FAAS Benefit Concert: Folk, Blues & Celtic

"That was cosmic....great guitar, great fiddle and a voice that bring Traditional Music to life." – David Stafford, KKUP Friday Folk-Off 

Blending fingerstyle guitar rhythms and vocal harmonies with violin/fiddle, flute, hand-drum and slide guitar lead lines, the Jon Rubin Group quartet combines traditional forms -- blues, folk, celtic – with a pinch of classical and jazz, serving up an original acoustic fusion with the natural flavors of wood and steel. Their eclectic playlist runs the gamut from British folk to Americana country gospel blues to celtic fiddle tunes.

Since early 2011 the hauntingly beautiful Celtic sounds of Sweetfire -- fiddler Laurel Thomsen http://www.laurelthomsen.com and vocalist Shannon Miller http://www.shannonmillermusic.com/ -- have blended with the blues-infused fingerstyle guitar of Jon Rubin http://www.jr-guitar.com/ at over thirty N. Calif. performances. Joining the acoustic trio for this special show: Lisa Graciano http://www.myspace.com/lisagraciano is a Berkeley-based bluesy singer/songwriter, guitar player and multi-instrumentalist who began playing in the clubs of Amsterdam. 

All artist's proceeds for this show benefit Friends of Alameda Animal Shelter http://faas.bbnow.org/