Folk Notes

(photo by Roger Bolt) Click HERE for the link to the December 28th article in the Press Democrat about Gus! Note: He is listed on our website lessons page. He can be contacted by email: [email protected]

Singer-songwriter Ian Tyson left us “old folkies” with some classic folk material. His popularity in the U.S. preceded that of such other Canadian folksingers as Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young. If you’ve attended folk music jams, it’s likely you’ve joined...

CRAZY COLD BEAUTIFUL is a song cycle about the history and culture of sled dog mushing in northern Minnesota. The composition is inspired by the contributions of 19th century Ojibwe mail carrier, John Beargrease, who worked with his sled dogs to deliver the mail...

What: Sonoma County’s Americana Music Festival Where: The California, 528 7th St, Santa Rosa, Ca. When: Friday & Saturday October 14th & 15th Showtime: 7:30pm Tickets: $25 per night, (https://www.caltheatre.com/sonomacountyamericanamusicfestival) Info: Kevin @...

By CW Bayer Photo: 1867 Dobson patent banjo—the instrument upon which Charley Rhoades composed “The Days Of 49.” In many ways, our modern ideas and practice of folk music reflect efforts by Pete Seeger to not only rescue the old mountain music but also to see it as a...