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Cope-a-Cabana
Potluck 6:00 PM
Concert 7:00 PM
you can’t attend in person.
Storming new quartet, Gadan, blending of the drive of Irish traditional music and bluegrass along with heart and soul of folk & Appalachian music.
Gadan is a new project created by four experienced musicians of Irish trad and European folk/rock scene. They come with years of experience touring the major European and US traditional and alternative folk music festivals.
Gadan’s power leaves no one unmoved. You don’t need drums to groove.
• Andrea Verga: mandolin, banjo, vocals
• Jacopo Ventura: guitar, bouzouki, vocals
• Joan Gatti: fiddle
• Lorenzo Testa: tenor banjo, mandolin, guitar, vocals
Their high–energy repertoire has a powerful live appeal and a sound comparable to new–trad acts such as Talisk, and WeBanjo3, but with a unique identity thanks to years of experience in several folk scenes, from Appalachian & Old Time to English folk and Irish traditional music. Their lineup consists of two banjos – tenor & clawhammer – fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki and guitar creating an ‘strings–only’ sound with a hint of electronics,driven by a powerful rhythmic pulse.
Gadan’s performances build energy, taking audience to ecstasy with their wide spectrum of refreshing yet traditional sound.
Check out their website: www.gadanband.com
Check out their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/gadanband
Cope-a-Cabana
Potluck 3:00 PM
Concert 5:00 PM
you can’t attend in person.
Prepare yourself for an unique and intimate evening, not unlike the 70’s coffeehouses and speakeasy’s. You will be up close and personal with a world class act that has played big festivals like Lollapalooza and SxSW and opened for artists like Maria McKee and David Duchovny (X-files, Californication). It is in this kind of setting where she can casually joke and communicate with the audience that her strength as a performer shines the most.
“Paws of a Bear, finds Talvik taking a more Americana-flavored approach — influenced by Jason Isbell, Valerie June and others” – Billboard Magazine
2020 was the year when Swedish singer/songwriter Sofia Talvik was going on tour to promote her new album Paws of a Bear, but that all went down the drain when the world was hit with the Covid pandemic. In 2022 she could finally play the songs live for all the people who had waited for it, and this year she’s releasing her new album “Center of the Universe” along with playing a whopping 50+ Summer and Fall dates all over the U.S.
https://SofiaTalvik.com
Kalos is an innovative trio of Celtic roots musicians – keepers of Celtic music traditions who also explore the very current joy and spontaneity of creative collaboration and punctuate performances with banter and good humor between artfully rendered tunes.
Kalos is:
Eric McDonald, guitar, vocals
Ryan McKasson, fiddle
Jeremiah McLane, accordion
Video Links:
Allen Water
Fare Thee Well
Fanny Vanille/The Kerry Polska
Devon Leger of Hearth Music says, ‘This trio really shows how masterful musicians listen and play off each other.’ The music they create is to share, and live performance is the forte. But their mutual attitude stretches beyond the music. They have been good friends ever since they met, and this is present in their live performances, which are full of organic banter and good humor to go along with the music. They create an environment of their own design, drawing in listeners without pretense. Despite living active musical lives thousands of miles apart these musicians have committed to working together to forge a new musical path.
There’s a certain spontenaity at work as the three musicians alternately contest and duel, combine and coalesce to bring their talents together. — Folkwords
House Concert
6:30 PM PDT potluck
7:30 PM PDT, Outdoor House Concert
Cope-a-cabana, San Jose, CA
In Person — please bring ‘cash at the door’
Live Stream — please use PayPal https://paypal.me/BillCope
For details, including address, reservations, in-person COVID policy &/or Zoom Links, please email RSVP@cope-a-cabana.com.
Details at https://Cope-a-cabana.com
Exciting music announcement for Monterey Peninsula/Carmel/Bay Area music heads: The Weeds are joining forces with Adam Hendey.
John Weed says,
Tyler and myself have long wanted to collaborate with one of our longtime favorite musicians, Boston’s own Adam Hendey. This year at Redwood Music Camp in Santa Cruz, the three of us made a decision to take it to the next step.
We’re playing three shows in early September, and we want to celebrate music and life with each and everyone of you and so we’re starting by playing an outdoor House Concert in San Jose.
In the next few weeks I will provide Facebook events, tell you all about Adam, and quite simply provide more details than you care to know!
For more details, email realjweed@hotmail.com.
Concert 6:00-8:00 Pacific
Online: Email RSVP@cope-a-cabana.com for the Zoom link
To reserve on-site seats, or attend the Zoom broadcast, send an email to RSVP@cope-a-cabana.com
Your $20-25 donation would be appreciated, all the money goes the band. But pay whatever you can — even if it’s zip, zilch, zero — no one will ever be excluded from Cope-a-cabana events due to bad times or lack of funds!
“Sounds with the idiosyncrasies of folk and americana music wrapped in a gentle rebellion.” Atwood Magazine
“[Siri Undlin’s] crystalline voice is thoroughly enchanting…an absolutely hypnotic listening experience.” Folk Alley
“Stunningly Beautiful…There’s so much out there these days that’s so loud and bombastic, but there’s something about being able to catch tunes that make you sit and feel.” Jeni Grouws of FM 100.5 KDEC Artist Direct
Lots more wonderful info and sounds:
http://www.humbirdmusic.com
https://soundcloud.com/humbirdhumbird
Join the Cope-a-cabana Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/387592954920563
Visit the Cope-a-cabana Website:
Cope-a-cabana.com
For more info: email Bill@Cope-a-cabana.com
Friday, September 10th
6:30 PM PDT potluck
7:30 PM PDT, Outdoor House Concert
Cope-a-cabana, San Jose, CA
In Person — please bring ‘cash at the door’
Live Stream — please use PayPal https://paypal.me/BillCope
For details, including address, reservations, in-person COVID policy &/or Zoom Links, please email RSVP@cope-a-cabana.com.
Details at https://Cope-a-cabana.com
Check Santa Clara County’s COVID-19 related Public Health Orders
Stepwise @ Cope-a-Cabana
Celtic duo featuring native Angeleno fiddlers
Olivia Breidenthal and Liam Lewis
- You’ve been there
- You’ve done that
- BUT — did you get the TEE SHIRT?
Stepwise is a traditional Celtic folk duo consisting of Liam Lewis (mandolin, guitar, fiddle, voice) and Olivia Breidenthal (fiddle and voice). They perform a mixture of traditional Irish songs with tight vocal harmonies and traditional Irish tune sets. Olivia is a practitioner of the Galway fiddle style with influences including Kevin Burke, the Kane Sisters, and Liz Carroll. Together, their instrumental arrangements feature intricate twin fiddles or groovy rhythm guitar fit for a traditional Ceili or the discerning ears of an Irish-enthusiast audience.
Seeking a safe and socially distant place to meetup and play tunes, Stepwise was created very organically in the park; purely because it was too much fun to play so many good tunes together and not share it with an audience.
Check the Stepwise Website.
Check the Stepwise Facebook Page.
Email Stepwise: stepwisemusic@gmail.com
Saturday, October 31st, 2020
1:00 PM — 5:35 PM
All times are Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
01:30 – 02:00 PM
› Kevin Crawford ‹
› Michael McGoldrick ‹
› John Whelan ‹
› Dermot Byrne ‹
› Sean Regan ‹
› John Carty ‹
› Robbie Hsaquois ‹
› John Joe Kelly ‹
› Noreen O’Donaghue ‹
› Gerry ‘Banjo’ O’Connor ‹
Since COVID-19 restrictions will stop most folks from the usual Hallowe’en trick or treating, parties, etc., our Craic Team (AmeriCeltic, Cope-a-cabana, SASSF and Cedar Dobson) is planning another show as a healthy, safe alternative.
This will be another AmeriCeltic style, online festival, with lots of performers ‘in the Zoom Box’!
Our theme will be Celtic traditions of ‘Samhain’, as practiced in Ireland, Scotland, etc. for many thousands of years, as well as the modern descendant we generally call Hallowe’en. There will be spooky tunes, songs, Seanchaí stories that evoke the season, ghosts, pirates, banshees, witches, faeries, elves, etc.
Get More Details in the Facebook Event, and join us for a great day of Craic on Hallowe’en!
The International Samhain Celebration, is scheduled for Saturday, October 31st, from 1:00 PM PDT – 5:30 PM PDT, here on the US West Coast, in the UTC-7 time zone. For those of you in Europe, (UTC+1 time zone), that is Saturday 2020-10-31 21:00 through Sunday 2020-11-01 01:30, and in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, (UTC+0 time zone), Saturday 2020-10-31 20:00 through 00:30 Sunday morning.
Donations
This festival will have 13 acts and 28 performers from all over the Celtic World. Each of these performers deserves your support, and so we are setting a goal to raise $50 for each of them. Celia and I will kick in the first $50, and if you would put in a few coins too, we will distribute the proceeds equally to our 13 performers or their designated charities after the event.
Donate Directly through AmeriCeltic’s PayPal portal and PAY NO FEES or you can Donate through the Facebook Fundraiser and pay Facebook Fees
Because this show is live streamed simultaneously on multiple Social Media platforms, you can invite your friends and since we are merging the live comments from the YouTube and Facebook streams together, it doesn’t matter which one you watch, we are all watching together!
It’s easy to invite your friends to watch with you — just forward one of these links, YouTube Live or Facebook Live, to your friends with the message, ‘Join me and we will watch this show together!’
For Facebook users, you can use the Facebook Event post to send the invitations to the event. Click on this Facebook Event Link, and then click ‘Going’ or ‘Interested’ to join list of Facebook followers for this show, and then just drop down the ‘Share’ button and invite all your Facebook friends to join you on the day!
For Facebook users who wait until the last minute, you can do this on the day of the show using the Facebook Watch Party bot! During the live show, click here, ‘Tony’s Facebook Live Tab’, click ‘Share’ and then start a Facebook Watch Party of your own and your friends will be notified to join you there! Once you are in your Facebook Watch Party, you can also click ‘Share’ and invite your friends to join you one at a time.
Just Click on the Photos Below!
• 11:00 – 11:30 AM PDT: Steve Gardner – Rockin’ Fiddle
• 11:30 AM – Noon PDT: Celso Díaz – Celtic Music of Asturias, Spain
• Noon – 12:15 PM PDT: Cedar Dobson – Whistles Pipes and Presenter
• 12:15 – 12:30 PM PDT: Amelia Hogan – Sean-nós Traditional Irish Songs
• 12:30 – 01:00 PM PDT: The Fire – Blazing Scottish Music
• 01:00 – 01:30 PM PDT: Martin McDonnell – Lit young Dublin singer/songwriter
• 01:30 – 02:00 PM PDT: Alfonso Franco – Celtic Music of Galicia, Spain
• 02:00 – 02:45 PM PDT: Michael Mullen – Fiddle, Mando, Octave, Mando, Guitars, Vocals
• 02:45 – 03:15 PM PDT: Brennish Thomson – Trad Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle from NH
• 03:15 – 03:50 PM PDT: Terry Clarke-Coyne – Whistle Walks from Wrexham, Wales
• 03:50 – 04:30 PM PDT: Cahal Dunne – Songs, Humor, and a Reading of his new book ‘Athenry’
• 04:30 – 05:10 PM PDT: Alan-Purves – Seminar: ‘Introduction to Whiskey & Whisky’
• 05:10 – 06:00 PM PDT: Tim Hill and Autumn Rhodes – Uilleann Pipes, Concertina, Whistles, Songs
• 06:00 – 06:30 PM PDT: Colleen Raney and Hanz Araki – Songs + Irish flute and whistle tunes
• 06:30 – 07:00 PM PDT: Noctambule – Traditional Mandolin, Guitars, Vocals
• 07:00 – 07:30 PM PDT: Amelia Hogan – Sean-nós Traditional Irish Songs
• 07:30 – 08:00 PM PDT: Patrick D’Arcy – Uilleann Pipes
• 08:00 – 08:15 PM PDT: Stepwise – Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin
• 08:15 – 09:00 PM PDT: Tempest – Celtic Rock
Over 800 Celtic music fans joined us on Thursday, September 17th, on Online Facebook Live, or YouTube Live to listen, enjoy food, have a drink with us to celebrate with three score of talented Celtic music performers, and support them with donations. Another 400 have watched the Replay on YouTube.
AmeriCeltic, Cedar Dobson, Cope-a-cabana and The Saint Andrew’s Society of San Francisco co-sponsored the online event, St. Patrick’s Day, Take Two! Six months late to the day, this event has grown into a day-long virtual and International Celtic music concert! Does it showcase talented Celtic performers, New and well Loved, but helps to support them during these unusual times — in the display above, each photo links to the donation site for each of them!
The Craic began at 11:00 AM Pacific time, with a focus on performers from Europe, and continue into the evening with Celtic performers from the Western Hemisphere.
If you’d like to participate as a performer in a future event, let us know with an email to cedardobson@gmail.com, or americeltic@gmail.com.
Ben Miller – Scottish border pipes
Anita MacDonald – Cape Breton Fiddle, stepdance, Gaelic song
Zakk Cormier – Guitar, Acadian foot-percussion
Miller – MacDonald – Cormier
Sunday, April 19th
Presented by Cope-a-cabana and AmeriCeltic
Doors Open 2:30 PM | Concert 3:00 – 5:00 PM | Potluck After
$20 Cash at the Door | RSVP for Ben & Anita Concert: RSVP@Cope-a-cabana.com
Ben Miller and Anita MacDonald join together, blending the rich traditional sound of the Cape Breton fiddle, with the fiery edge of the Scottish Border pipes. As well as performing as a duo, Ben and Anita tour as a trio with Zakk Cormier, an Acadian multi-instrumentalist from Prince Edward Island.
Combining their creative vision with influences from Old and New World Gaelic traditions, they create a powerful sound, heralded as ‘one of the most important folk acts on the Island [Cape Breton] today.’
With their new album, South Haven, this trio has created a powerful sound, transcending the boundaries between Cape Breton, Scottish, and Acadian traditions. Their live show has captivated audiences across the globe, from British Columbia and California, to Austria and Denmark.
Videos:
youtu.be/wyrZL_nt5Vg
youtu.be/ekjKUghVpUc
For more information and sound samples… https://www.benandanita.com.
Over the past three years, San José fans of traditional music have gained a new venue, through the good works of local lad Bill Cope and his bed and breakfast, Cope-a-cabana! in San José. Let’s thank Bill by purchasing all the available seats for this Concert
For more on Bill’s Celtic House Concerts, check the Cope-a-cabana Facebook Group here!
Teada Concert in San José
Tuesday, February 25th at 7:00 – 10:00 PM
Presented by Cope-a-cabana and AmeriCeltic
Potluck: 7:00 – 8:00 PM | Concert 8:00 – 10:00 PM
$20 Cash at the Door | RSVP for Teada Concert: RSVP@Cope-a-cabana.com
One of the preeminent Celtic bands on the circuit, Teada, led by fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada, has performed extensively world-wide as headliners at many major festivals earning a reputation as one of the best – if not the best – Irish Trad bands playing today! We are very fortunate to have them perform for us here in the South Bay!
‘There’s a rich sense of continuity in the sets and of boundless energy bereft of egotism in the playing.‘ Siobhán Long, The Irish Times (4-star Review)
‘At the cutting edge of the next generation of Irish musicians … with a fierce familiarity with the old ways.‘ Irish Music Magazine
If you have attended any of the Irish Christmas In America concerts over the years, you will recognize Oisín and especially his spouse, dancer Samantha Harvey, who hails from the Monterey Bay Area.
Check out their performance for live TV in Ireland Click Here
More on the Teada website: http://teada.com/
For more on Bill’s Celtic House Concerts, check the Cope-a-cabana Facebook Page here!
Gangspil
Gangspil Concert in San José
Sonnich Lydom & Kristian Bugge
Friday, February 21st, 8:00 PM
Potluck: 7:00 – 8:00 PM | Concert 8:00 – 10:00 PM
$15 Cash at the Door | RSVP for Gangspil Concert: RSVP@Cope-a-cabana.com
‘Two of Denmark’s leading folk musicians take you along on a tour around the music traditions of their home country!’
For many years Sonnich Lydom (accordion, harmonica, vocals) and Kristian Bugge (fiddle, vocals) kept meeting in many corners of the blooming Danish folk scene, often when there was a jam session going on and finally decided to bring some of that fun to the stage. After playing and touring together since 2015, they’ve built a following in both Europe and North America.
Sonnich Lydom (accordion, harmonica) and Kristian Bugge (fiddle) deliver an entertaining and variated journey through the traditions of Danish folk music, performing old dance tunes and songs from every corner of their Scandinavian home country. From rural islands like Læsø to the metropol Copenhagen, including a few of their own compositions. Expect everything from wild polkas and jigs to lyrical waltzes, fiery reels and happy hopsas, plus the exotic ‘Sønderhoning’ dance tunes from the famous Island of Fanø, and long forgotten songs from all over the country. An unforgettable live experience spiced up with humor and stories from their many years on the road.
Watch Gangspil Videos: http://bit.ly/2NrW3no.
Sonnich is a master of Irish, French-Canadian, and especially Danish traditional tunes. During the last 25 years he’s been leading the revival for diatonic accordion and harmonica in the Danish folk music. Sonnich holds a special place in his heart for the music from the Western Island of Fanø, where his family is deeply rooted.
He is best know from his work with the ULC trio and later quintet (adding jazz pianist Peter Rosendal and bassist Mads Vinding). ULC recieved the Danish Music Award (Danish ‘Grammy’) in the category ‘Folk Album of the year’ in 2001 and 2004.
Kristian has specialized in the strong Danish folk music traditions. He is very active on the Danish and Scandinavian folk music scene as well as in the rest of Europe and North America, both as a musician and teacher, and his debut CD was awarded ‘Danish debut of the year’ and ‘Danish Folk Instrumentalist of the year’ at the Danish Music Awards Folk 2006. At the same occasion in 2012, Kristian received the prize as ‘Danish Folk Artist of the Year and latest in 2016 he was awarded ‘Danish Folk Musician of the Year’. More info: www.kristianbugge.com
More info on the Gangspil Facebook Page, www.facebook.com/traddk or Website, http://www.trad.dk
For more on Bill’s Celtic House Concerts, check the Cope-a-cabana Facebook Page here!
Celtic House Session in San José
Hosted by Bill Cope
Tuesday, November 19th at 6:30 – 9:30 PM
Presented by Cope-a-cabana and AmeriCeltic
Slow Session begins: 6:30 PM
RSVP for Celtic House Session: RSVP@Cope-a-cabana.com
Host, Bill Cope
Over the past two years, San José fans of traditional music have gained a new venue, through the good works of local lad Bill Cope and his bed and breakfast, Cope-a-cabana! in San José.
Now, Bill is opening up this great venue for a Celtic House Session, Please remember to RSVP, with an email to Bill at RSVP@cope-a-cabana.com then bring your own beverages and snacks and join us for an evening of Celtic Tunes and Songs lead by Bill Cope on Tuesday, November 19th at 6:30 PM at Cope-a-cabana!
Bill says,
‘We will begin with a ‘slow-session’, then progress to a faster pace later as participants can agree. At my session, Charts/Lead sheets and Printed Lyrics are all OK.’
For more on Bill’s Celtic House Session, check the Cope-a-cabana Facebook Page here!
Autumn Rhodes and Tim Hill with Richard Mandel
Autumn Rhodes and Tim Hill
with Richard Mandel
Friday, October 25th, 7:30 PM
Doors open: 6:30, Concert 7:30-9:30
RSVP for Autumn Rhodes and Tim Hill with Richard Mandel: RSVP@Cope-a-cabana.com
Autumn Rhodes and Tim Hill are a musical duo steeped in the traditions of Ireland dating back over 200 years. The pairing of Autumn’s heavily rhythmic style on the concertina and flute mixed with Tim’s relaxed yet deadly accurate uilleann piping results in a graceful and infectious sound that has drawn rapt audiences from both sides of the coast and the Atlantic. They continue to perform throughout the United States, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Midwest, as well as in northern New England. Well known guitarist Richard Mandel will join in to complete the trio.
Watch the promotional Video: https://youtu.be/VmVlJoWlsoQ
More on their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/hillandrhodes
Tickets sliding scale $15 – $20 cash at the door. Reserve your place NOW! with an email to Bill at RSVP@cope-a-cabana.com.
Autumn Rhodes was raised in a rural Indiana household full of Irish music. At the age of 12, Autumn got a tin whistle for a birthday present and a year later was performing professionally, shortly after, progressing to the flute and concertina and learning from master players such as Laurence Nugent, Kevin Henry, and John Williams. Autumn is equally renowned as a singer in the sean-nos style of Irish tradition.
Born in the Philadelphia area, Timothy Hill has spent the last decade studying and performing Irish traditional music. Tim started his career with Irish music on bodhrán, and at the age of 11 took up the uilleann pipes. With years of tutelage from John Donnelly, Jerry O’Sullivan and Tim Britton, and performances with Mick Moloney, Paddy Keenan, Teada, Billy McComiskey, Tony DeMarco, Seamus Begley, Gabriel Donohue to name a few, Tim has become one of the top young pipers in America.
Richard Mandel fell into the well of Irish music in the mid-’90s and was soon driving every session he could get into. As a first-call accompanist, Richard has performed with legendary Irish musicians including Paddy Keenan, Jimmy Keane, Gerry O’Connor, Mick Maloney, Paddy O’Brien, Tony DeMarco and many others. Richard plays in the trio Three Mile Stone with mandolinist Marla Fibish and fiddler Erin Shrader. Three Mile Stone released its debut CD, produced by John Doyle, in March 2010 and has received rave reviews. In addition to Three Mile Stone, Richard can be heard on Christa Burch’s CD ‘Love of the Land’, Radim Zenkl’s, ‘Restless Joy’, and Tipsy House’s CD, ‘Sets in the City.’
Dàimh
Friday, September 27th, 2019
Doors open: 7:30, Concert 8:00-10:00
RSVP for Dàimh: RSVP@Cope-a-cabana.com
Dàimh – Gaelic Supergroup and un-challenged champions of straight in the eye Highland music are based around West Lochaber and the Isle of Skye. Formed around the turn of the century and taking the name from the Gaelic word for ‘kinship’ Dàimh (pronounced Dive) have taken their contemporary take of Highland and Gaelic music to over 20 countries, setting audiences alight from Moscow to San Francisco.
Click for a video of Dàimh doing Dhannsamaid le Ailean at Celtic Connections 2016.
Tickets $20 cash at the door
With a reputation as giants of the Bagpipes and Fiddle, Angus Mackenzie leads the melodic powerhouse on bagpipes and whistles with fellow founder member Ross Martin underpinning the groove on the Guitar. The Band are joined by ‘new guy’ Murdo ‘Yogi’ Cameron on Mandola and Accordion and Alasdair White on fiddle to complete the instrumental line up. Dàimh have always had the renown and notoriety of working with some of the finest Gaelic singers in Scotland and the current line up only serves to cement that distinction with the addition of the Gaelic firmament’s most rapidly rising star, Ellen MacDonald on vocals.
Check out the Dàimh Website.
New World String Project
Saturday, September 21st, 2019
Doors open: 6:30, Concert 7:30-9:30
RSVP for New World String Project: RSVP@Cope-a-cabana.com
The New World String Project brings together four mighty players who weave a shimmering sonic tapestry from Celtic, Nordic and American folk traditions. Fiddler John Weed and guitarist Stuart Mason also play together in the long-running Celtic band Molly’s Revenge. And Celtic harp master Lisa Lynne, who gained international renown via recordings and tours with the label Windham Hill, often performs in a duo with NWSP-mate Aryeh Frankfurter, an expert on harp and Swedish nyckelharpa. Together, these intrepid string explorers take audiences on a thrilling, melodically exuberant musical ride.
Click Here for New World String Project videos.
Tickets $15 cash at the door
Check out all their info at https://newworldstringproject.com, or email Lisa Lynne
Windborne
Windborne
Friday, September 20th, 2019
Doors open: 6:30, Concert 7:00-9:00
RSVP for Windborne: RSVP@Cope-a-cabana.com
The internationally acclaimed vocal ensemble Windborne is a group of vocal chameleons who specialize in close harmony singing, shifting effortlessly between drastically different styles of traditional music within the same concert. Their musical knowledge spans many continents and cultures, but they remain deeply rooted in American folk singing traditions. Praised for ‘the purity of their voices, strength of their material, and attention to detail in their arrangements,’ Lynn Mahoney Rowan, Will Thomas Rowan, Lauren Breunig, and Jeremy Carter-Gordon share a vibrant energy onstage – their connection to each other and to the music clearly evident. They educate as they entertain, telling stories about the music and explaining the characteristics and stylistic elements of the traditions in which they sing.
Click Here for Windborne videos.
Tickets sliding scale $15 – $20 cash at the door
Much more on the Windborne website.
Erica and Friends
Erica Hockett, Chris Hammond, Anne Goess
Charlie Hancock, Jason Courtney
Erica and Friends
Sunday, September 15th, 2019
Doors open: 6:30, Concert 7:00-9:00
→ Watch the Promotional Video! ←
RSVP for Erica and Friends: RSVP@Cope-a-cabana.com
Erica and Friends is a Berkeley based folk and traditional band that you really should hear if you get the chance.
Last Fall, Erica and Friends issued their debut album, Hillside Avenue, showcasing their distinctive, upbeat mix of jigs and reels, pub songs and ballads from around the British Isles and Ireland, at the Pleasanton Highland Games.
Tickets $15 cash at the door
For Erica Hockett and Friends videos, just Click Here!
Erica Hockett — Vocals/Bodhràn Erica Hockett grew up in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, nestled in the English Cotswolds, home of Fairport Convention. Growing up singing in the local pubs, Erica came to love folk music from the British Isles and Ireland, especially the tales of woe and the history embedded in the old ballads. Erica met Anne Goess while performing in The California Revels vocal ensemble.
Anne Goess — Violin/Vocals/Tin Whistle Fiddler Anne Bingham Goess has played for many a ceili, English Country and contra dance in the Bay Area, with The Raggedy Annes and Raven Hill, among other bands. She has also arranged instrumental music for several theater productions, including Bloomsday and a commemoration of the Easter Rising. When she’s not fiddling, she’s singing with the Christmas Revels and directing the Revels Solstice Singers, a traditional music vocal ensemble that entertains year-round. For more on Anne, Click Here.
Chris Hammond — Guitar/Vocals Chris Hammond’s first musical love is Bluegrass and Appalachian music. He plays several acoustic guitars, including a beloved model made in the 1930s, and he loves to sing those high lonesome harmonies.
Charlie Hancock, — Accordion/Keyboards Charlie plays with The Bogues, an SF based Pogues cover band and for Contra and International Folk Dance in and around the Bay Area from his base in Berkeley.
Jason Courtney, — Bouzouki Jason is a seasoned player at Bay Area sessions and has played in the Elderberries band.
For more on Erica and Friends, check their Facebook Page here! | For even more music, check their Soundcloud site, or
their Reverbnation site!
The Harmony People
Sunday, August 4th, 2019
2:30 PM – 6 PM
Snack & dessert pot luck 2:30-3:30 Concert 4:00-6:00
RSVP to RSVP@Cope-a-cabana.com
Gary Garrett and Anjalisa Aitken have both been singer-songwriters for many years. Five years ago, Gary was performing one of his songs and Anjalisa began singing harmony, full voice, from the audience. They have been touring, writing and recording together ever since. Their songs feature innovative harmonies, a beautiful vocal blend, and Gary’s tasty guitar playing. Their lyrics tell tales of love, flying dreams, post-apocalyptic road trips and the healing power of nature. Tears and laughter often flow. A Harmony People concert is beautiful, powerful and fun. More at: theharmonypeople.com
Miller – MacDonald – Cormier
Thursday, May 16th 2019
Doors open: 6:30, Concert 7:00-9:00
RSVP to RSVP@Cope-a-cabana.com
Ben Miller & Anita MacDonald have become renowned across Canada and further afield, for their synergistic approach to traditional Scottish music. Blending Scottish Lowland pipes with Cape Breton fiddle, Gaelic song and step-dance, Ben and Anita join together the threads of Old and New World traditions, while constantly exploring new ways to bring their instruments closer together. Their music has been hailed as “Playful, poignant, and passionate all at once’ — “Fresh, yet totally traditional.”
As well as performing as a duo, Ben and Anita tour as a trio with their latest project, Miller – MacDonald – Cormier. This project formed as a collaboration with Zakk Cormier, an Acadian multi-instrumentalist from Prince Edward Island. A dynamic musician with deep roots in his own Franco-Celtic tradition, Zakk brings his talents as a sympathetic guitar accompanist, as well as the driving rhythms of Acadian foot-percussion.
With their new album, “South Haven“, this trio has created a powerful sound, transcending the boundaries between Cape Breton, Scottish, and Acadian traditions. Their live show has captivated audiences across the globe, from British Columbia and California, to Austria and Denmark.
INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR (2018)
Canadian Folk Music Award Nominee
ROOTS TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (2018)
Music Nova Scotia Award Nominee
GAELIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR (2019)
East Coast Music Award Nominee
INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR (2019)
East Coast Music Award Nominee
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Frankie Gavin
Sunday, February 10th, 2019
Potluck 6:30 to 7:30 PM, Concert 8-10 PM
RSVP to RSVP@Cope-a-cabana.com
Presenting you the Irish music hall of traditions and innovation! Don’t miss Irish fiddle legend, Frankie Gavin in concert at Cope-a-cabana Sunday, February 10th, 2019! Reserve your seats by sending an email to RSVP@cope.electricembers.net. (Facebook event)