8pm:  SFFMC Board Meeting, in-person & Zoom https://www.sffmc.org/about-us/

W Aug 19 7:30pm:  Jacob Jolliff, Fifth St Farms house, Berkeley, RSVP: https://fifthstfarms.com/

Aug 20-23:  CBA Golden Old-Time Campout, Guerneville https://californiabluegrass.org/

Th Aug 20 4pm:  Hardly Strictly Irish, Bluewater: 21301 Heron Dr, Bodega Bay https://www.suzukicady.com/shows

Th Aug 20 7pm:  Across The Pond/Megan McLaughlin, The Big Easy: 128 American Alley, Petaluma, https://insidelands.org/

Th Aug 20 8pm:  North Mississippi Allstars, Sweetwater: 19 Corte Madera, Mill Valley https://sweetwatermusichall.com/

Th Aug 20 8pm:  Franklin Jonas & the Byzantines, Harlow’s: 2708 J St, Sacramento https://www.harlows.com/

Fr Aug 21 7pm:  SFFMC Zoom sing, https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

Fr Aug 21 7pm:  Bean Creek, Ugly Mug: 4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel https://fiddlingcricket.com/

Fr Aug 21 8pm:  The Drifting Cowboys, Back Room: 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley https://backroommusic.com/

Sa Aug 22 9am-5pm:  Redwood Dulcimer Day online https://www.communitymusicschool.org/dulcimer-day

Sa Aug 22 4pm:  David Jacob-Strain w/Bob Beach, Meder St Barn, Santa Cruz, RSVP: http://mederstreetbarn.com/

Sa Aug 22 6pm:  MaMuse, HopMonk: 224 Vintage Way, Novato https://kcturnerpresents.com/

Sa Aug 22 7pm:  Sol Flamenco, Sebastiani: 476 1st St East, Sonoma https://www.sebastianitheatre.com/

Su Aug 23 4pm:  Maurice Tani/Lindsay Everly, house concert, Sebastopol, RSVP: https://insidelands.org/

Su Aug 23 6pm:  Dale Watson, HopMonk: 224 Vintage Way, Novato https://kcturnerpresents.com/

M Aug 24 12pm:  Bobby McFerrin & MOTION, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

W Aug 26 5pm:  Back pOrchEstra, Ives Park: 7400 Willow, Sebastopol https://www.peacetown.org/summer-series-2026

W Aug 26 6:30pm:  Bill Kirchen, Ives Park: 7400 Willow, Sebastopol https://www.peacetown.org/summer-series-2026

W Aug 26 6:30p: Foxes in Henhouse, 230 Petaluma, Sebastopol https://www.peacetown.org/hopmonk-tavern-peacetown

W Aug 26 8?pm:  Carol Denny/J.D. Nelson/Shipwreck Shanty, Strings: 6320 San Pablo, Berkeley https://strings.org/

Th Aug 27 7:30pm:  Miko Marks/Kiazi Malonga, Yoshi’s: 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland https://yoshis.com/

Th Aug 27 8pm:  Freight Fiddle Summit, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Aug 28-Sep 5:  Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School, Boulder Creek http://www.valleyofthemoon.org/

Fr Aug 28 7pm:  Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band, Rancho Nicasio: Town Square, Nicasio https://ranchonicasio.com/

Fr Aug 28 8pm:  The Revelers online, Rogue Folk, BC, tickets: https://roguefolk.bc.ca/concerts/

Sa Aug 29:  Play Music on the Porch Day! https://playmusicontheporchday.com/

Sa Aug 29:  Rock the Gates summer fleadh, UICC: 2700 45th Ave, SF https://irishcentersf.org/

Sa Aug 29 7pm:  Jessica Malone, B Street: 2700 Capitol Ave, Sacramento https://bstreettheatre.org/shows/

Sa Aug 29 7pm:  Charlie Torch, United Methodist Church: 1 Soledad Dr, Monterey https://otteropry.org/

Sa Aug 29 8pm:  Bill Kirchen Band w/Nina Gerber, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

M Aug 31 12pm:  Bobby McFerrin & MOTION, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

M Aug 31 7:30pm:  Mark Hummel’s Blues All Stars, Yoshi’s: 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland https://yoshis.com/

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

W Sep 2 6:30p:  Kevin Russell, 230 Petaluma, Sebastopol https://www.peacetown.org/hopmonk-tavern-peacetown

Th Sep 3 8pm:  Linda Tillery & the East Bay Allstars, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Fr Sep 4 7pm:  SFFMC Zoom sing, https://www.sffmc.org/musical-meetings/

Fr Sep 4 7pm:  Faux Co/On The Upon, backyard concert, Santa Rosa, RSVP: https://insidelands.org/

Fr Sep 4 7:30pm:  Alasdair Fraser’s Fiddle & Dance, 307 Church https://www.santacruztickets.com/Online/default.asp

Sep 5-6:  SFFMC Labor Day gathering, Center for the Blind: 2928 Adeline, Berkeley https://www.sffmc.org/

Sep 5-6:  Scottish Highland Gathering, Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton https://thescottishgames.com/

Sa Sep 5 7:30pm:  Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’, Weill Hall, Sonoma State Univ. https://gmc.sonoma.edu/all-events/

Su Sep 6 8pm:  tribute to Gram Parson & Emmylou Harris, The Freight: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley https://thefreight.org/

Su Sep 6 8pm:  The Deslondes, Harlow’s: 2708 J St, Sacramento https://www.harlows.com/

M Sep 7 11am:  Abbot’s Bromliad, Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland https://californiarevels.org/upnext

M Sep 7 2pm:  Dulcimoon summer jam online https://dulcimoon.com/dulcimoon-summer-jam-2026/

 

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/

American South   recording, photos, flyers, interviews from American South https://southernmusicresearch.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/

Scottish               recordings, texts, photographs https://raretunes.org/

Sea Chanteys     chantey song families (versions) http://shantyman.dk/ShantyBigSings/ ,

https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/collaborations-links-and-other-news/

https://www.youtube.com/@ThemedShantyBigSings-rc9te/featured

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/