Since 1978 The California Traditional Music Society has been bringing you concerts in the LA area such as the Summer Solstice Folk Music Festival. For the past three years, the solstice has been on hiatus, but this year we celebrate its return by bringing you the first ever Fall Equinox Folk Music, Dance, and Storytelling Festival!
CTMS is excited to be partnering with FolkWorks on this brand new event, and we hope to see you there.

In addition to the wide array of traditional musicians and bands at this years festival, the Fall Equinox is also a teaching festival. This means that most of the performers you see on stage will also be teaching workshops on their various instruments and genres! Be sure to check out your favorite performers in an intimate workshop setting, and leave the festival with a new level of knowledge in roots music of all sorts!

8.13.10 - Instrument Consignment at Equinox

The 2010 Fall Equinox Festival will be hosting an instrument consignment booth for those of you who would like to buy or sell instruments of all types!
Click here for more info.

8.09.10 - Featured Artist: Triple Chicken Foot,
K. Boogie and the Brownbaggers

Featuring Mike Heinle on banjo,Ben Guzman on fiddle and Kelly Martin on guitar, Triple Chicken Foot has been playing Old Time Stringband music in Los Angeles for over five years. Add Joe Wack on fiddle and Steve Lewis on fretless banjo and you have K. Boogie and the Brownbaggers. Catch these talented players at the interactive dance area, indoor theatre, or workshop areas for lively, energetic, dance hall music all day at the Fall Equinox Festival!

8.06.10 - Artist Biographies in Talent Page!

Click on over to the talent page to find out more about who's who at this year's Fall Equinox Festival!

This week's featured artist is Nightingale: hailing from Vermont, Nightingale creates an unmistakeable sound of power and beauty inspired by the traditions of Quebec, Newfoundland, Ireland, France and Scandinavia - Nightingale will be teaching an arrangement masterclass and playing in the Saturday Night concert as well as playing the Dance Stage at the festival from 3:15 to close.

7.28.20 - Arts in Education Week in September

Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.Con.Res. 275, legislation designating the second week of September as "Arts in Education Week." Authored and introduced by California Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA), this resolution is the first Congressional expression of support celebrating all the disciplines comprising arts education. Perfect timing for our September 12 Folk Music Festival!

7.21.10 - Workshops, Press, and Vendors

CTMS and FolkWorks are working together to bring you the best festival we can. More workshops have been added to the schedule, including Fiddle Boot Camp with Jim Mueller and Amber Roulard and a Storytelling workshop area! (All scheduling is subject to change as we continue to work out the kinks).

Press releases have been sent to many of your favorite publications and LA's favorite magazines, look for the Equinox Festival in the press soon, and take a look at the official PR in the press tab of the site.

Several sponsors, partners, and vendors have been confirmed for the festival, check out links to their sites.

7.14.10 - Talent, Map and FAQ pages added

Click the links below to view the site. Links to each artist's web page have been included in the talent section, as well as a google maps page for driving directions. Postcard flyers are in the office and we're getting excited about the festival already! Shoot us an email with your address if you'd like to recieve one of these informational flyers.

7.7.10 - Festival website is Up and Running!

Feel free to browse the schedule (subject to change) and ticket pages. Check back soon for more updates and completion of the rest of the page!