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BAY AREA (and beyond) BLUEGRASS & OLD TIME (and beyond) BANDS

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AJ Lee & Blue Summit
AJ Lee, Sullivan Tuttle, Chad Bowen, Jan Purat, Scott Gates

Bean Creek
Billy Pitrone, Sarah Eblen, Rob Horgan

Bearcat Stringband
Robin Fisher, Rowan McCallister

The Bernal Hillbilllies
Larry Chung, Martha Hawthorne, Bill Foss, Scot Brenton, Amy Scher

The BettyJacks
Jeanie Poling & Jody Richardson

Birches Bend
Lucy Khadder, Jasper Manning, Sophia Sparks + Chad Manning

​Black Eyed Susies
Leslie Abbott, Wendy Molin, Sonia Wyman, friends

Bloomfield Bluegrass Band
Christine Wilhoyte, David Thiessen, Jim Burke, Marc Francis, Patrick Campbell

Blue & Lonesome             
Ed Neff, Larry Cohea, Paul Shelasky, Yoseff Tucker, Katya Polovina

Broken Compass
Mei Lin Heirendt, Kyle Ledson, Django Ruckrich

Brookdale Bluegrass Band
featuring Eric Burman

Central Valley Boys
Yoseff Tucker, Victor Skidanenko, John Cogdill, Dave Gooding

Crooked Jades 
Jeff Kazor, Lisa Berman, Erik Pearson, Megan Adie, Emily Mann

Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band
​Miles Quale, Teo Quale, Andrew Osborn, John Gooding 

Daisy Caire

Joe Craven

Dark Hollow Bluegrass Band
John Kornhauser, Larry Cohea, Mark Wardenburg, Jon McNeill, ...

Dos Valley Trio
Harry Liedstrand, Cindy Liedstrand, Terry Barrett

Earl Brothers
Robert Earl Davis, James Touzel, Tom Lucas, Jody Richardson, Bill Foss, Starr Moss

Eric & Suzy Thompson

Evie Ladin Band
Evie Ladin, Keith Terry, Erik Pearson

Fame & Glory String Band
Alan M. Bond, Rowan McCallister, Tom Diamant

Festival Speed Bluegrass
Bob Hoffman, Julie Steier, Josh Bernstein, Joe Osborn, Gary Millar

​Goat Hill Girls
Sonia Shell, Lee Anne Welch, Kim Elking, Linda Maki, Lisa Burns

GrassKickers
Tom Naiman, Bob Garcia, Dan Stein, Ron Murray, Matthew Songmaker

Green Mountain Bluegrass Band
Steve Lawson, David Thiessen, others

The Harlan James Bluegrass Band
Maureen Blumenthal, Linda Juratovac, Jacob Ofman, Michael Thilgen, Kelly Trojan 

Harmony Grits
Mike McKinley, Jim Lewin, Jeff Baldwin, Doug Marcus

High Country
Butch Waller, Larry Cohea, Jim Mintun, Tom Bekeny, Glenn Dauphin, Bob Waller

The High Water Line
Tyler Stegall, Clare Armenante, Tj Carskadon, Jim Toggweiler, Joel Cofield
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Hillbillies From Mars
Kevin Carr, Ray Bierl, Paul Kotapish, Daniel Steinberg

Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup
Jeanie Poling, Chuck Poling, and friends

Jee-Hee & Jesse

JimBo Trout & the Fishpeople
Jimbo Trout and friends

Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin

Jubilee
Miles Quale, Teo Quale, Aerie Walker, Tuki Walker

Kathy Kallick Band
Kathy Kallick, Annie Staninec, Greg Booth, Tom Bekeny, Cary Black

Kevin Russell & His So Called Friends
Kevin Russell, Cori Wood, Layne Bowen, Ray Bierl, Markie Sanders

Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands
Laurie Lewis, Tom Rozum, Patrick Sauber, Brandon Godman, Andrew Conklin

Lonesome Still

Loud Ladies Foot Patrol
Martha Hawthorne, Kathe Burick, Jody Richardson, Lila Goehring, Irene Herrmann, Leslie Keir

Lucky Drive Bluegrass Band
Karen Sonnenblick Wilhoyte, Mike Wilhoyte, Nicole Solis Snider, Eric Embry

Lucy Smith & Dave Berry

Marin County Breakdown
Gary Millar, Julie Steier, Sarah Jo Millar, Cory McClintic, Daniel Coles

Matt & George & Their Pleasant Valley Boys
Matt Dudman, George Goodell, Jenny Lynn Williams, Fiddlin’ Jim Allison, Mark Eagleton

Maverick - A Bluegrass Duo  
Avram Frankel and friends

McLane, Justis & Barwick

Steve McLane, Mike Justis, Kathy Barwick; sometimes with Pete Siegfried

Mission Blue
Dana and Avram Frankel, David Thiessen, and friends

Mountain Fire Band
Bill Davies, Bob Blanchard, Alec  Oyung, Matt Crimp, Tom Davies

Muleskinner Stomp
Chris Eccles, Jim McCall, Matt Lauer, Chris Wolff

​Nell Robinson & Jim Nunally Band
Jim Nunally, Nell Robinson, Jim Kerwin, Jon Arkin, Rob Reich

The New Acoustic Collective
Jason Keiser, Alonso Sanchez, David Boyden, Nathaniel Grohmann

North Country Blue 
Tessa Schwartz, Ida Winfree, Megan January, Christine Wilhoyte, John Gooding

Ol’ Pals
Butch Waller, Larry Cohea, Craig Wilson, Matt Dudman, Jack Kinney

One Grass Two Grass
Sam Trimboli, Anthony Dente, Carson Hunter, Bud Dillard, Riley Hill, Rhyne Erde

Painted Mandolin
Joe Craven, Matt Hartle, Larry Graff, Terry Shields

The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band 
Peter Rowan, Chris Henry, Julian Pinelli, Max Wareham, Eric Thorin

Plaid Strangers
Karen Celia Heil, Maxine Gerber, Thomas Angell

Purple Mountain Majesty Band
Dave Magram, Chip Curry, Ken Smith, Linda Maki, Robert Cornelius

Red Dog Ash
Brian Clark, Julie Cooper, Gary Vessel, Jason Winfree, Mark Peet

Riley Hill & Brand New Still
RH + changing lineup

Rita Hosking Band  
Rita Hosking, Sean Feder, Bill Dakin, Kora Feder 

The Rose Valley Thorns
Joshua Bergmann, Jared Bergmann, Corey Highberg

Sam Grisman Project
Sam Grisman, Ric Robertson, Aaron Lipp, Chris English

Savannah Blu
Gary Kaye, Dore Collar, Tom Lucas, Ted Silverman + Dave Hanks, Pam Brandon, Joe Kyle

Scroggins & Rose
Tristan Scroggins, Alisa Rose

Skillet Licorice
Elise Engelberg and Matt Knoth, sometimes with guests

Sidesaddle & Co.
Kim Elking, Lee Anne Welch, Lisa Burns, Rob Horgan, Glenn Dauphin

Snap Jackson & the Knock On Wood Players
Snap Jackson, Shane Kalbach, Eric Antrim, Brian Clark

Solid Gold Stranger
Joe Readel, Amy Levine, Korey Kassir, Ashley Readel

Squirrelly Stringband
David Murray, Debbie Berne, Allegra Yellin, Rachel Kraai
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Stadler Gibbons Band
Mike Stadler, Mary Gibbons, Jon Mitguard, Michael Leal Price

T Sisters 
Erika, Rachel, and Chloe Tietjen

Thompsonia 
Suzy Thompson, Allegra Thompson, Eric Thompson

The Town Howlers
John McKelvy, Michael Small, Rowan McCallister, Matt Crimp, James Touzel 

The Vivants
Emily Bonn, James Touzel, Clare Armenante, Kalei Yamanoha

The West Coast Ramblers
Mark Heath, Mimi Hills, Robbie Macdonald, Elliott Stewart, Ed Cirimele

Whiskey Brothers
Jeff Ward, John MacFarlane, Craig Fletcher, Dave Courchaine, Bruce Campbell

Who's Feeling Young Now
Lucy Khadder, Niko Quale, Silas Jude, Teo Quale

Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
​Robert Cornelius, Suzanne Suwanda, Alex Mayers, Mark Wardenburg, Chad Johnson

Windy Hill
​Ryan Breen, Kyle McCabe, Thomas Wille, Andy O'Brien, Brandon Godman

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CBA Band Directory


~ OUT OF STATE or UNCERTAIN STATUS ~

Amy & Hailey
Amy Scher & Hailey Pexton

Barwick & Siegfried
Kathy Barwick & Pete Siegfried

​The Barefoot Quales
Miles, Teo, Niko, Chris, and Maria Quale; Rory O'Neill

Beargrass Creek
Dave Trabue, MaryAnn Johnston, Matt Lauer, Phil Bearce

Bill Evans 

Brittany Haas

​Canyon Johnson  
Patti Finney, Eric Charles, Bob Regent, Jim Duber, Mark Kronar

Darol Anger

David Grisman

The Dim Lights
Avram, Vicki, and Dana Frankel, Larry Cohea, Matt Kendall

Fog Holler
Casey J Holmberg, Noa Laniakea, Tommy Schulz

John Reischman 

Megan Lynch Chowning

Molly Tuttle

Pacific Drive
Dana Frankel, David Thiessen, Jesse Fichman, Helen Foley, Sam Reed

Rob Ickes

Shepherd Canyon Band
Jerry Barush, Bernie Bishop, Betsy Kenny, Ken Smith, Jess Beebe

Stoney Mountain Ramblers
Scott Dailey, Steve Joynes, Bill Hamburgen, Gary Anwyl, Doc (Scott) Klein 

Stoney Ridge
Rich Stieg, Rick Owen, Bob Gisler, Dave Cole, Art Kee


~ HISTORICAL ~

Bangers & Grass
Bill Evans, Tom Bekeny, Chad Manning, Jim Nunally, Steve Pottier

Blithedale Canyon
Larry Carlin, Claudia Hampe, Gary Bauman, Gary Kaye

The Blue Js
Josh Gooding, Jesse Personeni, Jacob Gooding, John Gooding, Jack Kinney 

'bout Time 
Mike Omodt, Linda Williams, Pete Hallesy, Dave Williams, Mark Searles

The Bow Ties 
Yoseff Tucker, Billy Moore, Jan Purat, Andrew Powers, Zach Sharpe 

Circle R Boys 
Steve Pottier, Bob Waller, Paul Bernstein, Josh Hadley

Dix Bruce & Julie Cline

​Dusty Moon
Linda Maki, Rick Merritt

Highway One
Scott Atkinson, Jason Lampel, Paul Lee, Tom Manuel, Helen Sweetland

The Hossettes
Hailey Pexton, Angela Personeni, Dana Frankel, Karen Wilhoyte, Larisa Pilatti 

Jim & Louise Mintun

KC & the MooNshine Band
Karen Celia Heil and friends

Keith Little & the LittleBand
Keith Little, Michael Witcher, Josh Tharp, Sharon Gilchrist, Rick Dugan

Kentucky Twisters
Frank Holmes, Bruno Brandli, Steve Breen, Emil Cho Nishi, Lou Felthouse, Tom Cline 

The Mighty Crows
Chris Smith, Mark Wardenburg, Larry Cohea, Mark Wardenburg, Jeff Zieba, Steve Pottier

Montara Mountain Boys
Paul H. Taylor, Nick Evanson, Kenneth M Sailors, Phil Hartman

Mountain Dojo
Toshio Hirano, Dave Berry

The Picks
Ad hoc band consisting of members of The Handsome Ladies, usually including Jessica Furui and Yennie Dee Brecheisen

Redwing
Alan Dreyfus, Bob Johnson, Olivier Zyngier, Polly Frizzell, “Red Rick” Horlick

The Roadoilers
Mike Drayton, Perry Fly, John Pedersen

Steep Ravine
Simon Linsteadt, Jan Purat, Alex Bice, Andy O'Brien, Jeff Wilson 

Supermule
Jim Chayka, Mike Emerson, Nino Moschella, Alisa Rose, Zach Sharpe, Yoseff Tucker

The Thundering Heard
Victor Skidanenko, Butch Waller, Margaret Green, Dave Gooding, Tom Diamant 
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The Tuttles with AJ Lee 
Molly Tuttle, Sullivan Tuttle, Michael Tuttle, Jack Tuttle, AJ Lee

27strings
Tom Bull, Greg Frees, Hildy Licht, Rachel Gage, Howard Gage

Wendy Burch Steel & Redwood
Wendy Burch Steel, Butch Waller, Glenn Dauphin, Allegra Thompson
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