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Feb. 3: Ed Neff & Friends (with Jesse Fichman, Glenn Waller, Sue Walters, and Paul Shelasky) – Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Feb. 3: Goat Hill Girls – Summit House, Los Gatos
AJ Lee & Blue Summit –
– Feb. 3: The Green Room Social Club, Placerville
– Feb. 5: Humboldt Brews, Arcata
– Feb. 11: Crazy Horse Saloon, Nevada City
– Feb. 18: Art Boutiki, San Jose
– Feb. 19: Otter Opry, Monterey
– March 4: Hopmonk Tavern, Sebastopol (with The Stash Band & Ismay)
– March 31: Chico Women’s Club
Feb. 4-5, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26: Hillbilly Robot – Plough & Stars, SF
lots of country, some bluegrass, including:
– Feb. 18: Riley Hill & Brand New Still; Solid Gold Stranger
– Feb. 19: Jeff Kazor & Banjos Of Mercy; Jee-Hee & Jesse
– Feb. 26: The Truckaderos; High Water Line
Feb. 8 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice – The Page, 298 Divisdero (@ Page), SF
Feb. 10: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers – Summit House, Los Gatos
Feb. 10: Blue & Lonesome / Ed Neff & Friends – Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Feb. 11 (noon): Skillet Licorice – Salesforce Park, SF
Feb. 11: Red Dog Ash – High Water Brewing, Lodi
Feb. 13 (noon): Skillet Licorice w/ Evie Ladin & Keith Terry – Noe Valley Town Square, SF
Feb. 15 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice – The Page, 298 Divisdero (@ Page), SF
Feb. 17: Purple Mountain Majesty Band – Summit House, Los Gatos
Feb. 17: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band – Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Feb. 20: Scroggins & Rose; The Stash Band – The Back Room, Berkeley
Feb. 22 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice – The Page, 298 Divisdero (@ Page), SF
Feb. 24: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band – Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Roseanne Cash w/ John Levanthal –
– Feb. 24-27: SFJazz Center
– March 1: Center For the Arts, Grass Valley
– March 2: Uptown Theatre, Napa
– March 4: Sunset Center, Carmel
Feb. 25: Mei Lin, Ida & Friends – High Water Brewing, Lodi
Evie Ladin Band –
– Feb. 25: Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
– Feb. 26: The Side Door, Sacramento
March 4-13: ELB shows in Fiddletown, Reno, Bishop, Kernville, Joshua Tree, Hollywood, and San Luis Obispo
March 1 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice – The Page, 298 Divisdero (@ Page), SF
March 3: Goat Hill Girls – Summit House, Los Gatos
March 3: Blue & Lonesome / Ed Neff & Friends – Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
March 4: Mr. Sun (feat. Darol Anger) – Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
March 8: Rachel Baiman; Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno; Melody Walker – Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
March 8 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice – The Page, 298 Divisdero (@ Page), SF
March 10: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers – Summit House, Los Gatos
March 10: Blue & Lonesome / Ed Neff & Friends – Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
March 15 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice – The Page, 298 Divisdero (@ Page), SF
March 17: Purple Mountain Majesty Band – Summit House, Los Gatos
March 17: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band – Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
March 22 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice – The Page, 298 Divisdero (@ Page), SF
March 23: David Nelson & Eric Thompson + Suzy (Thompson) Sings Siebel – Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
March 24: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band – Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
March 26: Bluegrass Gathering – fundraiser to help finish the restoration of the Port Costa, Schoolhouse; info:
March 29 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice – The Page, 298 Divisdero (@ Page), SF
March 30: Della Mae – Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
March 31 (5:30 pm): Skillet Licorice + guests – Bull Valley Roadhouse, 14 Canyon Lake Dr., Port Costa
April 1: Infamous Stringdusters; Dustbowl Revival – The Fillmore, SF
Sarah Jarosz –
– April 1: Felton Music Hall, Felton
– April 2: Mystic Theatre, Petaluma
– April 3: Center for the Arts, Grass Valley
– April 4: Great American Music Hall, SF
Aoife O’Donovan –
– April 7: Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
– April 9: Center For the Arts, Grass Valley
– April 10: Sunset Center, Carmel
– April 12: Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara
– April 13: The Loft (UCSD), La Jolla
– April 14: Troubadour, West Hollywood
April 7: John Reischman & the Jaybirds – Otter Opry – United Methodist Church, Monterey
April 9-10: Billy Strings – Santa Barbara Bowl
April 19: Jake Blount – Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
April 28: Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway – The Guild Theatre, Menlo Park
Kathy Kallick Band –
– April 29: The Side Door, Sacramento
– April 30: Pacifica Performances
– May 1: Berkeley Bluegrass Festival – Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Lonesome Ace Stringband –
– May 10: The Back Room, Berkeley
– May 11: Otter Opry – United Methodist Church, Monterey
The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys –
– May 12: Miners Foundry Cultural Center, Nevada City, CA
– May 13: Moe’s Alley, Sant Cruz; AJ Lee & Blue Summit open
May 22: Evie Ladin Band; Rita Hosking Trio – Hopmonk Tavern, Novato
June 7-8: Tommy Emmanuel – Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
June 30: Black Opry Revue featuring Rissi Palmer, Miko Marks, Stephanie Jacques, and Leon Timbo – Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
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Feb. 24-27: Wintergrass – Seattle
Sister Sadie; The Dawg Trio (David & Sam Grisman, Danny Barnes); Peter Rowan’s Free Mexican Airforce featuring Los Texmaniacs; Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper; Della Mae; Mr. Sun; Hubby Jenkins; Tony Trischka/Bruce Molsky/Michael Daves; Travelin’ McCourys; Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands; Kenny & Amanda Smith; Jake Blount; AJ Lee & Blue Summit; Brother Boys with Missy Raines; Caleb Klauder & Reeb Williams Country Band; Nefesh Mountain; Mike Block Trio; Betse & Clarke; Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer; Eli West; Pearl Django; Joe Craven & Mamajowali, Miles & Karina; The Brothers Comatose; Never Come Down; Kristen Grainger & True North; The Jangles; Farmstrong; Brother’s Keeper
March 4-6: Bluegrass On the Beach – Lake Havasu City, AZ
Appalachian Road Show, Little Roy & Lizzy, Special Consensus, Monroe Crossing, Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa, Seth Muldar & Midnight Run, Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band, Central Valley Boys, Kentucky Sky
April 29 – May 1: Berkeley Bluegrass Festival – Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Fri: Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands; Tim O’Brien & Jan Fabricius; Jacob Joliff Band
Sat: Seldom Scene; Windy Hill; NorthSouthEastWest Jam (Michael Daves, Tatiana Hargreaves, Missy Raines, Kristin Scott Benson, Laurie Lewis)
Sun: The Grascals; Kathy Kallick Band; Missy Raines & Allegheny
May 5-8: Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
Lonesome Ace Stringband; Chris Brashear, Peter McLaughlin & Paul Knight; Lonely Heartstring Band; Joe Craven & Dead on Grass; AJ Lee & Blue Summit; The High Water Line; Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band; Honeysuckle Possums; SLO County Stumblers; Blah Blah Stringband
May 26-30: Strawberry Music Festival – Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
Sierra Hull; Allison Russell; Steep Canyon Rangers; Samantha Fish; AJ Lee & Blue Summit; Sunny War; Ron Artis II; Evie Ladin Band; John Craigie; Marley’s Ghost; Lindsay Lou; Rainbow Girls; Rita Hosking; Barbaro; others
June 16-19: Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival – Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
Dom Flemons; John Reischman & the Jaybirds; Kathy Kallick Band; Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands; The Onlies; Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band; Special Consensus; others tba; Emerging Artist: AJ Lee & Blue Summit; California Showcase Bands: Blue & Lonesome; Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band; North Country Blue; Sheri Lee; Skillet Licorice
June 17-19: Wenatchee River Bluegrass Festival – Cashmere, WA
Appalachian Roadshow; Po’ Ramblin’ Boys with Laura Orshaw; Dave Adkins; Fast Track; Rusty Hinges Bluegrass
June 23-26: Kate Wolf Music Festival – Black Oak Ranch – Hwy 101, 5 miles north of Laytonville
Tim O’Brien Band (Fri/Sat); Laurie Lewis, Kathy Kallick & Nina Gerber (Sat/Sun); AJ Lee & Blue Summit (Thur/Fri); Phil Salazar & The Kin Folk (F/S/S); Iris Dement (Thur); plus … Taj Mahal, Ani DiFranco, Bruce Cockburn, Darlene Love, Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Ruthie Foster, Greg Brown, Hot Tuna (acoustic), The Wood Brothers, Ranky Tanky w/ Lisa Fischer, Calexico, The Blues Broads, Leftover Salmon, Madeleine Peyroux, Cris Williamson, Tom Paxton & The Don Juans, Marcia Ball, Chris Smither, Carrie Rodriguez, Old Blind Dogs, Ruth Moody Band, Charlie Musselwhite, David Lindley, Eliza Gilkyson, Jorma Kaukonen, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Joe Craven, Hills to Hollers, Mary Gauthier, Poor Man’s Whiskey, others
June 30 – July 3: High Sierra Music Festival – Quincy
Peter Rowan with Railroad Earth (as Old & In the Way), Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band, Birches Bend, Watkins Family Hour, Greensky Bluegrass, Lindsay Lou, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, The California Honeydrops, The War & Treaty, others
July 21-24: Columbia Gorge Bluegrass Festival – Stevenson, WA
The Price Sisters; The Slocan Ramblers; The Special Consensus; Farmstrong; Sunny South; Dennis Berck Band with Annie Staninec; Bill Jolliff; Ellie Hakanson
July 29-31: Bluegrass From the Forest Festival – Shelton, WA
Aug. 11-14: Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival – San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos
Aug. 12-14: Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival – Medical Lake, WA
John Reischman & the Jaybirds, Lonesome Ace Stringband, The Onlies, Ben Winship & Eli West, West Coast Bluegrass Trio (w/ Nick Dumas & Chris Luquette), Northbound, Riders of the Rockin’ B Ranch, Buck 99, King Trouble & The Cherry Pickers, Eyer Family Band, A Tribute to John Hartford
Aug. 19-21: Summergrass San Diego – Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista
Aug. 19-21: Bowers Mansion Bluegrass Festival – Washoe Valley, NV
Sept. 2-4: North Cascades Bluegrass Festival – Bellingham, WA
The Special Consensus; Blue Canyon Boys; Stillhouse Junkies; The Kody Norris Show; Rebekah Speer; Lonesome Town Painters; Runaway Train
Sept. 22-25: Berkeley Old Time Music Convention
JAM SESSIONS
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2022 CBA Great 48 Jam * Photo: Patrick Campbell
Jammers include Mei Lin Heirendt, Gary Friedman, Ida Winfree, Steve Lodonga, and Jason Winfree
NOTE: most of these events require proof of vaccination/wearing of face masks.
First Saturday (12-3 pm): Coffee Catz, Sebastopol
Second Saturday (12:30 – 2:30 pm): Arlene Francis Center, Santa Rosa
Third Saturday (1-4 pm): Coffee & Moore, Sebastopol
Fourth Saturday: tba
Host/info: David Carlson davidacarlson62-at-hotmail-dot-com
Second Saturdays (12-3pm): Bluegrass Train Jam – Santa Clara Depot, 1005 Railroad Ave, SC; host/info: Mary Kennedy kennedymk-at-comcast-dot-net
First Sunday (1-5 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association monthly jam – Hoover School, Park & Naglee Sts, San Jose; includes a slow jam (1:30 – 2:30 pm) and the
Annual General Meeting at 2:45 pm.
Mondays (7-9 pm): South Bay (Mostly) Old-Time Jam – Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 East Charleston Rd., Palo Alto
First Monday (6-8 pm): The Garage Jam – Out West Roadhouse, 321-2nd St., Petaluma
Wednesdays (7 pm): Andronico’s Oldtime Jam via Zoom;
info/link: dinahbeatrice-at-gmail-dot-com
In-person jams at the Freight & Salvage, Berkeley –
- Feb. 13 & March 13 (3 pm): Old Time jam w/ Tony Phillips
- Feb. 27 & March 27 (3 pm): Bluegrass/Country jam w/ Richard Brandenburg
INSTRUCTION
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Ivan Rosenberg’s Dobro class at the 2019 CBA Music Camp; photo: Alan Bond
Some possibilities …
- Evie Ladin
- Jack Tuttle
- Dix Bruce
- Old Time Fiddling w/ Suzy Thompson suzy-at-ericandsuzy-dot-com
- Bernal Jam Workshop w/ Richard Brandenburg richardbrandenburg-at-gmail-dot-com
- Flatpicking Fundamentals w/ Eric Thompson eric-at-ericandsuzy-dot-com
- Structure of Music w/ Avram Siegel avramsiegel-at-comcast-dot-net
- Manning Music chadandcath-at-gmail-dot-com
The most recent series of online Freight & Salvage classes began a month ago; instructors included Deborah Hamouris, Dix Bruce, Evie Ladin, Erik Hoffmann, and Richard Brandenburg. The Freight’s Spring 1 Session begins the week of March 6th; classes tba.
MUSIC CAMPS
NOTE: most of these events require proof of vaccination/wearing of face masks.
May 4-8: Julian Family Fiddle Camp – instructors:
Bruce Molsky, John Reischman, Caleb Klauder, Reeb Willms, Patrick Sauber, Carolyn Kendrick, John Hermann, others
June 12-15: CBA Music Camp – instructors:
Brandon Godman, Cary Black, Celia Woodsmith, Greg Blake, Greg Cahill, Jack Tuttle, John Reischman, Kathleen Rushing, Keith Little, Laurie Lewis, Leo Shannon, Mike Compton, Patrick Sauber, Riley Calcagno, Sally Van Meter, Sami Braman, Steve Pottier, Vivian Leva
June 15-18: CBA Youth Academy
July (2 sessions): California Coast Music Camp
July & August (4 sessions): Puget Sound Guitar Workshop
August (2 sessions): Nimblefingers
RADIO SHOWS
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Feb. 5: Favorite Albums Of 2021
PT presents music from 13 albums released in 2021 by AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Alex Leach Band, Anya Hinkle, Dale Ann Bradley, Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass, Deanie Richardson, Jeremy Stephens, John Reischman, Lonesome Ace Stringband, Mike Barnett (with Molly Tuttle), Rhiannon Giddens, Skillet Licorice, and Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno, plus two 2021 compilations: Turn Your Radio On: Music Recorded Live At KALW and Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio’s Musical Legacy.
Feb. 12: Left Coast Report
PT presents new music from Paul Shelasky, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Annnie Staninec & Nick Hornbuckle, and Laurie Lewis.
Feb. 19: Spotlight on Singles
PT’s back, with more new music (mostly singles) from the Del McCoury Band, Tammy Rogers & Thomm Jutz, Mike Compton, Dale Ann Bradley & Danny Paisley, Jim Hurst, Kenny & Amanda Smith, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, Junior Sisk, and others.
Feb. 29: All Kinds Of Country
Sully Roddy’s trademark mix of bluegrass, blues, country … and more.
March 5: Across the Tracks
PT continues the survey of new releases and reissues.
March 12: Happy Birthday, Tom Bekeny!
An overview of his music with High Country, the Kathy Kallick Band, Tenbrooks, Grant Street, and, possibly, others.
March 19: Leah Picks ‘Em & Plays ‘Em
What’s catching the ear of Ms. Wollenberg?
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Bluegrass Signal is also broadcast four times each week on Bluegrass Country.
The initial broadcast of Bluegrass Signal is on Monday at 11 pm (Eastern time). The show is then rebroadcast on Wednesdays (midnight), Fridays (6 pm), and Sundays (midnight). The times given are EASTERN and the program is available HERE.
Bluegrass Country has an ARCHIVE PLAYER, so you can pick the date and (Eastern) time of broadcast to hear Bluegrass Signal — or any of the other 33 shows on Bluegrass Country — at your convenience!
NOTE: Pacific Time broadcasts of Bluegrass Signal on Bluegrass Country:
Mon. (8 pm), Tues. (9 pm), Fri. (3 pm), and Sat. (9 pm).
Feb. 7-13: What’s Goin’ On
Feb. 14-20: Favorites of 2021
Feb. 21-27: Banjo-Fiddle Duets – host: Leah Wollenberg
Feb. 28 – March 6: Left Coast Report
March 7-13: Spotlight on Singles
March 14-20: Across the Tracks
March 21-27: (Hell On) Church Street (Blues) – host: Leah Wollenberg |
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Bluegrass Signal PLAYLISTS
BLUEGRASS SIGNAL: Favorites of 2021 –
- Broadcast on KALW on Feb. 5, 2022
- Broadcast on Bluegrass Country four times during the week of Feb. 14-20, 2022
NOTE: as you might have guessed from the program’s title, all releases are from 2021.
theme –
SKILLET LICORICE: 3-in-1 Two-Step/Allsorts Orchestra (Tiki Parlor)
LONESOME ACE STRINGBAND: The Hills Of Mexico/Lively Times: Live at the Anza Club (self)
JOHN REISCHMAN: The Old Steeple/New Time & Old Acoustic (Corvus)
VIVIAN LEVA & RILEY CALCAGNO: On Account Of You/Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno (Free Dirt)
RHIANNON GIDDENS (with FRANCESCO TURRISI): Waterbound/They’re Calling Me Home (Nonesuch)
ANYA HINKLE (with GRAHAM SHARP): What’s It Gonna Take/Eden & Her Borderlands (Organic)
DALE ANN BRADLEY: After While/Things She Couldn’t Get Over (Pinecastle)
DANNY PAISLEY & THE SOUTHERN GRASS: Eat At The Welcome Table/Bluegrass Troubadour (Pinecastle)
JEREMY STEPHENS: Could I Knock on Your Door/How I Hear It (Rebel)
DEANIE RICHARDSON: Walking In My Sleep/Circle Up (Engelhardt)
KATHY KALLICK BAND: The Messenger/Turn Your Radio On: Music Recorded Live at KALW (Bluegrass Signal)
JOE MULLINS & THE RADIO RAMBLERS: Readin’, Rightin’, Route 23/Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio’s Musical Legacy (Smithsonian-Folkways)
ALEX LEACH BAND: The Turntable/I’m the Happiest When I’m Moving (Mountain Home)
AJ LEE & BLUE SUMMIT: Not Gonna Cry Over You/I’ll Come Back (Old White Horse)
MIKE BARNETT (with MOLLY TUTTLE): Born To Be With You/+1 (Compass)
Please visit the Bluegrass Signal website for the December, 2021, and January, 2022, playlists — and all the others! Here’s a taste of what’s coming on Feb. 19th: |
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