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    Scuttlebuttin' 2012

    Friday, May 18, 2012

    Memorial Day Weekend is just around the bend, and that means lots of festivals and bluegrass picking. Time to dust off that fiddle or banjo and get ready. Here are a few of the many bluegrass activities for you. I'll be back in June, just a couple of weeks from CBA Father's Day. Have a Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

    Spring Strawberry Festival Next Week - This year's Spring Strawberry Music Festival is a few short days away, and will not disappoint, with fun for the entire family, and featuring some of the best traditional and not-so-traditional bluegrass and old-time anywhere. California's own Snap Jackson, the California Honeydrops, and the Absynth Quintet will be playing along with the likes of Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas and Noam Pikelny. And some incredible jamming throughout the entire festival. May 24-27th at beautiful Camp Mather in Yosemite.

    Hicks Pickin' - For a decidedly more down-home bluegrass festival, check out the Fourth Annual Hicks/Dabney Bluegrass Campout and Festival , otherwise known as the Hicks Fest, at Bolado Park in Tres Pinos, May 25-28. Featuring mandolinist Frank Wakefield, the Festival also presents a great lineup of regional bands including The Abbott Brothers, Kitchen Help, Them Boys, Bean Creek, CA Pearly Blue, Earthquake Country, and Windy Hill. And lots of incredible jamming throughout the entire festival.

    Sam's Memorial Day Special - There's always some seriously hot 'n' spicy bluegrass music happening at Sam's BBQ in San Jose, each and every Tuesday and Wednesday night. This Memorial Day (Monday, May 28), be sure to catch bluegrass legend Frank Wakefield in an intimate performance in a small venue. 6-9pm. And some tasty ribs.

    Be sure to send along your latest scuttlebutt to me at scuttlegrass2011@gmail.com.
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    Doug Dillard - we lost another musical hero yesterday with the passing of Doug Dillard.  He led the popular bluegrass band The Dillards and appeared on Andy Griffith's TV show shortly after moving from the Ozarks to LA in the 1960s. He introduced plenty of folks to bluegrass music among his many other accomplishments, and will be missed.

    Back roads to Parkfield:
    Last Friday morning, I loaded up the truck with camping gear and headed South on #101 to San Miguel.  I took Indian Canyon Rd. to Vineyard Canyon Road.  It was beautiful.  I saw a herd of llamas and thought of Lynn & Rick Cornish.  At the crest of the highway I could see the backside of the Pinnacles, the Salinas Valley, and the Parkfield Valley. Ranches, fields, horses and cowboys and cowgirls.  I crossed the San Andreas Fault and arrived at the Varian Ranch and the Parkfield Café and Inn.  No stressful traffic just a sweet ride in the Country.  Meeting me at the Festival Gate were my CBA pals, Slim and Mike McGar.

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