New!! Maria played September 28th, 2008 at the Taco Garage, 8403 Broadway St, as part of the Texas Music Coalition's Birthday celebration

Maria played at the Aggie Picnic, May 31, 2008.

Maria now (September 2008) attends the Thursday "Celtic jams" sessions at Pizza Italia (Thousand Oasks and Jones-Maltsberger).

Most months Maria plays at the Texas Music Coalition's (TMC) Songwriter's Circle held the last Wednesday of each month at the Rolling Oaks Country Club, San Antonio, TX.

On February 1, 2008, Maria played with Ron Wilson and Alisa Wilma at the Grand Opening for Conroy's Pub, off I-10 at the Fair Oaks Ranch exit, about 9 miles north of Loop 1604,

Maria also plays at Specht's Store in Bulverde on many Sunday afternoons during open mike 4pm-8pm
112 Specht's Rd., Bulverde
about 10 miles North of loop 1604 on Blanco.

She plays at the International Folk Center at Our Lady of the Lake University on either the 2nd or 4th Saturdays of the month.

She plays once a month as part of the Cactus Canyon Contra Band at the San Antonio Contra Dances. 

Maria also plays the peaceCAFÉ from time to time.

In November 2007, Maria played at ART FOR AFRICA, the second annual charity art auction sponsored by Student UNICEF at UTSA.  One hundred percent of proceeds go to children suffering from the effects of AIDS/HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa.

In the past, she has played at the Highland Games in April and at the Texas Folklife Festival in June. Maria played the San Antonio RODEO, in February 2007 as part of the Songwriter's Circle from the Texas Music Coalition.

She has also performed in Nova Scotia, Scotland,....

Updated October 5, 2008

Maria and the rest of the Cactus Canyon Contra Band