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The Society presents a concert of acoustic, folk, or bluegrass music on the second Saturday of each month (except June, July, August, and December) at the West University Community Center - 6104 Auden at Rice Blvd.Phone Neely Atkinson at 713-725-0616 or email at neelyatk@gmail.com


These concerts are always acoustic music of various types ranging from bluegrass, singer/songwriter, Scottish, Irish, Americana, indie, cowboy, old time country, and of course, folk both traditional and contemporary. The concert begins at 7:30 pm. Admission is $20 for all adults [as of 01-April-2024],  children under 12 free when accompanied by an adult.   Tickets are sold at the door.

Upcoming Concert

  May 11, 2024  at 6:30PM


                                     



May 11, 2024

 NOTE TIME CHANGE: 6:30PM
SECOND SATURDAY CONCERTS
Presents

 
Sarah Pierce, the daughter of a cowboy, raised in afamily of cattlemen, wasborn in Rockford, Illinoisand raised in rural West Texas. In the 6th grade she was kicked out of the children’s choir because she sang too low...her incredible alto voice already making itself be known. She would later get on her mare and sing to the cattle in the fields, as Pierce says “They didn’t seem to mind”.

Sarah's dream of becoming a legitimate singer began to take shape at age 12, singing in her stepfathers band.

Always studying voice, after receiving her degree in medical science she began her musical journey. One that she is still traveling today.

Sarah has toured hundreds of thousands of miles both domestic and foreign - receiving rave reviews at fairs, festivals, conventions, and concert dates from New York City to Los Angeles and Northern British Columbia to San Antonio, France, Italy, Germany, and Scandinavia. Her willingness to self-promote her music has included a driving tour of 250 NPR/AC/Country radio stations across the country, doing interviews and live on-air performances. In addition, she has been seen in performance on MTV and was heard as the singing voice of Calamity Jane on the Emmy-nominated Time-Life television mini-series, The Wild West. With the release of her eighth album, Bring It On, and the first single, Butterfly Tattoo, going to #5 in the nation on Independent Country Charts, Sarah once again was able to show that she is an absolutely viable artist both commercially and more importantly creatively. Sarah then released her 9th CD, Barbed Wire. Sarah's new CD, Blessed By The West, will be released 4/22/2024! Version:0.9  Singer-Songwriter Brian Kalinec will open!

Brian Kalinec is an award-winning, Houston, Texas-based Americana/folk singer-songwriter. His East Texas roots have combined with his urban experience to form his own particular view of the world, which is reflected in his songs.

A recipient of the “My Texan” Award at the 2012 Texas Music Awards for his support of the music and musicians of the state, Brian is a past president of the Houston Songwriters Association and has produced a number of projects for other artists in addition to his own albums. He is also a past president and former board member of the Southwest Regional Folk Alliance. Brian has also served on the boards of Songwriter Serenade and Houston Live.
~http://www.briankalinec.com


West University Community Building, 6104 Auden (at Rice Blvd), Houston
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Second Saturday Concert is presented by the Houston Folklore and Music Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of folklore and acoustic music. Light snacks and refreshments are available.  Tickets are sold at the door - for all adults $20,  and children under 12 free with adults. [price change as of 1-April-2024] All profits go to the artists.  Concerts are held the second Saturdays of each month in the West University Community Building at 6104 Auden (intersection of Auden. and Rice Blvd.)  Contact Neely Atkinson (713-725-0616) Producer, or Jim Gill Co-Producer (832-453-4455) for more concert information. Visit our website at:  www.houstonfolkmusic.org 
                                              


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                     THUMBNAIL IMAGES ARE LINKS TO THEIR WEBSITES
                           
   
2024 Schedule:
                                                                            

                                
              opening:
                  Brian Kalinec

Summer Break
2024 Fall Schedule:
       


   NOTE: moving to Second Sundays in
     the fall at St Andrew’s Presbyterian

                                 
               opening:      
Narissa Bond                          Jay Williams                           
                              
                              
             opening:             Pending

                                    

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                      THIS  IS A BRIEF GLANCE AT THE SECOND SATURDAY
                       PERFORMERS OF THE YEARS 2012 - 2014



  Past Concert Dates

Apr 13, 2024
Buddy Mondlock
Mar 9, 2024
Wylde  Accord
Feb 10, 2024
Shana in a Dress
Jan 13, 2024
Kimberly M'Carver
Dec 16, 2023
Benefit Concert - Variety of Artist
Nov 11, 2023
Frank Martin Gilligan
Oct 14, 2023
Jeff Black
Sep 9, 2023
David Starr
May 13, 2023
Brian Kalinec
Apr 8, 2023
Tom Tranchilla and Buddy Allen
Mar 11, 2023
Paper Moon Shiners
Feb 11, 2023
Dana Cooper
Jan 14, 2023
 Ben Bedford
Oct 8, 2022
John Lomax III
May 14, 2022
Anne Hills
Apr 9, 2022
Paul Sachs
March 12, 2022
C. Daniel Boling
Feb 12, 2022
Ken Gaines, Amanda Pascali, Zachary Tyndall
Nov 13, 2021
The Better Halves
Oct 9, 2021
Houston Balalaika Orchestra
Sep 11, 2021
Tom Tranchilla and Buddy Allen
Feb  8, 2020
Danny Schmidt and Carrie Elkin
Jan 11, 2020
Ben Bedford
Nov 9, 2019
Bryan Bowers
Oct 12, 2019
Bettman & Halpin
Sept 14, 2019
Matt Harlan
April 13, 2019
Joe Jencks
March 9, 2019
Steve Fisher
Feb 9, 2019
Pierce Pettis
Jan 12, 2019
Albert and Gage
Nov 10, 2018
Mustard's Retreat
Oct 13, 2018
Bill & Kate Isles
Sept 8, 2018
John Flynn
May 12, 2018
Amanda Pascali & The Houston Balalaika Orchestra
Apr 14, 2018
Byrd and Street
Mar 10, 2018
David Massengill
Feb 10, 2018
Joe Crookston
Jan 13, 2018
Rev. Rob B. Jones, Sr
Nov 11, 2017
The Better Halves
Oct 14, 2017
Bryan Bowers
Sep 9, 2017
Thad Beckman
May 13, 2017
  Ken Gaines, Karen Mal, Wayne   Wilkerson, & Will Taylor
Apr 8, 2017
Horizon Ridge  and Across The Water
Mar 11, 2017
Danny Schmidt and Carrie Elkin
Feb 11, 2017
Brother Sun
Jan 14, 2017
Albert & Gage
Nov 12, 2016
Bettman & Halpin
Oct 8, 2016
Bob Livingston
Sep 10, 2016
Still On The Hill
May 14, 2016
Roy Book Binder
Apr 9, 2016
Ed Miller Constant Billy
Mar 12, 2016
Jack Williams
Feb 13, 2016
Pierce Pettis
Jan 9, 2016
2-Bit Palomino
Nov 14 2015
Brother Sun
Oct 10,2015
Bryan Bowers
Sep 12, 2015
Mike Blakely
May 9, 2015
Rhett Butler
Apr 11, 2015
Hickory Hill
Mar 14, 2015
Joe Crookston
Feb 14, 2015
Hans York
Jan 10, 2015
Albert and Gage
Nov 8, 2014
Dana Cooper
Oct 11, 2014
Evie Laden / Keith Terry
Sep 13, 2014
Pierce Pettis
May 10,2014
Roy Book Binder
Apr 12, 2014
Bill and Kate Isles
Mar 8, 2014
Sanders, Ulrich, Palomarez & Eastham
Feb 8, 2014
John Flynn
Jan 11, 2014
Andrew McKnight
Nov 9, 2013
Steve Gillette/Cindy Mangsen
Oct 12, 2013
 Bryan Bowers
Sept 14, 2013
Butch Morgan and Tom Prasada-Rao
May 11, 2013
Across The Water
April 13, 2013
Small Potatoes
MAR 9, 2013
Joe Crookston
FEB 9, 2013
Danny Schmidt and Carrie Elkin
JAN 12, 2013
Albert and Gage
Nov 10, 2012
Ben Bedford
OCT 13, 2012
3 Penny Acre
SEP 8, 2012
Ed Snodderly
May 12, 2012
Ken Gaines and Songwriter's Circle
APR 14, 2012
C. Daniel Boling
MAR 10, 2012
Stephanie Bettman and Luke Halpin
FEB 11, 2012
Bill and Kate Isles
JAN 14, 2012
Still on the Hill
NOV 12, 2011
Laurie McClain and Karen Mal
OCT 8, 2011
Bryan Bowers
SEPT 10, 2011
Hickory Hill
JUN 11, 2011
Michael Troy
MAY 14, 2011
Jon Brooks
APR 9, 2011
Johnsmith
Mar 12, 2011
Sally Spring Duo
Feb 12,2011
Joe Crookston
Jan 8, 2011
Small Potatoes
Nov 13, 2010
Rhett Butler
Oct 9, 2010
Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen
Sept 11, 2010
John Flynn
June 12, 2010
The Malvinas
May 8, 2010 Jack Hardy
Apr 10, 2010 Clive Gregson
Mar 13, 2010 Jack Williams
Feb 13, 2010 Bill & Kate Isles
Jan 9, 2010 Albert & Gage
Nov 14, 2009 Small Potatoes
Oct 10, 2009 Bryan Bowers
Sep 12, 2009 David Mallett
June 13, 2009 Tom Prasada-Rao
May 9, 2009 Jed Marum
Apr 11, 2009 Bill Ward
Apr 11, 2009 Ken Gaines
Mar 14, 2009 Across the Water
Mar 14,2009 Chris Collins
Feb 14,2009 Rhett Butler
Jan 10, 2009 Acoustic Eidolon
Nov 8, 2008 Mad Agnes
Oct 11, 2008 Still On The HIll
Sep 13, 2008 Small Potatoes
June 14, 2008 Brian Kalinec
June 14, 2008 Smythe_and_Taylor
June 14, 2008 Bill Ward
May 10, 2008 Michael Reno Harrell
May 10, 2008 Ken Gaines
May 10, 2008 Wayne Wilkerson
April 12, 2008  Vince Bell
April 12, 2008 Across the Water
Mar 8, 2008 Acoustic Eidolon
Feb 9, 2008 Norman Kennedy
Feb 9, 2008   Ed Miller
Jan 12, 2008 Bill Isles
Jan 12, 2008 Dana & Susan Robinson
WINTER BREAK  
Nov 10, 2007 Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen
Oct 13,2007 Hickory Hill
Sep 8, 2007 Bill Bourne
SUMMER BREAK  
May 12, 2007 Across the Water & Buddy Mondlock
April 14, 2007 Andrew McKnight  Michael Jarrett
Mar 10, 2007 Michael Troy   &  Rhett Butler
Feb 10, 2007 Norman Kennedy
Feb 10, 2007   Ed Miller
Jan 13, 2007 Acoustic Eidolon
Nov 11, 2006 Sugar Bayou
Oct 14, 2006 Gordy Quist
Oct 14, 2006 Tim Henderson
Sept 9, 2006 Ken Gaines:
Sept 9, 2006 Frank Meyer
Sept 9, 2006 Bill Bourne:
SUMMER BREAK  
May 13,2006 Jack Williams
April 8, 2006 Small Potatoes
March 11, 2006 Albert and Gage
February 11, 2006 Ed Miller
January 14, 2006 Jim Post
November 12, 2005 Eric Hansen & Michael Jarrett
October 8, 2005 Bryan Bowers
September 10. 2005 Rhett Butler , Gordy Quist & Tim Henderson
June 11, 2005 25th Anniv. Concert:  Traveler & D. Jones
May 14, 2005 Kelly Lancaster
April 9, 2005 Adie Grey and Dave MacKenzie
March 12, 2005 Tony Trishka
February 12, 2005   Ed Miller and Andy Wilkinson
January 8, 2005 Jim Post
November 13, 2004  Albert & Gage
October 9, 2004    Hickory Hill
September 11, 2004 

Songwriters' Night - Mike Rickard hosting
Karen Mal, Karen Abrahams, Paul Sanchez

May 8, 2004   Aengus Finnan   &  Ed Miller
April 10, 2004   Don Edwards
March 13, 2004  Buddy Mondlock  
February 14, 2004 Norman Kennedy  and  St. Brigid’s Flame
January 10, 2004 The Banded Geckos   and  The Jive Sisters
   
   
   
 
 





    



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