Songwriter Village Retreat
Oct
14
to Oct 16

Songwriter Village Retreat

Songwriter Village is a facilitated retreat for songwriters taking place at the beautiful Four Springs in Middletown, CA. We gather for workshops in songwriting, collaborative inspiration, and to share our songs with each other.

Featured Facilitators: MaMuse, The Singer and The Songwriter, The Feelings Parade

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Muir Beach Community Center
Aug
27
6:00 PM18:00

Muir Beach Community Center

  • 19 Seacape Drive Muir Beach, CA, 94965 (map)
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Join us in beautifully scenic Muir Beach, where we’ll be playing an intimate concert at the Muir Beach Community Center. Food and drinks will be served (in a Covid-safe manner) and we’ll share a lovely evening of music and community together. Donations will be gratefully accepted at the concert. Click below to reserve a seat as seating is limited!

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Miles of Music Presents Instructor Concert and All-Comers After Party
Jun
17
7:00 PM19:00

Miles of Music Presents Instructor Concert and All-Comers After Party

Miles of Music Island Camp is a week-long retreat exploring traditional folk music, modern songwriting, and how they work together. The week includes classes, dances, jams, great food and plenty of free time on a gorgeous private island in New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee.

This year, we have the privilege of being guest artists at the camp and will conclude the experience with a performance at Club Passim with the other incredibly talented instructors!

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Moonstruck
May
15
6:00 PM18:00

Moonstruck

Moonstruck is a wild concert series. We present music and art off the beaten path in Berkeley. All these concerts take place deep in local parklands, and explore what it means to call the Bay Area home.

The locations are a secret, but you’ll be emailed a rendezvous location the week of the concert. A map-giver will meet you at the rendezvous around 6pm on Sunday May 15th, and you'll receive an artist-made map that will guide you to the final location.

This concert is timed to coincide with a *total lunar eclipse*. A shadowy, red moon will rise during the performances. There is not much moonlight during a lunar eclipse, so bring a flashlight or well-charged phone to help shine your way home.

The May event reuses and improves upon elements of our April 2022 event. The concert will take place on the Berkeley shoreline, accessible by a 1.5 mile walk along trails. Two local acts will debut new works exploring their relationship to the Bay Area: acclaimed local duo The Singer and the Songwriter, and rising Oakland ensemble Kah Liberation. Composer Jaren Feeley will be doing a second performance of a site-specific work for eight musicians, which originally debuted at the April Moonstruck.

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Oregon Shakespeare Festival Summer Concert
Sep
15
8:00 PM20:00

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Summer Concert

  • 15 South Pioneer Street Ashland, OR, 97520 (map)
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Join us under the stars at the Allen Elizabethan Theater for a one-night-only performance as part of Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Summer Concert Series. For the enjoyment, health, and safety of all our fans, please adhere to the venue’s following safety requirements:

Safety regulations:

  • All audience members 12 years and older must present proof of vaccination or a recent Covid test (a photocopy or digital photo is fine) at the door for entrance into the theatre.

  • Audience members 18 years and older must present a photo ID at the door.

  • Beginning August 4, all audience members must wear masks.

  • For more details, see the OSF 2021 Reopening page.

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I've Got A Song For That
May
27
6:30 PM18:30

I've Got A Song For That

I’ve Got A Song For That is You're Going to Die's way of bringing songs right to the doorsteps of your heart...
We bring the music; you bring yourself.

We invite you to this intimate gathering with our most powerful curated songwriters, where songs are offered directly to your places of pain, your longings, & your aching humanity. In this unique space, songs & stories are offered in service of an even deeper togetherness - you share your story, we'll share songs to meet you where you're at.

IGASFT is an explicitly interactive offering, which relies on everyone arriving with a willingness to share. While the space will be supportive & gentle, the content might span the human experience—expect realness, connection, & feeling. This will be an intentionally small, closed group in order to offer a safe & contained space that wouldn’t be possible in a larger gathering.

DATE: Wednesday, May 27th
TIME: 6:30pm - 9pm
LOCATION: Zoom
PRICE: Sliding Scale $40 - $100
Payments go to support the participating musicians, our 501(c)3 nonprofit & more programming like this.

TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE SEND AN E-MAIL WITH THE SUBJECT LINE “I’ve Got a Song For That” TO thu@yg2d.com.
You’ll receive a confirmation email with payment instructions.
In order to preserve the uniquely intimate & personalized nature of this offering, space for this event will be limited, & registration is required to attend.

***Two (2) full scholarships are available with one (1) of those scholarships reserved specifically for QTBIPOC. For more information e-mail thu@yg2d.com***

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The Songmobile
Mar
20
to Mar 29

The Songmobile

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Hello dearest friends, 

We have an idea. It’s called Songmobile and it starts tomorrow.

Since we last said hello we have watched the world change around us. In the last few weeks we have experienced deep heartache and dread AND innumerable blessings, just as you have. Like many of you, we have been struggling: with show and tour cancellations that have wiped out much of our income, with news cycle fatigue, and with the constant anxiety of our collective uncertain futures. We are lonely and scared.

We keep hearing about how this is the perfect time for us to create and have felt the intense pressure to keep up, to be productive and adaptable, to be creative, to keep to a rigorous schedule, to suddenly have abs, to start and finish a novel, to teach our dog to talk…but we’re finding it so difficult to feel inspired or motivated. But we want to do something, we want to help, we want to continue to bring you music that soothes and excites you. 

Our favorite part of being musicians is you; how close we get to be to you when we play live. But how can we maintain that in-person element now? I f*cking know. The SONGMOBILE is how. 

Will you try something with us? 

If you’re in the Bay Area this weekend or next, we would like to come and play a private mini concert for you… from our car. We’ve rigged up a little PA system and we will roll down our window and serenade you from a great distance. You can stay sheltered in place by listening from inside your house with the window open, from your front porch or stoop, or from your second story balcony. We want to keep you safe and keep ourselves safe, so we will maintain our proper social distance, and then some, by remaining in our car.

How to sign up:

  • Click on one of the following links that corresponds to your location:

  • Pick a date and time that works for you

  • Enter your name, email address, home address, and cell phone (all info is confidential, of course)

  • We’ll confirm your date and time!

How we’ll make sure that everyone stays safe and healthy

To adhere to social distancing guidelines, we will not leave our car and we ask that you listen from inside your house with a window open, from your front porch/stoop, or in your driveway. This is a private performance for you and the people at your residence (this can mean a show for one person!); this is NOT an opportunity to gather a crowd or large group. Your health and safety is our utmost priority, so please let us know if you have any concerns by emailing us at contact@thesingerandthesongwriter.com

What it will look like when we arrive

We will let you know when we arrive by texting you. We have rigged up a small PA system that fits in our car. Depending on the configuration of your home, we can pull into the driveway or park on the street in front of your building. We will roll down our windows or open up our trunk. We will not be getting out of our car. We’ll perform between 15-30 minutes, depending on your availability and preference.

Donations

We will gratefully accept donations for these performances, and you can make these via Venmo (@singsong) or PayPal (thesingerandthesongwriter@gmail.com) 

*Not able to make a donation? We would be honored to play for you anyway - don’t let your financial situation limit your sign up. 

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CANCELLED: House Concert
Mar
14
7:00 PM19:00

CANCELLED: House Concert

Hello friends, 

Unfortunately, we have made the tough decision to cancel our House Concert in San Rafael scheduled for this Saturday, March 14th due to considerations around the coronavirus. As we are sure you have heard in the news, this is an unprecedented pandemic and, though we would love to gather in the name of art and music especially during these anxious times, we feel it’s the most responsible and proactive measure to cancel this show. We would not want to anyone who would be in attendance to feel uneasy or be at risk in any way. Thank you for your understanding. Anyone who has already paid via Eventbrite will receive a refund. 

We appreciate you so much and we will be rescheduling this house concert for later in the year. You can keep up with El Rancho House Concerts’ upcoming shows on Instagram at @elranchohouseconcerts.

Be well,

Rachel and Thu

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