Eric and Suzy channelling their inner flamenco at a house concert in Austin Texas. Drawing by Howard Rains.

Welcome to our schedule page, here's where you can hear us during the next little while. We'll be in Pennsylvania, Delaware and the Washington DC area in April. Our road trip through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana was WONDERFUL - the high point was the magical time-warp visit to the graveyard outside of the little town of Washington, Louisiana...

LATEST CD RELEASES: The Todalo Shakers CD, "Tickled, Too" features fresh and funky string band blues from the 20s and 30s played and sung by Eric & Suzy plus W.B. Reid (from Seattle) and Frannie Leopold (Mendocino) with the incomparable bassist Matt Weiner (Seattle). You can get it from us at any of our shows, and it's also available from CDbaby here: Todalo Shakers "Tickled, Too" at CDBaby.com. Eric's Kleptograss CD is also available from CDBaby Kleptograss at CDBaby.com With Jody Stecher, Scott Nygaard, Paul Shelasky and Paul Knight (plus Suzy on a few cuts), it includes Eric's great cross-cultural "Jibaro Hoedown" plus tunes from Greece, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the Mississippi Delta, Kentucky, etc.

EAST COAST TOUR: Fri. April 20 at 8 pm - Newark, Delaware at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall , 420 Willa Road, Newark, Delaware . Sponsored by the Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music, who have been furthering the cause of oldtime and bluegrass music for over 30 years! Tickets: Public $17; Seniors $14; BFOTM Members $12; Ages 17 & under FREE! For more info, tickets, etc. visit Brandywine Friends website or phone 610-308-9446.

EAST COAST TOUR: Sat. April 21 at 8 pm - Chevy Chase, MD house concert at the home of Lars and Becky Hanslin. For reservations and directions, email larshanslin(AT)mindspring.com Please note: this is NOT an email link, please substitute the @ symbol for (AT).

EAST COAST TOUR: Sunday April 22 from 1-3 pm -- WORKSHOPS in Kensington, MD (DC area) -- Eric will teach a Guitar workshop, and Suzy will lead her String Band Blues workshop; these will take place at a friend’s home in Kensington, MD. House of Musical Traditions is handling the registration, and you can find descriptions of both workshops and registration information here: Eric & Suzy April 22 workshops

EAST COAST TOUR: Sat. April 28 from 1-3 pm in Oxford, PA (Chester County) - Old Time Guitar workshop with Eric -- Eric will share the secrets of his approach to flatpicked lead guitar, drawing on licks, breaks, and tunes from Riley Puckett, Maybelle Carter, the Delmore Brothers. Doc Watson and Don Reno, all of whom inspired his own playing. You'll learn about right and left hand technique, position shifts, and cross-picking patterns. Eric will also show you how you can embellish the melody and give you some new ideas about improvisation. While aimed for the intermediate to advanced player, beginners will learn a lot even if they feel they aren't keeping up. An audio recording device is encouraged, but no video please. Cost: $30, lunch included. Contact Kellie Allen at kaallen(AT)aol.com. NOTE: this is not a link; please substitute the @ symbol for (AT) or 267.879.7967 for reservations or further info.

EAST COAST TOUR: Sat. April 28 - 7:30 pm - Philadelphia house concert At the home of Paul and Margaret Sidlick, in Malvern (Philadelphia area). For reservations and directions, please email: psidlick(AT)msn.com. NOTE: this is not a link; please substitute the @ symbol for (AT)

EAST COAST TOUR: Sun. April 29 - Workshops in Philadelphia Eric will give a Mandolin Workshop; Suzy will give her String Band Blues workshop. Contact janerothfield(AT)gmail.com for location, info, reservations. NOTE: this is not a link; please substitute the @ symbol for (AT)

Sat. May 5 - house concert, North Berkeley Eric & Suzy (plus special guest Allegra Thompson) in a house concert way across town (in North Berkeley) at the home of Tom and Linda. For our second set, we'll do all requests --- we did this on our southwest tour and it was REALLY fun, we ended up playing some unexpected material as well as reviving songs that we haven't played for decades!! To RSVP and get the address, please call Tom at 510-697-4097 or email linda(AT)berkeleyhouseconcerts.org. NOTE: this is not a link; please substitute the @ symbol for (AT).

Sat. May 12, afternoon - BOTMC Spring Situation at the Freight FREE admission! We will be giving workshops as part of the BOTMC's spring mini-festival, and our daughter Allegra will be doing a set with her group the Drifter Sisters. The BOTMC Spring Situation also includes a rocking square dance on Friday night at Ashkenaz, as well as FREE activities at the Freight on Sat. May 12, from noon to 5! Check out the details here: BOTMC Spring Situation website

Sun. May 13, 1:00 PM - Suzy with Kathy Kallick, Mothers Day Concert Suzy will be part of the Kathy Kallick band, along with Tom Bekany, Keith Little and Steve Pottier, for this special Mother's Day Concert at the Freight. Kathy will be singing classics, like "Use a Napkin Not Your Mom." More info here:Freight website

Wed. May 23 - 4:20 to 7:00 pm - Del Rey & Suzy in Petaluma, at the Lagunitas Brewing Company's TapRoom & Beer Sanctuary - It's in Petaluma (not Lagunitas) and we'll be performing in their lovely and roomy outdoor space, with excellent food and plenty of beer, all ages are welcome. Admission is FREE (we hope you'll contribute to the tip jar!) Address is 1280 No. McDowell Blvd. Petaluma, CA, 94954. It's kind of hidden away behind these large industrial looking buildings but is worth finding. Lagunitas Brewing Co. TapRoom website

Thurs. May 24 - Del Rey & Suzy Thompson, PLUS Johnny Nicholas, Cindy Cashdollar and Hell Bent -- BLUES BLOWOUT at the Freight This should be an amazing show of blues and swing! Del Rey will be here from Seattle, with her resonator guitar and uke, and she and Suzy will do a set, drawing from their Hen Party CD plus material from Del's new CD, Four and Six. Then, all the way from Austin Texas, Suzy's cohorts from the Texas Sheiks, Johnny Nicholas and Cindy Cashdollar, will play with their band Hell Bent. They'll be on the West Coast to play at the Strawberry Music Festival and this is their only other gig -- Johnny is a scary-good singer and plays every instrument with soul and panache; he's worked with many great musicians including Big Walter Horton and Nathan Abshire (not at the same time). Cindy Cashdollar is one of the greatest living steel players, she has played with everyone from Bob Dylan to Van Morrison. Both she and Johnny are alumni of Asleep At the Wheel. Advance tickets strongly recommended for this show!Freight website

Thurs. May 31 - Dylan/The Band Tribute Show at Ashkenaz. We'll be joining a super lineup that David Gans is putting together to play song from Bob Dylan and/or The Band, a chance for us to venture into some different musical territory. Ashkenaz is located at 1317 San Pablo, near Gilman,in Berkeley. All ages welcome, free parking across the street in the REI lot. Ashkenaz website

Looking ahead in 2012 -- We'll be at quite a number of camps this summer, including: Montana Fiddle Camp June 3-7, both Eric & Suzy; Kamp Kaufman in Tennessee (June 10-16, both Eric & Suzy plus Brad Leftwich, Evie Ladin and many other great players/teachers), the Mandolin Symposium in Santa Cruz (June 25-30, Eric plus David Grisman, Mike Marshall, Andy Statman and many more) and Festival of American Fiddle Tunes in Port Townsend WA (July 1-8, both Eric & Suzy - Suzy is the Artistic Director of this weeklong blowout and the lineup is AMAZING, too many great players to list here!)

If you are interested in booking Eric & Suzy (with a band, or as a duo) for your party, wedding, or other special occasion, please visit our Weddings and Parties page.