South Bay House Concerts - SF2SJ music connect

Due to the super enthusiasm for this group, I must close the event signup now. HOWEVER, email me (see address below) to get on the Waitlist. In general, I am usually able to accommodate all but you would need to wait until the week before to be notified. Added as possible in order of receipt.
Back by popular demand! Come enjoy a Saturday evening with the Bay Area’s own indie-folk band rooted in the rich traditions of Americana, bluegrass, folk, and Celtic music. Skillful craftsmanship meets tender harmonies and potent lyrics. This ensemble consists of songwriters and multi-instrumentalists David Pascoe (guitar), Laura Benson (fiddle), Thom Beneduci (stand-up bass) and Bud Dillard (mandolin). Previews of this fabulous group can be found at:
LateForTheTrainband.com.
SUGGESTED DONATION $20 - $30
Beverages and snacks/appetizers provided while supplies last; limited to capacity for attendance
Seating and Parking available for average-sized audience at this venue with additional parking nearby in town
RSVP REQUIRED TO Mike at 1HiSierraMan@gmail.com
Venue Address/Details Provided Upon Receipt of “Yes” RSVP

Join us for a unique house concert experience. Many of you already know Joe Weed, and are familiar with his music. He lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains where he records in his Highland Studio. You may think of Joe as a great fiddler, long-time supporter of the Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association, and an entertaining raconteur. Nationally he is known as a producer, composer, musician, and film-maker.

Local fiddlers frequently play the Ookpik Waltz, but they may not know anything more than the title of this waltz . Myths abound about the exotic origin of The Ookpik Waltz (or is it You Pick? or U-Pick? Ute-Pick?).

Joe’s research reveals the tune’s actual history, restoring credit to Ukrainian-Canadian musician Frankie Rodgers, who wrote the Ookpik Waltz in the mid 1960s. Joe’s film also takes a close-up look at the country music scene in western Canada in the 1950s and 60s, and the influence of popular music from south of the border — the U.S. - Canadian border, that is. Listeners today barely recognize the original Ookpik that Rodgers wrote. Why? Joeexplores the fascinating story of fiddlers transforming
the piece into the popular“standard” wellknown today.

Joe has released seven albums of his own, produced projects for independent artists and labels, and composed scores for film, TV and museums. Ken Burns’ documentary “The Mayo Clinic” includes
Joe’s production with British guitar virtuoso Martin Simpson, and Burns’“The American Buffalo” includes a Joe Weed original, “Hymn to the Big Sky.” Joe’s compositions grace the films and exhibits at the
National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, California and at The Lincoln Museum.

In 2018, Joe released “Two Steps West of the Mississippi,” a collection of his original instrumental music based on American fiddle roots.

Joe’s film “The Waltz to Westphalia” traces the origins and development of the Polish wedding song that traveled the US, eventually becoming “The Westphalia Waltz,” now a standard of Texas fiddling.

This pic of Marty and Joe on their bicycles is in Spain near Gibraltar, with Africa in the background. For over 10 years, Marty and Joe have been spending four months each year in Europe, riding their bicycles. Marty posts photos, and Joe posts videos of the beautiful places they see, all synched to his own compositions.

Due to the super enthusiasm for this group, I must close the event signup now. HOWEVER, email me (see address below) to get on the WAITLIST. In general, I am usually able to accommodate all but you would need to wait until the week before to be notified. Added as possible in order of receipt.
The sound of Wolf Jett will make you dance, sing… and possibly even howl!
Their all-original songs are an upbeat celebration, infusing folk, soul and Americana into what they call "Cosmic Mountain Music.” Co-founded by two life-long friends and musical partners, Wolf Jett combines the southern-fried vocals of Tennessee-born frontman Chris Jones with Jon Payne’s endlessly groovy drums. They perform with Duncan Shipton on bass, plus their wolf pack family of female vocalists Allyson Makuch/Laura T Lewis, electric guitarists Rory Cloud/Will Fourt, and occasional keys by Alex Jordan and others. Click on MUSIC SAMPLES HERE and for more information, go to WolfJett.com. Details provided to RSVP attendees within a week of the performance, NOTE: These fill up fast resulting in Waitlisting. You are encouraged to sign up early. Attendance may be monitored to discourage "no shows" taking slots for others.

Equal parts classic songwriter and modern-day storyteller, Gabe Lee has built his own bridge between country, folk and rock. Lee has been collecting stories for years, both onstage and off. "I used to bartend," says the Nashville-based songwriter, "which means I was also a cheap therapist for whomever happened to be sitting on the barstool. Whether they were there to celebrate or drink away their problems, I heard about whatever they were going through. It was my job to have that face-to-face interaction — that connection. Being a full-time musician isn't much different."
With critically-acclaimed albums like 2019's farmland, 2020's Honky-Tonk Hell, and 2022's The Hometown Kid, Lee created that connection by delivering his own stories to an ever-growing audience. His fourth record, Drink the River, takes a different approach. This time, Lee isn't offering listeners a peek into his internal world; he's holding up a mirror to reflect their own.
Storytelling has been an anchor of Lee's music since the very beginning. Raised by Taiwanese parents in Nashville, TN, he left home during his teenage years and headed to Indiana, where he obtained college degrees in literature and journalism. Lee launched his career as a genre-bending musician after returning to Tennessee, quickly progressing from dive bar gigs to high-profile opening slots (including shows with Jason Isbell, Los Lobos, and other artists who, like him, blurred the lines between roots-rock, country, and other forms of American folk music) to his own headlining shows. Throughout it all, he drew upon the narrative skills he'd sharpened as a student. If albums like Honky-Tonk Hell and The Hometown Kid often unfolded like autobiographical entries from his road journal, then Drink the River shows an even broader range of his storytelling abilities. Lee isn't just writing songs about himself; he's writing songs about all of us. And maybe, in doing so, he can bring us a little closer together.
Nashville has some really great artists coming up, one of these is native son Gabe Lee.
MEDIUM
Drink the River - “…this is one of the most gorgeous-sounding records I’ve heard in years”
The Musical Divide
Buffalo Road
https://youtu.be/ff2z9-dvCgM
Drink the River
https://youtu.be/5HNa0PVdaTs
Eveline
https://youtu.be/EYZvi2oy3nk
TICKET LINK: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6660044
Remember, ALL proceeds go to the artist

WHEN: Sunday, August 17, 2025
WHERE: The Fog(less)House, San Mateo
address will be provided with ticket purchase

DOORS: 2:00pm
MUSIC: 3:00pm
You are encouraged to bring a light snack or dessert to share and libation of your choice.
See you there!
-Steve & April