THE BERKELEY OLD TIME MUSIC CONVENTION

NEXT YEAR'S BOTMC:  SEPTEMBER 10-13, 2009

Another fabulous lineup including Mike Seeger!

Below is info from last year's BOMTC.  We'll post 2009 info when it becomes available. 

SEPTEMBER 11-14 2008

LAST YEAR'S CONVENTION SCHEDULE - JOIN OUR LIST - ABOUT - LINKS


Wed Sept 10 Makeout Room San Francisco 8pm
KICKOFF SQUARE DANCE
Water Tower Stringband
Gallus Brothers
Caller: Amy Hofer
 
Thurs Sept. 11, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Hertz Hall, U.C. Berkeley
PANEL DISCUSSION
with BOTMC performers
All welcome, FREE ADMISSION!

Thurs Sept 11 at 8pm Freight & Salvage
Sheila Kay Adams
Evo Bluestein
Stairwell Sisters

Fri Sept 12 at 8pm Freight & Salvage
Benton Flippen, Paul Brown & Frank Bode
Caleb Klauder & Sammy Lind
Rayna Gellert
 
Sat Sept 13, at 10:15-11 AM
Berkeley Library Main Branch
Children's Room
Kid's concert with Evo Bluestein
FREE ADMISSION!

Sat Sept 13 at 11am-3pm  Civic Center Park
BERKELEY FARMERS MARKET 
STRINGBAND CONTEST
Half time show by the Brandy Snifters

SQUARE DANCE! Sat Sept 13 at 7PM Ashkenaz
Clogging workshop with Evie Ladin at 7pm 
Foghorn Stringband
Benton Flippen, Paul Brown, Frank Bode & friends
Squirrelly Stringband
Callers:  Bill Martin, Maggie Brunjes Lind,Jordan Ruyle


Sun Sept 14 from 11am-2:30pm JazzSchool
MUSIC WORKSHOPS
with Sheila Kay Adams, Evo Bluestein, Frank Bode, Paul Brown, Benton Flippen, Rayna Gellert, Sammy Lind,  Molly Tenenbaum

Sun Sept 14 at 3pm Jupiter
OLD TIME CABARET
 
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THANKS to our funders Ed Littlefield, Alliance for California Traditional Arts (in partnership with the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the James Irvine Foundation),  Zellerbach Community Arts Program, the Alameda County Art Commission, and individual friends of old-time music, and to our NONPROFIT SPONSORS: KPFA-FM,KALW-FM,the California Bluegrass Association, Freight & Salvage, and the Ecology Center.