Folk House

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

Dana Cooper at the Golden Valley Folk House
Saturday, September 19 2026, 7pm
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Please join us for a concert at the Folk House on September 19 when we’ll be featuring Dana Cooper.
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The Folk House is located at 4500 Culver Road in Golden Valley. The concert starts at 7:00 p.m. with doors opening at 6:00. A $20 minimum donation, all of which will go to our musicians, is requested at the door. If you would like to attend, please RSVP Chuck Ericksen at [email protected] . You can park anywhere on the street and please come in through the garage.
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Dana is a consummate storyteller, a fine fingerpicking guitar and harmonica player and a writer of songs that speak of love, loss and the state of the world. He released his first album on Electra records in 1972. For over a decade he was one half of the highly acclaimed Shake Russell/Dana Cooper Band who had a large Texas following and collaborated through the years with artists like Lyle Lovett, Kim Carnes, Susan Werner, Hal Ketchum and others. In over 50 years he’s put out over 50 albums. Hayes Carll says “Dana has a poet’s eye for beauty and detail, a blues man’s soul and a songwriter’s gift.”

07/29/2026

Mary Flower and Leon Cutter at the Golden Valley Folk House
Friday, August 14 2026, 7pm
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Please join us for a concert at the Folk House on Friday August 14. We’ll be featuring two very special people, Mary Flower and Leon Cutter.
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The Folk House is located at 4500 Culver Road in Golden Valley. The concert starts at 7:00 p.m. with doors opening at 6:00. A $20 minimum donation, all of which will go to our musicians, is requested at the door. If you would like to attend, please RSVP Chuck Ericksen at [email protected] . You can park anywhere on the street and please come in through the garage.
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Mary Flower, from Portland Oregon, is a world class finger-style guitarist and lap slide player who plays a luscious and l***y mix of rootsy, acoustic-blues guitar along with soulful vocal styles. Her style spans a number of idioms – from Piedmont to the Mississippi Delta, to ragtime, swing, folk and hot jazz.

Mary frequently performs at folk festivals, teaching seminars and playing on concert stages. She has worked at venues like MerleFest, Kerrville Folk Festival, King Biscuit, Prairie Home Companion and the Vancouver Folk Festival.

Acoustic Guitar Magazine says of Mary “There are few musicians in the genre bringing as much creative spark and low-key mojo to this century-old music.” Mary’s 11 recordings, including her four for Memphis’ famed Yellow Dog Records -- Bywater Dance, Instrumental Breakdown, Bridges, and Misery Loves Company — show a deep command of and love for folk and blues string music. She is on tour now with Leon Cotter celebrating the release of their new CD “Chants or Rain”.

Leon Cotter, an international touring reed player, has performed up and down both coasts in a variety of bands, playing everything from reggae to middle eastern music to Dixieland. He has appeared at Filmore West, New York’s Blue Note, the Burlington JazzFest (opening for Jimmy Cliff), and Portland’s Waterfront Blues Festival. Leon is currently a member of the much-loved California Honeydrops and has shared the stage with Bonnie Raitt, Charlie Hunter and the Hamiltones, among many other great artists.

For more information, go to https://maryflower.com/

04/18/2026

Dean Stevens and Randy Sabien at the Golden Valley Folk House
Saturday May 9, 2026 - 7pm
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Please join us for a concert at the Folk House on Saturday May 9. We’ll be featuring two very special people, Dean Stevens and Randy Sabien.
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The Folk House is located at 4500 Culver Road in Golden Valley.The concert starts at 7:00 p.m. with doors opening at 6:00. A $20 min. donation is requested at the door. If you would like to attend, please RSVP Chuck Ericksen at [email protected] .
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For decade after decade, Dean Stevens has delighted audiences of all ages throughout the Americas. An exuberant performer of distinctive style and wit, he combines an intricate, self-taught guitar style with a versatile and expressive singing voice. He has established himself as a formidable creator and interpreter of a wide spectrum of songs in English and Spanish. His own material explores a variety of personal and social topics, paints sketches of people and places and celebrates the Earth.

Currently living in Boston, Dean was born and raised in Costa Rica. He travels frequently to Central America, and has become known for his humanitarian efforts on behalf of war refugees returning to resettle their villages, replant their fields and reconstruct their lives. "Seeing and hearing Dean Stevens live on stage is proof that sanity, literacy, love, hope, and the forces of good are still alive and well and at work in the universe. Losing your faith? Go to a Dean Stevens concert!"
~ Geoff Bartley

Playing with Dean is Randy Sabien, a bluesy, swinging, funky, jazz violinist with an intensely rhythmic, vibrant and inventive style. He has captivated audiences worldwide, playing with scores of bands and musicians of all types. At age 21 he founded the string department at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and currently is Chair of Strings Department of McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul. Randy is a favorite of the Folk House having played here solo and with others. A concert with Dean and Randy together is a feast for the heart and mind, woven together with soulful musicality and no shortage of merriment.

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Mary Flower, Saturday, August 14.

04/16/2026