Campouts are a mainstay of the CBA. Two times each year, Spring and Fall, members come together for a three day weekend to jamming and just plain fun. Locations for the event vary each year but there's always great camp sites and RV hook-ups. Whether you're a picker or a grinner...an old timer or new to bluegrass and old time, camp outs are just flat out fun.
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Concerts take place year round throughout the several CBA service regions. Area vice presidents are constantly on the look out for big name bands headed our way and most often are able to book them into local venues. Typically small (one hundred to three hundred attendees) the concert gives fans a chance to see their favorite bluegrass band up close and personal. Watch for the next CBA concert in your area; shows are frequently advertised on our Online Tickets page.
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Kings River Festival takes place in Sanger (just southeast of Fresno) each September. It’s a great regional event, in a beautiful Central Valley setting, and gives bluegrass fans the chance to see a broad array of area, regional and California talent.
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The CBA Music Camp takes place on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday prior to the Father's Day Festival. Held at the festival site in Grass Valley, the camp features some of the best bluegrass performers and teachers in the United States. The camp's focus is on improving skills and confidence to better enjoy jamming.
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The Father's Day Festival is the largest, and we think the best, bluegrass festival on the West Coast. Held on the Father's Day weekend each June in California's beautiful Mother Lode country, the four day festival brings to our members the best bluegrass acts in the nation.
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The Golden Old Time Camp Out Old-Time
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Lake Sonoma, August 23-26
By Steve Goldfield
Folks are buying tickets online for the campout, and many others have told me that they plan to come. I think we will have a fine time at this new site playing tunes and building our sense of community. I hope to see lots of old-time musicians and lovers of the music there. Bring your family and enjoy lovely Lake Sonoma’s swimming areas and surrounding wineries. Ice will be available at the Lake Sonoma marina, and the organizing committee is working on having at least one food vendor. Otherwise, bring food or drive to nearby Cloverdale or Healdsburg.
The site does not have many trees so we urge those who have canopies and other shade structures to bring them. Bring sunscreen; weather in Sonoma County in August should be sunny and warm. We will need some volunteers to work at the gate and on a few other tasks. Comp tickets will be available for those who put in enough hours. Contact me (my information is on the second page of the Breakdown) if you are interested. Also contact me if you have any ideas or suggestions to make the campout as much fun as it can be. We will aim to announce a workshop schedule in the August Breakdown.
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The GREAT 48 takes place in early January each year. This hotel-based long weekend jam brings together folks from throughout California to put a little thaw in the winter and give pickers a way to connect before the spring. And what better town to hold the 48 than ‘Nashville West’—Bakersfield.
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The Sonoma County Bluegrass Festival brings together top notch acts from around California for an entire day in the Sonoma area. Though only a single day, bluegrass music is jam packed into the event. Whether you're a local of the Sonoma area or just want to take a drive to this beautiful region, the Sonoma County Bluegrass Festival is a must for bluegrass lovers.
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