Django Festival Allstars
Featuring gypsy-jazz musicians
Samson Schmitt/Michael Harris – Guitars
Pierre Blanchard – Violin
Ludovic Beier – Accordion
Antonio Licusati- Bass

Thursday, June 15
7:30 pm
Outpost Performance Space
210 Yale, SE

Learn More Here! The DFA Return to the Outpost with their unique, high-energy tribute to the “hot Jazz of legendary Django Reinhardt. $ 30 non-members
$ 25 – members
Get Your Tickets in Advance Order Here!

2023 Bluegrass Bonanza
Sponsored by the Southwest Pickers
Colorado based Blue Canyon Boys will headline the event with morning and afternoon matinee shows.  There will also be food trucks, open and structured jamming, workshops and more.

Saturday, June 17
All Day

Learn More Here! Located in the South Valley of Albuquerque at the
Red Horse Bed and Breakfast
2155 Londene Ln SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105

Ticket Options
1/2 day morning – $25
1/2 day afternoon – $25
Full Day – $40
Buy EVENT tickets Here
Only 120 Tickets Available

Duke City Jug Band Jam

Sunday, June 18
4 pm t0 6 pm
Everyone is Welcome to Join the Playing and Singing Fun

Click Here For
Dropbox Folder Link to Songs
There are new songs and updates to old ones too!

B2B Garden Brewery
8338 Comanche, NE – ABQ

Acoustic Instruments and
kitchen gadgets encouraged!
Email Your Questions!

John Whelan Solo Performance
Irish Music with a phenomenal button accordion playing musician!

Sunday, June 18
7 pm
$ 20.00 Suggested Donation

Click Here to Watch & Listen to Them

 

About John Whelan:
Often hailed as one of the world’s best living Irish button accordion players, and seven-time All-Ireland champion

Reservations required.
eMail
for reservations and North Valley Location Address
$ 20 Suggested Donation
Jennings & Keller
This award-winning nationally touring duo based out of Florida. They offer up 21st Century Americana with influences in folk, jazz, and roots music. They fuse many different musical elements into a unique eclectic style that is refreshingly diverse.

Saturday, June 24
7 pm
Pot Luck at 6 pm

Click Here to Learn More

Dana Keller, a veteran pedal steel, dobro, and guitar player, has spent years performing on stage or in the studio with such luminaries as Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Stevie Wonder, Larry Graham, Marvin Gaye, Dave Mason, Johnny Rodriguez and The Allen Brothers.

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

Richard Smith
Guitar Phenom!

Saturday, July 1
7 pm
$ 20.00 Suggested Donation

Click Here to Watch & Listen to

 

1999 AFG Golden Thumbpick Award
2001 National Finger­style Guitar Champion
2008 Thumbpicker of the Year
2009 National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame Induction

Reservations required.
eMail
for reservations and North Valley Location Address
$ 20 Suggested Donation

Route 66 Arts Alliance
July 4th
Music and Arts Celebration
Route 344
Venus Park
Edgewood, NM

Tuesday, July 4
9 am – 3 pm
Look for the large soccer field

Learn More Here!
Free Music All Day
Arts and Crafts
Food Trucks

10 – Jerry Wymer
11 –  The Muldawers – Tin Pan Alley Songs
12 – Ladyfingers
1 – Film clips
2 – Michael Godey

Email 
Lori Beth Brooke
Accordionist, yodeler, singer, and song-writer from Austin, Texas.
Saturday, July 8th
7 pm
Pot Luck at 6 pm

Click Here to Learn More
Lori Beth was named the Academy of Western Artists 2020 Female Western Performer, and won the Walnut Valley Festival 2021 Song of Year in the Humourous category.

Lori Beth has such positive energy when she performs
It’s catching!

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

The Muldawers
America’s Popular Music from the early 1900’s

Saturday, July 22
6:30 pm

They’ll be Telling Tales and Playing Tunes from the Tin Pan Alley Era

Free Coffee and Cookies  Donations Accepted

Solid Grounds Coffee House
4601 Juan Tabo, NE
Basement St. Stephens Church
Email for more information

Larry and Joe Duo
Currently based in the Triangle of North Carolina, both men are versatile multi-instrumentalists and singer-songwriters.

Wednesday, July 26th
7pm to 9pm
House Concert in Corrales

Learn More Here!
They perform a fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music on harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, maracas, guitar, upright bass, and more.
 Larry Bellorín hails from Monagas, Venezuela and is a legend of Llanera music. Joe Troop is from North Carolina and is a GRAMMY-nominated bluegrass and oldtime musician. $ 20 – $ 30 Donation
EMail to Reserve a Spot and for address and other details.
John Coinman
 Award-winning singer-songwriter from Tucson who has recorded many solo albums and had numerous songs in films and on television.
Saturday, August 19th
7 pm
Pot Luck at 6 pm

Click Here to Learn

 John is the bandleader for the band Kevin Costner & Modern West (KCMW) and he was the Music Supervisor for the film Dances With Wolves.

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

Santa Fe Trad-Fest
3 Day Festival
Jamming, Workshop, Concerts
Camping, Food Trucks,

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

August 25-27

Learn More Here!
Kathy Kallick Band
Bruce Molsky
Lone Pinon & more!
All Day Event!
Ticketing Information
Location
Camp Stoney
Santa Fe

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

Click Here to Learn More

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

Albuquerque Folk Festival

Saturday
October 7

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

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

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
December 9
7 pm
Pot Luck at 6 pm

Click Here to Learn More

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

Most Events are Free or Reasonably Priced!
(I will no longer be listing every event for these locations)

Albuquerque Folk Festival Ongoing Events
Albuquerque Library Free Events
American JeM
AMP Concerts

Bobcats
Carrizozo Music
Comhaltas Celtic
Gig (Santa Fe)
Ken Gilman’s North Valley House Concerts
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)
Unitarian Church Concert Series
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