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September -October 2016Volume 21 No.5

Bill Staines in concert ..............1Mariachi Camp ..........................1Bill Staines, a good read ..........2Mariachi Camp Review ...........2If Musicians Ran The Country ....3Occidental Center Shows ..............4Pick’n Potluck Recipe ....................5COMING EVENTS ...................6The next Pickin’ Potluck .......6Ukulele Undercurrents ..........6Kevin Russell Presents ..........6Turn Your Radio On . . . . . . . . . .7Lessons • Lessons • Lessons .7 Acoustic Music Jams . . . . . . . 8Dance Dance Dance . . . . . . . . . 8

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The Sonoma County Folk Society presents in concert

Bill Staines Friday, October 7th, Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, Annex

Sebastopol Community Cultural Center 390 Morris Street, Sebastopol.

Doors open at 7:30, Concert begins at 8:00. $20.00 at the door.

Current Folk Society Members $�8.00

The Sonoma County Folk Society wishes all of our members,

friends and families a very happy

Halloween!

Mariachi Camp was a huge success !

The Sonoma County Folk Society and JamNation lend a hand to help some deserving children learn more about the beauty of their music.

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Bill StainesAfter touring and playing concerts for over 42 years,

you would think that musician and songwriter Bill Staines might think about slowing down, but that’s just not the case. Bill continues to perform more than 175 shows a year and drives close to 70,000 miles getting to them. He is one of the most durable and beloved singers on the folk music scene today.

Staines has twenty-six recordings to his credit and has written over three hundred songs, many of which have been recorded by the likes of Peter, Paul, and Mary, Makem and Clancy, Nanci Griffith, Glen Yarborough, and Jerry Jeff Walker. His music is sung at campfires and folk music gatherings, in homes and churches, all around the country. Songs like “Sweet Wyoming Home” “All God’s Critters,” “The Roseville Fair,” “Child of Mine,” and “River,” have become folk music classics. Composer David Amram once described Bill as “a modern day Ste-phen Foster. His music will be around a hundred years from now.”

On stage, Staines is an intimate, compelling performer, out of the folk scene of the 60’s, encouraging his audi-ence to sing with him on his chorus songs. He will mix in traditional tunes with his own contemporary folk bal-lads. His humorous tales of life on the road and observa-tions of everyday people provide an entertaining blend of story and song.

“I have always wanted to bring something of value to people with my songs. I think that is important, to try to write beyond myself, to write to the great things that we all experience in our lives.” For Bill, that is what folk music is all about--a music rich in the human experience and spirit.

Bill has recorded two children’s albums, The Happy Wanderer and One More River, both of which have won the coveted Parents’ Choice Award. His music has appeared in a number of films, including the HBO series, Deadwood, Return of the Secaucus Seven, John Sayles’ first endeavor as a director, and Off and Running with Cyndi Lauper.

Bill has done numerous radio and television appear-ances and, during its early years, was a frequent per-former on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Compan-ion Show.”

Staines has released two songbooks: If I Were a Word, Then I’d be a Song published by Folk Legacy and Music to Me published by Hal Leonard Corp. An illustrated book of his song All God’s Critters was published in 2009 by Simon and Schuster with illustrations by tal-ented artist, Kadir Nelson. Bill’s memoir, The Tour, was released in 2003.

Nanci Griffith once wrote, “Bill Staines has been my hero since 1977. He carries on where Woody left off- car-rying on the tradition of stories and characters you wish you knew.”

“When do you think it will be time to retire?” someone once asked Bill. He answered, “In the words of my old friend, Tommy Makem...about ten o’clock tonight.”

JamNation News: It’s A Win, Win!Mariachi camp and so much more!

For the past 3 years the Folk Society sponsored

group, Jam Nation, has been playing music at vari-ous Senior living facilities and nursing homes in Sonoma County. This “tribe” of up to eleven singers, guitar players, banjoists, autoharpers, bass players & fiddlers gets great enjoyment out of performing for an appreciative audience. It also happens that many of these facilities have an activ-ity fund to help support these musical visits, and donate a few dollars per visit to SoCoFoSo. Along the way, it occurred to Jam Nation and The Folk Society Board that we might use some of this mon-ey to support and encourage local music programs for kids.

We made our first donation this spring to Mariachi Camps. Sponsored by The Luther Burbank Center Foundation at Lawrence Cook Middle School in Santa Rosa and (new this year) Washington Elementary School in Cloverdale, each camp provided a 3 week summer session for kids 9 - 15 years old, teaching the tradition, culture & music of Mariachi. In total, 75 plus kids were introduced to fiddles, guitars, and trumpets, as well as instruction in the rudiments of Mariachi Music.

Jose Soto, a 24 year old Sonoma State University student and Mariachi player was the Creative force behind these camps. The Camps are free to the kids as are the instruments they use. Each camp ended with an on-stage performance by the campers dem-onstrating their new-found skills to a cheering audi-ence of family & friends. It was moving & thrilling to see and hear these excited kids, dressed in their Mariachi finest, and know that Jam Nation and the Folk Society had a small role in making these camps happen.

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The Tomales Town Hall presents, Sept. 3: Steep Ravine

The Tomales Town Hall is located at, 27�50 Highway One Tomales, CA 9497�All shows are on a Saturday night starting at 7:30 pm. Doors open an hour before, 6:30 pm.Tickets: $18 available for advance purchase online at brownpapertickets.com and at K&A Takeaway, 13 Dillon Beach Rd, Tomales. Tickets at K&A Takeaway and at the door are cash only.Ages 21 and over please

The Ten JammandmentsI. Thou Shalt Tune Thy Instrument.~

Electronic tuners make this easy.II. Thou Shalt Keep Steady Rhythm.~

Count beats if necessary.III. Thou Shalt Take Turns Choosing Songs.~

Announce the key. Vocalists always choose their key.~ Choose a song you can complete, and that at least half the jammers know.

IV. Thou Shalt Not Speed.~ Start songs at a reasonable tempo, and hold it, please.

V. Thou Shalt Signal Who Has The Solo.~ Follow a pattern when taking solo leads.

VI. Thou Shalt Listen To Others.~ If you can’t hear the lead, consider yourself too loud (and then quiet down).

VII. Thou Shalt Welcome Others.~ Include everyone in your jam. Help everyone sound as good as they can.

VIII. Thou Shalt Not bring NON bluegrass Instruments to the Jam~ Please leave at home your: flute, trumpet, drums, amp, piano, sax, etc.

IX. Thou Shalt Infrequently Try New Material.~ Original & different tunes are OK occasionally, but must be easy enough to follow.

X. Thou Shalt Be Considerate Of “new” Pickers. Help beginners.

Contributed with adaptations from Larry Carlin and Jack Murphy.

Intelligently engineered capos for the

discerning musician

www.shubb.com

707-843-4068

GUITAR AND MUSIC LESSONSFolk Blues Jazz Rock

Play the songs you want to learn!Fingerpicking/Flatpicking • ChordsLeads • Chord Melody • Jamming

Bill Horvitz • bhorvitz@sonic.net

FOLK NOTES

Published bi-monthly 6 times a yearSonoma County Folk Society

PO Box 9659Santa Rosa CA 95405

707-861-9446 -- www.socofoso.com

What if musicians ran the country?

Surgeon General -- Dr. JohnSecretary of the Treasury-- Dire StraitsAttorney General -- The Righteous BrothersSecretary of Agriculture -- The Black Eyed PeasFood and Drug Administration -Red Hot Chili PeppersDrug Enforcement Administration -- The TemptationsSecretary of Housing and Urban Development -- Crowded HouseOffice of Management and Budget -- Cheap TrickSecretary of Transportation -- Journey

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Occidental Center for the Arts presents:

Saturday Sept. 3, 20�6. DGIIN! 8 pm. DGIIN’s style is a mix of Flamenco, Latin, French café, Reggae and Funk. Their passionate music and superb musicianship is guaranteed to have everyone on the dance floor. $10 at the door.Friday Sept. �6, 20�6 @ 8 pm Jacob Green and Friends in a BENEFIT FOR NATE. Band-mate Nate suffered third degree burns over 50% of his body. Enjoy soulful blues aged in Ameri-cana folk and seasoned in country roots featuring OneManBand. $10 at the door.Sunday Sept. 25, 20�6 @ 5 pm. Helm: Classical/Folkloric Music from Turkey and the Arab World. Multi-instrumentalists play original compositions and traditional music from Turkey, the Middle East,joined by tribal/ belly dancers Kendra and Lily on stage! $15 General. Saturday October �, 20�6 @8 pm. Meredith Axelrod: Popular Songs from a Bygone Era. Meredith Axelrod, solo and with her band, brings her unique pre-mic vocal style and heartfelt devo-tion to the great old songs of ragtime, minstrel, boogie-woogie jazz , blues, country. $15 General.The OCA is located at 3850 Doris Murphy Ct. Occidental, CA. 95465. Bohemian Hwy @ Graton Rd. in Harmony Village. www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org. 707-874-9392.

Available at The Last Record Store

The songs, artistry, and luthiercraft of John Knutson

NEW CD!

David Grisman mandolinsBill Fouty acoustic bass

john@shaketheblues.com shaketheblues.com

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321 Second St., Petaluma, CA 94952 707.769.0162

Honda ToyoTa nissanMazda subaru

Songwriters from near and far, come join the fun!

YOU ARE INVITED to come and join West Coast Songwriters competition, the 3rd Wednesday of every

month at Aqus Cafe in Petaluma. Sign-ups start @ 6:30, performing begins @ 7:00.

Hosts: Max Newton & Jay Gottlieb. For more info about W.C.S., see our website,

www.westcoastsongwriters.org.

alker reekreek

ampusicwww.walkercreekmusiccamp.org 4�5-663-6030

Bluegrass, oldtime, & country musicNext camp: October 6-9, 20�6

Registration opens in July

Pick’n Pot Luck RecipeChilled Mint and Cucumber Soup • 1 cucumber, peeled and chopped• 1 garlic clove, crushed• 1 spring onion, chopped• 1 ¼ cups soy yogurt• 3 tablespoons soy milk• 2 tablespoons fresh mint, finely chopped• 1 teaspoon ground coriander• Salt • Diced cucumber, to garnish• Sprigs of mint, to garnish

Puree all the ingredients together in a food processor, and then transfer to a large bowl. Season well and chill the soup thoroughly in the refrigerator before serving. Garnish with mint and diced cucumber.

From member Laurie ReaumeThank you!

Acoustic Guitar SpecialistsMartin - Taylor - Gibson

We also carry a large selection of mandolins, banjos, fiddles, ukuleles

and dulcimers.Lots of books and sheet music too.

43 Petaluma Boulevard N. Petalumawww.talltoadmusic.com

Phone 707-765-6807

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Kevin Russell Presents: -The Rhythm Rangers, Rossi’s, September 2nd 8:00pm40� Grove St, El Verano, CA 95433(707) 343-0044-Cori Wood, Kevin Russell & friendsSunday September �8th, 6pmForestville house concertcontact Cori @ 707-887-7067

-The Sebastopol Cultural Community Center & KEBTONE PRESENTS Friday September 23rd, 8:00

Steel Swingin’with Paul Anastasio-Bobby Black-Tony Marcusand Patrice HaanElegantly rendered western swing show Sebastopol Community Cultural Center 425 Morris St., Sebastopol$22 advance, $20 for CBA/SoCoFoSo, $25 door

-The Rhythm RangersSeptember 30th, 4:20-7:30pmLagunitas, �280 N. McDowell Boulevard Petaluma, -The Rhythm RangersOctober �5th, 8:30-��pmRedwood Café , 8240 Old Redwood Highway Cotati, -Kevin Russell & friendsOctober 2�st,8-�0pmMurphy’s Irish Pub Sonoma-The Rhythm RangersRossi’s October 28th, 8:00- ��pm

••For reservations and details on all shows:Contact Kevin 707-824-�858 or krussellmft@aol.com

Ukulele Undercurrents-by Gary Sugiyama

PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDARS FOLKS!Jamming Galore

Come one - Come all

to the next

SoCoFoSo’s PICKIN’ POTLUCK Sunday October 30th.

1:00 to 5:00 PM

At the Sebastopol Grange

6000 Sebastopol Ave. (Hwy 12)

Enjoy some good friends, some good music,

some good food and a good time!

Gatherings where you live... Be sure to check in advance to confirm dates and locations PetalukesFirst and third Monday of each month, 7-9 pm, the Petaluma Senior Center on Novak Drivehttp://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Petaluke/

Ukulelians/Santa Rosa Both Beginner & Intermediate classes the Person Senior Wing of the Finley Center, 2060 West College Avenue, Santa Rosa. http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ukulelians/files

Ukestars/Sebastopol Sing along meets every Friday 10 am-12 noonthe Community Church in Sebastopol, 1000 Gravenstein Highway North.

Healdsburg JamEvery Friday 12:45 pm - 2:15 pmHealdsburg Senior Center - 133 Mattheson St. All levels welcome.

Willie KSunday September 11, 2016Rancho Nicasio - BBQ’s on the Lawn$30/$35www.ranchonicasio.co

Jake Shimabukuro - Saratoga, CAFriday, September 9th, 7:30pmThe Mountain Winery - Saratoga, CATickets $32.50-$69.50 http://www.axs.com/events/306655/jake-shimabu-kuro-travels-tour-tickets?skin=mountainwinery 9th Annual Napa Valley Aloha FestivalWhere: Napa Valley Expo, 575 Third St. Napa, CA When: September 17 – 18, 2016Time: Starting at 10 a.m.This is free family event open to the public with free parking.http://www.manaleohcf.org/aloha-festival/

Happy Strummin’ - Gary

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All new

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Lessons • Lessons • LessonsFiddle Lessons: Contra and Square dance styles, Celtic, Scandia and

other international styles by ear and reading with music theory, Janette Duncan 707-570-2745

Music lessons at your location: note reading, theory, piano instruction for all ages. Laurie 707-490-4173Steve Wharton teaches Bluegrass: banjo, Old Time banjo, dulcimer,

and autoharp. For details, 707-887-2518.Play the String Bass: lessons in Sebastopol

Bill Amatneek 707-824-8084Mandolin lessons with Phil Lawrence in Sebastopol

All Styles--All Levels (707) 824-1198 or email: phlawrence53@yahoo.comBegining banjo lessons with Mark Hogan at Peoples Music.

707-823-7664 or 829-8012Fiddle/Mandolin lessons with David Garelick. All levels, Old Time,

Bluegrass, Cajun, Western Swing, Italian and Brazilian mandolin, Klezmer. In Santa Rosa, 526-7763, or email: fiddler@sonic.netTraditional fiddle music lessons: American, Celtic, Swedish, with an

emphasis on rhythm and danceability. Tim Rued, Santa Rosa, with 40 years experience teaching. (209) 825-2669.Guitar and Music lessons: Folk, Blues, Jazz, RockAll levels and ages welcome! Fingerpicking, flatpicking, soloing, chord

melody, theory, and more. Small classes in jamming and performance. Bill Horvitz 707-887-1869 bhorvitz@sonic.netLet’s Sing!!! Kids, Grown-ups, dogs .... (just kiddin’ on that last one) Individual or Groups,I teach songs. Nyla Blair, Santa Rosa 707-545-2669Old Time Fiddle instruction- Chris Carney, 707-774-1302Development your vocal range and power without strain.Sheridan Malone- voice teacher in Ukiah 434-249-4416

or smalone2k@yahoo.com

Sonoma County Folk SocietyMembership Application

Annual membership $10 Individual $15 FamilyTwo Year Special! $17.50 Individual $25 Family

New Renewal

Make Checks Payable to: SoCoFoSo Mail to: SoCoFoSo, PO Box 9659, Santa Rosa, CA 95405

Name:Address:City: State: Zip: Phone:Email:(for office use)Exp date: Issued Card: Calendar: Database: Note:Contributions to the Sonoma County Folk Society are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Membership begins and ends in the monthyou join or renew

Turn Your Radio On KRCB:Our own NPR Station at 91.1 or 90.9 FM

Great programs of particular interest to folkies...“KRCB has a new listening app. Look for KRCB in the Apple Store or

Google Play. It’s Free!”

KRCB Monday through Friday 9:00 to Noon with Brian Griffith •Monday through Thursday Noon to 2:00 with Doug JayneAmericana, Folk, Blues, Light Rock and Singer-Songwriter •Monday Evening 7:00 to �0:00 Lots of Folk; Your Average Abalone

with Johnny Bazzano alternating with Newtonian Dreams with R.T. Newt. •At �0:00 PM Stay tuned for Folk Alley •Tuesday Evening 9:00 to ��:00 Lady Spins the Blues with Mary Carroll. Wednesday Evening 7:00 -8:00 Reprise of New Music Hour with Doug

& Brian. •Friday Noon to 2:00 American Routes•Saturdays ��:00 to Noon, Thistle & Shamrock, Celtic Music

•�2:00 to 2:00 West Coast Live, Lots of live Folk & Singer/Songwriter•2:00 to 5:00 Our Roots are Showing Steve DeLap & Doug Jayne

alternating.Sunday, ��:00 AM to �:00 PM New Orleans By The Bay, Basin Street

et. al, Linda Seabright •�:00 to 3:00 Crossing Borders with Amy Contardi, Glen Alpert & David

Sharpe. Great World Music

Turn Your Radio On KRSH:95.9FM

•“The Evening Muse” Mondays 7-10 PMHosted by Robin Pressman •”Freight Train Boogie” Tuesdays 7-9 PMWith Bill Frater is now on the Krush, KRSH 95.9 •“Krush Uncorked” Sundays 9-11 AM.

Singer-songwriter acoustic and unplugged music with Bob Sala

All new

shows !

All new

jam !

Sonoma County Folk SocietyPO Box 9659Santa Rosa CA 95405-9659

•NEXT DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS•

October 10th

To Steve: steves32@sonic.net

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Acoustic Music Jams :AqUS CAFE IN PETALUMA

For details, check the web for full calendar of nightly events•• 1st Thurs: Celtic Jam 7-9PM•• 3rd Wed: West Coast Songwriters Competition 7-9PM•• 4th Wed: Bluegrass/OldTime Jam 7-9PM707-778-6060 (www.aquscafe.com)

REDWOOD CAFE IN COTATI ) For details, check web calendar for full listing of music events•• 2nd Sun: 3-5 Celtic Jam led by Janette Duncan & Roxanne Oliva

(info: 585-3138) 6-10 Irish Music Session•• 4th Sun: 3-5 OldTime Music Jam hosted by Janette Duncan,

Chris Carney & Steve DeLap (info: 570-2745) 6-10 Irish Jam Session(www.redwoodcafe.com

GAIA’S GARDEN IN SANTA ROSA For details, check music calendar for events, including their

acapella open mic707-544-249� (www.gaiasgardenonline.com)

THE NORTH BAY BLUEGRASS & OLD TIME MUSIC JAM. The Community Market in the Barlow Center, Sebastopol. Every Saturday afternoon from 2 to 5 pm.For more information call 707-479-5529.

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• OPEN SESSIONFirst or third Thursday 6:30 p.m. to around 9 p.m.Ruth McGowan’s, 131 East 1st Street CloverdaleHosted by Lenny Von Hoogenstyn, vonhoogenstyn@yahoo.com• HOPLAND ACOUSTIC JAMThe second and fourth Thursdays 6:30 - 9 PM. The Hopland Tap House,

Folk, Country, Americana, Blues and whatever. 13351 South HWY 101,707 364 �532 or707 744 �255 for details.

Singer’s Circle... Meets 4th Friday of most months. For information call Dennis Drury at 829-0883.

Dance Dance Dance... NORTH BAY COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY

Complete info, events calendar & contacts for: *Contra Dancing,*English Country Dancing *Morris Dancing (www.nbcds.org)

APPLE TREE MORRIS (SEBASTOPOL) For details, Cliff Stevens 707-823-6925 or cliff@kichu.com

MONROE HALL (DANCE) 1400 West College Ave Santa Rosa,For details, check monthly calendar of events/classes at Monroe• North Bay Country Dance Society/Contra Dance• Scottish Country Dancers• International Folk Dance• Square Dance

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