This Quarter
ere are our weekly listings for the summer months. Watch this list for further details to be filled in and other possible updates.
| 7/5 | San Francisco Free Folk Festival Preview: The 49th annual free festival takes place on Saturday July 12th in Golden Gate Park—live music on the bandshell stage, classes and workshops in singing and instrument playing, as well as children’s activities and jam sessions. We’ll be previewing the festival the week before, featuring some of the performers appearing on the main stage. |
| 7/12 | East/West: Collaborations between Asian and European or American musicians—Wu Man and Martin Simpson, Mahsa Vahdat and Mighty Sam McClain, Yungchen Lhamo and Peter Rowan, Ana Alcaide and Indonesians, R. Carlos Nakai and Japanese and Ainu musicians, Drukmo Gyal and Estonian musicians. |
| 7/19 | Remembering Gabriel Yacoub: The great French singer-guitarist passed away earlier this year. He and his band Malicorne spearheaded the French folk revival of the 70s and 80s. We’ll hear an encore broadcast of a special program with Gabriel Yacoub reflecting back on his career. |
| 7/26 | North/South: Transcontinental collaborations—Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita, Ellika and Solo, Spell Songs, the Ale Möller band, Curawaka. |
| 8/2 | New and Recent Releases: The latest by Amythyst Kiah, Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson, I’m with Her, Tim O’Brien, John McCutcheon, and local Celtic singer Amelia Hogan. |
| 8/9 | Live! Great live performances from all over. |
| 8/16 | High Flying Bird: Bird songs by Joni Mitchell, Rhiannon Giddens, Laurie Lewis, Tim O’Brien. Highlighting our program will be Laurie Anderson’s latest work Amelia, in tribute to Amelia Earhart. |
| 8/23 | England and Scotland: Mostly recent releases from Karine Polwart, Dougie MacLean, Jez Lowe, musicians from Devon, Somerset, and Wales. |
| 8/30 | Michele K-Tel Returns: Guest host Michele Flannery will present her usual eclectic mix of surprises. |
| 9/6 | TBA |
| 9/13 | Deep Heart’s Core: Music drawing on the poetry of W.B. Yeats and by kindred spirits. |
| 9/20 | Fall Equinox/Mabon: Songs for the season. |
| 9/27 | Songs of the Sea: Sea songs and shanties by The Finest Kind from Canada, Brian McNeil from Scotland, Fairport Convention, Bill Jones, and Peter Bellamy from England. |
Dark energy is dependent on your belief that it has power.
Light is eternal and
Light is truth.
May we learn to trust this.
—Sierra Marin