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Unless noted all shows will be at The Ojai Valley Woman’s Club Located in downtown Ojai at: 441 E. Ojai Avenue, Ojai, California. Ticket price does not guarantee seating arrangements. Seating is first come first served, please arrive half an hour before show time. If you are a baker of delicious home-made goodies, call us in advance at (805) 665-8852 to arrange a trade of 100 homemade treats for a ticket. To go directly to the ticket ordering page CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS For more information call Shane Butler at 805-665-8852 |
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******************************************* Tuesday Nov 16th at 7:00PM More info coming soon “Cosy Sheridan” Warm, mellifluous, charming, funny and utterly winning folk singer At The Ojai Valley woman’s Club TICKET Costs: $15 in advance. $18 at the door TICKETS ******************************************* Tuesday Nov 30th at 7:00PM More info coming soon “Irish Christmas Celebration” Irelands legendary Celtic band "Teada" along with Irish step dancers and holiday singers At The Matilija Auditorium 703 El Paseo, Ojai TICKET Costs: $22 in advance. $25 at the door TICKETS ******************************************* |
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Dancing Oak Ranch is on HWY 150 just past Lake Casitas. Bring a blanket and a deckchair for a delightful evening of music under the stars. Come early for a potluck at 5:00PM and picnic with friends & the guys in the band. Druha Trava is a wonderfully individual band from the Czech Republic that is hard to describe. They perform new acoustic world music with bluegrass influences. You might hear them perform a bluegrass tune, Bob Dylan tune or one by another American or British artist, or one of their many originals. Though they basically use a typical bluegrass complement of instruments, you might see the banjo player also pick up a clarinet or Irish whistle. This along with the versatility of the dobro player helps create much of their unique sound. The Bluegrass Association of the Czech Republic declared Druha Trava "Group of the Year" in both 2005 and 2006. Singer and writer Robert Krestan has been recognized with numerous honors in his home country in both bluegrass and country music. He has been "Male Vocalist of the Year" at the Banjo Jamboree Festival numerous times and has been awarded "Country Artist of the Year" by the Czech Music Academy on several occasions Lubos Malina was named overall "Best Banjo Player" at the 20 plus year old Banjo Jamboree Festival. This was after being voted "Banjo Player of the Year" annually since 1986. Lubos Novotny plays dobro. (The Dobro was actually invented by a Slovak family, the Dopyeras.) He has been named "Dobro Player of the Year" from 1992 until 1997 by the Banjo Jamboree Festival as well by the Slovak Association of Country Music in 1992 and 1993. On acoustic double bass Petr Sury maintains the beat for Druha Trava. He was educated at the State Concervatory and Janacek Music Academy, both in Brno, Czech Republic. Emil Formanek lives in Bratislava, Slovak Republic and has been playing mandolin, acoustic and electric guitar for the biggest country star in Slovakia. He has also recorded guitar for many other country, folk and rock bands in the Czech and Slovak Republics. Emil joined Druha Trava early 2004 and plays guitar |
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Sunday Sept 12th at 12:00 till 5:00 MORE INFO “Perpetual e-Motion” “ ”Inertia for your feet” from this wild looping duo! Potluck picnic party at "Dance Oaks Ranch" under the oaks. Then follow them to Santa Barbara for that evenings contra dance at the Carrillo Ballroom at 6:30PM Suggested Donation $10.00 at the event (no advanced tickets necessary) (bring a low deck chair, finger food dish or dessert to share) |
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Captivating and passionate, that's how we like to serve up our dance tunes. Come lose yourself in the surreal sounds of electric fiddle, swirling didgeridoo, driving guitar and foot percussion. This power duo, perched at the convergence of electronic and traditional dance music, is solely the bi-product of two musicians who love to groove and inspire movement. Perpetual e-Motion begins with the simple statement of traditional, often recognizable dance tunes from Europe and Americas, and proceed to notch it up into a thrilling composition of complex poly-rhythms, melody and counter melody scaffolding exotic and lush chord structures into an amazingly satisfying musical performance drawing from Celtic, bluegrass, jazz and electronic influences. The duo is highly regarded throughout New England for their ability to provide thrilling pulsating music. Born into a musical family, Ed Howe started playing fiddle at the age of 4. His musical interests cover a wide spectrum from Bluegrass to Celtic and beyond. Howe has an extensive electronics background, and took an interest in the electric violin. He plays a 5-string NS Designs electronic violin and makes extensive use of the BOSS RC-50 loop station to layer and orchestrate a variety of sounds from his instrument and watching him play bare footed and operating complex electronic equipment with his feet is a sight to behold. John Coté is a well-known accompanist for many Maine and New England fiddlers and plays a Godin acoustic electric guitar connected into synthesizer module adding a wide palette of sounds to the music. Aside from his duties on guitar, Coté simultaneously plays the didgeridoo and foot percussion. The result is a very lush and complex orchestration of music that defies what one would expect from just two people. |