Tatters Gigs

Come See the Tatters!!

Upcoming shows:

Friday, May 5, 8:00 PM. $10 cover. Zoey's Coffee Loft at 451 E. Main St. in Ventura. Call ahead for dinner reservations if you want to be sure of a seat: (805) 652-0091. Come on down and join your friends for a fun night of music with The Tatters! The Tatters will do their Americana harmony swingy folky bluegrassy thing and put a grin on your face. The Tatters are Claudia Craig, Erika Harding, Mary Z. Wilson, Bill Flores, Jack Joshua and Danny Wilson. You can visit their website at http://www.thetatters.com where you can link to fun merchandise and buy a CD. The Tatters CD is always available at performances. The La Conchita Remember CD will be available and continues to help that community as it heals and regroups. Zoey's is a cozy listening room perfect for small concerts. The food is fresh and tasty. If you want to see who else plays there, visit their website at http://www.zoeyscafe.com/music.html

Saturday, May 6th at 7:30 pm. Song Tree Concert Series, Santa Barbara. Tickets are $15 (suggested donation). The Song Tree concert series takes place at the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation's Fellowship Hall in Goleta, California, just northwest of Santa Barbara. Listeners sit in comfortable chairs in a semi-circle around the performers, creating an intimate and acoustically pleasing environment for small concerts. Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation is located at 820 N. Fairview Avenue in Goleta. Please carpool if you can. It's good for the neighbors, and it's good for the Earth. Tickets for most concerts can be purchased in advance at Folk Mote Music, 1034 Santa Barbara Street in Santa Barbara, (805) 962-0830; and at Jensen Guitar and Music, 2830 De la Vina Street in Santa Barbara, (805) 687-4027. (It's a good idea to call them first.) Purchase tickets by mail: Send a check made out to "LOUUC" - with your ticket request to Song Tree c/o Live Oak UU Congregation, 820 N. Fairview, Goleta, CA 93117. Enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope and a phone number so we can reach you if we have to. For information about the shows, email SongTree@cox.net or call (805) 403-2639.
Rebecca Troon will open the evening. Santa Barbara's favorite "Born Again Druid Folk Priestess," Rebecca started writing songs when she was seventeen, and has performed in and around Santa Barbara for over 20 years. She has played at local benefits (Green Party, Take Back The Night, Artwalk, Hospice, a Sarah House Benefit Concert at Trinity Backstage), on public radio (KCSB, KCBX). In 2005 she was a featured artist at the prestigious Live Oak Music Festival, and became a singing and songwriting coach at the Summersongs songwriter's music camp. She performed at Kulak's Woodshed in the first of the "Wild Women of Folk" Series, with Wendy Waldman, Katie Moffatt, and Deborah Holland; at the Bodie House Showcase at Folk Alliance Regional West Coast Conference with Kenny Edwards; and at a variety of venues with Caroline Aiken, Severin Brown, Freebo, Kenny Edwards, and Kevin So. Rebecca performed in the Irish music groups Celtic Twilight and Murphy's Law, and she helped start Santa Barbara's annual Irish Festival. She has taught music as a volunteer in schools, and made five recordings, including her latest release, "Turning Around." And she has a regular gig, singing her son to sleep every night.

Saturday, May 20, 2006, 8:00 p.m. Russ & Julie's House Concert. Oak Park, California - $15 per person.
CONCERT - COFFEE & DESSERT BUFFET
Up close and personal, a house concert is a great way to get charged with music. This room has great acoustics and good vibes. Reservations are required. Some concerts fill up a couple of weeks in advance. A suggested donation of $15 per person goes directly to the performers. Bring a dessert to share, if you please. RSVP at houseconcerts@jrp-graphics.com. Check out the upcoming performances at their website at http://www.jrp-graphics.com/houseconcerts.html. You may want to get your name on Russ & Julie's email list as they bring wonderful music into their living room from all around the globe.