Tom will be playing a house concert at our place in Pine Grove, up in Amador County, California, on Sept.27th, 2008. Fiddle, banjo, guitar, ballads, blues, humorous songs, hoedowns, waltzes, and rags, award-winning Swedish fiddle, political polemic, rowdy reminiscences, and more. We're 2 1/2 hours from San Francisco, 45 minutes from Sacramento, 1 hour from Lake Tahoe. This is an amazing chance to hear Tom in a very small, intimate setting (my living room or, if the weather is as beautiful as it usually is that time of year, my backyard).

The weekend of the 26th/27th is also the Jug Band festival here in Sutter Creek (15 minute drive). So come enjoy the jug bands all day, join us for potluck dinner & Tom's concert, jam with the jugs all night, stay at one of the great b&b's nearby, lather, rinse, repeat.

Tom played here in '06, and he is a delight. Amazing musician, very, very funny (if you don't mind non-stop puns!), and full of fascinating stories. This is a man who played in a duo with Woody Guthrie, gave guitar lessons to Ry Cooder, was a major influence on Dylan, was one of the original New Lost City Ramblers, and has been a major influence on American music for over 50 years.

To reserve a seat, email masha at banjodancer.com.