August 2018
Dulcimer Concert and Workshops
Steve Eulberg and Erin Mae will present two workshops and a concert featuring mountain and hammered dulcimers. Workshops at 2:00-3:15 pm AND 3:30-4:45 pm Concert at 7:00pm $25 per Workshop or $40 for Both $50 for Both + Concert For tickets or more information about the venue, call 510-545-9901 or email mark@timbrefolk.com. Visit https://owlmountainmusic.com/s-e-a-folkgrass/ for more information about Steve and Erin.
Find out more »Blues and Jazz Guitar Concert: Albanie Falletta with Craig Ventresco
Concert showcasing the talented New Orleans musician, Albanie Falletta in rare West Coast performance. Local, Bay Area based guitarist Craig Ventresco will open the show. Call (510)545-9901 or email mark@timbrefolk.com for ticket reservations or information about the venue.
Find out more »September 2018
Teslim Concert: 7 Decades
Concert: 7 Decades Featuring musicians Kaila Flexer (violin, tarhui), Gari Hegedus (oud, saz and tarhu) and Elana Brutman (cretan lyra with sympathetic strings) Kaila writes- My parents, Abe and Bobbie, met in their 6th grade classroom at Scranton Elementary, New Haven, CN. Abe and Bobbie are now 83 and have been together for over 7 Decades and are still madly in love! Their relationship is completely egalitarian. They are also two of the kindest and most generous people I know. …
Find out more »Teja, Doug and Pete – 3 Guitars Concert!
Please join fingerstyle guitarists Teja Gerken, Doug Young, and Pete Madsen for an intimate evening of acoustic guitar music at Berkeley's Timbre Folk and Baroque. Having performed together for more than a decade, Bay Area fingerstyle guitarists Teja Gerken and Doug Youngare finally working on album of duets. Drawing from their individual catalogs of originals, traditional Celtic tunes, arrangements of jazz standards, and some classical pieces, Teja and Doug are having fun with a varied repertoire. Known in the guitar…
Find out more »Bill Evans: The Banjo in America
“Bill is able to reach into the banjo's past to make a sublime statement of its future...to create a sound firmly rooted in tradition but still fresh and vital.” —Tim Bond, Bluegrass Now Bill Evans is well-known within the bluegrass music community not only as a great musician, but also as a teacher, writer and scholar. The Banjo in America brings together these interests in a unique presentation designed for general audiences and the concert stage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhcBA0WRm88 In The Banjo in America,Bill takes the…
Find out more »October 2018
Mark Goldenberg, Adam Traum and Pete Madsen, Guitars
Acoustic guitar showcase with Mark Goldenberg, Pete Madsen and Adam Traum. Wonderful music in a beautiful, intimate concert setting. Please call or email to reserve a spot . 510-545-9901 or mark@timbrefolk.com "Listening to Goldenberg’s music is like watching a dynamic conversation in a superbly crafted movie. What’s scripted? What’s improvised? Does it matter? Not when there’s this much collective wit and wisdom. Just listen". -Adam Levy https://www.adamtraumguitar.com/home https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/interview-guitarist-mark-goldenberg/
Find out more »Rajeev Taranath -Sarod Master
Rajeev Taranath, internationally acclaimed master of the Sarod, will give a performance-oriented presentation on the fundamentals of Indian Classical music. A participatory workshop follows at 6pm. All are welcome to bring their voices and their instruments to experience learning this oral/aural tradition firsthand from a master of one of the world's great non-western Classical Music traditions. This rare opportunity is open to all. Please call or email to reserve a spot . 510-545-9901 or mark@timbrefolk.com.
Find out more »December 2018
Swedish Christmas Concert: A Benefit for IANGEL
Come join us for a night of Swedish Christmas music celebrating the release of Mark and Jennie's second CD of Swedish folk music "Winter Songs". We will have some special guests and refreshments provided. All proceeds benefit the nonprofit, International Action Network for Gender Equity and Law (IANGEL). $20 advance registration and $25 at the door More information at mwalstrom.com
Find out more »June 2019
3rd Annual Midsommar Concert and Party
Come join us for the 3rd annual midsommar concert and party at Timbre Folk and Baroque! In mid-June, school is out and nature has burst into life. It seems like the sun never sets. In fact, in the north of Sweden it doesn’t, and in the south only for an hour or two. This calls for celebration! Friends and family gather for the most typically Swedish tradition of all: Midsummer. Though we are a week late, we intend to celebrate…
Find out more »September 2019
Fingerstyle Guitar Masters
A night of pure acoustic guitar with fingestyle artists, Pete Madsen, Doug Young, and Teja Gerken. Pete plays blues-inspired standards and originals. Doug and Teja will be playing guitar duets.
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