CONCERTS & FESTIVALS
Be sure to listen to Bluegrass Signal, broadcast every Saturday (4:00 - 5:30 pm Pacific) on KALW (91.7 FM in the Bay Area). There are often musical previews of some of these events! All KALW local music programs are archived for one week and can be heard on demand. Just go HERE and select 'Bluegrass Signal' to hear that week's show.
Every Saturday on KALW, there's more acoustic music broadcast before and after Bluegrass Signal. The schedule:
2 pm: Folk Music & Beyond
4 pm: Bluegrass Signal
5:30 pm: A Patchwork Quilt
Thanks for listening!
-> -> -> ALL TIMES PACIFIC <- <- <-
CONCERTS
Feb. 13: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Feb. 13: Jasper Manning & Friends (Amy Kassir, Evan Ward, Ryan Triolo, and Spencer) - Kensington Circus Pub
Feb. 13: The Far Out Johnnys - The Liberties, SF
John Reischman & the Jaybirds -
- Feb. 13: Little River Inn
- Feb. 14: The Old Steeple, Ferndale
- Feb. 15: The California, Santa Rosa
- Feb. 16: Mendocino College Center Theatre, Ukiah
Laurie Lewis & Kathy Kallick (w/ Chad Manning, Christine Wilhoyte, & Tom Bekeny) celebrating 50 years together -
- Feb. 13: house concert in Oakland; houseconcert-at-att-dot-net * SOLD OUT *
- Feb. 15: Otter Opry, Monterey
Feb. 14: Feral Friday Square Dance - The Polish Club, SF; preceded by old time jam
Feb 14-16: Old-Time Music Festival, Olympia WA
Laurie Lewis & Nina Gerber -
- Feb. 14: Fifth Street Farms, Berkeley (also with Brandon Godman)
- Feb. 22: Dance Palace, Point Reyes (Sweethearts of the Radio)
- Feb. 23 (3 pm): Folsom Opry House
Darol Anger & Bruce Molsky -
- Feb. 15: Fiddletown - Fiddletown
- Feb. 16: Besemer Concert Hall, Nevada City
- Feb. 17: Hillside Club, Berkeley
Evie Ladin Band -
- Feb. 15: Studio Fourth St., San Rafael
- Feb. 19: Little Hill Lounge, El Cerrito
Feb. 15 (5:30 pm): Alan Bond & Skedaddle - Depot Cafe & Bookstore, Mill Valley
Feb. 16 (6 pm): The Rocky Wheels - O’Reilly's, SF
Feb. 17: Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion; John Barleycorn - Blondies, SF
Feb. 18 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice (and guests) - The Page, SF
Feb. 18: Goat Hill Girls - Sam's BBQ San Jose
Feb. 20: Beautiful Bouquet - The Liberties, SF
Feb. 20: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Sam Grisman Project -
- Feb. 20: Felton Music Hall
- Feb. 21: Miners Foundry, Nevada City
- Feb. 22: The Warfield, SF; opening for Melvin Seals & JGB; benefit for Jerry Day
- Feb. 23: Sebastopol Community Center
Feb. 22 (11 am): Sandy Mountain - San Gregorio Store
Feb. 22 (2 pm): Bearcat Stringband - Cato's, Oakland
Feb. 22: East Bay Square dance - Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar St., Berkeley (normally at the Hillside Club); music: Round Top String Band; caller: Alex MacLeod
Feb. 23 (2 pm): The West Coast Ramblers - San Gregorio Store
Feb. 23 (6 pm): Burl Haggard - O’Reilly's, SF
Feb. 24: The High Water Line - Blondies, SF
Feb. 25 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice (and guests) - The Page, SF
Feb. 26: Tom Bekeny & Friends - Baltic Kiss, Point Richmond; 5 pm: open jam; 7:30 pm: TB & F; 8:30 pm: jammers join TB & F to play on stage
Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley -
- Feb. 26: Sweetwater, Mill Valley
- Feb. 27: Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz,
- Feb. 28: The Side Door, Sacramento
- March 1: Chico Women's Club
Feb. 27 (5 pm): Bearcat Stringband - Enterprise Brewing, SF
Feb. 27: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Feb. 27: Salty Sally - The Liberties, SF
Feb. 28 (4 pm): Black Banjo & Fiddle Fellowship (Joe Zavaan Johnson & Patrice Strahan) - Berkeley Public Library South Branch, 1901 Russell
March 1: DaveGrass, Berkeley; RSVP required, as space is limited
- 1 pm: Doors open and jams start
- 2 pm: Workshops led by Yoseff Tucker & Bow Ties members Billy Moore, Caleb Roberts, Zach Sharpe, Jack Kinney, Michael Carroll, and Yoseff
- 3 pm: Concert by Yoseff Tucker & the Bow Ties
- 5 pm: Jam with the band!
March 1: The Town Howlers - The Side Door, Sacramento
March 2 (2 pm): Whiskey Brothers - Armistice Brewing, Richmond
March 3: Tom Bekeny & Friends - Blondies, SF
Lonesome Ace Stringband -
- March 4: house concert in Santa Cruz; daniel-at-instantharmony-dot-com
- March 5: Otter Opry - Monteray United Methodist Church
- March 6: The Hillside Club, Berkeley
- March 7: The Sofia Theatre, Sacramento
- March 8: Sonoma County Bluegrass & Folk Festival, Sebastopol
March 4: John Kornhauser & Dark Hollow - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
March 4: Aux Cajunals - Mardi Gras dance - Ashkenaz, Berkeley
March 5: Bean Creek - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
March 6: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
March 6: Fiddler on the Right Trio - The Liberties, SF
March 7: The Buckeye Boys - Aqus Cafe, Petaluma
March 8: SONOMA COUNTY BLUEGRASS & FOLK FESTIVAL - Sebastopol Community Center
March 8 (2 pm): The Harmony Grits - San Gregorio Store
March 9 (6 pm): Hey Lonesome - O’Reilly's, SF
March 10: Beautiful Bouquet - Blondies, SF
March 11: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
March 13: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
March 13: Alan Bond & Skedattle - The Liberties, SF
March 13: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - Crest, Sacramento
AJ Lee & Blue Summit -
- March 13: Harlow's, Sacramento
- March 14: Chico Women's Club
- March 15: The Chapel, SF
March 14: Feral Friday Square Dance - The Polish Club, SF; preceded by old time jam
March 16 (6 pm): The Deep Thicket Dwellers - O’Reilly's, SF
March 17: Deep Thicket Dwellers - Blondies, SF
March 20: Trouble Town - The Liberties, SF
March 22 (2 pm): Bearcat Stringband - Cato's, Oakland
March 22: Goat Hill Girls - Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co.
March 22-23 - Artisan Cheese Festival - Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa
Solid Gold Strangers (3/23, 11 am) and Bloomfield Bluegrass Band (3/23, 1:45 pm) among the performers
March 24: The High Water Line - Blondies, SF
March 27: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
March 27: Hydromatic Drive - The Liberties, SF
March 28: Taylor Mountain - Main Street Bistro, Guerneville
March 29 (11 am): Sandy Mountain - San Gregorio Store
March 31: Bluegrass Holiday - Blondies, SF
April 1: John Kornhauser & Dark Hollow - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
April 2: Bean Creek - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
April 3: Buckeye Boys - The Liberties, SF
April 4: Alan Bond & Skedaddle - Mantra Wines, Novato
April 4: B*craft Stringband, Karen Segal Trio - The Lost Church, SF
April 5 (3 pm): Bean Creek - Otter Opry, Monterey
April 6 (2 pm): Critical Grass - Armistice Brewing, Richmond
April 8: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
April 11: Alan Bond & Skedaddle - Kensington Circus Pub
April 26: Goat Hill Girls - Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co.
April 26: Taylor Mountain - Main Street Bistro, Guerneville
April 27: Iris DeMent - Hopmonk, Novato
April 27: San Francisco Festival of the Mandolins - Croatian American Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga Ave., SF
May 2-4: BERKELEY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 3 (4 pm): Brothers Comatose; Broken Compass Bluegrass - HopMonk Sebastopol
May 4 (2 pm): Whiskey Brothers - Armistice Brewing, Richmond
May 6: John Kornhauser & Dark Hollow - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
May 7: Bean Creek - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
May 9-11: SIERRAGRASS - Sierra Meadows, Ahwahnee
May 9-11: PARKFIELD BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - V6 Ranch, Parkfield
May 13: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
May 13: Seth Mulder & Midnight Run - Otter Opry, Monterey
May 16: Alan Bond & Skedaddle - Plough and Stars, SF
May 17: Sierra Hull - Felton Music Hall
May 22-26: STRAWBERRY SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
May 31 & June 1: Redwood Mountain Faire - Roaring Camp, Felton
Laurie Lewis with Bean Creek; Keith Greeninger Band; Strung Over; many others
June 3: John Kornhauser & Dark Hollow - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
June 4: Bean Creek - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
June 8 (3 pm): Good Ol' Persons reunion - Folsom Opry House
June 10: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
June 12-15: FATHER'S DAY FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
June 19: Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee - Otter Opry, Monterey
Riannon Giddens & The Old-Time Revue (Justin Robinson, Dirk Powell, Amelia Powell, Jason Sypher) -
- June 15: Uptown Theatre, Napa
- June 16: Ventura Theater
- June 19: The Observatory North Park, San Diego
- June 21: Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
June 28: Goat Hill Girls - Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co.
June 28: Taylor Mountain - Main Street Bistro, Guerneville
July 13: Taylor Mountain - Main Street Bistro, Guerneville
July 16: Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas - Mountain Winery, Saratoga
Aug. 22: Taylor Mountain - Main Street Bistro, Guerneville
FESTIVALS
Feb. 20-23: WINTERGRASS - Bellevue, WA
Steep Canyon Rangers, Della Mae, Mike Marshall & Choro Famoso, East Nash Grass, American Patchwork Quartet, ..
Feb. 28 - March 2: BLUEGRASS ON THE BEACH - Lake Havasu City, AZ
Kody Norris Show, Ralph Stanley II & Clinch Mt. Boys, Country Current, Little Roy & Lizzie, Tennessee Bluegrass Band, ...
March 8: SONOMA COUNTY BLUEGRASS & FOLK FESTIVAL - Sebastopol Community Center
Laurie Lewis & Kathy Kallick (celebrating 50 years of Togetherness), Lonesome Ace Stringband, Broken Compass Bluegrass, Mission Blue, Salty Sally, Late For the Train, Manning Music youth bands
May 2-4: BERKELEY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 2: John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band, Tray Wellington, Fog Holler
May 3: Mr. Sun, Dom Flemons' Shultz's Dream (with Dom, Tray, Dr. Richard Brown, Dante’ Pope, and Brian Farrow), Salty Sally
May 4: Della Mae, Po' Ramblin' Boys, Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands
May 9-11: SIERRAGRASS - Sierra Meadows, Ahwahnee
AJ Lee & Blue Summit (host band) + Viv & Riley, Two Runner, Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band, Yoseff Tucker & the Bowties, Hank & Ella Band, Mitchum Jacob, Ismay, others
May 9-11: PARKFIELD BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - V6 Ranch, Parkfield
May 18: TOPANGA BANJO-FIDDLE CONTEST & FOLK FESTIVAL - Paramount Ranch, Agoura Hills
May 22-26: STRAWBERRY SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
Dan Tyminski Band, Slocan Ramblers, East Nash Grass, John Reischman & the Jaybirds, ...
June 12-15: FATHER'S DAY FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
Main Stage: The Travelin’ McCourys; Gibson Brothers; AJ Lee & Blue Summit; Junior Sisk Band; Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee; Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley; Good Ol’ Persons (reunion); Laurie Lewis & Kathy Kallick (celebrating 50 years of Togetherness); Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands; Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band; Clinton Davis Stringband; Canote Brothers; California Showcase Bands: Bearcat Stringband; Matt Michienzie Band; Mission Blue; Town Howlers; Windy Hill; Vern's Stage: tba
June 13-15: LIVE OAK MUSIC FESTIVAL - Live Oak Camp, Santa Barbara
June 20-25: WENATCHEE RIVER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Cashmere, WA
July 11-13: BLUEGRASS FROM THE FOREST - Shelton, WA
July 12: CLINE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Cline Family Cellars, Sonoma
Hey Lonesome
July 17-19: DARRINGTON BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Darrington, WA
July 24-26: GORGE GRASS - Stevenson, WA
Aug. 7-10: GOOD OLD FASHIONED BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Piños
Aug. 8-10: BLUE WATERS BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Medical Lake, WA
Aug. 15-17: SUMMERGRASS SAN DIEGO - Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista
Aug. 23-25: BOWER'S BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Washoe Valley, NV
The Town Howlers
Sept. 17-21: BERKELEY OLD TIME MUSIC CONVENTION
Jake Blount
Oct. 16-20: STRAWBERRY FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands, Becky Buller Band, Broken Compass Bluegrass, ...
Be sure to listen to Bluegrass Signal, broadcast every Saturday (4:00 - 5:30 pm Pacific) on KALW (91.7 FM in the Bay Area). There are often musical previews of some of these events! All KALW local music programs are archived for one week and can be heard on demand. Just go HERE and select 'Bluegrass Signal' to hear that week's show.
Every Saturday on KALW, there's more acoustic music broadcast before and after Bluegrass Signal. The schedule:
2 pm: Folk Music & Beyond
4 pm: Bluegrass Signal
5:30 pm: A Patchwork Quilt
Thanks for listening!
-> -> -> ALL TIMES PACIFIC <- <- <-
CONCERTS
Feb. 13: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Feb. 13: Jasper Manning & Friends (Amy Kassir, Evan Ward, Ryan Triolo, and Spencer) - Kensington Circus Pub
Feb. 13: The Far Out Johnnys - The Liberties, SF
John Reischman & the Jaybirds -
- Feb. 13: Little River Inn
- Feb. 14: The Old Steeple, Ferndale
- Feb. 15: The California, Santa Rosa
- Feb. 16: Mendocino College Center Theatre, Ukiah
Laurie Lewis & Kathy Kallick (w/ Chad Manning, Christine Wilhoyte, & Tom Bekeny) celebrating 50 years together -
- Feb. 13: house concert in Oakland; houseconcert-at-att-dot-net * SOLD OUT *
- Feb. 15: Otter Opry, Monterey
Feb. 14: Feral Friday Square Dance - The Polish Club, SF; preceded by old time jam
Feb 14-16: Old-Time Music Festival, Olympia WA
Laurie Lewis & Nina Gerber -
- Feb. 14: Fifth Street Farms, Berkeley (also with Brandon Godman)
- Feb. 22: Dance Palace, Point Reyes (Sweethearts of the Radio)
- Feb. 23 (3 pm): Folsom Opry House
Darol Anger & Bruce Molsky -
- Feb. 15: Fiddletown - Fiddletown
- Feb. 16: Besemer Concert Hall, Nevada City
- Feb. 17: Hillside Club, Berkeley
Evie Ladin Band -
- Feb. 15: Studio Fourth St., San Rafael
- Feb. 19: Little Hill Lounge, El Cerrito
Feb. 15 (5:30 pm): Alan Bond & Skedaddle - Depot Cafe & Bookstore, Mill Valley
Feb. 16 (6 pm): The Rocky Wheels - O’Reilly's, SF
Feb. 17: Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion; John Barleycorn - Blondies, SF
Feb. 18 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice (and guests) - The Page, SF
Feb. 18: Goat Hill Girls - Sam's BBQ San Jose
Feb. 20: Beautiful Bouquet - The Liberties, SF
Feb. 20: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Sam Grisman Project -
- Feb. 20: Felton Music Hall
- Feb. 21: Miners Foundry, Nevada City
- Feb. 22: The Warfield, SF; opening for Melvin Seals & JGB; benefit for Jerry Day
- Feb. 23: Sebastopol Community Center
Feb. 22 (11 am): Sandy Mountain - San Gregorio Store
Feb. 22 (2 pm): Bearcat Stringband - Cato's, Oakland
Feb. 22: East Bay Square dance - Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar St., Berkeley (normally at the Hillside Club); music: Round Top String Band; caller: Alex MacLeod
Feb. 23 (2 pm): The West Coast Ramblers - San Gregorio Store
Feb. 23 (6 pm): Burl Haggard - O’Reilly's, SF
Feb. 24: The High Water Line - Blondies, SF
Feb. 25 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice (and guests) - The Page, SF
Feb. 26: Tom Bekeny & Friends - Baltic Kiss, Point Richmond; 5 pm: open jam; 7:30 pm: TB & F; 8:30 pm: jammers join TB & F to play on stage
Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley -
- Feb. 26: Sweetwater, Mill Valley
- Feb. 27: Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz,
- Feb. 28: The Side Door, Sacramento
- March 1: Chico Women's Club
Feb. 27 (5 pm): Bearcat Stringband - Enterprise Brewing, SF
Feb. 27: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Feb. 27: Salty Sally - The Liberties, SF
Feb. 28 (4 pm): Black Banjo & Fiddle Fellowship (Joe Zavaan Johnson & Patrice Strahan) - Berkeley Public Library South Branch, 1901 Russell
March 1: DaveGrass, Berkeley; RSVP required, as space is limited
- 1 pm: Doors open and jams start
- 2 pm: Workshops led by Yoseff Tucker & Bow Ties members Billy Moore, Caleb Roberts, Zach Sharpe, Jack Kinney, Michael Carroll, and Yoseff
- 3 pm: Concert by Yoseff Tucker & the Bow Ties
- 5 pm: Jam with the band!
March 1: The Town Howlers - The Side Door, Sacramento
March 2 (2 pm): Whiskey Brothers - Armistice Brewing, Richmond
March 3: Tom Bekeny & Friends - Blondies, SF
Lonesome Ace Stringband -
- March 4: house concert in Santa Cruz; daniel-at-instantharmony-dot-com
- March 5: Otter Opry - Monteray United Methodist Church
- March 6: The Hillside Club, Berkeley
- March 7: The Sofia Theatre, Sacramento
- March 8: Sonoma County Bluegrass & Folk Festival, Sebastopol
March 4: John Kornhauser & Dark Hollow - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
March 4: Aux Cajunals - Mardi Gras dance - Ashkenaz, Berkeley
March 5: Bean Creek - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
March 6: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
March 6: Fiddler on the Right Trio - The Liberties, SF
March 7: The Buckeye Boys - Aqus Cafe, Petaluma
March 8: SONOMA COUNTY BLUEGRASS & FOLK FESTIVAL - Sebastopol Community Center
March 8 (2 pm): The Harmony Grits - San Gregorio Store
March 9 (6 pm): Hey Lonesome - O’Reilly's, SF
March 10: Beautiful Bouquet - Blondies, SF
March 11: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
March 13: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
March 13: Alan Bond & Skedattle - The Liberties, SF
March 13: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - Crest, Sacramento
AJ Lee & Blue Summit -
- March 13: Harlow's, Sacramento
- March 14: Chico Women's Club
- March 15: The Chapel, SF
March 14: Feral Friday Square Dance - The Polish Club, SF; preceded by old time jam
March 16 (6 pm): The Deep Thicket Dwellers - O’Reilly's, SF
March 17: Deep Thicket Dwellers - Blondies, SF
March 20: Trouble Town - The Liberties, SF
March 22 (2 pm): Bearcat Stringband - Cato's, Oakland
March 22: Goat Hill Girls - Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co.
March 22-23 - Artisan Cheese Festival - Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa
Solid Gold Strangers (3/23, 11 am) and Bloomfield Bluegrass Band (3/23, 1:45 pm) among the performers
March 24: The High Water Line - Blondies, SF
March 27: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
March 27: Hydromatic Drive - The Liberties, SF
March 28: Taylor Mountain - Main Street Bistro, Guerneville
March 29 (11 am): Sandy Mountain - San Gregorio Store
March 31: Bluegrass Holiday - Blondies, SF
April 1: John Kornhauser & Dark Hollow - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
April 2: Bean Creek - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
April 3: Buckeye Boys - The Liberties, SF
April 4: Alan Bond & Skedaddle - Mantra Wines, Novato
April 4: B*craft Stringband, Karen Segal Trio - The Lost Church, SF
April 5 (3 pm): Bean Creek - Otter Opry, Monterey
April 6 (2 pm): Critical Grass - Armistice Brewing, Richmond
April 8: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
April 11: Alan Bond & Skedaddle - Kensington Circus Pub
April 26: Goat Hill Girls - Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co.
April 26: Taylor Mountain - Main Street Bistro, Guerneville
April 27: Iris DeMent - Hopmonk, Novato
April 27: San Francisco Festival of the Mandolins - Croatian American Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga Ave., SF
May 2-4: BERKELEY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 3 (4 pm): Brothers Comatose; Broken Compass Bluegrass - HopMonk Sebastopol
May 4 (2 pm): Whiskey Brothers - Armistice Brewing, Richmond
May 6: John Kornhauser & Dark Hollow - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
May 7: Bean Creek - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
May 9-11: SIERRAGRASS - Sierra Meadows, Ahwahnee
May 9-11: PARKFIELD BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - V6 Ranch, Parkfield
May 13: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
May 13: Seth Mulder & Midnight Run - Otter Opry, Monterey
May 16: Alan Bond & Skedaddle - Plough and Stars, SF
May 17: Sierra Hull - Felton Music Hall
May 22-26: STRAWBERRY SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
May 31 & June 1: Redwood Mountain Faire - Roaring Camp, Felton
Laurie Lewis with Bean Creek; Keith Greeninger Band; Strung Over; many others
June 3: John Kornhauser & Dark Hollow - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
June 4: Bean Creek - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
June 8 (3 pm): Good Ol' Persons reunion - Folsom Opry House
June 10: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
June 12-15: FATHER'S DAY FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
June 19: Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee - Otter Opry, Monterey
Riannon Giddens & The Old-Time Revue (Justin Robinson, Dirk Powell, Amelia Powell, Jason Sypher) -
- June 15: Uptown Theatre, Napa
- June 16: Ventura Theater
- June 19: The Observatory North Park, San Diego
- June 21: Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
June 28: Goat Hill Girls - Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co.
June 28: Taylor Mountain - Main Street Bistro, Guerneville
July 13: Taylor Mountain - Main Street Bistro, Guerneville
July 16: Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas - Mountain Winery, Saratoga
Aug. 22: Taylor Mountain - Main Street Bistro, Guerneville
FESTIVALS
Feb. 20-23: WINTERGRASS - Bellevue, WA
Steep Canyon Rangers, Della Mae, Mike Marshall & Choro Famoso, East Nash Grass, American Patchwork Quartet, ..
Feb. 28 - March 2: BLUEGRASS ON THE BEACH - Lake Havasu City, AZ
Kody Norris Show, Ralph Stanley II & Clinch Mt. Boys, Country Current, Little Roy & Lizzie, Tennessee Bluegrass Band, ...
March 8: SONOMA COUNTY BLUEGRASS & FOLK FESTIVAL - Sebastopol Community Center
Laurie Lewis & Kathy Kallick (celebrating 50 years of Togetherness), Lonesome Ace Stringband, Broken Compass Bluegrass, Mission Blue, Salty Sally, Late For the Train, Manning Music youth bands
May 2-4: BERKELEY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 2: John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band, Tray Wellington, Fog Holler
May 3: Mr. Sun, Dom Flemons' Shultz's Dream (with Dom, Tray, Dr. Richard Brown, Dante’ Pope, and Brian Farrow), Salty Sally
May 4: Della Mae, Po' Ramblin' Boys, Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands
May 9-11: SIERRAGRASS - Sierra Meadows, Ahwahnee
AJ Lee & Blue Summit (host band) + Viv & Riley, Two Runner, Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band, Yoseff Tucker & the Bowties, Hank & Ella Band, Mitchum Jacob, Ismay, others
May 9-11: PARKFIELD BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - V6 Ranch, Parkfield
May 18: TOPANGA BANJO-FIDDLE CONTEST & FOLK FESTIVAL - Paramount Ranch, Agoura Hills
May 22-26: STRAWBERRY SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
Dan Tyminski Band, Slocan Ramblers, East Nash Grass, John Reischman & the Jaybirds, ...
June 12-15: FATHER'S DAY FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
Main Stage: The Travelin’ McCourys; Gibson Brothers; AJ Lee & Blue Summit; Junior Sisk Band; Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee; Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley; Good Ol’ Persons (reunion); Laurie Lewis & Kathy Kallick (celebrating 50 years of Togetherness); Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands; Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band; Clinton Davis Stringband; Canote Brothers; California Showcase Bands: Bearcat Stringband; Matt Michienzie Band; Mission Blue; Town Howlers; Windy Hill; Vern's Stage: tba
June 13-15: LIVE OAK MUSIC FESTIVAL - Live Oak Camp, Santa Barbara
June 20-25: WENATCHEE RIVER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Cashmere, WA
July 11-13: BLUEGRASS FROM THE FOREST - Shelton, WA
July 12: CLINE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Cline Family Cellars, Sonoma
Hey Lonesome
July 17-19: DARRINGTON BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Darrington, WA
July 24-26: GORGE GRASS - Stevenson, WA
Aug. 7-10: GOOD OLD FASHIONED BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Piños
Aug. 8-10: BLUE WATERS BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Medical Lake, WA
Aug. 15-17: SUMMERGRASS SAN DIEGO - Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista
Aug. 23-25: BOWER'S BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Washoe Valley, NV
The Town Howlers
Sept. 17-21: BERKELEY OLD TIME MUSIC CONVENTION
Jake Blount
Oct. 16-20: STRAWBERRY FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands, Becky Buller Band, Broken Compass Bluegrass, ...