Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddle Camp

MULTICULTURAL MUSIC, SONG, and DANCE CELEBRATION! Camp Campbell, Boulder Creek August 23 – 31, 2024 Registration: valleyofthemoon.org/application.html FIDDLE Alasdair Fraser ▪ Lena Jonsson ▪ Laura Cortese Laura Risk ▪ Hanneke Cassel Janette Duncan ▪ Caroline McCaskey CELLO Natalie Haas ▪ Valerie Thompson ▪ Brendan Hearn GUITAR Colin Cotter ENSEMBLE Ryan McKasson DANCE Nic Gareiss ▪ Summer McCall PIANO Neil Pearlman… Read More

Winter Jam Camp

The second annual folk jam camp in Carmel Valley hosted by John Weed featuring fiddle, banjo, guitar. Folk music jam weekend in February 2024. Fiddle player John Weed hosts the second annual folk music gathering in Carmel Valley . A full weekend of workshops for fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, and other acoustic instruments used in the folk tradition. Celtic, Canadian,… Read More

Tempest 35th Anniversary Tour

Welcome the return of Celtic rock legends Tempest on Saturday, November 11 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm at the Historic Brookdale Lodge. Tickets: brookdale-lodge.ticketleap.com/tempest Since forming in 1988, Tempest has delivered a globally renowned hybrid of high energy Folk Rock, fusing Irish reels, Scottish ballads, Norwegian influences and other world music elements. The last 30-plus years have seen the San… Read More
Love Creek Band San Lorenzo Valley Columns Music 

Going With the Flow: Local Band Love Creek Releases First Album

By Julie Horner “We have some exciting news!!” Malakai Lawton messaged. “We are so happy to announce that we are going to be releasing a live album in the next few weeks!” Recorded on location at the Farmer and the Flea festival at Skypark in Scotts Valley this summer, Love Creek’s EP of originals and covers called “Redwood Grove,” recorded… Read More
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Lani Poulsen and ‘the Essential’ Santa Cruz Sound

Lani Poulsen brings the essential soul to The Essentials’ Santa Cruz sound with captivating vocals and a whole lot of groove. By Julie Horner The Essentials are a high-energy dance band consisting of seasoned musicians from the Santa Cruz Mountains and Santa Cruz. Fluent in many different genres and styles, the 6-member group is focused on R&B, funk, soul, and… Read More

The Jamissaries

The Historic Brookdale Lodge and Mountain Music Productions are pleased to welcome The Jamissaries to the Brookdale Beer Garden on Thursday, June 22 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Featuring original material as well as funked-up versions of music they love by the likes of The Grateful Dead, The Beatles, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Tenacious D and more, The Jamissaries will get your… Read More
Entertainment Music Venues 

Blue House Stage Scotts Valley Music Venue

Secluded Scotts Valley ranch with a house painted blue provides an artistic place for live music in the Santa Cruz Mountains. By Julie Horner “You can’t really show up and not smile when you see a bright blue house,” homesteader and music lover Brooke Lipman said. “We are the Blue House. Within the Blue House there is Blue House Stage,… Read More
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Santa Cruz Latin Collective – Suavecito!

By Julie Horner The Santa Cruz Latin Collective has its roots deep in the Latin rock and Afro-Cuban dance music genre with simmering rhythm-forward salsa, mamba, and brown-eyed soul influences. Lead guitarist, vocalist, and co-founder Oscar Estrella is an originating member of Sapo, the legendary Latin rock band that came out of the 1970s Chicano music scene in the San… Read More