New Traveling SoCoFoSo Outreach Jam First episode 8/26 at Ives Park, 1:30-4pm Look for us on or near the wooden stage on the western side of the park How did you first hear about the Sonoma County Folk Society and its jams? I learned about them back when the SoCoFoSo...
Folk Notes
Chris Strachwitz
READ THIS article in SF Gate about Chris Strachwitz, founder or Arhoolie Records, who passed away at age 91 on May 5, 2023. He preserved songs that otherwise would have died with their artists. PHOTO by Mike Melnyk
Molly gets a Grammy!
Watch an interview with Molly Check out this article in Variety where our own Michael Stadler is mentioned!
SoCoFoSo member Gus Garelick makes the news!
(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: fiddler@sonic.net
Ian Tyson Sept 25, 1933 – Dec 29, 2022
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...