2024 World Class
International Acoustic Music
Dinner Concerts
at SOhO 1221 State St.
in Downtown Santa Barbara
2024 Music Parties
at the Community Arts Workshop
'Oi Acoustics:
Adventures in Lutherie ~ 3pm Free!
If you are interested in Hawaiian Steel Guitars, Weissenborns, Ukuleles, or Acoustic Guitars and Basses, ‘Oi Acoustics will have a chat about building them starting at 3pm. Stop by to talk story about adventures in lutherie.
For more information see www.oiacoustics.com
Tom Ball & Kenny Sultan ~ Good Time Acoustic Blues
The Elderberries ~ Little Known Songs Old & New
Flying Fish / Rounder recording artists Tom Ball & Kenny Sultan have been bringing their unique blend of guitar and harmonica blues, rags and good time music to widely diverse audiences for over 45 years.
Their live performances travel the world, and were the only musical act in America to play all four venues of the 1984 Olympic Games, Together and separately they have worked on countless film scores, TV soundtracks, commercials and session, and their eight duo albums have garnered critical acclaim throughout the world.At home wherever they go, Tom and Kenny with their blend of American roots styles are “American’s Good Time Blues Ambassadors.”
Sean and Dorie Hutchinson have been singing together since the 1970’s with Summer Peaches. Still bearing the fruits of music, and pending an upcoming album release, The Elderberries quartet with Jordan Bush and Jim Cutsinger bring smooth harmonies and a mix of eclectic instruments including tenor guitar, ukulele, lap steel and banjo that celebrate the works of little known but vibrant songwriters both old and new.
Leokane Pryor & Kimo West ~ Slack Key & Hula
John Lyle ~ Solo Acoustic Guitar
Born and raised in the mystical Mānoa valley on the island of O`ahu, Leokāne Pryor spent his youth gaining a love for the culture and music of the land of his birth, respect for his ‘ohana – embracing all the generations of his family – and preserving Hawai`i’s native environment and culture. He now lives in Santa Barbara, where he writes and plays music and shows his love of nature and Hawai`i through Project Ho`olono.
Kimo West is regarded as one of the world’s foremost “ki ho’alu” or Hawaiian “slack key” guitar artists. He is a 2021 Grammy Winner, 2008 winner of the Hawaii Music Awards and four-time Na Hoku Hanohano (the Hawaiian ‘Grammy’) nominee. He is also a two-time winner of the LA Treasures Award for his efforts in keeping this important acoustic guitar tradition alive. This warm and engaging fingerpicked guitar style has its roots in 1840’s Hawaii, when Mexican vaqueros first brought guitars to the Big Island of Hawaii.
John Lyle
Solo acoustic guitarist John Lyle instrumental compositions draw from a large musical palette of sounds that lure you in with their memorable and cinematic hooks.
Acoustic Music & the Guitar
"Acoustic music is the timeless sound of nature and resonating materials – wood, bone, gourd, gut and skin. It predates the spoken language of modern culture, crossing all borders and barriers. It speaks to great, universal truths of very personal, yet familiar stories. Those stories keep legacies alive, allow them to be shared, and create new ones going forward".
(Derek Johnson aka Musicalist)
Music is unparalleled in both its reflection of and impact on human culture, developing across time, place, religion and culture. It is the door to our souls, the balm for our spirit, an inspiration to feel deeply, our common language, and the heart of community.
Acoustic instruments were dictated by the flora and fauna of each area, evolving and cross fertilizing as people migrated across the world. The humble guitar is known for its enormous musical versatility across all cultures and genres. It is the voice of people to tell their stories, and attainable to everyone regardless of wealth or status.
"The guitar is a whole lot more than a guitar....
there's a whole attitude towards life wrapped up in it" (Charles Fox)
Upcoming 2025 Acoustic Music Concerts
Calum Graham
January 19, 2025
Brooks Robertson
2025
Tony McManus
May 4, 2025
Alberto Lombardi
November 1, 2025
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So Much Great Music!
It's been an honor & privilege to host live music
by over 100 of of the world’s great string (and more) players since 2016.
We are so fortunate to have such talent amongst us who have the
freedom of expression to do what they do.
Don't take it for granted ~ get out and enjoy it while you can;
the musicians and venues need you now more than ever.
Thanks for your support.
A Call 2 Peace
(with Federico Ramos,
Eduardo Del Signore,
Scarlet Rivera &
Ron Wagner)
Don Alder
Muriel Anderson
Paul Asbell
Tom Ball & Kenny Sultan
Adrian Bellue
PIerre Bensusan
Claude Bourbon
Trace Bundy
Clive Carroll
Michael Chapdelaine
Nick Charles
Chucumite
Craig D’Andrea
Alex DeGrassi
Diego Garcia (Twanguero)
Jerry Douglas
(with Maura O’Connell
& a huge band)
Antoine Dufour
Ken Emerson (w/ Kimo West)
Tommy Emmanuel
(with Richard Smith
& Brooks Robertson)
Vicki Genfan
Nina Gerber & Chris Webster
Teja Gerken & Doug Young
Goh
Calum Graham
Trevor Gordon Hall
Mark Hanson
The Hot Club of Nashville
(with Richard Smith,
Annie Sellick,
Pat Bergeson,
Aaron Till,
Charlie Chadwick &
Josh Hunt)
The Idiomatiques
(with Craig Sharmat,
George Quirin,
Kim Collins &
Frank Petrilli/
Brian Mann)
Claude LaFlamme
Christie Lenee
David Lindley
Michael Lorimer
John Lyle
Nick Johnson
J2B2
(with John Jorgenson,
Herb Pederson,
Patrick Sauber &
Mark Fain)
Laurence Juber
Justin King
Kaki King
Alberto Lombardi
Marley's Ghost
(with Jerry Fletcher,
Ed Littlefield Jr.,
Bob Nichols,
Mike Phelan,
Dan Wheetman &
Jon Wilcox)
Sean McGowan
Tony McManus
Maria Muldaur
(with John Jorgenson &
Simon Planting)
Kai Narezo
Kinloch Nelson
Nightbirds
George Quirin
Gareth Pearson
Abby Possner
Leokane Proyer
Donovan Raitt
Del Rey
Brooks Robertson
Joe Robinson
Jose Antonio Rodriguez
Sam ’n’ Ash
Richard Smith
Tim Sparks
Joscho Stephan Trio
(with Sven Jungbeck
& Volker Kamp)
Walter Strauss
Luca Stricagnoli
Kenny Sultan
Taimane
Sofia Talvik
The Transatlantic Trio
(with Richard Smith,
Joscho Stephan &
Rory Hoffman)
Hiroya Tsukamoto
Andres Vadin Project
(with Yosmel Montejo,
Diego Alvarez Muñoz,
Manuel Gutiérrez &
Jade Valdes)
Dani Vargas & Jenna Columbet
Carl Verheyen Acoustic Band
(with Dave Marotta
& John Mader)
Willie Watson
Kimo West
Andrew York
"The guitar can truly change the world...we've seen that in ministry and education;
it has affected international borders. It's a very dangerous tool." (Richard Hoover, with a smile)
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