Thursday, June 7th, 2018
The Back Room
Amelia, DJ & Eileen Sing! -
8:00 pm
1984 Bonita Ave.
Berkeley California 94704
US (510) 381-1997
Price: $13 advance/$15 door
Presenting
Amelia Hogan
DJ Hamouris
Eileen Hazel
Three singers with many years of song-catching, and song-writing! Two sets in the round, with each of us collaborating on the other's songs. Look for lots of harmony, guitar, mountain dulcimer, ukulele and a cappella in the repertoire.
Amelia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIr7XmLXDIc
DJ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsk9NFhTfTM
Eileen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8IgeooiVpE&list=PLCDl89-spHQ7MTglLBzJh5ucT2IcX_SmS
The Back Room is a relaxed venue with couches and a BYOB policy. A Berkeley audience favorite for acoustic music of all kinds.
Sunday, June 10th, 2018
Concert Window
The DulciMates -
7pm PDT
Price: Pay what you want
The DulciMates go digitial.
Since we last tried this, we've gotten excited about some new arrangements, some including my new baritone dulcimer! Folk and folk inspired tunes, plus one or two from the "Dulcimers Without Borders" file.
Pay what you can.
Tip $10 & get a digital download of DJ's newest recording, "1 in 8" with Mimi Fox!
$13 gets you a shipped CD of "The Green Man" by The Dulcimates.
Friday, June 29th, 2018
People's Cafe
DJ Hamouris w/Ben Flint -
5-7pm
61 Shattuck Square
Berkeley California 94704
US 510/900-2466
Price: Tips appreciated ($10 suggested)
Live Music at People's Cafe!
Deborah :"DJ" Hamouris sings
with
Ben Flint on piano
Join us for this inaugural live music event at the People's Cafe. Jazz standards + original songs from DJ's albums "1 in 8" and "Snapshots."
On keys will be the fantastic Ben Flint, jazz educator at both the California Jazz Conservatory and Diablo Valley College, and directs the Oakland Jazz Choir. Composer, arranger, songwriter, and former member of the late Isaac Hays' band, he attended Berklee College of music and can play just about anything on piano and keyboards. He says, "My personality is laid back, but I like to play outrageously."
People's Cafe has great food & drinks, including refreshing Kombucha on tap.
CDs on sale and tips appreciated.
Saturday, August 18th, 2018
Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist
Redwood Dulcimer Day -
9:30am-5pm
125 Canterbury Drive
Aptos California
Price: $75 advance/$80 door
This event offers beginning to advanced music workshops on playing the mountain dulcimer, a magical sounding instrument that anyone can learn to play and some have taken to lofty heights. Even if you are a complete beginner and do not own a dulcimer, come anyway. We will lend you an instrument and provide beginning level instruction to get you started. And if you already play, come prepared to make musical leaps. Redwood Dulcimer Day offers a low-pressure, low stress environment where everyone can relax and have fun playing and learning about the mountain dulcimer and just making music.
Featuring special guest artist Jessica Comeau . Also teaching will be locals Neal Hellman, Janet Herman, Peter Tommerup, Dusty Thorburn, Deborah Hamouris, and Laura Devine. Children's program with Shelley Phillips.
For more info, please go to: http://www.redwooddulcimerday.org/
Friday, August 24th, 2018
Caffe on San Pablo
The DulciMates -
7-9pm
2500 San Pablo Ave.
Berkeley California 94702
Price: Tips appreciates ($10 suggested)
The DulciMates
DJ & Buffalo
"Dulcimers without Borders"
@Caffe (formerly Cafe Trieste)
The DulciMates play music from medieval to contemporary folk, traditional to original songs & tunes, on 2 mountain dulcimers and sung by 2 voices in harmony. Expect some classic singalong moments along with the unexpected.
Caffe has a selection of pannini, salads, pasta, wine & beer in a congenial cafe setting.
CDs available for sale and tipping the band is encouraged!