Southern Pacific Sessions

05/06/2024

Thanks for a beautiful evening ! Thanks to .books for all the vibes and support! And thanks to everyone who got us another SOLD OUT show! Our fourth one this year.

03/19/2024

We’ve sold out our third event in a row! Thanks San Diego. This will be an incredible night of music.

02/21/2024

Love these ragtime arrangements. Get tickets for the Temple Street Trio at Verbatim Books in North Park on March 22nd through the link below. I'll open the night with a set of ragtime piano and guitar. Pro move: use the parking garage across the street for just $5 and save yourself a headache.
https://verbatimbooks.com/events/ =southern-pacific-sessions-frank-fairfield;instance=20240322200000?popup=1

Frank Fairfield & The Temple Street Quartet 10-8-2017.The Band: Frank Fairfield, David Elsenbroich, Jake Faulkner, Zac Sokolow.audio & video by Wayne Griffith.

01/26/2024

Southern Pacific Sessions presents Frank Fairfield’s Temple Street Trio , with Clinton Davis live at Verbatim Books in San Diego, March 22, 2024 at 8:00 pm. Tickets available through http://verbatimbooks.com/events

The Temple Street Trio is a Los Angeles-based ensemble that specializes in historically informed performances of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century popular music such as rags, waltzes, and polkas. Comprised of Frank Fairfield, David Elsenbroich, and Zac Sokolow, the group utilizes various configurations of violins, mandolins, banjos, and guitars to present a wide range of repertoire.

Frank Fairfield has toured internationally for many years, performing at Royal Albert Hall, the Kennedy Center, and NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert. Zac Sokolow, a fourth-generation professional musician, has worked in musical diplomacy on behalf of the State Department in South East Asia, Europe, and North Africa. Professor David Elsenbroich has a Masters of Music from the Thornton School of Music at USC, teaches at Chaffey College, and has managed to maintain the longest-running musical residency on the 1600 block of West Temple Street.

Clinton Davis is an old time folk musician currently based in San Diego, California. A fifth-generation Kentuckian, Davis grew up in rural Carroll County. His repertoire spans fiddle and banjo music native to his family home, the exuberant ragtime piano and guitar of early 20th-century New Orleans, and ballad songs and dance music of the Southwest.

Davis’ prowess across instruments and traditional American styles has gained notice from the standard-bearers of previous generations, and earned him a place amongst a new generation of American folk musicians. Stefan Grossman, renowned authority of American roots guitar, has called him “a master…carrying on the traditional music torch of Mike Seeger.” No Depression has called his work “a joyous and soulful restoration of one of the lost treasures of American musical tradition.” Deering Banjos has called his playing “simply sublime.”

Clinton will play a special set focusing on the piano and guitar repertoire of New Orleans ragtime and early jazz.

01/25/2024

Dang, we done sold out another one! Hope you’re one of the lucky ones to get a ticket! calls the dances. Love fiddle music from and members of By the Lee

12/02/2023

Well that didn’t take long! Way to go San Diego! See you at this epic show :)

11/19/2023

is proud to present and live in San Diego at .books January 8th. Doors at 7pm, show at 7:30. Tickets through bio link.

These guys are the best at what they do, and this show will likely sell out, so secure your ticket through the link in my bio. And then HELP SPREAD THE WORD! The Foghorn Stringband is the present day gold standard for real-deal hard-hitting genuine old-time American string band music, with eight albums, thousands of shows, over 15 years of touring under their belts, and an entirely new generation of roots musicians following their lead. American roots music is a diverse and never-ending well of inspiration, and Foghorn Stringband continually and obsessively draws from old-time, bluegrass, classic country, and Cajun music traditions in an ongoing quest to present a broad span of American historical music with an unparalleled youthful energy, joy, and virtuosity.

Clinton Davis is an old time folk musician currently based in San Diego, California. A fifth-generation Kentuckian, Davis grew up in rural Carroll County. His repertoire spans fiddle and banjo music native to his family home, the exuberant ragtime piano and guitar of early 20th-century New Orleans, and ballad songs and dance music of the Southwest. Davis’ prowess across instruments and traditional American styles has gained notice from the standard-bearers of previous generations, and earned him a place amongst a new generation of American folk musicians. Stefan Grossman, renowned authority of American roots guitar, has called him “a master…carrying on the traditional music torch of Mike Seeger.” No Depression has called his work “a joyous and soulful restoration of one of the lost treasures of American musical tradition.” Deering Banjos has called his playing “simply sublime.” In 2022, in recognition of his work as a performer and educator, Davis was named a Kentucky Colonel, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the state of Kentucky.

04/10/2023

Our concert with Larry & Joe is almost here! April 24th at 7pm at Verbatim Books. Music of Venezuela and Appalachia. Tickets here: https://verbatimbooks.com/events/

Nuevo South Train out March 24th! Preorder now: https://www.larryandjoe.com/merch/p/preorder-nuevo-south-train-signed--Larry & Joe are on a mission to prove ...

04/22/2020

Back in February, in the before-times, we hosted some great blues musicians from the midwest: The St. Louis Steady Grinders. Check out this groovy mellow goodness live at Verbatim Books in North Park. Looking forward to bringing more great American roots and traditional music events to San Diego. Consider subscribing to our YouTube channel!

Southern Pacific Sessions present The St. Louis Steady Grinders live in San Diego 2/23/20 at Verbatim Books performing "Dog Gone My Good Luck Soul" Produced ...

12/03/2019

Welp, that concludes the 2019 season for our Southern Pacific Sessions and we're incredibly proud of the results. From Brooklyn blues to Oregon Old Time to New Mexican Folk, we hosted a group of phenomenal musicians throughout the year and were able to give them a destination to perform in the Southern California region.

Special thanks to all the musicians for making the trek all way down here, to Kalabash School of Music + the Arts for hosting, and to everyone who helped out throughout the year on each performance.

We hope to continue making San Diego a destination for these artists and to help spread their music throughout the world. Check out the final video of the year with the amazing Mara Kaye singing "You Got to Make a Change" and we'll see you soon in 2020!

Southern Pacific Sessions present Mara Kaye live in San Diego 10/16/19 at Kalabash School of Music and Arts performing "You Got to Make a Change" with specia...

11/07/2019

The Horsenecks played a beautiful, brilliant twin fiddle piece at our October concert. Be sure to catch more beautiful moments when SPS Presents: Mara Kaye singing the blues on November 16th!

Southern Pacific Sessions present The Horsenecks live in San Diego 10/11/19 at Kalabash School of Music and Arts performing "Road to Malvern" Produced by: Cl...

09/27/2019

Check out the latest video of our New Mexican friends, Lone Piñon, performing "Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio." It was an honor and privilege being able to host and listen to their amazing music.

And don't forget, our next concert will be SPS Presents: The Horsenecks, grab your tickets now!

Southern Pacific Sessions present Lone Piñon live in San Diego 06/26/19 at Kalabash School of Music and Arts performing "Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio" Produced ...