Folk Music Concerts
All Living Tradition community center events have been cancelled until further notice.
To promote public health and safety in light of COVID-19, the City of Anaheim has temporarily closed the Downtown Anaheim Community Center and other community centers.
We are completely supportive of the City's action, which we believe will help protect the health of the community. Therefore, we have cancelled our community center concerts, jams, and dances until further notice.
We are planning online events during this time when we cannot offer indoor concerts, jams, or dances.
Visit our Online Events page for information about virtual dances, jams, and concerts.
Stay tuned for future announcements.
In the meantime, keep yourself healthy and safe!
The following folk music concerts are presented by The Living Tradition. These concerts feature international and local artisans of contemporary folk music and traditional folk music.
To view a list of artists who have performed
in The Living Tradition concert series, click
Concert History, or scroll to the bottom of this
page. These events are partially funded by a grant from
the Anaheim Arts Council.
Location & Time
All concerts are held on the 3rd Saturday of most months at the Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E. Center St., in Anaheim (in the heart of Orange County). Free parking.
Concerts start at 7:30 PM, unless otherwise noted.
Recommended Donations
Unless otherwise noted:
- Advance Reservations: $20 per person ($17 with Living Tradition membership discount; $17 Students). Children under 18 FREE with paid adult.
- Day of Show: $23 per person ($20 with Living Tradition membership discount; $20 Students). Children under 18 FREE with paid adult.
- Cash or check only at the door.
Why reserve in advance?
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The community center staff will know how many seats to set up.
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We can better plan for adequate snacks and refreshments.
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It helps the artists know they will have an audience.
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You will be placed in a drawing for “free stuff.”
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Admission is less expensive.
Contact
For reservations, concert information and booking inquiries, please call Ron at (714) 997-8590 or e-mail livingtraditionconcerts@gmail.com.
Important Announcement from Patty McCollom, President of The Living Tradition
Regarding our Schedule Changes in Response to the Coronavirus
To: The Living Tradition Community
March 14, 2020
The news about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is developing so fast that actions, which once seemed reasonable, suddenly seem inadequate. As event planners, we can tell you that at the beginning of an emergency, we worry that we are over-reacting unnecessarily and weigh our actions very carefully. Our greatest worry, though, is that we will look back after the emergency is over, and realize that we did not do enough.
Recently the City of Anaheim announced that due to COVID-19 concerns, the Downtown Anaheim Community Center and other community centers would be temporarily closed starting March 14. We are in total agreement with this action, which we believe will help protect the health of the community. Therefore, we are canceling our March 2020 concert, jam, and dance.
We certainly hope that we will be able to resume bringing dances, concerts, and music jams to the community, sooner, rather than later.
Please do your best to stay safe and healthy.
All the best,
Patty
Schedule
Sept. 19, 2020
All our community center concerts have been cancelled through December 2020. Check the Online Events page for virtual events.
Oct. 17, 2020
All our community center concerts have been cancelled through December 2020. Check the Online Events page for virtual events.
Nov. 21, 2020
All our community center concerts have been cancelled through December 2020. Check the Online Events page for virtual events.
December 2020
No Living Tradition events are scheduled at the community center in December.Happy Holidays!
Stay safe.
Public health concerns might affect the following schedule.
Check back later for possible changes.
May 15, 2021
TIEG is a 9-piece orchestral folk band fronted by Los Angeles singer/songwriter Tieg Johnson. As a singer, Johnson has been compared to Art Garfunkel, while as a songwriter and guitarist, Tieg has been compared to Paul Simon. Tieg, and his singing partner, Tara, perform interweaving harmonies a-la a modern Simon & Garfunkel (if one was a girl). Though they try to disguise their compositions with complex harmonies and intricate guitar, there’s no escaping that what they sing are fun pop songs that aim to make you smile.
Additional details about 2020 concerts will be added as information becomes available.
The schedule is subject to change.
Attention Artists:
If you are an artist who wishes to be considered for an
appearance at The Living Tradition concert series,
please first review the Concert History below.
Does your music fit in with this diverse group of artists?
The following artists have performed in The Living Tradition Concert Series (since 1999) or are booked for upcoming shows:
Chris Berry
Blue Mama
The Brilliant Gypsies
The Browne Sisters & George Cavanaugh
Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer
Ciunas
Colerick-Corbett Band
Conjunto los Pochos
Tom Corbett
Chuck E. Costa
Aengus Finnan
The Flaw
Dan Frechette & Laurel Thomsen
Freebo & Photoglo
Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen
Jim Goodin
Ken & Phee Graydon
Terri Hendrix with Lloyd Maines
Melanie Hersch
Houston Jones
James Hurley
Cindy Kalmenson
Richard Lappin
Richard Lappin & Rob Balmuth
Tom Lee
Tom Long
Kate MacLeod and Kat Eggleston
Amy Martin
Terence Martin
Cathy-Anne McClintock
Steven McClintock
Andrew McKnight
Pete Morton
Murphy Family Band
Murphy’s Flaw
The Muses
Nathan & Jesse
Tracy Newman and the Reinforcements
Lisa O'Kane
One Foot In
Dan Oved
The Palm Wine Boys
Robin Pearl
Brian Peters
Alan Reid
Jenny Richards
Rusty Richards
Andy Robinson
David Roth
Claudia Russell & Bruce Kaplan
The Salty Suites
Tanya Savory
Secondhand Smoke
Rick Shea (solo)
Sally Shuffield
Sion & Anderson
Chris Stuart & Backcountry
Jack Tempchin
Tintangel
Alice Wallace
When Pigs Fly!
Jon Wilcox
Jenny Yates