The Santa Barbara Acoustic Music Association
acoustic music and lutherie
Love world-class acoustic music, but don’t care for big crowds?
The Wooden Hall Concerts give the audience unprecedented proximity to the musician, who is free to play music outside of their standard playlists for an enjoyable evening for all. Set in a 125 year old, all redwood and very intimate former chapel at 2020 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, just off Mission, the cost is only $20 per person, with 85% of all receipts to the artist and 15% to the hall to help with restoration and improvements.
Next Concert: Nick Charles – Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 7:30pm.
With dazzling melodic fingerpicking on six and twelve string guitars, stinging bottleneck slide and a lifetime’s stories and songs gathered or written on the world’s musical highways it’s no surprise that Nick Charles has long been labelled internationally as “Australia’s virtuoso of acoustic roots and blues”. Consistently averaging 150 shows a year in Australia, New Zealand and the USA, his music encompasses a delightful and eclectic mix of acoustic roots including blues, folk, country and early ragtime jazz. Nick comes to us highly recommended by Richard Smith and Tommy Emmanuel.
Laurence Juber – Sunday, November 19, 2017
John Jorgenson – Date TBA
Justin King – Date TBA
Video from SBAIC’17
Claude Bourbon – May 3, 2018
We invite you to become a charter member of the Santa Barbara Acoustic Music Association (SBAMA.org) and help create a community resource which will promote local year round acoustic music, education and lutherie activities to children and adults.
The primary objective will be to provide a forum to coordinate:
Acoustic Music with an emphasis on small venue concerts by acoustic musicians in all genres;
Music Education through local school & non-profit programs and private teachers to provide resources and opportunities to get into music; and
Lutherie Education through lectures, local shop visits and workshops to provide demonstrations on the science behind the creation of sound, concepts of instrument building & craftsmanship, and teaching the building of simple stringed instruments from common materials in the grade schools to more advanced instruments from precut kits in the middle schools. The modern renaissance of lutherie is truly an American story of invention and craftsmanship in need of preservation in a world of global fabrication.
Celebrate the healing power of music and working with hand with local acoustic musicians, teachers and luthiers.
Santa Barbara offers a LOT of great music.
Find out what’s going on in our acoustic world, get together with friends, and learn about music and instruments.
Whether you are an individual looking to get involved or an organization wanting people to know what you do, join us to share your passion with local musicians, teachers and luthiers.
Participating will help keep music, lutherie and education alive and well.