Patty & Craig
Patty Stevenson and Craig Siemsen are known for their gorgeous harmonies, impeccable musicianship, playful stage humor, and jewel-like original songs

Saturday, September 16
7 pm
Pot Luck at 6 pm

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Storytelling and melody come together for a sound that embraces all that is Americana

Reservations required.
eMail
for reservations and North Rio Rancho location address.$20 suggested donation

Rhys Jones &
David McKindley-Ward

Together, Rhys Jones and David McKindley-Ward create a captivating blend of traditional Irish and American old-time music.

Saturday, September 23
7 pm
Pot Luck at 6 pm
Old-Time Jamming
After the Show

Click Here to Learn More about Rhys Jones

Click Here to Learn More about David McKindley-Ward

 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.
eMail
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
12:30 to 4:30 pm

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.
eMail
for reservations and Corrales address
$50 – $ 75 Sliding Scale

David McKindley-Ward Irish Music Workshop
Bouzouki, guitar, mandolin accompaniment for Irish music:
This class will focus on the great power and great responsibility of accompaniment for Irish traditional music. We will focus on the basics of rhythm and harmony for playing jigs, reels, hornpipes, and polkas.

Sunday, September 24
12:30 to 4:30 pm

Click Here to Learn More about David MKindley-Ward

 

 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.

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Reservations required.
eMail
for reservations and Corrales address
$50 – $ 75 Sliding Scale

Belinda Gale
7time IWMA Female Performer of the Year, 3-time Academy of Western Artist Female Vocalist of the Year, and 2-time IWMA winner for Traditional Album of the Year

Tuesday, September 26
Pot Luck Begins 6 pm
Concert at 7 pm

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.
eMail
Phone 505-217-3088
for reservations and West Side Albuquerque address
$20 suggested donation

Albuquerque Folk Festival
Annual Event

Friday and Saturday
October 6 and 7

Learn More Here! All Day Event!
Ticketing Information
Location
National Hispanic Cultural Center

Peter Mulvey
Singer – songwriter, road-dog, raconteur and almost-poet

Thursday, October 12
Doors Open 6:30 pm
Concert at 7 pm

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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.
eMail
for reservations and North Valley address.$20 suggested donation

International Western Music Association Convention – 5 day event!

Wednesday
November 8th thru
Sunday, November 12th

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.
eMail
for reservations and North Rio Rancho location address.$20 suggested donation

John Depew
A Kansas-based musician, songwriter, and traveler with a knack for combining traditional sounds with thoughtful lyrics and intriguing musicality.

Thursday,
November 16
Doors Open 6:30 pm
Concert at 7 pm

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He is Kansas State Mandolin Champion for 2022 and a member of KCAIC’s Kansas Touring Artist Roster.

Reservations required.
eMail
for reservations and North Valley address.$20 suggested donation

Albuquerque Folk Festival
Annual Event

Friday and Saturday
October 6 and 7

Learn More Here! All Day Event!
Ticketing Information
Location
National Hispanic Cultural Center

Peter Mulvey
Singer – songwriter, road-dog, raconteur and almost-poet

Thursday, October 12
Doors Open 6:30 pm
Concert at 7 pm

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.
eMail
for reservations and North Valley address.$20 suggested donation

International Western Music Association Convention – 5 day event!

Wednesday
November 8th thru
Sunday, November 12th

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.
eMail
for reservations and North Rio Rancho location address.$20 suggested donation

John Depew
A Kansas-based musician, songwriter, and traveler with a knack for combining traditional sounds with thoughtful lyrics and intriguing musicality.

Thursday,
November 16
Doors Open 6:30 pm
Concert at 7 pm

Click Here to Learn More

He is Kansas State Mandolin Champion for 2022 and a member of KCAIC’s Kansas Touring Artist Roster.

Reservations required.
eMail
for reservations and North Valley address.$20 suggested donation

Kerry Gombacher
plays guitar and mandolin and writes and performs contemporary folk and western songs. In the spirit of the troubadours of old, he paints vivid portraits and tells fascinating stories that are set in the landscape where he’s worked and toured.

Saturday
December 9
7 pm
Pot Luck at 6 pm

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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.
eMail
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”
—The Independent

“Jim Malcolm’s voice has the complex individuality of an aged single-malt whisky”
—Boston Globe

Sunday,
January 21
Doors Open 6:30 pm
Concert at 7 pm

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“One of those pure, warm Scottish folk voices one never tires of listening to”
—Dirty Linen

Reservations required.
eMail
for reservations and North Valley address.$20 suggested donation

Almeda Bradshaw
She performs heartfelt expressions of the west. Her clear vocals, compelling stage presence and accomplished musicianship guaranteed this artist to be an audience favorite.

Saturday
February 10
7 pm
Pot Luck at 6 pm

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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.
eMail
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,
March 9
Doors Open 6:30 pm
Concert at 7 pm

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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.
eMail
for reservations and North Valley address.$20 suggested donation

Buffalo Bill and Dr. Jo
Bill Boycott and Joanne Orr present cowboy and western American folk music in the rich spirit of the Rocky Mountain West, harmonizing the good old western songs of long ago plus many original songs on the fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar.

Saturday
March 16
7 pm
Pot Luck at 6 pm

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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

 

Reservations required.
eMail
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! Unknown-1

There are some new videos of concerts and performances I’ve attended online.  Watch here.
If you like what you see, subscribe to the banjojudy youtube channel!

Watch – The Irving Berlin Video

 Our CD, “Back in Time, Tin Pan Alley Favorites” is completed!
Contact Judy

$ 15 plus $ 3.00 for shipping
24 songs on 19 tracks!
Listen to samples!
Hear what people are saying (below)!

 

Two Interesting Movies About Tin Pan Alley

 

(1) Tin Pan Alley History Movie Online

 

(2) Why We Know The Songs from Tin Pan Alley

 

Meet the Muldawers

judy and michael

Winners of the 41st Annual SW Pickers
Entertainment Duo Contest, August 2015