Songmakers

Fireside Concert - Iain Mathews
2025-03-14 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Borchard Community Center, 190 Reino Rd, Newbury Park, CA, 91320, United States

Fireside Mandolin Showcase
2025-04-04 19:30 | Borchard Community Center, 190 Reino Rd, Newbury Park, CA, 91320, United States

Larry Wilder at the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival
2025-04-13 14:30 - 16:30 | The Theatre Santa Clarita, 24266 Main St, Santa Clarita, CA, 91321
Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, The Theater on Main, Sunday, April 13, from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM. Tickets available from cowboyfestival.org

Sympatico Music Gig Ventura Street Stage
2025-06-21 17:00 - 21:00 | 420 Santa Clara Ventura CA 93001
Scheduled: Jun 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM to 9:00¯PM, PDT
Location: Ventura Stage at Main Street and California Alex Reyes 420 Santa Clara Ventura Ca 93001
Note: Bob is out of town on the first Saturday in June so we will not be performing as usual.

LIVE Staged Reading of Parodoxical 2025 at the Electric Lodge in Venice
2025-08-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave., Venice, CA, 90291, United States
Aug 2nd and Aug 3rd – 1st Saturday and 1st Sunday at 7PM – LIVE Staged Reading of Parodoxical 2025 at the Electric Lodge in Venice. Alan Stillson is inviting you to attend this in-person event. Please find details in the EVENTS section of the Songmakers website or e-mail astillson13@gmail.com or call 747-288-8345 for details. The cast of 5 includes 4 members of Songmakers – Alan Stillson, Nomi Roth, Chris Tigner, and Jimm Juback.

LIVE staged Reading of Paradoxical 2025 at the Electric Lodge in Venice
2025-08-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave., Venice, CA, 90291, United States

Fireside Concert with Gary Stockdale and Rob Rio
2025-09-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Borchard Community Center, 190 Reino Rd, Newbury Park, CA, 91320, United States

Topanga Banjo Fiddle Festival
2026-05-17 | King Gillette Ranch, 26800 Mulholland Hwy, Calabasas, CA, 91302, United States
2026 details TBD — below is currently copied from 2025.

Calling all Songmakers! In response to the layout at King Gillette Ranch, we are changing our TBFC strategy this year. Rather than counting on passers-by to join in with songleaders as we’ve done in the past, we will provide workshops and themed song circles to give festival goers a reason to come check us out and join in the fun.
Come support Songmakers and Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest and Festival by participating in one of our workshops and/or song circles! Bring a song, sing along, play along! Check out the list of events we have planned!
We are also looking for volunteers! Can you commit to hanging out at the Songmakers site to keep an eye on everyone’s equipment while those who plan to be there most of the day take a break from Noon-1pm. You are of course more than welcome to play, sing, jam with anyone comes by. Help set up tear down the pop-up site. You are invited to join the small crew who plans to set up pop ups, chairs, tables, etc on Saturday. We will also need help breaking “camp” on Sunday afternoon. Many hands make light work!
10:30-11:00 a.m HOW TO STRING A 6-STRING GUITAR
At the mercy of the guitar store or your best buddy? BYO strings, or watch a demo! Learn how to re-string your steel string guitar (and save $$) with Chuck.
11:00-Noon 3 CHORDS AND A CAPO SONG CIRCLE: Wow your friends with 3-chord guitar songs! Use a capo to broaden your range. Learn easy play- and sing-along songs with Janice, then practice your skills in a friendly song circle. Everyone is welcome to join in the circle, even if you already have a few chords under your belt. You’ll even walk away with a handy reference card!
Noon-1:00 Break time! We need one or more volunteers to stay at the site to watch over our gear. Many Songmakers use our site so they don’t have to carry their gear all over the grounds.
1:00-2:00 THEMED SONG CIRCLE: 50’s, 60’s, 70’s:
You’re on! We’re on! Play, lead, or request familiar sing-along and play-along pop songs from the 50s through the 70s. Group singing is our thing. Buddy Holly, Leslie Gore, Beatles–you name it!
2:00-3:00 INTRO TO UKELELE AND SING-ALONG Come for a quick ukelele lesson, stay to strum, jam and rock out with us. Learn how to play (uke) well with others. Already know some uke tunes? Share with us in this uke-centric song circle. All levels welcome, but simple songs are greatly appreciated to include new players!
3:00-4:00 FOLK, ROCK, & FOLK-ROCK SONG CIRCLE This your chance to lead or request folk, rock, and folk-rock songs from all eras. Songmakers thrive on making music together and getting everyone involved. Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Simon & Garfunkel, CCR, CCN, Eagles, The Dead South, Rhiannon Giddens. What can you bring?
5:00-6:00 HOW TO BREAK DOWN A SITE! Share the joy of working together to break down our site, and leave our location “better than we found it.” All hands welcome! High fives and gratitude included.
