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San Francisco Free Folk Festival
Saturday, Jun 8 12:00p
Presidio Middle School
San Francisco,
CA
The San Francisco Free Folk Festival is a project of the San Francisco Folk Music Club. Since the first annual event in 1977, the Festival has been an interactive cornerstone celebration of folk music’s rich history, and a treasured tradition for folk lovers from throughout the Bay Area. The festival celebrates the shared experience of American populism, new and emerging talent, and diverse folk traditions from around the globe that converge in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Performers at this Event
Tony Elman
Elman is one of the better hammer dulcimer players around. He has sold over 400,000 copies of his recordings. His music is a combination of folk and new-age. ~ Chip Renner, Rovi
Elman is one of the better hammer dulcimer players around. He has sold over 400,000 copies of his recordings. His music is a combination of folk and new-age. ~ Chip Renner, Rovi
Mark Levy
Levy is a California singer/songwriter who uses humor and irony to show the listener how crazy life is. ~ Chip Renner, Rovi
Levy is a California singer/songwriter who uses humor and irony to show the listener how crazy life is. ~ Chip Renner, Rovi
Faith Petric
Petric has been a leader in the folk and political communities of San Francisco for many, many years. ~ Richard Meyer, Rovi
Petric has been a leader in the folk and political communities of San Francisco for many, many years. ~ Richard Meyer, Rovi
Holly Tannen
Folklore and magic provide the foundation for Holly Tannen's music. While her repertoire includes many traditional folk songs from England, Scotland, France, and the United States, Tannen has attracted more attention with her own songs, including "Online Romance," "Song of the Suburban Shaman," and "Lily of the Net," which she claims were written while channeling entities from what she calls the "half-astral plane....
Folklore and magic provide the foundation for Holly Tannen's music. While her repertoire includes many traditional folk songs from England, Scotland, France, and the United States, Tannen has attracted more attention with her own songs, including "Online Romance," "Song of the Suburban Shaman," and "Lily of the Net," which she claims were written while channeling entities from what she calls the "half-astral plane....
Ola Belle Reed
Take a stroll through the campground at just about any festival -- folk, bluegrass, old-time, Celtic, or any mixture -- and at some point it's a good bet that a haunting refrain will drift into consciousness from a nearby jam or song circle: "High on a mountain, standing all alone, Wond'ring where the years of my life have gone" To some, it's a timeless line from a song that must certainly be at least a hundred or more years old....
Take a stroll through the campground at just about any festival -- folk, bluegrass, old-time, Celtic, or any mixture -- and at some point it's a good bet that a haunting refrain will drift into consciousness from a nearby jam or song circle: "High on a mountain, standing all alone, Wond'ring where the years of my life have gone" To some, it's a timeless line from a song that must certainly be at least a hundred or more years old....
Pete Kronowitt
Singer/songwriter Pete Kronowitt crafts honest, thoughtful, and accessible folk-based pop songs in the vein of Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, and Peter Case. Kronowitt honed his skills in the “stairwells and quadsâ€* of American University in Washington before releasing his 1995 debut, Phases of the Heart....
Singer/songwriter Pete Kronowitt crafts honest, thoughtful, and accessible folk-based pop songs in the vein of Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, and Peter Case. Kronowitt honed his skills in the “stairwells and quadsâ€* of American University in Washington before releasing his 1995 debut, Phases of the Heart....
Peter Kasin
Peter Kasin took a strong interest in sea music after hearing a recording of Ewan MacColl and A.L. Lloyd, and after having first attended one of the monthly chantey sings at Hyde Street Pier in late 1989....
Peter Kasin took a strong interest in sea music after hearing a recording of Ewan MacColl and A.L. Lloyd, and after having first attended one of the monthly chantey sings at Hyde Street Pier in late 1989....
Anne & Pete Sibley
Originally from New England, the Sibleys have been at home in the Rocky Mountain West since 1999. Singing for as long as they can remember, Anne & Pete have come many miles from their classical music training to “the people’s music:” folk, bluegrass and traditional music....
Originally from New England, the Sibleys have been at home in the Rocky Mountain West since 1999. Singing for as long as they can remember, Anne & Pete have come many miles from their classical music training to “the people’s music:” folk, bluegrass and traditional music....
Alan Winston
Traditional English/American dance caller with more than 20 years of experience. Can get an entire room dancing -- knows how to help absolute beginners learn how to have fun on the dance floor....
Traditional English/American dance caller with more than 20 years of experience. Can get an entire room dancing -- knows how to help absolute beginners learn how to have fun on the dance floor....
Peter Daldry
Peter is a singer/songwriter from Clydebank, Scotland near Glasgow. Peter started singing and playing guitar as a teenager and it has turned out to be his true passion that he loves to share with all who will listen.
Peter is a singer/songwriter from Clydebank, Scotland near Glasgow. Peter started singing and playing guitar as a teenager and it has turned out to be his true passion that he loves to share with all who will listen.
Blind Lemon Pledge
The Best of the Blues from Wilmington'e Finest Musicians. BLIND LEMON PLEDGE. Guitar style outa Texas and vocals outa Blues Heaven. Check um out if you love the blues.
The Best of the Blues from Wilmington'e Finest Musicians. BLIND LEMON PLEDGE. Guitar style outa Texas and vocals outa Blues Heaven. Check um out if you love the blues.
Sausan
Sausan is a Master Dance Teacher and Choreographer of the Sausan Academy of Egyptian Dance; Artistic Director and Producer of the Sausan Ensemble: An Egyptian Dance Company; Owner and Chef of Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant....
Sausan is a Master Dance Teacher and Choreographer of the Sausan Academy of Egyptian Dance; Artistic Director and Producer of the Sausan Ensemble: An Egyptian Dance Company; Owner and Chef of Al-Masri Egyptian Restaurant....
Maurice Tani & 77 El Deora
77 El Deora is a San Francisco-based, 5-piece, alt-country/Americana outfit. Formed in 2004, the band has honed its sound through diet, exercise and constant live shows, amassing a loyal following of discriminating roots music aficionados and other social misfits....
77 El Deora is a San Francisco-based, 5-piece, alt-country/Americana outfit. Formed in 2004, the band has honed its sound through diet, exercise and constant live shows, amassing a loyal following of discriminating roots music aficionados and other social misfits....
Jeanie and Chuck's Country Roundup
Jeanie and Chuck's Country Roundup plays honky tonk and bluegrass music on acoustic instruments, entertaining the audience through music, humor, and showmanship. They specialize in country duets and honky tonk songs, with strong vocals that highlight the rich emotion of classic country music.
Jeanie and Chuck's Country Roundup plays honky tonk and bluegrass music on acoustic instruments, entertaining the audience through music, humor, and showmanship. They specialize in country duets and honky tonk songs, with strong vocals that highlight the rich emotion of classic country music.
McCoy Tyler Band
McCoy Tyler’s songs are earthy, raw, and draw from elements of the early folk rock and Americana music that he was exposed to at a young age. His guitar work is melodic and refreshingly lucid and to the point, with techniques drawing on early blues and folk artists such as Mississippi John Hurt and Doc Watson....
McCoy Tyler’s songs are earthy, raw, and draw from elements of the early folk rock and Americana music that he was exposed to at a young age. His guitar work is melodic and refreshingly lucid and to the point, with techniques drawing on early blues and folk artists such as Mississippi John Hurt and Doc Watson....
Dustbowl Revival
The Dustbowl Revival is a Venice, CA-based roots/jazz collective that merges old school bluegrass, swamp-gospel, jug-band, jump blues and the hot swing of the 1930’s to form a spicy roots cocktail....
The Dustbowl Revival is a Venice, CA-based roots/jazz collective that merges old school bluegrass, swamp-gospel, jug-band, jump blues and the hot swing of the 1930’s to form a spicy roots cocktail....
Spark & Whisper
Modern Folk. Original Voices. True Stories. Spark and Whisper is an indie-folk band led by singer/songwriters Velvy Appleton (vocals, acoustic/electric/slide guitars) and Anita Sandwina (vocals, guitar, mandolin)....
Modern Folk. Original Voices. True Stories. Spark and Whisper is an indie-folk band led by singer/songwriters Velvy Appleton (vocals, acoustic/electric/slide guitars) and Anita Sandwina (vocals, guitar, mandolin)....
T Sisters
The T Sisters, an Oakland-based singing trio, produce an ethereal and enchanting sound thanks to their unique familial blend. Their dulcet and sometimes esoteric harmonies are inspired by jazz, bluegrass, blues and Appalachian music....
The T Sisters, an Oakland-based singing trio, produce an ethereal and enchanting sound thanks to their unique familial blend. Their dulcet and sometimes esoteric harmonies are inspired by jazz, bluegrass, blues and Appalachian music....
Leah Ray Mendez
The modern folk music of The Leah Ray Mendez Trio is both organic and earthy in its heart-centered and homegrown California sound. Their songs connect the romance of our inner spirit with imagery of natural landscapes in a poetic and intimate manner....
The modern folk music of The Leah Ray Mendez Trio is both organic and earthy in its heart-centered and homegrown California sound. Their songs connect the romance of our inner spirit with imagery of natural landscapes in a poetic and intimate manner....
Dirty Cello, Rebecca Roudman
Dirty Cello...cello like you’ve never heard before. Led by Rebecca Roudman, one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most exciting crossover cellists, Dirty Cello presents a high energy mix of soulful blues, swingin’ gypsy jazz and wild Euro-gypsy dance music....
Dirty Cello...cello like you’ve never heard before. Led by Rebecca Roudman, one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most exciting crossover cellists, Dirty Cello presents a high energy mix of soulful blues, swingin’ gypsy jazz and wild Euro-gypsy dance music....
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I hate to rag on them but if they call this blues then I have no idea what I have been listening to for 35 years
The music was great but this GIRL that they are trying to pass off as a blues singer needs to go back to the church where she was singing.
Hey fellas, Get a real blues singer and you will be great