past events

Saturday, August 28th, 2010
Casa de Linda House Concert
Berkeley, CA
8pm
The whole band will play--looking forward! For reservation info, please email Linda at oliverlinda at comcast.net! Or, by phone, at 510 219 7750 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              510 219 7750      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Sidmouth Festival Fringe
United Kingdom
co-bill with the Carrivick Sisters! more info t.b.a.

Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Minstrel Court
Wendy, Royston, Herts
www.minstrelcourt.com
£10 advance £12 door , Ticket info. on website. :-)

Saturday, July 31st, 2010
Barnsley House Concert Series
Wombwell, Yorkshire, U.K.
www.wombwellfolk.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

Friday, July 30th, 2010
The Grub Cafe
East Grinstead, U.K.
7:30pm
www.grubonline.co.uk
www.wegottickets.com

Thursday, July 29th, 2010
The Haford Hotel
Devils Bridge, Aberystwyth Wales , U.K.
8:00pm
www.wildwestwales.com/liveatthetalbot.html

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Miners Institute--Cwmaman Institute
Aberdare, Wales
CF44 6NY
01685-887100 or 8760
www.cwmamaninstitute.com
PLUS--30 Strong Glyn Neath Male Voice Choir--what a treat!!!

Sunday, July 25, 2010
Summer Tyne Americana Festival
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Saturday, July 24, 2010
Acoustic Routes
Cambridge, UK
www.acousticroutes.co.uk/

Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Praa Sands Community Theatre
Praa, Cornwall, UK

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Cafe No. 8
Launceston, Cornwall

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
The Green Note
London, UK
www.greennote.co.uk

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Amberley Folk Club @ The Black Horse
Amberley, UK
7:30pm
www.amberleyfolkclub.com/index.php

Monday, July 19th, 2010
Maverick @ The Breeze
High Street/Bank Street
Maidstone, Kent, UK
www.myspace.com/maverick_zebra
Double Headline bill with Elizabeth Cook

Sunday, July 18th, 2010
Turners Hill House Concert
West Sussex, UK

Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Larmer Tree Festival
Dorset, UK
www.larmertreefestival.co.uk

Friday, July 16th 2010
The Acorn Theatre
Penzance, Cornwall, UK
www.acornartscenter.co.uk

Friday, July 9th, 2010
Sacramento House-Yard Concert
For more info, please email rfike@surewest.net ! Thank you

Saturday, June 26th, 2010
Susanville Bluegrass Festival
siskiyoubluegrass.com/SusanvilleFestival/SusanvilleBluegrassFestival.htm
Also playing--Anderson Family Bluegrass!

Friday, June 25th, 2010
Susanville Bluegrass Festival
Susanville, CA
siskiyoubluegrass.com/SusanvilleFestival/SusanvilleBluegrassFestival.htm
Also playing--Anderson Family Bluegrass!

Sunday, June 20th, 2010
Live Oak Music Festival
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara area, CA
www.liveoakfest.org

Saturday, June 19th, 2010
Live Oak Music Festival
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara area, CA
www.liveoakfest.org

Friday, June 18th, 2010
Live Oak Music Festival
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara area, CA
www.liveoakfest.org

Friday, June 11th, 2010
The Cozmic Cafe
Placerville, CA
$14 adv. and $16 door
www.ourcoz.com
Rita, Sean and Bill play with wonderful opening act--Gwyneth and Monko!

Saturday, June 5th, 2010
Berkeley House Concert
Berkeley, CA
For more information and to make a reservation, please email Audrey and Milt at audrey12 at comcast.net . Thank you!

Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Great American Music Hall
8:00pm
San Francisco, CA
www.gamhtickets.com
Rita and Sean open for the Peacemakers acoustic duo, Roger Clyne and PH Naffah. Our first time in this hall, hope you can come!

Friday, May 7th, 2010
The Miner's Foundry
Nevada City, CA
with Laurie Lewis and Nina Gerber!
$20
paulemerymusic.com/10/10-05-07-hoskings-gerber-lewis.html
Co-bill with Laurie Lewis and Nina Gerber! Tickets available on Brown Paper Tickets, and at various local outlets, see above website for more info (presented by Paul Emery.) Hope to see you there!!

Saturday, April 17th, 2010
Sutter Creek Theatre
Sutter, Creek, CA
8:00pm (doors at 7:30pm)
www.suttercreektheater.com/
Rita Hosking and Cousin Jack (quartet) play two sets in the lovely, historic old silent movie theater the Mother Lode town of Sutter Creek (not far from Sacaramento!) Tickets are $17 advance and $19 door, more info on purchase at website above. Hope to see you there!

Friday, March 26th, 2010
Blackburn House Concerts
Hood River, Oregon
Co-bill with Rachel Harrington, For more info, (541)387-4011 or email: paul@speedfish.com

Thursday, March 25th, 2010
The Woods
Portland, Oregon
www.thewoodsportland.com
Playing with Rachel Harrington and Laura Cortese.

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Island Music Center
Bainbridge Island, WA
$15, starts at 7:30p
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/102854
Co-bill with Rachel Harrington, hope to see you there!

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Green Frog Cafe Acoustic Tavern
Bellingham, Washington
$7 cover
www.acoustictavern.com/
Co-bill with Rachel Harrington. Looking forward to returning to the Green Frog!

Monday, March 22nd, 2010
TreeHouse Point Concerts
Issaquah, WA
$15, starts at 8:00p
www.treehousepoint.com
Co-bill with Rachel Harrington

Sunday, March 21st, 2010
Empty Sea Studios
7:30pm
6300 Phinney Avenue
Seattle, WA
$20.00
www.emptysea.com
Co-bill with Rachel Harrington

Saturday, March 20th, 2010
The Grand Theater
7:30pm
Salem, Oregon
www.grandballroom.info/
Co-bill with Rachel Harrington

Friday, March 19th, 2010
Hill Country West House Concerts
Portland, OR
www.hillcountrywest.com/hill country west house concerts
Co-bill with Rachel Harrington. To receive an invitation, please go to website and email hosts at the contact page. Thank you!

Saturday, March 13th, 2010
Sonoma Folk and Bluegrass Festival
Sebastopol Community Center
390 Morris Street
1:00pm-9:00pm, doors at noon
www.socofoso.com/pdf/folk%20festival%202010.pdf
For a pdf festival poster, see link above. For you non-pdf folks: Other acts include the Kathy Kallick Band, 49 Special, Evo Bluestein, and more. General Price:$27 in advance, $32 at door Member Price*: $25 in advance, $30 at door (SCFS or CBA Members with card) Children 12 and under FREE with paying adults. Advance tickets available online at http://www.cbaontheweb.org/tickets/eventList.aspx or at the following local outlets: Peoples’ Music, Sebastopol or Last Record Store, Santa Rosa and also available through the mail by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope and check to: CBA c/o Mark Hogan, 3980 Monika Ct., Sebastopol, CA 95472. For more information contact Mark Hogan at hogiemoon@comcast.net (707-829-8012) or Steve Delap at marstedd@yahoo.com (707-542-3798)

Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Benefit for Haiti
Oddfellows Hall, Davis, CA
Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door. Tickets will be available at the Avid Reader, 617 2nd St., Davis; Davis Media Access, 1623 5th St., or from any Davis Odd Fellow member. The Mulit-Act show is from 5 to 11pm, and we will play somewhere around 6:20pm. Tri-tip dinner served.

February 17th-21st, 2010
International Folk Alliance Conference
Memphis, TN
Rita and Sean, duo
For a complete showcase schedule, please email: booking@ritahosking.com

Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010
Busking at Davis Farmer's Market
Davis, CA
off and on here and there all morning
Sean and Rita practice their duo show at our favorite farmer's market--the one we can bike to. (...Will be bike though? I don't know, what's the forecast? :-)

Saturday, January 16, 2010
The Palms Playhouse
Co-bill w/ Mary McCaslin
Winters, CA
www.palmsplayhouse.com
Advance tix ($20) available at Armadillo Records and many other outlets, (see website.) Mary McCaslin, yeah! The word is that she might also be joined by Pete Grant (New Riders of the Purple Sage, etc...) Sean, Bill, Andy and I hope to see you there!

Saturday, January 9th, 2010
The Cozmic Cafe
594 Main Street
Placerville, CA
www.thecozmiccafe.com
Advanced tickets ($15) available at the Cozmic Cafe in Placerville and through events@thecozmiccafe.com or (530)642-8481.

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Home for the Holidays Benefit Concert
Veteran's Memorial Theater
Davis, CA
Multi-Act event, more info to follow.

Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Village Homes Holiday Arts and Crafts Sale
10am-3pm
Village Homes Community Center
Davis, CA
CD's for sale!!! Signed, gift-wrapped, you name it. Also, lots of other marvelous artists and craftspeople (my neighbors,) exhibiting and selling their wares. Sean and I will perform a little here and there (no schedule,) as well as the infamous Tie Dye BBQ Holiday String Quartet (my daughter's band!) Need holiday gifts? Come and get'em! (Cash and local checks only.) Hope to see you there to celebrate local art with us.

Friday, November 20th, 2009
Concert in Chico with Po'Girl
show at 7:30pm
Chico Women's Club
$20 advance/$23 door
Chico, CA
www.chicotickets.com

Saturday, November 14th, 2009
House Concert
3:00pm
Redwood City / Woodside, CA area
For reservations, please contact Bob at bcoolkicks@yahoo.com

Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Oddfellows Hall
7:30pm to 10pm
415 2nd Street, Davis, CA
donations
We'll play closer to 9pm, two acts precede us: Biscuits and Honey, and Me and Him. The beginnings of a casual monthly music series at our local Oddfellows Hall.

Sunday, October 25th, 2009
Jupiter
5pm-8pm
Berkeley, CA
www.jupiterbeer.com
Skinny opens from 3-4:30pm, and our old friend, Jan (Yon) Peters joins us today!

Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Davis Farmer's Market
9:00am
Davis, CA
We love and support our local market.

Saturday, October 17th, 2009
Mama Hillybean's
Tehachapi, CA
www.mamahillybeans.com
There, we said we'd reschedule it, didn't we? And, we'll be recorded for the famous Folkscene radio program, hosted by Roz Larman. Cool!!

Friday, October 16th, 2009
Steynberg Gallery
7:30pm
$10.00
San Luis Obispo, CA

Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Don Quixote's International Music Hall
Felton, CA (near Santa Cruz)
www.donquixotesmusic.info/
With the illustrious Sherry Austin and her band!

Saturday, October 10, 2009
Private Event
Mt. Shasta, CA

Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Blue Goose Fruit Shed
8pm
$15 show only, $35 for dinner/event/show
Loomis, CA
www.placercountycalendar.com/alleventsdata.php?id=156156&display=&eportal=placerarts
A benefit for Placer Arts.org and Capital Public Radio.

Sunday, Sept. 27th, 2009
Armadillo Records
Davis, CA
4:30pm

Saturday, September 26, 2009
Live on KDVS with Bill Wagman
90.3 fm
www.kdvs.org

Saturday, September 26th, 2009
Private Event
Cool, CA

Sunday, September 13th, 2009
Sisters Folk Festival
Sisters, Oregon
www.sistersfolkfestival.org

Saturday, September 12th, 2009
Sisters Folk Festival
Sisters, Oregon
www.sistersfolkfestival.org

Friday, September 11th, 2009
Sisters Folk Festival
Sisters, Oregon
www.sistersfolkfestival.org

Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Americana Song Academy
Camp Caldera
Sisters, Oregon
www.sistersfolkfestival.org

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Americana Song Academy
Camp Caldera
Sisters, Oregon
www.sistersfolkfestival.org

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Americana Song Academy
Camp Caldera
Sisters, Oregon
www.sistersfolkfestival.org

Sunday, July 19th, 2009
Freight and Salvage
CD Release Concert!!
$18.50 advance, $19.50 at the door
Berkeley, CA
www.freightandsalvage.org
The Bay Area CD Release location! Come on out to the ole Freight--it will be moving to its new location in August.

Saturday, July 18th, 2009
Private Event for Placer Land Trust
Loomis, CA

Saturday, July 11th, 2009
The Palms Playhouse
CD Release Concert!!
Winters, CA
8:30pm show, doors o
www.palmsplayhouse.com
Come and celebrate my third CD release, "Come Sunrise," produced by Rich Brotherton. Yeah! See you there, I hope! (Tix are $15 and available for advance purchase through Armadillo Records in Davis, Heidrick Ag History Center in Woodland, Kimes Ace Hardware in Winters, Tickets.com, and more!!)

Friday, July 10th, 2009
Georgetown IOOF Hall
CD Release Concert!!
Georgetown, CA
7:30 pm, doors open at 7:00pm
(530)757-2228 more i
With the Anderson Family opening!!! Tix are 15 adult and 8 child--they will be available at Evangeline's in Colfax (5 Depot Street,) Cherry Records in Auburn (916 Lincoln,)the Main Street Cafe and Garden Center in Georgetown, and the Bookery (326 Main) in Placerville. (Might call ahead to make sure they have them.) Hope to see you there!

Sunday, June 28th, 2009
Kate Wolf Music Festival
Laytonville, CA
1:10pm Arlo Stage
www.cumuluspresents.com/kate/index.html

Saturday, June 27th, 2009
Kate Wolf Music Festival
Laytonville, CA
11:00am Music Meadow Stage
www.cumuluspresents.com/kate/index.html
Also playing, Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Mavis Staples, Buddy Miller, Richard Thompson, Shawn Colvin, Blind Boys of Alabama, and much, much more!!

Saturday, June 13th, 2009
San Francisco Free Folk Festival
4:00pm
more info. t.b.a.