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Thompson's Bay Area Calendar

BAY AREA BLUEGRASS EVENTS
"Bluegrass Signal," Concerts & Club Dates, Festivals, Jam Sessions, Instruction & Workshops, WAMU's Bluegrass Country, and more

Thanks for your interest in Bay Area bluegrass and old time music events. Additions, corrections, and suggestions -- and your comments -- are most welcome.
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Bluegrass Signal

Saturdays, 6:30 - 8:00 pm on http://kalw.org/listen-live (91.7 FM in the Bay Area)
Archived for one week at http://kalw.org/local-music-player (select "Bluegrass Signal")
- The area's most comprehensive bluegrass calendar is part of every show (between 7:30 and 8 pm), and often includes musical previews.
- The first hour of "Bluegrass Signal" is re-broadcast on WAMU's "Bluegrass Country," a mostly-bluegrass internet station - www.bluegrasscountry.org

April 27: On Air Folk Festival (3-8 pm), presenting the best in Bay Area music performed live in the KALW studios. During the Bluegrass Signal portion of the festivities (6:30 - 8 pm), you can hear Kathy Kallick & Annie Stanninec, both members of the Kathy Kallick Band, playing old time songs and tunes, driven by Annie's expressive fiddling and Kathy's soulful singing, PLUS Scott Nygaard & Sharon Gilchrist, whose guitar and mandolin are eclectic, inventive, and lyrical. Earlier in the afternoon, Folk Music & Beyond (3-5 pm) presents Xandra Corpora (from funk-blues band Con Brio), Krista Detor (Indiana singer-songwriter), and Diana Jones (Tennessee-based rural roots singer), while A Patchwork Quilt (5-6:30 pm) presents The T Sisters (traditional and original songs).
May 4: Call Of the Honky Tonk: honky tonk bluegrass songs from the '50s to contemporary variations.
May 11: The Tuttles with AJ Lee have a new one and are celebrating its release next week; let's do the same today! Plus: selections from "Pickin' Like A Girl," a new 4-CD set of Dixie Hall songs performed by women bluegrassers.
May 18: I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling (1-800-525-9917) or clicking (DONATE NOW at http://www.kalw.org) during KALW's bi-annual Membership Drive. Thanks in advance for your support!
May 25 & June 1: Gearing Up For Grass Valley: musical previews from Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Blue Highway, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Tom, Brad & Alice, Larry Stephenson Band, Special Consensus, Della Mae, and others.
June 8: Happy Birthday, Tony Rice - celebrating the most influential acoustic guitarist of his era.
June 15 & 22: A celebration of the most influential acoustic guitarist ever, with selections from Doc Watson Family Milestones, a new 4-CD set that includes recordings made by various members of the Watson family in informal settings, Doc's home recordings on which he creates a one-man string band, 1950s recordings of Doc playing electric guitar in a rockabilly band, home recordings of rehearsals for the 1961 Friends of Old-Time Music show, live concert recordings, and, yes, more.
June 29: Across the Tracks: new releases and reissues.

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Concerts & Club Dates: this month

April 26 (6:30 pm): The Dim Lights - Pacifica Moose Lodge
April 26: High Country - USS Potomac, Jack London Square, Oakland
April 26: Jim Nunally & Judy Forrest - Kensington Circus Pub
April 26-27: Yonder Mountain String Band; Tony Furtado - The Fillmore, SF
April 27 (4:20 pm): JimBo Trout & the Fishpeople - Lagunitas Brewery, Petaluma
April 27: Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands - Boathouse Concerts, Oakland http://www.boathouseconcerts.com/
April 27: The Steel Wheels - house concert in Novato - info/res: Derek
April 27: Beargrass Creek - Mission Pizza, Fremont
April 28 (9 am): Oak Grove - Walnut Creek Farmers' Market
April 28 (4 pm): The Steel Wheels - Starry Plough, Berkeley
April 29: Bluegrass Monday – Amnesia, SF
April 30: Leftover Crow - Sam's BBQ, San Jose

Concerts & Club Dates: next month

May 1: Blue & Lonesome - Le Bateau Ivre, Berkeley
May 1: Sidesaddle & Co. - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
May 1: Whiskey Brothers - Albatross Pub, Berkeley
May 2 (4:45 pm): JimBo Trout & the Fishpeople - The Cheese Board, Berkeley
May 2: Jeanie & Chuck's Country Roundup - Atlas Cafe, SF
May 2: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
May 3: Roustabouts - Plough and Stars, SF
May 3: Kathy Kallick Band - The Woodshed at Keith Holland Guitars, Los Gatos
May 4: Kathy Kallick Band - Pacifica Performances at the Mildred Owen Concert Hall, Pacifica
May 4: Ray Bierl & Kevin Carr - Fifth Street Farms, Berkeley; info/res:
May 4: A Trio of Duos - Dix Bruce and Jim Nunally, Jim Nunally & Judy Forrest, and Julie Cline & Dix Bruce - Walnut Avenue United Methodist Church, Walnut Creek - benefit for the Contra Costa Food Bank
May 4: Savannah Blu - Armandos, Martinez
May 6: Front Country - Amnesia, SF
May 7: Bean Creek - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
May 8: Dark Hollow - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
May 8: Laurie Lewis with Tom Rozum & Nina Gerber - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 8: Bob Carlin & Dan Levenson - house concert in Mountain View
May 9 (4:45 pm): JimBo Trout & the Fishpeople - The Cheese Board, Berkeley
May 9: Evie Ladin Band - Atlas Cafe, SF
May 9: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
May 10: Bill Evans' "The Banjo in America" - The Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance, Berkeley
May 10: Evie Ladin Band - Spice Monkey, Oakland
May 11-12: Savannah Blu - Alameda Arts & Wine Fair
May 11 (2 pm): Harmony Grits - San Gregorio Store
May 11: Blue & Lonesome (with special guest Ryan Breen): Murphy's, Sonoma
May 11: Oak Grove - Moraga Community Fair
May 12: Sara Watkins; Kris Orlowski - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 13: Toshio Hirano - Amnesia, SF
May 14: Carolina Special - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
May 15: Sidesaddle & Co. - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
May 15: Whiskey Brothers - Albatross Pub, Berkeley
May 15: Stairwell Sisters - Strings, Emeryville
May 15: Susie Glaze & The Hilonesome Band; Ernest Troost - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 16: Darol Anger & the Furies - Don Quixote's, Felton
May 16: NO Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
May 16: Kentucky Twisters - Atlas Cafe, SF
May 17: Darol Anger & the Furies - Amaranta House, Palo Alto
May 17: Savannah Blu - Smileys, Bolinas
May 18 (9 am): Oak Grove - Diablo Valley Farmers' Market
May 18 (7 pm): JimBo Trout & the Fishpeople - Unitarian Church of Redwood City
May 18: The Tuttles with AJ Lee - First Presbyterian Church Of Mountain View
May 19 (9 am): Oak Grove - Walnut Creek Farmers' Market
May 19 (2 pm): Circle R Boys - San Gregorio Store
May 19 (5:30 pm): Blue & Lonesome - Bergamot Alley, Healdsburg
May 19: Darol Anger & the Furies - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 20: Windy Hill - Amnesia, SF
May 21: Cabin Fever - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
May 22: Loganville - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
May 23 (4:20 pm): JimBo Trout & the Fishpeople - Lagunitas Brewery, Petaluma
May 23: Jinx Jones & Jessica Rose - Atlas Cafe, SF
May 23: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
May 24: Windy Hill - Club Fox, Redwood City
May 25: Beargrass Creek - Mission Pizza, Fremont
May 27: The Earl Brothers - Amnesia, SF
May 28: Windy Hill - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
May 29: Matt & George & Their Pleasant Valley Boys - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
May 29: Bangers & Grass (Bill Evans & Friends) - Kensington Circus Pub
May 30: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma

Concerts & Club Dates: beyond

June 1: Houston Jones - Freight and Salvage, Berkeley
June 3: Joy Kills Sorrow; Cahalen Morrison & Eli West - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
June 3: Front Country - Amnesia, SF
June 4: Bean Creek - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
June 5: Sidesaddle & Co. - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
June 5: Whiskey Brothers - Albatross Pub, Berkeley
June 6: Gayle Lynn & the Hired Hands - Atlas Cafe, SF
June 6: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
June 8 (2 pm): Harmony Grits - San Gregorio Store
June 8: Larry Carlin's Mostly Simply Bluegrass Night - Murphy's Irish Pub, Sonoma
June 9: Houston Jones - Don Quixote's, Felton
June 10: Toshio Hirano - Amnesia, SF
June 11: Carolina Special - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
June 12: Dark Hollow - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
June 13: Eric Thompson, Jody Stecher, Scott Nygaard - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
June 13: Jinx Jones & Jessica Rose - Atlas Cafe, SF
June 13: NO Blue & Lonesome @ Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
June 15: Jerry Douglas Band; Peter Rowan’s Big Twang Theory - Uptown Theatre, Napa
June 15: Nell Robinson's "Soldier Stories" - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
June 17: Windy Hill - Amnesia, SF
June 18: Cabin Fever - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
June 19: Sidesaddle & Co. - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
June 19: Whiskey Brothers - Albatross Pub, Berkeley
June 20: Nearly Beloved Trio - Atlas Cafe, SF
June 20: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
June 23: Windy Hill; Central Valley Boys - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
June 24: The Earl Brothers - Amnesia, SF
June 25: Windy Hill - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
June 26: Loganville - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
June 27 (6 pm): High Country - Guerneville Plaza, downtown Guernville
June 27: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
June 28: Tom Bekeny & the Missing Man Quartet - Spice Monkey, Oakland
June 29: High Country - Murphy's, Sonoma

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Festivals

April 28 [11 am (workships); 1 pm (performances)]: FESTIVAL OF THE MANDOLINS - Croatian American Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga Ave., SF
http://www.slavonicweb.org
The Tuttles & A.J. Lee; Sharon Gilchrist & Scott Nygaard; Aurora Mandolin Ensemble; Caterina Lichtenberg;

May 4 (12-5 pm): SANTA CRUZ BLUEGRASS FAIR - Duck Pond Stage, San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz
http://www.scbs.org/events/scbgfair/
Earl White Band, Bean Creek, Homefire, Harmony Grits

May 4-5: CLOVERDALE FIDDLE FESTIVAL - Cloverdale
http://cloverdalefiddles.com
Kathy Kallick Band; The Roustabouts; Dan Levenson & Bob Carlin; Oak Grove; Debby McClatchey (incl. Charlie Poole Workshop); Fiddle contests judged by Blaine Sprouse, Vivian Williams, and Janet Duncan; Mandolin & Guitar contests judged by Dan Levenson, Bob Carlin, and Mike Stadler

May 9-12: PARKFIELD BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Parkfield
http://www.parkfieldbluegrass.com/
Roland White Band; Kathy Kallick Band; Central Valley Boys; Dark Hollow; Rocky Neck Bluegrass Band; Rock Ridge; The Roustabouts; The Get Down Boys; Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players; Leroy Mack Gospel Show (NOTE: Junior Blankenship Band has cancelled)

May 23-27: STRAWBERRY SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL - Yosemite
http://www.strawberrymusic.com/home.aspx
Sam Bush Band; Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands; John Reishman & The Jaybirds; Kruger Brothers; Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale; Preservation Hall Jazz Band; Richard Thompson Electric Trio; John Prine; …

June 8-9: SAN FRANCISCO FREE FOLK FESTIVAL - Presidio Middle School - 450 30th Ave b/n Geary & Clement, SF
http://www.sffolkfest.org
Performers include Anne & Pete Sibley, Don Burnham & the Bolos, The Creak, Don Burnham & the Bolos, Dustbowl Revival, Jeanie & Chuck Poling, Leftover Dreams, Lisa Aschmann, Misisipi Mike, Mountain Dojo, Ragtime Skedaddlers, The T Sisters, Tina Louise Barr, and, of course, Faith Petric

June 13-16: FATHER'S DAY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Grass Valley
http://fathersdayfestival.com/
Rhonda Vincent & the Rage; Blue Highway; Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper; Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain; Tom, Brad & Alice; Larry Stephenson Band; Special Consensus; Earl White Stringband; Della Mae; Front Country; Red Dog Ash; The BladeRunners; Lonesome Holler Band; Oak Grove; Little Black Train; plus (on Vern's Stage): Savannah Blue; Gold Coast; The Dim Lights; Modal Tease String Band; Piney Creek Weasels; Canyon Johnson; Keystone Station; Molly Tuttle & John Mailander; The Trespassers; Get Down Boys; Dix Bruce & Julie Cline; Paige Anderson & the Fearless Kin; Windy Hill; Grassfire; Rocky Neck Bluegrass Band; The Spruce Tones

June 21-23: SUSANVILLE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Lassen County Fairgrounds
http://www.susanvillebluegrass.com
Bluegrass Etc., Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Jeanette Williams Band, Dan Crary, Snap Jackson & the Knock On Wood Players, Susie Glaze and Hilonesome, Anderson Family Bluegrass, Rock Ridge, Natural Drift, Red Dog Ash, Wild Horse Drive, Pine Ridge, Eight Dollar Mountain, Cliff Compton's Gospel

July 12-14: BOULDER CREEK BLUEGRASS & OLD TIME FESTIVAL - Boulder Creek
http://www.brookdalebluegrass.com

July 13-14: SCOTT VALLEY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Etna
http://www.scottvalleybluegrass.com/
James King Band; Carrie Hassler; 3rd Generation; Central Valley Boys; Rock Ridge; Eight Dollar Mountain; Gospel Creek

Aug. 8-11: GOOD OLD FASHIONED BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Tres Piños
http://www.scbs.org/events/gof/

Aug. 29- Sept. 2: STRAWBERRY FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL - Yosemite
http://www.strawberrymusic.com/home.aspx
Del McCoury Band; Kathy Kallick Band; Hillbenders; The California Honeydrops; Mary Gauthier; The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit; Chris Webster & Nina Gerber; Ray Bonneville; ...

Aug. 31-Sept. 2: MAMMOTH BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Mammoth Lakes
http://www.mammothbgf.org
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder; Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band; Chris Jones & the Night Drivers; Hot Buttered Rum; Sleepy Man Banjo Boys; Alan Munde Gazette; High Country; Dan Crary & Thunderation; Hard Road Trio with Bill Evans; Poor Man's Whiskey; Devil Makes Three; …

Sept. 18-22: BERKELEY OLD TIME MUSIC CONVENTION - Berkeley
http://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org/
Foghorn Stringband; Jumpsteady Boys (Bruce Molsky, Rafe Stefanini, Joe Newberry, Mike Compton); Alice Gerrard & Beverly Smith; Eddie Bond & Josh Ellis; ...

Sept. 20-22: BLUEGRASSIN' IN THE FOOTHILLS - Plymouth
http://www.landspromotions.com/plymouthhome.htm

Sept. 27-29: KING'S RIVER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Sanger
http://hobbs.cbaontheweb.org/index.aspx

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Jam Sessions

May 11 (12-6 pm): CBA Pickin' Picnic - Dahlia Dell Picnic Area (near the Conservatory of Flowers), Golden Gate Park, SF; hosted by Jeanie & Chuck Poling
http://countryroundupsf.com/PickinPicnic.html

Mondays: Taco Jam (invitational jam hosted by Tom Lucas) - Baja Taqueria, 4070 Piedmont Ave., Oakland http://sfbluegrass.org/php/tacojam.html
Mondays: Fandango Pizza - 3163 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto [old time] http://www.fandangopizza.com/Fandango%20bluegrass.htm
Mondays: High Street Station Cafe - 1303 High St., Alameda http://www.highstreetstationcafe.com/
First Monday: Sea Horse Restaurant - 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito
Second/Fourth Mondays (6:00 pm): The Pick Jam - Amnesia, 853 Valencia, SF [precedes the Bluegrass Monday show] http://amnesiathebar.com/newp/

First/Third Tuesdays: SUBUD Hall - 234 Hutchins, Sebastopol
Second/Fourth Tuesdays: Dublin Heritage Center Park - 6600 Donlon, Dublin http://dublinca.gov/index.aspx?NID=269

Wednesdays: Fandango Pizza - 3163 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto http://www.fandangopizza.com/Fandango%20bluegrass.htm
First Wednesday: The Plough & Stars - 116 Clement (@ 2nd Ave.), SF; hosted by Jeanie & Chuck Poling [bg, old time, classic country] http://www.theploughandstars.com/
Fourth Wednesday: Armando's - 707 Marina Vista, Martinez http://armandosmartinez.com/
Fourth Wednesday: Aqus Café - 189 H St., Petaluma http://www.aquscafe.com/main/index.php

Thursdays: The Frog & Fiddle - 1544 Webster St., Alameda http://www.frogandfiddle.com/Frog%20Files/
Thursdays: 5th String Music Store - 3051 Adeline St., Berkeley http://fifthstring.squarespace.com/
Thursdays: Pizza Hut - 3150 Jefferson St., Napa http://www.pizzahut.com/locations/california/napa/011667
Thursdays (other than 3rd Thur.): Morgan Hill Grange - 40 E 4th St., Morgan Hill ,
Third Thursday: Cafe Amsterdam - 23 Broadway, Fairfax http://www.cafeamsterdamlive.com/ (415 256-8020)
First/Third Thursdays: Marin Bluegrass Jam - Marin Lutheran Church, 649 Meadowsweet, Corte Madera
Final Thursday: Atlas Cafe - 3049 - 20th (@ Alabama), SF http://www.atlascafe.net/
Thursdays (summer months only): Café La Tartine - 830 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City (650-474-2233)

Saturdays (2 pm): Coffee Catz - 6761 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol [bg, old time, acoustic] http://www.coffeecatz.com/
First/Third Saturdays: Mission Pizza & Pub - 1572 Washington Blvd., Fremont http://www.missionpizza.com/
First Saturday (noon): Lamorinda Bluegrass & Old Time Music Jam - Lamorinda Music Store, 81 Lafayette Circle Lafayette http://lamorindamusic.com/
Second Saturday (noon): Santa Clara Train Station - 1005 Railroad Ave., Santa Clara
Saturdays (5 pm) preceding Redwood Bluegrass concerts: 1667 Miramonte Blvd. (corner of Cuesta Dr.), Mountain View; info: Ed Cirimele
Note: jams on 3/9, 4/13, and 5/18

Sundays (4 pm): The Lucky Horseshoe - 453 Cortland Ave., SF http://www.theluckyhorseshoebar.com
Sundays: 5th String Music Store - 3051 Adeline St., Berkeley (old time) http://fifthstring.squarespace.com/
First Sunday (1 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association - Hoover Middle School, Naglee & Park, San Jose http://www.scvfa.org/
Second/Fourth Sundays (3 pm): Progressive Grounds Cafe - 400 Cortland Ave., SF [old time] http://progressivegrounds.com/
Second Sunday (2 pm): United Methodist Church, Boulder Creek (831-423-5214)
Third Sunday (1 pm): Creative Art Center (across from theater), Sunnyvale Community Center, 550 E. Remington Dr.
Fourth Sunday (1:30 pm): California Old Time Fiddlers Association - United Methodist Church, 19806 Wisteria St., Castro Valley http://www.csotfa9.org/
Fourth Sunday (1 pm): Ocean View Park, Santa Cruz (831-359-1864)
Fourth Sunday (2 pm): Sebastopol Christian Church [gospel] http://www.sebchristian.com/

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Instruction & Workshops

Mondays: Bluegrass Ensemble with Barry Solomon - Alameda School of Music, Alameda http://www.alamusic.org/
Mondays: Slow Jam with John Kornhauser - 5th String Music Store, Berkeley http://fifthstring.squarespace.com/
Tuesdays: Slow Jam with Ran Bush - 5th String Music Store, Berkeley http://fifthstring.squarespace.com/
Tuesdays: Bluegrass Banjo or Bluegrass Guitar with Jack Tuttle - Palo Alto http://www.jacktuttle.com/
Wednesdays/Thursdays: Bluegrass Jam with Avram Siegel - Berkeley
Thursdays: Bluegrass Jam with Jack Tuttle - Palo Alto http://www.jacktuttle.com/

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Music Education at the Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

Classes -
Spring Series (May 6 - June 14) includes:
Mondays
Beginning AND Intermediate Old Time & Bluegrass Mandolin w/ Eric Thompson
Beginning Clawhammer Banjo w/ Jordan Ruyle
Beginning Fiddle AND Fiddle Repertoire w/ Anatomy of a Fiddle Tune w/ Erik Hoffman
Tuesdays
Introduction to Flatpicking Lead Guitar AND Intermediate/Advanced w/ Eric Thompson
Clawhammer Banjo Slow Repertoire AND Clawhammer Banjo Intermediate Repertoire w/ Evie Ladin
Upright Bass for Novices AND Swing Bass w/ Chuck Ervin

Ongoing jams & sessions -
First/Third Sundays (2 pm): Beyond Bluegrass Slow Jam with Ran Bush - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley http://freightandsalvage.org/beyond-bluegrass-slow-jam-ran-bush
Second/Fourth Sundays (2 pm): Bluegrass Slow Jam with Ran Bush - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley http://freightandsalvage.org/bluegrass-slow-jam-ran-bush

Workshops -
May 26 (1 pm): Old Time Harmony Singing w/ Evie Ladin

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Music Camps

June 9-12: CBA SUMMER MUSIC CAMP - Grass Valley
http://www.cbamusiccamp.org/
Instructors include: Masha Goodman & Geff Crawford, Kathy Kallick, Jason Burleson, Bill Evans, Tom Sauber, Lisa Burns, Cary Black, Mike Witcher, Rob Ickes, Annie Staninec, Jack Tuttle, Brad Leftwich, Molly Tuttle, Jim Nunally, Tim Stafford, Sharon Gilchrist, Patrick Sauber, John Reischman, Alice Gerrard, Keith Little, and Sid Lewis.
June 13-16: CBA BLUEGRASS CAMP FOR KIDS - Grass Valley
http://www.bluegrasscampsforkids.com/camp.php?camp_id=30
June 23-28: MANDOLIN SYMPOSIUM - Santa Cruz
http://www.mandolinsymposium.com/
June 30 - July 7: FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN FIDDLE TUNES - Washington
http://centrum.org/festival-of-american-fiddle-tunes-the-workshop/
July 8-21: CALIFORNIA COAST MUSIC CAMP - Placer County
Session 1: July 7-13
Session 2: July 14-20
http://www.musiccamp.org/
July 28 - Aug. 17: PUGET SOUND GUITAR WORKSHOP - Washington
Session 1: July 27 - Aug. 2
Session 2: Aug. 3-9
Session 3: Aug. 10-16
http://www.psgw.org/
Sept. 5-8: AMERICAN BANJO CAMP - Washington
http://AmericanBanjoCamp.com/
Oct. 11-14: WALKER CREEK MUSIC CAMP - Petaluma
http://www.walkercreekmusiccamp.org

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WAMU's Bluegrass Country

"Bluegrass Signal" is broadcast thrice/week on http://www.bluegrasscountry.org Pacific Time zone broadcasts: Sun/8 pm, Mon/8 pm, Wed/3 am

April 27 - May 3: Be Proud Of the Grey In Your Hair
A collection of bluegrass and old time songs about aging, with differing takes on the "Old & In the Way" theme from Charlie Poole, Bob Paisley, the Stanley Brothers, and, yes, Old & In the Way; timely songs from the Kathy Kallick Band, Lou Reid & Carolina, Ginny Hawker & Carol Elizabeth Jones, and Charlie Monroe; musings on memories from Hazel Dickens, Don Stover, Flatt & Scruggs, and Bill Monroe; plus the magnificent title track from Dave Evans.

May 4-10: The 'I' In IBMA
A survey of recent releases encompassing a wide range of international bluegrass, with music by Swing 42 (Spain), Toshio Watanabe as The Fiction Twins (Japan), the Kruger Brothers (Switzerland), The Mountain Music Project (Nepal), and, for the first time in North America, Robirobi (Estonia).

May 11-17: Across the Tracks
Selections from a variety of new releases, including singles from Dailey & Vincent, Newton & Thomas, and Terry Baucom; new old time from the Canote Brothers, Bruce Molsky, Fletcher Bright & Bill Evans, Joseph Decosimo, and April Verch (with Mac Wiseman); and title tracks from the Gibson Brothers, Junior Sisk & Rambler's Choice, Jim Gaudet & the Railroad Boys, and Volume Five.

May 18-24: Happy Birthday, Hylo Brown
A celebration (on his 4/20 birth date) of a singer, songwriter, and bandleader who made his mark (on a major label) in the '50s and who was given a distinctive nickname because of his impressive vocal range. Hylo Brown, leading The Timberliners (with Red Rector, Tater Tate, and Jim Smoak) in the studio and on the radio, as well as backing Earl Scruggs in concert. Also: Hylo with Flatt & Scruggs, an early cover of a Hylo song by Jimmy Martin, and the original versions of a few classics.

Posted By: Rick Cornish