The great singer and songwriter Tom Russell will make his debut show at Caltech. He has written and performed many classic songs, including "Blue Wng" and "Navajo Rug," just to name a couple. He'll be accompanied by guitarist Thad Beckman.

Jez Lowe s a great singer and songwriter from North England, who we have been trying to get to Caltech for years. He tours the world, and we're glad to finally have Caltech on his itinerary. His songs have been recorded by Fairport Convention, The Dubliners, The Tannahill Weavers, Cherish The Ladies, Gordon Bok, The McCalmans, The Black Brothers, Liam Clancy, Bob Fox and others.

Kristina Olsen is a wonderful singer, songwriter and multi-talented musician (acoustic guitar, steel-body slide guitar, saxophone, concertina, mandolin and piano). She still calls Santa Monica home, but she spends most of her time out on the road, particularly in Australia these days. Though she won't be bringing a piano, and we're not sure about the mandolin, Kristina will not only dazzle you with the other instruments, but her songs will make you wonder why she isn't better known.

This concert celebrates 30 years of Caltech Folk Music Society concerts by presenting the very first performer who appeared on the series. Joanna Cazden's music was an inspiration to series founders Brian Toby and Simon Davies, and she returns to Caltech after a long absence (her last show was in 1998) for a generous set of her best originals, and a few folk and Yiddish classics. In the intervening years, she's been busy as a nationally-known speech and voice therapist.

This event is sold out.

Janis Ian is making her first Caltech appearance and we are very excited to welcome her! She has won one Grammy award and had 8 more nominations. In the 1960's, she shared the stage at New York's Village Gate with Tom Paxton, Judy Collins, and Phil Ochs as a teenage singer and songwriter at a time where songwriters were pushing in new directions.