Fiddlers Dream
Performance Schedule
August and September 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - Open Stage Night!
Doors open at 6:15pm and the music begins at about 7:30pm.
Bring your guitar, banjo, or accordion and join in! Try a new song,
or collaborate with some other players, or do a comfortable and
familiar song - all styles and genres welcome!
Admission is 3 cans of food or non-perishable food items
(pasta, dried beans, etc.) or $3. Two songs or eight minutes,
whichever comes first. When you arrive, your name will be placed
in the hat. Names are pulled at random and you play in that order.
The evening ends at 10:00pm.
Friday, August 27, 2010 - Two Set Night
8pm ~ Mason Reed has a story to tell. A story filled with broken
hearts, bad luck, bloody concrete, rotten chances, ghosts, devils,
witches, and women your mother warned you about. When you listen to
his music, you can hear something special happening.
9:20 ~ Robby Roberson combines lyrical and thoughtful songwriting
with vocals that complement each song, whether an original, a Woody
Guthrie traditional, or a Neil Young cover.
Admission is $6, doors open at 7:15pm, music starts at 8pm.
No open stage tonight.
Saturday, August 28, 2010 -
8pm ~ Ted Sanborn is a singer/songwriter who is currently playing
solo acoustic shows in the Phoenix, AZ area. He has performed regularly
at The Java Grounds in Peoria, AZ as well as other area venues such as
Margaritaville Cafe and Hob Nobs Coffee House. His show consists of
original compositions from his debut CD entitled Yo!, as well as cover
tunes from artists such as Jimmy Buffett, The Beatles, The Eagles and
Neil Diamond.
8:50 ~ Patricia Silverberg is a raw, intelligent, powerful and diverse
folk rock artist with the voice and vision of Natalie Merchant and the
guitar styling of Ani DiFranco with a little Lisa Loeb and Suzanne Vega
thrown in.
9:45pm ~ Popular Chazan (cantor) Oren Ephraim will be presenting tunes
by the late Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, traditional Sephardic melodies and
songs of the upcoming Jewish Holy Days. He will be accompanied by Ronen
Zecharia on drums and percussion. Kosher refreshments will be for sale.
Oren often leads services at the Young Israel of Phoenix and
occasionally at Chabad of Phoenix.
Admission is $3, doors open at 7:15pm, music starts at 8pm.
Open stage tonight at 10:30pm.
Thursday, September 2 - Open Stage Night!
Doors open at 6:15pm and the music begins at about 7:30pm.
Bring your guitar, banjo, or accordion and join in! Try a new song,
or collaborate with some other players, or do a comfortable and
familiar song - all styles and genres welcome!
Admission is 3 cans of food or non-perishable food items
(pasta, dried beans, etc.) or $3. Two songs or eight minutes,
whichever comes first. When you arrive, your name will be placed
in the hat. Names are pulled at random and you play in that order.
The evening ends at 10:00pm.
Friday, September 3, 2010 - Two Set Night
8pm ~ Matt Pless is on tour from Maryland, a songwriter of
contemporary acoustic folk. He says, 'My mother once told me that
a man can find Jesus in a trash can, what matters is whether or not
you’re going hungry when you do....' Listen to these songs, or keep
moving...
9:20 ~ Sabrina and Craig are acoustic comprising Olympic medalist
and guitarist/singer/songwriter Craig Lincoln, and sassy vocalist
Sabrina Schneppat who entertain across generations and genres with
sophisticated wit, engaging spirit, and heartfelt connection.
Admission is $6, doors open at 7:15pm, music starts at 8pm.
No open stage tonight.
Saturday, September 4, 2010 -
8pm ~ TBA
8:50 ~ Country Mem'ries - Paul Wilson and friends with music of the
classic and traditional country style
9:45pm ~ Galen Anderson - great solo work from a great bluegrass
player!
Admission is $3, doors open at 7:15pm, music starts at 8pm.
Open stage tonight at 10:30pm.
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - Open Stage Night!
Doors open at 6:15pm and the music begins at about 7:30pm.
Bring your guitar, banjo, or accordion and join in! Try a new song,
or collaborate with some other players, or do a comfortable and
familiar song - all styles and genres welcome!
Admission is 3 cans of food or non-perishable food items
(pasta, dried beans, etc.) or $3. Two songs or eight minutes,
whichever comes first. When you arrive, your name will be placed
in the hat. Names are pulled at random and you play in that order.
The evening ends at 10:00pm.
Friday, September 10, 2010 -
8pm ~ The Acoustic Sideshow
8:50 ~ Guitarmageddon
9:45pm ~ Jeremy Kays (TBC)
Admission is $3, doors open at 7:15pm, music starts at 8pm.
Open stage tonight at 10:30pm.
Saturday, September 11, 2010 -
8pm ~ TBA
8:50 ~ TBA
9:45pm ~ TBA
Admission is $3, doors open at 7:15pm, music starts at 8pm.
Open stage tonight at 10:30pm.
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - Open Stage Night!
Doors open at 6:15pm and the music begins at about 7:30pm.
Bring your guitar, banjo, or accordion and join in! Try a new song,
or collaborate with some other players, or do a comfortable and
familiar song - all styles and genres welcome!
Admission is 3 cans of food or non-perishable food items
(pasta, dried beans, etc.) or $3. Two songs or eight minutes,
whichever comes first. When you arrive, your name will be placed
in the hat. Names are pulled at random and you play in that order.
The evening ends at 10:00pm.
Friday, September 17, 2010 -
8pm ~ TBA
8:50 ~ Mare Wakefield ~ The girl from Southeast Texas went from
playing Oregon coffee shops to headlining major Northwest festivals
before a songwriting scholarship brought her to Boston’s Berklee
College of Music which boasts alums such as Gillian Welch and Aimee
Mann (two of many artists that Mare has been compared to). Currently
based in Nashville, Mare—pronounced Mary—continues her upward
trajectory by co-writing with hit songwriters and burning up the
highways with her fourth studio album in tow.
9:45pm ~ TBA
Admission is $3, doors open at 7:15pm, music starts at 8pm.
Open stage tonight at 10:30pm.
Saturday, September 18, 2010 -
8pm ~ TBA
8:50 ~ Hannes Kvaran
9:45pm ~ G-Mo is Gary Aguirre
Admission is $3, doors open at 7:15pm, music starts at 8pm.
Open stage tonight at 10:30pm.
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - Open Stage Night!
Doors open at 6:15pm and the music begins at about 7:30pm.
Bring your guitar, banjo, or accordion and join in! Try a new song,
or collaborate with some other players, or do a comfortable and
familiar song - all styles and genres welcome!
Admission is 3 cans of food or non-perishable food items
(pasta, dried beans, etc.) or $3. Two songs or eight minutes,
whichever comes first. When you arrive, your name will be placed
in the hat. Names are pulled at random and you play in that order.
The evening ends at 10:00pm.
Friday, September 24, 2010 -
8pm ~ Lauren Terece
8:50 ~ Kevin Danzig writes and performs modern folk and acoustic rock
tunes as well as selected cover songs, accompanied by acoustic guitar,
and harmonica; he plays tambourine with his foot. Originality is
Danzig's hallmark; Kevin's lyrics are invariably intelligent and the
instrumental arrangements are in perfect sync and skillfully executed.
As a songwriter, Kevin has been a Mainstage Performer at the
Kerrville Folk Festival in 2003 and 2006, has won the Susquehanna Music
& Arts Festival Song Contest and has been a finalist in such song
contests as Kerrville New Folk, (four times), Telluride Troubadour,
Napa Valley Emerging Songwriter Showcase, Rocky Mountain Folk Festival
Songwriters Competition and the South Florida Folk Festival Songwriting
Competition.
9:45pm ~ Eric Laubach - singer and songwriter, great guitar work
Admission is $3, doors open at 7:15pm, music starts at 8pm.
Open stage tonight at 10:30pm.
Saturday, September 25, 2010 -
8pm ~ John Fiddler celebrates his birthday with a night of music -
it's almost as if YOU get the presents!
Admission is $5, doors open at 7:15pm, music starts at 8pm.
No Open stage tonight at 10:30pm.