Pasadena Folk Music Society

02/12/2025

We're looking forward to our upcoming concert featuring Téada! Saturday, March 1, at 8 pm, in Caltech's Beckman Institute Auditorium. Link for tickets through Eventbrite below: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teada-irish-band-in-concert-tickets-1226951828949?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/15/2025

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01/13/2025

A Special Message to Our Pasadena Folk Music Society Fans and Friends:

We want you all to know that Pasadena Folk Music Society is still here and still booking concerts for this year, but more importantly we want to extend our compassion to all who have been affected by the wildfires.

We'd been preparing our New Year message with concert announcements and more as we sorted out a mild bump having to do with ticketing procedures for our upcoming concerts, and then we had the fires.

We realize many of you have been evacuated, and some of you might have lost your homes. Several members of our Board of Directors and other volunteers have lost power and are still under evacuation orders, and some have lost their homes. We might have additional delays in getting our concert announcements out to you.

Please bear with us as we continue to find ways to bring the music you have always loved to our community. If there is one thing we can do to uplift spirits, it will be to keep the music coming this year and in the years that follow as communities come together to rebuild what has been lost or changed by our present circumstances. In case it helps someone you know, there is trauma support information as well as fire emergency resources at NAMI San Gabriel Valley (link in caption below).

And if you can go out to hear live music this month, you might want to go to the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center on January 19th for the Slack Key Guitar Festival. Never has the bond between Maui and Southern California been so strong.

We'll be in touch soon with updated information about our concerts and ticketing procedures. In the words of one of our board members, “I’m channeling Winston Churchill" ‘Keep Calm and Carry On.’”

Sincerely,
The Board of Directors & Volunteer Team
Pasadena Folk Music Society

Closing out the first half of the 16th annual Southern California Slack Key Festival; featuring (from left to right): Kainani Kahaunaele, Sonny Lim, Jim "Kim...

11/19/2024

Sharing a few photos from a terrific evening at Knox Presbyterian Church in Pasadena with the Kathy Kallick Band this past weekend. It may have been chilly outside, but the music was great and the crowd enthusiastic 🎶🎶

11/15/2024

We're looking forward to our concert this Saturday, Nov. 16, with the Kathy Kallick Band at Knox Presbyterian Church in Pasadena Here's an article about Kathy that just appeared in the HeySoCal newsletter:

Bluegrass phenom The Kathy Kallick Band is set to perform in Pasadena on Saturday.Since Kallick co-founded the Good Ol' Persons in 1975, she and her folksy

11/11/2024

Just a reminder that we'll be co-hosting Grammy-winner Kathy Kallick's bluegrass band at Knox Presbyterian Church, 225 S. Hill Ave., Pasadena, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16. For tickets, go to:

10/12/2024

Happy to report that we've got a new date for our concert with the Kathy Kallick Band: Saturday, November 16, at 7:30 pm at Knox Presbyterian Church in Pasadena! For tickets, see the link in our website below:

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07/31/2024

**NEWS ALERT** We're very disappointed to report that the Kathy Kallick Band has had to cancel this Saturday's concert at Knox Presbyterian Church due to Covid. The Caltech ticket office will be handling refunds, and we're hoping to reschedule the show in November, so please stay tuned. In the meantime, the Miskey Mountain Boys will be performing a free bluegrass concert at Altadena's Farnsworth Park Saturday at 7 pm.

07/18/2024

Next up on our calendar: a concert by the Kathy Kallick Band, one of the West Coast's best bluegrass bands, on Saturday, August 3! Please note that this show will be at a different time and place than our usual events: Knox Presbyterian Church in Pasadena, not far from Caltech, at 7:30 pm. You can still find tickets at link below: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36761/production/1204662?performanceId=11484981

07/08/2024

Fantastic concert last night in Pasadena with the Syncopaths! We had a sold-out house and even had to turn people away. Despite the lack of a dance floor, everyone had a toe-tapping, great time! [photos by Rex Mayreis of the PFMS]

07/05/2024

Tickets are going fast for our concert tomorrow eve with the Syncopaths! Unless they sell out, online tickets are available at the link below. There may be a few additional tickets at the door, so don't wait! https://ci.ovationtix.com/36761/production/1202789?performanceId=11476374

06/08/2024

Delighted to announce that we'll be hosting the Syncopaths at Caltech's Beckman Institute Auditorium on July 6. This talented quartet brings a fresh, spirited spin to Celtic and American folk traditions. In the words of the Irish Herald: "Make no mistake, the Syncopaths are nothing short of a Celtic supergroup." Tix and more info for the 8 pm concert can be found here: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36761/production/1202789?performanceId=11476374

05/25/2024

Looking for some Celtic-themed fun, with everything from pipers to groups like Stepwise, Stage Cru and Celtish? The annual Scottish Fest kicks off this weekend in Costa Mesa. Here are a few photos from last year... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎶🎻

05/22/2024

Three members of the Pasadena Folk Music Society Board (Nick Smith, Alison Johnson and Rex Mayreis) spent this past Sunday in the Santa Monica Mountains at the Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival at the beautiful King Gillette Ranch. We met lots of musicians and listeners and added some 70 new names to our PFMS email list, plus we got new ideas for performers to book in our own music series. It's a great festival, and we look forward to being back in 2025!

05/03/2024

The Long Beach Bluegrass Festival is happening this Saturday, May 4, and will feature Honey Buckets, The Salty Suites and special guests The Honey Whiskey Trio. More info at the link below:

04/06/2024

Sharing Jody Gunn's wonderful interview with fiddler Alasdair Fraser, published today on FolkWorks. Get your tickets now for our April 13 concert in Hermosa Beach with the Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles, featuring special guests Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas!

In the rich tapestry of traditional music, few figures stand as prominently as Alasdair Fraser, the acclaimed Scottish fiddler, composer, and recording artist. With anticipation building for his return to […]

03/25/2024

As we prepare to co-host the April 13 show of the Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles at the Hermosa Beach Community Theatre, here's a clip of featured performers Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas. Reserved seats are sold out, but general admission tickets are still available. See link to buy tickets in comment.

Alasdair Fraser & Natalie HaasRob Fraser's Welcome to San Francisco (Alasdair Fraser)/Braes of Mar/Jenny Dang the Weaver/Crossing the Minch (PM Donald MacLeo...