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2012 SCHEDULE

The 36th Annual San Francisco Free Folk Festival
Pete Seeger Room
Saturday, June 9, 2012, 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Presidio Middle School
450 39th Ave, San Francisco, Ca
http://www.sffolkfest.org/2012/index.shtml

Walnut Creek Farmers' Market
Sunday, April 29, 2012, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cole St., Walnut Creek, CA

Campbell Farmers' Market
Sunday April 22, 2012, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Campbell Ave at Central Ave, Campbell, CA

Danville Farmers' Market
Saturday April 21, 2012, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Railroad & Prospect Streets, Danville, CA

Bay Fair Farmers' Market
Saturday April 14, 2012, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Bay Fair Mall Parking Lot, San Leandro, Ca

Belmont Farmers' Market
Sunday April 8, 2012, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Caltrain Station Parking Lot, El Camino & O'Neill St., Ca

Mountain View Farmers' Market
Sunday April 1, 2012, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Caltrain Station, Mountain View, Ca

San Francisco Farmers' Market
Sunday March 18, 2012, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Grove Street, at Divisadero
San Francisco, CA

Cafe Delatti
Saturday March 17, 2012,6:00pm - 9:00pm
42 Elm Street
Los Gatos, Ca

Sunnyvale Farmers' Market
Saturday March 17, 2012, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Murphy Ave and Washington
Sunnyvale, CA

The Atrium Retirement Community of San Jose
Friday, March 16, 2012,1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
1009 Blossom River Way
San Jose, Ca 95123

Milpitas Farmers' Market at ICC
Sunday, March 11, 2012, 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
525 Los Coches St., Milpitas, CA

Daly City Farmers' Market
Saturday, Saturday 25, 2012, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Serramonte Center, Daly City, Ca

Blossom Hill Farmers' Market
Sunday, February 19, 2012 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Princeton Plaza Mall (Kooser & Meridian) San Jose, CA

Newark Farmers' Market
Sunday February 12, 2012, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Newpark Mall, Newark, CA

Marin Farmers' Markets at Marine Civic Center
Sunday, February 5, 2012, 8:00am - 1:00pm
San Rafael, Ca

Grand Lake-Oakland Farmers' Market
Saturday, February 4, 2012, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Grand Ave and Lake Park Ave, Oakland, CA

Irvington Farmers' Market
Sunday, January 29, 2012, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Trimboli Way at Bay St., Fremont, CA

San Mateo College Farmers' Market
Saturday, January 28, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
San Mateo, CA

Pinole Farmers' Market
Saturday, January 21, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Fernandez Ave. and Peer Street, Pinole, CA

Martinez Farmers' Market
Sunday, January 15, 2012, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Court Street between Main and Escobar Street, Martinez, CA

Stonestown Farmers' Market
Sunday, January 8, 2012, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Westside parking lot near Macy's San Francisco, CA

Saratoga Farmers' Market at West Valley College
Saturday, January 7, 2012, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Saratoga, CA

Fort Mason Farmers' Market
Sunday, January 1, 2012, 9:30am - 1:30pm
Marina & Buchanan, San Francisco, CA

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2011 & EARLIER PERFORMANCES»

"Your harmonica performance was exquisite. You touched my heart with your soulful interpretation of your music.
You are the Yo-Yo Ma of the harmonica. "
~~Pat Draves (PR for Just Dancin')

"That was some of the most beautiful music I have ever heard in my life. There were points where it sounded like two people playing. It was amazing."
~~Matt Holdaway (Writer and Host of "A Night of Voices")

"You are such an unique talent. Your music brought tears to my eyes."
~~Mia Mustari (Singer and Songwriter)

"Your music was hauntingly lovely and mystical."
~~Madeline Behrens-Brigham (Artist)

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"Scientists don't have the instruments to measure the human soul, but musicians do." - Anonymous

KC Jiang is a San Francisco Bay Area music performer. When he was a kid, he dreamed of being a street music performer some day, but when he grew up he became an engineer. He plays music on harmonica and Irish whistle at The Cannery in San Francisco, Jupiter at Berkeley, Farmer's Market in San Jose, and other venues. KC has been wandering in those two worlds, engineering and music performing and is enjoying both of them.

KC (short for Kou-Chen) was born in Taiwan, his parents moved from China to Taiwan during the Communist Revolution. When he was a child, his country had only just begun to emerge from the destruction of war and it was very difficult for most families to afford a piano, violin or even a guitar. One day his older brother found a tremolo harmonica in a wooden box. Their mother had brought that wooden box from Shanghai, China to Taiwan.

The harmonica was made in Shanghai and the brand name was "Truth, Kindness and Beauty". His brother played with the harmonica but quickly lost interest. KC was very happy when the harmonica was given to him. He taught himself to play
and off and on for many years.

After he graduated from college in Taiwan, he left for the U.S. to attend graduate school. He traveled around the U.S. and went to schools in Tennessee and Virginia. He finally settled in the San Francisco Bay Area. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering Department from Stanford University and has worked in the engineering field now for many years."

A couple of years ago, KC revived his childhood dream. He tours the Bay Area venues playing classical music, children songs, Chinese melodies, Celtic favorites, and American folk songs. He also plays music at festivals, nursing homes, senior citizen centers and churches.

KC taught himself to play Irish whistle after he listened to the haunting Irish whistle melodies from Titanic. He plays classical music, Chinese melodies, Irish, Scottish and other Celtic songs, American folk songs and his original melodies on Harmonica and Irish whistle. He has been very lucky to be able to relay those passionate, inspirational and delightful melodies to audiences using his two special instruments.

Singer and songwriter Mia Mustari once told him, "You are such a unique talent. Your music brought tears to my eyes."

For more information, please contact:
kcjmusic@yahoo.com