2020 Virtual “Berkeley Old Time Music Convention”

Submitted by the Event Organizer

2020 Virtual “Berkeley Old Time Music Convention” (Sept. 24-27)

The Berkeley Old Time Music Convention will be held online this year, due to COVID-19, Thurs. Sept. 2 to Sun. Sept. 27. A four-day old-time music festival featuring concerts, workshops, square dances, a string band content, kids’ activities, plenty of jamming, and surprises! 

2020 Virtual “Berkeley Old Time Music Convention”
Thurs. Sept. 24 – Sun. Sept. 27
See a schedule here: 2020 BOTMC “Tentative” Schedule

And, the String Band Contest! Everything except for the instructional workshops is FREE, and we will be asking for donations, to go to the musicians, so we hope you will be able to be generous.

Saturday, September 26, 2020
2020 Virtual “Berkeley Old Time Music Convention” (Sept. 24-27)

Sat. Sept. 26 -10:00 am PDT
FREE CONCERT for KIDS
Charmaine Slaven
via Youtube

Sat. Sept. 26 – WORKSHOPS – visit Workshop Page for more info.
Fiddle workshops with Alice Gerrard, Eddie Bond, and Gabrielle Macrae
Banjo workshops with Joseph Decosimo and Barry Southern
Cajun singing workshop with David Greely
Beginning clogging workshop with Charmaine Slaven
$25 per workshop; All-Workshop Pass is $100 (take as many workshops as you want)
via Zoom

Sat. Sept. 26 – 6:00 pm PDT
CONCERT via On Facebook, Quarantine Happy Hour page & probably also Youtube
Jake Blount
Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin
Squirrel Butter
Plaid Strangers (Karen Celia Heil, Maxine Gerber & friends)

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.