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Folk Notes

News, Tips and Fun from the Folk Music community in Sonoma County and beyond.

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Benefit Concert for Walker Creek Music Camp

Oct 14, 2025 | Folk Notes

An Evening of American Roots Music Wednesday 10/22/25 7:00pm Glaser Center 547 Mendocino Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 95401 Purchase Tickets HERE (struggling musicians! use coupon code Band25 for $10 off ticket price) Can’t make it to the concert? Please Donate & Send a...

Tunes From Our Backyard – featuring Mae Powell and Karla Rivera Lozada – Oct 19

Sep 25, 2025

During the Great Depression, San Francisco-native Sidney Robertson carried out a remarkable ethnomusicological survey—the WPA California Folk Music Project. From 1938 to 1940, with support from the New Deal’s Works Progress Administration, the University of...

Film Screening – Room Full of Music – October 5 at 6pm

Sep 13, 2025 | Folk Notes

House concert filmed in Boston during the civil rights fight for desegregation of the city schools. Artists include: Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry and the McPeake Family from Ireland among others. Park at 500 Robinson...

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Join the Sonoma County Folk Society

Sonoma County is home to a remarkable music community. Participate and connect with fellow music lovers and enjoy the many benefits of being a SoCoFoSo member.

We work together throughout the year to host shows and events, support young musicians, and promote folk music.

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SoCoFoSo Board meetings are held monthly on the second Tuesday of each month. Everyone is welcome. Our next meeting is Tuesday, November 11 at 6:30pm on Zoom. Email us at: socofoso@gmail.com for details.