2009 Year in Review
Travis Edmonson (September 23, 1932 – May 9, 2009) *
Kathleen Zundell (January 1, 1948 – May 11, 2009)
Jerry Holland (February 23, 1955-July 16, 2009) *
Mike Seeger (August 15, 1933- August 7, 2009)
Steve Mann (May 2, 1943-September 9, 2009)
Sam Hinton (March 31, 1917-September 10, 2009)
Mary Allin Travers (November 9, 1936 – September 16, 2009)
Fred Starner (August 6, 1937 – October 25, 2009)
Bess Lomax Hawes (January 21, 1921 – November 27, 2009)
William "Liam" Clancy (September 2, 1935 – December 4, 2009)
* Note: Newly added obituary
Despite the recession, there were a lot
of great concerts and fun events in 2009.
These folk venues still have an amazing lineup of performers:
Acoustic Music San Diego
Blueridge Pickin’ Parlor
Bodie House Concerts
Boulevard Music
Caltech Folk Music Society
Claremont Folk Music Center
Coffee Gallery Backstage
CTMS Center for Folk Music
Fret House
Hallenbeck’s General Store
Kulak’s Woodshed
Living Tradition Concerts
McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Noble House House Concerts
Old Time Music (San Diego)
Russ and Julie’s House Concerts
San Diego Folk Heritage
Other venues that have a lot of shows of interest to our readers:
Anthology (San Diego)
Belly Up Tavern
Caltech Performing Arts
Cerritos Performing Arts Center
Coach House
Skirball Cultural Center
UCLALive (Royce Hall)
Other events that were of note are:
Culver City Summer Series
L.A. Acoustic Festival
CTMS Taste of Encino
Levitt Pavilion (Pasadena and MacArthur Park)
Old Time Social
Santa Barbara Old Time Fiddlers Convention
Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series
Skirball Cultural Center Summer Series
Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest
We at FolkWorks wish you happy holidays and a healthy new year.
You will find that 2010 is starting off with a bang.
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