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...
Folk Notes
Film Screening – Room Full of Music – October 5 at 6pm
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...
Pre-Jam Workshop – Sunday Aug 31 – 11:30
Playing in an ensemble is one of the fastest and most enjoyable ways to grow as a musician. In this workshop, we’ll focus on the skills that help a jam session run smoothly, all while building community through music. We’ll take a deep dive into a single folk song and...
Photos from SCBFF – March 2025
COME ON OUT! Membership Meeting – June 29th 12-1pm before the 5th Sunday Jam
Bring your sack lunch and join us for a meeting of the membership of SoCoFoSo on Sunday, June 29th from 12N-1pm just prior to our 5th Sunday Jam. We hope you will bring ideas and enthusiasm for club ideas and activities and perhaps even volunteer for something you'd...