News
Photo Session to expand the
"Home of South Bay Folks" Display
2pm Saturday
Oct 4th, 2008
at
Mission City Coffee
2221 The Alameda, Santa Clara
9/18/2008
Last year, photographer Katie Cooney volunteered her time and talent to take portraits of South Bay Folkies for the "Home of South Bay Folks" display. Over half of the photos on the wall are Katie's work. The display was started as part of SBF's 15th anniversary celebration and attracts a lot of attention.
There is now more space to expand the display, and Katie has once again volunteered to take portraits for South Bay Folkies who still lack a good photo for the wall. The photo session begins at 2pm, Sat, Oct 4th. Be sure to bring your instrument.
South Bay Folks'
16th Anniversary
Picnic & Jam
at
Vasona Lake County Park
Los Gatos, CA
Sun, Oct 12, 2008
12pm 'til you or the sun drops
8/18/2008
This October marks South Bay Folks' sixteenth anniversary and we're celebrating. Great acoustic fun and camaraderie Details here.
Benefit Concerts for
Lisa Atkinson
Fri, Sep 5th
at
Mission City Coffee in Santa Clara
and
Wed, Sep 10th
at
Don Quixote's Music Hall in Felton
8/20/2008
Bay area singer-songwriter, award winning children's artist and KKUP DJ Lisa Atkinson suffered a serious fall in late July resulting in life-threatening injuries. She is out of ICU and all signs for recovery are positive, but the situation has placed a financial burden on Lisa and her husband George Kincheloe.
The Bay Area music community is rallying around Lisa and George with these two benefit concerts. Please join us in support of these two staples of the Bay Area acoustic scene.
Lisa's Tuesday morning radio show on KKUP, Don't Panic (It's Just us Folks) is one of the mainstays of independent folk and acoustic radio in the South Bay. Her children's music has delighted families across the country and the world for many years, and her latest CD of original songs released in 2007, Connie's Songbird, is a delightful collection of stories to be savored for years to come.
Note: The SBF Open mike to immediately resume.
6/26/2008
Mission City's request to ammend its use permit was largely successful. A little more info here.
6th Annual
Vasona Vibrations
free summer concert series
kicks off
Saturday, June 6th
at
Vasona Lake County Park
Los Gatos, CA
6/04/2008
Santa Clara County Parks and South Bay Folks once again team up to bring you family-friendly, outdoor concerts featuring a wide variety of acoustic genres by local artists. It all begins at 5pm, this Saturday, June 6th with the 10th Avenue Band.
Note: The SBF Open mike has been temporarily suspended.
6/04/2008
[Update: The SBF open mikes have resumed as of Thursday, June 26th.]
The regular acoustic open mike held by South Bay Folks has been temporarily suspended due to changes in the use permit for Mission City Coffee. We hope to resume the open mikes within a couple of weeks. More information in the June 4th newsletter.
2008
SBF
Spring Picnic-Jam
Sun, May 4th, 2008
Sing and play until you or
the sun drops.
3/28/2008
Mark your calendar: The SBF spring picnic jam is scheduled for Sun, May 6th, 2008 at Vasona Lake County Park. (Details here.)
About South Bay Folks
South Bay Folks (SBF) began in 1992 as a community of musicians, singers, and songwriters who started a folk oriented, all acoustic open mike to provide an opportunity for performance, collaboration and musical development. For sixteen years, SBF members have volunteered their effort, time, and talents to foster a rich and robust acoustic music scene in the greater San Jose, California area.
Today, SBF continues to host its free acoustic open mike which encompasses a wide variety of acoustic genres; keeps a calendar of live, local, acoustic music performances; and maintains a mailing list to keep track of SBF activities and events. For the past six years, SBF has worked with Santa Clara County Parks to bring live folk and acoustic music to a wider audience with events such as the free Vasona Vibrations Summer Concert Series at Vasona Lake County Park.
Jammers at the SBF 2006 Fall Picnic (more photos)
