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Feb. 3, 2023
Greetings -
Thanks very much for your interest in Bay Area bluegrass and old time music events -- and for sending me additions, updates, and corrections. Please visit the Bluegrass Signal web site for the latest listings and playlists, as well as a number of items and articles of interest to bluegrass and old time music fans.
Lots goin' on ... the images above spotlight just 5 days(!) of Acoustic Roots & Branches shows this month at the Freight ... all presented by KALW! See below for details.
I appreciate all the information about upcoming area concerts, jam, instructional opportunities, and more. Now that Bluegrass Signal's length has been restored to 90 minutes, the broadcast again includes a calendar of upcoming area events, often with musical previews. In fact, the Feb. 11th show is ALL previews!
Next month marks the return of the On Air Folk Festival, a cooperative project with other KALW programmers in Saturday's acoustic zone, now happening at these times:
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2:00 pm: Folk Music & Beyond with JoAnn Mar & Robert Campbell
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4:00 pm: Bluegrass Signal
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5:30 pm: A Patchwork Quilt with Kevin Vance
Stay tuned for details about which six area bands will be performing live in the studio on Sat., March 4th from 2-7 pm.
I hope you're able to hear and/or play some music soon -
PeterT
Very sad news:
On Feb. 1st, the San Francisco Bay Area lost one of its musical treasures — who also was universally regarded as a really good guy. We'll remember Dix Bruce on two upcoming editions of Bluegrass Signal -- see the end of the newsletter for details -- and wherever people playing music are having fun and lifting spirits.
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CONCERTS
NOTE: some of these events suggest proof of vaccination/wearing of face masks.
Every Friday & Saturday in February: Hillbilly Robot - Plough & Stars, SF
- Feb. 3: The Truckaderos and JonEmery
- Feb. 4: Hank Maninger & Jukebox Charlies, Chickens on Wood, Jee-Hee & Jesse
- Feb. 10: Leaping Blennies and Porkchop Express
- Feb. 11: False Bottom Band and Riley Hill & Brand New Still
- Feb. 17: Muleskinner Stomp and Lonesome Still
- Feb. 18: EmeryVillains and Richard March
- Feb. 24: Mike Hellman Band and Benton Vaughan
- Feb. 25: Nashville Honeymoon and Alabaster Adams
Feb. 3-4: Water In the Kettle - Evie Ladin’s MoToR/dance - Rhythmix Cultural Works, Alameda
Feb. 5 (5 pm): Mission Blue duet - Winters Tavern, Pacifica
Feb. 7 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
Feb. 9: Blue & Lonesome / Ed Neff & Friends - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Feb. 10: The Jake Eddy Trio - The Back Room, Berkeley
Feb. 10: Clean Heat (Evie Ladin, Lila Goehring & Jody Richardson); The Vivants - The Lost Church, SF
Feb. 11: Valentine's Square Dance - Ashkenaz, Berkeley; music: Right to Parlay; calling: Evie Ladin & Robin Fischer
Feb. 11: Head for the Hills; Stillhouse Junkies - The Back Room, Berkeley
Newberry & Verch -
- Feb. 14: house concert in Chico; info/res: office-at-aprilverch-dot-com
- Feb. 15: Miners Foundry Cultural Center, Nevada City
- Feb. 16: Cloverdale Arts Alliance
- Feb. 17: Sebastopol Community Center (double bill with the Kathy Kallick Band);
- Feb. 18: The Strum Shop, Roseville
- Feb. 19: Freight & Salvage, Berkeley (double bill with the Kathy Kallick Band)
- Feb. 22: house concert in Mountain View; info/res: scvfa-dot-susan-at-gmail-dot-com
- Feb. 26: Crazy J Ranch, Topanga
Feb. 14 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
Feb. 15: Riders In the Sky - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Feb. 16: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Molsky's Mountain Drifters (Bruce Molsky, Allison deGroot, and Reed Stutz) -
- Feb. 16: Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
- Feb. 17: Clendenen Barn Concerts, Healdsburg; clendenen-dot-kathy-at-gmail-dotcom * 3 pm: fiddle/banjo/guitar workshops * 7 pm: concert
- Feb. 18: house concert in Santa Cruz; info/res: Concerts-at-InstantHarmony-dot-com
Hawktail -
- Feb. 16: Little Saint, Healdsburg
- Feb. 17: Felton Music Hall
- Feb. 18: Freight & Salvage, Berkeley; with Joachim Cooder
- Feb. 19: Hopmonk Novato
- Feb. 21: The Old Steeple, Ferndale
Kathy Kallick Band -
- Feb. 17: Sebastopol Community Center (double bill with Joe Newberry & April Verch); info/res: hogiemoon-at-comcast-dot-net
- Feb. 18: The Otter Opry, Monterey
- Feb. 19: Freight & Salvage, Berkeley (double bill with Joe Newberry & April Verch)
Feb. 17 (5 pm): Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band - HopDogma Brewing Co., Half Moon Bay
Feb. 17: Black Opry Review - with Serafia, Destinie Lynn, Autumn Nicholas, and Deidra Hall - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Feb. 18: Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band - Side Door, Sacramento
Feb. 21 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
Feb. 21: "Fat Tuesday" Mardi Gras Party with Aux Cajunals plus Billy, Willie, & Lloyd from Motordude Zydeco - Ashkenaz, Berkeley
Feb. 23: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
AJ Lee & Blue Summit -
- Feb. 24: Almost Famous Wine, Livermore
- Feb. 25: Sierra Meadows, Ahwahnee
Feb. 26: Ray Bierl - The Back Room, Berkeley
Feb. 28 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
Feb. 28: Henhouse Prowlers; Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band - Sweetwater, Mill Valley
March 1: Bean Creek - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
March 2: Blue & Lonesome / Ed Neff & Friends - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands; Vivian Leva & Riley Calgano -
- March 3: The Sweetwater, Mill Valley
- March 4: Center for the Arts, Grass Valley
March 3: Matt & George & Their Pleasant Valley Boys - The Side Door, Sacramento
March 4 (9 am): Sweet Sally - Grand Lake Farmer’s Market
March 5: Evie Ladin Band - Rose Avenue Acoustic Delights, Oakland
March 7 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
March 9: Blue & Lonesome / Ed Neff & Friends - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
* 25th Anniversary Party for the WAH residency *
March 14 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
March 16: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
March 18 (11 am): Sweet Sally - Gather, Berkeley
March 18: Eric & Suzy Thompson, Mitch Greenhill & Mitch's Kitchen - The Back Room, Berkeley
March 19 (8 am): Sweet Sally - Marin Farmer’s Market
March 21 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
March 23: Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands - The Otter Opry, Monterey
March 23: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
March 25 (noon-6 pm): Grassroots Bluegrass Gathering - Port Costa School & Museum; with the Bloomfield Bluegrass Band and others; fundraiser for the Historic 1911 Port Costa School and Museum
March 26: Mark O'Connor - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley; 1st set: Music from Mark & Maggie O’Connor / 2nd set: Mark talks about his book, Crossing Bridges (retrospective on his childhood years in music) and takes questions from the audience
NOTE: Mark & Maggie O’Connor also performing at The Old Steeple, Ferndale (March 22) and Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga (March 24).
March 28 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
March 30: Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - Buck Owens' Crystal Palace, Bakersfield
Mar. 31 (5:30 pm): Mission Blue duet - Sam’s Chowder House, Half Moon Bay
April 1 (5 pm): Mission Blue duet - Winters Tavern, Pacifica
April 1: Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - Guild Theatre, Menlo Park
April 5: Mission Blue - Hopmonk Tavern, Sebastopol
AJ Lee & Blue Summit -
- April 14: Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz
- April 15: Sweetwater, Mill Valley
April 15: Mission Blue - Pacifica Performances at the Sanchez Arts Center, Pacifica
April 19: Dom Flemons; Dustbowl Revival - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
April 27: Iris DeMent - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 6 (11 am): Sweet Sally - Gather, Berkeley
May 20 (11 am): Sweet Sally - Gather, Berkeley
Mighty Poplar -
- May 20: Felton Music Hall
- May 21: Center For the Arts, Grass Valley
- May 22: Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
FESTIVALS
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NOTE: some of these events suggest proof of vaccination/wearing of face masks.
Feb. 17-19: Olympia Old-Time Music Festival - Olympia, WA
Joseph Decosimo, Cleek Shrek & Luke Richardson; Jesse Milnes & Emily Miller; Elizabeth LaPrelle & Brian Dolphin; Dry & Dusty; The Horsenecks; The Waysiders; The Friendship Quilt; Devils Club Darlin’s; Shnoll Family Band; Paul Silveria
Feb. 23-26: Wintergrass - Hyatt Regency, Bellevue, WA
Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass; Cedric Watson & Dirk Powell; Allison De Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves; Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons; Tray Wellington Band; The Slocan Ramblers; Darrell Scott Bluegrass Band; Tommy Emmanuel; Jerry Douglas Band; Dan Tyminski Band; Hawktail; Pasdecinq (Anger, Haas, Haas, Hakenson, Gareiss); Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms Country Band; Sonny Landreth & Cindy Cashdollar; Joe Craven & Joe Troop; Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore; Miles & Karina Band; Julian Smedley & Alison Odell; Henhouse Prowlers; Nick Dumas & Branchline; Fiddlers Four; Jacob Jolliff Band; Runaway Train; The Cactus Blossoms; The Deslondes; Bella White; Anna Tivel
March 31 - April 2: Winter Wintergrass - Palisades Tahoe, Olympic Valley, CA
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway; Della Mae; Tray Wellington Band; AJ Lee & Blue Summit; Lindsay Lou; Greensky Bluegrass; many others
April 21-23: Berkeley Bluegrass Festival - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
4/21: Mr. Sun; Tray Wellington; Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands
4/22: Peter Rowan; Laura Love
4/23: Sister Sadie; Dry Branch Fire Squad; Larry Bellorín (Venezuela) & Joe Troop (Che Apalache)
May 25-29: Strawberry Music Festival - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
Yonder Mountain String Band, Della Mae, Laurie Lewis, Mr. Sun, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Tray Wellington, Sam Grisman Project, North Mississippi All-Stars, The Rainbow Girls, the Way Down Wanderers, Mumbo Gumbo, Handmade Moments, Banana Slug String Band
NOTE: No Fall Festival in 2023.
June 15-18: CBA's Father’s Day Festival - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway; Rhonda Vincent & the Rage; Kody Norris Show; Alison deGroot & Tatiana Hargreaves; Jake Blount; Seth Muldar & Midnight Run; Mile Twelve; Blue Highway; Never Come Down; East Nash Grass; CA Showcase: Matt & George & Their Pleasant Valley Boys; Clinton Davis Band; Hot October; West 45; Vern’s Stage bands tba
June 29 - July 2: High Sierra Music Festival - Plumas County Fairgrounds, Quincy
Del McCoury Band, Sierra Hull, The Travelin’ McCourys, Infamous Stringdusters, ...
Aug. 10-13: Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival - San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos
Sept. 20-25: 20th(!) Berkeley Old Time Music Convention
Hubby Jenkins & Jackson Lynch; Slate Valley Ramblers (Richard & Barbara Bowman + Ivy & David Sheppard; Nokosee Fields Trio, Cajun dance w/ Ed Poullard; Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer; Squirrelly Stringband; Karen Celia Heil;
NOTE: The BOTMC is delighted to announce the launching of the Black Banjo & Fiddle Fellowship, a project of the Oakland Conservatory of Music in collaboration with the BOTMC.
JAM SESSIONS
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Jamming on the way to/from Bakersfield for the Great 48. Photo: Patrick Campbell | |
NOTE: some of these events suggest proof of vaccination/wearing of face masks.
IN-PERSON JAM SESSIONS
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First Sundays (1 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association - Hoover School, Naglee & Park, San Jose
NOTE: 2/5 includes Intermediate Bluegrass Jam (1:30 – 5 pm) led by Robert Cornelius;
Slow Jam (1:30 - 2:30 pm); Open Mic (1:30 - 2:30 pm); AGM (2:45 – 3:15 pm); Lonely Tides [Caleb Gum/mando, Julie Self/gtr, Celeste Melamed/fid, Zakkai Melamed/bjo] concert (3:30 – 4:30 pm)
First Sundays (1 pm): Arlene Francis Center, Santa Rosa;
host/info: davidacarlson62-at-hotmail-dot-com
First Sundays (3 pm): old time jam - Church of the Oaks, Cotati;
host/info: janettefiddler-at-gmail-dot-com
Second Sundays (3 pm): Old Time Jam w/ Tony Phillips - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
NOTE: March jam on 3/5
(Usually) Second Sundays (4 pm): Marin Bluegrass Sessions - Mantra Wines, 881 Grant Ave., Novato
Third Sundays (1 pm): oldtime jam - The Way Station, Fairfax
Third Sundays (outside, weather permitting, at 1 pm) Coffee & Moore, Sebastopol; host/info: davidacarlson62-at-hotmail-dot-com
Fourth Sundays (1 pm): SCVFA jam - South Bay/Peninsula parks (changes each month)
Fourth Sundays (1:30 pm): Calif. State Old-Time Fiddlers District 9 bluegrass & old time jams - United Methodist Church, Castro Valley; info: steve-dot-goldfield-at-gmail.com
Fourth Sundays (3 pm): Bluegrass/Country Jam w/ Richard Brandenburg - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Fifth Sundays (1 pm): Sebastopol Grange Hall; info: socofoso-at-gmail-dot-com
(Irregular) Sundays (6 pm): Tam Jam - Taste of Rome, 1000 Bridgeway, Sausalito
Mondays (7-9 pm): South Bay (Mostly) Old-Time Jam - Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 East Charleston Rd., Palo Alto
First Monday (6 pm): The Garage Jam - Out West Roadhouse, 321-2nd St., Petaluma; host/info: ted-at-tedtedted-dot-com
Tuesdays (7 pm): Hotel Utah, SF; host/info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com
NOTE: no jam on 2/14
Second & Fourth Tuesdays (7 pm): Dublin Heritage Center Park (usually in the Old Schoolhouse), Dublin;
host/info: bob-dot-gisler-at-icloud-dot-com
Tuesdays (once/month) (6:30 pm): Brewgrass Jam - Cato's Ale House, 3891 Piedmont Ave., Oakland; host/info: cheney.munson-at-readingandwritingproject-dot-com
NOTE: Feb. jam on 2/28
Wednesdays (6:00 pm): East Bay Bluegrassers Jam - Rockin' Robbie's Music Store, 2nd Fl, 11231 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito; host/info: eastbaybluegrassers-at-gmail-dot-com
Wednesdays (7 pm): invitational jam - Hotel Utah, SF; info: woodylauer-at-gmail-dot-com
Feb. 8 host: Jimbo Trout
Thursdays (7 pm): Java Jam - Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company, 101 W Main St., LG
First & Third Thursdays (7 pm): Marin Lutheran Church, 649 Meadowsweet Ave., Corte Madera; host/info: loew-at-comcast-dot-net
Second & Fourth Thursdays (7 pm): Room 110, Sonoma Community Center; host/info: ted-at-tedtedted-dot-com
Saturdays (5:30 pm): Taco Jam - Baja Taqueria, 4070 Piedmont Ave., Oakland
Feb. 4: Bethany Sorkey, Steve Pottier, Mary Gibbons, Ray Bierl, Larry Cohea
Second Saturdays (12 pm): Bluegrass Train Jam - Santa Clara Depot, 1005 Railroad Ave, SC; host/info: kennedymk-at-comcast-dot-net
Third Saturdays (2 pm): old time jam - Charles Street Village Clubhouse, Cotati;
host/info: heidi-dot-chesney-at-gmail-dot-com
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ON HIATUS:
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First Sundays (7:30 pm): Shoe Jam - Lucky Horseshoe, 453 Cortland Ave, SF
- First & Third Saturdays (1 pm): Piper Park, Corte Madera; loew-at-comcast-dot-net
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ONLINE JAM SESSIONS
Tuesdays (7 pm): Andronico’s Oldtime Jam via Zoom led by Dinah and Noah Stroe; info/link: steve-dot-goldfield-at-gmail-dot-com
Second Friday (5:30 pm): BOTMC Slow Jam Fizz on Zoom & YouTube
Feb. 10: jam led by Dave Mount & Martha Thompson
INSTRUCTION
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IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
NOTE: some of these events suggest proof of vaccination &/or wearing of face masks
The next session of in-person Freight & Salvage classes begins in March; current instructors include Olivier Zyngier and Richard Brandenburg.
WORKSHOPS:
Feb. 18 (2 pm): An Afternoon with Hawktail (Brittany Haas, Paul Kowert, Dominick Leslie, and Jordan Tice) - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
ONLINE INSTRUCTION
The next session of online Freight & Salvage classes begins March; current instructors include Erik Hoffman, Evie Ladin, Richard Brandenburg, and Deborah Hamouris.
Mon./Wed. (4 pm): Suzy Thompson's Fiddles At Four; 2 tunes each from Bob Wills & Dennis McGee
Bay Area instructors include:
- Richard Brandenburg
- Dix Bruce
- Evie Ladin
- Avram Siegel
- Eric Thompson
- Suzy Thompson
- Jack Tuttle
- Manning Music
CBA music teacher directory
MUSIC CAMPS
NOTE: some of these events suggest proof of vaccination &/or wearing of face masks
March 24-26: West Marin Fiddle Camp - Commonweal Gardens, Bolinas
Riley Baugus, Joel Savoy, Wilson Savoy, Nokosee Fields, Sami Braman, Emily Mann, Amelia Powell, Nandi Forrest , Irena Eide
April 13-16: Walker Creek Music Camp - West Marin
Instructors: Greg Schochet (Beginning Bluegrass Jamming) • Steve Pottier (Bluegrass Guitar) • Evie Ladin (Old Time Ensemble) • Howard Rains (Rhythm & Old Time Back-up Guitar) • Dave Keenan (Bluegrass Banjo) • Tony Marcus (Swing Rhythm Guitar) • Mark Schatz (Clawhammer Banjo) • Adam Traum (Fingerpicking, Travis & Piedmont Styles Guitar) • Steve Roy (Bass) • Richard Brown (Bluegrass Monroe Style Mandolin) • Ivan Rosenberg (Dobro) • Tim Connell (Swing & Jazz Repertoire Mandolin) • Paul Shelasky (Bluegrass Fiddle) • Katie Glassman (Swing Vocals) • Tricia Spencer (Old Time Fiddle) • Rebecca Stout (Harmony Singing) • Paul Anastasio (Swing Fiddle) • Steve Baughman (Gospel Singing)
April 21-23: Thompson Guitars NW Flatpick Camp - The Belfry, Sisters, OR
instructors: Jack Tuttle and Dale Adkins
May 3-7: Julian Family Fiddle Camp - Camp Whispering Winds, near Julian, CA
Fiddle instructors: Luke Bulla, Kimber Ludiker, Jennifer Albrent, Nat Copeland;
also: John Reischman (mandolin), Nina Weisman (mandolin), Ben Krakauer (banjo), Riley Baugus (banjo), Vickie Vaughn (bass), Adam Roskiewiscz (guitar), Isaac Calender (guitar), and Rachael Price (vocal)
June 11-14: CBA Summer Music Camp - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
Instructors: Jake Blount (Old-time Band: The Ithaca Sound); Catherine “BB” Bowness (Bluegrass Banjo 2-3); Korey Brodsky (Basic Guitar Skills); Allison de Groot (Clawhammer Banjo); Ruth & Brendon “Doc” Duterte (Fungrass); Brandon Godman (Bluegrass Fiddle 2-3); Tatiana Hargreaves (Old-time Fiddle); Ella Jordan (Bluegrass Fiddle 1-2); Caleb Klauder (Old-Time Mandolin); Evan Murphy (Bluegrass Singing with Guitar); John Reischman (Bluegrass Mandolin); Nate Sabat (Bluegrass Bass 2-3); Patrick Sauber (Bluegrass Banjo 1-2); Yoseff Tucker (Bluegrass Band); Jack Tuttle (Bluegrass Guitar 1-2); Eli West (Vocal Harmony); Reeb Willms (Old-Time Singing with Guitar); Stash Wyslouch (Bluegrass Guitar 2-3)
June 15-18: CBA Youth Academy - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
July 8-21 (two sessions): California Coast Music Camp - retreat facility in Monterey County
July 8-14:
July 15-21:
July 22 - Aug. 18 (four sessions): Puget Sound Guitar Workshop - Port Orchard, WA
July 22-28:
July 29 - Aug. 4:
Aug. 5-11:
Aug. 12-18:
Sept. 7-10: American Banjo Camp - Port Orchard, WA
Bluegrass Banjo Instructors: Ryan Cavanaugh, Gina Furtado, Gabe Hirshfeld, Dave Keenan, Alan Munde, Mike Stahlman
Old-Time Banjo Instructors: Joseph Decosimo, Maggie Lind, Ken Perlman, Lukas Pool, Laura Smith, Molly Tenenbaum
Fiddle, Guitar, and Bass Instructors: Greg & Jere Canote, Roger Ferguson, Peter Langston, Mick Nicholson
RADIO SHOWS
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Bluegrass Signal is broadcast on Saturdays, 4:00 - 5:30 pm (Pacific) on KALW (91.7 FM in Bay Area). It is then archived for one week HERE.
Feb. 4: A Memorial Tribute To Dix Bruce
Leah Wollenberg presents highlights from Dix's classic album, "Tuxedo Blues," plus his recordings with Jim Nunally and Julie Cline.
Feb. 11: What’s Goin’ On
PT presents musical previews of upcoming NorCal events, including concerts featuring Newberry & Verch, Hawktail, Kathy Kallick Band, Ray Bierl, Laurie Lewis, Molsky's Mountain Drifters, Black Opry Review, Riders In the Sky, Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno, and others.
Feb. 18: When My Momma Sang To Me
PT presents highlights from a collection of songs written by Murphy Hicks Henry as performed by an all-star cast including Rhonda Vincent, Alice Gerrard, Kathy Kallick, Kristin Scott Benson, Gina Furtado, and the Price Sisters. Murphy’s son, Christopher Henry (Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band), conceived and produced this special project.
Also: Dix Bruce & Julie Cline, plus the guitar trio of Dix, Barry Solomon, and Mike Wollenberg, live at KALW
Feb. 25: All Kinds Of Country
Sully Roddy's appealing mix of bluegrass, classic country, blues, and Americana.
March 4: The return of … the On Air Folk Festival!
Six area bands, performing live in the KALW studio from 2-7 pm, including Bluegrass Signal (4 - 5:30).
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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. 6-12: The Bryants’ Bluegrass
To celebrate the Feb. 13th birthday of Boudleaux Bryant, PT presents bluegrass versions of many great songs (often originally recorded by the Everly Brothers) written by him with his wife, Felice. And, yes, there will be "Rocky Top"s.
Feb. 13-26: Winter Membership Campaign
Your donations HERE keep this unique service alive & well. Please don't leave us lonesome without you ...!
Feb. 27 - March 5: Happy Birthday, Tom Rozum!
Allegra Thompson presents a career overview of this exceptional singer, mandolin player, and longtime bandmate of Laurie Lewis. Originally broadcast on Tom's birthday!
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Bluegrass Signal PLAYLISTS
Please visit the Bluegrass Signal website for the the November and December, 2022, and January, 2023 playlists -- and all the others!
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The plan for 2/11 ...
BLUEGRASS SIGNAL: What’s Goin’ On? - Feb. 11, 2023
RAY BIERL: If I Should Wander Back Tonight/Solo Ray Easy Street (self/19)
RIDERS IN THE SKY: We're Burning Moonlight/40 Years the Cowboy Way (Riders Radio Records/18)
STILLHOUSE JUNKIES: Colorado Bound/Small Towns (Dark Shadow/22)
HEAD FOR THE HILLS: Nothing But the Blues/Live at The Agave Room, Ft. Collins, CO (2022)
MOLSKY’S MOUNTAIN DRIFTERS: There’s A Bright Side Somewhere/Closing the Gap (Tree Frog/18)
MOLSKY’S MOUNTAIN DRIFTERS: Fort Smith/Live at McCabe’s (5-13-18)
JOE NEWBERRY & APRIL VERCH: I Can’t Sit Down/Going Home (Slab Town/17)
NEWBERRY & VERCH: Medley (Back Up & Push, Carleton County Breakdown, John Brown’s Dream, Angus Campbell)/Live At Celtic Colours Festival, Cape Breton (self/16)
KATHY KALLICK & FRIENDS (including JOE NEWBERRY): I'm Not Your Honey Baby Now/Live at Augusta Heritage Center, Elkins, WV (Bluegrass Week 2016)
KATHY KALLICK BAND: Dark As the Night, Blue As the Day/Horrible World (Live Oak/18)
LAURIE LEWIS: Carter’s Blues/Skippin’ & Flyin’ (Spruce & Maple/11)
VIVIAN LEVA & RILEY CALCAGNO: On the Line/live (self/21)
AJ LEE & BLUE SUMMIT: Faithful/Live at WinterWonderGrass (Paste Studios/22)
MOLLY TUTTLE & GOLDEN HIGHWAY (with JERRY DOUGLAS): Over the Line/Live at DelFest (Paste Studios/22)
HAWKTAIL: Antilopen/Place of Growth (Padiddle/22)
AUTUMN NICHOLAS: Not Gonna Do This Anymore/World Cafe (WXPN/22)
DESTINIE LYNN: Your Street/Little Ghost EP (self/22)
SERAFIA: Austin Nights/single (self/22)
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HAWKTAIL: Big Sun/Place of Growth (Padiddle/22)
SUZY & ERIC THOMPSON: Lake Arthur Stomp/They All Played for Us (Arhoolie/13)
BEARCAT STRINGBAND: Brown Eyed Rabbit/Live at KALW (2016)
CRYING UNCLE BLUEGRASS BAND: Song for My Mother/The Thing of Dreams (self/22)
RIDERS IN THE SKY: Happy Trails/The Cowboy Way (MCA/87)
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FEATURED CONCERTS:
Feb. 26: Ray Bierl - The Back Room, Berkeley
Feb. 15: Riders In the Sky - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Feb. 11: Head for the Hills; Stillhouse Junkies - The Back Room, Berkeley
Molsky's Mountain Drifters -
- Feb. 16: Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
- Feb. 17 3 pm workshops, 7 pm concert): Clendenen Barn Concerts, Healdsburg
- Feb. 18: house concert in Santa Cruz
Newberry & Verch -
- Feb. 14: house concert in Chico
- Feb. 15: Miners Foundry Cultural Center, Nevada City
- Feb. 16: Cloverdale Arts Alliance
- Feb. 17: The Sebastopol Community Center (double bill with the Kathy Kallick Band)
- Feb. 18: The Strum Shop, Roseville
- Feb. 19: Freight & Salvage, Berkeley (double bill with the Kathy Kallick Band)
- Feb. 22: house concert in Mountain View
- Feb. 26: Crazy J Ranch, Topanga
Kathy Kallick Band -
- Feb. 17: The Sebastopol Community Center (double bill with Joe Newberry & April Verch)
- Feb. 18: The Otter Opry, Monterey
- Feb. 19: Freight & Salvage, Berkeley (double bill with Joe Newberry & April Verch)
Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands; Vivian Leva & Riley Calgano -
- March 3: The Sweetwater, Mill Valley
- March 4: Center for the Arts, Grass Valley
AJ Lee & Blue Summit -
- Feb. 24: Almost Famous Wine, Livermore
- Feb. 25: Sierra Meadows, Ahwahnee
- March 31: Winter Wondergrass, Palisades Tahoe
- April 14: Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz
- April 15: Sweetwater, Mill Valley
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway -
- March 30: Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace, Bakersfield
- March 31: Winter Wondergrass, Palisades Tahoe
- April 1: Guild Theatre, Menlo Park
- June: Father’s Day Festival, Grass Valley
Hawktail -
- Feb. 16: Little Saint, Healdsburg
- Feb. 17: Felton Music Hall
- Feb. 18: Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
- Feb. 19: Hopmonk Novato
- Feb. 21: The Old Steeple, Ferndale
Feb. 17: Black Opry Revue - with Serafia, Destinie Lynn, Autumn Nicholas, and Deidra Hall - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Feb. 21: "Fat Tuesday" Mardi Gras Party with Aux Cajunals plus Billy, Willie, & Lloyd from Motordude Zydeco - Ashkenaz, Berkeley
March 18: Eric & Suzy Thompson, Mitch Greenhill & Mitch's Kitchen - The Back Room, Berkeley
Feb. 25 (and every 4th Sat.) (2 pm): Beasrcat Stringband - Cato's Ale House, Oakland
Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band -
- Feb. 17 (5 pm): HopDogma Brewing Co., Half Moon Bay
- Feb. 18: The Side Door, Sacramento
- Feb. 28: Sweetwater, Mill Valley; opening for Henhouse Prowlers
also mentioned:
Feb. 14/21/28 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
Feb. 16 & 23: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
March 1: Bean Creek - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
March 3: Matt & George & the Pleasant Valley Boys - The Side Door, Sacramento
Freight & Salvage Acoustic Roots & Branches series:
2/15 - Riders In the Sky
2/16 - Molsky's Mountain Drifters
2/17 - Black Opry Revue with Serafia, Destinie Lynn, Autumn Nicholas, and Deidra Hall
2/18 - Kathy Kallick Band plus April Verch & Joe Newberry
2/19 - Hawktail
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R.I.P. Dix Bruce (1952-2022)
On Feb. 1st, the San Francisco Bay Area lost one of its musical treasures — who also was universally regarded as a really good guy.
Dix Bruce was a award-winning multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, and writer, born and raised in the Midwest, where he began playing guitar when he was 12. After college, he relocated to the Bay Area where his interest in hybrid acoustic string band music led him to David Grisman’s quintet in the mid-1970s. Dix eventually teamed up with the mandolinist and edited the magazine Mandolin World News from 1978 until 1984.
In 1978, Dix formed the band Back Up & Push to explore the emerging possibilities of swing and jazz on acoustic stringed instruments. The band toured the west coast throughout the '80s and accompanied Bruce on his album, "Tuxedo Blues," which features many of his original instrumental and vocal compositions.
Dix Bruce also released two LPs with mandolin legend Frank Wakefield, eight big band CDs with the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, four recordings with guitarist Jim Nunally, soundtracks for documentaries and computer games, and his own collection of American folk songs titled "My Folk Heart." His most recent release was a collaboration with Julie Cline of originals and country duets; Dix and Julie were nearing completion of a sequel to this album when Dix passed away earlier this week.
Bruce wrote for Acoustic Guitar, FRETS, Bluegrass Unlimited, Flatpicking Guitar, and The Fretted Instrument Guild of America. Mel Bay Publications released more than fifty (50!) of his instructional books and videos, including the six best-selling editions of "The Parking Lot Picker’s Songbook," one for each instrumentalist/singer in bluegrass bands, explorations of the guitar styles of Doc Watson and Jerry Garcia, and his "BackUp TRAX" series of play-along, music-minus-one sets for learning pretty much any style of music.
Dix Bruce’s wonderful sense of humor, deep appreciation of multiple musical genres, and flat-out joy at playing music comes through with every note. On the Feb. 4th edition of Bluegrass Signal, Leah Wollenberg plays music from many of Dix’s releases. And on Feb. 18th, PT will present highlights from two sessions broadcast live on KALW as part of On Air Folk Festivals, one with Dix & Julie Cline, the other a guitar trio of Dix, Mike Wollenberg and Barry Solomon.
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