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Join Scott and Shanti Medina, along with featured guest – divine multi-instrumentalist Sandra Wong, for an enchanting evening celebrating sacred union with your Beloved at StarHouse. Enjoy ancient invocations and incantations to deepen into your intimate connection with yourself and your Beloved. Receive a divine union Sound Journey transmission and healing through the elements with nyckelharpa, violin, didgeridoo, 7-chakra crystal bowls, autoharp, gong, ocean drum and more. Experience an Aphrodite plant medicine couples cacao love ceremony. Explore playful rituals, sacred ceremonies and proven ancient practices in an intimate gathering at the beautiful mountain temple outside of Boulder, CO- StarHouse. No prior experience necessary. All couples of all orientations warmly welcomed. Registration Required. There are a limited number of spaces for this event. Date + Time: March 23, 2024 7-9pm Registration at the link or visit: www.ScottandShanti.com

Chez Black Presents: An Intimate House Concert With Rebecca Folsom, Sandra Wong and Rabbi Joe Black This will be an evening of exceptional music. NOTE: THE ADDRESS WILL BE PROVIDED A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE CONCERT TO EVERYONE WHO PURCHASES TICKETS...

Rebecca Folsom is a nationally touring singer/songwriter with a reputation for finely-crafted, deeply moving, beautifully performed original music. She has performed around the world: From Red Rocks to the BBC. She is a teacher, performer and powerful singer with the capacity to bring audiences and individuals to new spiritual heights. Her new album, Sanctuary, topped national folk radio charts at #1, and has been top 50 for all of 2024. Americana Highway says "Rebecca's Sanctuary is worthy of awe." https://www.rebeccafolsom.com/ Sandra Wong is an internationally-recognized Violinist and master of the Swedish nyckelharpa - a unique folk instrument that combines elements of violin, autoharp and sitar. She is known for her passionate performances and keen sensitiity to multiple musical genres. She travels the world performing and exhudes joy wherever she goes. https://sandrawongmusic.com/ Rabbi Joe Black, in addition to serving as Sr. Rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Denver, Colorado, Joe is also a nationally - recognized singer/songwriter. He has performed his orginal music around the world and is a two-time winner of the American Songwriter Magazine Lyric Contest. Joe is known for his guitar virtuosity, soaring voice and lyrics that are at the same time, funny, inspirational, and thought provoking. http://www.rabbijoeblack.com This is the first time that Rebecca, Sandra and Joe will perform together in concert. Who knows? You may be lucky enough to be present at the start of an historic collaboration.

$36

In the zendo at Willow Farm Contemplative Center. Limited Seating. Trio Ojaleo is Steve Mullins (flamenco guitar, mandolin, and banjola), Sandra Wong (Swedish nyckelharpa, and violin) and Andy Skellenger (tabla, cajon, and African kora) performing “World Music Fusion,” inspired primarily by Spanish flamenco, but also influenced by Balkan music, African music, Indian music, Latin American music, jazz, classical music, and more. Ojaleo (pronounced Oh-ha-lay-oh) is a composite of the Arabic-derived Spanish word ojalá (which translates as “hopefully”) and jaleos, which are the calls of encouragement in flamenco (such as olé). Most of the music performed by the trio is composed by Steve Mullins, who has earned a PhD in ethnomusicology. He has been called "a legend in Colorado as a flamenco performer, composer and teacher....one of the nation’s foremost practitioners of world music “ (Jim Bailey Zuri Music), and his compositions have been described as “some of the most innovative and unique music to emerge from this area” (Jeff Stratton, Boulder Weekly). Sandra Wong and Andy Skellenger are virtuosos on their respective instruments and two of the most sought-after instrumentalists in Colorado. It is safe to say there is no other group in the world that performs on African kora, Swedish nyckelharpa, American banjola, and Spanish guitar in the same show. Trio Ojaleo performs music that has been called “highly inventive and involving,” “passionate, precise, and playful.....a deeply inspiring and pleasurable listening experience, ”romantic and surrealistic....entirely unique.”

$10-$15

A special evening of music calling in the return of the light at the wonderful yellow barn and hosted by the Threshold Collective. Sandra Wong-violin/fiddle, nyckelharpa and voice Beth Quist- voice, hammered dulcimer, guitar, cajon Victor Mestas- piano Andy Skellenger- tabla, cajon, kora

Sliding Scale $25-$50 Register Here:https://momence.com/s/97386666 Wild Earth Ensemble is a group of musicians who share a deep care and concern for the stewardship of our planet and a deep commitment to following the call of “wild” creative flow. The result is a deep, diverse, moving musical experience. Join Sandra Wong, Beth Quist, Andy Skellenger and Victor Mestas for a joyous, soulful journey around the globe, featuring music of Turkey, Ireland, Venezuela, Appalachia, Scandinavia, the Middle East, and a number of original tunes. Their exquisite instrumentation includes voice, violin, nyckelharpa, hammered dulcimer, tabla, cajon, kora, keyboards and piano.

Sliding Scale $25-$50

Tickets are $25. Presented by Progressive Acoustics. All proceeds go to the artists and The Buzz.Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/y7f6hfpr More info or questions: contact Ted Klein, theomklein@gmail.com or 302-379-1240 Joyful, heart centered with passion and depth is how Jon and Sandra’s music has been described. Drawing on a diverse range of musical backgrounds; classical, metal, Irish, Old-Time, Scandinavian and more, Sandra and Jon weave originals and traditional roots music to take the audience on a journey through the spectrum of human emotion. Deftly moving from tunes that make your feet tap to the soft and sensitive side that brings us back home to our hearts.

Sandra plays violin/fiddle, nyckelharpa and sings. Jon plays guitar, tenor banjo and sings. Both have toured nationally and internationally. Jon and Sandra have been performing and creating music together for over a decade and have a duo album coming out early 2024.

$25

Joyful, heart centered with passion and depth is how Jon and Sandra’s music has been described. Drawing on a diverse range of musical backgrounds; classical, metal, Irish, Old-Time, Scandinavian and more, Sandra and Jon weave originals and traditional roots music to take the audience on a journey through the spectrum of human emotion. Deftly moving from tunes that make your feet tap to the soft and sensitive side that brings us back home to our hearts.

Sandra plays violin/fiddle, nyckelharpa and sings. Jon plays guitar, tenor banjo and sings. Both have toured nationally and internationally. Jon and Sandra have been performing and creating music together for over a decade and have a duo album coming out early 2024.

$25.00 ($27.99 w/service fee)

House Concert with Potluck 6:30pm Potluck 7:30pm Concert $20 suggested donation RSVP to Jon Sousa switchbladesousa@gmail.com Joyful, heart centered with passion and depth is how Jon and Sandra’s music has been described. Drawing on a diverse range of musical backgrounds; classical, metal, Irish, Old-Time, Scandinavian and more, Sandra and Jon weave originals and traditional roots music to take the audience on a journey through the spectrum of human emotion. Deftly moving from tunes that make your feet tap to the soft and sensitive side that brings us back home to our hearts.

Sandra plays violin/fiddle, nyckelharpa and sings. Jon plays guitar, tenor banjo and sings. Both have toured nationally and internationally. Jon and Sandra have been performing and creating music together for over a decade and have a duo album coming out early 2024.

Sandra and Jon in New Jersey!

Toms River House Concert, Toms River

Philip & Jennifer are hosting another wonderful house concert! Please RSVP as seats are limited! A $20 donation at the door is appreciated! BYOB! https://fb.me/23g82ytX0HP1J2U Joyful, heart centered with passion and depth is how Jon and Sandra’s music has been described. Drawing on a diverse range of musical backgrounds; classical, metal, Irish, Old-Time, Scandinavian and more, Sandra and Jon weave originals and traditional roots music to take the audience on a journey through the spectrum of human emotion. Deftly moving from tunes that make your feet tap to the soft and sensitive side that brings us back home to our hearts.

Sandra plays violin/fiddle, nyckelharpa and sings. Jon plays guitar, tenor banjo and sings. Both have toured nationally and internationally. Jon and Sandra have been performing and creating music together for over a decade and have a duo album coming out early 2024.

Sandra Wong and Jonathan Sousa

Canaan Institute, Brooktondale, NY

Sandra and Jon are coming to the Ithaca area where Sandra grew up. Joyful, heart centered with passion and depth is how Jon and Sandra’s music has been described. Drawing on a diverse range of musical backgrounds; classical, metal, Irish, Old-Time, Scandinavian and more, Sandra and Jon weave originals and traditional roots music to take the audience on a journey through the spectrum of human emotion. Deftly moving from tunes that make your feet tap to the soft and sensitive side that brings us back home to our hearts.

Sandra plays violin/fiddle, nyckelharpa and sings. Jon plays guitar, tenor banjo and sings. Both have toured nationally and internationally. Jon and Sandra have been performing and creating music together for over a decade and have a duo album coming out early 2024.

$25

Wild Earth Ensemble-Please Note the new date!

Nevei Kodesh, 1925 Glenwood Drive, Boulder, CO

This is a rescheduled date due to Covid hitting a member of our band! Sandra Wong-violin/fiddle, nyckelharpa and voice Beth Quist- voice, hammered dulcimer, guitar, cajon Victor Mestas- piano Andy Skellenger- tabla, cajon, kora

$25 Advance, $28 Door Purchase Here and Now! Wild Earth Ensemble is a group of musicians who share a deep care and concern for the stewardship of our planet and a deep commitment to following the call of “wild” creative flow. The result is a deep, diverse, moving musical experience. Join Sandra Wong, Beth Quist, Andy Skellenger and Victor Mestas for a joyous, soulful journey around the globe, featuring music of Turkey, Ireland, Venezuela, Appalachia, Scandinavia, the Middle East, and a number of original tunes. Their exquisite instrumentation includes voice, violin, nyckelharpa, hammered dulcimer, tabla, cajon, kora, keyboards and piano.

$25 in advance, $28 at the door

Wild Earth Ensemble-Please note the new date!

Althea Center, 1400 Williams Street, Denver

Please note the rescheduled date from the original November date. One of our band members was hit hard with Covid prompting the move to the new date of 12/1. Wild Earth Ensemble is coming to Althea Center for a meaningful, magical evening of music! Wild Earth Ensemble is a group of musicians who share a deep care and concern for the stewardship of our planet and a deep commitment to following the call of “wild” creative flow. The result is a deep, diverse, moving musical experience. Join Sandra Wong, Beth Quist, Andy Skellenger and Victor Mestas for a joyous, soulful journey around the globe, featuring music of Turkey, Ireland, Venezuela, Appalachia, Scandinavia, the Middle East, and a number of original tunes. Their exquisite instrumentation includes voice, violin, nyckelharpa, hammered dulcimer, tabla, cajon, kora, keyboards and piano.

Sandra Wong-violin/fiddle, nyckelharpa and voice Beth Quist- voice, hammered dulcimer, guitar, cajon Victor Mestas- piano Andy Skellenger- tabla, cajon, kora

$25 Advance

$25 GA

You are cordially invited to an intimate backyard garden concert with the Rebecca Folsom Trio at the home of Marcelle Grant and Alan Brody in Santa Fe, NM on September 8th, 2023 at 5pm. We are having the concert on the earlier side to take advantage of the warmth of the early fall afternoon.
The Rebecca Folsom Trio is a glorious mix of Rebecca’s heartfelt, impactful and timely songwriting, powerhouse voice, lush, intricate 3 part harmonies and masterful instrumentals. Uplifting, thought provoking and heart opening; you are in for a real treat. Rebecca Folsom-Voice and Guitar, Tom Wasinger- Voice and Guitar, Sandra Wong - Voice, Violin and Nyckelharpa

Opening the show will be Martha Reich and we will be joined by special guest, Peter Blackly.

We are limiting seating to 50 people so be sure to RSVP early. Please RSVP to Marcelle Grant at mgrant99@aol.com. If you have folding chairs, please bring your own chairs. If you do not have folding chairs, we will have a few dozen on hand so please do not go out and buy 1 just for this event. Suggested Donation - $25 (although you are welcome to give more if you’d like to support traveling musicians) If there is rain, the concert will move inside and be an intimate, cozy, living room concert.

Upcoming Concerts

Wild Earth Ensemble is a group of musicians who share a deep care and concern for the stewardship of our planet and a deep commitment to following the call of “wild” creative flow. The result is a deep, diverse, moving musical experience. Join Sandra Wong, Beth Quist, Andy Skellenger and Victor Mestas for a joyous, soulful journey around the globe, featuring music of Turkey, Ireland, Venezuela, Appalachia, Scandinavia, the Middle East, and a number of original tunes. Their exquisite instrumentation includes voice, violin, nyckelharpa, hammered dulcimer, tabla, cajon, kora, keyboards and piano. Sandra Wong-violin/fiddle, nyckelharpa and voice Beth Quist- voice, hammered dulcimer, guitar, cajon Victor Mestas- piano Andy Skellenger- tabla, cajon, kora Come enjoy a nature inspired concert with Wild Earth Ensemble featuring originals and music from diverse world music cultures. Sandra will also be offering a selection of baked goods from her bakery for sale before and after each concert. Exact address is sent with receipt. GA: $32 Children 15 and under: $16 (Because of the limited seating we have and the larger ensemble, seats for this concert are slightly more then the other tiny deck concerts. It is important to us to be able to compensate musicians fairly. Thank you for your support!!)

Children 15 and under ticket link: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/ALD7C5ZX69S4W

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Get ready for some Oldtimey Swedegrass with rockin instrumentals and vocals with Eric, Dusty and Sandra. Long time friends and musical colleagues, these three draw on heavy hitting backgrounds in classical, jazz, bluegrass, old time, irish and Scandinavian. When they get together, expect a rich tapestry weaving through all of these in a masterful and fun way. All ages are welcome. GA $28 Children 15 and under $14

Children 15 and under ticket link only: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/HQNSD2CU9ZBPE

The Band: Eric Thorin is a highly regarded musician/bassist living on the front range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.  He can be found on stage in 2024 in The Matt Flinner Trio with Ross Martin, on the road with the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Bonnie Paine, Tony Furtado and Celtic supergroup, The Bow Tides. Eric is honored to have performed on two Grammy nominated recordings: “Calling You From My Mountain” with The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band and “Man On Fire” by Danny Barnes.

Eric remains active in the studio as producer and performer, has written hundreds of compositions as a member of The Matt Flinner Trio, orchestrated songs for  Elephant Revival with the  Colorado Symphony and  Colorado Music Festival Orchestra and mixed, mastered and produced the debut recording release of  Take Down the Door,  “Live in Lyons.“

Teaching is a big part of his presence in 2024 including Rockygrass Academy, Grand Targhee Music Camp, the Spanish Peaks Celtic Festival and serving as adjunct faculty in the Folk and Bluegrass program at the University of Northern Colorado.

For more than 20 years, Dusty Rider has been playing banjo all over the world. Raised near bluegrass and old time hot spots in Upstate New York, Alaska, and Colorado, Dusty has been able to study with the likes of Tony Ulrich, Noam Pikelny, Bill Keith, and many others on his path. Thanks to his steady diet of country, bluegrass, British Isles, and old time music, Dusty plays nearly every style of banjo there is.

Over the past several years Dusty has toured with The Railsplitters, Front Country, and Western Centuries, while also teaching music camps for kids and adults at festivals all over North America. Today he mainly pays his bills as an airline pilot while taking gigs as a banjo and pedal steel player around the region.

Sandra Wong-Violinist and Nyckelharpist Sandra Wonghas toured nationally and internationally as a solo artist and in numerous musical collaborations. Her current projects include “Kaleidoscope" with Ty Burhoe and Bill Douglas; a duo with guitarist Jon Sousaa trio with Rebecca Folsom and Tom Wassinger and collaborations with a wide breadth of musicians working with diverse genres of music. Sandra is also an educator who strives to nurture a deep love of music and the arts in both children and adults.

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Wild Earth Ensemble is a group of musicians who share a deep care and concern for the stewardship of our planet and a deep commitment to following the call of “wild” creative flow. The result is a deep, diverse, moving musical experience. Join Sandra Wong, Beth Quist, Andy Skellenger and Victor Mestas for a joyous, soulful journey around the globe, featuring music of Turkey, Ireland, Venezuela, Appalachia, Scandinavia, the Middle East, and a number of original tunes. Their exquisite instrumentation includes voice, violin, nyckelharpa, hammered dulcimer, tabla, cajon, kora, keyboards and piano. Sandra Wong-violin/fiddle, nyckelharpa and voice Beth Quist- voice, hammered dulcimer, guitar, cajon Victor Mestas- piano Andy Skellenger- tabla, cajon, kora Come enjoy a nature inspired concert with Wild Earth Ensemble featuring originals and music from diverse world music cultures. Sandra will also be offering a selection of baked goods from her bakery for sale before and after each concert. Exact address is sent with receipt. GA: $32 Children 15 and under: $16 (Because of the limited seating we have and the larger ensemble, seats for this concert are slightly more then the other tiny deck concerts. It is important to us to be able to compensate musicians fairly. Thank you for your support!!)

Children 15 and under ticket link: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/ALD7C5ZX69S4W

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Get ready for some Oldtimey Swedegrass with rockin instrumentals and vocals with Eric, Dusty and Sandra. Long time friends and musical colleagues, these three draw on heavy hitting backgrounds in classical, jazz, bluegrass, old time, irish and Scandinavian. When they get together, expect a rich tapestry weaving through all of these in a masterful and fun way. All ages are welcome. GA $28 Children 15 and under $14

Children 15 and under ticket link only: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/HQNSD2CU9ZBPE

The Band: Eric Thorin is a highly regarded musician/bassist living on the front range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.  He can be found on stage in 2024 in The Matt Flinner Trio with Ross Martin, on the road with the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Bonnie Paine, Tony Furtado and Celtic supergroup, The Bow Tides. Eric is honored to have performed on two Grammy nominated recordings: “Calling You From My Mountain” with The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band and “Man On Fire” by Danny Barnes.

Eric remains active in the studio as producer and performer, has written hundreds of compositions as a member of The Matt Flinner Trio, orchestrated songs for  Elephant Revival with the  Colorado Symphony and  Colorado Music Festival Orchestra and mixed, mastered and produced the debut recording release of  Take Down the Door,  “Live in Lyons.“

Teaching is a big part of his presence in 2024 including Rockygrass Academy, Grand Targhee Music Camp, the Spanish Peaks Celtic Festival and serving as adjunct faculty in the Folk and Bluegrass program at the University of Northern Colorado.

For more than 20 years, Dusty Rider has been playing banjo all over the world. Raised near bluegrass and old time hot spots in Upstate New York, Alaska, and Colorado, Dusty has been able to study with the likes of Tony Ulrich, Noam Pikelny, Bill Keith, and many others on his path. Thanks to his steady diet of country, bluegrass, British Isles, and old time music, Dusty plays nearly every style of banjo there is.

Over the past several years Dusty has toured with The Railsplitters, Front Country, and Western Centuries, while also teaching music camps for kids and adults at festivals all over North America. Today he mainly pays his bills as an airline pilot while taking gigs as a banjo and pedal steel player around the region.

Sandra Wong-Violinist and Nyckelharpist Sandra Wonghas toured nationally and internationally as a solo artist and in numerous musical collaborations. Her current projects include “Kaleidoscope" with Ty Burhoe and Bill Douglas; a duo with guitarist Jon Sousaa trio with Rebecca Folsom and Tom Wassinger and collaborations with a wide breadth of musicians working with diverse genres of music. Sandra is also an educator who strives to nurture a deep love of music and the arts in both children and adults.

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