Take 4 people to one show, 2 people to two shows or go see four shows by yourself at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, now in its new home right in the middle of the Downtown Berkeley Arts District.  Check out their upcoming calendar of events: http://freightandsalvage.com/event

With a history spanning 41 years and counting, Berkeley, CA's Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse is the longest running nonprofit venue for folk and traditional music west of the Mississippi. 

In the past 41 years, hundreds of musicians have appeared at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley. Just a few of the big names include:

Ralph Stanley, Dar Williams, Shawn Colvin, Alasdair Fraser, Dan Bern, Ricky Skaggs, Cheryl Wheeler, Odetta, R. Crumb and the Cheap Suit Serenaders, Ani DiFranco, Brownie McGhee, Mike Marshall, Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band, David Lindley, Utah Phillips, Kate Wolf, Norton Buffalo, David Grisman, Kaki King, Vienna Teng, Bill Kirchen, Nickel Creek, Alison Krauss, Edgar Meyers and Mike Marshall, Tin Hat Trio, Greg Brown, Country Joe McDonald

In 1968 in Berkeley, psychedelic rock ruled, folk music was dead and a used furniture store called Freight & Salvage at 1827 San Pablo Ave. was in the process of going bust. Who would have thought that an eponymous 87-seat folk venue opened in the failed store would evolve into a world famous performance and education venue fostering folk and traditional music from around the globe?