Patty & Craig |
Saturday, September 16
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Storytelling and melody come together for a sound that embraces all that is Americana |
Reservations required. for reservations and North Rio Rancho location address.$20 suggested donation |
Rhys Jones & Together, Rhys Jones and David McKindley-Ward create a captivating blend of traditional Irish and American old-time music. |
Saturday, September 23
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They bring a love, appreciation, and deep understanding for these rich traditions to their performances, which both transports the audience back in time even as they are breaking new ground sewing these related musical tapestries together. |
Reservations required. for reservations and Corrales address $20-$30 suggested donation All proceeds go to the musicians |
Rhys Jones Fiddle Workshop The fiddle workshop is an Intermediate/Advanced class to help you gain articulation, clarity and precision in bowing, using tunes from the repertoire of southern West Virginia and the Midwest as a basis for teaching. |
Sunday, September 24 Special attention will be given to improving control of rock-bows, pulses, drones and double stops while expanding repertoire. |
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The workshop will explore common bowing patterns found in many tunes, and learn to apply them. While learning tunes, attention will be focused on strengthening rhythm through efficient bow use, introducing variation, and learning how bowing choices can influence both rhythm and regional style. |
Reservations required. for reservations and Corrales address $50 – $ 75 Sliding Scale |
David McKindley-Ward Irish Music Workshop |
Sunday, September 24 |
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If you play bouzouki, DADGAD guitar, or drop D or just want to get your foot in the door to participate at your local sessions, this class will help you to start speaking the musical language of trad Irish music. . |
Reservations required. for reservations and Corrales address $50 – $ 75 Sliding Scale |
Belinda Gale |
Tuesday, September 26
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Click Here to Learn More | A natural entertainer with a dynamic and captivating voice, Belinda’s warm, kind and vibrant personality has caused her to be dubbed by fans as “America’s Western Sweetheart” | Reservations required. Phone 505-217-3088 for reservations and West Side Albuquerque address $20 suggested donation |
Albuquerque Folk Festival |
Friday and Saturday
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Learn More Here! | All Day Event! Ticketing Information |
Location National Hispanic Cultural Center |
Peter Mulvey |
Thursday, October 12
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He folds everything he encounters into his work: poetry, social justice, scientific literacy, & a deeply abiding humanism are all on plain display in his art. |
Reservations required. for reservations and North Valley address.$20 suggested donation |
International Western Music Association Convention – 5 day event! |
Wednesday
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Learn More Here! | 5 Days of Western Music Most Events are Free Click here for More Information |
Location Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town 800 Rio Grande, NW |
Grace Clark She performs Western and Western Swing music. She sings, yodels, and plays guitar & 5-string banjo. Added to the mix are Grace’s original songs |
Tuesday November 14 7 pm Pot Luck at 6 pm |
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With her band, Grace Clark & Swingitude, she creates a lively and playful mix of cowboy songs, along with the swing and western swing dance music of the 1920’s to the present. |
Reservations required. for reservations and North Rio Rancho location address.$20 suggested donation |
John Depew |
Thursday,
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He is Kansas State Mandolin Champion for 2022 and a member of KCAIC’s Kansas Touring Artist Roster. |
Reservations required. for reservations and North Valley address.$20 suggested donation |
Albuquerque Folk Festival |
Friday and Saturday
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Learn More Here! | All Day Event! Ticketing Information |
Location National Hispanic Cultural Center |
Peter Mulvey |
Thursday, October 12
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Click Here to Learn More |
He folds everything he encounters into his work: poetry, social justice, scientific literacy, & a deeply abiding humanism are all on plain display in his art. |
Reservations required. for reservations and North Valley address.$20 suggested donation |
International Western Music Association Convention – 5 day event! |
Wednesday
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Learn More Here! | 5 Days of Western Music Most Events are Free Click here for More Information |
Location Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town 800 Rio Grande, NW |
Grace Clark She performs Western and Western Swing music. She sings, yodels, and plays guitar & 5-string banjo. Added to the mix are Grace’s original songs |
Tuesday November 14 7 pm Pot Luck at 6 pm |
Click Here to Learn More |
With her band, Grace Clark & Swingitude, she creates a lively and playful mix of cowboy songs, along with the swing and western swing dance music of the 1920’s to the present. |
Reservations required. for reservations and North Rio Rancho location address.$20 suggested donation |
John Depew |
Thursday,
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He is Kansas State Mandolin Champion for 2022 and a member of KCAIC’s Kansas Touring Artist Roster. |
Reservations required. for reservations and North Valley address.$20 suggested donation |
Kerry Gombacher |
Saturday
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You’ll find him at Folk Festivals and Cowboy Poetry Gatherings, singing his songs, playing mandolin as a sideman, and picking in the jam sessions and around the campfires until the last song is sung. |
Reservations required. for reservations and North Rio Rancho location address.$20 suggested donation |
Jim & Susie Malcolm One of the finest talents to have emerged through the Scottish folk scene in years” “Jim Malcolm’s voice has the complex individuality of an aged single-malt whisky” |
Sunday,
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“One of those pure, warm Scottish folk voices one never tires of listening to” |
Reservations required. for reservations and North Valley address.$20 suggested donation |
Almeda Bradshaw |
Saturday
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One of Montana’s talented Western entertainers, you will hear this gal’s love and appreciation for the cowboy way in her original and classic songs of the west. |
Reservations required. for reservations and North Rio Rancho location address.$20 suggested donation |
Lewis Mock For the last twenty years he has been a house musician at the world famous Broadmoor Hotel and Resort in Colorado Springs where he is the band leader and music director for the Tavern Orchestra and performs nightly. |
Saturday,
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He is a multiple award winning songwriter, receiving recognition in both the American and Music City Song Festivals and his guitar playing has appeared in national, regional, and local television and radio commercials |
Reservations required. for reservations and North Valley address.$20 suggested donation |
Buffalo Bill and Dr. Jo |
Saturday
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Together they have been performing and touring nationwide for the past 13 years. Bill and Joanne are winners of a Western Music Associations Harmony Duo Award
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Reservations required. for reservations and North Rio Rancho location address.$20 suggested donation |
Most Events are Free or Reasonably Priced!
(I will no longer be listing every event for these locations)
Email List Subscriptions
Green House on the Hill Concert Series – Santa Fe (email list)
Irish Music via Dain Forsyth (email list)
Ken Gilman’s North Valley House Concerts (email list)
Unitarian Church Concert Series (email list)
Western Music via Bonnie Rutherford (email list)
Web Site Links
Albuquerque Folk Festival Ongoing Events
Albuquerque Library Free Events
Alma Concert Series (email list)
American JeM
AMP Concerts
Carrizozo Music
Comhaltas Celtic
Gig (Santa Fe)
Le Chat Lunatique
Lincoln County Bluegrass Band
Music in Corrales
New Mexico FolkMads
North Valley Tune Tanglers
Old Martina’s Hall (Taos)
The Outpost Performance Space
Rio Rancho House Concerts
Second Saturday Coffee House (ABQ)
Second Street Brewery (Santa Fe)
Socorro and Central NM Events
Solid Grounds Coffeehouse
Southwest Pickers
Southwest Roots Music (ABQ and Santa Fe)
Tortuga Gallery (ABQ)
Turquoise Trail Concerts (Celtic)
International Western Music Association (New Mexico Chapter)
Free AMP Concerts in Albuquerque and Santa Fe!
I will continue to list festivals and house concerts and other events that might be of interest to you.
Watch These Videos – The Performers are Fantastic! 
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Watch – The Irving Berlin Video
Our CD, “Back in Time, Tin Pan Alley Favorites” is completed!
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24 songs on 19 tracks!
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Two Interesting Movies About Tin Pan Alley