Past Gigs

2006 GIGS
January 2006
Thurs. Jan 5 - High Desert Brewing Company - 1102 W Hadley, Las Cruces -8-11 PM
Fri. Jan 6 - Annual 12th Night Dance with Bayou Seco and the Fiddling Friends at the Silver City Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall - 3845 Swan St. 7:30-10:30 - $6.00 adults/ $3.00 children 5-12 Presented by Silver Nights Concert Series
Thurs. Jan 26 - High Desert Brewing Company - 1102 W Hadley, Las Cruces -8-11 PM

February 2006
Thurs. Feb 9 - High Desert Brewing Company - 1102 W Hadley, Las Cruces -8-11 PM
Tue. Feb 28 -Santa Fe, NM - Slow Food presents a Benefit for Hurricane Katrina with Bayou Seco at Pachanga's - 6:30-9:30
Tue. Feb 28 - Bernalillo, NM - The Range - Bayou Seco with Jasper 10:30 - Midnight.

March 2006
Fri Mar 3 - Mardi Gras Party (Bayou Seco/Jasper) at Harlow's on the Hill, 3523 Central NE, Albuquerque, 9-12 PM, $5.00 cover. Prizes for best costumes.
Sat Mar 4 - Albuquerque Contradance - www.folkmads.com 7:30 -11
Sun. March 5 - Taos Inn, 6-9 PM, Taos, NM - Presented by Zouk Fest. (Bayou Seco Duo)
Thurs. Mar 9 - High Desert Brewing Company - 1102 W Hadley, Las Cruces -8-11 PM
Sun. Mar 19 - Silver City, NM - Program on Malvina Reynolds songs and some Irish Music by Bayou Seco and the Silver Heels Community Dance Band - Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 3845 N. Swan - 10 AM
Fri. Mar 24 - Santa Fe - House Concert - Marilyn Ferrell's house - 113 Monte Alto, El Dorado. 7:30 PM - for reservations call: 505-466-4469 or mamateq@cybermesa.com - Cajun Snacks at Break - $15.00 or sliding scale.
Sat. Mar 25 - Corrales Library - Children and adults concert - 10:30 AM , Corrales NM
Sat. Mar 25 - Fiddle Workshop -Cajun/New Mexican/Tohono O'Odham styles. 3-5:30 PM in Santa Fe at 810 1/2 W. Manhatten. $25.00 includes disc and transcriptions. bayouseco@aol.com for reservations.
Sat. Mar 25 - - Santa Fe Contradance - IOOF Hall - 1125 Cerrillos Road. 8:00 - 11:00 PM caller: Wendy Graham.


 
April 2006
Sat. April 1 - Silver City - Silver Heels Community Dance Band celebrates dancing together. Polkas, waltzes, chotis’s, the Broom dance, the Handkerchief dance, la Bastrange and much more.
UU Fellowship Hall 3845 N. Swan Silver City  7:30- 10:30   Special guests The Fiddling Friends and The Fiddle Club
Fri. April 7 - Las Cruces - Finally Friday Noontime Concert - at the Downtown Mall - 11:30 - 1:30 - bring your lunch.
Fri. April 7 - Las Cruces - Mt. View Co-op Dance Celebrating the Cultures of Earth 6-9 PM - with Rus Bradburd and Dennis Daily
Sun April 30 - Concert at 1st United Methodist Church, 1020 S. Granite St., Deming, NM - 4:30 PM. Sponsored by the Deming Arts Council. (Bayou Seco Duo)

May 2006
Thurs. May 4 - High Desert Brewing Company - 1201 W. Hadley, Las Cruces - 8 to 11 PM - Southern Bayou Seco members Dennis Daily on guitar and vocals and Rus Bradburd on fiddle and vocals. Acoustic music in a wonderful brewery. Great brews and really good food (check out the Amber ale and the Barley wine. Also the chipotle chicken sandwich and sweet potato fries)
Fri-Sat May 5&6 - Pinos Altos, NM - Buckhorn Saloon 7-11 PM
Bayou Seco Northern Tour is the Bayou Seco Duo -
Fri. May 12 - Vermillion, South Dakota - Brown Bag Lunch Concert - National Music Museum - Arne B. Larson Concert Hall - 414 E. Clark St. - 12:00 to 1:00
Fri. May 12 - Omaha, Nebraska - House Concert - Omaha Folk Song Society. - 8 PM at 3115 N 131st St. Omaha 68614 - for info: khwood@cox.net. or Kathy Wood tel.: 402-397-4673
Tues. May 16 - Ashland, Wis. - House Concert - 206 6th Ave. W. in downtown Ashland. Starts at 7 PM - $5.00 - email for reservations: wwheart@cheqnet.net
Thurs - Sun. May 18 - 21
- Bluff Country Gathering, Lanesboro, Minn.for info: bobngail@springgrove.coop or www.boveeheil.com
Mon May 22 - Chicago - visit friends.
Tue May 23 - Fly to Paris


 
June 2006
Thurs. June 1 - Lewes, East Sussex - The Royal Oak - £5.00 - for info: Contact tinvic@globalnet.co.uk or 01273 478124
Website: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic
Fri. June 2 - St. Donat's (about 12 miles west of Cardiff in S. Wales) - St. Donat's Arts Center
Sat. June 3 - Cheltenham, Glos. - Wychwood Festival - Children's singin workshop in Sycamore 11:15/Pre-Hollywood cowboy songs in Sycamore 1:45/Family Dances From New Mexico in Willow 4:15/Playing Music for Dance in Sycamore 6:30
Sun. June 4 - Bath Fringe Festival - Family concert in Speigel Tent at 1:00 and concert 3:30
Sat. June 10 - Forest of Dean, Westbury on Severn at Flaxely School Room - 8:00 PM
Sun. June 11 - Gower Peninsula, Gower Folk Festival, Gower Heritage centre, Park Mill - 4:00 PM
Mon. June 12 - Gower Peninsula - School
Tues. June 13 - near Narberth. SW Wales - Span Arts, Day of Schools work
Wed. June 14 - Medi. Caernarfon, Wales 8:30 PM
Fri. June 16 - Newtown, Mid Wales - Cafe Loco 9:00
Sat. June 17 - Leamington Peace Festival - children's show at 2:30 and another at 4:00
Sun. June 18 - Hollywell, Flintshire, North Wales - The Old wine Vaults 10:00 PM
Thurs. June 22 - Baston, South Lincolnshire - The Barn 8:15PM
Sat. June 24 - Selby Arts Centre - 7:30 PM
Tue. June 27 - London, Sharp's Folk Club, Cecil Sharpe House. 8:00 PM
Wed. June 28 - Wales Millennium Centre - Lunchtime concert in Foyer - 1:00 PM
Thurs. June 29 - Worth Matravers near Swanage - The Square and Compass


 
July 2006
Sat - July 1 - Theneuille, (central France, NNE of Montluçon and SE of Cérilly) evening event - for info call: 04-70-06-60-39
Tues - July 4 - Paris - Blue Bayou - 111/113 rue Saint Maur, 75011 Paris (angle de la rue St Maur et Oberkampf - Métro St Maur our Parmentier - 20h45-23h15. - Réservations repas: 01 43 55 87 21 o bluebayou3@wanadoo.fr
Fri - July 7 - Joinville en Champagne - House Concert at La ferme de Sossa 52300 Vecqueville - Dinner and house Concert - Reservations needed (limit 50 persons) - €15 starts at 20:00 hours - tel 03 25 04 25 40 or 0630 16 18 23
TOUR DE CHAMPS
La Ferme de SOSSA, dans son cadre bucolique, idylliquement posée sur le plateau au dessus de Joinville, avec vue étendue sur la large vallée de la Marne, sera le théâtre d’un concert privé du groupe BAYOU SECO le vendredi 7 juillet.
La soirée débutera à 20 heures par un repas champêtre et se poursuivra dans la grande salle de réception avec une partie concert suivie d’un bal animé par les musiciens qu’on ne présente plus.
Le nombre des places est limité à 50 personnes. Seuls les 50 premiers inscrits pourront être accueillis.
Communiquez cette invitation à vos amis.
Inscriptions obligatoires au 03 25 04 25 40 ou 06 30 16 18 23. Une confirmation vous sera adressée vous indiquant l’accès. Renseignements au même n°.
Enfin, une participation de 15 € est demandée pour le repas et le concert.
Ferme de SOSSA, in the middle of nowhere (au milieu de nulle part)
Tues - July 11 - Le Lamparo - Lac du Der - 8:00 PM
Sat. - July 15 - Thiers, France - Pamparina Festival - for info email: eric.vece@wanadoo.fr - afternoon concert
Wed - Sun. July 26 - Leave France and Arrive in Chicago

August 2006
Thurs. Aug 10 - Concert - Bayou Seco/Jasper Summer Nights Concert - Rio Grande Botanic Garden - 2601 Central Ave. NW - Albuquerque, NM - 7-9 PM - Gates open at 6 - for info: http://www.cabq.gov/biopark/garden/summernights.html
Sun. Aug 13 - Las Cruces - Music in the Park Concert - Young Park - 8-9 PM
Thurs - Aug 24 - High Desert Brewing Company - 1102 W Hadley, Las Cruces -8-11 PM


 
September 2006
Fri . Sept. 1 - Santa Fe - Eaves Ranch - Thirsty Ear Festival - 7-8:30 PM - for info: http://www.thirstyearfestival.com/ DIRECTIONS TO EAVES MOVIE RANCH: From Santa Fe: Go south on I-25 & take Exit 278A. Head south on Hwy 14 toward Madrid. From Albuquerque: Take Exit 276A and head south on Hwy 14 toward Madrid. Continue on Hwy 14 about 6.7 miles past the Allsups stoplight at the junction of Hwy 599 and Hwy 14. Turn right at big festival sign onto Cnty Rd. 45. Proceed 1.1 miles to Rancho Allegre Rd. and turn left. Go 0.6 miles to festival parking.
Thurs. Sept. 14 - Bernilillo - The Range Cafe - 7-9 PM - 925 Camino Del Pueblo
Bernalillo, NM 87004-5922 (505) 867-1700
Fri. Sept. 15 - Albuquerque - Escuela del Sol Montessori presents a Family Dance with BAYOU SECO at the Harwood Center, 1114 Seventh St. NW - 6:30 to 8:30 or so. For info: 242-3033
Sun. Sept. 17 - Placitas, NM - Duende Poetry Series - Bayou Seco, Mark Weber, Todd Moore at Anasazi Fields Winery, Placitas - 7:00PM Jim Fish Anasazi Fields Winery 505-867-3062 anasazifieldswinery@att.net
/ Cirrelda Snider-Bryan Duende Poetry Series - 505-897-0285 cirrelda@laalamedapress.com
To get to the Winery‹ take I-25 to the Placitas exit 242, drive 6 miles east to the Village, turn left at the sign just before the Presbyterian Church, follow Camino de los Pueblitos through two stop signs to the Winery entrance.
Thurs - Sept. 28 - High Desert Brewing Company - 1102 W Hadley, Las Cruces -8-11 PM - Sorry if you showed up on the 21st, we did, and there had been a miscommunication and somebody else was booked, so we will be at the High Desert on the 28th.
Thurs. Sept. 23 - Silver City - Silver Nights Concert Series presents: Hands Across The Water - Tunes, Ballads and Songs from Great Britain and Beyond with Rod and Danny Stradling from Stroud, Gloustershire plus Bayou Seco and Special Guests. U.U.Fellowship Hall 3845 N.Swan, Silver City - 7:30 PM $8.00 for Adults; $5.00 for Seniors and 5-12 year olds. For More info: 505-534-0298 or bayouseco@aol.com
Sat. Sept. 30 - Silver City, Boston Hill Open Space Celebration - 10:00 AM and onwards at the Boston Hill Trailhead, we think. More when we find out more.


 
October 2006
Sat. Oct. 7 Silver City - Gallery Reception at the Blooming Gourdworks on corner of Kelly and Arizona. 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
Sun. Oct. 8 - Silver City - Gila Resources Information Project Historical and Green House Tour Acoustic Street Concert at Common Ground Gallery - 102 Kelly St. Between 1 and 5 PM.
Sat. Oct.14 - Mimbres Harvest Festival at San Lorenzo School - all afternoon, Bayou Seco is on from 4:00 to 5:00 PM - support local agriculture and your neighbors.
Sat - Oct. 26 - Roswell, New Mexico - Art Museum - afternoon concert - more info later.

November 2006
Fri. Nov. 3 - San Lorenzo Elementary School - Fine Arts Friday program 10:00 AM - All grades
Fri. Nov. 3 - Bayard Elementary School - Fine Arts Friday Program - 1:30 PM - All grades
Fri. Nov. 10 - Central Elementary School - Fine Arts Friday Program - 8:15 AM - All Grades
Fri. Nov. 10 - Harrison Elementary School - Fine Arts Friday Program - 1:00 PM - All Grades
Fri. Nov. 17 - Hurley Elementary School - Fine Arts Friday Program - 9:30 AM - All Grades
Fri. Nov. 17 - Sixth Street Elementary School - Fine Arts Friday Program - 2:00 PM - All Grades
Sat. Nov. 11 - Silver Heels Community Dance Band Dance with help from Bayou Seco-
at the Silver City Unitarian Fellowship, 3845 N.Swan. 7:30 to 10:00
Mon. Nov. 20 - Germany- we leave from Alb. today. Be back next Mon.
Sat - Nov.25 - Heidelburg, Germany - Deutsch-Americanisches Institut - Haus der Kultur - 60 Jahre Celebration in the Great Hall with Bayou Seco playing traditional American Music.
Time: 20:00
For more info contact DAI at: German-American Institute Heidelberg (dai)
Sofienstraße 12
69115 Heidelberg
www.dai-heidelberg.de
+49.(0)6221.60730
Or: bayouseco@aol.com
Mon - Nov.27 - Return to Albuquerque from Germany.

 
December 2006
Fri. Dec. 1 - Stout Elementary School - Fine Arts Friday Program - 1:00 PM - All Grades
Sun Dec 3 - Mimbres Hot Springs Ranch Studio Sale - 12-4PM
Wed. Dec. 13 - Santa Cruz, CA - House Concert at Irene Herrmann's house - More info later. $15.00 For more info: herrmann@ucsc.edu
Thurs. Dec. 14 - Mountain View, Calif. - House Concert at Daniel Steinberg's. For more info: Daniel@InstantHarmony.com
Fri. Dec. 15 - San Francisco - House Concert at 2 Powhattan at the corner of Wool.
Jambalaya will be for sale. $15.00 For more info: carrie@aginsky.com
Sat. Dec. 16 - Berkeley- Double Fiddle workshop - At Eric and Suzy Thompson's, 2935 Piedmont in Berkeley. 12-2:30 PM. We will be demonstrating old style Cajun fiddle and the double fiddle style and tunes from the Tohono O'Odham people of southern Arizona that we learned from Elliott Johnson of the Gu-achi Fiddlers. For more info and reservations contact us at: bayouseco@aol.com $25.00 - limit 12 people.
Tues. Dec. 19 - Berkeley, CA Cajun Dance - at the Ashkenaz on San Pablo Ave.
With Bayou Seco and the Creole Belles.
1317 San Pablo Ave.
Music starts at 8:30PM - $9.00
Mon. Dec.25 Santa Barbara Contra Dance at Carrillo Ballroom- 7:00 to 11:00.

 
2005 GIGS
January 2005
Sun - Jan 16 - Pinos Altos, NM - Annual 12th Night Dance - Pinos Altos Opera House 2-5 PM
Thurs - Jan 20 - Las Cruces - High Desert Brewing Company - 1201 W. Hadley 8-11 PM

February 2005
Fri - Feb 4 - Tucson, AZ - KXCI Mardi Gras Dance - El Casino Ballroom, 437 E. 26th St., South Tucson, 7PM - 2 AM (mhyatt2@mindspring.com) Bayou Seco plays from 9:45-12:00
Tues. - Feb 8 - Albuquerque -Opening Reception for Queen Ida at Popejoy Hall Lobby, UNM. - 6:15-7:15 PM
Tues. - Feb 8 - Albuquerque - Mardi Gras Party - 505 Southwestern Restaurant, 5555 Montgomery NE - 8 - 9:30 PM - For Reservations call: 505-880-0057
Fri - Feb 25 - Deming - Fine Arts Friday - Memorial Elem. 10 AM
Deming - Chaparral Elem. 2 PM
Sat- Feb 26- Las Cruces - High Desert Brewing Company - 1201 W. Hadley 8-11 PM

March 2005
Thurs - Mar 3 - Las Cruces - High Desert Brewing Company - 1201 W. Hadley 8-11 PM
Fri - Mar 4 - Albuquerque - Mary Ann Binford Elem. - 2 assemblies 12-3 PM
Sat - Mar 5 - Albuquerque - Fiddle Workshop on double fiddle styles of Louisiana (mostly Dennis McGee and Canray Fontenot), and of the Tohono O'odham (Elliott Johnson) of Arizona. Chris and Christina Carlson's house, 7405 Euclid Ave. NE, Alb., NM 87110 505) 232-2425. Reserve a spot with Ken and Jeanie at: bayouseco@aol.com. 1-3:30 PM
Sat - Mar 5 - Albuquerque - Albuquerque Contradance- 337 San Pedro NE - Bayou Seco with Scott Mathis and Linda Askew - caller: Bill Litchman. 7:30 PM
Sat - Mar 12 - Santa Fe - Fiddle Workshop - IOOF Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Rd. - 2:30-5:00 PM followed by a potluck supper. (For more info see March 5)
Sat - Mar 12 - Santa Fe - Family Dance - IOOF Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Rd. - Bayou Seco with Ted Seeley and surprise guests, caller: Bill Litchman 7:30 PM
Tues - Mar 22 - Lafayette, LA - Blue Moon evening fiddle workshop covering New Mexican and Tohono O'Odham (Arizona) fiddle styles.
Fri - Mar 25 - Lafayette, LA - Bayou Seco House Concert at Hayood and Clarity Martin's house - evening.

April 2005
Fri. April 7 - Las Cruces - Finally Friday Noontime Concert - at the Downtown Mall - 11:30 - 1:30 - bring your lunch.
Sun April 30 - Concert at 1st United Methodist Church, 1020 S. Granite St., Deming, NM - 4:30 PM. Sponsored by the Deming Arts Council. (Bayou Seco Duo)


 
May 2005
Thurs. May 4 - High Desert Brewing Company - 1201 W. Hadley, Las Cruces - 8 to 11 PM
Bayou Seco Northern Tour is the Bayou Seco Duo -
Fri. May 12 - Vermillion, South Dakota - Brown Bag Lunch Concert - National Music Museum - Arne B. Larson Concert Hall - 414 E. Clark St. - 12:00 to 1:00
Fri. May 12 - House Concert - Omaha Folk Song Society. Omaha, Nebraska - for info: khwood@cox.net.
Tues. May 16 - Ashland, Wis. - House Concert - email for reservations wwheart@cheqnet.net
Thurs - Sun. May 18 - 21
- Bluff County Gathering, Lanesboro, Minn.for info: bobngail@springgrove.coop or www.boveeheil.com

June 2005
Thu - June 7 - Las Cruces - High Desert Brewing Company - 1201 W. Hadley 8-11 PM.
Sat - June 18 - Albuquerque, NM - Albuquerque Folk Festival - Albuquerque Fair Grounds
Sun - June 19 - Taos, NM - Taos Inn - 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Fri thru Sat - June 24-26 - Buffalo, Wyoming - Big Horn Mountain Festival, Johnson County Fairgrounds - for info contact: www.BighornMountainFestival.com

July 2005
Fri - Sun - July 1-3 - Altenstadt, Germany - Altenstadt Fest in Hessen between Giesen and Hanau, Fri evening and all day Sat and Sun.
Sat - July 16 - Near Sancerre, tree Planting for René-Paul Bernard at Les Thibaults.
Fri thru Sun - July 23 - Grange Communale de St. Victor Montvianieux, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne, France Loustock Festival - Bayou Seco Dance Concert - Sat. July 23 18:00. For more info: loustock@wanadoo.fr
Tue - July 26 - Morgat, south of Brest, near Crozon, Bretagne - Mardi Morgat, weekly concert series. For info: paredoumclau@wanadoo.fr
Sat - July 30 - Roscanval, Bretagne (South of Brest) - Musique sur le Cale.


 
August 2005
Thu - Aug 4 - York - Black Swan Folk Club
Sat - Aug 6 - Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire - Hebden Bridge Trades Club
Sun - Aug 7 - - Rhyl, Wales - Rhyl Folkclub, venue:01745 339337
Sat - Aug 13 - Shrewsbury, Owen's Brasserie, Butcher Row
Wed - Aug 17 - Hartleypool, Durham - The Studio, Tower Street
Fri - Aug 19 - Bodmin, Cornwall - Bodmin Folk Club, The Garland Ox, High Boar St.
Sat thru Sun - Aug 20 - 21 - Pontardawe, South Wales - Pontardawe Festival, Ynsderw, Ponterdawe Leisure Centre Field
Sun - Aug 21 -Topsham, Devon (8 PM) Folk At The Globe, Globfield Rd.
Mon - Aug 22 - Bath - The Bell, 103 Walcott St.
Tues - Aug 23 -
The Golden Pot, The Green Man Folk Club, the Old Stable at the Golden Pot, Odiham Rd (B3349), North of Alton
Graeme & Ali Willis 01256 862014
greenmanfolkclub@hotmail.com
Wed - Aug 24 - Cardiff, Wales - Millennium Centre, Bute Place - Lunchtime foyer show, 1 PM
Fri - Aug 26 - Stratford Upon Avon - Stratford Civic Hall, Rother Street - Children's workshop 2-3:30 PM and concedrt/dance, 8 PM.
Thurs - Aug 27 -Worth Matravers, Swanage - Square and Compass
Sun thru Mon - Aug 28 - 29 - Oxfordshire - Towersey Village Festival.

September 2005
Thurs - Sept 1 - South Petherton, Somerset - The David Hall Arts Center, Roundwell St. 8 PM
Fri - Sept 2 - Stroud, Glos. - The Living Room, at The Space on Lansdowne Rd. - Family Show app. 7 PM
Sat - Sept 3 - Stowmarket, Suffolk, East Anglia - Traditional Music Day, Museum of East Anglian Life, Start at Noon with Family Song Session, 3:30 for a Concert and then other bits to the end of the day - mail@eatmt.fsnet.uk.
Sun - Sept 4 - Walthamstow, east London - Rose and Crown Folk Club
Mon - Sept 5 - return to Germany.
Thu - Sept 8 - Return to New Mexico
Sat - Sept 17 - Las Cruces - High Desert Brewing Company - 1201 W. Hadley - 8-11 PM
Thu-Fri - Sept 29- Sept 30- Pinos Altos, New Mexico - Buckhorn Bar 7:00 to 11:00 PM

 
October 2005
Sat - Oct. 1 - CANCELLED BY ORGANIZERS DUE TO FLOOD AT PAOLO SOLERI THEATRE -Santa Fe - Paolo Soleri Theatre - Katrina Benefit - starts at 3:45 - Bayou Seco plays 4:30 to 5:00 PM, Admission: $20.00
Fri. Oct. 7 - Alubuquerque - Kimo Theatre on Central and Fifth - Katrina Benefit - Starts at 7:00 PM, Bayou Seco on at app. 8:10, No Admission charge but donations requested.
Thurs - Oct.20 - - Las Cruces - High Desert Brewing Company - 1201 W. Hadley - 8-11 PM
Fri. - Oct. 21 - Deming - Fine Arts Friday School Programs - Bataan elementary 10:30 AM
Bell Elementary 2:00 PM
November 2005
Sat. Nov 26 - Silver City Brewing Company - 101 E College - Lighted Christmas Parade 7-11 PM Fine beer and No Cover Charge
Thurs - Nov 10 - Las Cruces - High Desert Brewing Company - 1201 W. Hadley - 8-11 PM
Sat - Nov. 12 - Silver City - Fiddling Friends at Alotta Gelatto on Bullard - 12:15 PM
Fri - Nov. 18 - Deming - Fine Arts Friday School Program - Martin Elementary 2:00 PM

December 2005
Sun Dec 4 - Mimbres Hot Springs Ranch Studio Sale - 12-4M
Fri. Dec 16 - House Concert - Lucerne Valley, Ca. - Call for reservations 760-248-2118
Sun. Dec 25 - Christmas Night Dance - 1st Presbyterian Church -Santa Barbara, Ca 7-11 PM
Dec 29 - Jan 1 - Calif. Traditional Music Society New Year's Camp in Malibu - www.ctmsfolkmusic.org