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Hello All,

The Fall 2001 line-up for the Berkeley House Concert Series is now
final!  There are 5 concerts scheduled.  Scotland, Wales, Ireland and
England are all represented...  Reservations are required for all
concerts.

Introducing the Fall 2001 line-up...  Flyers (as well as performer
home page links) for all of these can be found at:
	http://www.sgreenberg.org/concerts.htm
The website also gives the spring 2002 line-up (as it stands now).  

Sunday, Sept 16:  7:30PM	Brian Peters	$12 adv/$15 door
This will be Brian Peters' second performance at my house, and I'm
really excited that he's coming back.  His concert a couple of years
ago was incredible. There is probably no greater exponent of
high-energy English traditional music than Brian Peters, and this is
only his second trip to the West Coast!  Brian has a singing voice of
power and passion, whether he's performing an ancient ballad or a
gutsy topical piece.  He's among England's top squeezebox players
(melodeon and anglo concertina), as well as a fine guitarist and
singer.  He also has a remarkable ability to make the tradition
relevant in the modern age.  He's truly a unique performer and is a
must-see for anyone who enjoys traditional music at it's best!

Brian will also be giving a melodeon workshop at Boaz Accordions, 3120
Sacramento St. (at 67th St.), Berkeley on Monday, September 10th from
7:30-9PM.  $25.  For further details on the workshop, please call
510-845-1429.  And thanks to Jon Berger for organizing this!

Friday, Sept 28:  8PM		Tabache		$15 (adv & door)
Two years ago, I had the privilege of presenting Tabache on their
first North American tour.  And people responded with 2 sell-out
concerts accompanied by terrific CD sales.  So they must be doing
something right!  They remain one of Scotland's hottest young bands
and are definitely not to be missed!  Twin fiddles, championship flute
and whistles, vocals and guitar from these 3 incredible musicians.
When not performing as Tabache, these musicians have performed with
Blazing Fiddles, Craobh Rua, and Deaf Shepherd amongst others.  This
will be a single concert, squeezed in before they head up to the
Sebastopol Celtic Festival the next day, so get your tickets early to
avoid disappointment.

Tuesday, Oct 2:  8PM		Brian McNeill	$15 (adv & door)
This is a very rare Bay Area solo performance for this former
Battlefield Band fiddler.  Brian will be performing with Dick Gaughan
at the Sebastopol Celtic Festival, and I was able to talk him into
doing this concert before he heads up to Cape Breton to do a week of
performances at the Celtic Colours Festival!  Brian is a phenomenal
multi-instrumentalist, playing fiddle, viola, mandolin, cittern,
bouzouki, guitar, concertina, bass, and hurdy-gurdy.  He is fast
becoming recognized as one of Scotland's finest songwriters, with
numerous songs recorded by Dick Gaughan and others.  This concert is
proving to be very popular, so early reservations are recommended.

Saturday, Oct 20:  8PM		Martyn Joseph	$12 adv/$15 door
Singer/songwriter Martyn Joseph holds the distinction of being the
first performer that I've ever had here from Wales.  This will be his
first time in California aside from when he toured the US 6 years ago
as the opener for Clannad.  I saw Martyn at the Vancouver Folk Music
Festival last month, and became an instant fan - a very big fan!  I
came back with 2 of his CDs (the only 2 he had there) and played them
throughout the 3-hour drive from Vancouver to Seattle/Tacoma airport -
and then again as soon as I got home (and lots of times since).  I
contacted him, and it turned out that he had an October tour of Canada
and the US planned, and he managed to squeeze in this one date between
Kentucky and Seattle!  He's a wonderful singer/songwriter
/balladeer/troubadour.  He's someone who thinks that music can make a
difference in the world, and he gives a strong and passionate
performance reflecting that.  There's no hiding the social conscience,
compassion, and faith that lie behind his lyrics and performance.
This concert is bound to be incredible!  

Sunday, Dec 2:  7:30PM		Colum Sands	$12 adv/$15 door
Singer/songwriter/storyteller Colum Sands enjoyed being out here so
much in his previous 2 trips that he decided to come back again!
Colum is an absolutely incredible singer/songwriter and storyteller.
He's got 3 solo albums to his name, but he's been performing as a
member of Ireland's renowned Sands Family for many years.  This is
only his third time on the West Coast!  And this time he's coming with
his first album newly re-released on CD and his brand new songbook in
hand.  Colum's songs have been performed by many performers on both
sides of the Atlantic, including June Tabor, Roy Bailey, Andy Irvine,
Maddy Prior, Tommy Sands, Tommy Makem, the Poozies, Mick Hanley,
Rosemary Woods, Charlie King, Andrew Calhoon, Enda Kenny, and many
others, so even if you're not familiar with Colum, you may well be
familiar with much of his songwriting.  In fact, last time even Colum
was shocked to find that most of the room was not only singing along
on the choruses but also on the verses of one of his songs!  This is
definitely another must-see concert!  

Prices have gone up a bit, but a series ticket discount is available
to those interested in attending 3-5 of the concerts.  This would
effectively keep the prices the same for people who attend 3 concerts,
and slightly less for people who attend 4 or 5 concerts.  Full details
are available at http://www.sgreenberg.org/concerts.htm , and tickets
can be paid for by following the payment link on that page.  As
always, all money goes to the performers.

I hope to see you this fall!!!   

Thanks for your continued support and for helping to make this so
successful!

Sally
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