January 2019
The Quitters concert at Timbre Folk
A guitar duo of right-side up finger picking (Stevie Coyle) and upside down flat picking (Glenn Houston), The Quitters deliver a performance spiced with humor and serendipity. Please join us on Saturday January 26, 2019 at Timbre Folk & Baroque, 801 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA at 7:00 p.m. $20 at the door. Please call or email to reserve a seat 510-545-9901 or mark@timbrefolk.com. To quote the Strawberry Music Festival: “Stevie Coyle and Glenn Houston make up the dynamic guitar duo,…
Find out more »February 2019
Preacher Boy and Pete Madsen – Blues Guitar Night!
A night of acoustic blues, slide guitar and boot stompin' fun! World traveler and blues veteran, Preacher Boy, will be playing a rare East Bay show. Come on down and check out what the foot stompin' is all about! Pete and Preach will be playing solo as well as together “Preacher Boy’s performances on The Rumble Strip leave nothing but scorched earth in their wake." -Rev. Keith A. Gordon, That Devil Music
Find out more »March 2019
Jeff Whittier, Making and Playing Bansuri, Indian Classical Bamboo Flute
Lecture Demonstration on Making and Playing the North Indian Bamboo Flute with Jeff Whittier Jeff Whittier will present a lecture-demonstration on the music of the bansuri bamboo flute in the classical music of India, and the craft of flutemaking. JEFF WHITTIER began his formal study of North Indian classical flute in 1971 at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California with G.S. Sachdev. He is an exponent of the Indian classical tradition called “Gayaki Ang” or the style…
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Sveciae Baroque Concert
Concert of Swedish Baroque Music at Timbre Folk & Baroque
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Willa Mamet & Paul Miller
Willa Mamet and Paul Miller will perform at Timbre Folk & Baroque at 7:00 pm on Thursday May, 2, 2019. $20 suggested ticket price, pay at the door. Please email mark@timbrefolk.com or call 510-545-9901 to reserve seats.
Find out more »Mark and Cindy Lemaire Concert
Mark Lemaire is known for his unique guitar style: he incorporates masterful fingerpicking, slap-and-tap harmonics, hand percussion, and a delicate touch that goes straight to your heart. The music of Mark is both ethereal and deeply grounded, the guitar playing virtuosic and not quite like anything you’ve heard before. Berkeley songwriter Carol Denney says that “To call him a remarkable player would be a considerable understatement- just about nobody I know is doing what Mark can do on the guitar”. While…
Find out more »June 2019
Fire & Grace Concert
Fire & Grace are a unique duo exploring the connective musical elements of classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from around the world.
Find out more »Paper Moon Concert
Guitar and viola duo in concert at Timbre Folk and Baroque in Berkeley. Playing music of the Americas including Brazilian choros, Argentine tangos, music by Thelonius Monk and from the Great American Songbook.
Find out more »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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