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Traditional American Music
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Karl Franzen and Zobi Skates can be seen dancing on KOFY TV 20's Dance Party Saturday and Sunday nights at 8pm Sat., May 5th, 8pm, Oakland Contradance, Peak Nouveau Sat., May 12th, 9:30am-12noon, Palo Alto Farmer's Market, Mr. Barky (Karl and Ernest) Opening day of the market. Sat., May 12th, 8 pm-11pm. Karl will be running sound for the Palo Alto Community Contradance at the 1st Methodist Church, downtown. Sat., May 19th, Garden Concert Musical Double Feature at the home of Larry Stafford in Palo Alto. 3:00 to 5:30pm: Stephen Scott Gill and Karl Franzen present THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF STEPHEN FOSTER and MR. BARKY DOES THE 60's Sun., May 20th, 9:30-12noon, Barron Park May Fete, Peak Nouveau and others. Sat., May 26th, 7:30-11pm, Palo Alto Contra Dance, Peak Nouveau, Caller: Mavis McGaugh. Sat., June 2nd, Contra Dance with
Peak Nouveau (Paul Clark, Peter Tommerup, Karl Franzen, Sarah Kirton) and
caller Celia Ramsay Sat., June 9th, 9:30am-12oon, Palo Alto Farmer's Market, Mr. Barky (Karl and Ernest) Sat., June 9th, 8 pm-11pm. Karl will be running sound for the Palo Alto BACDS Contradance at the 1st Methodist Church, Ric Goldman and Crabapples. Sat., June 23rd, 8 pm-11pm. Karl will be running sound for the Palo Alto BACDS Contradance at the 1st Methodist Church, Eric Black and Notorious). Sat., June 30th, 8 pm-11pm. Karl will be running sound for the Palo Alto BACDS Contradance at the 1st Methodist Church, Carol Ormand and Contra Fresco (pre-American Week dance). Sun., July. 15th, 9:00am-1:00pm, Menlo Park Farmer's Market, Peak Nouveau Thurs., August 23rd, 4:30-8pm, Los Altos Farmer's Market, State St. between 2nd and 4th, Mr. Barky. Our first show at this market. Sun., Sept. 23rd, 9:00am-1:00pm, Menlo Park Farmer's Market, Peak Nouveau (3/4) Sun., October 14th, 9:00am-1:00pm, Mountain View Farmer's Market, Peak Nouveau (3/4) Sat., Oct 27th, 9:30am-12noon, Palo Alto Farmer's Market, Mr. Barky (Karl and Ernest) Sat., Nov 24th, 9:30am-12noon, Palo
Alto Farmer's Market, Mr. Barky (Karl and Ernest) |
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Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, we can supply music for festivals, events, weddings, dances, for schools, seasonal gatherings, concerts, parties or whatever your imagination requires (well, we don't hula dance).
Mr.
Barky
Ernest Kinsolving and Karl Franzen present songs and
tunes of various traditions (possibly even costumed): American Folk,
Pirate & Sea Chanties, Cowboy Songs, Irish Pub Music, "Renn" Music,
Seasonal Music, 60's parties—try us, we might just have a show. We can play
for country dances too. Instrumentals and vocal harmonies dot the landscape.
Mr.
Barky
Peak Nouveau
This
Contra Dance Band plays old time, Irish and French music and consists of Paul
Clarke on banjo, Lee Anne Welch (or Sarah Kirton) on fiddle, Peter Tommerup on
dulcimers, and Karl Franzen on guitar and etc. To hold a dance, one also needs
a dance caller who will teach the dances.
We can acquire one for you if you
wish.
Solo Classical Guitar
Karl has studied the harp music of the famed Irish composer Turlough O'Carolan
and arranged 70 pieces for classical guitar. This music features prominently in
Karl's solo presentations, which can also include traditional songs. This is a
peaceful, elegant music whose purpose is to lift the soul and pay homage to the
lord and lady of the castle.
Rosin the
Beau
The famed trio of Alan Keith, Ernest Kinsolving and Karl
Franzen open up the St. Patrick's Day party at St. Stephen's Green in Mountain
View for the past five years. Alan brings out his war pipes, we grab our Bodhran,
and fearful noise erupts! Then we put out four solid hours of Irsh pub songs and
tunes, interrupted only by the deamon cries of more pipe and drum, every
hour on the hour! See us on St. Patrick's Day 2012 at St.
Stephen's Green in Mountain View.
Lady
Doris
Singer and lutenist Doris Williams is accompanied
by guitarist/mandolinist Mike Bell and occasionally by Karl Franzen. Lots of Scottish,
Irish, English and American songs.
Slainte
of San Francisco Bay
Peter Tommerup plays hammered and mountain
dulcimer and is sometimes accompanied by Gary, Lee Anne, or Karl. They play mellow
Celtic tunes.
D'y'wanna play? . . .
A great way to pratice music, meet other musicians and generally have a good
time is a jam session.
Harmon's Peak's mission is to bring you American and Celtic folk music. Our band members live in Redwood City, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale and Saratoga. They sing, and play a wide variety of instruments including fiddle, banjo, steel string and classical guitar, mandolin, hammer and mountain dulcimer, harmonica, drums, melodian, tin whistle. and lute. We play music from early America and from the Celtic tradition.
Other Links of Interest:
| Clubs & Societies: Bay Area Country Dance Society Northern California Bluegrass Society Santa Clara Valley Fiddler's Association Bay Area Sessions:: Traditional Sessions in the Bay Area Art leads an Irish Session at O'Flaherty's. fandango tune list (pdf) | Music: John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse Roud Song Index--English Folk Dance and Song Society |
People: Paul plays folksy, bluesy, cowby, train music with Page Brownton and Sidetrack. Lee Anne is one of the founding members of Sidesaddle Gary Breitbard, International Folksinger and Accordionist guitarsite.com/news/acoustic_guitar/Mark-Twains-1835-Martin-Guitar... |
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