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Santa Clara County Parks and South Bay Folks Announce
2007 Vasona Vibrations Free Concert Series

Saturdays 5 – 7 pm During June and July

LOS GATOS, Calif., April 25, 2007 – Santa Clara County Parks and South Bay
Folks today announced the music line up for the 5th Annual Vasona
Vibrations Free Concert Series to be held at Vasona Lake County Park, 333
Blossom Hill Road, Los Gatos, Calif. These free concerts in the park are
held every Saturday afternoon 5 pm to 7 pm during June and July near the
boat dock area across from the ranger station.

Located in a pleasant outdoor setting overlooking Vasona Lake and Los
Gatos Creek, this nine-week, family-friendly music series features local
artists performing a wide variety of acoustic genres ranging from big
band, to jazz, to traditional and contemporary folk. Concessions are
available in the park including hot dogs and drinks. Picnicking is common
practice at the concerts, and alcohol is permitted in picnic areas. The
concerts are free, and the musicians performing in the series will have
CDs and merchandise for sale. Pedestrians and bicycles are admitted to the
park free of charge; there is a $6 per car entrance fee charged by Santa
Clara County Parks.

The series kicks off on June 2 with Calaveras, an East Bay folk/Americana
trio that has captured the prestigious Kerrville New Folk prize as well as
several awards from the West Coast Songwriters. Peter Yarrow of Peter,
Paul and Mary, called their most recent album, Ready to Fly, "wonderful
music, wonderfully performed.”

On June 9, back by popular demand, is the 10th Avenue Band. The synergy of
their high energy performance, innovative arrangements and nostalgic music
ignites audiences worldwide. In the last three years alone, the band has
toured England, Ireland, Scotland, Finland, Sweden, Hungary, Australia,
New Zealand and China, and is headed for a Mediterranean tour this July.

On June 16, history will repeat itself as Kathy Larisch and Carol McComb
take the stage to recreate their exquisitely close, haunting harmonies
that set Kathy and Carol apart from other artists of the 1960s folk era.
Kathy and Carol appeared at the famed 1965 Newport Folk Festival and
toured with such icons as Mimi Farina, James Taylor, Arlo Guthrie and Pete
Seeger. Since the re-release of their 1965 Electra Records debut album
Kathy & Carol, the two have been singing together again, rediscovering
their old arrangements and creating new ones. Their concert includes many
of the songs from that famed album, along with plenty of other great
material both old and new, drawn from traditional music, the Carter Family
canon, and McCombs fine originals that have captured the hearts of Bay
Area folk fans.

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The complete schedule is below, and details are available at
www.southbayfolks.org/vasona

June 2	Calaveras (award-winning folk/Americana trio)
June 9	10th Avenue Band (big band, jump swing, dixieland)
June 16	Kathy & Carol (the 1960s folk duo of Kathy Larisch and Carol McComb)
June 23	The Bird Dogs (Americana/roots)
June 30	The Mighty Avalanche Choir (folk/Americana with rich vocal harmonies)
July 7	Leanne Weatherly (jazz standards and originals)
July 14	Plan B (original music rooted in the blues and old country)/Radio
Rail (songs of the American West)
July 21	Ambergrass Unlimited (old-time harmony and lively guitar duets)
July 28	San Jose Metropolitan Band (marches, show tunes, big band and
symphonic classics)

According to Aniko Millan, Senior Park Ranger at Vasona Lake Park, the
Vasona Vibrations Concert Series is a way to connect with the community
and to celebrate the talent and creativity of our local musicians. “We
look forward to the concert series every year,” said Millan. “Families and
friends come together to enjoy the music, some food, maybe some wine, all
in the beautiful surroundings of this gem in the middle of Silicon Valley
that we know as Vasona Lake County Park.”

About South Bay Folks
South Bay Folks (SBF) began in the early 1990s with a community of
musicians and music lovers who started a folk-oriented, all acoustic open
mike to provide an opportunity for performance, collaboration and musical
development. For over a decade, SBF members have volunteered their effort,
time, and talent to foster a rich and robust acoustic music scene in the
greater San Jose, California area.

Today, SBF continues to host its free, public open mike at Mission City
Coffee Roasting in Santa Clara, Calif., encompassing a wide variety of
acoustic genres. SBF also keeps a calendar of live, local, acoustic music
performances and maintains a mailing list to keep track of SBF activities
and events. For the past five years, SBF has worked with Santa Clara
County Parks, coordinating with musicians and providing sound support to
bring live folk and acoustic music to a wider audience through the free
Vasona Vibrations Summer Concert Series at Vasona Lake County Park.

More information is available on the web at www.SouthBayFolks.org

About Vasona Lake County Park
The 150-acre Vasona Lake County Park and connecting parkway are one of the
most popular of Santa Clara County’s regional park and recreation areas.
The park includes 45 acres of lawn which can be used for informal play
such as frisbee tossing, softball or soccer. There are several picnic
areas available on a first-come, first-served basis. Eight group areas are
placed at scenic locations throughout the park. Vasona Lake is open for
non-power boating year round. Paddle boats and row boats are available for
rental from early spring through early fall. The lake also offers fishing
for Black Bass, Crappie, Catfish and Blue Gill. Public boat storage is
available for a fee and a launch ramp is provided.

Vasona Lake County Park is located at 333 Blossom Hill Road in Los Gatos.
>From southbound Highway 17, exit at Lark Avenue and travel east. Turn
right on Los Gatos Boulevard and right again onto Blossom Hill Road.
Walk-in entrances are located on Garden Hill Drive and University Avenue.
Public transit is available to Vasona Lake County Park. More information
is available at the County Parks website, www.parkhere.org.
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