Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Fiddlers Crossing will celebrate Autumn on Friday, Sept. 29, with the return of Flagship Romance from Jacksonville Beach, Florida. The couple, Jordyn and Shawn Fisher, call their music, "harmonic alternative folk" but it is much more. They are part of a resurgence in popular music of well-crafted songs and solid, soaring harmonies. They display a passion and intensity in their performance reminiscent of a young Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac. When she was 3 years old, Jordy...
On a beautiful Tehachapi evening, the Tehachapi Gandy Dancers Square Dance Club hosted their Dance Under the Stars to 77 square and round dancers. Dancers representing the Mountain Squares at Frazier Park, the Joaquin Squares of Bakersfield, the Bakersfield Rounders, the Aces & Deuces of Palmdale, the Boots & Slippers of Simi Valley, Buckles & Bows of Thousand Oaks, the Sierra Hillbillies of Santa Clarita, and our own Tehachapi Gandy Dancers came together under a canopy of stars and cool...
As a native French speaker from Canada, it's only natural that Ray Bonneville would love New Orleans. The Juno winning singer-songwriter will bring his blues-influenced New Orleans-style groove to Fiddlers Crossing Saturday, August 26, at 7 p.m. "Colorful" is an adjective that doesn't even come close to describing Ray Bonneville's eventful life story. His bio is packed with world travels that have provided him with enough observations about the human condition to fill many albums with...
Close out the Summer of 2017 by coming to the Souza Family Vineyard for an afternoon of information, wine and cheese and some music by local musicians, Mountain Pass. The fun people of Tehachapi will be gathering at the Vineyard in Cummings Valley. Follow the signs West on Cummings Valley Road. It becomes a dirt road, but keep driving. When you see the beautiful Stowell Estate, you are almost there. Make sure you take a look at the Estate, as the Souzas were the ones who refurbished the...
Gary Jones, (born in Duncan, Oklahoma, 1955), is a professional musician, songwriter and sound and recording engineer. He attended Sound Masters Recording Engineering Schools in North Hollywood where he received a degree in Recording Engineering in 1983. His mentor and teacher , Brian Inglesby, encouraged him to also attend San Fernando Valley College where he continued his studies in electronics. After receiving his recording degree, Gary worked as a Recording Engineer at Amigo Studios in...
The Black Gold Cloggers demonstration team, led by Loni O'Donley, is from Bakersfield CA. It was established 35 years ago. The members of BGC come from the clogging class which is offered by Bakersfield Recreation and Parks. We meet at Silver Creek Recreation Center, 7011 Harris Road, Bakersfield, CA each Thursday evening from 6:00 PM until 8:45 PM. The next beginner class will begin on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 6:00 PM. All ages from 7 years on up are welcomed. You can come any Thursday...
Storytelling in music is as old as melody. Although today's pop music tends to focus more on "beats" than ballads, musical storytelling is still alive and well in acoustic music. Over the last seven years, Fiddlers Crossing has been bringing some of the best musical storytellers to Tehachapi. Berkley Hart, returning for their second appearance in the venue August 4, is certainly in the top tier of musical storytellers. The combination of Kerrville New Folk Songwriter Award winner, Jeff Berkley,...
The fourth annual Tehachapi Mountain Beer and Wine Fest is gearing up once again to gather thousands of craft beer and wine lovers together. Leave the Bakersfield heat behind for the weekend and retreat to cool mountain weather on July 15 at the Benz Visco Sports Park from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Proudly offering over 140 Californian craft beers and wines with virtually unlimited tastings from top breweries like Tehachapi's Local Craft Beer, Stone, Belching Beaver, Ballast Point, Lengthwise, Temblor an...
Despite triple-digit temperatures around the surrounding areas, the Tehachapi Gandy Dancers Square Dance Club played host with their June Bug Dance to 33 diehard dancers. People representing the Mountain Squares at Frazier Park, Bakersfield's Joaquin Squares, the Bakersfield Rounders, the Aces & Deuces from Palmdale, and our own Tehachapi Gandy Dancers came up to cooler mountain air to enjoy a night of dancing and camaraderie. Brent Lively lived up to his name, gracing us with outstanding calls,...
An after school program provided by the Salvation Army was explained to Kiwanis members by Kyle Yates, Community Center Coordinator and Luke Thompson, Youth worker The pair described a place where students from grades 6th through 12th may gather after school between noon and 5:30 p.m. It is located at the corner of Tehachapi Blvd. and Snyder Ave. There are 25-30 students who come each day to do homework, take a class in sewing, learn to play the guitar, or play games. The staff makes each...
Enjoy great food, fine wine, craft and home brewed beer while you raise some cash for charity at Cheers to Charity 2017! Saturday, August 12 is the date for Tehachapi's fund-raising celebration under the stars. Cheers to Charity benefits local nonprofit organizations and features live music, delicious tapas, scrumptious wines and skillfully made craft and home brewed beers - beneath the canopy of a Tehachapi starry sky. Dancing music, choice cigars, a silent auction, coffee, desserts, a...
Tehachapi Mountain Trails Association (TMTA) proudly presents the 2nd Annual Tehachapi Mountain Bike (MTB) BrewFondo, a 21 and over ride, in conjunction with the Tehachapi Mountain Beer and Wine Fest being held at Benz Visco Sports Park. There are three course lengths to choose from and all courses are a combination of gravel roads, some pavement, and intermediate level single track trails in the Lehigh Trails area – the very same trails that has hosted the SoCal National Interscholastic C...
Have you ever wanted to write a song but didn't know where to start? Have you written songs and want to take them to the next level? Do you have a song you would like to record? Camp Kiya has offered songwriting classes in the past, but plans to have a full workshop this year. Kerry Patrick Clark and Peter Romano are returning to head up the program. They will be joined by Max Valentino, who will also teach bass, percussion and guitar, as in past years. Camp Kiya is a traditional music camp for...
Gary Stockdale has an impressive resume: Wonderful singer. Witty songwriter. Engaging performer. TV and film composer. Two EMMY nominations. A BMI award for music composition. He plays piano and guitar. He has sung on many Henry Mancini movie scores. He has scored films for Roger Corman and others. He was an arranger for film composer Lalo Schifrin. He composed music for many Penn & Teller projects, as well as for television sitcoms including Sabrina the Teenage Witch. He has sung on...
Spring is finally here! The sun is out, the days are warmer and longer and flowers are in bloom everywhere. The beauty of the season stirs the senses and the soul. The same can be said for great music. Believing wholeheartedly in this sentiment, Fiddlers Crossing will present Jill Knight and The Luckys on Saturday, May 20 at 7 p.m. The band combines elements of Folk, Americana, Blues and R & B to create what they call "Soulful Americana." Jill Knight, lead singer and songwriter, is no stranger...
We are very excited for Tehachapi's 2nd Annual Spring Festival coming up on Saturday, May 13 from 11 to 4 p.m. at the Country Oaks Baptist/Heritage Oak School campus located at 20915 Schout Rd. This festival celebrates our beautiful mountain community with a day full of family-friendly fun! This event will showcase some of Tehachapi's favorite businesses, come and shop for mom for Mother's Day! There will be delicious food, games for the kids, raffles, workshops, photo booth, music, face...
One thing the 28 organizations represented at Tehachapi's April 26 Non-Profit Showcase at Jacobsen Middle School gymnasium have in common – in addition to the free chocolate and pens at the booths – is the donation of thousands of hours of time. Volunteers from the organizations donate their time training service dogs, working with children, feeding the hungry, staffing the Tehachapi, Depot or Errea House museums, running service clubs, scheduling hikes to Tomo Kahni State Historic Park, rai...
The "big dream" for many singer-songwriters is to have their music used in film or TV scores. For Ernest Troost, it was the other way around. Troost became an Emmy Award-winning composer of movie and TV scores first, and only recently became an award-winning folk-blues songwriter, as well. "Songwriting was something I had put in the trunk and sat on for 20 years because it was an impractical thing to do," he said. "I hadn't done it since high school." Ernest Troost will return to Fiddlers...
Planning for the 2017 Cheers to Charity fund-raising event, to be held on August 12, is underway. Aviator Park, at the Tehachapi Airport, will again be the setting for this annual fund raiser. Dozens of shade trees, plenty of parking and acres of grass provide a cool venue on a warm summer night. Cheers to Charity benefits local nonprofit organizations and features live music, delicious tapas, scrumptious wines and skillfully made craft beers - beneath the canopy of a Tehachapi starry sky....
Camp Kiya, Tehachapi’s family traditional music camp, has been awarded a $1,000 grant from the Arts Council of Kern. The “Arts in the Community” grant was given for the scholarship program, which helps make the camp affordable to students and adults who would not be able to attend without some financial aid. Camp Kiya will take place July 23-27 this summer. The Arts Council of Kern – in partnership with the California Arts Council, the County of Kern and local agencies – provides, supports and promotes arts access, advocacy and education...
"I had the right to be silent, but being Irish I didn't have the ability." That will start off the many one liners and jokes told with an Irish accent by ASCAP Singer/Songwriter/Author Ron Gaiser at the St. Paddy's Gourmet Dinner Party Club. The Dinner will be held on Saturday, March 25 at 6 p.m. at the Gaiser Family Ranch. Also performing live Irish music will be a trio composed of Dave Gamble, Debby Hand-Cutler, and Bri Brubaker. All three are teachers at Mountain Music. Dave and Debby were...
Two-time Grammy-winning guitarist Laurence Juber will make his fourth appearance in Tehachapi on Saturday, April 1, at Fiddlers Crossing. Juber is a world-renowned guitar virtuoso, composer and arranger, who won his first Grammy as lead guitarist for Paul McCartney's Wings. Since then, he has become particularly noted for his finger style interpretations of Beatles songs, including two CDs from the Beatle songbook. One of them, "LJ Plays The Beatles," was voted one of Acoustic Guitar Magazine's...
Terrell (Terry) Nelson retired from the heating and air conditioning business in November with a plan to move to Tehachapi to be closer to his daughter and grandchildren. He chose Christmas Eve the move. As you may recall, it was snowing; maybe not the best day to move but he did have a White Christmas, something most people just dream about. Terry was born and raised in Oklahoma City. His sister, Nancy, still lives there. As a youngster he loved to play the drums. He played through grade...
Now that March is finally here, we're starting to see the first hints of green in Tehachapi. With the cold, wet winter, the weather seems more normal this year. The trees did not bud out in February, and the daffodils are just starting to push up their green spears. What a perfect year to celebrate "the wearing of the green" on St. Patrick's Day. To Fiddlers Crossing, it's all the more perfect because it comes on a Friday, which means there will be music in the popular downtown venue. A special...
The logo for the duo, JC & Laney reads, “Heart ‘n’ Soul & Rock ‘n’ Roll.” That’s the perfect summary for this dynamic musical duo who will take the stage at Fiddlers Crossing on Friday, Feb. 10, to kick off Valentine’s weekend. JC & Laney are high-energy entertainers, with improvised banter, signature harmonies and memorable songs that run the gamut between folk, blues, pop, rock and comedy. Together they write, sing harmony and perform their own compositions, with two voices and one guitar. As fitting Valentine’s Day, some of their songs will...
