Tonight's Berkeley Old Time Music Convention show, featuring the convention's guest of honor, celebrated folk revivalist, Mike Seeger, plus master mandolinist and fiddler, Kenny Hall, with his band and Berkeley's own dynamic duo, Eric & Suzy Thompson. This evening is guaranteed to plant a grin on your face and a song in your heart!

Mike Seeger has devoted his life to singing and playing the traditional music of the rural American South. With a rich repertoire of ballads, topical blues, and dance tunes, and his astonishing instrumental versatility on guitar, fiddle, banjo, pan pipes, autoharp, jaw harp, harmonica, dulcimer, and more, Mike illuminates the roots of American folk music. His authentic renditions convey the full depth of feeling, sheer energy, and infinite variety of the music. A powerful figure in the traditional folk revival, along with his sister Peggy and brother Pete, Mike is the recipient of grants and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Smithsonian Research Fellowship Program, the Guggenheim Foundation, and The Grateful Dead's Rex Foundation.

Born blind in 1923, Kenny Hall is a master mandolinist and fiddler in the old-time music styles of the southeastern rural U.S., with an enormous repertoire that also ranges through other parts of the U.S., Ireland, Mexico, Latin America, and many parts of Europe -- it's said that Kenny remembers every piece of music he's ever learned. An energetic and passionate performer, Kenny plays with a driving vigor that is utterly infectious, and he tells amazing stories, too. Known for his round-the-clock jam sessions, Kenny is a beloved mentor for several generations of West Coast old-time musicians. Tonight, he's joined by his band for some memorable music-making.

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