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Winter Bazaar and ArtLab

Posted: December 1, 2012 in Live Music

Announcement
12 – 8 – 12 at 2
Saturday, Dec 8, 2 PM the
Possum Family Singers
will be playing live (not playing dead) at
StickyArtLab
Winter Bazaar Bonanza-
1682 University Avenue
next to Berkeley Screenprint
1684 University At Mcgees
Come smell the Christmas Trees!
Berkeley CA 94703

And, for the innerestcrowd–

jam and hang out after we play.

Berkeley Screenprint-Stickty ArtLab-Berkeley Stamp

Berkeley Screenprint-Stickty ArtLab-Berkeley Stamp

possum sepia small

Posted: December 1, 2012 in Live Music

PFSBBRRHere is the full photo in full color-  Barry (cropped in the sepia for reasons of symmetry),

Muffy, Possum, Ron, Scruffy and Fritz, after our set at the 2012 Black Butte River Ranch July 4th Party.  Photo by Lydia Raag–or maybe Jean Hooker.

Starry Plough Shakeup

Posted: November 21, 2012 in Live Music

Heads up all around, with the Possum Family Singers Starry Plough Happy Hour slot moving back one hour-listed as 4 or 4:30 to 6  or 6:30, depending on which calendar you look at– We’re in the Pink!  How cool is that!?  we never used to get started until 5:30 anyway, so, come, see, drink, enjoy at your leisure.  –No show on the 2nd Saturday of each month.  Gone Fishin’!  Tra la!

Possum Family Singers at the October 2012 Art House Benefit with Will Scarlet on harps

G’bye Chester’s

Posted: October 26, 2012 in Live Music

One last show, December 27, the Thursday after Christmas.

Changing hands, soon to be French–La Fable- so will they pay us as well?

One of the best cheezeburgeres I ever had was in a French Restaurant– The Still Life, on 395, Olancha, CA.

Non, je ne regrette rien.

Contact

Posted: September 25, 2012 in Live Music

Coming up at the Art House Gallery-
Big Benefit for Soundproofing-
Friday October 26, 6-9:30

We play at 8 PM

Call for bookings
POSSUM FAMILY SINGERS
510-652 6560

Possum Family Singers take the stage at 8 PM at the
Art House Gallery 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley–

all day event and fundraiser for Kriss.
$10-250 donation
contact: redwoodmary@gmail.com

Art House Gallery is a Non- Alcohol Venue

Wheelchair Accessible

Late-Summer Possums at the Baltic

Posted: September 11, 2012 in Live Music

So here we are plunging into September, and the Possum Family Singers return to the Baltic Restaurant and Bar 135 Park Place, Point Richmond, CA for their monthly music party. Come down (or UP!) and bring your Very Large Harp, or some strange and beautiful small Ukelele to add a flourish to the Evening.
Or, if so inclined, Dancin’ Shoes. September 13, 2012, 7:30- maybe 10 PM.

Poss-ible set list for Street Fair

Posted: August 24, 2012 in Live Music

opening with an instrumental-
Long Hard Ride…………Matt
Cold and Lonely………..Laurie
Falling? or whatever …..Steve
I Believe in You ………Laurie
Midnight sandwich………Matt
Orphan of the Storm…….Ann
Long White Cadillac…….Laurie
I want you…………….Steve
Lydia…………………Laurie
Down Home Girl…………Steve
The Way……………….Matt
Orphan Girl……………Ann and Laurie
Scare Easy…………….Laurie
Small Bets on Horses……Matt
Down the Road………….Steve and Laurie

come see if we can follow it . . .

Posted: August 24, 2012 in Live Music

Saturday August 25–Berkeley Sauna 35th Anniversary Party and Alternate Healing Street Fair!

The Possum Family Singers play and sing for you at at 3 PM. FREE!

Come by for Reiki, sunshine, Tai Chi, music, crafts fair, 11 am to 6 pm

1900 block of Milvia Street at University Avenue, Berkeley, California

Join us at our

STREET FAIR!

Saturday,  August 25

11 am – 6 pm

1900-block of Milvia St.

Massage,     Reiki,    Yoga,

Chiropractic Exam, Tai Chi

Acupuncture,    Nutrition,

Music, and  Arts & Crafts

Meet your friendly

therapy practitioners!

Updated Song List

Posted: August 4, 2012 in Live Music

by popular request, here is a list of songs we carry around in with us, most of which we do  .  .  .  It’s also on our ABOUT page, and I’ll update it with useful composer, singer etc some day soon.  Ooh, that’s good one, too.

Across the Universe    
(Crazy Uncle) Alan    
Amie
Angels
Baby Blue    
Brian’s Head
Buttermilk Hill
Bye Bye Baby
City of New Orleans    
Cold and Lonely    
Cold Rain and Snow
Cortez the Killer
Dig A Pony        
Cruel Trick of Fate
Don’t Let it Bring you Down
Don’t think Twice, It’s Alright
Down By the River    
Down Home Girl
Falling
Fire on the Mountain    
I Believe in You
I Want You
In the Arms of the Angel
Into the Mystic    
Kathy’s Song
La La Means I Love You
Long Hard Ride    
Long Hair Country Boy
Long White Cadillac
Louise    
Love Gone Wrong
Love Has No Pride    
Love Minus Zero/No Limit
Love Potion #9
Lucille
Lydia
Midnight Moonlight
Memories of You
The Night they Drove ol’ Dixie Down
Norwegian Wood
Orphan Girl    
Orphan of the Storm
One Foot in Front of the Other
Rain-Swollen River
To Ramona
Red Trains    
Scare Easy
So Afraid    
Sitting on a Fence
Small Bets on Horses
Spanish Harlem Incident    
Stormy
Still I Long    
Those Memories    
Together    
Tonight
Trousermouse    
Valadero    
The Way
Wayfaring Stranger
When the Line    
While my Guitar Gently Weeps
Wide Wide River to Cross
Wild Nights
The Wind Cries Mary
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald        
Winter’s Come and Gone
and the last song  .  .  Down the Road