Front Porch CONNECTS
Where Music Meets Community
Mt. Diablo Side & Near the Bay
If A Tree Falls at Berkeley Hillside Club
Near the Bay Acoustic / Singer-Songwriter, Folk / Americana
Nov
13
7:30p – 9:30p
Date
Friday, November 13, 2026
Town
Berkeley
Cover / Tickets
$25 at door (students and seniors: $20)
Hey Bay Area folks! Heads up! – our trio (with special guest George Palen joining us on standup bass) will be playing our annual Fall concert 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧, 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 at 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘆. Concert starts at 𝟳:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠. If A Tree Falls (Jennie Walstrom, Mark Walstrom, & Bernie Lenhoff) features vibrant father-daughter harmonies set in string arrangements of folk, rock, Americana, & beyond. We'll be playing lots of new material, covering our typical landscape of vintage favorites from the likes of Jackson Browne and Woody Guthrie, to contemporary gems from recent years, and everything between. There…
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🎵 About If A Tree Falls
If A Tree Falls is an acoustic trio featuring the vibrant father-daughter harmonies of Mark & Jennie Walstrom woven into string arrangements of folk, rock, Americana, & beyond. Bernie Lenhoff rounds out the trio, adding his voice and accompaniment on guitar/dobro/banjo. Our musical terrain stretches from the traditional to the present day, reimagining familiar favorites as well as discovering hidden gems (but not so precious as to be above covering an 80s pop hit!). A few of the artists we cover: Lyle Lovett, Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, CCR, Paul Simon, Nanci Griffith, Jason Isbell, Guster, Cyndi Lauper, Gillian…
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Front Porch CONNECTS is made possible by the California Arts Council, the Community Foundation of Lafayette, the Peaceful World Foundation, and by our wonderful community of Bay Area musicians and music fans.