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| 2025 | |
| 4/6 | Grammy winners Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary. Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. |
| 3/29 | Kaumakaiwa and Kulaiwi soaring vocals, island harmonies and a delightful folk vibe with Hula of Indigenous Hawai’i. Barclay Theater Irvine. |
| 3/23 | Yamato Drummers of Japan. Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. |
| 3/21 | Ukuelele Orchestra of Great Britian. Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. |
| 3/20 | Danu Irish traditional band. Barclay Theater Irvine. |
| 3/9 | Folk legends The Kingston Trio and The Limeliters. Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. |
| 2/4 | KODO traditional Taiko Drum. Walt Disney Hall. |
| 2/1 | Mojo & the Bayou Gypsies Zydeco and Cajun music. Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. |
| 1/25 | Award winning guitarist Jesse Cook. BofA Performing Arts Center Thousand Oaks. |
| 1/24 | Virtuoso guitarist Jesse Cook renowned for his captivating fusion of world music. Irvine Barclay Theater. |
| 1/19 | 18th Annual Slack Key Festival. Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. |
| 1/16-2/2 | Celtic Connections yearly festival in Glasgow Scotland. |
| 2024 | |
| 12/13 | Jake Shimabukuro Holidays in Hawaii. Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. |
| 11/7 | Sophie Lukacs Trio blends Mandingo, folk, pop, and classical music genres. Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz in Los Angeles. |
| 10/19 | Canadian singer-songwriter Leith Ross songs, rendered in folk-adjacent tones, resonate with vulnerability and authenticity. At the Ford Theater. |
| 10/11-19 | Celtic Colours International Festival Cape Breton Island – 50 concerts in 36 communities. |
| 10/6 | Grammy nominated folk trio Bonny Light Horseman at the Ford Theater. |
| 10/5 | BBQ & Bluegrass with the True Blue Bluegrass Band. Knox Presbyterian Church. |
| 10/5 | One of the west coast’s original Old-Time music festivals Santa Barbara Old Time Fiddler’s Convention Rancho La Patera & Stow House Goleta, CA |
| 10/2 | The Eldermen Rancho Mirage Library, Rancho Mirage CA |
| 9/29 | Caña Dulce y Caña Brava harp and guitar based on traditional music from the area of Veracruz, Mexico. Ford Theater. |
| 9/26 | Dustbowl Revival Presents a Laurel Canyon Retrospective. Irvine Barclay Theater. |
| 9/20 | Los Angeles International Ukulele Festival at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center. |
| 9/18 | Rodrigo y Gabriela and Afro-Cuban All Stars at the Hollywood Bowl. |
| 9/14 | Las Colibri and other mariachi musicians will update some Mexican musical traditions in a program called “¡Viva La Tradición!” at the Ford Theater. |
| 9/14 | Mesmerising folk duo, Ordinary Elephant, at McCabes Guitar Shop Santa Monica. |
| 9/7 | Emmylou Harris, a living legend performs at the Los Angeles Folk Festival. The Bellwether in Los Angeles. |
| 9/6 | Nic Gareiss (percussive dance, bouzouki, vocals) and Simon Chrisman (hammer dulcimer, vocals). McCabe’s Guitar Shop Santa Monica. |
| 8/18 | The Imaginaries, an Americana duo perform at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood. |
| 8/18 | TaikoProject‘s new program BENZAITEN, inspired by the Japanese goddess of wisdom, beauty, and dance at the Ford Theater. |
| 8/17 | Lila Downs blends folk traditions of Oaxaca and southern US. Marina del Rey Burton Chace Park |
| 8/11 | Bloco Obini ensemble will perform Afro-Brazilian bloco-style drumming at the Ford Theater. |
| 8/3 | Miskey Mountain Boys at Farnsworth Park Altadena. |
| 7/26 | Prateek Kuhadbrings a set of folk-driven songs about love and desire at the Ford Theater. |
| 6/30 | FAR-WEST Benefit Concert at McCabes Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. |
| 5/19 | Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival at King Gillette Ranch. |
| 5/4 | California Bluegrass Association’s Long Beach Bluegrass Festival, a free event. |
| 3/17 | Lizzie No at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. |
| 2/24 | Caltech Orchestra free concert Feb 24 and Sun Feb 25. |
| 2/22 | Bassekou Kouyate and his band, Ngoni Ba, perform at the Lodge Room. |
| 2/20 | Dylan LeBlanc performs at the Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles. |
| 2/18 | Coleman Chamber Music Series presents the Takács Quartet. |
| 2/17-18 | Caltech Wind Orchestra Feb. 17 and Feb. 18 Ramo Auditorium. |
| 2/10 | South Pasadena’s 2024 Winter Arts Crawl. |
| 2/10 | Peter Rowan at Palm Springs Cultural Center. |
| 2/9 | Peter Rowan at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. |
| 2/9 | Blind Boys of Alabama and Bobby Rush Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. |
| 2/8 | Blind Boys of Alabama and Bobby Rush Thousand Oaks Performing Arts Center. |
| 2/8 | Fingerpicking-guitar legend Leo Kottke Pepperdine University Lisa Smith Wengler Center. |
| 2/7 | Illuminating the Dynamic Night Sky: Discoveries from the Zwicky Transient Facility. Recording available on Watson Lecture Series Youtube channel. |
| 2/2-4 | Caltech Chamber Musicin Dabney Hall. Feb. 2, Feb. 3 and Feb. 4. |
| 1/31-2/1 | Ranky Tanky at CSUN Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts. |
| 1/31 | Lunar Trailblazer: The Pioneering Small Satellite Set to Investigate Water on the Moon. Recording available on Watson Lecture Series Youtube channel. |
| 1/20-2/2 | New Christy Minstrels. KPFK Audio Archives, find Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, 7:00 am on the list. |