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Peter Thompson

Fri 9/24/2004

Greetings -

Just a note to thank you for your support of KALW during
our recent Membership/Pledge Drive. The station reached
its financial goal, and we're most grateful to everyone
who renewed memberships or became a new member. The
"Bluegrass Signal" specials were less successful than
in years past, but the overall support was wonderful.

Here's an update of impending bluegrass and old time
events; please let me know if I've overlooked anything
and/or have incorrect information.

Hope you get to hear and/or play music soon -
Peter

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UPCOMING BAY AREA BLUEGRASS EVENTS,
including PERFORMANCE VENUES, ORGANIZATIONS, REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS,
CONCERTS, FESTIVALS, JAM SESSIONS, INSTRUCTION, and more.
Tune into "Bluegrass Signal" (Sat., 6:30 - 8:00 pm) on KALW
(91.7 FM, http://www.kalw.org) for weekly updates.

Additions, corrections, comments, and suggestions are welcome:
Peter Thompson <bgsignal@comcast.net>
P.O. Box 21344, Oakland, CA 94620
On-air studio phone: 415-841-4134

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BLUEGRASS SIGNAL upcoming features

NOTE: The area's most comprehensive bluegrass calendar is part of
every show, usually between 7:30 and 8 pm, and often including
musical previews.

ADDITIONAL NOTE: The first hour of "Bluegrass Signal" is now re-broadcast
5 times per week on an all-bluegrass internet station. Go to
http://www.BluegrassCountry.org for the complete schedule and more
information.

Sept. 25: HICKS WITH STICKS: guest co-host Jose Segue returns to bring us up to date on the world of local twang. The bluegrass summer vacation comes late this year.

Oct. 2: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GARY REID: a celebration of his Copper Creek Records.

Oct. 9: MUSICAL PREVIEWS of the La Honda and Veterans Day (Woodland) Bluegrass Festivals and other special events this fall.

Oct. 16: IN THE DEEP ROLLING HILLS OF SAN FRANCISCO: guest co-host Shelby Ash brings us up to date on his bluegrass series, plays some of his favorite music, and discusses our area's thriving bluegrass scene.

Oct. 23: A tribute to THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, Charlie Waller, 1935-2004.

Oct. 30: BRINGIN' SCARY HOME: songs for a bluegrass Halloween.

Nov. 6: Readings from Thomas Goldsmith's wonderful new book, THE BLUEGRASS READER, with relevant musical accompaniment.

Nov. 13: BOB PAISLEY & THE SOUTHERN GRASS are comin' to town and this
will get you ready for his uncompromising, hard-driving "Galax bluegrass."

Nov. 20: HOW MANY BISCUITS CAN YOU EAT? Bluegrass songs for a Thanksgiving dinner.

Nov. 27: WHAT GOES ROUND: new releases & reissues.

Dec. 4 & 11: THE EARLY DAYS OF BLUEGRASS: a two-part exploration of music made in the 1940s and early '50 from the 10-volume Rounder LP set (still not reissued on CD), the new JSP compilation, selections from the Joe Bussard collection, and more. With guest co-host Todd Gracyk.

Dec. 18: LAST-MINUTE GIFT SUGGESTIONS, featuring some of 2004's best releases and reissues.

Dec. 25: MERRY (BLUEGRASS) CHRISTMAS with Bill, Carter & Ralph, Del,
Kathy, Ralph & Keith, Larry, Jimmy, Laurie & Tom, Tim, CE & James, Ralph,
and a few bands whose names can't be abbreviated.

Jan. 1: The annual IBMA AWARDS SHOW, live in Louisville in October.
Round up the usual suspects and happy new (bluegrass) year .

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PERFORMANCE VENUES & BLUEGRASS ORGANIZATIONS:

ESPRESSO GARDEN & CAFE - 814 S. Bascom Ave, San Jose
408-294-3353, http://www.fiddlingcricket.com
FREIGHT & SALVAGE COFFEEHOUSE - 1111 Addison St., Berkeley
510-548-1761, http://www.freightandsalvage.org
HENFLING'S FIREHOUSE TAVERN - 9450 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond
831-335-1642, http://www.henflings.com
LITTLE FOX THEATER - 2209 Broadway, Redwood City
(http://www.foxdream.com, 650-369-4119)
McGRATH'S PUB - 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda
510-522-6263, http://www.mcgrathspub.com
MURPHY'S IRISH PUB - 464 E. 1st St., Sonoma
707-935-0660, http://www.sonomapub.com
"OTTER OPRY" - United Methodist Church, 250 California St.,
Santa Cruz (831-338-0618, http://www.otteropry.com)
SAN GREGORIO GENERAL STORE - Hwy 84 & Stage Rd., San Gregorio
650-726-0565, http://www.sangregoriostore.com
SAM'S BBQ - 1110 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose
408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com
SWEETWATER - 153 Throckmorton, Mill Valley
(415-388-2820, http://www.sweetwatersaloon.com)

BAY AREA COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY (http://www.bacds.org)
CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION - P.O. Box 9, Wilseyville, CA
95257 (http://www.cbaontheweb.org)
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS SOCIETY - P.O. Box 390846,
Mt. View 94039 (http://www.ncbs.us)
REDWOOD BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATES - P.O. Box 390515,
Mt. View 94039 (650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)

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REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS:

Sundays (4-6 pm): "The American Roots Music Show" -
The Music Store, 66 West Portal (@ Vicente), SF
(415-664-2044, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com)
Sept. 26: Foghorn Stringband (Portland), Kitchen Syncopators (New Orleans)
Oct. 3: no show due to Hardly Strictly BG Festival
Oct. 10: Earthquake Country
Oct. 17: Slewfoot Stringband
Oct. 24: Stoney Mountain Ramblers
Nov. 7: Chris Stuart & Back Country
Nov. 21: All Wrecked Up
Dec. 12: Hapa Haole Boys (w/Jeff Kazor of Crooked Jades)
Dec. 19: Crooked Jades
Sundays (5-8 pm): "Americana Unplugged" - Jupiter Pub, 2181 Shattuck Ave.
(at Center Street), Berkeley (across from the main BART station)
(510-843-7625, http://www.jupiterbeer.com/berkeley/events/index.html)
1st Sun. (2-5 pm): Earthquake Country - San Gregorio Store (650-726-0565)
3rd Sun.(2-5 pm) of odd-numbered months: Circle R Boys - San Gregorio Store
4th Tuesday: "BLT w/ pickers on the side" (aka "Bluegrass Live Tonight") -
Towles Cafe, 1401 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame (650-344-1462)
Sept 28: Carolina Special
Oct 26: Sibling Brothers
Tuesday: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st: Bean Creek /2nd: West Coast Ramblers /3rd: Mr. Banjo & the
Lonesome Wailers /4th: Wild Oats & Honey /5th: MacRae Brothers
Wednesdays: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st/3rd: Sidesaddle & Co.
2nd/4th: Diana Donnelly & The Yes Ma'ams
Wednesdays: "Grassoholics Anonymous" - Rio's, 15025 River Road, Rio Nido (outside Guerneville on Russian River) (707-869-8447)
Sept. 29: Crooked Jades
Oct. 6: Victor Barnes Band (Colorado)
Oct. 13: Poor Man's Whiskey
Oct. 20: Lipsey Mountain Spring Band
1st/3rd Wednesdays: Whiskey Brothers - Albatross Pub,
1822 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (510-843-2473)
Thursdays: Ed Neff & Friends - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma (707-775-4232)
Thursdays: bluegrass bands - The Atlas Cafe, 3049-20th St. (at Alabama), SF
(415-648-1047, http://www.atlascafe.net)
First: Dark Hollow
Thursdays: bluegrass bands - Half Moon Bay Brewing Co., 390 Capistrano Ave., Princeton-By-the-Sea (650-728-2739, http://www.hmbbrewingco.com/index.html)
Sept. 30: Highway One
Oct. 7: Stoney Mountain Ramblers
Oct. 14: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys
Oct. 21: Dark Hollow
Oct. 28: West Coast Ramblers
First Thursday: bluegrass bands - Prince Of Wales Pub, 102 E. 25th Ave.,
San Mateo (650-574-9723)
Oct. 7: The Shut-Ins
Nov. 4: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys
Dec. 2: Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup
Third Thursday: David Thom Band - Cafe Amsterdam, 23 Broadway, Fairfax
(415-256-8020)
Fridays (7-9:30 pm): "House of Bluegrass" - Maxfield's, 398 Dolores (@17th), SF
(415-255-6859, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com)
Sept. 24: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys
Oct. 1: Bluemoon Boys
Oct. 8: Acme String Ensemble
Oct. 15: Squirrelly String Band
Oct. 22: Poor Man's Whiskey
Oct. 29: Wire -N- Wood
Nov. 5: Lipsey Mountain Spring Band
First Friday: Sonoma Mountain Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Saturdays (10 am - noon): bg bands - Noe Valley Farmers' Market, 24th St. b/w
Sanchez & Vicksburg, SF (http://www.noevalleyfarmersmarket.com/pages/1)
Second Saturday (2-5 pm): Harmony Grits - San Gregorio Store

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CONCERTS:

Sept. 24: Hootenanny Dance - Reeltime Travelers and Crooked Jades -
Little Fox Theatre, Redwood City (http://www.foxdream.com)
Sept. 24: Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss with Tom Rozum - Cayuga Vault,
Santa Cruz (http://www.otteropry.com)
Sept. 25: Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss w/ Tom Rozum PLUS Papermill
Creek Rounders [David Nelson, Banana, Keith Little, C Manning, P Knight] -
First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mt. View
(650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)
Sept. 25: David Thom Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Sept. 25: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys - McGrath's Pub, Alameda
Sept. 26: Due West, Homespun Rowdy, Jan Smith (Americana singer/songwriter
from Virginia) - The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd St., SF
Sept. 28: "Bluegrass Gold" - High Country, Homespun Rowdy - Sweetwater,
Mill Valley
Sept. 28: Crooked Jades, Neighborly Deeds, Jesse Harris, and Eleni Mandell -
The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd St., SF (http://www.makeoutroom.com)

Oct. 1: High Country - Zocalo Coffeehouse, San Leandro (510-569-0102,
http://www.zocalocoffeehouse.com)
Oct. 1: "Bluegrass Gold" - The Waybacks w/ Darol Anger, Corinne Duskin -
The Sweetwater, Mill Valley
Oct. 3 (7 pm): Dry Branch Fire Squad - Sausalito Presbyterian Church,
112 Bulkley Ave.. Sausalito (info/res: 415-383-8716, <d.koc@comcast.net>)
Oct. 5: "Bluegrass Gold" - Hot Buttered Rum String Band, Pam Brandon -
Sweetwater, Mill Valley
Oct. 8: Poor Man's Whiskey - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Oct. 8 & 9: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Old Crow Medicine Show - The
Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., SF (415-346-6000, http://www.thefillmore.com)
Oct. 9: John Murphy's Carolina Special - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Oct. 9: "Otter Opry" - Sibling Brothers - Santa Cruz
Oct. 9: Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup, Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys -
Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St.(@Van Ness), SF (http://www.rickshawstop.com)
Oct. 13 (7 and 9 pm): Del McCoury Band - The Palms, 13 Main St, Winters
(530-795-1825)
Oct. 14 (8 pm): Grand Ole Opry American Road Show with The Del McCoury Band,
Patty Loveless, and Vince Gill - Paramount Great America's
Redwood Ampitheatre, Santa Clara (615-871-5812 )
Oct 14: Cherry's Jubliee (bluegrass, country, rockabilly) - Cherry Bar,
917 Folsom, SF (415-974-1585)
Oct. 14: The Mitguards (husband and wife duo from Colorado; mix of bg &
American roots) - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Oct. 15: "Bluegrass Bonanza!" - High Country plus special guests -
Plough & Stars, 116 Clement, SF (415-751-1122)
Oct. 16: High Country - McGrath's Pub, Alameda
Oct. 20: Bluegrass Benefit with Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Kathy Kallick Band,
Bluegrass Intentions, High Country, True Blue - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Oct. 20: Bruce Molsky - Espresso Garden Cafe, San Jose
Oct. 21: Bruce Molsky - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Oct. 21: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys - Atlas Cafe, SF
Oct. 23: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum & the Guest House Band -
First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mt. View
(650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)
Oct. 23: High Country - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Oct. 27: Kruger Brothers - Sierra Nevada Brewery, Chico (530-345-2739)
Oct. 28: "Bluegrass Gold" - Peter Rowan, Highway One - Sweetwater, Mill Valley
Oct. 29: Kruger Brothers - Napa Valley Opera House,Napa (707-226-7372)
Oct. 29: Dr. Elmo and Wild Blue - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Oct. 30: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys (noon), Jeanie & Chuck's Country
Roundup (5 pm), others - Grand National Rodeo, Cow Palace, SF
Oct. 30: Highway One - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma

Nov. 6: "Otter Opry" - Kathy Kallick Band, Chris Stuart & Backcountry -
Santa Cruz (http://www.otteropry.com)
Nov. 6 (8 pm): Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup - SF Green Festival,
SF Convention Center, 8th & Brannan, SF
Nov. 7 (2 pm): Kathy Kallick Band - concert for young children -
Community School of Music and Arts - Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle,
Mt View (650-917-6800, http://www.arts4all.org/concerts/concerts4kids.htm)
Nov. 7 (4 pm): Kathy Kallick Band - concert for families -
Community School of Music and Arts - Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle,
Mt View (650-917-6800, http://www.arts4all.org/concerts/familyconcerts.htm)
Nov. 13: Acme String Ensemble - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Nov. 19: Wire -N- Wood - "Bluegrass Bonanza!" - Plough & Stars, 116 Clement, SF Nov. 19: Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass - Cayuga Vault, Santa Cruz
(http://www.otteropry.com)
Nov. 20: Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass - First Presbyterian Church Of
Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mt. View (650-691-9982,
http://www.rba.org)
Nov. 26 & 27: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Nov. 27: David Thom Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma

Dec. 10: Poor Man's Whiskey - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Dec. 11: John Murphy's Carolina Special - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Dec. 31: High Country (annual bluegrass New Year's Eve celebration) -
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

Jan. 7: Due West - Freight and Salvage, Berkeley
Jan. 14: Kathy Kallick Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Jan. 15: Kathy Kallick Band, Megan Lynch
First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mt. View
(650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)

March 11: Mac Martin & the Dixie Travelers - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
March 12: Mac Martin & the Dixie Travelers - First Presbyterian Church Of
Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mt. View (650-691-9982,
http://www.rba.org)

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FESTIVALS:

Sept. 24-26: THE BERKELEY OLD TIME MUSIC CONVENTION (http://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org)
Sept. 24: Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin, Earl White Band, Thompson String
Ticklers - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 25 (11 am): Stringband contest - Berkeley Farmer's Market, Center St.
between Milvia & MLK, Berkeley
Sept. 25: Square dance - Foghorn SB (Portland), Gravel Court (NC),
Squirrelly SB, caller Bill Martin (Portland), preceded by Evie Ladin's
clogging workshop (6:30 pm) - Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley
Sept. 26: Music & dance workshops - see below
Sept. 26 (3 pm): open cabaret - Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
510-THE-TAPS, http://www.jupiterbeer.com

Oct. 2-3 (11 am - 7 pm): HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Speedway Meadows, Golden Gate Park, SF (http://www.strictlybluegrass.com) ** FREE **
Hazel Dickens, Ralph Stanley, Del McCoury Band, Hot Rize, Lynn Morris Band,
Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder,
Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum & Guest House, Dale Ann Bradley & Coon Creek,
Tim O'Brien, Ginny Hawker, Perfect Strangers, Reeltime Travelers,
Claire Lynch, Mountain Heart, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, The Gourds,
Dry Branch Fire Squad, Crooked Jades, Old Crow Medicine Show, ... plus ...
John Prine, Emmylou Harris, Jesse Winchester, Alison Brown, David Olney,
Steve Earl & the Bluegrass Dukes, Buddy & Julie Miller, Red Meat, Guy Clark,
Nick Lowe, Robert Earl Keen, The Waybacks with Darol Anger, many others

Oct. 15-17: LA HONDA BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - La Honda Gardens, Hwy 84 b/w Hwy One and Skyline Blvd. (west of Redwood City)(http://www.scbs.org/LaHonda/index.htm)
Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys, Birch Lake Ramblers, Chojo Jacques &
Friends, Donner Mountain Bluegrass Band, Foggy Mountain Jam, Harmony Grits,
Jeanie & Chuck's Country Round-Up, Marty Varner Band, Normal Flora,
REO Haywagon, Sibling Brothers, Smith Brothers, Wild Oats 'n Honey

Nov. 12-14: VETERANS DAY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Yolo County Fairgrounds, Woodland (near Sacramento) (707-573-3983, http://www.cbaontheweb.org)
Acme String Ensemble, Cabin Fever, Circle R Boys, Donner Mt. Bluegrass Band,
Earl Bros, John Murphy's Carolina Special, Modern Hicks, Sidesaddle & Co.,
True Blue, The Warblers
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JAM SESSIONS:

1st/3rd Sat.: Mission Pizza & Pub, 1572 Washington Blvd., Fremont
(510-651-6858, http://www.missionpizza.com)
Saturdays (2 - 5 pm): Coffee Catz, Highway 12 just east of Sebastopol
(707-829-6600); bg & old time twice/month
First Sunday (1 - 5 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Assn -
Hoover Middle School, Naglee & Park Sts., San Jose (408-730-1034,
http://www.scvfa.org)
Second Sunday (2 - 7 pm): Methodist Church, Boulder Creek (831-423-5214)
Second/Fourth Sunday (2-6 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
Second and Fourth Sundays (3-7 pm): Progressive Grounds Cafe,
400 Cortland Ave., SF (old time)
Fourth Sunday (1:30 - 5 pm): Calif. Old Time Fiddlers Assn -
United Methodist Church, 19806 Wisteria St., Castro Valley
(925-455-4970, http://www.fiddle.com/calfiddle).
[Free workshop for fiddlers under 18 (2:30-4:30 pm) - info:
510-654-5653]
Mondays: McGrath's Pub, 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda (510-522-6263)
First Tuesday: Sicilito's Restaurant, Garberville (707-923-2603)
Second/Fourth Tuesdays: Dublin Heritage Center, 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin
(near the NW corner of the 680/580 interchange) (925-803-4128)
Fourth Tuesday: Sixteen Mile House, 448 Broadway, Millbrae (650-692-4087)
Wednesdays (7-10 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
First Wed.: The Plough & Stars, 116 Clement (@ 2nd Ave.), SF (415-751-1122,
http://pweb.jps.net/~jgilder/plough.html); hosted by Jeanie & Chuck Poling
First/Third Thursdays: Marin Bluegrass Jam - Marin Lutheran Church,
649 Meadowsweet, Corte Madera (http://www.carltone.com/jam.html)
Thursdays: Fifth String Music Store, Adeline St., Berkeley
Final Thursday: Atlas Cafe, 3049 - 20th, SF (415-648-1047)

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INSTRUCTION/WORKSHOPS:

Sept. 25-27: Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss VOCAL WORKSHOPS
Sept. 25 (10 am - noon): 331 Union St. Santa Cruz <spalazzo@cruzio.com>
Sept. 27 (6-8 pm): Gryphon Music, Palo Alto <jack@jacktuttle.com>

BERKELEY OLD TIME MUSIC CONVENTION WORKSHOPS:

Sept. 25 (6:30 - 7:30 pm): SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN CLOGGING: Evie Ladin -
Ashkenaz (back studio) immediately before the square dance.
No experience necessary. A 6-week session of clogging classes will start
the following Sunday (10/3) in the same location. $10.
Info & reservations: <evie@stairwellsisters.com>

Sept. 26 (held in private residences in Berkeley)
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
BANJO: Heath Curdts - Round Peak style and more
FIDDLE: Sammy Lind (Foghorn)
GUITAR: Eric Thompson (BG Intentions, Thompson String Ticklers)
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
DANCE CALLING: Bill Martin (Portland)
FIDDLE: Rich Hartness (North Carolina)
$20 for one workshop, $15 each for two; limited to 20 people.
Info, reservations: Elise Engelberg <angelmountainstrings@hotmail.com>, 415-431-0147.

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Wed 9/15/2004

Greetings -

Thanks very much to Alan, Alan, Anthony, Barry, Bob,
Brenna, Caren, Chris, David, Deb, Ed, Jane, Jed, John,
John, Kate, Larry, Louise, Lucy, Michael, Richard,
Robin, Sharon, Stephen, Stephen, Steve, Teresa, Tom,
and Tom!

These are the listeners (whose names were passed along
to me) who phoned in with a pledge to KALW during the
"Bluegrass Signal" special on Saturday between 6:30
and 8:00 pm. Your support is very much appreciated!

As you know, KALW is a public radio station which
relies on the financial support of listeners to meet
most of its expenses. The station had anticipated
that "Bluegrass Signal" would raise more money than
it did, and hopes that this week's show will be even
more productive.

I know it's hard to even listen --- much less make a
phone call --- especially when there's a festival, a
benefit, and a concert happening this Saturday.

Soooo, I'm imploring you once again to make a pledge
to support KALW on behalf of "Bluegrass Signal" ---
and suggest that you can do it via e-mail.

And here's an e-mail special: any and all pledges to
KALW of at least $50 make you eligible for a
complimentary pair of tickets to the RBA concert in
Mountain View on Sept. 25th (see below for details).
This offer will not be made on the air; however, if
any of you who pledged during last week's show would
like to attend this concert, please let me know.

In addition ...
For a pledge of $75, you can choose any one of the
four CDs listed below as an extra thank-you from KALW.

Thanks again for your support, however you can give it.
Your comments and suggestions are always appreciated.
So are your additions and corrections to the calendar.
Now, I hope some of you are able to donate a bit of $$$
to help the station that presents "Bluegrass Signal."

Thanks very much -
Peter

The concert -
Sat., Sept. 25 (8:00 pm):
Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss w/ Tom Rozum ...
AND ...
The Papermill Creek Rounders (David Nelson, Banana,
Keith Little, Chad Manning, Paul Knight) -
First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View,
1667 Miramonte Ave., Mountain View
(info: 650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)

The CDs -
- PETER ROWAN & TONY RICE: You Were There For Me (Rounder)
- NASHVILLE BLUEGRASS BAND: Twenty Year Blues (Sugar Hill)
- VERN WILLIAMS BAND: Traditional Bluegrass (Arhoolie)
- VARIOUS ARTISTS: Whitewater - A Copper Creek Anthology

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Finally, please let me know if you'd like updated listings
of Bay Area Bluegrass Events. There's not enough time for
a complete on-air calendar during these membership Drive
specials.

Here are the other Sept. 18th events that I know about:

6:00 pm - 1:00 am: Benefit for Greg Davis & Patty Kiner -
Brookdale Lodge (north of Santa Cruz) (831-338-6433, http://www.brookdalebluegrass.com)
with Harmony Grits, Birch Lake Ramblers, Julio Inglasses,
Corn Fretters, Sherry Austin Band, Regina Bartlett, and
the Lunatic Fringe, one of Greg's bands. (He's also a
member of the infamous Psycho-Girlfriend-Boys, last seen
at one of the first Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festivals.)
Greg & Patty have been longtime NCBS members, and hard-
working volunteers at the GOFs, Strawberry Fests, and Otter
Oprys. Greg Davis is ill with a fatal neurological disease.
His companion, Patty Kinner, is providing full time care and
is unable to work. This benefit is one of several, staged
to help with their mounting medical and living expenses.

8:00 pm: Crooked Jades (10th anniversary party) - Freight
& Salvage, Berkeley (http://www.freightandsalvage.org)

Sept. 17-19: BLUEGRASSIN' IN THE FOOTHILLS -
Amador County Fairgrounds, Plymouth (209-785-4693, http://www.landspromotions.com/plymouth/plymouth_main.htm)
with Bean Creek, Bluegrass Etc., Country Current,
Donner Mt. Band, Farm Fresh, Frank Ray & Cedar Hill,
Highway One, Honi Deaton & Dream, Jackstraw, John Murphy's
Carolina Special, Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show,
Lampkins Family, Mark Newton Band, Rick Jamison & Copper
Canyon, Sam Hill, Silverado, Tony Trischka Trio (featuring
Bruce Molsky).

Fri 9/10/2004

Greetings -

A last-minute reminder about tomorrow's "Bluegrass Signal"
special from 6:30 - 8:00 pm on KALW (91.7 FM, www.kalw.org).

It's part of the KALW's Fall Membership Drive, and I hope
you'll be able to listen --- and phone in (1-800-525-9917)
with a pledge of financial support (which is how public
radio stations stay alive).

I'm delighted to be able to offer you a choice of one (or
more) of these new releases as a small way of saying a big
THANK-YOU for this support.

PETER ROWAN & TONY RICE: You Were There For Me (Rounder)
Wonderful new Peter songs, some of his best singing ever,
and exquisite guitar by Tony.

NASHVILLE BLUEGRASS BAND: Twenty Year Blues (Sugar Hill)
Bluesy bluegrass; great grooves, hot playing by M. Compton,
S. Duncan, and P. Enright's, A. O'Bryant's soulful singing.

VERN WILLIAMS BAND: Traditional Bluegrass (Arhoolie)
Live recordings from a powerful and influential band.
Classic songs performed with intensity, grit, feeling.

VARIOUS ARTISTS: Whitewater - A Copper Creek Anthology
22 tracks - duets, bluegrass bands, old time bands, and
individual artists - from a VA-based record company.

Please let me know if you'd like me to save you a copy of
any of these fine albums. As always, thanks for listening
--- and for your support.

During the Membership Drive specials, the on-air calendar
is significantly reduced. If you'd like updated listings,
please let me know that too.

Hope you're able to hear/play some bluegrass soon -
Peter
Producer/Host, "Bluegrass Signal"
KALW (91.7 FM, http://www.kalw.org)
Broadcast Saturdays, 6:30 - 8:00 pm Pacific Time
Also broadcast on http://www.BluegrassCountry.org

Sat 8/28/2004

Greetings -

Many additions here, including these just-announced benefits:

Sept 18 (6 pm-1 am): Benefit for Greg Davis & Patty Kiner - Brookdale Lodge (north of Santa Cruz) (831-3386433, http://www.brookdalebluegrass.com)
Harmony Grits, Birch Lake Ramblers, Julio Inglasses, Corn Fretters,
Sherry Austin Band, Regina Bartlett, and the Lunatic Fringe, one of the
Greg's bands. (He's also a member of the infamous Psycho-Girlfriend-Boys,
last seen at one of the first Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festivals.)
Greg & Patty have been longtime NCBS members, and hard-working volunteers
at the GOFs, Strawberry Fests, and Otter Oprys. Greg Davis is ill with a
fatal neurological disease. His companion, Patty Kinner, is providing full
time care and is unable to work. This benefit is one of several, staged
to help with their mounting medical and living expenses.

Oct. 20 (8 pm): Benefit for Allison Fisher - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
(http://www.freightandsalvage.org)
Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Kathy Kallick Band, High Country, True Blue,
Bluegrass Intentions - to help with medical and living expenses.

Also, it's nearly time for another exciting KALW Membership Drive. The
drive itself happens from Sept. 9-20, which means there are two "Bluegrass Signal" extravaganzas on Sept. 11 and 18. On these programs, I'll be asking
for your support and offering you a choice of one (or more) of these new releases as a small way of saying a big THANK-YOU:

TONY RICE & PETER ROWAN: You Were There For Me (Rounder)
They've been touring extensively in recent years, and finally have
recorded their first album together - huzzah! It features Peter's sublime vocals on ten of his original compositions, with Tony's virtuoso acoustic
guitar evoking, framing, and enhancing the emotions of each song with characteristic elegance.
Other participants includes longtime Rowan & Rice collaborators, Billy Bright (mandolin, mandola) and Bryn Davies (bass, harmony vocals). This
album is not available in stores until Sept. 28th.

NASHVILLE BLUEGRASS BAND: Twenty Year Blues (Sugar Hill)
Reinvigorated by the return of the band's original mandolin player,
Mike Compton, the addition of talented bassist Dennis Crouch, and high-
profile touring (including the "Down From The Mountain" shows), the
Nashville Bluegrass Band celebrates 20 years in the bluegrass biz with
a new album.
The two-time Grammy Award-winning band returns after a 6-year studio
hiatus with their 6th Sugar Hill release (after the first 3 with Rounder).
It's got all you've come to expect: Pat Enright & Alan O'Bryant's soulful singing and powerful harmonies, Stuart Duncan's peerless fiddling, dazzling musical interplay, and terrific song selection.

VERN WILLIAMS BAND: Traditional Bluegrass (Arhoolie)
The most powerful and influential west coast bluegrass band --- at their peak, from previously unreleased LIVE recordings. These sessions (mostly
from 1982) sizzle and smoke, with an intense and thrilling vocal trio, and
take you back to a very special time. The liner notes have got it right: "Bluegrass the way it was meant to be played."
What a hot band! Vern Williams (mando, vocals), Delbert Williams (gtr, vocals), Keith Little (banjo, vocals), Ed Neff (fiddle), David Thompson (bass).

VARIOUS ARTISTS: Whitewater - A Copper Creek Anthology (Copper Creek)
Recent recordings of two songs each by notable duets (Carol Elizabeth
Jones & Laurel Bliss, George Shuffler & Laura Boosinger, Chris Brashear &
Peter McLaughlin), bluegrass bands (Bluegrass Patriots, John Reischman &
the Jaybirds, Ron Spears & Within Tradition), old time bands (Crooked Jades, Wolf Bros.), and individual artists (Kathy Kallick, Kazuhiro Inaba, Albert
E. Brumley, Jr.).
This compilation has a wonderfully wide variety of musical styles, with exciting and compelling performances throughout the 22 tracks.

Please let me know if you'd like me to save you a copy of any of these fine albums. As always, thanks for listening - and for your support.

During the Membership Drive programs, the on-air calendar is significantly reduced; these listings are as complete as I can make them, and I hope they'll be more or less complete for the next few weeks.

Hope you're able to hear/play some bluegrass soon -
Peter
Producer/Host, "Bluegrass Signal"
KALW (91.7 FM, http://www.kalw.org), San Francisco, CA
Broadcast Saturdays, 6:30 - 8:00 pm Pacific Time
Also broadcast on http://www.BluegrassCountry.org five times/week

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UPCOMING BAY AREA BLUEGRASS EVENTS,
including PERFORMANCE VENUES, ORGANIZATIONS, REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS,
CONCERTS, FESTIVALS, JAM SESSIONS, INSTRUCTION, and more.
Tune into "Bluegrass Signal" (Sat., 6:30 - 8:00 pm) on KALW
(91.7 FM, http://www.kalw.org) for weekly updates.

NOTE: The area's most comprehensive bluegrass calendar is part of
every show, usually between 7:30 and 8 pm, and often including
musical previews.

ADDITIONAL NOTE: The first hour of "Bluegrass Signal" is now re-broadcast
5 times per week on an all-bluegrass internet station. Go to
http://www.BluegrassCountry.org for the complete schedule and more
information.

Aug. 28: ACROSS THE TRACKS: new releases & reissues, with music by the Armstrong Twins, NBB, Williams & Clark Expedition, Vassar Clements, James
Alan Shelton, Vern Williams Band, Ralph Stanley (and Ii), Red Allen, John Reischman & The Jaybirds, Big Country Bluegrass, Dale Ann Bradley, Josh Williams, Josh Crowe, Nothin' Fancy, Wildfire, Megan B. Lynch, Earl Brothers, Demolition String Band, Bluegrass Patriots, Jim Lauderdale, and tributes to Jimmy Martin and the Beacon Brothers.

Sept. 4: SEPTEMBER MUSICAL PREVIEWS with music by Carol Elizabeth Jones
& Laurel Bliss, the Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, Reeltime Travelers,
Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin, Mark Newton Band, Tony Trischka, Bruce Molsky, Richard Greene, Honi Deaton & Dream, Crooked Jades, High Country, Bluegrass Intentions, John Murphy's Carolina Special, David Thom Band, Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon, Hot Buttered Rum String Band, Dark Hollow, and others.

Sept. 11 & 18: I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU CALLIN' ... 800-525-9917 ... because it's time for two Membership Drive specials. Great music with
several new releases available as thank-you gifts, in-studio surprises,
and heartfelt appreciation from PT & KALW. The thank-you gifts include:
NASHVILLE BLUEGRASS BAND: Twenty Year Blues (Sugar Hill)
TONY RICE & PETER ROWAN: You Were There For Me (Rounder)
VARIOUS ARTISTS: Whitewater - A Copper Creek Anthology (Copper Creek)
VERN WILLIAMS BAND: Traditional Bluegrass (Arhoolie)

Sept. 25: HICKS WITH STICKS: guest co-host Jose Segue returns to bring us up to date on the world of local twang. The bluegrass summer vacation comes late this year.

Oct. 2: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GARY REID: a celebration of his Copper Creek Records.

Oct. 9: MUSICAL PREVIEWS of the La Honda and Veterans Day (Woodland) Bluegrass Festivals and other special events this fall.

Oct. 16: AROUND & 'ROUND: new releases & reissues.

Oct. 23: A tribute to THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, Charlie Waller, 1935-2004.

Oct. 30: BRINGIN' SCARY HOME: songs for a bluegrass Halloween.

Dec. 25: MERRY (BLUEGRASS) CHRISTMAS with Bill, Carter & Ralph, Del,
Kathy, Ralph & Keith, Larry, Jimmy, Laurie & Tom, Tim, CE & James, Ralph,
and a few bands whose names can't be abbreviated.

Jan. 1: The annual IBMA AWARDS SHOW, live in Louisville in October.
Round up the usual suspects and happy new (bluegrass) year .

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PERFORMANCE VENUES & BLUEGRASS ORGANIZATIONS:

REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS:

Sundays (4-6 pm): "The American Roots Music Show" -
The Music Store, 66 West Portal (@ Vicente), SF
(415-664-2044, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com)
August 29: Fragment (Czech & Slovak Republics)
Sept. 12: Charlie Blocklock's Band
Sept. 19: Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show
Sept. 26: Foghorn Stringband (Portland), Kitchen Syncopators (New Orleans)
Oct. 3: no show due to Hardly Strictly BG Festival
Oct. 10: Earthquake Country
Oct. 17: Slewfoot Stringband
Oct. 24: Stoney Mountain Ramblers
Nov. 7: Chris Stuart & Back Country
Nov. 21: All Wrecked Up
Dec. 12: Hapa Haole Boys (w/Jeff Kazor of Crooked Jades)
Dec. 19: Crooked Jades
Sundays (5-8 pm): "Americana Unplugged" - Jupiter Pub, 2181 Shattuck Ave.
(at Center Street), Berkeley (across from the main BART station)
(510-843-7625, http://www.jupiterbeer.com/berkeley/events/index.html)
Aug. 29: Whiskey Brothers
Sept. 19: Alhambra Valley Band
1st Sun. (2-5 pm): Earthquake Country - San Gregorio Store (650-726-0565)
3rd Sun.(2-5 pm) of odd-numbered months: Circle R Boys - San Gregorio Store
4th Tuesday: "BLT w/ pickers on the side" (aka "Bluegrass Live Tonight") -
Towles Cafe, 1401 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame (650-344-1462)
Sept 28: Carolina Special
Oct 26: Sibling Brothers
Tuesday: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st: Bean Creek /2nd: West Coast Ramblers /3rd: Mr. Banjo & the
Lonesome Wailers /4th: Wild Oats & Honey /5th: MacRae Brothers
Wednesdays: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st/3rd: Sidesaddle & Co.
2nd/4th: Diana Donnelly & The Yes Ma'ams
Wednesdays: "Grassoholics Anonymous" - Rio's, 15025 River Road, Rio Nido (outside Guerneville on Russian River) (707-869-8447)
Sept. 15: Earl Brothers
Sept. 22: Kitchen Syncopators (New Orleans)
Sept. 29: Grassoholics Anonymous
Oct. 6: Victor Barnes Band (Colorado)
Oct. 13: Poor Man's Whiskey
Oct. 20: Grassoholics Anonymous
Oct. 27: Grassoholics Anonymous
1st/3rd Wednesdays: Whiskey Brothers - Albatross Pub,
1822 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (510-843-2473)
Thursdays: Ed Neff & Friends - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma (707-775-4232)
Thursdays: bluegrass bands - The Atlas Cafe, 3049-20th St. (at Alabama), SF
(415-648-1047, http://www.atlascafe.net)
First: Dark Hollow
Thursdays: bluegrass bands - Half Moon Bay Brewing Co., 390 Capistrano Ave., Princeton-By-the-Sea (650-728-2739, http://www.hmbbrewingco.com/index.html)
Sept. 2: Jimbo Trout
Sept. 9: Dark Hollow
Sept. 16: Homespun Rowdy
Sept. 23: Carolina Special
Sept. 30: Highway One
Oct. 7: Stoney Mountain Ramblers
Oct. 14: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys
Oct. 21: Dark Hollow
Oct. 28: West Coast Ramblers
First Thursday: bluegrass bands - Prince Of Wales Pub, 102 E. 25th Ave.,
San Mateo (650-574-9723)
Sept. 2: West Coast Ramblers
Oct. 7: The Shut-Ins
Nov. 4: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys
Dec. 2: Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup
Third Thursday: David Thom Band - Cafe Amsterdam, 23 Broadway, Fairfax
(415-256-8020)
Fridays (7-9:30 pm): "House of Bluegrass" - Maxfield's, 398 Dolores (@17th), SF
(415-255-6859, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com)
Sept. 3: Matt Lax & Nearly Beloved (alt country)
Sept. 10: Mercury Dimes (members of All Wrecked Up play old time music)
Sept. 17: Amy & Karen's Oldtime String Band
Sept. 24: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys
Oct. 1: Bluemoon Boys
Oct. 8: Acme String Ensemble
Oct. 15: Squirrelly String Band
Oct. 22: Poor Man's Whiskey
Oct. 29: Wire -N- Wood
First Friday: Sonoma Mountain Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Saturdays (10 am - noon): bg bands - Noe Valley Farmers' Market, 24th St. b/w
Sanchez & Vicksburg, SF (http://www.noevalleyfarmersmarket.com/pages/1)
Second Saturday (2-5 pm): Harmony Grits - San Gregorio Store

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CONCERTS:

- Fragment (Czech & Slovak Republics) NorCal tour -
Aug. 28: Espresso Garden Cafe, San Jose
Aug. 29 (4 pm): "The American Roots Music Show" at The Music Store, SF
Aug. 30: McGrath's Pub, Alameda
Aug. 31: "Bluegrass Gold" - with Peter Rowan - Sweetwater, Mill Valley
Aug. 28: High Country - Murphy's, Sonoma
Aug. 28-29 (11 am - 5 pm): KWMR Summer Music Swap Meet - Dance Palace Community
Center, Point Reyes Station (http://www.kwmr.org)
Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys (@ 3 pm Sun.) + other non-bg music
Aug. 29: Acme String Ensemble - Murphy's, Sonoma
Aug. 29: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum w/ Scott Huffman - Little Fox Theater,
Redwood City (http://www.foxdream.com)
Aug. 29: Earl Brothers - Thee Parkside, 1600 17th St. (at Wisconsin), SF
(http://www.theeparkside.com)

Sept. 2: Earl Brothers - Henfling's, Ben Lomand
Sept. 4: Earl Brothers - Smiley's, 41 Wharf Rd., Bolinas (415-868-1311)
Sept. 5: David Thom Band - 4th Street Tavern, San Rafael (415-456-4828)
Sept. 6: Earl Brothers - Make Out Room, 3225 22nd St., SF
(http://www.makeoutroom.com) Sept. 9-10: Hot Buttered Rum String Band -
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 11 (noon - 7 pm): NCBS Bluegrass Picking Party - Johnson Farm,
Boulder Creek (831-423-5214, http://www.farmerrob.com)
Sept. 11: High Country - McGrath's Pub, Alameda
Sept. 11: "Otter Opry" - Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon, Blue Canyon -
Santa Cruz http://www.otteropry.com)
Sept. 11: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys - Smiley's, 41 Wharf Rd., Bolinas
(415-868-1311)
Sept. 11: Keystone Station - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Sept. 15: Bluegrass Intentions - concert & lecture-demonstration about
bg/o-t music - Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. (near Gilman), Berkeley
(510-525-5054, http://www.Ashkenaz.com)
Sept. 16: Earl Brothers - Peri's, 29 Broadway, Fairfax
Sept. 17: Richard Greene & the Brothers Barton - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 17: "Bluegrass Bonanza!" - Dark Hollow plus special guests -
Plough & Stars, 116 Clement, SF (415-751-1122)
Sept. 17: Tony Trischka Trio featuring Bruce Molsky - Cayuga Vault, Santa Cruz
(831-421-9471)
Sept. 18 (10 am): Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup - Noe Valley Farmers Market
Sept. 18: Crooked Jades - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
- Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss with Tom Rozum -
Sept. 22: Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 24: Cayuga Vault, Santa Cruz (http://www.otteropry.com)
Sept. 25: First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave.,
Mt. View (650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)
[with the Papermill Creek Rounders: David Nelson, Banana, Keith Little,
Chad Manning, Paul Knight]
Sept. 25: David Thom Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Sept. 25: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys - McGrath's Pub, Alameda
Sept. 26: Due West, Homespun Rowdy, Jan Smith (Americana singer/songwriter
from Virginia) - The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd St., SF
Sept. 28: "Bluegrass Gold" - High Country, Homespun Rowdy - Sweetwater,
Mill Valley

Oct. 1: High Country - Zocalo Coffeehouse, San Leandro (510-569-0102,
http://www.zocalocoffeehouse.com)
Oct. 1: "Bluegrass Gold" - The Waybacks, Corinne Duskin - Sweetwater,
Mill Valley
Oct. 5: "Bluegrass Gold" - The Hot Buttered Rum String Band - Sweetwater,
Mill Valley
Oct. 8: Poor Man's Whiskey - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Oct. 9: John Murphy's Carolina Special - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Oct. 9: "Otter Opry" - Sibling Brothers - Santa Cruz
Oct. 9: Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup, Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys -
Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St.(@Van Ness), SF (http://www.rickshawstop.com)
Oct. 15: "Bluegrass Bonanza!" - High Country plus special guests -
Plough & Stars, 116 Clement, SF (415-751-1122)
Oct. 16: High Country - McGrath's Pub, Alameda
Oct. 20: Bluegrass Benefit with Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Kathy Kallick Band,
Bluegrass Intentions, High Country, True Blue - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Oct. 20: Bruce Molsky - Espresso Garden Cafe, San Jose
Oct. 21: Bruce Molsky - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Oct. 23: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum & the Guest House Band -
First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mt. View
(650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)
Oct. 23: High Country - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Oct. 27: Kruger Brothers - Sierra Nevada Brewery, Chico (530-345-2739)
Oct 29: Kruger Brothers - Napa Valley Opera House,Napa (707-226-7372)
Oct. 30: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys (noon), Jeanie & Chuck's Country
Roundup (5 pm), others - Grand National Rodeo, Cow Palace, SF

Nov. 6: "Otter Opry" - Kathy Kallick Band, Chris Stuart & Backcountry -
Santa Cruz (http://www.otteropry.com)
Nov. 6 (8 pm): Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup - SF Green Festival,
SF Convention Center, 8th & Brannan, SF
Nov. 13: Acme String Ensemble - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Nov. 19: Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass - Cayuga Vault, Santa Cruz
(http://www.otteropry.com)
Nov. 20: Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass -
First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mt. View
(650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)
Nov. 26 & 27: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Nov. 27: David Thom Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma

Dec. 10: Poor Man's Whiskey - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Dec. 11: John Murphy's Carolina Special - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Dec. 31: High Country (annual bluegrass New Year's Eve celebration) -
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

Jan. 7: Due West - Freight and Salvage, Berkeley
Jan. 14: Kathy Kallick Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Jan. 15: Kathy Kallick Band, Megan Lynch
First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mt. View
(650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)

March 11: Mac Martin & the Dixie Travelers - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
March 12: Mac Martin & the Dixie Travelers -
First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mt. View
(650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)

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FESTIVALS:

September 2 - 6: STRAWBERRY FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL - Camp Mather,
Yosemite (209-533-0191, http://www.strawberrymusic.com) *** SOLD OUT!! ***
The Websters with Scott Nygaard, The Seldom Scene, Fragment, Mark O'Connor's
Hot Swing Trio, Mollie O'Brien Band, Modern Hicks, Tom Russell, Darrell
Scott, Faux Renwahs, Guy Clark with Verlon Thompson, Martin Sexton, Railroad
Earth, Rodney Crowell Band, David Bromberg's Large Band, The Blind Boys of
Alabama, many others

Sept. 17-19: BLUEGRASSIN' IN THE FOOTHILLS - Amador County Fairgrounds, Plymouth (209-785-4693, http://www.landspromotions.com/plymouth/plymouth_main.htm)
Country Current, the Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, Mark Newton Band,
Tony Trischka Trio (feat. Bruce Molsky), Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon,
Honi Deaton & Dream, John Murphy's Carolina Special, Sam Hill, Jackstraw,
Bluegrass Etc., Lampkins Family, Frank Ray & Cedar Hill, Highway One,
Silverado, Farm Fresh, Donner Mt. Band, Bean Creek

Sept. 24-26: THE BERKELEY OLD TIME MUSIC CONVENTION (http://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org)
Sept. 24: Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin, Earl White Band, Thompson String
Ticklers - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 25 (11 am): Stringband contest - Berkeley Farmer's Market, Center St.
between Milvia & MLK, Berkeley
Sept. 25: Square dance - Foghorn SB (Portland), Gravel Court (NC),
Squirrelly SB, caller Bill Martin (Portland), preceded by Evie Ladin's
clogging workshop (6:30 pm) - Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley
Sept. 26 (3 pm): open cabaret - Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
510-THE-TAPS, http://www.jupiterbeer.com
Sept. 26: Music & dance workshops - TBA

Oct. 2-3 (11 am - 7 pm): HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Speedway Meadows, Golden Gate Park, SF (http://www.strictlybluegrass.com)
Hazel Dickens, Ralph Stanley, Del McCoury Band, Hot Rize, Mt. Heart,
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum & Guest House,
Dale Ann Bradley & Coon Creek, Ginny Hawker, Tim O'Brien, Perfect Strangers,
The Gourds, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Dry Branch Fire Squad,
Old Crow Medicine Show, ... plus ... John Prine, Steve Earl & the
Bluegrass Dukes, Buddy & Julie Miller, Robert Earl Keen, Alison Brown,
Nick Lowe, The Waybacks with Darol Anger, many others

Oct. 15-17: LA HONDA BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - La Honda Gardens, Hwy 84 b/w Hwy One and Skyline Blvd. (west of Redwood City)(http://www.scbs.org/LaHonda/index.htm)
Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys, Birch Lake Ramblers, Chojo Jacques &
Friends, Donner Mountain Bluegrass Band, Foggy Mountain Jam, Harmony Grits,
Jeanie & Chuck's Country Round-Up, Marty Varner Band, Normal Flora,
REO Haywagon, Sibling Brothers, Smith Brothers, Wild Oats 'n Honey

Nov. 12-14: VETERANS DAY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Yolo County Fairgrounds, Woodland (near Sacramento) (707-573-3983, http://www.cbaontheweb.org)
Acme String Ensemble, Cabin Fever, Circle R Boys, Donner Mt. Bluegrass Band,
Earl Bros, John Murphy's Carolina Special, Modern Hicks, Sidesaddle & Co.,
True Blue, The Warblers
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JAM SESSIONS:

1st/3rd Sat.: Mission Pizza & Pub, 1572 Washington Blvd., Fremont
(510-651-6858, http://www.missionpizza.com)
Saturdays (2 - 5 pm): Coffee Catz, Highway 12 just east of Sebastopol
(707-829-6600); bg & old time twice/month
First Sunday (1 - 5 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Assn -
Hoover Middle School, Naglee & Park Sts., San Jose (408-730-1034,
http://www.scvfa.org)
Second Sunday (2 - 7 pm): Methodist Church, Boulder Creek (831-423-5214)
Second/Fourth Sunday (2-6 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
Second and Fourth Sundays (3-7 pm): Progressive Grounds Cafe,
400 Cortland Ave., SF (old time)
Fourth Sunday (1:30 - 5 pm): Calif. Old Time Fiddlers Assn -
United Methodist Church, 19806 Wisteria St., Castro Valley
(925-455-4970, http://www.fiddle.com/calfiddle).
[Free workshop for fiddlers under 18 (2:30-4:30 pm) - info:
510-654-5653]
Mondays: McGrath's Pub, 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda (510-522-6263)
First Tuesday: Sicilito's Restaurant, Garberville (707-923-2603)
Second/Fourth Tuesdays: Dublin Heritage Center, 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin
(near the NW corner of the 680/580 interchange) (925-803-4128)
Fourth Tuesday: Sixteen Mile House, 448 Broadway, Millbrae (650-692-4087)
Wednesdays (7-10 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
First Wed.: The Plough & Stars, 116 Clement (@ 2nd Ave.), SF (415-751-1122,
http://pweb.jps.net/~jgilder/plough.html); hosted by Jeanie & Chuck Poling
First/Third Thursdays: Marin Bluegrass Jam - Marin Lutheran Church,
649 Meadowsweet, Corte Madera (http://www.carltone.com/jam.html)
Final Thursday: Atlas Cafe, 3049 - 20th, SF (415-648-1047)

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INSTRUCTION:

Sept. 16: Workshops with the Tony Trischka Trio: Tony, Bruce Molsky, and
guitarist/singer/dancer Paula Bradley. Held at a home in Los Gatos.
Info/reg: 831-338-0634, <MrBanjo99@aol.com>

Sept. 25-27: Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss VOCAL WORKSHOPS
Sept. 25 (10 am - noon): 331 Union St. Santa Cruz <spalazzo@cruzio.com>
Sept. 27 (6-8 pm): Gryphon Music, Palo Alto <jack@jacktuttle.com>

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Mon 8/16/2004

Greetings -

I hope you're getting to hear and play lots of music this summer!

Here's the bluegrass calendar update; please let me know what I've missed
and/or gotten wrong.

Thanks very much for all your comments and suggestions regarding both the KALW broadcast and BluegrassCountry.org rebroadcast of "Bluegrass Signal," and for keeping me informed about all the Bay Area bluegrass activities. We're pretty lucky to have so much going on, eh?

Keep on the sunny side -
Peter
Producer/Host, "Bluegrass Signal"
KALW (91.7 FM, http://www.kalw.org), San Francisco, CA
Broadcast Saturdays, 6:30 - 8:00 pm Pacific Time
Also broadcast on http://www.BluegrassCountry.org five times/week

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UPCOMING BAY AREA BLUEGRASS EVENTS,
including PERFORMANCE VENUES, ORGANIZATIONS, REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS,
CONCERTS, FESTIVALS, JAM SESSIONS, INSTRUCTION, and more.
Tune into "Bluegrass Signal" (Sat., 6:30 - 8:00 pm) on KALW
(91.7 FM, http://www.kalw.org) for weekly updates.

NOTE: The area's most comprehensive bluegrass calendar is part of
every show, usually between 7:30 and 8 pm, and often including
musical previews.

ADDITIONAL NOTE: The first hour of "Bluegrass Signal" is now re-broadcast
5 times per week on an all-bluegrass internet station. Go to
http://www.BluegrassCountry.org for the complete schedule and more
information.

Aug. 21: BLUEGRASS FROM THE GOLD COUNTRY - LIVE! A new collection of live recordings by the VERN WILLIAMS BAND, one of the most powerful and influential groups in the history of west coast bluegrass.

Aug. 28: ACROSS THE TRACKS: new releases & reissues

Sept. 4: MUSICAL PREVIEWS of special events in September, including the Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss mini-tour, the Berkeley Old Time Music Convention, Bluegrassin' In the Foothills, the Crooked Jades' 10th anniversary show, Copper Canyon's "Otter Opry," and more.

Sept. 11 & 18: I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU CALLIN' ... 800-525-9917 ... because it's time for two Membership Drive specials. Great music with several new releases available as thank-you gifts, in-studio surprises, and heartfelt appreciation from PT & KALW. The thank-you gifts include:
NASHVILLE BLUEGRASS BAND: Twenty Year Blues (Sugar Hill)
TONY RICE & PETER ROWAN: You Were There For Me (Rounder)
VARIOUS ARTISTS: Whitewater - A Copper Creek Anthology (Copper Creek)
VERN WILLIAMS BAND: Traditional Bluegrass (Arhoolie)

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PERFORMANCE VENUES & BLUEGRASS ORGANIZATIONS:

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REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS:

Sundays (4-6 pm): "The American Roots Music Show" -
The Music Store, 66 West Portal (@ Vicente), SF
(415-664-2044, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com)
Aug. 22: Stairwell Sisters
August 29: Fragment (Czech Republic)
Sept. 12: Charlie Blocklock's Band
Sept. 19: Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show
Sept. 26: Kitchen Syncopators (bluegrass From New Orleans)
Sundays (5-8 pm): "Americana Unplugged" - Jupiter Pub, 2181 Shattuck Ave.
(at Center Street), Berkeley (across from the main BART station)
(510-843-7625, http://www.jupiterbeer.com/berkeley/events/index.html)
Aug. 22: Homespun Rowdy
Aug. 29: Whiskey Brothers
1st Sun. (2-5 pm): Earthquake Country - San Gregorio Store (650-726-0565)
3rd Sun.(2-5 pm) of odd-numbered months: Circle R Boys - San Gregorio Store
4th Tuesday: "BLT w/ pickers on the side" (aka "Bluegrass Live Tonight") -
Towles Cafe, 1401 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame (650-344-1462)
August: 24 Earthquake Country
Sept 28: Carolina Special
Oct 26: Sibling Brothers
Tuesday: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st: Bean Creek /2nd: West Coast Ramblers /3rd: Mr. Banjo & the
Lonesome Wailers /4th: Wild Oats & Honey /5th: MacRae Brothers
Wednesdays: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st/3rd: Sidesaddle & Co.
2nd/4th: Diana Donnelly & The Yes Ma'ams
1st/3rd Wednesdays: Whiskey Brothers - Albatross Pub,
1822 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (510-843-2473)
Thursdays: Ed Neff & Friends - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma (707-775-4232)
Thursdays: bluegrass bands - The Atlas Cafe, 3049-20th St. (at Alabama), SF
(415-648-1047, http://www.atlascafe.net)
First: Dark Hollow
Thursdays: bluegrass bands - Half Moon Bay Brewing Co., 390 Capistrano Ave., Princeton-By-the-Sea (650-728-2739, http://www.hmbbrewingco.com/index.html)
Aug. 19: West Coast Ramblers
Aug. 26: Highway One
Sept. 2: Jimbo Trout
Sept. 9: Dark Hollow
Sept. 16: Homespun Rowdy
Sept. 23: Carolina Special
Sept. 30: Highway One
Oct. 7: Stoney Mountain Ramblers
Oct. 14: Belle Monrow & Her Brewglass Boys
Oct. 21: Dark Hollow
Oct. 28: West Coast Ramblers
First Thursday: bluegrass bands - Prince Of Wales Pub, 102 E. 25th Ave.,
San Mateo (650-574-9723)
Sept. 2: West Coast Ramblers
Oct. 7: The Shut-Ins
Nov. 4: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys
Dec. 2: Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup
Third Thursday: David Thom Band - Cafe Amsterdam, 23 Broadway, Fairfax
(415-256-8020)
Fridays (7-9:30 pm): "House of Bluegrass" - Maxfield's, 398 Dolores (@17th), SF
(415-255-6859, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com)
Aug. 20: Bluegrass Contraption
Aug. 27: Sibling Brothers
Sept. 3: Matt Lax & Nearly Beloved (alt country)
Sept. 10: Mercury Dimes (members of All Wrecked Up play old time music)
Sept. 17: Amy & Karen's Oldtime String Band
Sept. 24: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys
Oct. 15: Squirrelly String Band
Oct. 22: Poor Man's Whiskey
First Friday: Sonoma Mountain Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Saturdays (10 am - noon): bg bands - Noe Valley Farmers' Market, 24th St. b/w
Sanchez & Vicksburg, SF (http://www.noevalleyfarmersmarket.com/pages/1)
Second Saturday (2-5 pm): Harmony Grits - San Gregorio Store

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CONCERTS:

Aug. 18: Bearfoot (Alaska) - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Aug. 19: "Bluegrass Benefit for Leukemia" - Homespun Rowdy, Barefoot Nellies -
Amnesia, 853 Valencia St., SF (415-970-8336)
Cover: $10 donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Aug. 19: All Wrecked Up - Atlas Cafe, SF
Aug. 20: Free Peoples, Poor Man's Whiskey - Plough & Stars, 116 Clement, SF
- Fragment (Czech & Slovak Republics) NorCal tour -
Aug. 25: Henfling's, Ben Loman
Aug. 28: Espresso Garden Cafe, San Jose
Aug. 29 (4 pm): "The American Roots Music Show" at The Music Store, S
Aug. 30: McGrath's Pub, Alameda
Aug. 31: "Bluegrass Gold" - with Peter Rowan - Sweetwater, Mill Valley
Aug. 28: High Country - Murphy's, Sonoma
Aug. 28-29 (11 am - 5 pm): KWMR Summer Music Swap Meet - Dance Palace Community
Center, Point Reyes Station (http://www.kwmr.org)
Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys, others ...
Aug. 29: Acme String Ensemble - Murphy's, Sonoma
Aug. 29: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum w/ Scott Huffman - Little Fox Theater,
Redwood City (http://www.foxdream.com)

Sept. 5: David Thom Band - 4th Street Tavern, San Rafael (415-456-4828)
Sept. 9-10: Hot Buttered Rum String Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept 11: "Otter Opry" - Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon, Blue Canyon - Santa Cruz
(http://www.otteropry.com)
Sept. 11: Keystone Station - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Sept. 15: Bluegrass Intentions - concert & lecture-demonstration about bg/o-t
music - Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. (near Gilman), Berkeley (510-525-5054,
http://www.Ashkenaz.com)
Sept. 15: Earl Brothers - Rios, 15025 River Road, Rio Nido (outside Guernville
on Russian River) (707-869-8447)
Sept. 17: Richard Greene & the Brothers Barton - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 18: Crooked Jades - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 22: Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss with Tom Rozum - Freight &
Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 24: Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss with Tom Rozum - Cayuga Vault,
Santa Cruz (http://www.otteropry.com)
Sept. 25: Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss with Tom Rozum -
First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mt. View
(650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)
Sept. 25: David Thom Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Sept. 25: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys - McGrath's Pub, Alameda

Oct. 8: Poor Man's Whiskey - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Oct. 9: John Murphy's Carolina Special - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Oct. 13: Poor Man's Whiskey - Rios, 15025 River Road, Rio Nido (outsid
Guernville on Russian River) (707-869-8447)
Oct. 20: Bruce Molsky - Espresso Garden Cafe, San Jose
Oct. 21: Bruce Molsky - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Oct. 23: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum & the Guest House Band -
First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mt. View
(650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)
Oct. 23: High Country - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma

Nov. 6: "Otter Opry" - Kathy Kallick Band, Chris Stuart & Backcountry -
Santa Cruz (http://www.otteropry.com)
Nov. 6: Bill Evans' "Banjo in America " (with Jody Stecher, Cindy Browne,
and Megan Lynch) - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Nov. 10: Chris Stuart & Backcountry - Rios, 15025 River Road, Rio Nido (outside
Guernville on Russian River) (707-869-8447)
Nov. 13: Acme String Ensemble - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Nov. 19: Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass - Cayuga Vault, Santa Cruz
(http://www.otteropry.com)
Nov. 20: Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass -
First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mt. View
(650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)
Nov. 26 & 27: Laurie Lewis - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Nov. 27: David Thom Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma

Dec. 10: Poor Man's Whiskey - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Dec. 11: John Murphy's Carolina Special - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Dec. 31: High Country (annual bluegrass New Year's Eve celebration) -
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

Jan. 14: Kathy Kallick Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Jan. 15: Kathy Kallick Band, Megan Lynch & Larry Chung
First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mt. View
(650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)

March 11: Mac Martin & the Dixie Travelers - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
March 12: Mac Martin & the Dixie Travelers -
First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mt. View
(650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)

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FESTIVALS:

September 2 - 6: STRAWBERRY FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL - Camp Mather,
Yosemite (209-533-0191, http://www.strawberrymusic.com) *** SOLD OUT!! ***
The Websters with Scott Nygaard, The Seldom Scene, Fragment, Mark O'Connor's
Hot Swing Trio, Mollie O'Brien Band, Modern Hicks, Tom Russell, Darrell
Scott, Faux Renwahs, Guy Clark with Verlon Thompson, Martin Sexton, Railroad
Earth, Rodney Crowell Band, David Bromberg's Large Band, The Blind Boys of
Alabama, many others

Sept. 17-19: BLUEGRASSIN' IN THE FOOTHILLS - Amador County Fairgrounds, Plymouth (209-785-4693, http://www.landspromotions.com/plymouth/plymouth_main.htm)
Country Current, the Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, Mark Newton Band,
Honi Deaton & Dream, Bluegrass Etc., Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon,
Lampkins Family, Frank Ray & Cedar Hill

Sept. 24-26: THE BERKELEY OLD TIME MUSIC CONVENTION (http://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org)
Sept. 24: Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin, Earl White Band, Thompson String
Ticklers - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 25 (11 am): Stringband contest - Berkeley Farmer's Market, Center St.
between Milvia & MLK, Berkeley
Sept. 25: Square dance - Foghorn SB (Portland), Gravel Court (NC),
Squirrelly SB, caller Bill Martin (Portland), preceded by Evie Ladin's
clogging workshop (6:30 pm) - Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley
Sept. 26 (3 pm): open cabaret - Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
510-THE-TAPS, http://www.jupiterbeer.com
Sept. 26: Music & dance workshops - TBA

Oct. 2-3 (11 am - 7 pm): HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Speedway Meadows, Golden Gate Park, SF (http://www.strictlybluegrass.com)
Hazel Dickens, Ralph Stanley, Del McCoury Band, Hot Rize, Mt. Heart,
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum & Guest House,
Dale Ann Bradley & Coon Creek, Ginny Hawker, Tim O'Brien, Perfect Strangers,
The Gourds, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Dry Branch Fire Squad,
Old Crow Medicine Show, ... plus ... John Prine, Steve Earl & the
Bluegrass Dukes, Buddy & Julie Miller, Robert Earl Keen, Alison Brown,
Nick Lowe, The Waybacks with Darol Anger, many others

Oct. 15-17: LA HONDA BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - La Honda Gardens, Hwy 84 b/w Hwy One and Skyline Blvd. (west of Redwood City)(http://www.scbs.org/LaHonda/index.htm)
Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys, Birch Lake Ramblers, Chojo Jacques &
Friends, Donner Mountain Bluegrass Band, Foggy Mountain Jam, Harmony Grits,
Jeanie & Chuck's Country Round-Up, Marty Varner Band, Normal Flora,
REO Haywagon, Sibling Brothers, Smith Brothers, Wild Oats 'n Honey

Nov. 12-14: VETERANS DAY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Yolo County Fairgrounds, Woodland (near Sacramento) (707-573-3983, http://www.cbaontheweb.org)
Acme String Ensemble, Cabin Fever, Circle R Boys, Donner Mt. Bluegrass Band,
Earl Bros, John Murphy's Carolina Special, Modern Hicks, Sidesaddle & Co.,
True Blue, The Warblers
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JAM SESSIONS:

1st/3rd Sat.: Mission Pizza & Pub, 1572 Washington Blvd., Fremont
(510-651-6858, http://www.missionpizza.com)
Saturdays (2 - 5 pm): Coffee Catz, Highway 12 just east of Sebastopol
(707-829-6600); bg & old time twice/month
First Sunday (1 - 5 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Assn -
Hoover Middle School, Naglee & Park Sts., San Jose (408-730-1034,
http://www.scvfa.org)
Second Sunday (2 - 7 pm): Methodist Church, Boulder Creek (831-423-5214)
Second/Fourth Sunday (2-6 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
Second and Fourth Sundays (3-7 pm): Progressive Grounds Cafe,
400 Cortland Ave., SF (old time)
Fourth Sunday (1:30 - 5 pm): Calif. Old Time Fiddlers Assn -
United Methodist Church, 19806 Wisteria St., Castro Valley
(925-455-4970, http://www.fiddle.com/calfiddle).
[Free workshop for fiddlers under 18 (2:30-4:30 pm) - info:
510-654-5653]
Mondays: McGrath's Pub, 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda (510-522-6263)
First Tuesday: Sicilito's Restaurant, Garberville (707-923-2603)
Second/Fourth Tuesdays: Dublin Heritage Center, 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin
(near the NW corner of the 680/580 interchange) (925-803-4128)
Fourth Tuesday: Sixteen Mile House, 448 Broadway, Millbrae (650-692-4087)
Wednesdays (7-10 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
First Wed.: The Plough & Stars, 116 Clement (@ 2nd Ave.), SF (415-751-1122,
http://pweb.jps.net/~jgilder/plough.html); hosted by Jeanie & Chuck Poling
First/Third Thursdays: Marin Bluegrass Jam - Marin Lutheran Church,
649 Meadowsweet, Corte Madera (http://www.carltone.com/jam.html)
Final Thursday: Atlas Cafe, 3049 - 20th, SF (415-648-1047)

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INSTRUCTION:

6/21/2004

Hope you had a great time at Grass Valley and/or have been able to see/hear/play lots of bluegrass this summer. Here's an events update, including the impending visits to our area of Tony Rice & Peter Rowan, Steve Earle with Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott, the Del McCoury Band, Jerry Douglas, and many others.

Also please note that KALW is having a Membership Drive from Sept. 9 - 20, so there are some changes to the "Bluegrass Signal" schedule of features.

This Saturday's "Bluegrass Signal" is already recorded, so a few of the events listed below were not included in the on-air calendar. BTW, at the end of this calendar, there's a playlist of that show, in case you'd like a complete preview of what you can hear.

As always, your comments and suggestions are very much appreciated.

Thanks - and turn your radio on!
Peter
Producer/Host, "Bluegrass Signal"
KALW (91.7 FM, http://www.kalw.org), San Francisco, CA
Broadcast Saturdays, 6:30 - 8:00 pm Pacific Time

Also broadcast on http://www.BluegrassCountry.org five times/week,
currently Sun./8am, Mon./8pm, Tues./5am, Fri./2pm, Sat./2am.
Each new week of shows begins Wednesday afternoon.

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UPCOMING BAY AREA BLUEGRASS EVENTS,
including PERFORMANCE VENUES, ORGANIZATIONS, REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS,
CONCERTS, FESTIVALS, JAM SESSIONS, INSTRUCTION, and more.
Tune into "Bluegrass Signal" (Sat., 6:30 - 8:00 pm) on KALW
(91.7 FM, http://www.kalw.org) for weekly updates.

NOTE: The area's most comprehensive bluegrass calendar is part of
every show, usually between 7:30 and 8 pm, and often including
musical previews.

June 26: ROUND & ROUND: new releases and reissues, with music by Red Allen,
King Wilkie, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Bruce Molsky, Don Reno & Tony Rice, Sally Mountain Show, Steep Canyon Rangers, and many others.

July 3 & 10: 50 years ago, ELVIS CHANGED EVERYTHING when he recorded "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" on July 6, 1954. Today's program surveys THE HITS OF 1954, with music by Bill Monroe ("A Voice from On High"), the Stanley Brothers (Mercury Sessions), (pre-Josh) Flatt & Scruggs, Reno & Smiley, and others, including Bill's 9-4-54 re-make of "Blue Moon Of Kentucky."
Also, other hits of '54: music from Tom Bekeny, Claire Lynch, Tad Marks, Tim O'Brien, Lou Reid, Paul Silvius, Vicki Simmons, Ricky Skaggs, Keith Whitley, Dempsey Young, and others born in 1954.

July 17: NEW OLD TIME (not a contradiction) MUSIC by Dirk Powell, Bruce Molsky, Doc & Merle Watson, Raw Fiddlers, and variations on the "Cold Mountain" theme.

July 24: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAVE EVANS: an overview of one of the most soulful singers around who's also written some great songs.

July 31: JEANNIE & CHUCK'S (new) COUNTRY ROUNDUP, live in the KALW studios.

Aug. 7: KEEP ON GOING: the County/Rebel vaults have finally opened wide enough to let out more great music by RED ALLEN.

Aug. 14: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAKE LANDERS: an overview of one of the great bluegrass songwriters.

Aug. 21: BLUEGRASS FROM THE GOLD COUNTRY - LIVE! A new collection of live recordings by the VERN WILLIAMS BAND, one of the most powerful and influential groups in the history of west coast bluegrass.

Aug. 28: ACROSS THE TRACKS: new releases & reissues

PERFORMANCE VENUES & BLUEGRASS ORGANIZATIONS:

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REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS:

Sundays (4-6 pm): "The American Roots Music Show" -
The Music Store, 66 West Portal (@Vicente), SF
(415-664-2044, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com)
June 27: Earl Brothers
July 4: Cletus & The Burners (New York)
July 11: Bill Evans - "The Banjo In America"
July 18: The Shut-Ins
Aug. 22: Stairwell Sisters
August 29: Fragment (Bluegrass From The Czech Republic)
Sept. 19: Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show
Sundays (4-7 pm): roots series - Jupiter Pub, 2181 Shattuck Ave. (at Center Street), Berkeley (across from the main BART station) (510-843-7625)
June 27: Dave Thom Band
July 4: Earl Brothers
First Sunday (2-5 pm): Earthquake Country - San Gregorio Store
Third Sunday (2-5 pm): Circle R Boys (odd-numbered months) -
San Gregorio Store, San Gregorio (650-726-0565)
1st/3rd Mondays: Homespun Rowdy - Amnesia,
853 Valencia St. (at 20th), SF (415-970-8336)
4th Tuesday: "BLT w/ pickers on the side" (aka "Bluegrass Live Tonight") -
Towles Cafe, 1401 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame (650-344-1462)
June 22: Alhambra Valley Band
July 27: High Country
August: 24 Earthquake Country
Sept 28: Carolina Special
Oct 26: Sibling Brothers
Tuesday: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st: Bean Creek /2nd: West Coast Ramblers /3rd: Mr. Banjo & the
Lonesome Wailers /4th: Wild Oats & Honey /5th: MacRae Brothers
Wednesdays: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st/3rd: Sidesaddle & Co.
2nd/4th: Diana Donnelly & The Yes Ma'ams
1st/3rd Wednesdays: Whiskey Brothers - Albatross Pub,
1822 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (510-843-2473)
Thursdays: bluegrass bands - The Atlas Cafe, 3049-20th St. (at
Alabama), SF (415-648-1047, http://www.atlascafe.net)
First: Dark Hollow
Thursdays: Ed Neff & Friends - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
(707-775-4232)
First Thursday: bluegrass bands - Prince Of Wales Pub, 102 E. 25th Ave.,
San Mateo (650-574-9723)
July 1: Earthquake Country
Aug. 5: Wild Oats 'N Honey
Sept. 2: TBA
Oct. 7: The Shut-Ins
Nov. 4: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys
Dec. 2: Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup
Third Thursday: David Thom Band - Cafe Amsterdam, 23 Broadway, Fairfax
(415-256-8020)
Fridays (7-9:30 pm): "House of Bluegrass" - Maxfield's, 398 Dolores (@17th), SF
(415-255-6859, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com)
June 25: Highway One
July 2: Dark Hollow
July 9: "House Of Bluegrass"
July 16: Earthquake Country
July 23: The Billy Boys
July 30: Squirrelly String Band
Aug. 6: High Country
Aug. 13: Jeannie & Chuck's Country Roundup
Aug. 20: Birch Lake Ramblers
Aug. 27: Sibling Brothers
Sept. 17: Amy & Karen's Old-Time String Band
First Friday: Sonoma Mountain Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Saturdays (10 am - noon): bg bands - Noe Valley Farmers' Market, 24th St. b/w
Sanchez & Vicksburg, SF (http://www.noevalleyfarmersmarket.com/pages/1)
Second Saturday (2-5 pm): Harmony Grits - San Gregorio Store
Second Saturday: Acme String Ensemble - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
(most) Fourth Saturday: David Thom Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma

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CONCERTS:

June 21: The Hopeful Gospel Quartet (Mollie O'Brien, Robin & Linda Williams,
Garrison Keillor,
) - Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa (http://www.lbc.net)
June 22: Tony Rice & Peter Rowan, Pam Brandon (Belle Monroe) & Chad Manning -
Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell St., SF (415-885-0750,
(http://www.musichallsf.com)
June 23: Steve Earle & The Bluegrass Dukes (Tim O'Brien, Darrell Scott, Casey
Driessen, and Dennis Crouch), Joan Baez - The Mountain Winery, Saratoga
(http://www.mountainwinery.com)
June 24: Tony Rice & Peter Rowan - Mello Center for the Performing Arts,
Watsonville (831-763-4047, http://www.mellocenter.com)
June 24: Earl Brothers: Cafe Amsterdam, 23 Broadway Fairfax (415-256-8020)
June 25: Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup - McGrath's Pub, Alameda
June 25: Grizzly Peak - Mission Pizza & Pub, 1572 Washington Blvd., Fremont
(510-651-6858, http://www.missionpizza.com)
June 26: David Grisman Quintet - Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael
June 26: High Country - Murphy's, Sonoma
June 27 (3 pm): Del McCoury Band, Kathy Kallick Band - Rancho Nicasio
June 29: Extreme Country - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
June 30: MacRae Brothers - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
June 30 - July 1: The Waybacks - Henfling's, Ben Lomand
July 1: Jerry Douglas - Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell St., SF
(415-885-0750, (http://www.musichallsf.com)
July 2: Stairwell Sisters - Plough & Stars, 116 Clement Street at 2nd Ave., SF
(415-751-1122, http://pweb.jps.net/%7Ejgilder/plough.html)
July 8: Hot Buttered Run String Band - Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave.
(near Gilman), Berkeley (510-525-5054, http://www.Ashkenaz.com)
July 9: The Waybacks, Devil Makes Three - Little Fox Theatre, Redwood City
July 16: Due West - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
July 18: Devil Makes Three - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
July 20: "Bluegrass Gold" - Hot Buttered Rum String Band - Sweetwater,
Mill Valley
July 22: Hot Buttered Rum S.B. - Connecticut Yankee, 100 Connecticut St., SF
July 23 (6 - 11 pm): Hot Buttered Rum String Band - UC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall
of Science - "Rocks 'n' Stars" special event
(http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org )
July 24 (6:30 pm): Modern Hicks - Sebastopol Town Square,
opposite Whole Foods Market
July 28 (noon): Due West - Todos Santos Plaza, Concord
Aug. 5: Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen - Freight and Salvage, Berkeley
Aug. 10: Jim Hurst Band (with Cindy Browne, Bill Evans, Megan Lynch,
Steve Smith) - Freight and Salvage, Berkeley
Aug. 25: Fragment (Czech Republic) - Henfling's, Ben Lomand
Aug. 28: Fragment - Espresso Garden Cafe, San Jose
Sept 11: "Otter Opry" - Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon, Blue Canyon - Santa Cruz
Sept. 15: Bluegrass Intentions - concert & lecture-demonstration about bg/o-t
music - Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave. (near Gilman), Berkeley (510-525-5054,
http://www.Ashkenaz.com)
Sept. 18: Crooked Jades - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 23: Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss with Tom Rozum - Freight &
Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 24: Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss with Tom Rozum - Cayuga Vault,
Santa Cruz (http://www.otteropry.com)
Sept. 25: Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss with Tom Rozum -
First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mt. View
(650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)
Oct 20.: Bruce Molsky - Espresso Garden Cafe, San Jose
Nov. 6: "Otter Opry" - Chris Stuart & Backcountry - Santa Cruz
Nov. 19: Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass - Cayuga Vault, Santa Cruz
(http://www.otteropry.com)
Nov. 20: Bob Paisley & the Southern Grass -
First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mt. View
(650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)

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FESTIVALS:

June 25-27: THE KATE WOLF MEMORIAL MUSIC FESTIVAL - Laytonville (http://www.katewolf.com/festival/)
Peter Rowan & Tony Rice, Peter Rowan & the Rowan Brothers, Steve Earle & The
Bluegrass Dukes (Steve, Tim O'brien, Darrell Scott, Casey Driessen, Dennis
Crouch), plus Joan Baez, Greg Brown, Maura O' Connell, Ruthie Foster w/Cyd
Cassone, The Waybacks, many others

June 26-27 (noon - 11 pm): 28th Annual San Francisco Free Folk Festival -
Roosevelt Middle School, 460 Arguello (at Geary), SF (http://www.sffolkfest.org)
Jeanie and Chuck's Country Roundup, Sibling Brothers, Shut-Ins, The Shots
plus Shay Black, Sylvia Herold & Chuck Ervin, Oak, Ash & Thorn, World Harmony
Chorus, many others

July 9-11: GOOD OLD FASHIONED BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL -
Bolado Park, Hollister (http://www.ncbs.us)
Abbott Family Band, Alhambra Valley Band, Bean Creek, Birch Lake Ramblers,
Bluegrass Contraption, Circle R Boys. Courthouse Ramblers, Farm Fresh,
Fog Valley Drifters, Grizzly Peak, HeartWood, Highway One, Homespun Rowdy,
John Murphy's Carolina Special, Kids On Stage, Lone Prairie, MacRae Brothers,
Min-Tones, Mr. Banjo & The Lonesome Wailers, New Five Cents, On The Loose,
Sibling Brothers, Sidesaddle & Co., Stay Tuned, Stoney Mountain Ramblers,
Windy Ridge, Wires & Wood, Yodeling Lady Lolita, plus all the tweeners

July 15-18: CALIFORNIA WORLD-FEST - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
(530-891-4098, http://www.californiafestival.com)
Youssou N'Dour, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Websters & Scott Nygaard,
Alasdair Fraser, Badi Assad, Lucinda Williams, Joe Craven, Radim Zenkl,
Banana Slug String Band, many others

July 23-25: WOLF MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL -
Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley (http://www.wolfmt.com)
Frank Wakefield, Open Road, High Country, King Wilkie, John Murphy's
Carolina Special, Lone Prairie, HeartWood, On the Loose, Mountain Laurel

July 23-25: GREAT AMERICAN BLUEGRASS & ACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL - Hesperia http://www.tricopolisrecords.com/concert
Witcher Brothers, Cliff Wagner and the Old #7, Andy Rau Band, The Kin Folk
with Walden & Annie Dahl and Paul Shelasky, Suzie Glaze & The Eight Hand
String Band, other Southern California bands

Aug. 13-15: SUSTAINABLE GRASSFEST - Kirkwood Mountain Resort, Lake Tahoe
(http://grassfest.com)
Psychograss, Bearfoot Bluegrass, Darol Anger American Fiddle Ensemble,
Darol Anger-Mike Marshall Duo, Danny Barnes, Todd Sickafoose, Hot Buttered
Rum String, Daybreak, many others

September 2 - 6: STRAWBERRY FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL - Camp Mather,
Yosemite (209-533-0191, http://www.strawberrymusic.com) *** SOLD OUT!! ***
The Websters with Scott Nygaard, The Seldom Scene, Fragment, Mark O'Connor's
Hot Swing Trio, Mollie O'Brien Band, Modern Hicks, Tom Russell, Darrell
Scott, Faux Renwahs, Guy Clark with Verlon Thompson, Martin Sexton, Railroad
Earth, Rodney Crowell Band, David Bromberg's Large Band, The Blind Boys of
Alabama, many others

Sept. 17-19: BLUEGRASSIN' IN THE FOOTHILLS - Amador County Fiargrounds, Plymouth (209-785-4693, http://www.landspromotions.com/plymouth/plymouth_main.htm)
Country Current, the Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, Mark Newton Band,
Honi Deaton & Dream, Bluegrass Etc., Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon,
Lampkins Family, Frank Ray & Cedar Hill

Sept. 24-26: THE BERKELEY OLD TIME MUSIC CONVENTION (http://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org)
Sept. 24: Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin, Earl White Band, Thompson String
Ticklers - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 25 (11 am): Stringband contest - Berkeley Farmer's Market, Center St.
between Milvia & MLK, Berkeley
Sept. 25: Square dance - Foghorn SB (Portland), Gravel Court (NC),
Squirrelly SB, caller Bill Martin (Portland), preceded by Evie Ladin's
clogging workshop (6:30 pm) - Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley
Sept. 26 (3 pm): open cabaret - Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
510-THE-TAPS, http://www.jupiterbeer.com
Sept. 26: Music & dance workshops - TBA

Oct. 2-3 (11 am - 7 pm): HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Speedway Meadows, Golden Gate Park, SF (http://www.strictlybluegrass.com)
... the usual suspects ...

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JAM SESSIONS:

1st/3rd Sat.: Mission Pizza & Pub, 1572 Washington Blvd., Fremont
(510-651-6858, http://www.missionpizza.com)
Saturdays (2 - 5 pm): Coffee Catz, Highway 12 just east of Sebastopol
(707-829-6600); bg & old time twice/month
First Sunday (1 - 5 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Assn -
Hoover Middle School, Naglee & Park Sts., San Jose (408-730-1034,
http://www.scvfa.org)
Second Sunday (2 - 7 pm): Methodist Church, Boulder Creek (831-423-5214)
Second/Fourth Sunday (2-6 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
Second and Fourth Sundays (3-7 pm): Progressive Grounds Cafe,
400 Cortland Ave., SF (old time)
Fourth Sunday (1:30 - 5 pm): Calif. Old Time Fiddlers Assn -
United Methodist Church, 19806 Wisteria St., Castro Valley
(925-455-4970, http://www.fiddle.com/calfiddle).
[Free workshop for fiddlers under 18 (2:30-4:30 pm) - info:
510-654-5653]
Mondays: McGrath's Pub, 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda (510-522-6263)
First Tuesday: Sicilito's Restaurant, Garberville (707-923-2603)
Second/Fourth Tuesdays: Dublin Heritage Center, 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin
(near the NW corner of the 680/580 interchange) (925-803-4128)
Fourth Tuesday: Sixteen Mile House, 448 Broadway, Millbrae (650-692-4087)
Wednesdays (7-10 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
First Wed.: The Plough & Stars, 116 Clement (@ 2nd Ave.), SF (415-751-1122,
http://pweb.jps.net/~jgilder/plough.html); hosted by Jeanie & Chuck Poling
First/Third Thursdays: Marin Bluegrass Jam - Marin Lutheran Church,
649 Meadowsweet, Corte Madera (http://www.carltone.com/jam.html)
Final Thursday: Atlas Cafe, 3049 - 20th, SF (415-648-1047)

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INSTRUCTION:

July 11-24: CALIFORNIA COAST MUSIC CAMP - woodsy retreat site in Sonoma County
(650-306-0399, http://www.musiccamp.org)
Week of July 11-17 - Instructors include: Robin Flower, Chris Grampp,
Orville Johnson, Tony Marcus, Avram Siegel, Becky Smith, Sue Thompson
Week of July 18-24 - Instructors include Cathy Fink, Wayne Henderson,
Keith Little, Marcy Marxer, Carol McComb, Missy Raines, Radim Zenkl

Aug. 1-6: MANDOLIN SYMPOSIUM - Univ. of California at Santa Cruz ** SOLD OUT **
classes, workshops, concerts, etc., with David Grisman, Chris Thile,
Mike Marshall, Don Stiernberg, Radim Zenkl, and Mike Compton.
(http://www.mandolinsymposium.com, 360-385-6836)

Sept. 25-27: Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss VOCAL WORKSHOPS
Sept. 25 (10 am - noon): 331 Union St. Santa Cruz <spalazzo@cruzio.com>
Sept. 27 (6-8 pm): Gryphon Music, Palo Alto <jack@jacktuttle.com>

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TRAVEL:

June 30 - July 7: Alaska Bluegrass Cruise with Lost Highway and
John Reischman & The Jaybirds - workshops, jamming, concerts -
Departing from Vancouver, BC (800-848-3488, http://www.cottagemusic.net)

RIVER RAFTING TRIPS with LAURIE LEWIS & TOM ROZUM (800-652-3246, http://www.echotrips.com)
July 19-21: Tuolumne River, Yosemite
Aug. 4-9: Middle Fork of the Salmon River (Idaho)

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playlist -
BLUEGRASS SIGNAL: 'round & 'round: New Releases & Reissues - June 26/04

BRUCE MOLSKY: Charmin' Betsy/Contented Must Be (Rounder)
DOC & MERLE WATSON: Honey Babe Blues/Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues (Rounder)
WADE MAINER & SONS OF THE MOUNTAINEERS: Mitchell Blues/Raw Fiddle (Rounder)
DON RENO & TONY RICE: Freight Train Boogie/Bluegrass Express (Rounder)

KATHY KALLICK: The Words You Don't Say/Reason & Rhyme (Copper Creek)
DEL McCOURY: I'll Pretend It's Raining/High Lonesome & Blue (Rounder)
JOSH WILLIAMS: Don't Stop Now/Lonesome Highway (Pinecastle)
STEEP CANYON RANGERS: Living In the Pane/Steep Canyon Rangers (Rebel)
KING WILKIE: In the Pines/Live at WFCO (Rebel 45)

RED ALLEN: Don't Lie To Me/Keep On Going - The Rebel & Melodeon Recordings (Rebel)
RED ALLEN: Send Me Your Address From Heaven/Lonesome & Blue - The Complete County Recording (Rebel)
DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER: On the Sea Of Life/A School Of Bluegrass (Crossroads)
DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER: Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong/A School Of Bluegrass (Crossroads)
RALPH STANLEY & THE CLINCH MT. BOYS: Riding That Midnight Train/Bluegrass Express (Rounder)

BLUEGRASS BROTHERS: Shouting On the Hills Of Glory/The Church Of Yesterday (Hay Holler)
CLIFF WAGNER & THE OLD #7: Little White Chapel/Take Me Back To the Delta (self)
CLOVER POINT DRIFTERS: My Sweet Love Ain't Around/Grapes On the Vine (self)
TAD MARKS: Our Crazy Love Affair/Our Crazy Love Affair (Crop Circle)

calendar -
TAD MARKS: Hoofer's Hornpipe, Temperance Reel, The March To Gettysburg/Our Crazy Love Affair (Crop Circle)

LARRY STEPHENSON: Dixieland For Me/Clinch Mountain Mystery (Pinecastle)
SALLY MOUNTAIN SHOW: Please Search Your Heart/A Family Tradition (SMS)
source: Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass, Vol. 69

5/20/2004

Here's an update on bluegrass events in our area, including a list of all those festivals. Hope you can hear or play some bluegrass soon!

Turn your radio on -
Peter

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UPCOMING BAY AREA BLUEGRASS EVENTS,
including PERFORMANCE VENUES, ORGANIZATIONS, REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS,
CONCERTS, FESTIVALS, JAM SESSIONS, INSTRUCTION, and more.
Tune into "Bluegrass Signal" (Sat., 6:30 - 8:00 pm) on KALW
(91.7 FM, http://www.kalw.org) for weekly updates.

Additions, corrections, comments, and suggestions are welcome:
Peter Thompson <bgsignal@comcast.net>
P.O. Box 21344, Oakland, CA 94620
On-air studio phone: 415-841-4134

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BLUEGRASS SIGNAL upcoming features

NOTE: The area's most comprehensive bluegrass calendar is part of
every show, usually between 7:30 and 8 pm, and often including
musical previews.

May 22 & 29: WHEN I START DREAMIN': the dreams of bluegrassers.

June 5 & 12: SEE YOU AT GRASS VALLEY: Previews of the 29th Annual California Bluegrass Association Festival, with music by the Bluegrass Cardinals, Bluegrass Patriots, Cabin Fever, Carolina Road, Chris Stewart & Backcountry, Continental Divide, Dirk Powell Band, Gibson Brothers, J.D. Crowe & the New South, John Murphy & Carolina Special, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Michelle Nixon & Drive, Mountain Heart, Pine Mountain Railroad, Rick Jamison & Copper Creek, Ron Spears & Within Tradition, Skip Gorman & His Waddie Pals, and the West Coast Ramblers.

June 19: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LESTER FLATT: a great excuse to hear some Flatt & Scruggs chestnuts.

June 26: ROUND & ROUND: new releases and reissues.

July 3 & 10: 50 years ago, ELVIS CHANGED EVERYTHING when he recorded "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" on July 6, 1954. Today's program surveys THE HITS OF 1954, with music by Bill Monroe ("A Voice from On High"), the Stanley Brothers (Mercury Sessions), (pre-Josh) Flatt & Scruggs, Reno & Smiley, and others, including Bill's 9-4-54 re-make of "Blue Moon Of Kentucky."
Also, other hits of '54: Tim O'Brien, Mike Auldridge Keith Whitley, Ricky Skaggs, Tom Bekeny, and Vicki Simmons, all of whom were born in that year.

July 17: A preview of the WOLF MT. BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL, plus a listen to some recently released new old time (not a contradiction) music.

July 24: Happy Birthday, DAVE EVANS: an overview of one of the most soulful singers around who's also written some great songs.

July 31: JEANNIE & CHUCK'S (new) COUNTRY ROUNDUP, live in the KALW studios.

Aug. 7: ACROSS THE TRACKS: new releases & reissues

Aug. 14: Happy Birthday, JAKE LANDERS: an overview of one of the great bluegrass songwriters.

Aug. 21: TBA

Aug. 28: WHAT GOES ROUND: new releases & reissues

Sept. 4: BLUEGRASS 101: the beginning of a new school year is always a good time to introduce new listeners to music from the true vine.

Sept. 11: A preview of the BERKELEY OLD TIME MUSIC CONVENTION, with the spotlight on old time music in the Bay Area.

Sept. 18: The music of CAROL ELIZABETH JONES & LAUREL BLISS, plus that of the PAPERMILL CREEK ROUNDERS to get you ready for an exciting double bill that kicks off RBA's 04-05 concert season.

Sept. 25: Happy Birthday, LARRY SPARKS: an overview of the bluesy, compelling singer and guitarist.

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PERFORMANCE VENUES & BLUEGRASS ORGANIZATIONS:

ESPRESSO GARDEN & CAFE - 814 S. Bascom Ave, San Jose
408-294-3353, http://www.fiddlingcricket.com
FREIGHT & SALVAGE COFFEEHOUSE - 1111 Addison St., Berkeley
510-548-1761, http://www.freightandsalvage.org
HENFLING'S FIREHOUSE TAVERN - 9450 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond
831-335-1642, http://www.henflings.com
LITTLE FOX THEATER - 2209 Broadway, Redwood City
(http://www.foxdream.com, 650-369-4119)
McGRATH'S PUB - 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda
510-522-6263, http://www.mcgrathspub.com
MURPHY'S IRISH PUB - 464 E. 1st St., Sonoma
707-935-0660, http://www.sonomapub.com
"OTTER OPRY" - United Methodist Church, 250 California St.,
Santa Cruz (831-338-0618)
SAN GREGORIO GENERAL STORE - Hwy 84 & Stage Rd., San Gregorio
650-726-0565, http://www.sangregoriostore.com
SAM'S BBQ - 1110 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose
408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com
SWEETWATER - 153 Throckmorton, Mill Valley
(415-388-2820, http://www.sweetwatersaloon.com)

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REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS:

Sundays (4-6 pm): "The American Roots Music Show" -
The Music Store, 66 West Portal (@Vicente), SF
(415-664-2044, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com)
May 30: Suzie Glaze & Eight Hand String Band (LA)
June 6: Sibling Brothers
June 13: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boyz
June 27: Earl Brothers
July 11: Bill Evans - "The Banjo In America"
July 18: The Shut-Ins
Aug. 22: Stairwell Sisters
August 29: Fragment (Bluegrass From The Czech Republic)
Sept. 19: Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show
Sundays (4-7 pm): roots series - Jupiter Pub, 2181 Shattuck Ave. (at Center Street), Berkeley (across from the main BART station) (510-843-7625)
May 9: The Squirrelly String Band
May 16: Dark Hollow
May 23: the return of ... All Wrecked Up
First Sunday (2-5 pm): Earthquake Country - San Gregorio Store
Third Sunday (2-5 pm): Circle R Boys (odd-numbered months) -
San Gregorio Store, San Gregorio (650-726-0565)
1st/3rd Mondays: Homespun Rowdy - Amnesia,
853 Valencia St. (at 20th), SF (415-970-8336)
4th Tuesday: "BLT w/ pickers on the side" (aka "Bluegrass Live Tonight") -
Towles Cafe, 1401 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame (650-344-1462)
May 25: Slewfoot String Band (Humboldt)
June 22: Alhambra Valley Band
July 27: TBA
August: 24 Earthquake Country
Sept 28: Carolina Special
Oct 26: Sibling Brothers
Tuesday: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st: Bean Creek /2nd: West Coast Ramblers /3rd: Mr. Banjo & the
Lonesome Wailers /4th: Wild Oats & Honey/5th: MacRae Brothers
Wednesdays: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st/3rd: Sidesaddle & Co.
2nd/4th: Diana Donnelly & The Yes Ma'ams
1st/3rd Wednesdays: Whiskey Brothers - Albatross Pub,
1822 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (510-843-2473)
Thursdays: bluegrass bands - The Atlas Cafe, 3049-20th St. (at
Alabama), SF (415-648-1047, http://www.atlascafe.net)
First: Dark Hollow
Thursdays: Ed Neff & Friends - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
(707-775-4232)
First Thursday: bluegrass bands - Prince Of Wales Pub,
102 E. 25th Ave., San Mateo
Third Thursday: David Thom Band - Cafe Amsterdam, 23 Broadway, Fairfax
(415-256-8020)
Fridays (7-9:30 pm): "House of Bluegrass" - Maxfield's, 398 Dolores (@17th), SF
(415-255-6859, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com)
May 21: Circle R Boys
May 28: Susie Glaze & Eight-hand String Band
June 4: Donner Mountain Bluegrass Band
June 11: Bast*rd Brothers
June 18: Cross-Eyed Rosie (Portland)
June 25: Highway One
July 2: Grizzly Peak
July 9: "House Of Bluegrass"
July 16: Earthquake Country
July 23: "House Of Bluegrass"
July 30: Squirrelly String Band
Aug. 6: High Country
Aug. 13: "House Of Bluegrass"
Aug. 20: "House Of Bluegrass"
Aug. 27: Sibling Brothers
Sept. 17: Amy & Karen's Old-Time String Band
First Friday: Sonoma Mountain Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Second Saturday (2-5 pm): Harmony Grits - San Gregorio Store
Second Saturday: Acme String Ensemble - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
(most) Fourth Saturday: David Thom Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma

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CONCERTS:

May 20: Kathy Kallick Band, Open Road - Great American Music Hall,
859 O'Farrell St., SF (415-885-0750, http://www.musichallsf.com)
May 20: Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup - Atlas Cafe, 20th & Alabama, SF
May 21: Cache Valley Drifters - Espresso Garden Cafe, San Jose
May 21: Stay Tuned - McGrath's Pub, Alameda
May 21-22: Modern Hicks - The White Barn, St. Helena
May 22 (noon - 5 pm): Santa Cruz Bluegrass Faire - San Lorezno Park, Santa Cruz
(650-303-4600)
Bean Creek, Sidesaddle & Co., Harmony Grits, Homefire
May 22: Kathy Kallick Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 22: James King Band - First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View,
1667 Miramonte Ave. (at Cuesta Dr.), Mountain View (650-691-9982,
http://www.rba.org)
May 22: "Otter Opry" - Open Road - Santa Cruz
May 23: James King Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 25: "Bluegrass Gold" - Kathy Kallick Band, The Cash Magnets (Julay Brooks
and Richard Brandenburg) - The Sweetwater, Mill Valley
May 25: Sarah Elizabeth Campbell & Nina Gerber - Henfling's, Ben Lomand
May 26: Lilly Brothers Band - Freight & Salvage *** POSTPONED ***
May 28: Donner Mountain Bluegrass Band - McGrath's Pub, Alameda
May 29 (9 am - noon): Sibling Brothers - The Cannery, SF (sponsored by the
SF Farmers Market)
May 29: Tim O'Brien - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 29: Acme String Ensemble - Murphy's Pub, Sonoma
June 4: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium,
307 Church St., Santa Cruz (831-420-5260,
http://events.ucsc.edu/artslecs/ARTISTS.03-04/HotSwing.html
June 5: Stairwell Sisters, Blame Sally (4-women, folk-pop) - Oakland Metro,
201 Broadway (1 block from Jack London Square), Oakland (510-763-1146,
http://www.oaklandmetro.org)
June 6 (2 pm): Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon - McGrath's Pub, Alameda
June 9 (12 noon): Sidesaddle & Co. - Todos Santos Plaza, Concord
June 11: Due West, Cliff Wagner & The Old #7 - Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway,
Oakland (510-763-1146)
June 11: Skip Gorman and His Waddie Pals (Rithie Dornfield, Tom Sauber) -
Slavonic Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga Ave., SF (510-649-0941,
http://www.slavonicweb.org
June 12: "Otter Opry" - Due West, Cliff Wagner & The Old #7 - Santa Cruz
June 12: Mary Gibbons-Michael Stadler Band (country) - McGrath's Pub, Alameda
June 16: Michelle Nixon & Drive - Henfling's, Ben Lomand
June 17: Dirk Powell Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
June 23: Steve Earle & The Bluegrass Dukes (Steve, Tim, Darrell Scott, Casey
Driessen, and Dennis Crouch), Joan Baez - The Mountain Winery, Saratoga
(http://www.mountainwinery.com)
June 24: Tony Rice & Peter Rowan - Mello Center for the Performing Arts,
Watsonville (831-763-4047, http://www.mellocenter.com)
June 26: David Grisman Quintet - Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael
June 27 (3 pm): Del McCoury Band, Kathy Kallick Band - Rancho Nicasio
July 2: Stairwell Sisters - Plough & Stars, 116 Clement Street at 2nd Ave., SF
(415-751-1122, http://pweb.jps.net/%7Ejgilder/plough.html)
July 16: Due West - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
July 18: Devil Makes Three - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
July 28 (noon): Due West - Todos Santos Plaza, Concord
Aug. 10: Jim Hurst Band (with Cindy Browne, Bill Evans, Megan Lynch,
Steve Smith) - Freight and Salvage, Berkeley
Aug. 25: Fragment (Czech Republic) - Henfling's, Ben Lomand
Aug. 28: Fragment - Espresso Garden Cafe, San Jose
Sept 11: "Otter Opry" - Rick Jameson & Copper Canyon, Blue Canyon - Santa Cruz
Sept. 18: Crooked Jades (10th anniversary party) - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 24: Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss - Cayuga Vault, Santa Cruz
Sept. 25: Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss, Papermill Creek Rounders -
First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mt. View
(650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)
Sept. 26: Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Oct 20.: Bruce Molsky - Espresso Garden Cafe, San Jose
Nov. 6: "Otter Opry" - Chris Stuart & Backcountry - Santa Cruz

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FESTIVALS:

May 27 - 31: STRAWBERRY SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL - Camp Mather,
Yosemite (http://www.strawberrymusic.com, 209-533-0191) *** SOLD OUT! ***
Blue Highway, Kathy Kallick Band, Crooked Jades, South Austin Jug Band,
Alasdair Fraser with Natalie Haas, Sarah Elizabeth Campbell & the Banned,
Sourdough Slim, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Beòlach, Holmes Brothers,
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Toshi Reagon, Keb' Mo' Band, Soniadada, Incendio,
James McMurtry, Weary Boys, The Bills, Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps,
Allison Moorer Band, The Mavericks

June 4 - June 6: WILD IRIS FOLK FESTIVAL - Mendocino County Fairgrounds, Boonville (on Hwy 128 between Cloverdale & the Mendocino coast (707-895-2825, http://www.boont.com/wildiris)
Marley's Ghost, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Due West, Larry Hanks,
Hoof Hearted, many others

June 17-20: CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS ASSN FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND
BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
(http://www.cbaontheweb.org, 707-573-3983)
Early Bird ticket discount available til Feb. 27/04
J.D. Crowe & the New South, Dirk Powell Band, Laurie Lewis,
David Parmley & Continental Divide, Bluegrass Cardinals (reunion),
Mountain Heart, Pine Mountain Railroad, Gibson Bros, Bluegrass Patriots,
Carolina Road, Skip Gorman & His Waddie Pals, Michelle Nixon & Drive,
Ron Spears & Within Tradition, plus five California Showcase bands:
Cabin Fever, Rick Jamison & Copper Creek, West Coast Ramblers,
John Murphy's Carolina Special, and Chris Stewart & Backcountry.
plus Frank Solivan's Kids On Bluegrass, cloggers, etc.

June 18-20: HUCK FINN JUBILEE - Mojave Narrows Regional Park, Victorville
(http://www.huckfinn.com, 909-780-8810)
J.D. Crowe and the New South, The Dillards, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum,
Bluegrass Cardinals Reunion, David Parmely and Continental Divide,
Berline, Crary and Hickman, Gibson Bros, Lost Highway, many others

June 18-20: LIVE OAK MUSIC FESTIVAL - near Santa Barbara
(http://www.liveoakfest.org)
Dirk Powell Band, plus Tom Russell, Persuasions, Kelly Joe Phelps
The Duhks, Brave Combo, Prince Diabate, others

June 25-27: THE KATE WOLF MEMORIAL MUSIC FESTIVAL - Laytonville (http://www.katewolf.com/festival/)
Peter Rowan & Tony Rice, Peter Rowan & the Rowan Brothers, Steve Earle & The
Bluegrass Dukes (Steve, Tim, Darrell Scott, Casey Driessen, Dennis Crouch),
plus Joan Baez, Greg Brown, Maura O' Connell, Ruthie Foster w/Cyd Cassone,
The Waybacks, many others.

July 9-11: GOOD OLD FASHIONED BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL -
Bolado Park, Hollister (http://www.ncbs.us)
Abbott Family Band, Alhambra Valley Band, Bean Creek, Birch Lake Ramblers,
Bluegrass Contraption, Circle R Boys. Courthouse Ramblers, Farm Fresh,
Fog Valley Drifters, Grizzly Peak, HeartWood, Highway One, Homespun Rowdy,
John Murphy's Carolina Special, Kids On Stage, Lone Prairie, MacRae Brothers,
Min-Tones, Mr. Banjo & The Lonesome Wailers, New Five Cents, On The Loose,
Sibling Brothers, Sidesaddle & Co., Stay Tuned, Stoney Mountain Ramblers,
Windy Ridge, Wires & Wood, plus all the tweeners

July 23-25: WOLF MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL -
Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley (http://www.wolfmt.com)
Open Road, High Country, King Wilkie, many others

Aug. 13-15: SUSTAINABLE GRASSFEST - Kirkwood Mountain Resort, Lake Tahoe
(http://grassfest.com)
Psychograss, Bearfoot Bluegrass, Darol Anger American Fiddle Ensemble, Darol Anger-Mike Marshall Duo, Danny Barnes, Todd Sickafoose, Hot Buttered Rum String, Daybreak, many others

September 2 - 6: STRAWBERRY FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL - Camp Mather,
Yosemite (209-533-0191, http://www.strawberrymusic.com) *** SOLD OUT!! ***
The Websters with Scott Nygaard, The Seldom Scene, Fragment, Mark O'Connor's
Hot Swing Trio, Mollie O'Brien Band, Modern Hicks, Tom Russell, Darrell
Scott, Faux Renwahs, Guy Clark with Verlon Thompson, Martin Sexton, Railroad
Earth, Rodney Crowell Band, David Bromberg's Large Band, The Blind Boys of
Alabama, many others

Sept. 17-19: BLUEGRASSIN' IN THE FOOTHILLS - Amador County Fiargrounds, Plymouth (209-785-4693, http://www.landspromotions.com/plymouth/plymouth_main.htm)
Country Current, the Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, Mark Newton Band,
Honi Deaton & Dream, Bluegrass Etc., Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon,
Lampkins Family, Frank Ray & Cedar Hill

Sept. 24-26: THE BERKELEY OLD TIME MUSIC CONVENTION (http://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org)
Sept. 24: Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin, Earl White Band, Thompson String
Ticklers - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Sept. 25 (11 am): Stringband contest - Berkeley Farmer's Market, Center St.
between Milvia & MLK, Berkeley
Sept. 25: Square dance - Foghorn SB (Portland), Gravel Court (NC),
Squirrelly SB, caller Bill Martin (Portland), preceded by Evie Ladin's
clogging workshop (6:30 pm) - Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley
Sept. 26 (3 pm): open cabaret - Jupiter, 2181 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
510-THE-TAPS, http://www.jupiterbeer.com
Sept. 26: Music & dance workshops - TBA

Oct. 2-3 (11 am - 7 pm): HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Speedway Meadows, Golden Gate Park, SF (http://www.strictlybluegrass.com)
... the usual suspects ...

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JAM SESSIONS:

First/Third Saturdays: Mission Pizza Central, 5454 Central, Newark
(510-574-1880)
Saturdays (2 - 5 pm): Coffee Catz, Highway 12 just east of Sebastopol
(707-829-6600); bg & old time twice/month
First Sunday (1 - 5 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Assn -
Hoover Middle School, Naglee & Park Sts., San Jose (408-730-1034,
http://www.scvfa.org)
Second Sunday (2 - 7 pm): Methodist Church, Boulder Creek (831-423-5214)
Second/Fourth Sunday (2-6 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
Second and Fourth Sundays (3-7 pm): Progressive Grounds Cafe,
400 Cortland Ave., SF (old time)
Fourth Sunday (1:30 - 5 pm): Calif. Old Time Fiddlers Assn -
United Methodist Church, 19806 Wisteria St., Castro Valley
(925-455-4970, http://www.fiddle.com/calfiddle).
[Free workshop for fiddlers under 18 (2:30-4:30 pm) - info:
510-654-5653]
Mondays: McGrath's Pub, 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda (510-522-6263)
First Mon.: Mission Pizza, 1572 Washington Blvd., Fremont (510-651-6858)
First Tuesday: Sicilito's Restaurant, Garberville (707-923-2603)
Second/Fourth Tuesdays: Dublin Heritage Center, 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin
(near the NW corner of the 680/580 interchange) (925-803-4128)
Fourth Tuesday: Sixteen Mile House, 448 Broadway, Millbrae (650-692-4087)
Wednesdays (7-10 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
First Wed.: The Plough & Stars, 116 Clement (@ 2nd Ave.), SF (415-751-1122,
http://pweb.jps.net/~jgilder/plough.html); hosted by Jeanie & Chuck Poling
First/Third Thursdays: Marin Bluegrass Jam - Marin Lutheran Church,
649 Meadowsweet, Corte Madera (http://www.carltone.com/jam.html)
Final Thursday: Atlas Cafe, 3049 - 20th, SF (415-648-1047)

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INSTRUCTION:

Brian Wicklund Fiddle Workshops at private home in Oakland
May 22 (10:30 am - noon): Beginning/Intermediate Kids
May 22 (12:30 - 2:00 pm): Intermediate-Advanced Kids
May 23 (11 am - 1 pm): Adults
Registration and info: Megan Lynch <megan@fiddlestar.com>, 650-387-2780

June 13-16: CBA Music Camp - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley *** MOST CLASSES (OTHER THAN DOBRO) NEARLY FULL ***
http://www.cbamusiccamp.org, 707-878-906
Instructors:
Banjo: Bill Evans, Janet Beazley, Alan Munde, Brad Leftwich
Guitar: Chris Stuart, Jim Nunally, Eric Thompson, Tom Sauber
Mandolin: Tom Rozum, Skip Gorman, John Reischman
Fiddle: Chad Manning, Jack Tuttle, Ruthie Dornfeld
Dobro: Ivan Rosenberg, Ron Stanley
Bass: Dean Knight / Autoharp: Evo Bluestein
Vocals: Laurie Lewis, Keith Little
Cost of camp: $230 before May 1st, $265 thereafter
Catered meals ($75) and on-site camping ($20) available as options

July 11-24: CALIFORNIA COAST MUSIC CAMP - woodsy retreat site in Sonoma County
(650-306-0399, http://www.musiccamp.org)
Week of July 11-17 - Instructors include: Robin Flower, Chris Grampp,
Orville Johnson, Tony Marcus, Avram Siegel, Becky Smith, Sue Thompson
Week of July 18-24 - Instructors include Cathy Fink, Wayne Henderson,
Keith Little, Marcy Marxer, Carol McComb, Missy Raines, Radim Zenkl
Cost: $675 (due by June 18)

Aug. 1-6: MANDOLIN SYMPOSIUM - Univ. of California at Santa Cruz ** SOLD OUT **
classes, workshops, concerts, etc., with David Grisman, Chris Thile,
Mike Marshall, Don Stiernberg, Radim Zenkl, and Mike Compton.
Cost: $1000 (http://www.mandolinsymposium.com, 360-385-6836)

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TRAVEL:

June 30 - July 7: Alaska Bluegrass Cruise with Lost Highway and
John Reischman & The Jaybirds - workshops, jamming, concerts -
Departing from Vancouver, BC (800-848-3488, http://www.cottagemusic.net)

July 19-21: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum - River Trip - Tuolumne River,
Northern California (http://www.echotrips.com, 1-800-652-3246)

4/22/2004

Greetings -

Yet another bluegrass e-newsletter ... ? Well, yes, mostly because there are so many new listings of upcoming events, and to warn you about this weekend. I know of seven shows on Saturday and four on Sunday, as well as the jams, and there may be others. Whew - pretty great, eh?

Again, thanks for your support during KALW's recent Membership Drive. And, as always, please contact me with additional updates, corrections, suggestions, and requests.

And thanks for listening -
Peter

Producer/Host, "Bluegrass Signal"
KALW (91.7 FM, http://www.kalw.org), San Francisco, CA
Broadcast Saturdays, 6:30 - 8:00 pm Pacific Time
On-air studio phone: 415-841-4134

Also broadcast on http://www.BluegrassCountry.org five times/week,
currently Sun./8am, Mon./8pm, Tues./5am, Fri./2pm, Sat./2am Pacific Time
Each new week of shows begins Wednesday afternoon.
** Playlists for current shows are given at the end of the calendar. **

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UPCOMING BAY AREA BLUEGRASS EVENTS,
including PERFORMANCE VENUES, ORGANIZATIONS, REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS,
CONCERTS, FESTIVALS, JAM SESSIONS, INSTRUCTION, and more.

Tune into "Bluegrass Signal" (Saturdays, 6:30 - 8:00 pm) on KALW
(91.7 FM, http://www.kalw.org) for weekly updates.

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BLUEGRASS SIGNAL upcoming features

NOTE: The area's most comprehensive bluegrass calendar is part of
every show, usually between 7:30 and 8 pm, and often including
musical previews.

April 24: MUSICAL PREVIEWS with KING WILKIE and JAMES KING.

May 1: ACROSS THE TRACKS: new releases and reissues.

May 8: PICK IT, EARL: excerpts from Terry Gross' "Fresh Air" interview with Mr. Scruggs, plus selections from the "Foggy Mountain Special" collection ... plus a live, in-studio session with the ALHAMBRA VALLEY BAND.

May 15: A WARMER KIND OF BLUE: new music (and conversation) from the KATHY KALLICK BAND.

May 22 & 29: WHEN I START DREAMIN': the dreams of bluegrassers ...

June 5 & 12: SEE YOU AT GRASS VALLEY: Previews of the 29th Annual California Bluegrass Association Festival, with music by the Bluegrass Cardinals, Bluegrass Patriots, Cabin Fever, Carolina Road, Chris Stewart & Backcountry, Continental Divide, Dirk Powell Band, Gibson Brothers, J.D. Crowe & the New South, John Murphy & Carolina Special, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Michelle Nixon & Drive, Mountain Heart, Pine Mountain Railroad, Rick Jamison & Copper Creek, Ron Spears & Within Tradition, Skip Gorman & His Waddie Pals, and the Witcher Brothers.

June 19: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LESTER FLATT: a great excuse to hear some Flatt & Scruggs chestnuts.

June 26: ROUND & ROUND: new releases and reissues.

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PERFORMANCE VENUES & BLUEGRASS ORGANIZATIONS:

ESPRESSO GARDEN & CAFE - 814 S. Bascom Ave, San Jose
408-294-3353, http://www.fiddlingcricket.com
FREIGHT & SALVAGE COFFEEHOUSE - 1111 Addison St., Berkeley
510-548-1761, http://www.freightandsalvage.org
HENFLING'S FIREHOUSE TAVERN - 9450 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond
831-335-1642, http://www.henflings.com
LITTLE FOX THEATER - 2209 Broadway, Redwood City
(http://www.foxdream.com, 650-369-4119)
McGRATH'S PUB - 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda
510-522-6263, http://www.mcgrathspub.com
MURPHY'S IRISH PUB - 464 E. 1st St., Sonoma
707-935-0660, http://www.sonomapub.com
"OTTER OPRY" - United Methodist Church, 250 California St.,
Santa Cruz (831-338-0618)
SAN GREGORIO GENERAL STORE - Hwy 84 & Stage Rd., San Gregorio
650-726-0565, http://www.sangregoriostore.com
SAM'S BBQ - 1110 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose
408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com
SWEETWATER - 153 Throckmorton, Mill Valley
(415-388-2820, http://www.sweetwatersaloon.com)

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REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS:

Sundays (4-6 pm): "The American Roots Music Show" -
The Music Store, 66 West Portal (@Vicente), SF
(415-664-2044, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com)
May 2: King Wilkie
May 16: Biscuits & Groovy
June 6: Sibling Brothers
June 13: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boyz
July 18: The Shut-Ins
First Sunday (2-5 pm): Earthquake Country - San Gregorio Store
Third Sunday (2-5 pm): Circle R Boys (odd-numbered months) -
San Gregorio Store, San Gregorio (650-726-0565)
1st/3rd Mondays: Homespun Rowdy - Amnesia,
853 Valencia St. (at 20th), SF (415-970-8336)
Tuesday: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st: Bean Creek /2nd: Earthquake Country /3rd: Mr. Banjo & the
Lonesome Wailers /4th: Wild Oats & Honey/5th: MacRae Brothers
Wednesdays: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st/3rd: Sidesaddle & Co.
2nd/4th: Diana Donnelly & The Yes Ma'ams
1st/3rd Wednesdays: Whiskey Brothers - Albatross Pub,
1822 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (510-843-2473)
Final Wednesdays (7-10 pm): "BLT w/pickers on the side" (Bluegrass Live Tonight)
Towles Cafe, 1401 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame (650-344-1462)
April 28: TBA
May 26: Slewfoot String Band
Thursdays: bluegrass bands - The Atlas Cafe, 3049-20th St. (at
Alabama), SF (415-648-1047, http://www.atlascafe.net)
First: Dark Hollow
Thursdays: Ed Neff & Friends - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
(707-775-4232)
First Thursday: bluegrass bands - Prince Of Wales Pub,
102 E. 25th Ave., San Mateo
Third Thursday: David Thom Band - Cafe Amsterdam, 23 Broadway, Fairfax
(415-256-8020)
Fridays (7-9:30 pm): "House of Bluegrass" - Maxfield's, 398 Dolores (@17th), SF
(415-255-6859, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com)
April 30: Acme String Ensemble
May 7: Homespun Rowdy
May 14: Dark Hollow
May 21: Circle R Boys
May 28: Susie Glaze & Eight-hand String Band
First Friday: Sonoma Mountain Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Second Saturday (2-5 pm): Harmony Grits - San Gregorio Store
Second Saturday: Acme String Ensemble - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
(most) Fourth Saturday: David Thom Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma

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CONCERTS:

April 24: Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
April 24: Borderline Bluegrass Band - McGrath's Pub, Alameda
April 24: Stay Tuned, The Dublin Bluegrass Jam Band, The Sibling Brothers -
Benefit for the children of the Dublin Heritage Center - St. Raymonds
Church, Dublin (925-803-4128)
April 24: The Hanes Family - The Epic Arts Teahouse, 1923 Ashby, Berkeley
April 24 (6 pm): David Thom Band w/ special guests David & Sam Grisman -
benefit for Wilson School's baseball field - Hermann Sons Hall,
860 Western Ave., Petaluma. Includes BBQ dinner, auction (707-765-9825)
April 24: The Roadoilers - contra dance at the Dance Palace, Point Reyes
April 24: John Murphy's Carolina Special - Murphy's, Sonoma
April 25 (3 pm): Kathy Kallick & Nina Gerber - Sausalito Presbyterian Church,
112 Bulkley, Sausalito (415-383-8716)
April 25 (7 pm): Open Road - The Music Store, 66 W. Portal, SF (415-664-2044)
April 25: Shut-Ins, Cari Lee and the Saddle-Ites (western-swing) - 12 Galaxies,
2565 Mission St. (near 22nd), SF
April 26: Open Road - McGrath's Pub, Alameda
April 27: "Bluegrass Gold" - Open Road, Carolina Special - The Sweetwater,
Mill Valley
April 30: Wild Blue with Dr. Elmo - Murphy's, Sonoma
April 30: Bluegrass Intentions - Espresso Garden & Cafe, San Jose
May 1: Bluegrass Intentions - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 1: King Wilkie, Frankie Nagle & Friends - First Presbyterian Church Of
Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave. (at Cuesta Dr.), Mountain View
(650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)
May 1: Alhambra Valley Band - Murphy's Pub, Sonoma
May 2 (4 pm): King Wilkie - The Music Store, 66 W. Portal, SF (415-664-2044)
May 2: King Wilkie - The Makeout Room, SF
May 2 (noon - 4 pm): Sibling Brothers - Woodside Store; sponsored by The
San Mateo Co. Historical Association and FREE to the public.
May 3: King Wilkie - McGrath's Pub, Alameda
May 4: "Bluegrass Gold" - King Wilkie, Homespun Rowdy - The Sweetwater,
Mill Valley
May 7: Sonoma Mountain Band - Murphy's Pub, Sonoma
May 7: David Grisman Quintet - Humboldt State University, Arcata
(http://www.humboldt.edu/~carts)
May 8 (9:30 am): Sibling Brothers - Palo Alto Farmers Market
May 8 (7:00 pm): Sibling Brothers, Belle Monroe & her Brewglass Boys,
The Shut-Ins, and Jenny Kerr, Gayle Schmitt and her Hired Hands -
Cafe Internationale, 508 Haight St. (@ Fillmore), SF - benefit for The AIDS
Marathon (415-775-0221, http://www.sfhootennany.homestead.com)
May 8: The Hillbillies from Mars - contra dance at First United Methodist
Church, Hamilton at Webster, Palo Alto (http://www.bacds.org)
May 8: Keystone Station - Murphy's Pub, Sonoma
May 9 (1 pm): Kathy Kallick Band - Mother's Day celebration -
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 9 (evening): "O Music Where Art Thou III," an annual concert benefiting
the Albany public schools music programs. With the David Grisman Bluegrass
Experience, others. Details TBA
May 9: Austin Lounge Lizards - Little Fox Theater, Redwood City
May 14: Mike Seeger - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 19: "Bluegrass Gold" - Hot Buttered Rum String Band, Rachel Garlin -
The Sweetwater, Mill Valley
May 20: Kathy Kallick Band, Open Road - Great American Music Hall,
859 O'Farrell, SF (415-885-0750)
May 21: Cache Valley Drifters - Espresso Garden Cafe, San Jose
May 22: Kathy Kallick Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 22: James King Band - First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View,
1667 Miramonte Ave. (at Cuesta Dr.), Mountain View (650-691-9982,
http://www.rba.org)
May 22: The David Thom Band - Murphy's Pub, Sonoma
May 22: "Otter Opry" - Open Road - Santa Cruz
May 25: "Bluegrass Gold" - Kathy Kallick Band, The Cash Magnets -
The Sweetwater, Mill Valley
May 25: Sarah Elizabeth Campbell & Nina Gerber - Henfling's, Ben Lomand
May 29 (9 am - noon): Sibling Brothers - The Cannery, SF (sponsored by the
SF Farmers Market)
May 29: Tim O'Brien - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 29: Acme String Ensemble - Murphy's Pub, Sonoma
June 11: Due West, Cliff Wagner & The Old #7 - Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway,
Oakland (510-763-1146)
June 12: "Otter Opry" - Due West, Cliff Wagner & The Old #7 - Santa Cruz
June 16: Michelle Nixon & Drive - Henfling's, Ben Lomand
June 17: Dirk Powell Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
June 26: David Grisman Quintet - Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael
June 27: Del McCoury Band - Rancho Nicasio
July 16: Due West - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
July 18: Devil Makes Three - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
July 28 (noon): Due West - Todos Santos Plaza, Concord
Aug. 10: Jim Hurst Band (with Cindy Browne, Bill Evans, Megan Lynch,
Steve Smith) - Freight and Salvage, Berkeley
Aug. 25: Fragment (Czech Republic) - Henfling's, Ben Lomand
Sept. 25: Carol Elizabeth Jones & Laurel Bliss, Papermill Creek Rounders -
First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mt. View
(650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)

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FESTIVALS:

April 25 (noon - 8 pm): SAN FRANCISCO FESTIVAL OF THE MANDOLINS -
Slavonic Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga Ave., SF (510-649-0941, http://www.slavonicweb.org/events/mandfest04.html)
Eric Thompson/Jody Stecher/Scott Nygaard, Kenny Hall, Aurora Mandolin
Orchestra, the Neapolitan styling of 89-year-old Tony Flores, Evan Marshall
w/ 11-year-old Scott Gates, Dodge's Sundodgers, BYO Mandolin Orchestra

April 30 - May 2: MID-STATE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Mid-State Fairgrounds,
Paso Robles (http://www.midstatebluegrassfestival.com, 209-785-2544)
James King Band, Lost Highway, Cache Valley Drifters, Ron Spears &
Within Tradition, Sidesaddle & Co., John Murphy & Carolina Special,
Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon, Pacific Crest, Borderline Bluegrass,
Piney Creek Weasels, others

May 1: PINE MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL, Atascadero
(http://www.pinemountainfestival.com, 805-237-0063)
Laurie Lewis & Nina Gerber, The Waybacks, Rincon Ramblers, others

May 6-9 (Mother's Day weekend): PARKFIELD BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Parkfield
(40 mi NE of Paso Robles) (805-937-5895, http://www.parkfieldbluegrass.com)
Lynn Morris Band, Chris Jones Coalition, Fox Family, Chris Stuart and
Backcountry, The Level Landers (Paul Lee, Megan Lynch, Ivan Rosenberg,
Lauren & Paul Barton), Leroy Mack & The Bluegrass Gospel Band, Bean Creek,
The New Five Cents, Blue Canyon, Courthouse Ramblers, others

June 17-20: CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS ASSN FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND
BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
(http://www.cbaontheweb.org, 707-573-3983)
Early Bird ticket discount available til Feb. 27/04
J.D. Crowe & the New South, Dirk Powell Band, Laurie Lewis,
David Parmley & Continental Divide, Bluegrass Cardinals (reunion),
Mountain Heart, Pine Mountain Railroad, Gibson Bros, Bluegrass Patriots,
Carolina Road, Skip Gorman & His Waddie Pals, Michelle Nixon & Drive,
Ron Spears & Within Tradition, plus five California Showcase bands:
Cabin Fever, Rick Jamison & Copper Creek, Witcher Brothers,
John Murphy's Carolina Special, and Chris Stewart & Backcountry.
plus Frank Solivan's Kids On Bluegrass, cloggers, etc.

June 18-20: LIVE OAK MUSIC FESTIVAL - near Santa Barbara
(http://www.liveoakfest.org)
Dirk Powell Band, plus Tom Russell, Persuasions, Kelly Joe Phelps
The Duhks, Brave Combo, Prince Diabate, others

July 9-11: GOOD OLD FASHIONED BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL -
Bolado Park, Hollister (http://www.ncbs.us)
Abbott Family Band, Alhambra Valley Band, Bean Creek, Birch Lake Ramblers,
Bluegrass Contraption, Circle R Boys. Courthouse Ramblers, Farm Fresh,
Fog Valley Drifters, Grizzly Peak, HeartWood, Highway One, Homespun Rowdy,
John Murphy's Carolina Special, Kids On Stage, Lone Prairie, MacRae Brothers,
Min-Tones, Mr. Banjo & The Lonesome Wailers, New Five Cents, On The Loose,
Sibling Brothers, Sidesaddle & Co., Stay Tuned, Stoney Mountain Ramblers,
Windy Ridge, Wires & Wood, plus all the tweeners

July 23-25: WOLF MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL -
Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley (http://www.wolfmt.com)
Open Road, High Country, many others

September 2 - 6: STRAWBERRY FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL - Camp Mather,
Yosemite (http://www.strawberrymusic.com, 209-533-0191)
The Websters with Scott Nygaard, The Seldom Scene, Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing
Trio, Mollie O'Brien Band, Modern Hicks, Tom Russell with Andrew Hardin,
Darrell Scott, The Faux Renwahs, Guy Clark with Verlon Thompson, Martin
Sexton, Railroad Earth, Rodney Crowell Band, David Bromberg's Large Band,
The Blind Boys of Alabama, Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeeans, The Greencards,
Jackie Greene, Laura Love Band, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion,
Bodhi Busick with Travers Cliffor, Patrice Pike & the Blackbox Rebellion

Sept. 17-19: BLUEGRASSIN' IN THE FOOTHILLS - Amador County Fiargrounds, Plymouth (209-785-4693, http://www.landspromotions.com/plymouth/plymouth_main.htm)
Country Current, the Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, Mark Newton Band,
Honi Deaton & Dream, Bluegrass Etc., Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon,
Lampkins Family, Frank Ray & Cedar Hill

Oct. 2-3 (11 am - 7 pm): HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Speedway Meadows, Golden Gate Park, SF (http://www.strictlybluegrass.com)

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JAM SESSIONS:

First/Third Saturdays: Mission Pizza Central, 5454 Central, Newark
(510-574-1880)
Saturdays (2 - 5 pm): Coffee Catz, Highway 12 just east of Sebastopol
(707-829-6600); bg & old time twice/month
First Sunday (1 - 5 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Assn -
Hoover Middle School, Naglee & Park Sts., San Jose (408-730-1034,
http://www.scvfa.org)
Second Sunday (2 - 7 pm): Methodist Church, Boulder Creek (831-423-5214)
Second/Fourth Sunday (2-6 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
Second and Fourth Sundays (3-7 pm): Progressive Grounds Cafe,
400 Cortland Ave., SF (old time)
Fourth Sunday (1:30 - 5 pm): Calif. Old Time Fiddlers Assn -
United Methodist Church, 19806 Wisteria St., Castro Valley
(925-455-4970, http://www.fiddle.com/calfiddle).
[Free workshop for fiddlers under 18 (2:30-4:30 pm) - info:
510-654-5653]
Mondays: St. Francis Episcopal Church, 1205 Pine Ave.,San Jose
(408-292-7090)
Mondays: McGrath's Pub, 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda (510-522-6263)
First Mon.: Mission Pizza, 1572 Washington Blvd., Fremont (510-651-6858)
First Tuesday: Sicilito's Restaurant, Garberville (707-923-2603)
Second/Fourth Tuesdays: Dublin Heritage Center, 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin
(near the NW corner of the 680/580 interchange) (925-803-4128)
Fourth Tuesday: Sixteen Mile House, 448 Broadway, Millbrae (650-692-4087)
Wednesdays (7-10 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
First Wed.: The Plough & Stars, 116 Clement (@ 2nd Ave.), SF (415-751-1122,
http://pweb.jps.net/~jgilder/plough.html); hosted by Jeanie & Chuck Poling
First/Third Thursdays: Marin Bluegrass Jam - Marin Lutheran Church,
649 Meadowsweet, Corte Madera (http://www.carltone.com/jam.html)
Final Thursday: Atlas Cafe, 3049 - 20th, SF (415-648-1047)

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INSTRUCTION:

Brian Wicklund Fiddle Workshops
May 22 (10:30 am - noon): Beginning/Intermediate Kids
May 22 (12:30 - 2:00 pm): Intermediate/Advanced Kids
May 23 (11 am - 1 pm): Adults
Brandli house, 2106 - 9th Ave., Oakland. Registration and info:
Megan B. Lynch <megan@fiddlestar.com>, 650-387-2780

June 13-16: CBA Music Camp - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley *** MOST CLASSES (OTHER THAN DOBRO) NEARLY FULL ***
http://www.cbamusiccamp.org, 707-878-906
Instructors:
Banjo: Bill Evans, Janet Beazley, Alan Munde, Brad Leftwich
Guitar: Chris Stuart, Jim Nunally, Eric Thompson, Tom Sauber
Mandolin: Tom Rozum, Skip Gorman, John Reischman
Fiddle: Chad Manning, Jack Tuttle, Ruthie Dornfeld
Dobro: Ivan Rosenberg, Ron Stanley
Bass: Dean Knight / Autoharp: Evo Bluestein
Vocals: Laurie Lewis, Keith Little
Cost of camp: $230 before May 1st, $265 thereafter
Catered meals ($75) and on-site camping ($20) available as options

July 11-24: CALIFORNIA COAST MUSIC CAMP - woodsy retreat site in Sonoma County
(650-306-0399, http://www.musiccamp.org)
Week of July 11-17 - Instructors include: Robin Flower, Chris Grampp,
Orville Johnson, Tony Marcus, Avram Siegel, Becky Smith, Sue Thompson
Week of July 18-24 - Instructors include Cathy Fink, Wayne Henderson,
Keith Little, Marcy Marxer, Carol McComb, Missy Raines, Radim Zenkl
Cost: $675 (due by June 18)

Aug. 1-6: MANDOLIN SYMPOSIUM - Univ. of California at Santa Cruz ** SOLD OUT **
classes, workshops, concerts, etc., with David Grisman, Chris Thile,
Mike Marshall, Don Stiernberg, Radim Zenkl, and Mike Compton.
Cost: $1000 (http://www.mandolinsymposium.com, 360-385-6836)

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TRAVEL:

June 30 - July 7: Alaska Bluegrass Cruise with Lost Highway and
John Reischman & The Jaybirds - workshops, jamming, concerts -
Departing from Vancouver, BC (800-848-3488, http://www.cottagemusic.net)

July 19-21: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum - River Trip - Tuolumne River,
Northern California (http://www.echotrips.com, 1-800-652-3246)

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bluegrasscountry.org - program #9 [broadcast April 21-27]
BLUEGRASS SIGNAL: Dynamic Duos - new releases

ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS: Old Plank Road/Deeper Waters (Red House)
JEFF BARBRA & SARAH PIRKLE: Start Over/Barb Hollow Sessions (Barb Hollow)
ART (& STEPHANIE) STEVENSON & HIGH WATER: Like A River/Like A River (Wolf Tracks)
LAURIE LEWIS & TOM ROZUM: My Heart's Own Love/Guest House (Hightone
KENNY & AMANDA SMITH BAND: It's Not the Wind/House Down the Block (Rebel)

KATHY KALLICK (and LAURIE LEWIS): Lone Pilgrim/Reason & Rhyme (Copper Creek)
THE WEBSTERS & SCOTT NYGAARD: Richmond Blues/Ten Thousand Miles (Lots Of Rabbits)
GIBSON BROTHERS: Ophelia/Long Way Back Home (Sugar Hill)
JERRY GARCIA & DAVID GRISMAN: I Ain't Never/Been All Around This World (Acoustic Disc)

PETER ROWAN & JERRY DOUGLAS: Cannonball Blues/Bluegrass Roots (e-town)
DAVID GRISMAN & TONY RICE: I Am A Pilgrim/Bluegrass Roots (e-town)
GILLIAN WELCH & DAVID RAWLINGS (with David Grisman, Tony Rice, and Nick Forester): Train 45/Bluegrass Roots (e-town)
BEUFORD WILSON & DAVID CLARK: Cora Is Gone/Just Old Friends (self)

CAROL ELIZABETH JONES & LAUREL BLISS: Trying To Get To You/Girl >From Jerico (Copper Creek)

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bluegrasscountry.org - program #10 [broadcast April 28 - May 4]
BLUEGRASS SIGNAL: Songs That Will Linger - An Introduction To the Music Of Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin

Note: All songs performed by JODY STECHER & KATE BRISLIN.
All releases on Rounder Records, except as noted.

Hard Times->Dusty Miller/A Song That Will Linger
Blue Diamond Mines/Blue Lightning
Our Town/Our Town

Fall On My Knees/Stay Awhile
I Remember Loving You/Heart Songs
Don't Forget This Song/Songs Of the Carter Family (Appleseed)

Meet Me In the Moonlight/Songs Of the Carter Family (Appleseed)
Rock Salt & Nails/Heart Songs
A Lonesome Night/Blue Lightning

Will You Miss Me/A Song That Will Linger

4/8/2004

Greetings -

Just a note to thank all of you who made pledges during KALW's Spring Membership Drive. Your support for "Bluegrass Signal" was especially gratifying; the April 3rd special had more calls and raised more money for KALW than any other fundraising edition of the program! Thanks again - very much!

The final tallies from internet and mail pledges are incomplete, but it appears that KALW reached our relatively modest goal of $250,000. This ensures the continuation of our dynamic programming schedule for another six months. Again, your support is very much appreciated.

I do apologize for such limited on-air calendar information during the Membership Drive specials, and thought you'd appreciate yet another update. So much going on: the annual visit from Ralph Stanley ... a mini-tour by the new kids on the block, King Wilkie ... the 5-year anniversary of "Bluegrass Gold" (even as the Sweetwater may be moving or closing) ... festivals on many (most) weekends ... and five big events this Saturday, including a live recording session and another new festival. Whew.

Hope you can hear and/or play some bluegrass soon -
Peter

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UPCOMING BAY AREA BLUEGRASS EVENTS,
including PERFORMANCE VENUES, ORGANIZATIONS, REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS,
CONCERTS, FESTIVALS, JAM SESSIONS, INSTRUCTION, and more.
Tune into "Bluegrass Signal" (Sat., 6:30 - 8:00 pm) on KALW
(91.7 FM, http://www.kalw.org) for weekly updates.

Additions, corrections, comments, and suggestions are welcome:
Peter Thompson <bgsignal@comcast.net>
P.O. Box 21344, Oakland, CA 94620
On-air studio phone: 415-841-4134

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BLUEGRASS SIGNAL upcoming features

NOTE: The area's most comprehensive bluegrass calendar is part of
every show, usually between 7:30 and 8 pm, and often including
musical previews.

ADDITIONAL NOTE: The first hour of "Bluegrass Signal" is now re-broadcast
5 times per week on an all-bluegrass internet station. Go to
http://www.BluegrassCountry.org for the complete schedule and more
information.

April 10: SONGS THAT WILL LINGER: an overview of the music of JODY STECHER & KATE BRISLIN, with selections from their many fine recordings.

April 17: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DELIA BELL: an overview of her recordings with Bill Grant, often accompanied by the Johnson Mt. Boys.

April 24: KING WILKIE: the new kids on the block, with the name that comes from Bill Monroe's horse, are coming to the area soon.

May 1: ACROSS THE TRACKS: new releases and reissues.

May 8: PICK IT, EARL: excerpts from Terry Gross' "Fresh Air" interview with Mr. Scruggs, plus selections from the "Foggy Mountain Special" collection.

May 15: A WARMER KIND OF BLUE: new music (and conversation) from the KATHY KALLICK BAND.

May 22 & 29: WHEN I START DREAMIN': the dreams of bluegrassers ...

June 5 & 12: SEE YOU AT GRASS VALLEY: Previews of the 29th Annual California Bluegrass Association Festival, with music by the Bluegrass Cardinals, Bluegrass Patriots, Cabin Fever, Carolina Road, Chris Stewart & Backcountry, Continental Divide, Dirk Powell Band, Gibson Brothers, J.D. Crowe & the New South, John Murphy & Carolina Special, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Michelle Nixon & Drive, Mountain Heart, Pine Mountain Railroad, Rick Jamison & Copper Creek, Ron Spears & Within Tradition, Skip Gorman & His Waddie Pals, and the Witcher Brothers.

June 19: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LESTER FLATT: a great excuse to hear some Flatt & Scruggs chestnuts.

June 26: ROUND & ROUND: new releases and reissues.

July 3 & 10: 50 years ago, ELVIS CHANGED EVERYTHING when he recorded "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" on July 6, 1954. Today's program surveys THE HITS OF 1954, with music by Bill Monroe ("A Voice from On High"), the Stanley Brothers (Mercury Sessions), (pre-Josh) Flatt & Scruggs, Reno & Smiley, and others, including Bill's 9-4-54 re-make of "Blue Moon Of Kentucky."
Also, other hits of '54: Tim O'Brien, Mike Auldridge Keith Whitley, Ricky Skaggs, Tom Bekeny, and Vicki Simmons, all of whom were born in that year.

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PERFORMANCE VENUES & BLUEGRASS ORGANIZATIONS:

ESPRESSO GARDEN & CAFE - 814 S. Bascom Ave, San Jose
408-294-3353, http://www.fiddlingcricket.com
FREIGHT & SALVAGE COFFEEHOUSE - 1111 Addison St., Berkeley
510-548-1761, http://www.freightandsalvage.org
HENFLING'S FIREHOUSE TAVERN - 9450 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond
831-335-1642, http://www.henflings.com
LITTLE FOX THEATER - 2209 Broadway, Redwood City
(http://www.foxdream.com, 650-369-4119)
McGRATH'S PUB - 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda
510-522-6263, http://www.mcgrathspub.com
MURPHY'S IRISH PUB - 464 E. 1st St., Sonoma
707-935-0660, http://www.sonomapub.com
"OTTER OPRY" - United Methodist Church, 250 California St.,
Santa Cruz (831-338-0618)
SAN GREGORIO GENERAL STORE - Hwy 84 & Stage Rd., San Gregorio
650-726-0565, http://www.sangregoriostore.com
SAM'S BBQ - 1110 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose
408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com
SWEETWATER - 153 Throckmorton, Mill Valley
(415-388-2820, http://www.sweetwatersaloon.com)

BAY AREA COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY (http://www.bacds.org)
CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION - P.O. Box 9, Wilseyville, CA
95257 (http://www.cbaontheweb.org)
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS SOCIETY - P.O. Box 390846,
Mt. View 94039 (http://www.ncbs.us)
REDWOOD BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATES - P.O. Box 390515,
Mt. View 94039 (650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)

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REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS:

Sundays (4-6 pm): "The American Roots Music Show" -
The Music Store, 66 West Portal (@Vicente), SF
(415-664-2044, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com)
April 18: Earthquake Country
May 2: King Wilkie
May 16: Biscuits & Groovy
June 6: Sibling Brothers
June 13: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boyz
July 18: The Shut-Ins
First Sunday (2-5 pm): Earthquake Country - San Gregorio Store
Third Sunday (2-5 pm): Circle R Boys (odd-numbered months) -
San Gregorio Store, San Gregorio (650-726-0565)
1st/3rd Mondays: Homespun Rowdy - Amnesia,
853 Valencia St. (at 20th), SF (415-970-8336)
Tuesday: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st: Bean Creek /2nd: Earthquake Country /3rd: Mr. Banjo & the
Lonesome Wailers /4th: Wild Oats & Honey/5th: MacRae Brothers
Wednesdays: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st/3rd: Sidesaddle & Co.
2nd/4th: Diana Donnelly & The Yes Ma'ams
1st/3rd Wednesdays: Whiskey Brothers - Albatross Pub,
1822 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (510-843-2473)
Final Wednesdays (7-10 pm): "BLT w/pickers on the side" (Bluegrass Live Tonight)
Towles Cafe, 1401 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame (650-344-1462)
April 28: TBA
May 26: Slewfoot String Band
Thursdays: bluegrass bands - The Atlas Cafe, 3049-20th St. (at
Alabama), SF (415-648-1047, http://www.atlascafe.net)
First: Dark Hollow
Thursdays: Ed Neff & Friends - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
(707-775-4232)
First Thursday: bluegrass bands - Prince Of Wales Pub,
102 E. 25th Ave., San Mateo
Third Thursday: David Thom Band - Cafe Amsterdam, 23 Broadway, Fairfax
(415-256-8020)
Fridays (7-9:30 pm): "House of Bluegrass" - Maxfield's, 398 Dolores (@17th), SF
(415-255-6859, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com)
April 9: West Coast Ramblers
April 16: Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup
April 23: West of Kentucky
April 30: Acme String Ensemble
May 7: Homespun Rowdy
May 14: Dark Hollow
May 21: Circle R Boys
May 28: Susie Glaze & Eight-hand String Band
First Friday: Sonoma Mountain Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
Second Saturday (2-5 pm): Harmony Grits - San Gregorio Store
Second Saturday: Acme String Ensemble - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
(most) Fourth Saturday: David Thom Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma

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CONCERTS:

April 8: Bluegrass Intentions - Albatross Pub (40th anniversary party) -
San Pablo Ave. near University, Berkeley
April 8 & 9: Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys -
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
April 9: Poor Man's Whiskey - Murphy's, Sonoma
April 9: The Saddlecats (Western Swing), Cash Magnets (country) - McGrath's Pub,
Alameda
April 9: Suzy Thompson with Del Rey, Eric Thompson, & Ben Sigelman -
house concert in Santa Cruz Info: <herrmann@ucsc.edu>
April 10: Suzy Thompson with the Thompson String Ticklers plus special
guests Del Rey, Larry Hanks, Kate Brislin & Sue Draheim (Any Old Time),
Bill Evans & Alan Senauke (Bluegrass Intentions), and ??? - live recording -
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
April 10: Nickel Creek, Mindy Smith - The Warfield, 982 Market,SF (415-775-7722)
April 10: Another Day - Mike Tatar and The Clarridges (award-winning fiddlers) -
McGrath's Pub, Alameda
April 10: High Country - Murphy's, Sonoma
April 11 (Easter) (7 pm): Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mt. Boys: sacred songs -
Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz (866-666-8932/www.ticketweb.com)
Proceeds will benefit the non-profit Henry Miller Library in Big Sur.
April 16-17: Yonder Mountain String Band - The Fillmore, 1805 Geary, SF
(415-346-6000)
April 17: True Blue - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
April 17: Wayblonde (Country) - McGrath's Pub, Alameda
April 17: "Otter Opry" - Another Day (Mike Tatar, the Clarridges, Jerry Logan)
Harmony Grits - United Methodist Church, Santa Cruz (831-338-0618)
April 18 (4 pm): Eric & Suzy Thompson - Rancho Nicasio
April 20: David Thom Band, Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys - 12 Galaxies,
2585 Mission St. (b/w 21st and 22nd), SF
April 20: "Bluegrass Gold" - Keystone Station, Mary & Mars (Sante Fe) -
Sweetwater, Mill Valley
April 22: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys - Atlas Cafe, SF
April 22: Grizzly Peak Bluegrass Band - McGrath's Pub, Alameda
April 24: Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
April 24: Borderline Bluegrass Band - McGrath's Pub, Alameda
April 24: John Murphy's Carolina Special - Murphy's, Sonoma
April 25 (3 pm): Kathy Kallick & Nina Gerber - Sausalito Presbyterian Church,
112 Bulkley, Sausalito (415-383-8716)
April 25 (7 pm): Open Road - The Music Store, 66 W. Portal, SF (415-664-2044)
April 26: Open Road - McGrath's Pub, Alameda
April 27: "Bluegrass Gold" - Open Road, Carolina Special - The Sweetwater,
Mill Valley
April 30: Wild Blue w/ Dr. Elmo - Murphy's, Sonoma
May 1: Bluegrass Intentions - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 1: King Wilkie, Frankie Nagle & Friends - First Presbyterian Church Of
Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave. (at Cuesta Dr.), Mountain View
(650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)
May 2: King Wilkie - The Makeout Room, SF
May 3: King Wilkie - McGrath's Pub, Alameda
May 4: Mill Valley - Sweetwater
May 4: "Bluegrass Gold" - King Wilkie, Homespun Rowdy - The Sweetwater,
Mill Valley
May 7: David Grisman Quintet - Humboldt State University, Arcata
(http://www.humboldt.edu/~carts)
May 9 (1 pm): Kathy Kallick Band - Mother's Day celebration -
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 9 (evening): "O Music Where Art Thou III," an annual concert benefiting
the Albany public schools music programs. With the David Grisman Bluegrass
Experience, others. Details TBA
May 9: Austin Lounge Lizards - Little Fox Theater, Redwood City
May 14: Mike Seeger - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 20: Kathy Kallick Band, Open Road - Great American Music Hall,
859 O'Farrell, SF (415-885-0750)
May 21: Cache Valley Drifters - Espresso Garden Cafe, San Jose
May 22: Kathy Kallick Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 22: James King Band - First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View,
1667 Miramonte Ave. (at Cuesta Dr.), Mountain View (650-691-9982,
http://www.rba.org)
May 25: "Bluegrass Gold" - Kathy Kallick Band - The Sweetwater, Mill Valley
May 25: Sarah Elizabeth Campbell & Nina Gerber - Henfling's, Ben Lomand
May 29: Tim O'Brien - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
June 11: Due West, Cliff Wagner & The Old #7 - Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway,
Oakland (510-763-1146)
June 12: Due West, Cliff Wagner & The Old #7 - The Otter Opry, Santa Cruz
June 16: Michelle Nixon & Drive - Henfling's, Ben Lomand
June 26: David Grisman Quintet - Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael
July 28 (noon): Due West - Todos Santos Plaza, Concord
Aug. 25: Fragment (Czech Republic) - Henfling's, Ben Lomand

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FESTIVALS:

April 8-10: OAKLAND WOLF WALK BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway (Jack London Square), Oakland (510-763-1146, http://www.oaklandmetro.org)
April 8: Jimbo Trout & the Fish People, Poor Man's Whiskey
April 9: Crooked Jades
April 10: David Nelson & the Papermill Creek Rounders, Cabin Fever

April 25 (noon - 8 pm): SAN FRANCISCO FESTIVAL OF THE MANDOLINS -
Slavonic Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga Ave., SF (510-649-0941, http://www.slavonicweb.org/events/mandfest04.html)
Eric Thompson/Jody Stecher/Scott Nygaard, Kenny Hall, Aurora Mandolin
Orchestra, the Neapolitan styling of 89-year-old Tony Flores, Evan Marshall
w/ 11-year-old Scott Gates, Dodge's Sundodgers, BYO Mandolin Orchestra

April 30 - May 2: MID-STATE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Mid-State Fairgrounds,
Paso Robles (http://www.midstatebluegrassfestival.com, 209-785-2544)
James King Band, Lost Highway, Cache Valley Drifters, Ron Spears &
Within Tradition, Sidesaddle & Co., John Murphy & Carolina Special,
Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon, Pacific Crest, Borderline Bluegrass,
Piney Creek Weasels, others

May 1: PINE MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL, Atascadero
(http://www.pinemountainfestival.com, 805-237-0063)
Laurie Lewis & Nina Gerber, The Waybacks, Rincon Ramblers, others

May 6-9 (Mother's Day weekend): PARKFIELD BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Parkfield
(40 mi NE of Paso Robles) (805-937-5895, http://www.parkfieldbluegrass.com)
Lynn Morris Band, Chris Jones Coalition, Fox Family, Chris Stuart and
Backcountry, The Level Landers (Paul Lee, Megan Lynch, Ivan Rosenberg,
Lauren & Paul Barton), Leroy Mack & The Bluegrass Gospel Band, Bean Creek,
The New Five Cents, Blue Canyon, Courthouse Ramblers, others

May 27 - 31: STRAWBERRY SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL - Camp Mather,
Yosemite (http://www.strawberrymusic.com, 209-533-0191) *** SOLD OUT! ***
Blue Highway, Kathy Kallick Band, Crooked Jades, South Austin Jug Band,
Alasdair Fraser with Natalie Haas, Sarah Elizabeth Campbell & the Banned,
Sourdough Slim, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Beòlach, Holmes Brothers,
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Toshi Reagon, Keb' Mo' Band, Soniadada, Incendio,
James McMurtry, Weary Boys, The Bills, Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps,

Allison Moorer Band, The Mavericks

June 4 - June 6: WILD IRIS FOLK FESTIVAL - Mendocino County Fairgrounds, Boonville (on Hwy 128 between Cloverdale & the Mendocino coast (707-895-2825, http://www.boont.com/wildiris)
Marley's Ghost, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Due West, Larry Hanks,
Hoof Hearted, many others

June 17-20: CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS ASSN FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND
BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
(http://www.cbaontheweb.org, 707-573-3983)
Early Bird ticket discount available til Feb. 27/04
J.D. Crowe & the New South, Dirk Powell Band, Laurie Lewis,
David Parmley & Continental Divide, Bluegrass Cardinals (reunion),
Mountain Heart, Pine Mountain Railroad, Gibson Bros, Bluegrass Patriots,
Carolina Road, Skip Gorman & His Waddie Pals, Michelle Nixon & Drive,
Ron Spears & Within Tradition, plus five California Showcase bands:
Cabin Fever, Rick Jamison & Copper Creek, Witcher Brothers,
John Murphy's Carolina Special, and Chris Stewart & Backcountry.
plus Frank Solivan's Kids On Bluegrass, cloggers, etc.

June 18-20: HUCK FINN JUBILEE - Mojave Narrows Regional Park, Victorville
(http://www.huckfinn.com, 909-780-8810)
J.D. Crowe and the New South, The Dillards, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum,
Bluegrass Cardinals Reunion, David Parmely and Continental Divide,
Berline, Crary and Hickman, Gibson Bros, Lost Highway, many others

June 18-20: LIVE OAK MUSIC FESTIVAL - near Santa Barbara
(http://www.liveoakfest.org)
Dirk Powell Band, plus Tom Russell, Persuasions, Kelly Joe Phelps
The Duhks, Brave Combo, Prince Diabate, others

July 9-11: GOOD OLD FASHIONED BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL -
Bolado Park, Hollister (http://www.ncbs.us)
Abbott Family Band, Alhambra Valley Band, Bean Creek, Birch Lake Ramblers,
Bluegrass Contraption, Circle R Boys. Courthouse Ramblers, Farm Fresh,
Fog Valley Drifters, Grizzly Peak, HeartWood, Highway One, Homespun Rowdy,
John Murphy's Carolina Special, Kids On Stage, Lone Prairie, MacRae Brothers,
Min-Tones, Mr. Banjo & The Lonesome Wailers, New Five Cents, On The Loose,
Sibling Brothers, Sidesaddle & Co., Stay Tuned, Stoney Mountain Ramblers,
Windy Ridge, Wires & Wood, plus all the tweeners

July 15-18: CALIFORNIA WORLD-FEST - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
(530-891-4098, http://www.californiafestival.com)
Youssou N'Dour, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Websters & Scott Nygaard,
Alasdair Fraser, Badi Assad, Lucinda Williams, Joe Craven, Radim Zenkl,
Banana Slug String Band, many others

July 23-25: WOLF MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL -
Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley (http://www.wolfmt.com)

September 2 - 6: STRAWBERRY FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL - Camp Mather,
Yosemite (http://www.strawberrymusic.com, 209-533-0191)
The Websters with Scott Nygaard, The Seldom Scene, Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing
Trio, Mollie O'Brien Band, Modern Hicks, Tom Russell with Andrew Hardin,
Darrell Scott, The Faux Renwahs, Guy Clark with Verlon Thompson, Martin
Sexton, Railroad Earth, Rodney Crowell Band, David Bromberg's Large Band,
The Blind Boys of Alabama, Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeeans, The Greencards,
Jackie Greene, Laura Love Band, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion,
Bodhi Busick with Travers Cliffor, Patrice Pike & the Blackbox Rebellion

Sept. 17-19: BLUEGRASSIN' IN THE FOOTHILLS - Amador County Fiargrounds, Plymouth (209-785-4693, http://www.landspromotions.com/plymouth/plymouth_main.htm)
Country Current, the Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, Mark Newton Band,
Honi Deaton & Dream, Bluegrass Etc., Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon,
Lampkins Family, Frank Ray & Cedar Hill

Oct. 2-3 (11 am - 7 pm): HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Speedway Meadows, Golden Gate Park, SF (http://www.strictlybluegrass.com)

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JAM SESSIONS:

First/Third Saturdays: Mission Pizza Central, 5454 Central, Newark
(510-574-1880)
Saturdays (2 - 5 pm): Coffee Catz, Highway 12 just east of Sebastopol
(707-829-6600); bg & old time twice/month
First Sunday (1 - 5 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Assn -
Hoover Middle School, Naglee & Park Sts., San Jose (408-730-1034,
http://www.scvfa.org)
Second Sunday (2 - 7 pm): Methodist Church, Boulder Creek (831-423-5214)
Second/Fourth Sunday (2-6 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
Second and Fourth Sundays (3-7 pm): Progressive Grounds Cafe,
400 Cortland Ave., SF (old time)
Fourth Sunday (1:30 - 5 pm): Calif. Old Time Fiddlers Assn -
United Methodist Church, 19806 Wisteria St., Castro Valley
(925-455-4970, http://www.fiddle.com/calfiddle).
[Free workshop for fiddlers under 18 (2:30-4:30 pm) - info:
510-654-5653]
Mondays: St. Francis Episcopal Church, 1205 Pine Ave.,San Jose
(408-292-7090)
Mondays: McGrath's Pub, 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda (510-522-6263)
First Mon.: Mission Pizza, 1572 Washington Blvd., Fremont (510-651-6858)
First Tuesday: Sicilito's Restaurant, Garberville (707-923-2603)
Second/Fourth Tuesdays: Dublin Heritage Center, 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin
(near the NW corner of the 680/580 interchange) (925-803-4128)
Fourth Tuesday: Sixteen Mile House, 448 Broadway, Millbrae (650-692-4087)
Wednesdays (7-10 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
First Wed.: The Plough & Stars, 116 Clement (@ 2nd Ave.), SF (415-751-1122,
http://pweb.jps.net/~jgilder/plough.html); hosted by Jeanie & Chuck Poling
First/Third Thursdays: Marin Bluegrass Jam - Marin Lutheran Church,
649 Meadowsweet, Corte Madera (http://www.carltone.com/jam.html)
Final Thursday: Atlas Cafe, 3049 - 20th, SF (415-648-1047)

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INSTRUCTION:

June 13-16: CBA MUSIC CAMP - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
http://www.cbamusiccamp.org, 707-878-906. Instructors:
Banjo - Bill Evans, Janet Beazley, Alan Munde, Dirk Powell
Guitar - Chris Stuart, Jim Nunally, Eric Thompson, Riley Baugus
Mandolin - Tom Rozum, Skip Gorman, John Reischman
Fiddle - Chad Manning, Jack Tuttle, Ruthie Dornfeld
Dobro - Ivan Rosenberg, Ron Stanley
Bass - Dean Knight /Autoharp - Evo Bluestein
Vocals - Laurie Lewis, Keith Little
Cost of camp: $230 before May 1st, $265 thereafter
Catered meals ($75) and on-site camping ($20) available as options

July 11-24: CALIFORNIA COAST MUSIC CAMP - woodsy retreat site in Sonoma County
(650-306-0399, http://www.musiccamp.org)
Week of July 11-17 - Instructors include: Robin Flower, Chris Grampp,
Orville Johnson, Tony Marcus, Avram Siegel, Becky Smith, Sue Thompson
Week of July 18-24 - Instructors include Cathy Fink, Wayne Henderson,
Keith Little, Marcy Marxer, Carol McComb, Missy Raines, Radim Zenkl
Cost: $675 (due by June 18)

Aug. 1-7: MANDOLIN SYMPOSIUM - University of California at Santa Cruz -
classes, workshops, concerts, etc., with David Grisman, Chris Thile,
Mike Marshall, Don Stiernberg, Radim Zenkl, and Mike Compton.
Cost: $1000 (http://www.mandolinsymposium.com, 360-385-6836)

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TRAVEL:

June 30 - July 7: Alaska Bluegrass Cruise with Lost Highway and
John Reischman & The Jaybirds - workshops, jamming, concerts -
Departing from Vancouver, BC (800-848-3488, http://www.cottagemusic.net)

July 19-21: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum - River Trip - Tuolumne River,
Northern California (http://www.echotrips.com, 1-800-652-3246)

3/31/2004

UPCOMING BAY AREA BLUEGRASS EVENTS, including PERFORMANCE VENUES, ORGANIZATIONS, REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS, CONCERTS, FESTIVALS, JAM SESSIONS, INSTRUCTION, and more. Tune into "Bluegrass Signal" (Sat., 6:30 - 8:00 pm) on KALW (91.7 FM, http://www.kalw.org) for weekly updates.

Additions, corrections, comments, and suggestions are welcome: Peter Thompson <bgsignal@comcast.net> P.O. Box 21344, Oakland, CA 94620 On-air studio phone: 415-841-4134

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BLUEGRASS SIGNAL upcoming features

NOTE: The area's most comprehensive bluegrass calendar is part of every show, usually between 7:30 and 8 pm, and often including musical previews.

April 3: HARD PRESSED, BUT WE CAN FIND A WAY: the semi-annual Membership Drive specials, with great music, great thank-you gifts, and great support from you (call 800-KALW-917 to renew your KALW membership). Thank-you gifts include: - Terry Gross "Fresh Air" interview with EARL SCRUGGS, plus music from FLATT & SCRUGGS: "Foggy Mountain Special" (Copper Creek) - LOST HIGHWAY: "Bluegrass the Way You Like It" (Hay Holler) - FLATT & SCRUGGS: "Foggy Mountain Special" (Copper Creek) - JERRY GARCIA & DAVID GRISMAN: "Been All Around This World" (Acoustic Disc) - WAYNE ERBSEN & LAURA BOOSINGER: "Rural Roots Of Bluegrass" CD (Native Ground) - WAYNE ERBSEN: Rural Roots of Bluegrass: Songs, Stories & History (book)

April 10: SONGS THAT WILL LINGER: an overview of the music of JODY STECHER & KATE BRISLIN, with selections from their many fine recordings.

April 17: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DELIA BELL: an overview of her recordings with Bill Grant, often accompanied by the Johnson Mt. Boys.

April 24: KING WILKIE: the new kids on the block, with the name that comes from Bill Monroe's horse, are coming to the area soon.

May 1: ACROSS THE TRACKS: new releases and reissues.

May 8: PICK IT, EARL: excerpts from Terry Gross' "Fresh Air" interview with Mr. Scruggs, plus selections from the "Foggy Mountain Special" collection.

May 15: A WARMER KIND OF BLUE: new music (and conversation) from the KATHY KALLICK BAND.

May 22 & 29: WHEN I START DREAMIN': the dreams of bluegrassers ...

June 19: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LESTER FLATT: a great excuse to hear some Flatt & Scruggs chestnuts.

June 26: ROUND & ROUND: new releases and reissues.

July 3 & 10: 50 years ago, ELVIS CHANGED EVERYTHING when he recorded "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" on July 6, 1954. Today's program surveys THE HITS OF 1954, with music by Bill Monroe ("A Voice from On High"), the Stanley Brothers (Mercury Sessions), (pre-Josh) Flatt & Scruggs, Reno & Smiley, and others, including Bill's 9-4-54 re-make of "Blue Moon Of Kentucky." Also, other hits of '54: Tim O'Brien, Mike Auldridge Keith Whitley, Ricky Skaggs, Tom Bekeny, and Vicki Simmons, all of whom were born in that year.

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PERFORMANCE VENUES & BLUEGRASS ORGANIZATIONS:

ESPRESSO GARDEN & CAFE - 814 S. Bascom Ave, San Jose 408-294-3353, http://www.fiddlingcricket.com FREIGHT & SALVAGE COFFEEHOUSE - 1111 Addison St., Berkeley 510-548-1761, http://www.freightandsalvage.org HENFLING'S FIREHOUSE TAVERN - 9450 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond 831-335-1642, http://www.henflings.com LITTLE FOX THEATER - 2209 Broadway, Redwood City (http://www.foxdream.com, 650-369-4119) McGRATH'S PUB - 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda 510-522-6263, http://www.mcgrathspub.com MURPHY'S IRISH PUB - 464 E. 1st St., Sonoma 707-935-0660, http://www.sonomapub.com "OTTER OPRY" - United Methodist Church, 250 California St., Santa Cruz (831-338-0618) SAN GREGORIO GENERAL STORE - Hwy 84 & Stage Rd., San Gregorio 650-726-0565, http://www.sangregoriostore.com SAM'S BBQ - 1110 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose 408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com SWEETWATER - 153 Throckmorton, Mill Valley (415-388-2820, http://www.sweetwatersaloon.com)

BAY AREA COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY (http://www.bacds.org) CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION - P.O. Box 9, Wilseyville, CA 95257 (http://www.cbaontheweb.org) NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS SOCIETY - P.O. Box 390846, Mt. View 94039 (http://www.ncbs.us) REDWOOD BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATES - P.O. Box 390515, Mt. View 94039 (650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)

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REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS:

Sundays (4-6 pm): "The American Roots Music Show" - The Music Store, 66 West Portal (@Vicente), SF (415-664-2044, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com) April 4: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Alhambra Valley Band April 18: Earthquake Country May 2: King Wilkie May 16: Biscuits & Groovy June 6: Sibling Brothers June 13: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boyz July 18: The Shut-Ins First Sunday (2-5 pm): Earthquake Country - San Gregorio Store Third Sunday (2-5 pm): Circle R Boys (odd-numbered months) - San Gregorio Store, San Gregorio (650-726-0565) 1st/3rd Mondays: Homespun Rowdy - Amnesia, 853 Valencia St. (at 20th), SF (415-970-8336) Tuesday: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose (408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com) 1st: Bean Creek /2nd: Earthquake Country /3rd: Mr. Banjo & the Lonesome Wailers /4th: Wild Oats & Honey/5th: MacRae Brothers Wednesdays: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose (408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com) 1st/3rd: Sidesaddle & Co. 2nd/4th: Diana Donnelly & The Yes Ma'ams 1st/3rd Wednesdays: Whiskey Brothers - Albatross Pub, 1822 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (510-843-2473) Final Wednesdays (7-10 pm): "BLT w/pickers on the side" (Bluegrass Live Tonight) Towles Cafe, 1401 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame (650-344-1462) April 28: TBA May 26: Slewfoot String Band Thursdays: bluegrass bands - The Atlas Cafe, 3049-20th St. (at Alabama), SF (415-648-1047, http://www.atlascafe.net) First: Dark Hollow Thursdays: Ed Neff & Friends - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma (707-775-4232) First Thursday: bluegrass bands - Prince Of Wales Pub, 102 E. 25th Ave., San Mateo Third Thursday: David Thom Band - Cafe Amsterdam, 23 Broadway, Fairfax (415-256-8020) Fridays (7-9:30 pm): "House of Bluegrass" - Maxfield's, 398 Dolores (@17th), SF (415-255-6859, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com) April 2: Bean Creek April 9: West Coast Ramblers April 16: Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup April 23: West of Kentucky April 30: Acme String Ensemble May 7: Homespun Rowdy May 14: Dark Hollow May 21: Circle R Boys May 28: Susie Glaze & Eight-hand String Band First Friday: Sonoma Mountain Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma Second Saturday (2-5 pm): Harmony Grits - San Gregorio Store Second Saturday: Acme String Ensemble - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma (most) Fourth Saturday: David Thom Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma

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CONCERTS:

March 31: "Bluegrass Gold" - Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen, Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup - Sweetwater, Mill Valley March 31: MacRae Brothers - Sam's BBQ, San Jose April 1: Grizzly Peak - Prince Of Wales Pub, 106 East 25th Ave, San Mateo (650-574-9723) April 1-2: The Waybacks - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley April 2: Carol McComb & Friends - Little Fox Theatre, Redwood City April 6: "Bluegrass Gold" - Poor Man's Whiskey, Korby Lenker (The Barbed Wire Cutters - Sweetwater, Mill Valley April 7: Tony Furtado (solo) - Little Fox Theatre, Redwood City April 8: Bluegrass Intentions - Albatross Pub (40th anniversary party) - San Pablo Ave. near University, Berkeley April 8 & 9: Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley April 9: Poor Man's Whiskey - Murphy's, Sonoma April 9: Suzy Thompson with Del Rey, Eric Thompson, & Ben Sigelman - house concert in Santa Cruz Info: <herrmann@ucsc.edu> April 10: Suzy Thompson with the Thompson String Ticklers plus special guest Del Rey - live recording - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley April 10: Nickel Creek, Mindy Smith - The Warfield, 982 Market,SF (415-775-7722) April 10: High Country - Murphy's, Sonoma April 11 (Easter) (7 pm): Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mt. Boys: sacred songs - Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz (866-666-8932/www.ticketweb.com) Proceeds will benefit the non-profit Henry Miller Library in Big Sur. April 16-17: Yonder Mountain String Band - The Fillmore, 1805 Geary, SF (415-346-6000) April 17: True Blue - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley April 17: "Otter Opry" - Another Day (Mike Tatar, the Clarridges, Jerry Logan) Harmony Grits - United Methodist Church, Santa Cruz (831-338-0618) April 18 (4 pm): Eric & Suzy Thompson - Rancho Nicasio April 20: David Thom Band, Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys - 12 Galaxies, 2585 Mission St. (b/w 21st and 22nd), SF April 20: "Bluegrass Gold" - Keystone Station, Mary & Mars (Sante Fe) - Sweetwater, Mill Valley April 22: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys - Atlas Cafe, SF April 24: Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley April 24: John Murphy's Carolina Special - Murphy's, Sonoma April 25 (3 pm): Kathy Kallick & Nina Gerber - Sausalito Presbyterian Church, 112 Bulkley, Sausalito (415-383-8716) April 27: "Bluegrass Gold" - Open Road, Carolina Special - The Sweetwater, Mill Valley April 30: Wild Blue w/ Dr. Elmo - Murphy's, Sonoma May 1: Bluegrass Intentions - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 1: King Wilkie - First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave. (at Cuesta Dr.), Mountain View (650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org) May 4: "Bluegrass Gold" - King Wilkie, Homespun Rowdy - The Sweetwater, Mill Valley May 7: David Grisman Quintet - Humboldt State University, Arcata (http://www.humboldt.edu/~carts) May 9 (1 pm): Kathy Kallick Band - Mother's Day celebration - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 9 (evening): "O Music Where Art Thou III," an annual concert benefiting the Albany public schools music programs. With the David Grisman Bluegrass Experience, others. Details TBA May 9: Austin Lounge Lizards - Little Fox Theater, Redwood City May 14: Mike Seeger - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 20: Kathy Kallick Band, Open Road - Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, SF (415-885-0750) May 21: Cache Valley Drifters - Espresso Garden Cafe, San Jose May 22: Kathy Kallick Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 22: James King Band - First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave. (at Cuesta Dr.), Mountain View (650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org) May 25: "Bluegrass Gold" - Kathy Kallick Band - The Sweetwater, Mill Valley May 25: Sarah Elizabeth Campbell & Nina Gerber - Henfling's, Ben Lomand May 29: Tim O'Brien - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley June 11: Due West, Cliff Wagner & The Old #7 - Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway, Oakland (510-763-1146) June 12: Due West, Cliff Wagner & The Old #7 - The Otter Opry, Santa Cruz June 16: Michelle Nixon & Drive - Henfling's, Ben Lomand June 26: David Grisman Quintet - Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael July 28 (noon): Due West - Todos Santos Plaza, Concord Aug. 25: Fragment (Czech Republic) - Henfling's, Ben Lomand

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FESTIVALS:

April 8-10: OAKLAND WOLF WALK BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway (Jack London Square), Oakland (510-763-1146, http://www.oaklandmetro.org) April 8: Jimbo Trout & the Fish People, Poor Man's Whiskey April 9: Crooked Jades April 10: David Nelson & the Papermill Creek Rounders, Cabin Fever

April 25 (noon - 8 pm): SAN FRANCISCO FESTIVAL OF THE MANDOLINS - Slavonic Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga Ave., SF (510-649-0941, http://www.slavonicweb.org/events/mandfest04.html) Eric Thompson/Jody Stecher/Scott Nygaard, Kenny Hall, Aurora Mandolin Orchestra, the Neapolitan styling of 89-year-old Tony Flores, Evan Marshall w/ 11-year-old Scott Gates, Dodge's Sundodgers, BYO Mandolin Orchestra

April 30 - May 2: MID-STATE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Mid-State Fairgrounds, Paso Robles (http://www.midstatebluegrassfestival.com, 209-785-2544) James King Band, Lost Highway, Cache Valley Drifters, Ron Spears & Within Tradition, Sidesaddle & Co., John Murphy & Carolina Special, Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon, Pacific Crest, Borderline Bluegrass, Piney Creek Weasels, others

May 1: PINE MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL, Atascadero (http://www.pinemountainfestival.com, 805-237-0063) Laurie Lewis & Nina Gerber, The Waybacks, Rincon Ramblers, others

May 6-9 (Mother's Day weekend): PARKFIELD BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Parkfield (40 mi NE of Paso Robles) (805-937-5895, http://www.parkfieldbluegrass.com) Lynn Morris Band, Chris Jones Coalition, Fox Family, Chris Stuart and Backcountry, The Level Landers (Paul Lee, Megan Lynch, Ivan Rosenberg, Lauren & Paul Barton), Leroy Mack & The Bluegrass Gospel Band, Bean Creek, The New Five Cents, Blue Canyon, Courthouse Ramblers, others

May 27 - 31: STRAWBERRY SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL - Camp Mather, Yosemite (http://www.strawberrymusic.com, 209-533-0191) *** SOLD OUT! *** Blue Highway, Kathy Kallick Band, Crooked Jades, South Austin Jug Band, Alasdair Fraser with Natalie Haas, Sarah Elizabeth Campbell & the Banned, Sourdough Slim, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Beòlach, Holmes Brothers, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Toshi Reagon, Keb' Mo' Band, Soniadada, Incendio, James McMurtry, Weary Boys, The Bills, Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps, Allison Moorer Band, The Mavericks

June 4 - June 6: WILD IRIS FOLK FESTIVAL - Mendocino County Fairgrounds, Boonville (on Hwy 128 between Cloverdale & the Mendocino coast (707-895-2825, http://www.boont.com/wildiris) Marley's Ghost, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Due West, Larry Hanks, Hoof Hearted, many others

June 17-20: CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS ASSN FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley (http://www.cbaontheweb.org, 707-573-3983) Early Bird ticket discount available til Feb. 27/04 J.D. Crowe & the New South, Dirk Powell Band, Laurie Lewis, David Parmley & Continental Divide, Bluegrass Cardinals (reunion), Mountain Heart, Pine Mountain Railroad, Gibson Bros, Bluegrass Patriots, Carolina Road, Skip Gorman & His Waddie Pals, Michelle Nixon & Drive, Ron Spears & Within Tradition, plus five California Showcase bands: Cabin Fever, Rick Jamison & Copper Creek, Witcher Brothers, John Murphy's Carolina Special, and Chris Stewart & Backcountry. plus Frank Solivan's Kids On Bluegrass, cloggers, etc.

June 18-20: HUCK FINN JUBILEE - Mojave Narrows Regional Park, Victorville (http://www.huckfinn.com, 909-780-8810) J.D. Crowe and the New South, The Dillards, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Bluegrass Cardinals Reunion, David Parmely and Continental Divide, Berline, Crary and Hickman, Gibson Bros, Lost Highway, many others

June 18-20: LIVE OAK MUSIC FESTIVAL - near Santa Barbara (http://www.liveoakfest.org) Dirk Powell Band, plus Tom Russell, Persuasions, Kelly Joe Phelps The Duhks, Brave Combo, Prince Diabate, others

July 9-11: GOOD OLD FASHIONED BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Bolado Park, Hollister (http://www.ncbs.us) Abbott Family Band, Alhambra Valley Band, Bean Creek, Birch Lake Ramblers, Bluegrass Contraption, Circle R Boys. Courthouse Ramblers, Farm Fresh, Fog Valley Drifters, Grizzly Peak, HeartWood, Highway One, Homespun Rowdy, John Murphy's Carolina Special, Kids On Stage, Lone Prairie, MacRae Brothers, Min-Tones, Mr. Banjo & The Lonesome Wailers, New Five Cents, On The Loose, Sibling Brothers, Sidesaddle & Co., Stay Tuned, Stoney Mountain Ramblers, Windy Ridge, Wires & Wood, plus all the tweeners

July 15-18: CALIFORNIA WORLD-FEST - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley (530-891-4098, http://www.californiafestival.com) Youssou N'Dour, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Websters & Scott Nygaard, Alasdair Fraser, Badi Assad, Lucinda Williams, Joe Craven, Radim Zenkl, Banana Slug String Band, many others

July 23-25: WOLF MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley (http://www.wolfmt.com)

September 2 - 6: STRAWBERRY FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL - Camp Mather, Yosemite (http://www.strawberrymusic.com, 209-533-0191) The Websters with Scott Nygaard, The Seldom Scene, Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio, Mollie O'Brien Band, Modern Hicks, Tom Russell with Andrew Hardin, Darrell Scott, The Faux Renwahs, Guy Clark with Verlon Thompson, Martin Sexton, Railroad Earth, Rodney Crowell Band, David Bromberg's Large Band, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeeans, The Greencards, Jackie Greene, Laura Love Band, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Bodhi Busick with Travers Cliffor, Patrice Pike & the Blackbox Rebellion

Sept. 17-19: BLUEGRASSIN' IN THE FOOTHILLS - Amador County Fiargrounds, Plymouth (209-785-4693, http://www.landspromotions.com/plymouth/plymouth_main.htm) Country Current, the Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, Mark Newton Band, Honi Deaton & Dream, Bluegrass Etc., Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon, Lampkins Family, Frank Ray & Cedar Hill

Oct. 2-3 (11 am - 7 pm): HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Speedway Meadows, Golden Gate Park, SF (http://www.strictlybluegrass.com)

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JAM SESSIONS:

First/Third Saturdays: Mission Pizza Central, 5454 Central, Newark (510-574-1880) Saturdays (2 - 5 pm): Coffee Catz, Highway 12 just east of Sebastopol (707-829-6600); bg & old time twice/month First Sunday (1 - 5 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Assn - Hoover Middle School, Naglee & Park Sts., San Jose (408-730-1034, http://www.scvfa.org) Second Sunday (2 - 7 pm): Methodist Church, Boulder Creek (831-423-5214) Second/Fourth Sunday (2-6 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center, 3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928, http://www.TheBluegrass.com) Second and Fourth Sundays (3-7 pm): Progressive Grounds Cafe, 400 Cortland Ave., SF (old time) Fourth Sunday (1:30 - 5 pm): Calif. Old Time Fiddlers Assn - United Methodist Church, 19806 Wisteria St., Castro Valley (925-455-4970, http://www.fiddle.com/calfiddle). [Free workshop for fiddlers under 18 (2:30-4:30 pm) - info: 510-654-5653] Mondays: St. Francis Episcopal Church, 1205 Pine Ave.,San Jose (408-292-7090) Mondays: McGrath's Pub, 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda (510-522-6263) First Mon.: Mission Pizza, 1572 Washington Blvd., Fremont (510-651-6858) First Tuesday: Sicilito's Restaurant, Garberville (707-923-2603) Second/Fourth Tuesdays: Dublin Heritage Center, 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin (near the NW corner of the 680/580 interchange) (925-803-4128) Fourth Tuesday: Sixteen Mile House, 448 Broadway, Millbrae (650-692-4087) Wednesdays (7-10 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center, 3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928, http://www.TheBluegrass.com) First Wed.: The Plough & Stars, 116 Clement (@ 2nd Ave.), SF (415-751-1122, http://pweb.jps.net/~jgilder/plough.html); hosted by Jeanie & Chuck Poling First/Third Thursdays: Marin Bluegrass Jam - Marin Lutheran Church, 649 Meadowsweet, Corte Madera (http://www.carltone.com/jam.html) Final Thursday: Atlas Cafe, 3049 - 20th, SF (415-648-1047)

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INSTRUCTION:

June 13-16: CBA MUSIC CAMP - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley http://www.cbamusiccamp.org, 707-878-906. Instructors: Banjo - Bill Evans, Janet Beazley, Alan Munde, Dirk Powell Guitar - Chris Stuart, Jim Nunally, Eric Thompson, Riley Baugus Mandolin - Tom Rozum, Skip Gorman, John Reischman Fiddle - Chad Manning, Jack Tuttle, Ruthie Dornfeld Dobro - Ivan Rosenberg, Ron Stanley Bass - Dean Knight /Autoharp - Evo Bluestein Vocals - Laurie Lewis, Keith Little Cost of camp: $230 before May 1st, $265 thereafter Catered meals ($75) and on-site camping ($20) available as options

Aug. 1-7: MANDOLIN SYMPOSIUM - University of California at Santa Cruz - classes, workshops, concerts, etc., with David Grisman, Chris Thile, Mike Marshall, Don Stiernberg, Radim Zenkl, and Mike Compton. Cost: $1000 (http://www.mandolinsymposium.com, 360-385-6836)

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TRAVEL:

June 30 - July 7: Alaska Bluegrass Cruise with Lost Highway and John Reischman & The Jaybirds - workshops, jamming, concerts - Departing from Vancouver, BC (800-848-3488, http://www.cottagemusic.net)

July 19-21: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum - River Trip - Tuolumne River, Northern California (http://www.echotrips.com, 1-800-652-3246)

3/31/2004

Greetings -

First of all, my heartfelt thanks to those of you who have renewed your KALW membership or have become a KALW member because of "Bluegrass Signal." Your support is vital to the station, and very much appreciated by yours truly.

My apologies to those of you who tried to phone in your pledge during last Saturday's program, but were unable to reach the station. We had some difficulties with our '800' number service; they've now been solved, and your calls will be most welcome this Saturday at
800-525-9917 (800-KALW-917).

So far, pledges to our Spring Membership Drive --- including those made in support of "Bluegrass Signal" --- have been far below our goals. These relatively modest goals need to be reached for KALW to maintain its current program schedule. We pride ourselves on having only two Membership Drives per year and on providing the area's most exciting and eclectic programming on an operating budget that's a fraction of the area's other public radio stations.

But, when the time comes, we do count on you.

Please consider replying to this message with a KALW Membership pledge. We're most grateful for your support in whatever amount you can afford, and will send you KALW's quarterly program Guide as well as our sincere appreciation for a pledge of any amount. If you can contribute $70 or more to KALW during the next year (which is less than $1.35/week), I'd be delighted to send you one of the following
gifts:

1. FLATT & SCRUGGS: "Foggy Mountain Special" (Copper Creek)
All the instrumental classics from 1951-64, including "Flint Hill Special,"
"Dear Old Dixie," "Randy Lynn Rag," "Earl's Breakdown," and the title track.
The sound and the tunes that got many people hooked on bluegrass.

2. LOST HIGHWAY: "Bluegrass the Way You Like It" (Hay Holler)
Distinctive interpretations of classic songs, including "Your Love Is Like A
Flower," "Paint The Town," "I Can't Go On Loving You," and "Don't Step Over
An Old Love;" with Paul Shelasky (fiddle), the Scruggs-style banjo of Dick
Brown, and hair-raisin' harmonies.

3. JERRY GARCIA & DAVID GRISMAN: "Been All Around This World" (Acoustic Disc)
Their final collaboration, with songs from Jimmy Martin, George Jones, Merle
Travis, Mel Tillis, and Jimmie Rodgers (plus James Brown, Jimmy Cliff, and
Bob Dylan). Relaxed and soulful.

4. TERRY GROSS' interview with EARL SCRUGGS, first broadcast on "Fresh Air,"
plus selections from the FLATT & SCRUGGS "Foggy Mountain Special" collection.
Hear why (and about what) Earl says, "It was terrible" ... hear him SING the
Martha White theme ... hear how he developed his style of playing the banjo
... and, of course, much more --- including nine of his classic tunes.

Make a membership pledge of $70 to KALW, and receive your choice of these three CDs; pledge $120 and receive any two CDs; pledge $150 and receive three; pledge $180 and receive all four of these CDs.

5. WAYNE ERBSEN & LAURA BOOSINGER: "Rural Roots Of Bluegrass" CD (Native Ground)
WAYNE ERBSEN: "Rural Roots Of Bluegrass" book (Native Ground)
A brilliant introduction to the music and musicians that shaped what we now
know as bluegrass. The book has the words and music to --- and the story
behind --- more than 100 songs, plus fascinating anecdotes and observations.
Did you know the real story of "Footprints [Footmarks] In the Snow" ...?
The album contains 16 of these songs; Laura's a wonderful Appalachian singer,
Wayne's a fine multi-instrumentalist, and their music is a great companion to
and illumination of the book.
The "Rural Roots Of Bluegrass" CD and book package is available for a pledge of $100.

If you would like to pledge your membership support for any of these gifts, please reply to this note, indicating which items are of interest. I'll save you copies and send you all the information on how to make an official pledge, including ways to pledge in monthly installments. Thank you very much in advance.

If you are able to pledge $100 or more, I'm hoping you'll allow me to use your pledge as part of a matching "challenge" to other "Bluegrass Signal" listeners. This is often an effective way of motivating listeners to phone in pledges during the broadcasts. Thanks again.

KALW continues to rely on you for more than 80% of its funding. We receive no direct financial support from our license holder (the San Francisco Unified School District) or from other public radio stations or from advertising or even from the Kroc legacy. I think our programming is as stimulating, entertaining, and informative as that of any station in the country, and it will continue as such with your support. For the complete KALW picture, please visit http://www.kalw.org.

And if you appreciate the music and interviews, the calendar and previews, and all the other aspects of "Bluegrass Signal," I hope you'll show that appreciation by supporting KALW.

Thanks very much -
Peter

P.S. In another e-mail, I'm sending you an updated calendar of Bay Area bluegrass events. There's never enough time for an in-depth calendar on Membership Drive programs, so I hope the e-calendar will help. There's so much happening! Hope you're able to hear --- and/or play --- some bluegrass music soon!

3/15/2004

UPCOMING BAY AREA BLUEGRASS EVENTS,
including PERFORMANCE VENUES, ORGANIZATIONS, REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS, CONCERTS, FESTIVALS, JAM SESSIONS, INSTRUCTION, and more.
Tune into "Bluegrass Signal" (Sat., 6:30 - 8:00 pm) on KALW
(91.7 FM, http://www.kalw.org) for weekly updates.

Additions, corrections, comments, and suggestions are welcome:
Peter Thompson <bgsignal@comcast.net>
P.O. Box 21344, Oakland, CA 94620
On-air studio phone: 415-841-4134

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BLUEGRASS SIGNAL upcoming features

NOTE: The area's most comprehensive bluegrass calendar is part of
every show, usually between 7:30 and 8 pm, and often including
musical previews.

ADDITIONAL NOTE: The first hour of "Bluegrass Signal" is now re-broadcast
5 times per week on an all-bluegrass internet station. Go to
http://www.BluegrassCountry.org for the complete schedule and more
information.

Mar. 20: THE [BAY AREA] HITS JES KEEP ON COMIN': new releases (and upcoming concerts) from LAURIE LEWIS & TOM ROZUM and THE WEBSTER SISTERS & SCOTT NYGAARD.

Mar. 27 and April 3: HARD PRESSED, BUT WE CAN FIND A WAY: the semi-annual Membership Drive specials, with great music, great thank-you gifts, and great support from you (call 800-KALW-917 to renew your KALW membership).
- March 27: PICK IT, EARL! Terry Gross interviews Da Man, the new Flatt &
Scruggs instrumental collection and LOST HIGHWAY's new recording of
standards are featured.
- April 3: BLUEGRASS ROOTS AND BRANCHES with music by Wayne Erbsen & Laura
Boosinger, Jerry Garcia & David Grisman, and others.

April 10: SONGS THAT WILL LINGER: an overview of the music of JODY STECHER & KATE BRISLIN, with selections from their many fine recordings.

April 17: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DELIA BELL: an overview of her recordings with Bill Grant, often accompanied by the Johnson Mt. Boys.

April 24: KING WILKIE: the new kids on the block, with the name that comes from Bill Monroe's horse, are coming to the area soon.

May 1: ACROSS THE TRACKS: new releases and reissues.

May 8: PICK IT, EARL: excerpts from Terry Gross' "Fresh Air"
interview with Mr. Scruggs, plus selections from the "Foggy Mountain Special" collection.

May 15: A WARMER KIND OF BLUE: new music (and conversation) from the KATHY KALLICK BAND.

May 22 & 29: WHEN I START DREAMIN': the dreams of bluegrassers ...

June 5 & 12: SEE YOU AT GRASS VALLEY: Previews of the 29th Annual California Bluegrass Association Festival, with music by the Bluegrass Cardinals, Bluegrass Patriots, Cabin Fever, Carolina Road, Chris Stewart & Backcountry, Continental Divide, Dirk Powell Band, Gibson Brothers, J.D. Crowe & the New South, John Murphy & Carolina Special, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Michelle Nixon & Drive, Mountain Heart, Pine Mountain Railroad, Rick Jamison & Copper Creek, Ron Spears & Within Tradition, Skip Gorman & His Waddie Pals, and the Witcher Brothers.

June 19: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LESTER FLATT: a great excuse to hear some Flatt & Scruggs chestnuts.

June 26: ROUND & ROUND: new releases and reissues.

July 3 & 10: 50 years ago, ELVIS CHANGED EVERYTHING when he recorded "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" on July 6, 1954. Today's program surveys THE HITS OF 1954, with music by Bill Monroe ("A Voice from On High"), the Stanley Brothers (Mercury Sessions), (pre-Josh) Flatt & Scruggs, Reno & Smiley, and others, including Bill's 9-4-54 re-make of "Blue Moon Of Kentucky."
Also, other hits of '54: Tim O'Brien, Mike Auldridge Keith Whitley, Ricky Skaggs, Tom Bekeny, and Vicki Simmons, all of whom were born in that year.

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PERFORMANCE VENUES & BLUEGRASS ORGANIZATIONS:

ESPRESSO GARDEN & CAFE - 814 S. Bascom Ave, San Jose
408-294-3353, http://www.fiddlingcricket.com FREIGHT & SALVAGE COFFEEHOUSE - 1111 Addison St., Berkeley
510-548-1761, http://www.freightandsalvage.org HENFLING'S FIREHOUSE TAVERN - 9450 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond
831-335-1642, http://www.henflings.com LITTLE FOX THEATER - 2209 Broadway, Redwood City
(http://www.foxdream.com, 650-369-4119) McGRATH'S PUB - 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda
510-522-6263, http://www.mcgrathspub.com MURPHY'S IRISH PUB - 464 E. 1st St., Sonoma
707-935-0660, http://www.sonomapub.com "OTTER OPRY" - United Methodist Church, 250 California St.,
Santa Cruz (831-338-0618)
SAN GREGORIO GENERAL STORE - Hwy 84 & Stage Rd., San Gregorio
650-726-0565, http://www.sangregoriostore.com SAM'S BBQ - 1110 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose
408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com SWEETWATER - 153 Throckmorton, Mill Valley
(415-388-2820, http://www.sweetwatersaloon.com)

BAY AREA COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY (http://www.bacds.org) CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION - P.O. Box 9, Wilseyville, CA
95257 (http://www.cbaontheweb.org)
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS SOCIETY - P.O. Box 390846,
Mt. View 94039 (http://www.ncbs.us)
REDWOOD BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATES - P.O. Box 390515,
Mt. View 94039 (650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)

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REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS:

Sundays (4-6 pm): "The American Roots Music Show" - The Music Store, 66 West Portal (@Vicente), SF (415-664-2044, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com)
March 28: Highway One
April 4: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Alhambra Valley Band
April 18: Earthquake Country
May 2: King Wilkie
May 16: Biscuits & Groovy
June 6: Sibling Brothers
June 13: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boyz
July 18: The Shut-Ins
First Sunday (2-5 pm): Earthquake Country - San Gregorio Store Third Sunday (2-5 pm): Circle R Boys (odd-numbered months) -
San Gregorio Store, San Gregorio (650-726-0565) 1st/3rd Mondays: Homespun Rowdy - Amnesia,
853 Valencia St. (at 20th), SF (415-970-8336)
Tuesday: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st: Bean Creek /2nd: Earthquake Country /3rd: Mr. Banjo & the
Lonesome Wailers /4th: Wild Oats & Honey/5th: MacRae Brothers
Wednesdays: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st/3rd: Sidesaddle & Co.
2nd/4th: Diana Donnelly & The Yes Ma'ams Wednesdays (7-10 pm): "BLT w/pickers on the side" (Bluegrass Live Tonight) -
Towles Cafe, 1401 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame (650-344-1462)
March 24: David Thom Band
March 31: Alhambra Valley Band
April 7: Intangibillies
April 14: Sibling Brothers
April 21 : Highway One
April 28 : Biscuits & Groovy
May 5: Carolina Special OR Homespun Rowdy
May 12: Grizzly Peak
May 19 : Carolina Special OR Homespun Rowdy
May 26: Slewfoot String Band
1st/3rd Wednesdays: Whiskey Brothers - Albatross Pub,
1822 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (510-843-2473)
Thursdays: bluegrass bands - The Atlas Cafe, 3049-20th St. (at
Alabama), SF (415-648-1047, http://www.atlascafe.net)
First: Dark Hollow
Thursdays: Ed Neff & Friends - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
(707-775-4232)
First Thursday: bluegrass bands - Prince Of Wales Pub,
102 E. 25th Ave., San Mateo
Third Thursday: David Thom Band - Cafe Amsterdam, 23 Broadway, Fairfax
(415-256-8020)
Fridays (7-9:30 pm): "House of Bluegrass" - Maxfield's, 398 Dolores (@17th), SF
(415-255-6859, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com)
March 19: EarthQuake Country
March 26: Amy & Karen's Old-Time String Band
April 2: Bean Creek
April 9: West Coast Ramblers
April 16: Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup
April 23: West of Kentucky
April 30: Acme String Ensemble
May 7: Homespun Rowdy
May 14: Dark Hollow
May 21: Circle R Boys
May 28: Susie Glaze & Eight-hand String Band First Friday: Sonoma Mountain Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma Second Saturday (2-5 pm): Harmony Grits - San Gregorio Store Second Saturday: Acme String Ensemble - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
(most) Fourth Saturday: David Thom Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma

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CONCERTS:

March 18: The Earl Brothers - Atlas Cafe, SF March 21 (2-5 pm): San Bruno Mountain Boys [Chris Smith (guitar, lead vocals),
Robbie Macdonald (banjo/vocals), Dave Earl (mandolin/vocals), Doug Holloway
(fiddle/vocals), Bob Kolb (bass)] - San Gregorio General Store March 22: Lost Highway, MacRae Brothers - Morgan Hill Grange Hall,
40 E. 4th St., Morgan Hill (http://www.cbaontheweb.org) March 23: "Bluegrass Gold" - 'Sibling Rivalry' - The Stairwell Sisters and
The Earl Brothers - Sweetwater, Mill Valley March 23: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys, The Thompson String Ticklers -
12 Galaxies, 2585 Mission St. (b/w 21st and 22nd), SF March 25: HeartWood - Henfling's, Ben Lomand March 25: The Websters & Scott Nygaard with Brittany Haas & Cindy Browne -
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
March 26: The Websters & Scott Nygaard with Brittany Haas & Cindy Browne -
Espresso Garden Cafe, San Jose
March 26: Cabin Fever, McGrath's Pub, Alameda March 26-27: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum with Craig Smith (banjo), Scott
Huffman (guitar), and Todd Sickafoose (bass) - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley Mar. 28 (4 pm): Bluegrass Intentions - Rancho Nicasio
(http://www.ranchonicasio.com)
March 28 (3 pm): Modern Hicks, The Lucky Dawgs (Western swing/alt-country) -
The Last Day Saloon, Santa Rosa (707-545-2343)
Benefit for Family Service Agency of Sonoma County (707-545-4551) March 30: Extreme Country - Sam's BBQ, San Jose March 31: MacRae Brothers - Sam's BBQ, San Jose March 31: "Bluegrass Gold" - Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen,
Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup - Sweetwater, Mill Valley April 1-2: The Waybacks - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley April 2: Carol McComb & Friends - Little Fox Theatre, Redwood City April 4: David Grisman Quintet - Palace of Fine Arts, SF April 6: Poor Man's Whiskey - The Sweetwater, Mill Valley April 7: Tony Furtado (solo) - Little Fox Theatre, Redwood City April 8: Bluegrass Intentions - Albatross Pub (40th anniversary party) -
San Pablo Ave. near University, Berkeley April 8 & 9: Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys -
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
April 9: Poor Man's Whiskey - Murphy's, Sonoma April 10: Suzy Thompson with the Thompson String Ticklers plus special
guest Del Rey - live recording - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley April 10: Nickel Creek, Mindy Smith - The Warfield, 982 Market,SF
(415-775-7722)
April 11 (Easter) (7 pm): Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mt. Boys: sacred songs -
Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz (866-666-8932/www.ticketweb.com)
Proceeds will benefit the non-profit Henry Miller Library in Big Sur.
April 16-17: Yonder Mountain String Band - The Fillmore, 1805 Geary, SF
(415-346-6000)
April 17: True Blue - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley April 17: "Otter Opry" - Another Day (Mike Tatar, the Clarridges, Jerry Logan)
Harmony Grits - United Methodist Church, Santa Cruz (831-338-0618) April 18 (4 pm): Eric & Suzy Thompson - Rancho Nicasio April 20: David Thom Band, Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys - 12 Galaxies,
2585 Mission St. (b/w 21st and 22nd), SF April 22: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys - Atlas Cafe, SF April 24: Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 1: Bluegrass Intentions - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 1: King Wilkie - First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View,
1667 Miramonte Ave. (at Cuesta Dr.), Mountain View (650-691-9982,
http://www.rba.org)
May 9 (1 pm): Kathy Kallick Band - Mother's Day celebration -
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 14: Mike Seeger - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 20: Kathy Kallick Band, Open Road - Great American Music Hall,
859 O'Farrell, SF (415-885-0750)
May 21: Cache Valley Drifters - Espresso Garden Cafe, San Jose May 22: Kathy Kallick Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 22: James King Band - First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View,
1667 Miramonte Ave. (at Cuesta Dr.), Mountain View (650-691-9982,
http://www.rba.org)
May 25: Sarah Elizabeth Campbell & Nina Gerber - Henfling's, Ben Lomand May 29: Tim O'Brien - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley June 16: Michelle Nixon & Drive - Henfling's, Ben Lomand June 26: David Grisman Quintet - Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael Aug. 25: Fragment (Czech Republic) - Henfling's, Ben Lomand

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FESTIVALS:

March 19-20: California State Old Time Fiddle Association State Competition -
Municipal Auditorium, 1220 Myers St., Oroville (530-589-4844,
http://www.fiddle.com/calfiddle/Contests.htm)

April 8-10: OAKLAND WOLF WALK BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway (Jack London Square), Oakland (510-763-1146,
http://www.oaklandmetro.org)
April 8: Jimbo Trout & the Fish People, Poor Man's Whiskey
April 9: Crooked Jades, TBA
April 10: David Nelson & the Papermill Creek Rounders, Cabin Fever

April 30 - May 2: MID-STATE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Mid-State Fairgrounds, Paso Robles (http://www.midstatebluegrassfestival.com, 209-785-2544)
James King Band, Lost Highway, Cache Valley Drifters, Ron Spears &
Within Tradition, Sidesaddle & Co., John Murphy & Carolina Special,
Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon, Pacific Crest, Borderline Bluegrass,
Piney Creek Weasels, others

May 1: PINE MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL, Atascadero (http://www.pinemountainfestival.com, 805-237-0063)
Laurie Lewis & Nina Gerber, The Waybacks, Rincon Ramblers, others

May 6-9 (Mother's Day weekend): PARKFIELD BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Parkfield (40 mi NE of Paso Robles) (805-937-5895, http://www.parkfieldbluegrass.com)
Lynn Morris Band, Chris Jones Coalition, Fox Family, Chris Stuart and
Backcountry, The Level Landers (Paul Lee, Megan Lynch, Ivan Rosenberg,
Lauren & Paul Barton), Leroy Mack & The Bluegrass Gospel Band, Bean Creek,
The New Five Cents, Blue Canyon, Courthouse Ramblers, others

May 27 - 31: STRAWBERRY SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL - Camp Mather, Yosemite (http://www.strawberrymusic.com, 209-533-0191)
Blue Highway, Kathy Kallick Band plus Sarah Elizabeth Campbell & the
Banned, The Bill Hilly Band, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, James McMurtry, ...

June 17-20: CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS ASSN FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley (http://www.cbaontheweb.org, 707-573-3983) Early Bird ticket discount available til Feb. 27/04
J.D. Crowe & the New South, Dirk Powell Band, Laurie Lewis,
David Parmley & Continental Divide, Bluegrass Cardinals (reunion),
Mountain Heart, Pine Mountain Railroad, Gibson Bros, Bluegrass Patriots,
Carolina Road, Skip Gorman & His Waddie Pals, Michelle Nixon & Drive,
Ron Spears & Within Tradition, plus five California Showcase bands:
Cabin Fever, Rick Jamison & Copper Creek, Witcher Brothers,
John Murphy's Carolina Special, and Chris Stewart & Backcountry.
plus Frank Solivan's Kids On Bluegrass, cloggers, etc.

June 18-20: HUCK FINN JUBILEE - Mojave Narrows Regional Park, Victorville (http://www.huckfinn.com, 909-780-8810)
J.D. Crowe and the New South, The Dillards, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum,
Bluegrass Cardinals Reunion, David Parmely and Continental Divide,
Berline, Crary and Hickman, Gibson Bros, Lost Highway, many others

June 18-20: LIVE OAK MUSIC FESTIVAL - near Santa Barbara
(http://www.liveoakfest.org)
Dirk Powell Band, plus Tom Russell, Persuasions, Kelly Joe Phelps
The Duhks, Brave Combo, Prince Diabate, others

July 23-25: WOLF MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley (http://www.wolfmt.com)

July 9-11: GOOD OLD FASHIONED BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Bolado Park, Hollister (http://www.ncbs.us)
Abbott Family Band, Alhambra Valley Band, Bean Creek, Birch Lake Ramblers,
Bluegrass Contraption, Circle R Boys. Courthouse Ramblers, Farm Fresh,
Fog Valley Drifters, Grizzly Peak, HeartWood, Highway One, Homespun Rowdy,
John Murphy's Carolina Special, Kids On Stage, Lone Prairie, MacRae Brothers,
Min-Tones, Mr. Banjo & The Lonesome Wailers, New Five Cents, On The Loose,
Sibling Brothers, Sidesaddle & Co., Stay Tuned, Stoney Mountain Ramblers,
Windy Ridge, Wires & Wood, plus all the tweeners

September 2 - 6: STRAWBERRY FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL - Camp Mather, Yosemite (http://www.strawberrymusic.com, 209-533-0191)
Seldom Scene, plus Guy Clark, Darrell Scott, many others

Sept. 17-19: BLUEGRASSIN' IN THE FOOTHILLS - Amador County Fiargrounds, Plymouth (209-785-4693,
http://www.landspromotions.com/plymouth/plymouth_main.htm)
Country Current, the Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, Mark Newton Band,
Honi Deaton & Dream, Bluegrass Etc., Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon,
Lampkins Family, Frank Ray & Cedar Hill

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JAM SESSIONS:

First/Third Saturdays: Mission Pizza Central, 5454 Central, Newark
(510-574-1880)
Second Saturdays: Magoo's Pizza, Livermore (925-447-2406) Saturdays (2 - 5 pm): Coffee Catz, Highway 12 just east of Sebastopol
(707-829-6600); bg & old time twice/month First Sunday (1 - 5 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Assn -
Hoover Middle School, Naglee & Park Sts., San Jose (408-730-1034,
http://www.scvfa.org)
Second Sunday (2 - 7 pm): Methodist Church, Boulder Creek (831-423-5214) Second/Fourth Sunday (2-6 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
Second and Fourth Sundays (3-7 pm): Progressive Grounds Cafe,
400 Cortland Ave., SF (old time)
Fourth Sunday (1:30 - 5 pm): Calif. Old Time Fiddlers Assn -
United Methodist Church, 19806 Wisteria St., Castro Valley
(925-455-4970, http://www.fiddle.com/calfiddle).
[Free workshop for fiddlers under 18 (2:30-4:30 pm) - info:
510-654-5653]
Mondays: St. Francis Episcopal Church, 1205 Pine Ave.,San Jose
(408-292-7090)
Mondays: McGrath's Pub, 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda (510-522-6263) First Mon.: Mission Pizza, 1572 Washington Blvd., Fremont (510-651-6858) First Tuesday: Sicilito's Restaurant, Garberville (707-923-2603) Second/Fourth Tuesdays: Dublin Heritage Center, 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin
(near the NW corner of the 680/580 interchange) (925-803-4128) Fourth Tuesday: Sixteen Mile House, 448 Broadway, Millbrae (650-692-4087) Wednesdays (7-10 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
First Wed.: The Plough & Stars, 116 Clement (@ 2nd Ave.), SF (415-751-1122,
http://pweb.jps.net/~jgilder/plough.html); hosted by Jeanie & Chuck Poling First/Third Thursdays: Marin Bluegrass Jam - Marin Lutheran Church,
649 Meadowsweet, Corte Madera (http://www.carltone.com/jam.html)
Final Thursday: Atlas Cafe, 3049 - 20th, SF (415-648-1047)

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INSTRUCTION:

June 13-16: CBA MUSIC CAMP - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley http://www.cbamusiccamp.org, 707-878-906. Instructors:
Banjo - Bill Evans, Janet Beazley, Alan Munde, Dirk Powell
Guitar - Chris Stuart, Jim Nunally, Eric Thompson, Riley Baugus
Mandolin - Tom Rozum, Skip Gorman, John Reischman
Fiddle - Chad Manning, Jack Tuttle, Ruthie Dornfeld
Dobro - Ivan Rosenberg, Ron Stanley
Bass - Dean Knight /Autoharp - Evo Bluestein
Vocals - Laurie Lewis, Keith Little Cost of camp: $230 before May 1st, $265 thereafter Catered meals ($75) and on-site camping ($20) available as options

Aug. 1-7: MANDOLIN SYMPOSIUM - University of California at Santa Cruz -
classes, workshops, concerts, etc., with David Grisman, Chris Thile,
Mike Marshall, Don Stiernberg, Radim Zenkl, and Mike Compton.
Cost: $1000 (http://www.mandolinsymposium.com, 360-385-6836)

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TRAVEL:

June 30 - July 7: Alaska Bluegrass Cruise with Lost Highway and
John Reischman & The Jaybirds - workshops, jamming, concerts -
Departing from Vancouver, BC (800-848-3488, http://www.cottagemusic.net)

July 19-21: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum - River Trip - Tuolumne River,
Northern California (http://www.echotrips.com, 1-800-652-3246)

3/15/2004

Greetings -

Just a heads-up that another KALW Membership Drive is happening from March 24-April 3. This is the time when our on-air broadcasts include requests for financial support from listeners --- which is the most important way that station operations and programming are funded.

There will two "Bluegrass Signal" specials during the upcoming drive:
Saturdays, March 27 and April 3, both from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. I hope you'll be able to listen --- and hope you'll be able to support KALW at these times.

If you are not able to listen to these broadcasts, but would like to become a KALW member, renew your membership, or give a gift membership to someone you think would enjoy KALW, I'd be delighted to receive your advance support via e-mail.

As a way of saying thanks to you, I'd like to send you one of the following gifts for your pledge of financial support:

1. FLATT & SCRUGGS: "Foggy Mountain Special" (Copper Creek)
All the instrumental classics from 1951-57, including "Flint Hill Special,"
"Dear Old Dixie," "Randy Lynn Rag," "Earl's Breakdown," and the title track.
The sound and the tunes that got many people hooked on bluegrass.

2. LOST HIGHWAY: "Bluegrass the Way You Like It" (Hay Holler)
Distinctive interpretations of classic songs, including "Your Love Is Like A
Flower," "Paint The Town," "I Can't Go On Loving You," and "Don't Step Over
An Old Love;" with Paul Shelasky (fiddle), the Scruggs-style banjo of Dick
Brown, and hair-raisin' harmonies.

3. JERRY GARCIA & DAVID GRISMAN: "Been All Around This World" (Acoustic Disc)
Their final collaboration, with songs from Jimmy Martin, George Jones, Merle
Travis, Mel Tillis, and Jimmie Rodgers (plus James Brown, Jimmy Cliff, and
Bob Dylan). Relaxed and soulful.

Make a membership pledge of $70 to KALW, and receive your choice of these three CDs; pledge $120 and receive any two CDs; pledge $150, and receive all three.

4. WAYNE ERBSEN & LAURA BOOSINGER: "Rural Roots Of Bluegrass" CD (Native Ground)
WAYNE ERBSEN: "Rural Roots Of Bluegrass" book (Native Ground)
A brilliant introduction to the music and musicians that shaped what we now
know as bluegrass. The book has the words and music to --- and the story
behind --- more than 100 songs, plus fascinating anecdotes and observations.
Did you know the real story of "Footprints In the Snow? ...?
The album contains 16 of these songs; Laura's a wonderful Appalachian singer
and clawhammer banjo player, Wayne's a fine multi-instrumentalist, and their
music is a great companion to and illumination of the book.
The "Rural Roots Of Bluegrass" CD and book package is available for a pledge of $100.

5. TERRY GROSS' interview with EARL SCRUGGS, first broadcast on "Fresh Air,"
plus selections from the FLATT & SCRUGGS "Foggy Mountain Special" collection.
Hear why (and about what) Earl says, "It was terrible" ... hear him SING the
Martha White theme ... hear how he developed his style of playing the banjo
... and, of course, much more --- including nine of his classic tunes.

Make a membership pledge of $70 to KALW, and receive this production.

If you would like to pledge your membership support for any of these gifts, please reply to this note, indicating which items are of interest. I'll save you copies and send you all the information on how to make an official pledge. I'll also send you my heartfelt thanks.

If you are able to pledge $100 or more, I'm hoping you'll allow me to use your pledge as part of a matching pledge "challenge" to other "Bluegrass Signal" listeners. This is often an effective way of motivating listeners to phone in pledges during the broadcasts.

KALW continues to rely on you for more than 80% of its funding. We receive no direct financial support from our license holder (the San Francisco Unified School District) or from other public radio stations or from advertising. I think our programming is as exciting, entertaining, and informative as any station in the country, and it will continue as such with your support. For the complete KALW picture, please visit http://www.kalw.org.

And if you appreciate the music and interviews, the calendar and previews, and the other aspects of "Bluegrass Signal," I hope you'll show that appreciation by supporting KALW.

Thanks very much -
Peter

P.S. In another e-mail, I'm sending an updated calendar of Bay Area bluegrass events. There's never enough time for an in-depth calendar on Membership Drive programs, so I hope the e-calendar will help.

2/19/2004

Greetings -

Whew ... lots going on in the wonderful world o' bluegrass. The Prez Day Fest was great, the San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time festival begins tomorrow, and Larry Carlin has noted the presence of many bluegrass events in Marin and Sonoma counties during the rest of this month, so decided to call it the "North Bay Bluegrass Festival."
These shows are listed below and summarized at www.carltone.com/nbb.html .

All this, plus live performances on "Bluegrass Signal" for two of the next three weeks, and ...

The beginning of a "Bluegrass Signal" slot on the internet bluegrass station, BluegrassCountry.org! Thanks so much to the CBA's Rick Cornish and Darrell Johnston for helping to make this happen. Just visit http://www.bluegrasscountry.org to check out their complete schedule and to listen to (the first hour of) "Bluegrass Signal"
several times during the week.

As always, your feedback and support are very much appreciated.

Hope you get to hear and/or play some bluegrass soon - Peter

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UPCOMING BAY AREA BLUEGRASS EVENTS
Tune into "Bluegrass Signal" (Sat., 6:30 - 8:00 pm) on KALW
(91.7 FM, http://www.kalw.org ) for weekly updates.

Additions, corrections, comments, and suggestions are welcome:
Peter Thompson <bgsignal@comcast.net >
P.O. Box 21344, Oakland, CA 94620
On-air studio phone: 415-841-4134

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BLUEGRASS SIGNAL upcoming features

NOTE: The area's most comprehensive bluegrass calendar is part of
every show, usually between 7:30 and 8 pm, and often including
musical previews.

Feb. 21: SFBOTF and BBGF PREVIEWS (continued), plus, live in their rehearsal space, CABIN FEVER ... with Larry Chung, Megan Lynch, Yvonne Walbroeth, and Steve Swan.

Feb. 28: WHAT GOES 'ROUND: new releases and reissues.

Mar. 6: LIVE ON ARRIVAL: two bands playing in the KALW studios ...
JOHN MURPHY'S CAROLINA SPECIAL with George Goodell, Dave Earl, Doug Hollowa, and Sue Walters, in addition to John ... PLUS ... DUE WEST with Jim Nunally, Bill Evans, Erik Thomas, Cindy Browne, and Megan Lynch.

Mar. 13: THE ROOTS OF BLUEGRASS, as brilliantly presented by Wayne Erbsen in a new book and album.

Mar. 20: THE HITS JES KEEP ON COMIN': new releases and reissues.

Mar. 27 and April 3: HARD PRESSED, BUT WE CAN FIND A WAY: the semi-annual Membership Drive specials, with great music, great thank-you gifts, and great support from you (call 800-KALW-917 to renew your KALW membership).
March 27: PICK IT, EARL! terry Gross interviews Da Man, the new Flatt &
Scruggs instrumental collection is featured.

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REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS:

Sundays (4-6 pm): "The American Roots Music Show" at The Music Store, 66 West Portal (@Vicente), SF (415-664-2044, http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com
March 28: Highway One
April 4: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Alhambra Valley Band
April 18: Earthquake Country
May 2: King Wilkie
May 16: Biscuits & Groovy
June 6: Sibling Brothers
June 13: Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boyz
July 18: The Shut-Ins
First Sunday (2-5 pm): Earthquake Country - San Gregorio Store Third Sunday (2-5 pm): Circle R Boys (odd-numbered months) -
San Gregorio Store, San Gregorio (650-726-0565) 1st/3rd Mondays: Homespun Rowdy - Amnesia,
853 Valencia St. (at 20th), SF (415-970-8336)
Tuesday: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com )
1st: Highway One /2nd: Earthquake Country /3rd: Mr. Banjo & the
Lonesome Wailers /4th: Wild Oats & Honey/5th: MacRae Brothers
Wednesdays: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com )
1st/3rd: Sidesaddle & Co.
2nd/4th: Diana Donnelly & The Yes Ma'ams Wednesdays (7-10 pm): "BLT w/pickers on the side"
(Bluegrass Live Tonight) at Towles Cafe,
1401 Burlingame Ave, Burlingame (650-344-1462)
March 3: Stoney Mt. Ramblers
March 10: High Country
March 24: David Thom Band
March 31: Alhambra Valley Band
April 7: Intangibillies
April 14: Sibling Brothers
April 21 : Highway One
April 28 : Biscuits & Groovy
May 5: Carolina Special OR Homespun Rowdy
May 12: Grizzly Peak
May 19 : Carolina Special OR Homespun Rowdy
May 26: Slewfoot String Band
1st/3rd Wednesdays: Whiskey Brothers - Albatross Pub,
1822 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (510-843-2473)
Thursdays: bluegrass bands - The Atlas Cafe, 3049-20th St. (at
Alabama), SF (415-648-1047, http://www.atlascafe.net )
First: Dark Hollow
Thursdays: Ed Neff & Friends - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
(707-775-4232)
First Thursday: bluegrass bands - Prince Of Wales Pub,
102 E. 25th Ave., San Mateo
Third Thursday: David Thom Band - Cafe Amsterdam, 23 Broadway, Fairfax
(415-256-8020)
Fridays (7-9:30 pm): "House of Bluegrass" at Maxfield's, 398 Dolores (@17th), SF
(415-255-6859)
March 5: The Road Oilers
March 19: EarthQuake Country
March 26: Amy & Karen's Old-Time String Band
April 2: Bean Creek
April 9: West Coast Ramblers
April 16: Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup
April 23: West of Kentucky
April 30: Acme String Ensemble
May 7: Homespun Rowdy
May 14: Dark Hollow
May 21: Circle R Boys
May 28: Susie Glaze & Eight-hand String Band First Friday: Sonoma Mountain Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma Second Saturday (2-5 pm): Harmony Grits - San Gregorio Store Second Saturday: Acme String Ensemble - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
(most) Fourth Saturday: David Thom Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma

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PERFORMANCE VENUES & BLUEGRASS ORGANIZATIONS:

ESPRESSO GARDEN & CAFE - 814 S. Bascom Ave, San Jose
408-294-3353, http://www.fiddlingcricket.com FREIGHT & SALVAGE COFFEEHOUSE - 1111 Addison St., Berkeley
510-548-1761, http://www.freightandsalvage.org HENFLING'S FIREHOUSE TAVERN - 9450 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond
831-335-1642, http://www.henflings.com LITTLE FOX THEATER - 2209 Broadway, Redwood City
( http://www.foxdream.com , 650-369-4119) McGRATH'S PUB - 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda
510-522-6263, http://www.mcgrathspub.com MURPHY'S IRISH PUB - 464 E. 1st St., Sonoma
707-935-0660, http://www.sonomapub.com "OTTER OPRY" - United Methodist Church, 250 California St.,
Santa Cruz (831-338-0618)
SAN GREGORIO GENERAL STORE - Hwy 84 & Stage Rd., San Gregorio
650-726-0565, http://www.sangregoriostore.com SAM'S BBQ - 1110 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose
408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com SWEETWATER - 153 Throckmorton, Mill Valley
(415-388-2820, http://www.sweetwatersaloon.com )

BAY AREA COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY ( http://www.bacds.org ) CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION - P.O. Box 9, Wilseyville, CA
95257 ( http://www.cbaontheweb.org )
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS SOCIETY - P.O. Box 390846,
Mt. View 94039 ( http://www.ncbs.us )
REDWOOD BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATES - P.O. Box 390515,
Mt. View 94039 (650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org )

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CONCERTS:

Feb. 20: Darol Anger & the American Fiddle Ensemble (with Scott Nygaard &
Brittany Haas) - Dance Palace, Pt. Reyes Station Feb. 21: Darol Anger & the American Fiddle Ensemble (with Scott Nygaard &
Brittany Haas) - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley Feb. 21: Cabin Fever - McGrath's Pub, 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda Feb. 21: Lonesome River Band - First Presbyterian Church Of Mt. View,
1667 Miramonte Ave. (at Cuesta Dr.), Mountain View (650-691-9982,
http://www.rba.org )
Feb. 21: Bob Carlin - "Otter Opry" - United Methodist Church,
250 California St., Santa Cruz (831-338-0618) Feb. 22 (4 pm): Kathy Kallick Band, Open Road, Uncle Earl - Rancho Nicasio
( http://www.ranchonicasio.com , 415-662-2219) Feb. 22 (4 pm): High On The Hog - The Music Store, SF Feb. 22: Bluegrass Intentions, Hot Buttered Rum String Band -
Ashkenaz, Berkeley ( http://www.ashkenaz.com )
[A benefit concert to celebrate the work of California death row inmate
and Buddhist writer Jarvis Jay Masters.] Feb. 26: "Bluegrass Gold" - Papermill Creek Rounders (David Nelson,
Banana, Paul Shelasky, & Paul Knight), Keystone Crossing -
Sweetwater, Mill Valley
Feb. 27 (4 pm): Poor Man's Whiskey - Rancho Nicasio Feb. 28: Frank Wakefield Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley Feb. 28: High Country - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma Feb. 28: Kenny Hall and Friends - New College of California, Santa Rosa
(707-528-2605)
Feb. 29 (2-5 pm): Carolina Special - San Gregorio General Store,
Hwy 84 & Stage Rd, San Gregorio
Feb. 29 (7 pm): Long Lonesome Road (David Parmley, Randy Graham,
Ron Stewart, Roger Bush, Dick Brown, Dick Wodrich) + Laurie Lewis -
Sausalito Presbyterian Church, 112 Bulkley (415-383-8716) March 4 (7:30 pm): Jean Ritchie - Adams Hall, Cesar Chavez Student Center,
San Francisco State University, 19th at Holloway Avenues, SF
( http://www.aspa-sfsu.org , 415-338-2444) March 4: "Bluegrass Gold" - The Waybacks - Sweetwater, Mill Valley March 6: Robin & Linda Williams - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley March 6: Frank Wakefield Band - "Otter Opry," Santa Cruz March 9: Pete & Joan Wernick - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley March 13: Due West, Brittany Haas - First Presbyterian Church Of Mt. View,
1667 Miramonte Ave. (at Cuesta Dr.), Mountain View (650-691-9982,
http://www.rba.org )
March 13: Crooked Jades, Shiftless Rounders (east coast old-time duo),
Farma (alt-country) - The Starry Plough, Berkeley March 23: "Bluegrass Gold" - 'Sibling Rivalry' - The Stairwell Sisters and
The Earl Brothers - Sweetwater, Mill Valley March 25: Chris & Cassie Webster with Scott Nygaard - Freight & Salvage,
Berkeley
March 26: Cabin Fever, McGrath's Pub, Alameda March 26-27: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum with Craig Smith, Scott Huffman,
and Todd Sickafoose - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley Mar. 28 (4 pm): Bluegrass Intentions - Rancho Nicasio
( http://www.ranchonicasio.com )
April 1-2: The Waybacks - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley April 4: David Grisman Quintet - Palace of Fine Arts, SF April 8: Bluegrass Intentions - Albatross Pub (40th anniversary party) -
San Pablo Ave. near University, Berkeley April 8 & 9: Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys -
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
April 10: Suzy Thompson with the Thompson String Ticklers plus special
guest Del Rey - live recording - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley April 10: "Oakland Bluegrass Festival" at the Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway
(Jack London Square), Oakland (510-763-1146) -
David Nelson & Papermill Creek Ramblers, Cabin Fever April 17: True Blue - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley April 18 (4 pm): Eric & Suzy Thompson - Rancho Nicasio April 24: Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 1: Bluegrass Intentions - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 1: King Wilkie - First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View,
1667 Miramonte Ave. (at Cuesta Dr.), Mountain View (650-691-9982,
http://www.rba.org )
May 9 (1 pm): Kathy Kallick Band - Mother's Day celebration -
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 14: Mike Seeger - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 22: Kathy Kallick Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 22: James King Band - First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View,
1667 Miramonte Ave. (at Cuesta Dr.), Mountain View (650-691-9982,
http://www.rba.org)
May 29: Tim O'Brien - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley June 26: David Grisman Quintet - Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael

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FESTIVALS:

Feb. 20-29: SAN FRANCISCO BLUEGRASS & OLD TIME FESTIVAL -
( http://www.sfbluegrass.org ) - various locations --- all in SF!
Feb. 20 (7 pm) - Great American Music Hall
Del McCoury Band, Crooked Jades
Feb. 21 (4 pm) - Atlas Cafe
Little Joe (Oregon), Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup, Roadoilers
Feb. 21 (7:30 pm) - Noe Valley Ministry
Open Road, Uncle Earl, Another Day Feb. 22 (4 pm) - Music Store
High on the Hog, Amy & Karen Old-Timey Duo
Feb. 22 (7:30 pm) - Noe Valley Ministry
Lonesome River Band, Dark Hollow
Feb. 22 (9 pm) - Make Out Room
Foghorn Stringband, Stairwell Sisters, Bob Carlin
Feb. 23 (9 pm) - Make Out Room
Strung Over, Poor Man's Whiskey, Donner Mt. BG Band
Feb. 24 (9 pm) - Cafe Du Nord
Danny Barnes & Brittany Haas, Jackstraw, Bean Creek
Feb, 25 (8 pm) - Plough & Stars
Hot Buttered Rum SB, Panhandle Crabgrass Revival Band (Alaska),
Homespun Rowdy
Feb. 26 (7 pm) - Atlas Cafe
Squirrely String Band, Acme String Ensemble
Feb. 26 (8 pm) - 12 Galaxies
Jimbo Trout & the Fish People, Cabin Fever, Belle Monroe &
Her Brewglass Boys
Feb. 27 (7:30 pm) - Noe Valley Ministry
Papermill Creek Rounders (David Nelson, Paul Shelasky, Banana,
and Paul Knight), Earl Brothers, Thompson String Ticklers
Feb. 28 (4 pm) - Atlas Cafe
Rattlesnake Creek SB, West Coast Ramblers, Old Jitters
Feb. 28 (7:30 pm) - Noe Valley Ministry
Peter Rowan, Bluegrass Intentions
Feb. 28 (7 pm) - Verdi Club
Square dance with the Earl White Dance Band
{with caller Erik Hoffman)
Feb. 29 (3 pm) - Noe Valley Ministry
Gayle Schmitt & The Toodala Ramblers - children's show
Feb. 29 (4 pm) - Music Store
Kenny Hall & His Old-Time Band, A.J. Roach

March 12-14: BROOKDALE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Brookdale Lodge, Hwy 9, about 10 mi. north of Santa Cruz ( http://www.brookdalebluegrass.com ,
831-335-3662)
Pete & Joan Wernick. Stairwell Sisters, Faux Renwah, Harmony Grits,
Belle Monroe and the Brewglass Boys, Mr. Banjo and the Lonesome Wailers,
Frank Solivan & Country Grass, Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup,
Sibling Brothers, Sherry Austin, Sid Lewis, plus
The Shots, Marty Varner, Regina & Friends, and the lunatic fringe

April 30 - May 2: MID-STATE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Mid-State Fairgrounds, Paso Robles ( http://www.midstatebluegrassfestival.com , 209-785-2544)
James King Band, Cache Valley Drifters, Ron Spears & Within Tradition,
John Murphy & Carolina Special, Sidesaddle & Co., Pacific Crest,
Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon, Shankman Twins, Borderline Bluegrass, ...

May 1: PINE MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL, Atascadero ( http://www.pinemountainfestival.com , 805-237-0063)
Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, David Grisman Quintet

May 27 - 31: STRAWBERRY SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL - Camp Mather, Yosemite ( http://www.strawberrymusic.com , 209-533-0191)
Blue Highway, Kathy Kallick Band plus Sarah Elizabeth Campbell & the
Banned, The Bill Hilly Band, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, James McMurtry, ...

June 17-20: CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS ASSN FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley ( http://www.cbaontheweb.org , 707-573-3983) Early Bird ticket discount available til Feb. 27/04
J.D. Crowe & the New South, Dirk Powell Band, Laurie Lewis,
David Parmley & Continental Divide, Bluegrass Cardinals (reunion),
Mountain Heart, Pine Mountain Railroad, Gibson Bros, Bluegrass Patriots,
Carolina Road, Skip Gorman & His Waddie Pals, Michelle Nixon & Drive,
Ron Spears & Within Tradition, plus five California Showcase bands:
Cabin Fever, Rick Jamison & Copper Creek, Witcher Brothers,
John Murphy's Carolina Special, and Chris Stewart & Backcountry.
plus Frank Solivan's Kids On Bluegrass, cloggers, etc.

June 18-20: HUCK FINN JUBILEE - Mojave Narrows Regional Park, Victorville ( http://www.huckfinn.com , 909-780-8810)
J.D. Crowe and the New South, The Dillards, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum,
Bluegrass Cardinals Reunion, David Parmely and Continental Divide,
Berline, Crary and Hickman, Gibson Bros, Lost Highway, many others

June 18-20: LIVE OAK MUSIC FESTIVAL - near Santa Barbara
( http://www.liveoakfest.org )
Dirk Powell Band, plus Tom Russell, Persuasions, Kelly Joe Phelps
The Duhks, Brave Combo, Prince Diabate, others

July 23-25: WOLF MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley ( http://www.wolfmt.com )

July 9-11: GOOD OLD FASHIONED BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Bolado Park, Hollister ( http://www.ncbs.us )

September 2 - 6: STRAWBERRY FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL - Camp Mather, Yosemite ( http://www.strawberrymusic.com , 209-533-0191)
Seldom Scene, plus Guy Clark, Darrell Scott, many others

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JAM SESSIONS:

First/Third Saturdays: Mission Pizza Central, 5454 Central, Newark
(510-574-1880)
Second Saturdays: Magoo's Pizza, Livermore (925-447-2406) Saturdays (2 - 5 pm): Coffee Catz, Highway 12 just east of Sebastopol
(707-829-6600); bg & old time twice/month First Sunday (1 - 5 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Assn -
Hoover Middle School, Naglee & Park Sts., San Jose (408-730-1034,
http://www.scvfa.org )
Second Sunday (2 - 7 pm): Methodist Church, Boulder Creek (831-423-5214) Second/Fourth Sunday (2-6 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com )
Second and Fourth Sundays (3-7 pm): Progressive Grounds Cafe,
400 Cortland Ave., SF (old time)
Fourth Sunday (1:30 - 5 pm): Calif. Old Time Fiddlers Assn -
United Methodist Church, 19806 Wisteria St., Castro Valley
(925-455-4970, http://www.fiddle.com/calfiddle ).
[Free workshop for fiddlers under 18 (2:30-4:30 pm) - info:
510-654-5653]
Mondays: St. Francis Episcopal Church, 1205 Pine Ave.,San Jose
(408-292-7090)
Mondays: McGrath's Pub, 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda (510-522-6263) First Mon.: Mission Pizza, 1572 Washington Blvd., Fremont (510-651-6858) First Tuesday: Sicilito's Restaurant, Garberville (707-923-2603) Second/Fourth Tuesdays: Dublin Heritage Center, 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin
(near the NW corner of the 680/580 interchange) (925-803-4128) Fourth Tuesday: Sixteen Mile House, 448 Broadway, Millbrae (650-692-4087) Wednesdays (7-10 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com )
First Wed.: The Plough & Stars, 116 Clement @ 2nd Ave. SF (415-751-1122,
http://pweb.jps.net/~jgilder/plough.html )
First/Third Thursdays: Marin Bluegrass Jam - Marin Lutheran Church,
649 Meadowsweet, Corte Madera ( http://www.carltone.com/jam.html )
Fourth/Fifth Thursday: Atlas Cafe, 3049 - 20th, SF (415-648-1047)

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INSTRUCTION:

Workshops sponsored by the San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival
(http://www.sfbluegrass.org for details and reservations)
- Feb. 21 (noon - 1:30 pm): Evie Ladin's Clogging Workshop: Basics of Southern Appalachian Flatfoot Clogging - Ellie Herman Studios, 3435 Cesar Chavez, SF
- Feb. 21 (2-4 pm): Rayna Geller's Old-Time Fiddle Workshop - private residence
- Feb. 22 (1-4 pm): Bob Carlin's Clawhammer Banjo Workshop - private residence in SF's Inner Richmond District
- Feb. 22 (2-4 pm): Sammy Shelor's Bluegrass Banjo Workshop
- Feb. 28 (2-4 pm): Bill Evans' Bluegrass Banjo Back-Up Workshop

February: FRANK WAKEFIELD's 3-day Mandolin Instructional Extravaganza -
SF Bay Area; info: Jim Moss <FWB@candlewater.com>

March 11-12: PETE ("Dr. BANJO") & JOAN ("NURSE BANJO") WERNICK'S JAM CAMP - Brookdale Lodge, Hwy 9, about 10 mi. north of Santa Cruz ( http://www.brookdalebluegrass.com, 831-335-3662)
$150/person for the two days of classes + lodge rooms

June 13-16: CBA MUSIC CAMP - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley http://www.cbamusiccamp.org , 707-878-906. Instructors:
Banjo - Bill Evans, Janet Beazley, Alan Munde, Dirk Powell
Guitar - Chris Stuart, Jim Nunally, Eric Thompson, Riley Baugus
Mandolin - Tom Rozum, Skip Gorman, John Reischman
Fiddle - Chad Manning, Jack Tuttle, Ruthie Dornfeld
Dobro - Ivan Rosenberg, Ron Stanley
Bass - Dean Knight /Autoharp - Evo Bluestein
Vocals - Laurie Lewis, Keith Little Cost of camp: $230 before May 1st, $265 thereafter Catered meals ($75) and on-site camping ($20) available as options

Aug. 1-7: MANDOLIN SYMPOSIUM - University of California at Santa Cruz -
classes, workshops, concerts, etc., with David Grisman, Chris Thile,
Mike Marshall, Don Stiernberg, Radim Zenkl, and Mike Compton.
Cost: $1000 ( http://www.mandolinsymposium.com, 360-385-6836)

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TRAVEL:

June 30 - July 7: Alaska Bluegrass Cruise with Lost Highway and
John Reischman & The Jaybirds - workshops, jamming, concerts -
Departing from Vancouver, BC (800-848-3488, http://www.cottagemusic.net)

July 19-21: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum - River Trip - Tuolumne River,
Northern California ( http://www.echotrips.com, 1-800-652-3246)

Fri 1/23/2004

Greetings -

Here's an update, including the complete San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival schedule. February is looking incredibly busy, as we also will have great music at the Presidents Day Weekend festival, and many other shows in the North, South, and East Bays. Almost like summer ...

Speaking of which, here are the websites for all of this summer's festivals, plus as much as I know about their performers. AND there are upcoming workshops, music camps, bluegrass trips, ...

Hope you get to hear (and/or play) some music soon!

Thanks for listening -
Peter

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UPCOMING BAY AREA BLUEGRASS EVENTS
Tune into "Bluegrass Signal" (Sat., 6:30 - 8:00 pm) on KALW
(91.7 FM, http://www.kalw.org ) for weekly updates.

Additions, corrections, comments, and suggestions are welcome:
Peter Thompson <bgsignal@comcast.net >
P.O. Box 21344, Oakland, CA 94620
On-air studio phone: 415-841-4134

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BLUEGRASS SIGNAL upcoming features

NOTE: The area's most comprehensive bluegrass calendar is part of
every show, usually between 7:30 and 8 pm, and often including
musical previews.

Jan. 24: ACROSS THE TRACKS: catching up with the new releases and reissues.
Featured: The Stanley Brothers on King, Vol. 2; Acoustic Disc's "100% Handmade Bluegrass" (Dawg with Del, Ralph, Red, OAITG); a "Jerusalem Ridge"
symposium; and new music from the Kenny & Amanda Smith Band, the Jeanette Williams Band, David Davis & The Warrior River Boys, and The Grass Cats.

Jan. 31: DOWN HOME: the songs of DIXIE & TOM T. HALL, bluegrass' most prolific composers, as performed by Chris Jones, Charlie Sizemore, Dale Ann Bradley, Don Rigsby, Gary Brewer, Valerie Smith, Melvin Goins, and many others.

Feb. 7: MUSICAL PREVIEWS of several upcoming events: the President's Day Bluegrass Festival, the San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival, a mini-tour by the Lonesome River Band, and more. Includes an interview with RHONDA VINCENT.

Feb. 14: VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL: all you really need is love ... and bluegrass.

Feb. 21: More SFBOTF PREVIEWS, plus other upcoming bluegrass events.
Live in the KALW studios: SCOTT NYGAARD & THE WEBSTER SISTERS.

Feb. 28: WHAT GOES 'ROUND: new releases and reissues.

Mar. 6: LIVE ON ARRIVAL: CAROLINA SPECIAL --- John Murphy (guitar, lead vocals), George Goodell (banjo), Dave Earl (mandolin), Doug Holloway (fiddle), and Sue Walters (bass) --- and DUE WEST --- Jim Nunally (guitar/vocal), Bill Evans (banjo/vocal), Erik Thomas (mandolin/vocal), Chad Manning (fiddle), and Cindy Browne (acoustic bass) --- playing live in the KALW studios.

Mar. 13: THE ROOTS OF BLUEGRASS, as brilliantly presented by Wayne Erbsen in a new book and album.

Mar. 20: THE HITS JES KEEP ON COMIN': new releases and reissues.

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REGULAR/ONGOING EVENTS:

Sundays (4-6 pm): The American Roots Music Show - The Music Store,
66 W. Portal Ave. (@ Vicente St.), SF (415-664-2044,
http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com)
First Sunday (2-5 pm): Earthquake Country - San Gregorio Store Third Sunday (2-5 pm): Circle R Boys (odd-numbered months) -
San Gregorio Store, San Gregorio (650-726-0565) 1st/3rd Mondays: Homespun Rowdy - Amnesia,
853 Valencia St. (at 20th), SF (415-970-8336)
Tuesday: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st: Highway One /2nd: Earthquake Country /3rd: Mr. Banjo & the
Lonesome Wailers /4th: Wild Oats & Honey/5th: MacRae Brothers
Wednesdays: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st/3rd: Sidesaddle & Co.
2nd/4th: Diana Donnelly & The Yes Ma'ams 1st/3rd Wednesdays: Whiskey Brothers - Albatross Pub,
1822 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (510-843-2473)
Thursdays: bluegrass bands - The Atlas Cafe, 3049-20th St. (at
Alabama), SF (415-648-1047, http://www.atlascafe.net)
First: Dark Hollow
Thursdays: Ed Neff & Friends - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
(707-775-4232)
First Thursday: bluegrass bands - Prince Of Wales Pub,
102 E. 25th Ave., San Mateo
Third Thursday: David Thom Band - Cafe Amsterdam, 23 Broadway, Fairfax
(415-256-8020)
Fridays (7-9:30 pm): "House Of Bluegrass" @ Maxfield's House Of Caffeine,
398 Dolores St. (@17th), SF (415-255-6859) First Friday: Sonoma Mountain Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma Second Saturday (2-5 pm): Harmony Grits - San Gregorio Store Second Saturday: Acme String Ensemble - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma Fourth Saturday: David Thom Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma

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PERFORMANCE VENUES & BLUEGRASS ORGANIZATIONS:

ESPRESSO GARDEN & CAFE - 814 S. Bascom Ave, San Jose
408-294-3353, http://www.fiddlingcricket.com FREIGHT & SALVAGE COFFEEHOUSE - 1111 Addison St., Berkeley
510-548-1761, http://www.freightandsalvage.org HENFLING'S FIREHOUSE TAVERN - 9450 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond
831-335-1642, http://www.henflings.com LITTLE FOX THEATER - 2209 Broadway, Redwood City
(http://www.foxdream.com, 650-369-4119) McGRATH'S PUB - 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda
510-522-6263, http://www.mcgrathspub.com MURPHY¹S IRISH PUB - 464 E. 1st St., Sonoma
707-935-0660, http://www.sonomapub.com SAN GREGORIO GENERAL STORE - Hwy 84 & Stage Rd., San Gregorio
650-726-0565, http://www.sangregoriostore.com SAM'S BBQ - 1110 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose
408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com
SWEETWATER - 153 Throckmorton, Mill Valley
(415-388-2820, http://www.sweetwatersaloon.com)

BAY AREA COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY (http://www.bacds.org) CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION - P.O. Box 9, Wilseyville, CA
95257 (http://www.cbaontheweb.org)
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS SOCIETY - P.O. Box 390846,
Mt. View 94039 (http://www.ncbs.us)
REDWOOD BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATES - P.O. Box 390515,
Mt. View 94039 (650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)

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CONCERTS:

Jan. 23: High On The Hog (from Colorado) - Maxfield's House Of Caffeine, SF Jan. 23: The Cash Magnets (country) - McGrath's Pub, Alameda Jan. 24: High Country, Crosstown - "Otter Opry" - United Methodist Church,
250 California St., Santa Cruz (831-338-0618) Jan. 25 (4 pm): The Earl Brothers - The Music Store, 66 W. Portal Ave, SF Jan. 26: South Austin Jug Band - Henfling's, Ben Lomand Jan. 27: "Bluegrass Gold" - Hot Buttered Run String Band,
Mary & Mars (Santa Fe, NM) - Sweetwater, Mill Valley Jan. 27th: "Hillbilly Hayride" - Jeanie and Chuck¹s Country Roundup,
Cowlicks, and Dylan-Thomas Vance - The Make Out Room,
3225 - 22nd St., SF (http://www.makeoutroom.com, 415-647-2888) Jan. 29: Doc Watson with Richard Watson & David Holt -
Fox Theater, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City (http://foxdream.com) Jan. 30: High Country - Maxfield's House Of Caffeine, SF Jan. 30: The Shut-Ins - Plough & Stars, SF Jan. 30: Alhambra Valley Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma Jan. 30: Borderline - McGrath's Pub, Alameda Jan. 31: Mary Gibbons & Mike Stadler (country) - McGrath's Pub, Alameda Jan. 31: Doc Watson with David Holt & Richard Watson - Marin Civic Center
(http://www.co.marin.ca.us)
Jan. 31: Highway One - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma Feb. 5: James King Band, Lost Highway - Little Fox Theatre, Redwod City
(http://foxdream.com)
Feb. 5: Bluegrass Contraption - Prince Of Wales Pub,
102 E. 25th Ave., San Mateo
Feb. 5: David Thom Band - 4th Street Tavern, San Rafael Feb. 7: David Thom Band - Plough & Stars, 2nd & Clement, SF Feb. 7: Earl White Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley Feb. 10: David Grisman & Martin Taylor (duo) - Sierra Brewing Co.,
Chico (530-345-2739)
Feb. 11: John Reischman & the Jaybirds - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley Feb. 12: The Mammals - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley Feb. 14th: "Sweethearts Show" at the San Francisco Folk Music Club's
monthly hootenanny - Cafe International, 508 Haight St. (@ Fillmore), SF
with Jeanie & Chuck Poling (Country Roundup), hosts, plus
Larry Chung & Megan Lynch (Cabin Fever), Alan & Elaine Bond (Mud Hens),
Julay Brooks & Richard Brandenburg (Cash Magnets), and others
(http://www.sfhootenanny.homestead.com)
Feb. 14: "Sweethearts of the Radio" benefit for KWMR - the Dance Palace,
Point Reyes - Eric & Suzy Thompson, Mary Gibbons & Mike Stadler, others
(http://www.svn.net/dance)
Feb. 16: The Mammals, The Duhks - Henfling's, Ben Lomand Feb. 19: Del McCoury Band, Waybacks - Mystic Theatre, Petaluma Feb. 21: Lonesome River Band - First Presbyterian Church Of Mt. View,
1667 Miramonte Ave. (at Cuesta Dr.), Mountain View (650-691-9982,
http://www.rba.org)
Feb. 21: Darol Anger Fiddle Ensemble with Scott Nygaard -
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Feb. 21: Bob Carlin - "Otter Opry" - United Methodist Church,
250 California St., Santa Cruz (831-338-0618) Feb. 22 (4 pm): Kathy Kallick Band, Open Road, Uncle Earl - Rancho Nicasio
(http://www.ranchonicasio.com, 415-662-2219) Feb. 22 (4 pm): High On The Hog - The Music Store, SF Feb. 22: Bluegrass Intentions, Hot Buttered Rum String Band -
Ashkenaz, Berkeley (http://www.ashkenaz.com) Feb. 26: "Bluegrass Gold" - Papermill Creek Rounders (David Nelson,
Banana, Paul Shelasky, & Paul Knight), Keystone Crossing -
Sweetwater, Mill Valley
Feb. 28: Frank Wakefield Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley Feb. 29 (7 pm): Long Lonesome Road (David Parmley, Randy Graham,
Ron Stewart, Roger Bush, Dick Brown, Dick Wodrich) + Laurie Lewis -
Sausalito Presbyterian Church, 112 Bulkley (415-383-8716) March 4: "Bluegrass Gold" - The Waybacks - Sweetwater, Mill Valley March 6: Robin & Linda Williams - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley Mar. 6: Frank Wakefield Band - "Otter Opry," Santa Cruz March 9: Pete & Joan Wernick - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley Mar. 13: Due West, Brittany Haas - First Presbyterian Church Of Mt. View
(http://www.rba.org)
March 23: "Bluegrass Gold" - 'Sibling Rivalry' - The Stairwell Sisters and
The Earl Brothers - Sweetwater, Mill Valley March 25: Chris & Cassie Webster with Scott Nygaard - Freight & Salvage,
Berkeley
March 26-27: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley Mar. 28 (4 pm): Bluegrass Intentions - Rancho Nicasio
(http://www.ranchonicasio.com)
April 1-2: The Waybacks - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley April 4: David Grisman Quintet - Palace of Fine Arts, SF April 17: True Blue - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 1: Bluegrass Intentions - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 1: King Wilkie - First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View
(http://www.rba.org)
May 9 (1 pm): Kathy Kallick Band - Mother's Day celebration -
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 14: Mike Seeger - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 22: Kathy Kallick Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 22: James King Band - First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View
(http://www.rba.org)
June 26: David Grisman Quintet - Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael

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FESTIVALS:

Jan. 24 (9 am - 6 pm): CLOVERDALE OLD TIME FIDDLE CONTEST -
Citrus Fairgrounds, Cloverdale
(http://www.cloverdalehistoricalsociety.org/fiddle/2004/index.htm)

Feb. 14: PRESIDENT'S DAY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Analy High School Auditorium, 6950 Analy Ave., Sebastopol (http://www.cbaontheweb.org, 707-829-8012)
Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Kathy Kallick & Nina Gerber, Bob Carlin,
John Reischman & the Jaybirds, High Country, The Road Oilers,
The Alhambra Valley Band, Scott Gerber

Feb. 20-29: SAN FRANCISCO BLUEGRASS & OLD TIME FESTIVAL -
(http://www.sfbluegrass.org) - various locations --- all in SF!
Feb. 20 (7 pm) - Great American Music Hall
Del McCoury Band, Crooked Jades
Feb. 21 (4 pm) - Atlas Cafe
Little Joe (Oregon), Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup, Roadoilers
Feb. 21 (7:30 pm) - Noe Valley Ministry
Open Road, Uncle Earl
Feb. 22 (4 pm) - Music Store
High on the Hog, Amy & Karen Old-Timey Duo
Feb. 22 (7:30 pm) - Noe Valley Ministry
Lonesome River Band, Dark Hollow
Feb. 22 (9 pm) - Make Out Room
Foghorn Stringband, Stairwell Sisters, Bob Carlin
Feb. 23 (9 pm) - Make Out Room
Strung Over, Poor Man's Whiskey, Donner Mt. BG Band
Feb. 24 (9 pm) - Cafe Du Nord
Danny Barnes & Brittany Haas, Jackstraw, Bean Creek
Feb, 25 (8 pm) - Plough & Stars
Hot Buttered Rum SB, Panhandle Crabgrass Revival Band (Alaska),
Homespun Rowdy
Feb. 26 (7 pm) - Atlas Cafe
Squirrely String Band, Acme String Ensemble
Feb. 26 (8 pm) - 12 Galaxies
Jimbo Trout, Cabin Fever, Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys
Feb. 27 (7:30 pm) - Noe Valley Ministry
Papermill Creek Rounders (David Nelson, Paul Shelasky, Banana,
and Paul Knight), Earl Brothers, Thompson String Ticklers
Feb. 28 (3 pm) - Atlas Cafe
Rattlesnake Creek SB, West Coast Ramblers, Old Jitters
Feb. 28 (7:30 pm) - Noe Valley Ministry
Peter Rowan, Bluegrass Intentions
Feb. 28 (7 pm) - Verdi Club
Square dance with the Earl White Dance Band
Feb. 29 (3 pm) - Noe Valley Ministry
Gayle Schmitt & The Toodala Ramblers - children's show
Feb. 29 (4 pm) - Music Store
Kenny Hall & His Old-Time Band, Smokey Mt. Gypsy

March 12-14: BROOKDALE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Brookdale Lodge, Hwy 9, about 10 mi. north of Santa Cruz (http://www.brookdalebluegrass.com,
831-335-3662)
Stairwell Sisters, Clarridge Family Fiddlers, Sibling Bros, Faux Renwah,
Harmony Grits, Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys, ...

April 30 - May 2: MID-STATE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Mid-State Fairgrounds, Paso Robles (http://www.midstatebluegrassfestival.com, 209-785-2544)
James King Band, Cache Valley Drifters, Ron Spears & Within Tradition,
John Murphy & Carolina Special, Sidesaddle & Co., Pacific Crest,
Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon, Shankman Twins, Borderline Bluegrass, ...

May 1: PINE MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL, Atascadero (http://www.pinemountainfestival.com, 805-237-0063)
Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, David Grisman Quintet

May 27 - 31: STRAWBERRY SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL - Camp Mather, Yosemite (http://www.strawberrymusic.com, 209-533-0191)
Blue Highway, Kathy Kallick Band plus Sarah Elizabeth Campbell & the
Banned, The Bill Hilly Band, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, James McMurtry, ...

June 17-20: CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS ASSN FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley (http://www.cbaontheweb.org, 707-573-3983) Early Bird ticket discount available til Feb. 27/04
J.D. Crowe & the New South, Dirk Powell Band, Laurie Lewis,
David Parmley & Continental Divide, Bluegrass Cardinals (reunion),
Mountain Heart, Pine Mountain Railroad, Gibson Bros, Bluegrass Patriots,
Carolina Road, Skip Gorman & His Waddie Pals, Michelle Nixon & Drive,
Ron Spears & Within Tradition, plus five California Showcase bands:
Cabin Fever, Rick Jamison & Copper Creek, Witcher Brothers,
John Murphy's Carolina Special, and Chris Stewart & Backcountry.
plus Frank Solivan's Kids On Bluegrass, cloggers, etc.

June 18-20: HUCK FINN JUBILEE - Mojave Narrows Regional Park, Victorville (http://www.huckfinn.com, 909-780-8810)
J.D. Crowe and the New South, The Dillards, Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum,
Bluegrass Cardinals Reunion, David Parmely and Continental Divide,
Berline, Crary and Hickman, Gibson Bros, Lost Highway, many others

June 18-20: LIVE OAK MUSIC FESTIVAL - near Santa Barbara
(http://www.liveoakfest.org)
Dirk Powell Band, plus Tom Russell, Persuasions, Kelly Joe Phelps
The Duhks, Brave Combo, Prince Diabate, others

July 23-25: WOLF MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley (http://www.wolfmt.com)

July 9-11: GOOD OLD FASHIONED BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Bolado Park, Hollister (http://www.ncbs.us)

September 2 - 6: STRAWBERRY FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL - Camp Mather, Yosemite (http://www.strawberrymusic.com, 209-533-0191)
Seldom Scene, plus Guy Clark, Darrell Scott, many others

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JAM SESSIONS:

First/Third Saturdays: Mission Pizza Central, 5454 Central, Newark
(510-574-1880)
Second Saturdays: Magoo¹s Pizza, Livermore (925-447-2406) Saturdays (2 - 5 pm): Coffee Catz, Highway 12 just east of Sebastopol
(707-829-6600); bg & old time twice/month First Sunday (1 - 5 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Assn -
Hoover Middle School, Naglee & Park Sts., San Jose (408-730-1034,
http://www.scvfa.org)
Second Sunday (2 - 7 pm): Methodist Church, Boulder Creek (831-423-5214) Second/Fourth Sunday (2-6 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
Second and Fourth Sundays (3-7 pm): Progressive Grounds Cafe,
400 Cortland Ave., SF (old time)
Fourth Sunday (1:30 - 5 pm): Calif. Old Time Fiddlers Assn -
United Methodist Church, 19806 Wisteria St., Castro Valley
(925-455-4970, http://www.fiddle.com/calfiddle).
[Free workshop for fiddlers under 18 (2:30-4:30 pm) - info:
510-654-5653]
Mondays: St. Francis Episcopal Church, 1205 Pine Ave.,San Jose
(408-292-7090)
Mondays: McGrath's Pub, 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda (510-522-6263) First Mon.: Mission Pizza, 1572 Washington Blvd., Fremont (510-651-6858) First Tuesday: Sicilito¹s Restaurant, Garberville (707-923-2603) Second/Fourth Tuesdays: Dublin Heritage Center, 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin
(near the NW corner of the 680/580 interchange) (925-803-4128) Fourth Tuesday: Sixteen Mile House, 448 Broadway, Millbrae (650-692-4087) Wednesdays (7-10 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
First Wed.: The Plough & Stars, 116 Clement @ 2nd Ave. SF (415-751-1122,
http://pweb.jps.net/~jgilder/plough.html)
First/Third Thursdays: Marin Bluegrass Jam - Marin Lutheran Church,
649 Meadowsweet, Corte Madera (http://www.carltone.com/jam.html)
Fourth/Fifth Thursday: Atlas Cafe, 3049 - 20th, SF (415-648-1047)

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INSTRUCTION:

February: FRANK WAKEFIELD's 3-day Mandolin Instructional Extravaganza -
SF Bay Area; info: Jim Moss <FWB@candlewater.com>

March 11-12: PETE WERNICK'S JAM CAMP - Brookdale Lodge, Hwy 9, about 10 mi.
north of Santa Cruz (http://www.brookdalebluegrass.com, 831-335-3662)

June 13-16: CBA MUSIC CAMP - Nevada Country Fairgrounds, Grass Valley (http://www.cbaontheweb.org, 707-878-2415)
Instructors include: guitar - Chris Stuart, Eric Thompson, Jim Nunally,
Riley Baugus (Dirk Powell Band) ... mandolin - Tom Rozum, Skip Gorman,
John Reischman ... fiddle - Laurie Lewis, Ruthie Dornfield, Jack Tuttle,
Chad Manning ... banjo - Dirk Powell, Janet Beazley, Alan Munde, Bill
Evans ... dobro - Michael Witcher, Ivan Rosenberg (Backcountry) ...
bass - Dean Knight (Backcountry) ... vocals - Keith Little ...

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TRAVEL:

June 30 - July 7: Alaska Bluegrass Cruise with Lost Highway and
John Reischman & The Jaybirds - workshops, jamming, concerts -
Departing from Vancouver, BC (800-848-3488, http://www.cottagemusic.net)

July 19-21: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum - River Trip - Tuolumne River,
Northern California (http://www.echotrips.com, 1-800-652-3246)

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Thu 1/1/2004

Greetings -

Happy New Year to you, and best wishes for a wonderful 2004, filled with music and other joys for you and yours.

Here's an updated bluegrass calendar. You'll notice details for the CBA bluegrass festivals on President's Day Weekend (2/14) and Father's Day Weekend (6/17-20), plus news of some of the performers coming to the San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival (2/20-29); their detailed schedule will follow shortly.

During that time, several of the SFBOTF performers are also appearing at other events, including the Lonesome River Band in Mt. View (2/21), Open Road & Uncle Earl - with the Kathy Kallick Band - in Nicasio (2/22), and Bob Carlin in Sebastopol (2/14). February also brings us shows with the Frank Wakefield Band, John Reischman & the Jaybirds, the Darol Anger Fiddle Ensemble with Scott Nygaard, the Mammals, Long Lonesome Road, and - in the first of three NorCal appearances in '04 - the James King Band.

Here's what I know now, including a complete schedule of upcoming "Bluegrass Signal" features --- note especially the live music on March 6th --- plus news of two bluegrass vacations. As always, additions and corrections --- as well as suggestions for "Bluegrass Signal" features --- are very much appreciated.

Again, I hope your holidays have been festive, and that the new year is a great one.

- Peter

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UPCOMING BAY AREA BLUEGRASS EVENTS
Tune into "Bluegrass Signal" (Sat., 6:30 - 8:00 pm) on KALW
(91.7 FM, http://www.kalw.org) for weekly updates.

Additions, corrections, comments, and suggestions are welcome:
Peter Thompson <bgsignal@comcast.net>
P.O. Box 21344, Oakland, CA 94620
On-air studio phone: 415-841-4134

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BLUEGRASS SIGNAL upcoming features

NOTE: The area's most comprehensive bluegrass calendar is part of
every show, usually between 7:30 and 8 pm, and often including
musical previews.

Jan. 3: CALIFORNIA PICKS: a new compilation produced by the California Bluegrass Association featuring 10 California bluegrass bands: Due West, High Country, John Murphy & Carolina Special, Kathy Kallick Band, Laurel Canyon Ramblers, Lost Highway, Mountain Laurel, Pacific Crest, Sidesaddle & Co., and True Blue.

Jan. 10: 'TIS SWEET TO BE REMEMBERED: Co-host Todd Gracyk presents highlights from a new box set featuring MAC WISEMAN's recordings for Dot and Capitol from 1951-1964.

Jan. 17: THE 'I' IN IBMA stands for 'International' and that's today's focus. New music from the Netherlands, Japan, Italy, Austria, Canada, and other points beyond.

Jan. 24: ACROSS THE TRACKS: catching up with the new releases and reissues.

Jan. 31: DOWN HOME: the songs of DIXIE & TOM T. HALL, bluegrass' most prolific composers, as performed by Chris Jones, Charlie Sizemore, Dale Ann Bradley, Don Rigsby, Gary Brewer, Valerie Smith, Melvin Goins, and many others.

Feb. 7: MUSICAL PREVIEWS of several upcoming events: the President's Day Bluegrass Festival, the San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival, a mini-tour by the Lonesome River Band, and more.

Feb. 14: VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL: all you really need is love ... and bluegrass.

Feb. 21: More SFBOTF PREVIEWS, plus other upcoming bluegrass events.

Feb. 28: WHAT GOES 'ROUND: new releases and reissues.

Mar. 6: LIVE ON ARRIVAL: CAROLINA SPECIAL --- John Murphy (guitar, lead vocals), George Goodell (banjo), Dave Earl (mandolin), Doug Holloway (fiddle), and Sue Walters (bass) --- and DUE WEST --- Jim Nunally (guitar/vocal), Bill Evans (banjo/vocal), Erik Thomas (mandolin/vocal), Chad Manning (fiddle), and Cindy Browne (acoustic bass) --- playing live in the KALW studios.

Mar. 13: THE ROOTS OF BLUEGRASS, as brilliantly presented by Wayne Erbsen in a new book and album.

Mar. 20: THE HITS JES KEEP ON COMIN': new releases and reissues.

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Sundays (4-6 pm): The American Roots Music Show - The Music Store,
66 W. Portal Ave. (@ Vicente St.), SF (415-664-2044,
http://www.americanrootsmusicshow.com)
First Sunday (2-5 pm): Earthquake Country - San Gregorio Store Third Sunday (2-5 pm): Circle R Boys (odd-numbered months) -
San Gregorio Store, San Gregorio (650-726-0565) 1st/3rd Mondays: Homespun Rowdy - Amnesia,
853 Valencia St. (at 20th), SF (415-970-8336)
Tuesday: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st: Highway One /2nd: Earthquake Country /3rd: Mr. Banjo & the
Lonesome Wailers /4th: Wild Oats & Honey/5th: MacRae Brothers
Wednesdays: bluegrass bands - Sam's BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom, San Jose
(408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com)
1st/3rd: Sidesaddle & Co.
2nd/4th: Diana Donnelly & The Yes Ma'ams 1st/3rd Wednesdays: Whiskey Brothers - Albatross Pub,
1822 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley (510-843-2473)
Thursdays: bluegrass bands - The Atlas Cafe, 3049-20th St. (at
Alabama), SF (415-648-1047, http://www.atlascafe.net)
First: Dark Hollow
Thursdays: Ed Neff & Friends - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
(707-775-4232)
Third Thursday: David Thom Band - Cafe Amsterdam, 23 Broadway, Fairfax
(415-256-8020)
Fridays (7-9:30 pm): "House Of Bluegrass" @ Maxfield's House Of Caffeine,
398 Dolores St. (@17th), SF (415-255-6859) First Friday: Sonoma Mountain Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma Second Saturday (2-5 pm): Harmony Grits - San Gregorio Store Second Saturday: Acme String Ensemble - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma Fourth Saturday: David Thom Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma

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PERFORMANCE VENUES & BLUEGRASS ORGANIZATIONS:

ESPRESSO GARDEN & CAFE - 814 S. Bascom Ave, San Jose
408-294-3353, http://www.fiddlingcricket.com FREIGHT & SALVAGE COFFEEHOUSE - 1111 Addison St., Berkeley
510-548-1761, http://www.freightandsalvage.org HENFLING'S FIREHOUSE TAVERN - 9450 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond
831-335-1642, http://www.henflings.com LITTLE FOX THEATER - 2209 Broadway, Redwood City
(http://www.foxdream.com, 650-369-4119) McGRATH'S PUB - 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda
510-522-6263, http://www.mcgrathspub.com MURPHY¹S IRISH PUB - 464 E. 1st St., Sonoma
707-935-0660, http://www.sonomapub.com SAN GREGORIO GENERAL STORE - Hwy 84 & Stage Rd., San Gregorio
650-726-0565, http://www.sangregoriostore.com SAM'S BBQ - 1110 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose
408-297-9151, http://www.samsbbq.com
SWEETWATER - 153 Throckmorton, Mill Valley
(415-388-2820, http://www.sweetwatersaloon.com)

BAY AREA COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY (http://www.bacds.org) CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION - P.O. Box 9, Wilseyville, CA
95257 (http://www.cbaontheweb.org)
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS SOCIETY - P.O. Box 390846,
Mt. View 94039 (http://www.ncbs.us)
REDWOOD BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATES - P.O. Box 390515,
Mt. View 94039 (650-691-9982, http://www.rba.org)

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CONCERTS:

Jan. 2: Dark Hollow - Maxfield's House Of Caffeine, SF Jan. 2: Homespun Rowdy - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma Jan. 3: Belle Monroe and Her Brewglass Boys - Plough and Stars,
2nd & Clement, SF
Jan. 4 (4 pm): High Country - The Music Store, SF Jan. 9: The Earl Brothers - Maxfield's House Of Caffeine, SF Jan. 9: True Blue, Mary Gibbons-Mike Stadler Band - Great American
Music Hall, SF (http://www.gamh.com) Jan. 10: True Blue, Lone Prairie - First Presbyterian Church Of Mt. View
(http://www.rba.org)
Jan. 10: Alhambra Valley Band - McGrath's Pub, Alameda Jan. 11 (4 pm): Donner Mt. Bluegrass Band - The Music Store, SF Jan. 13: "Bluegrass Gold" - The David Thom Band, Due West - Sweetwater,
Mill Valley
Jan. 14: Phillips, Grier & Flinner - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley Jan. 16: Biscuits & Groovy - Maxfield's House Of Caffeine, SF Jan. 16: The West Coast Ramblers - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma Jan. 17: Donner Mountain Bluegrass Band - McGrath's Pub, Alameda Jan. 23: High On The Hog (from Colorado) - Maxfield's House Of Caffeine, SF Jan. 24: High Country, Crosstown - "Otter Opry," Santa Cruz Jan. 25 (4 pm): The Earl Brothers - The Music Store, 66 W. Portal Ave, SF Jan. 26: South Austin Jug Band - Henfling's, Ben Lomand Jan. 27: "Bluegrass Gold" - Hot Buttered Run String Band,
Mary & Mars (Santa Fe, NM) - Sweetwater, Mill Valley Jan. 29: Doc Watson with Richard Watson & David Holt -
Fox Theater, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City (http://foxdream.com) Jan. 30: High Country - Maxfield's House Of Caffeine, SF Jan. 30: The Shut-Ins - Plough & Stars, SF Jan. 30: Alhambra Valley Band - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma Jan. 30: Borderline - McGrath's Pub, Alameda Jan. 31: Mary Gibbons & Mike Stadler (country) - McGrath's Pub, Alameda Jan. 31: Highway One - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma Feb. 5: James King Band, Lost Highway - Little Fox Theatre, Redwod City
(http://foxdream.com)
Feb. 7: Earl White Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley Feb. 11: John Reischman & the Jaybirds - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley Feb. 12: The Mammals - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley Feb. 16: The Mammals, The Duhks - Henfling's, Ben Lomand Feb. 21: Lonesome River Band - First Presbyterian Church Of Mt. View,
1667 Miramonte Ave. (at Cuesta Dr.), Mountain View (650-691-9982,
http://www.rba.org)
Feb. 21: Darol Anger Fiddle Ensemble with Scott Nygaard -
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Feb. 22 (3 pm): Kathy Kallick Band, Open Road, Uncle Earl - Rancho Nicasio
(http://www.ranchonicasio.com, 415-662-2219) Feb. 22: High On The Hog (from Colorado) - The Music Store, SF Feb. 28: Frank Wakefield Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley Feb. 29: Long Lonesome Road (David Parmley, Randy Graham, Ron Stewart,
Roger Bush, Dick Brown, and Dick Wodrich) with Laurie Lewis -
Presbyterian Church, Sausalito
March 6: Robin & Linda Williams - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley March 9: Pete & Joan Wernick - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley Mar. 13: Due West, Brittany Haas - First Presbyterian Church Of Mt. View
(http://www.rba.org)
March 25: Chris & Cassie Webster with Scott Nygaard - Freight & Salvage,
Berkeley
March 26-27: Laurie Lewis - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley April 1-2: The Waybacks - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley April 17: True Blue - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 1: Bluegrass Intentions - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 1: King Wilkie - First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View
(http://www.rba.org)
May 9 (1 pm): Kathy Kallick Band - Mother's Day celebration -
Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 14: Mike Seeger - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 22: Kathy Kallick Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley May 22: James King Band - First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View
(http://www.rba.org)

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FESTIVALS:

Feb. 14: PRESIDENT'S DAY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Analy High School Auditorium, 6950 Analy Ave., Sebastopol (http://www.cbaontheweb.org, 707-829-8012)
Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Kathy Kallick & Nina Gerber, Bob Carlin,
John Reischman & the Jaybirds, High Country, The Road Oilers,
The Alhambra Valley Band, Scott Gerber

Feb. 20-29: SAN FRANCISCO BLUEGRASS & OLD TIME FESTIVAL -
(http://www.sfbluegrass.org) - various locations --- all in SF! --- and
many performers, including (so far)
the Del McCoury Band, Lonesome River Band, Open Road, Bob Carlin,
Danny Barnes, Frank Lee, Uncle Earl, Earl Brothers, Jackstraw, and the
Stairwell Sisters, plus a square dance with Earl White, and much more

March 12-14: BROOKDALE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL with Pete Wernick's Jam Camp
(3/11-12) http://www.themusicmotel.com, 831-335-3662

April 30 - May 2: MID-STATE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Mid-State Fairgrounds, Paso Robles (http://www.midstatebluegrassfestival.com, 209-785-2544)
James King Band, Cache Valley Drifters, Ron Spears & Within Tradition,
John Murphy & Carolina Special, Sidesaddle & Co., Pacific Crest,
Rick Jamison & Copper Canyon, Shankman Twins, Borderline Bluegrass, ...

June 17-20: 29th Annual CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley (http://www.cbaontheweb.org, 707-573-3983) Early Bird ticket discount available til Feb. 27/04
J.D. Crowe & the New South, Dirk Powell Band, Laurie Lewis,
David Parmley & Continental Divide, Bluegrass Cardinals (reunion),
Mountain Heart, Pine Mountain Railroad,
plus California Showcase Bands: Cabin Fever, Rick Jamison & Copper
Creek, John Murphy & Carolina Special, the Witcher Brothers, and
Chris Stuart & Backcountry,
plus Kids On Bluegrass, cloggers, etc.

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JAM SESSIONS:

First/Third Saturdays: Mission Pizza Central, 5454 Central, Newark
(510-574-1880)
Second Saturdays: Magoo¹s Pizza, Livermore (925-447-2406) Saturdays (2 - 5 pm): Coffee Catz, Highway 12 just east of Sebastopol
(707-829-6600); bg & old time twice/month First Sunday (1 - 5 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Assn -
Hoover Middle School, Naglee & Park Sts., San Jose (408-730-1034,
http://www.scvfa.org)
Second Sunday (2 - 7 pm): Methodist Church, Boulder Creek (831-423-5214) Second/Fourth Sunday (2-6 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
Second and Fourth Sundays (3-7 pm): Progressive Grounds Cafe,
400 Cortland Ave., SF (old time)
Fourth Sunday (1:30 - 5 pm): Calif. Old Time Fiddlers Assn -
United Methodist Church, 19806 Wisteria St., Castro Valley
(925-455-4970, http://www.fiddle.com/calfiddle).
[Free workshop for fiddlers under 18 (2:30-4:30 pm) - info:
510-654-5653] ***NO JAM IN DECEMBER ***
Mondays: St. Francis Episcopal Church, 1205 Pine Ave.,San Jose
(408-292-7090)
Mondays: McGrath's Pub, 1539 Lincoln Ave., Alameda (510-522-6263) First Mon.: Mission Pizza, 1572 Washington Blvd., Fremont (510-651-6858) First Tuesday: Sicilito¹s Restaurant, Garberville (707-923-2603) Second/Fourth Tuesdays: Dublin Heritage Center, 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin
(near the NW corner of the 680/580 interchange) (925-803-4128) Fourth Tuesday: Sixteen Mile House, 448 Broadway, Millbrae (650-692-4087) Wednesdays (7-10 pm): Fandango Pizza - Alma Plaza Shopping Center,
3407 Alma St. (near East Meadow Dr.), Palo Alto (650-494-2928,
http://www.TheBluegrass.com)
First Wed.: The Plough & Stars, 116 Clement @ 2nd Ave. SF (415-751-1122,
http://pweb.jps.net/~jgilder/plough.html)
First/Third Thursdays: Marin Bluegrass Jam - Marin Lutheran Church,
649 Meadowsweet, Corte Madera (http://www.carltone.com/jam.html)
Fourth/Fifth Thursday: Atlas Cafe, 3049 - 20th, SF (415-648-1047)

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OTHER:

June 30 - July 7: Alaska Bluegrass Cruise with Lost Highway and
John Reischman & The Jaybirds - workshops, jamming, concerts -
Departing from Vancouver, BC (800-848-3488, http://www.cottagemusic.net)

July 19-21: Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum - River Trip - Tuolumne River,
Northern California (http://www.echotrips.com, 1-800-652-3246)

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