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4th of July Old Time Music Gathering

Jun 19, 2026 | Folk Notes

4th of July Old Time Music Gathering Saturday July 4th, 2026 1:00-5:00pm Church of the Oaks - 175 Page St, Cotati Potluck 🎶 🎻🪕🎶🎶 🎻🪕🎶🎶 🎻🪕🎶 Join us for an afternoon of Old Time Music-making fun! Bring your instruments and voices. Open Mic performance opportunity for...

5th Sunday Jam May 31st with Pre-Jam fiddle workshop

May 20, 2026

Come join in the fun on the Fifth Sunday of May, that's May 31st from 1-5pm at the Sebastopol Grange - All levels welcome Chris Carney will be teaching a fiddle workshop prior to the jam, from 11:00-12:45. The workshop will address several different fiddle topics,...

Jam Etiquette

Mar 11, 2026 | Folk Notes

We had another great workshop with Michaela and Ryan on 8/31 about Folk Jamming. Here are some takeaways The purpose of a jam is for everyone to enjoy playing music together. The jam leader, or person leading the song, sets the group up for success. - Know your song -...

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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, February 10 at 6:30pm on Zoom. Email us at: socofoso@gmail.com for details.