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    Berkley Hart, Saturday, May 15

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    Ah yes, the famous "squint" photo... Berkley Hart will be back at frogstop on Saturday, May 15. Mark your calendar, call a friend, and join us for a great night of live music.

    Hailed as masters of both two part harmony and dazzling song craft, over the past ten years, Berkley Hart have established themselves as one of the premier acoustic duos touring the country. In concert the duo shines, the obvious camaraderie between these two top songwriters driving each performance. Add in virtuoso playing from both Jeff Berkley (guitar, percussion) and Calman Hart (guitar, harmonica) as well as their good natured humor and it’s easy to see why the two have become live favorites.

    More on Berkley Hart at http://berkleyhart.com.

    Concert: 8:00pm
    Doors open: 7:15pm
    $20 (all proceeds go to the artists)

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    The concert will be held outdoors.

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    Season 3 opens Saturday, March 27, with Four Shillings Short

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    Four Shillings Short are giving the west coast a thorough barnstorming at Gaelic Catholic masses, various coffee roasters, and (happily for us) a stop at frogstop in San Marcos. With over a decade of touring in the US and Ireland under their belts the husband and wife duo of Aodh Og O'Tuama from Cork, Ireland and Californian Christy Martin live as full time minstrels. In a single night, Four Shillings Short perform Traditional Irish and Scottish songs, tunes and airs, Indian Ragas, Folk Ballads, Old-Time songs, Medieval and Renaissance instrumentals and a cappella numbers as well as contemporary folk and original compositions. Their sound has been described as "wondrously diverse", "truly refreshing" and "alternative neo-Celtic folk of the first order".

    2007’s Attitude and Gratitude has the duo singing about war in the hopes of bringing peace; a cover of Eric Bogle’s “And the Band Played Waltzing Mathilda” about the cannon-foddering of brave Anzac soldiers at Gallipoli; a trance-folk version of “Green Grow the Rushes,” the tune our boys were singing when they went marching to Mexico in the 1840s; and “The Wounded Hussar,” a traditional about the death of cavalryman by a river’s edge. This is but part of an extensive repertoire of songs that have been hits for at least 500 years.

    More on Four Shillings Short at http://fourshillingsshort.com.

    Concert: 7:00pm
    Doors open: 6:15pm
    $15 (all proceeds go to the artists)

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    The concert may be held outdoors or indoors, depending on weather.