The Fresno Folklore Society Presents
Fresno Folk Concerts
Fishtank Ensemble
Frank’s Place at the Warnor’s Theatre
Fishtank Ensemble Friday March 30 7:30 PM Frank’s Place at the Warnor’s Center for the Performing Arts Fishtank Ensemble is a leading gypsy music band from California, bringing a unique blend of high-energy, cross-pollinated gypsy and Manouche Jazz music to fans around the world. Influences includes Romanian (Romani), Flamenco gypsy, Balkan, Turkish, Tango and more!
“The four-piece, L.A.-based Fishtank Ensemble are modern ambassadors of many of the world’s folk sounds… …but also the unbelievable skill and precision that goes into its performance.”
— Ryan Heinsius, Flagstaff Live 4/21/2011
Tickets are $15 ADV/FFS $20 at the Door.
Advance tickets are on sale at Warnor’s Box Office (559-264-2848), National Hardware, Patrick’s Music, Cafe Corazon and online at fresnofolkconcerts.com. Will Call Ticket reservations are also available from Steve Ono at 559-307-3610
Accordian Babes with Passion Bucket AKA Yesterday’s Chonies Friday April 13 7:30 at the Full Circle Brewing Co
Back by Popular Demand! Sassy Songbirds of the squeezebox! Renée De La Prade and Amber Lee Baker bring their hot squeezebox and accordian folk cabaret duo from SF to Fresno. Renée rocks a mini Irish diatonic
squeezebox and fuses rock-n-roll, Cajun music, Blues, French and Irish music. Amber Lee Baker’s neo-folk-cabaret is helping fuel the accordion’s resurgence as a sexy instrument! Passion Bucket plays eccentric raggae and ska inspired folk rock with megaphone vocals. $5 ADV/FFS and $7 at the door.
Larry Hanks & Deborah Robins “OLD DAYS” CD Release Event Friday April 21 7:30 at the Brick Wall
Influenced by the music of Sam Hinton, Leadbelly, and Woody Guthrie, Hanks is also known for his many old
songs of the American West– both sad and rollicking cowboy and work songs, topical and political songs, and Traditional American ballads. Larry has performed with hundreds of musicians throughout his long
career. Some of them include: Gordon Bok, Jody Stecher, Mike Seeger, Utah Phillips, Geoff Muldaur, Malvina Reynolds and Janis Joplin, to name a few. $7 ADV/FFS and $10 day of show.
Evie Ladin CD Release Concert Friday May 4 at Frank’s Place at the Warnor’s Center for the
Performing Arts 7:30
The polyrhythmic heat and funk of Evie Ladin’s clawhammer banjo, resonant voice, real stories and rhythmic dance – have been heard from A Prairie Home Companion to Celtic Connections, Lincoln Center to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. Known as a driving force behind San Francisco’s Stairwell Sisters, Evie’s solo debut Float Downstream (2010) was produced by Mike Marshall and Keith Terry.
The musicians in the Evie Ladin Band are remarkably talented and quirky interpreters who tease out gorgeous beds of new trad music. Keith Terry (bass, Body Music) is a renowned percussionist/rhythm
dancer and the founder of the International Body Music Festival; Dina Maccabee (fiddle) combines mastery on the violin with voice and body percussion in Real Vocal String Quartet and others; Erik Pearson
(guitar, banjo) is a musician’s musician, and plays with the Crooked Jades and storyteller Dianne Ferlatte. $15 ADV/FFS $20 Door
Lane Family Concert Friday May 11 @ Fresno Brewing Co on the Fulton Mall 7:30
The FFS is proud to present the first annual Lane Family Band spring concert. Siblings David Lane, Kathleen Lane and Shelley Lane were blessed with parents who shared their love of music with
them. Now they would like to share some of that musical magic with you: a fun variety of songs from way back when ’til nearly now, a collection of family favorites, a chapter from our audio biography.
Please join us on May 11 at the Fresno Brewing Co. on the Fulton Mall at 7:30 PM $5 FFS/ADV and $7 at the door
The Lovebirds Friday May 25 at Fresno Brewing Co 7:30
Award-winning songwriter Lindsay White (originally from the Central Valley) is joined by her partner & San Diego Music Award-winner Veronica May. You may be tempted to compare them to the Indigo Girls, but a closer
listen reveals similarities to other duos like The Weepies, She & Him and First Aid Kit. The Lovebirds will melt your heart with sugary-sweet guitar/ukulele riffs, graceful harmonies, and lyrics that
testify to the unshakable power of love. The duo has been gaining momentum with both local and national media recognition (San Diego Troubadour, Out Front Colorado, and Curve Magazine.) They are coming
with their debut album, Nutsy Pants, produced by acclaimed San Diego producer Jeff Berkley of Berkley Sound, and mastered by Lurssen Mastering. $7 ADV/FFS $10 door
Upcoming Shows
Espacio Brazilian June 8 @ Arte Americas Plaza
Beata Bermuda Swedish Folk Violin Trio June 24 @ Severance
Legends of the Celtic Harp Early July @ UU Church
FFS Venues
The Brick Wall / Fresno Folklore Society Office 2003 N Van Ness Blvd Fresno, CA
Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno 2672 E Alluvial Ave Clovis
Frank’s Place at the Warnor’s Theatre 1432 Fulton Street Fresno 559-264-2848
Fresno Brewing Co 1243 Fulton Mall Fresno
Full Circle Brewing Co. 620 F St., Fresno, CA (559) 264-6323
Arte Americas 1630 Van Ness Fresno
For more information contact Steve Ono at 559-307-3610
Email: fresnofolklore@yahoo.com
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