Community folk music calendar
Updated 3/4/2021
All events are online (“virtual”) unless a location is provided. All times are PST/PDT (starting March 14). Calendar items or corrections can be sent to SFFMC Calendar Editor Shelby Solomon at folknikcal@yahoo.com.
Regularly Scheduled Events
Daily 9am: Daily Antidote of Song https://revelsdc.org/2020/daily-song/
Daily noon: Noony Toons with Shira Kammen https://www.facebook.com/Noony-Toons-105433457786556/
Daily 5:30pm: Quarantine Happy Hour https://www.facebook.com/groups/quarantinehappyhourmusic
Daily 8pm: Meredith Axelrod & Craig Ventresco https://meredithaxelrod.com/
Every Sunday 11am: Southern CA Uilleann Pipers Club seminar http://socalpipers.com/piper_sunday.html
Every Sunday 11am: Michael McNevin https://www.facebook.com/mudpuddlemusic
Every Sunday noon: Margie Butler and Paul Espinoza https://www.facebook.com/goldenboughmusic
Every Sunday noon: Sundays with Mary Gauthier https://www.youtube.com/officialmarygauthier
Every Sunday 1pm: Emma’s Revolution workshop: Learn an ER song https://www.emmasrevolution.com/concerts
Every Sunday 4pm: Oldtime jam w/Terry Barrett & Evo Bluestein http://www.evobluestein.com/2020/03/13/kenny-hall-jam-session/
Every Sunday 5pm: Fiddle Hell (fiddlehell.org) online jam https://www.facebook.com/groups/fiddlehellmassachusetts/ Instructor schedule at https://www.fiddlehell.org/online/online-jams
Every Sunday 7pm: Seattle song circle http://www.seafolklore.org/wp/about-sfs/seattle-song-circle/
1st Sunday 1pm: SCVFA jams on Zoom, info: https://www.fiddlers.org/
1st Sunday 4pm: contra jam session on Zoom, info: http://www.audreyknuth.com/online-contra-jam
1st Sunday 4pm: Greenwich Village Folk Festival https://greenwichvillagefolkfestival.org/
4th Sunday 1pm: Bluegrass & old-tIme jam, Ocean View Park, Santa Cruz, email: luke at playingbyear.com
4th Sunday 4pm: BACDS concert, contra, & party online, join email list: http://eepurl.com/g33a_z
Every Monday 9:30am: vocal warm-up with Briget Boyle https://www.facebook.com/kitkavocalensemble
Every Monday 11am: AJ Lee & Blue Summit https://www.facebook.com/BlueSummitmusic/
Every Monday noon: Mudcat Worldwide Singaround on Zoom, email: joe at mudcat.org
Every Monday 4pm: John Whelan https://www.facebook.com/john.whelan.142
Every Monday 4pm: learn a tune w/Audrey Knuth, sign up at: http://www.audreyknuth.com/
Every Monday 5pm: tin whistle workshop w/Michael Eskin http://michaeleskin.com/whistle.html
Every Monday 6pm: Mark & Maggie O’Connor https://ourconcerts.live/shows
Every Monday 7pm: Virtual World Harmony Chorus (3/1-4/5) https://instantharmony.com/virtualwhc.html
Every Monday 7pm: Palo Alto jam on Zoom, email: larryjoba at aol.com
1st & 2nd Monday noon: Annie Patterson leads Rise Up Singing singalong https://www.riseupandsing.org/annie/concerts/online
2nd/4th Monday 7pm: Groundbreakin Trad Session https://www.meetup.com/irish-music-trad-session/events/qzgvrrybchbhc/
3rd Monday 7:30pm: Bay Area Sacred Harp (BASH) sing on Zoom, email: board at bayareasacredharp.org
Every Tuesday 10am: Mark & Maggie O’Connor https://ourconcerts.live/shows
Every Tuesday 4pm: virtual open mic (Boston) https://www.passim.org/live-music/club-passim/openmic/
Every Tuesday 6pm: The Ould Sod Irish session http://michaeleskin.com/zoom.html
Every Tuesday 7pm: Andronico’s SF jam on Zoom, info: https://www.facebook.com/events/d41d8cd9/andronicos-virtual-old-time-jam-hosted-by-dinah-noah-stroe/579597072730396/
1st Tuesday 4pm: fiddle workshop w/Calvin Vollrath https://www.campcalvin.ca/cv-tow
Every Wednesday 12pm: traditional Irish session on Facebook, email: apetvet at gmail.com
Every Wednesday 1pm: songwriting workshop w/Emma’s Revolution, email: emmasrevmusic at gmail.com
Every Wednesday 4pm: John Whelan’s slow Irish session on Zoom http://johnwhelanmusic.com/slow-session/
Every Wednesday 5pm: Jay Ungar & Molly Mason https://www.facebook.com/jayandmolly/
Every Wednesday 6pm: Open mic at Café Paradiso, Iowa https://www.facebook.com/OpenMicAtCafeParadiso
3rd Wednesday 6pm: contra jam session on Zoom, info: http://www.audreyknuth.com/online-contra-jam
Every Thursday 9:30am: vocal warm-up with Briget Boyle https://www.facebook.com/kitkavocalensemble
Every Thursday 5pm: Tune Supply virtual session w/guest musician https://tune.supply/virtual-session
Every Thursday 7pm: Living Room Choir on Zoom (Mar 4-May20) https://thelivingroomchoir.com/choir-sessions/
Every Friday 3pm: The Sam Chase https://www.patreon.com/thesamchase
Every Friday 4pm: Old-Time slow-ish jam https://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org/slow-jam-fizz
Every Friday 4pm: Ben Morrison/Terrier https://www.facebook.com/bigbenmorrison/
Every Friday 7pm: Kathryn Rose https://www.facebook.com/kathrynrosefolk
1st Friday 7pm: Drum circle on Zoom, contact: kathryn_lamar at yahoo.com
1st Friday 8pm: CCE Irish/Scottish singing session on Zoom, email: mfj at ieee.org
Every Saturday 1pm: Sin Silver https://www.facebook.com/sin.silver.7
Every Saturday 2pm: John Whelan’s Master Session, performer/ticket: http://johnwhelanmusic.com/master-sessions/
Every Saturday 2pm: Bluegrass concert outdoors, Summit House Beer Garden: 23123 Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos 408-353-2700 https://www.facebook.com/summithousebeergarden/
Every Saturday 6pm: Portland Folk Music Society song circle https://portlandfolkmusic.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=748368&module_id=350693
Every Saturday 6:30pm: Misner & Smith https://www.facebook.com/MisnerandSmith/
Every Saturday 7pm: ukulele jam, join https://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Ukulele-Meetup/
Every Saturday 8pm: The Black Donnellys https://www.facebook.com/theblackdonnellys
4th Saturday 11am: River City mountain dulcimer virtual jam, info: https://www.rivercitydulcimers.com/
One-Time Events
Scotland Online – various performers online https://scotlandonline.org/ Note concerts times are in the Scottish time
zone (UTC+1). California time is 8 hours earlier.
M&W Mar 1-31 4pm: Skillet Lickers fiddle workshop w/Suzy Thompson, email: suzy at ericandsuzy.com
Tu Mar 2 1pm: SFFMC Zoom sing, email ed_hilton at yahoo.com for Zoom link
W Mar 3 Noon: Filkin’s Drift https://livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/filkins-drift/
W Mar 3 5pm: Marc Douglas Berardo https://www.passim.org/stream/
W Mar 3 7pm: Liz Phair https://thefreight.org/
Th Mar 4 2pm: concert streaming class Pt3 w/Dan Navarro https://far-west.org/weekly-far-west-news-just-for-you-mon-feb-22nd/
Th Mar 4 6pm: singing out about women w/Melanie DeMore/Emma’s Revolution/Betsy Rose email betsy at betsyrosemusic.org
Fr Mar 5 5pm: Kaiti Jones https://www.passim.org/stream/
Fr Mar 5 8pm: Emily Lois & Dave Monterey https://lutherburbankcenter.org/event/luther-locals-lois-monterey/
Mar 6-Apr 11 Irish-American Crossroads Festival http://www.irishamericancrossroads.org/
Sa Mar 6 10:30am-6:30pm: BOTMC Spring Sitch https://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org/
Sa Mar 6 11am: Canadian fiddle workshop w/Calvin Vollrath https://thefiddlemercantile.com/collections/workshops
Sa Mar 6 Noon: Daoirí Farrell https://livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/daoiri-farrell/
Sa Mar 6 4pm: Janie Barnett, Rene Pfister & Scarlett Keys https://www.passim.org/stream/
Sa Mar 6 5&10pm: Claudia Acuña https://thefreight.org/
Sa Mar 6 6:30pm: Anthony Arya & AJ Lee dinner/show, Michael’s on Main: 2591 Main, Soquel 831-479-9777×2
https://www.michaelsonmainmusic.com/
Starting week of Mar 7: music classes from Freight & Salvage https://secure.thefreight.org/overview/221
Su Mar 7 4pm: Greenwich Village Folk Festival https://greenwichvillagefolkfestival.org/
Su Mar 7 4:30pm: Native American music: Jamie Fox, Joanne Shenandoah, Robert Mirabal https://fsgw.org/event-4170659
M Mar 8 5pm: Deviant Folk https://www.passim.org/stream/
Tu Mar 9 8pm: SFFMC Board Meeting, email ed_hilton at yahoo.com for Zoom link
W Mar 10 Noon: Lady Nade https://livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/lady-nade/
Th Mar 11 5pm: Pete Morton https://www.petemorton.com/#Gigs
Fr Mar 12 4:30pm: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas https://www.passim.org/stream/
Fr Mar 12 8pm: SFFMC musical meeting, email ed_hilton at yahoo.com for Zoom link
Fr Mar 12 8pm: Eric Long https://lutherburbankcenter.org/event/luther-locals-eric-long/
Mar 13-14 Suwannee Banjo Camp http://www.suwanneebanjocamp.com/
Sa Mar 13 Noon: Dervish https://livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/dervish/
Sa Mar 13 12:30pm: International St. Patrick’s Day Celebration https://americeltic.net/productions/
Sa Mar 13 2pm: We Banjo 3 https://thefreight.org/
Sa Mar 13 4pm: Alisa Amador https://www.passim.org/stream/
Sa Mar 13 5pm: singing w/Betsy Rose: A Year of Loss, email betsy at betsyrosemusic.org
Sa Mar 13 6pm: Cali Celtic/Tempest drive-in show, Hacienda Crossings Shopping Center, Dublin https://www.dublin.ca.gov/2286/Celtic-Rock-Drive-in-Concert?mc_cid=109488ed36&mc_eid=acf517a9f4
Sa Mar 13 6pm: Taj Mahal & Phantom Blues Band/Jon Cleary https://www.theuctheatre.org/
Sa Mar 13 7pm: Teton Tea Party, email halih at yahoo.com for Zoom link
Sa Mar 13 7pm: Aki Kumar https://www.soundroom.org/
Su Mar 14 2pm: Portland Roadhouse Pi-Day Party http://portlandroadhouse.org/
Su Mar 14 4pm: The Fire https://www.facebook.com/events/240423124083198
Su Mar 14 4pm: Caroline McCaskey https://sactocds.wordpress.com/
Su Mar 14 7pm: John and Tyler Weed https://www.facebook.com/events/221735849668416/
Tu Mar 16 1pm: SFFMC Zoom sing, email ed_hilton at yahoo.com for Zoom link
Tu Mar 16 7pm: FAR-West Campfire song circle https://far-west.org/weekly-far-west-news-just-for-you-mon-feb-22nd/
W Mar 17 Noon: Iona Lane https://livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/iona-lane/
W Mar 17 7pm: The Black Brothers https://thefreight.org/
W Mar 17 7pm: Golden Bough St. Patrick’s Day concert http://www.goldenboughmusic.com/Calendar/calendar2021.htm
Th Mar 18 6pm: singing w/Betsy Rose: Twilight and Lullabies, email betsy at betsyrosemusic.org
Fr Mar 19 7:30pm: Claudia Russell and Katie Dahl https://mduuc.org/news/events/devil-mountain-coffee-house/
Mar 20-21 Walnut Valley Festival workshops https://www.wvfest.com/2021-spring-workshops/
Sa Mar 20 11am: Irish fiddle workshop w/Liz Carroll https://thefiddlemercantile.com/collections/workshops
Sa Mar 20 11am: Väsen-Duo https://www.facebook.com/V%C3%A4sen-29370993963
Sa Mar 20 Noon: Atlas https://livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/atlas/
Sa Mar 20 6pm: Taj Mahal hosts Roots Rising Showcase https://www.theuctheatre.org/
Sa Mar 20 7pm: Margaret Belton https://thefreight.org/
Sa Mar 20 7pm: Dan Weber http://www.seafolklore.org/wp/concerts/
Su Mar 21 3:30pm: Community family sing w/Carpe Diem Arts https://www.carpediemarts.org/sing-with-us
Su Mar 21 4pm: Caleb Klauder old-time mandolin workshop & session w/SCVFA https://www.fiddlers.org/
Su Mar 21 4pm: Alex Cumming & The King’s Busketeers (NEFFA monthly), register: https://www.neffa.org/neffa-monthly-online/
Su Mar 21 4:30pm: Brian Ó hAirt and Peter Brice https://fsgw.org/event-4170689
W Mar 24 Noon: James Delarre https://livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/james-delarre/
Th Mar 25 2pm: Polishing your live stream act w/Vicki Green https://far-west.org/weekly-far-west-news-just-for-you-mon-feb-22nd/
Mar 26-28 Portland Singtime Frolics https://portlandfolkmusic.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=748368&module_id=361109
Fr Mar 26 8pm: SFFMC musical meeting, email ed_hilton at yahoo.com for Zoom link
Sa Mar 27 Noon: Moxie https://livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/moxie/
Sa Mar 27 4:30pm: Väsen-Duo https://www.sfmsfolk.org/concerts/Vasen-Duo.html
Sa Mar 27 6pm: Taj Mahal & Fantastic Negrito https://www.theuctheatre.org/
Sa Mar 27 7pm: Rhonda Benin and Tammy Hall https://thefreight.org/
Sa Mar 27 7pm: Jocelyn Pettit & Friends http://www.seafolklore.org/wp/concerts/
Sa Mar 27 8pm: Celebrating Women’s History Month variety show
http://www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org/virtual-variety-show-celebrating-womens-history-month/
W Mar 31 Noon: Martin Simpson and Andy Cutting https://livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/martin-simpson-and-andy-cutting/
Fr Apr 2 4&10pm: Magos Herrera https://thefreight.org/
Fr Apr 2 5pm: Gary Blackburn Band, Michael’s: 2591 Main, Soquel 831-479-9777×2 https://www.michaelsonmainmusic.com/
Fr Apr 2 6pm: singing w/Betsy Rose: Celebrating Earth Day, email betsy at betsyrosemusic.org
Sa Apr 3 11am: black/indigenous mountain fiddle workshop w/Jack Blount https://thefiddlemercantile.com/collections/workshops
Sa Apr 3 Noon: Anne Feeney memorial https://www.facebook.com/Peoples.Music.Network/
Sa Apr 3 4:30pm: Tom Paxton and the DonJuans https://www.sfmsfolk.org/concerts/TomPaxton.html
Sa Apr 3 7pm: Misner & Smith https://thefreight.org/
Sa Apr 3 7pm: Kalos http://www.seafolklore.org/wp/concerts/
Tu Apr 6 1pm: SFFMC Zoom sing, email ed_hilton at yahoo.com for Zoom link
Fr Apr 9: *** folknik Deadline *** Email materials to appropriate editor
Apr 9-12 Edinburgh International Harp Festival https://www.harpfestival.co.uk/
Apr 9-11 SFFMC Spring Harmony 2021 online: Camp Harmony benefit https://www.sffmc.org/spring-harmony-2021/
Fr Apr 9 8pm: SFFMC musical meeting, email ed_hilton at yahoo.com for Zoom link
Sa Apr 10 7pm: Maurice Tani https://thefreight.org/
Sa Apr 10 7pm: Missy Raines http://www.seafolklore.org/wp/concerts/
Su Apr 11 3pm: Golden Bough http://www.goldenboughmusic.com/Calendar/calendar2021.htm
Su Apr 11 4pm: Turnip the Beat https://sactocds.wordpress.com/
Su Apr 11 7pm: Squirrel Nut Zippers, Freight & Salvage – check if cancelled https://thefreight.org/
Tu Apr 13 8pm: SFFMC Board Meeting, email ed_hilton at yahoo.com for Zoom link
Apr 15-18 Fiddle Hell Online Festival, register https://fiddlehell.org/
Sa Apr 17 11am: Texas-style fiddle workshop w/Megan Lynch Chowning https://thefiddlemercantile.com/collections/workshops
Sa Apr 17 7pm: Peter Rowan https://thefreight.org/
Tu Apr 20 1pm: SFFMC Zoom sing, email ed_hilton at yahoo.com for Zoom link
W Apr 21 3:30pm: Community family sing w/Carpe Diem Arts https://www.carpediemarts.org/sing-with-us
Apr 23-25 New England Folk Festival online https://www.neffa.org/folk-festival/new-england-folk-festival-online-2021/
Fr Apr 23 8pm: SFFMC musical meeting, email ed_hilton at yahoo.com for Zoom link
Apr 24-25 Celtic music workshops online, Redwood Music Camp spring session https://www.communitymusicschool.org/events
Apr 24-25 Marc Cohn, Freight & Salvage – check if cancelled https://thefreight.org/
Sa Apr 24 5pm: Edge of the West dinner/show, Michael’s on Main: 2591 Main, Soquel 831-479-9777×2 https://www.michaelsonmainmusic.com/
Sa Apr 24 7pm: Patrick Landeza https://thefreight.org/
Su Apr 25 4pm: April Verch Canadian fiddle workshop & session w/SCVFA https://www.fiddlers.org/
Tu Apr 27 8pm: Gilbert O’Sullivan, Freight & Salvage – check if cancelled https://thefreight.org/
Genre Music Calendars Online
Genre Calendar
Bluegrass Bluegrass Signal: concert, jam, class, & radio show listings http://www.bgsignal.com/
Bluegrass California Bluegrass Association (also other calendars) https://www.cbaweb.org/Events/Calendar
Bluegrass Northern California Bluegrass Society https://ncbs.info/
Celtic AmeriCeltic: concert, session, & radio show listings https://americeltic.net/
Celtic Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay: concert, session, & radio show listings https://www.celticsociety.org/
Celtic CelticSF group, info to join https://groups.io/g/CelticSF
Country Dance Country Dance & Song Society (CDSS) https://www.cdss.org/community/covid19/online-events
Folk Portland Folk Music Society https://portlandfolkmusic.org/content.aspx?page_id=4001&club_id=748368
Folk Ministry of Folk: concert, session, & teacher listings https://www.ministryoffolk.com/
Folk Folk Alliance International: event listing, resources, and conferences https://folk.org/
Harp Harpers Hall: concert, gathering, & resource listings https://harpershall.com/index.html
Old Time oldtimeSF group, info to join https://groups.io/g/oldtimeSF
Sacred Harp Sacred Harp Musical Heritage Association: sings and info https://fasola.org/
Saw Saw Notes: https://sawnotes.com/
Song Circles https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=omflgqdt0jbq1c59j86rjvkkpo%40group.calendar.google.com
Song Circles Seattle Folklore Society http://www.seafolklore.org/wp/virtual-sings/
Song Circles https://www.bostonsongsessions.org/virtual-sessions
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