Santa Cruz County live entertainment picks for March 4-10

WEDNESDAY 3/4

FOLK

VISHTEN

French settlers in Eastern Canada evolved the traditional music of their native land into something new and distinct—a smooth, breezy sound somewhere between Celtic sing-alongs and down-home Appalachian fiddle tunes. If there’s a modern day ambassador of this genre, it’s Canada’s Vishten. The three members all grew up in a home on the eastern Canadian Islands where this music was a part of everyday life. They modernize it with a mix of instruments—keys, accordion and electric guitar, as well as the acoustic guitar, fiddle and flute. But at its heart, it’s a window into 17th century French-Canadian home life. AC

INFO: 7:30pm. Michaels On Main, 2591 Main St., Soquel. $20/adv, $22/door. 479-9777.