Any catters in San Francisco?

Subject: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 09:27 PM

I shall be visiting early 2010.

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 09:30 PM

Read my family reunion

you'll know why

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: ClaireBear
Date: 21 Aug 09 - 01:52 AM

What a story! While I'm not in San Francisco, I'm within a couple of hours' drive near Santa Cruz ... so if a more local Catter (like Chanteyranger or Dave Swan) should arrange a pub crawl or a musical evening, I'll be there with metaphoric bells on.

Cheers,
Claire

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 21 Aug 09 - 02:18 AM

Cheers Claire

I'm over the moon of course

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: GUEST,Jim P
Date: 21 Aug 09 - 04:42 AM

I'm in the Bay Area, as are a bunch of other 'Catters. If you'd like to attend some folkish activities, there's several monthly get-togethers that take place. Chanteyranger, of course, leads the monthly sea chantey sing at the Hyde St. Pier on the first Saturday of each month, and the Harmony sing is held the first Wednesday in Berkeley. The San Francisco Folk Music club also has a monthly do, but I don't remember right now when it is.

Of course, after reading your family reunion story, you'd be entirely correct to want to spend every possible minute with your daughter, and who could blame you? On the other hand, it'd be delightful to meet you and welcome you here in person.

Jim

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 21 Aug 09 - 05:02 AM

Thanks Jim P

Give my regards to the others

I found this of course

but I would welcome to chat with some of you there too.

I'll get in touch when I know more in the New Year.

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 21 Aug 09 - 05:04 AM

Do I have to get flowers for my hair to fit in ?

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: open mike
Date: 21 Aug 09 - 05:27 AM

any thing goes! I may know of some swedish music making opportunities..

What a wonderful thing...it seems as if the connections are growing by leaps and bounds! I am about 3-4 hours from S.F. so not sure if i will be able to connect, but hope you have good time. I have been asked to go the the "Bay Area" (San Francisco Bay) to play nyckelharpa in October. I would love to play a few Svenska tunes with you if the chance arises...Yes facebook is amazing...and myspace too -- i was just located by a childhood playmate from the neighborhood I lived in during grade school. Laurel (open mike)

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 21 Aug 09 - 05:48 AM

Hi Laurel

Moooo

That's me up there

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: ClaireBear
Date: 21 Aug 09 - 01:17 PM

Refreshing, now that we Californians are (in general) awake.

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: open mike
Date: 21 Aug 09 - 04:14 PM

check here for calendar of Northern California Spelmanslag...
Scandinavian music and dance activities happen regularly in
the "Bay Area" http://www.norcalspelmanslag.org

that video of your daughter in her science class was great.
the students were all fired up over science!!

Tuesday eve. there is a fiddle/nyckelharpa session in the "East Bay"
Thursday eve. there is a Scandinavian dance clasee in oakland (E. Bay)
Friday eve there is a Scandinavian fiddle class in the south bay area

and more....when you get the exact dates of your visit, let us know!!

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 21 Aug 09 - 05:31 PM

Keep them coming.

I'm making a list for pm's later. Which will be in the New Year. Have to see the other Daughter first In England in September.

Thanks all

Chas

And I thought my "World Tour" would start in Canada. Silly me.

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 21 Aug 09 - 10:09 PM

Awake? Not me. I'm still sleeping...

-Joe in Colfax, CA (Sierra Foothills)-

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 22 Aug 09 - 04:15 AM

Where's that Joe? Do I have to get my map out.

My Daughter lives in San Mateo CA (Where's that?)

I did a Google Earth. Lots of houses.

Do I need a Visa ?

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: open mike
Date: 22 Aug 09 - 04:36 AM

you might ask tom paley as he regularly travels between Sweden, UK & US

although are you a citizen of UK--this might need to be answered by consulate or embassy?? i think it only applies if you stay over 2 months or something..

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 23 Aug 09 - 05:21 AM

refresh

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: michaelr
Date: 23 Aug 09 - 01:40 PM

Visa is OK, Mastercard will do.

Lots of houses? One might expect that in a major metropolitan area like the San Francisco Bay Area.

I'm 50 miles north of The City, in the Wine Country. Worth a visit, if you're so inclined.

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 23 Aug 09 - 02:06 PM

Ooooh. I like wine. Do you have some Cheese too?

I like Goats cheese.

I'll keep you posted when I 'm coming over.

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: michaelr
Date: 23 Aug 09 - 02:40 PM

There are some very good cheese makers in this area. Goat cheeses, too. My fave is Humboldt Fog. .

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: open mike
Date: 23 Aug 09 - 02:53 PM

napa valley famous for wine...www.napavalley.com
and wine tasting...plan for a designated driver..

and there are hot springs too.

also Sonoma county has wine...very close by

(hard) cider is hard to find in CA or in US
http://www.acecider.com/aboutace.html is in
sebastopol

(to answer the question "and ciders in San Francisco?)

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 23 Aug 09 - 03:42 PM

Just been on Melodeon (ok, diatonic accordion then) Making course in Belgiun, with a guy from jersey that's a cider maker. In England It's Black Rat for

I hoping to find out what's going on In and around SFC in January February. Then I can plan my trip to coincide.

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 24 Aug 09 - 04:18 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 02:36 AM

Couldn't wait til 2010. Have booked a flight for 28 Sept - 12 Oct 2009

WoW !
Can't wait

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 02:54 AM

Oh, darn. I'll be gone to the Getaway during that time. Sorry I'll miss you.
-Joe-

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Dave Swan
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 12:08 PM

Shoot me a PM. We'll find music and beer.

D

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 12:59 PM

How far away is the Gettaway ?

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 01:06 PM

Joe

I'm there until the 12th October


Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: ClaireBear
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 02:47 PM

I'm going to the Getaway too (and it's across the continent, sadly) and had planned to be gone those exact days. However, as it happens I haven't yet booked my flight home because of some uncertainties about work, so I may still get to meet you.

can I get in on the beer and music if so, Dave?

C

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: GUEST,Jim P
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 03:03 PM

Well, I'm NOT going to the Getaway, but I'd like to get in on that beer and music as well. Mudgather?

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 03:34 PM

Good, Good.

That's quartros cervesas, por favor

Chas

PS. You haven't got real ale have you?

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: ClaireBear
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 03:50 PM

There is quite a microbrewery surgence here in the states, and I believe one of the first brewpubs in the country was California's Hopland Brewery.

Dave's something of an expert in this area, so you're in excellent hands.

C

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: GUEST,masha
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 05:15 PM

Chas -
You'll be just in time for what just might be the biggest free music party in the world: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass.
check out the partial line-up: http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 05:20 PM

Ah this one.

blue grass

Thanks for the link

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 05:37 PM

Hi, Chas - I'll be gone Sept 29-Oct 15, so I guess I'll miss you. Have a good time, and be sure to make it to the shanty sing at Hyde Street Pier. You probably would enjoy the sing at Faith Petric's house on Clayton Street. Details at sffmc.org.


-Joe-

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 06:57 PM

Thanks Joe.

I'm getting a lot of feed back.

Enjoy the Getaway. Say Hello to Hils and Richard from me. Tell them I made it.

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Dave Swan
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 07:28 PM

I'm in touch w/Chas and trying to put together a sing. Will advise. D

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: open mike
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 10:55 PM

for a good selection of cheese - if you make it over to the east bay
try the little market on the corner of san pablo and...oh gosh..where is it? near the old location of Freight and Salvage...

i think this might be it...
Country Cheese in Berkeley.
2101 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702

Laurel

i will be playing nyckelharpa in Oakland...
that is in the East Bay Area..
but not til the 15 oct...
and you may be gone by then...
so i will miss you.


the get away is 3,000 miles away...east coast...

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 26 Aug 09 - 10:33 AM

Thanks Laurel

Yes I leave on the 12th. But I will be back for sure.

My "World Tour" Starts in 2010 ha, ha.



Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 27 Aug 09 - 02:10 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 27 Aug 09 - 04:47 PM

Shame you are over the far side during Getaway Chas ! BAD organisation ! But I am sure you will have a ball any way !

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 27 Aug 09 - 08:49 PM

Hey Terry you have to read as to why I am here Sod the Getaway.

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: My guru always said
Date: 28 Aug 09 - 03:04 AM

You'll have a Fab time Chas, enjoy every second! We'll wave as you change planes in Philly *grin*

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 29 Aug 09 - 02:14 AM

Only a month to go

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 10:54 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 19 Sep 09 - 12:48 PM

some new festival

for my trip

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 25 Sep 09 - 01:34 PM

Getting excited now.

Off to Stockholm on Sunday. Flight on Monday.

Back here on the 15th. October.

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: ClaireBear
Date: 25 Sep 09 - 02:06 PM

Will you be in communication while you're on the road? I'm still hoping for a session while you're here.

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 25 Sep 09 - 03:50 PM

Shall have my lap top with me.

Dave Swan, my Daughter Joanne and I are arranging my schedule.
Dave says he'd arrange a sing and some beer.
Hey I'm even going to the President Cup Golf on Friday 9th. Oct. With Son-in-law John. Er and a Baseball game (Don't know about that)

See above for other things going on. And my Myspace.

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 26 Sep 09 - 03:34 AM

Shedule so far.
>
> September
>
> 28th Mon. arrive SFC airport 21.07. Flight No. US 753 from
> Philadelphia.(Stockholm)
> 29th Tue. Jet lag shattered !
> 30th. Wed.
>
> October
>
> 1st. Thur
>
> 2nd. Fri BlueGrass Festival. Spedway Meadow in Golden
> Gate Park http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/
>
> 3rd. Sat Cross Country Run Joanne's School.
> Morning - Lunch time.
>
> BlueGrass Festival, Spedway Meadow in
> Golden Gate Park http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/
>
> Chantey Sing at Hyde Street Pier http://www.nps.gov/safr/historyculture/chantey-sing.htm
> A public sing-along of sea chanteys and sailor songs aboard
> a historic ship at San Francisco Maritime National
> Historical Park.
> 8pm to Midnight on the first Saturday of every month. Wear
> warm clothing and bring a mug for hot cider. Free Admission.
> Reservations required, call 415-561-7171.
>
> 4th. Sun. BlueGrass Festival, Spedway Meadow in Golden Gate
> Park http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/
>
> 5th. Mon.
>
> 6th. Tue.
>
> 7th. Wed. In Harmony Way, Monthly Sing.
> :.at 8:00 p.m., now at Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library, 6501
> Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA (just north of Alcatraz).
> Directions.
> East on Ashby 1 block to Shattuck
> Right on Shattuck 0.4 mi. (about 6 blocks) to Alcatraz
> Ave.
> Left on Alcatraz 0.3 blocks (3 blocks) to Telegraph Ave.
> Left on Telegraph and immediately look for parking along
> Telegraph. http://inharmonysway.com/song_session.html
>
> 8th. Thurs-
> 9th. Fri Golf Presidents Cup USA vs Rest of the World
> !
> 10th. Sat http://www.elcerritofolkfest.org/ and
> possibly Dave Swan's house ??
>
> 11th. Sunday A MUST Day with the family.
>
> 12th. Mon Depart SFC airport at, 08.30 Flight No.US
> 706 For Munich.
>

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 26 Sep 09 - 01:25 PM

See you at the chantey sing, Fidjit. Come over and introduce yourself, if you'd like. I'll be in the gray uniform and ranger hat, and Mudcatters Radriano, Lancslad, and Jim... (forgot his Mudcat moniker) will be there as well, and maybe some other Mudcatters.

Chanteyranger

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 29 Sep 09 - 05:52 PM

Will do.
Am now in town.
Have sent you a pm.


Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: GUEST,Jim P
Date: 29 Sep 09 - 08:02 PM

Great to have you here! I'll see you at the chantey sing. Peter, I long ago lost my cookie, and forgot my password, so I just post here as Guest Jim P. I don't remember what my Mudcat name is, either.

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: ClaireBear
Date: 29 Sep 09 - 08:35 PM

Welcome to the Bay Area, Chas. I hope your visit with your daughteris all you could hope for. I'm bound off to the Getaway in a couple of days but will try to see you at Dave's gathering, if he has one.

You are certainly going to be the busy boy for the next few days! But what fun you'll have.

Cheers,
Claire

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 30 Sep 09 - 01:00 AM

Thanks. See you if I can.

Planning some golf too with the grandson.

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 01 Oct 09 - 11:55 AM

San Francisco Giants game last night was a blast !

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: GUEST,Masha
Date: 01 Oct 09 - 02:30 PM

See you at Hardly Strictly!
I'll be one of the 500,000 or so folks in the crowd.
I should be easy to spot.
I'll be carrying a banjo & a cane, wearing a dress & a big smile.

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 02 Oct 09 - 01:50 PM

Ok. Got that. I'll have a one row Melodeon with me

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Charley Noble
Date: 02 Oct 09 - 08:29 PM

Fidgit-

Have fun but don't forget to give us a full report!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 02 Oct 09 - 09:43 PM

Shall do Charley. I'm already having fun.

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: open mike
Date: 03 Oct 09 - 02:18 AM

ha i thought this post was from fidgit!!

>>>See you at Hardly Strictly!
>>>I'll be one of the 500,000 or so folks in the crowd.
>>>I should be easy to spot.
>>>I'll be carrying a banjo & a cane, wearing a dress & a big smile.

it makes more sense when i found out that it is from Masha..
our banjo playing, percussive dancing contra dance caller!
(with a band called the Orange Possum Special!!)

well, it is great that your visit co-incides with that event!!

do try to enjoy yourself, it will be difficult, but give it a go!!

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 03 Oct 09 - 07:21 PM

Thank you for that thought. It was just a thought, wasn't it?

Got myself wet in the Pacific today at Half Moon Bay.

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: GUEST,Jim P
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 07:00 PM

Fidjit: so was that you at the shanty sing with the mudcat nametag? I didn't get a chance to introduce myself, as you came in during the first session (I was singing 'Ben Backstay'), and left during the second. I was out standing a gate watch during the break. Anyway, I hope you had a good time, and we'll talk if you can make it to the Harmony sing.

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 09:09 PM

OK Jim P.

We had a good time. Think I sang a song when you were out at the gate.
It was a long drive back to San Mateo. We were all tired. Didn't get to the "Hardly" today.

I'll be at the Harmony Sing on Wednesday. And a festival on Saturday

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 04 Oct 09 - 09:14 PM

This is the

saturday festival

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 12:03 AM

What a nice day it was looking at the BIG red wood trees today. Thanks Dave Swan for that.

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 12:08 AM

Here are the red wood trees

They are huge

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: ClaireBear
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 09:23 PM

So no Mudgatherette on Saturday then? You had mentioned something about Dave organizing a something that evening...

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 10:36 PM

No just going to the Saturday Festival. Dave has to work.

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 07 Oct 09 - 11:27 AM

Dave will be at the Festival too

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Charley Noble
Date: 07 Oct 09 - 11:49 AM

Chas-

There's nothing quite like a big Redwood to put things in perspective.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 07 Oct 09 - 12:17 PM

Yeah the squirrels looked like ants with tails

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 07 Oct 09 - 01:00 PM

Short update.

Having a great time visiting my Daughter and in San Francisco

Met up with Richard Goldberg yesterday. Great day. Met at the "Cafe Bazaar"( [url="http://www.bazaarcafe.com"]http://www.bazaarcafe.com[/url] ) on California. Nice cafe. Lots of singer/songwriters play there. I gave them a blast of, "Banbury Bill" on my one row Melodeon. Take time to look at the garden.

Richard and I spent some time at his place. Swapping stories and tunes. He's into Irish and I'm into English, so nothing together, but still good. Rich took me on a tour to look at SFC from the highest point. Wow! What a view!
Then down the "Flower Power" part and the Gay bit. All in all a good time.

Met with Dave Swan on the Monday. Dave is part of "Oak, Ash and Thorn" [url="http://www.oakashthorn.com/"]http://www.oakashthorn.com/[/url]
He and his lady took me to look at some very large Red Wood Trees.

Was at a free Chantey sing on a Clipper Ship in the harbour last Saturday too. That was good.

Off to some accappella singing tonight and a festival on Saturday. Oh Yes! and Friday it's the Presidents Cup golf at Harding Park Golf Course, so I'll be there too with my son-in-law!

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 07 Oct 09 - 01:04 PM

Cafe Bazaar

Oak, Ash and Thorn

That's better

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: ClaireBear
Date: 08 Oct 09 - 10:44 PM

I'd like to come to the festival on Saturday, and it's feasible as I will be up that way to attend a party in Berkeley in the late afternoon and evening. How early will you and Dave be at the festival? Can I arrange to meet you?

Claire

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 09 Oct 09 - 12:40 AM

Probably in the afternoon. (Son in law has to get his hair cut)

Don't know about Dave.

Harmony's Way are singing at 1pm to 2pm.
Look at the schedule on the site above.

I want to do something at the open mike, if I can.

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: sharyn
Date: 09 Oct 09 - 01:49 AM

Hey Chas,

It was nice to hear you sing and play the melodeon at In Harmony's Way last night. Loved that song about the tiger!

(I was the one who sang "Knife in the Window").

Enjoy the rest of your visit.

Sharyn

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: ClaireBear
Date: 09 Oct 09 - 08:53 PM

The party I'm attending, which turns out to be in Richmond, starts at 5pm...so I'll be at the festival as early as possible. Look for a short redhead wearing an African coat and black clothing underneath, with a nine-year-old son in tow. I'll come to the open mike if I get there on time; otherwise will be there for In Harmony's Way. I think I may even have a Mudcat badge around here somewhere...

(Also will likely have a little tiny dulcimer in a black canvas case slung over one shoulder.)

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 10 Oct 09 - 12:52 AM

I made up my own Mudcat badge as I lost my real one at Cheltenham Festival two years ago.

See you there.

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 10 Oct 09 - 02:17 PM

Hi Sharyn

I gave Steve the words to the "Tiger" song so's you can continue to sing it.
See you today at the festival

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 11 Oct 09 - 12:18 AM

Had a nice day at El Cerrito Free Folk Festival. Didn't get to see all of you. Just a couple or two. Several from Harmony Way.

Then got taken over the Golden Gate Bridge (In the fog) That was cool.

Day with the family tomorrow (Sunday) Dinner and wine. Then back to Sweden on Monday.

My trip here has been really good-
Catch you all later.

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Charley Noble
Date: 11 Oct 09 - 05:23 PM

Chas-

Sounds as if you made a lot of good contacts as well.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 15 Oct 09 - 07:04 AM

Back home in Sweden (bit jet lagged) also blown away by the experience of all the music in the Bay area of San Francisco.

Mostly, seemingly, in the North East side although SFO gives a day by day events calender.

This Cafe Bazaar was at 5927 California Street. A 30 minute bus ride West along Geary Street from Union Sq. Local cafe of Richard Goldberg owner of 4 anglo concertinas.

What a great crowd they are at,
Harmony's Way out at Oakland at a Marxist library ! Great accapella singing. Taught them a new fun song about tigers. They liked that.

Met up with Dave Swan of Oak, Ash and Thorn Got to see some very wide and tall trees with him and his lady.

And
Chanteyranger (Peter Kasin) who leads the Shanty singing
on a Clipper Ship down on Fisherman's Warf once a month.

Met up with a few of them all again at the Free Festival
in El Cerrito. Which is just North of Berkley and Oakland.

Very impressed with the quality of all the music I heard and shared.

Those I missed this time around - Open Mike - lost somewhere at El Cerrico and - ClaireBear - too, same place. Sorry about that. Next time for sure.

Spent loads of time with my long lost Daughter and her husband. Played golf with my Grandson and watched a day of the Presidents Cup. All the stars including Tiger Woods. Good stuff. Got to see the "Giants" win a baseball game live! Daughter almost got hit by a flyball!

I will definitely be back there.

Keep you posted as to when.

Thanks to all in the Bay Area.

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: ClaireBear
Date: 15 Oct 09 - 12:12 PM

Sorry I missed you. I was the lady who sang the tongue-twisting song "Mary Mack" at the In Harmony's way workshop, in case you were there.

Next time, for sure!

C

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 15 Oct 09 - 12:23 PM

No. Sorry ClaireBear. I got there after you'd all finished.

Did catch up with Jugtown Pirates though. Thought they were good.

Sang along in another workshop of Pub Songs.

Managed to Play my one row Melodeon outside in the yard. My concertina too.

Chas

Subject: RE: Any catters in San Francisco?
From: Fidjit
Date: 19 Oct 09 - 08:04 AM