Plymouth, Nylon Strings, Berkeley Old Time, Lumberjack Festival, Bluegrass Potluck, Carolina Special, Hayward BG, KALW & More Bluegrass News
Michael Hall
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- Bluegrassin' At Plymouth This Weekend
- Nylon String Guitar Concert Sat. In Gilroy
- Berkeley Old Time Convention, Sept. 15-17
- NCBS Lumberjack Festival Set For Feb. 17
Plus, Bluegrass Potluck Picnic, GGP, San Francisco
...and the rest of this week's bluegrass news, below...
Always Thinkin': Bluegrass Thrives On The Peninsula!
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Plymouth "Bluegrassin' In The Foothills" Festival This Weekend
The 4th Annual Bluegrassin' In The Foothills Festival returns to the
Amador County Fairgrounds in Plymouth (50 miles east of Sacramento)
September 15-17. The best line-up ever, with the same great facilities
and organization...and it's lots of fun. NCBS will be there, so happen
on by and say hello to our NCBS booth folks. They will say hello back.
Just like small town life in the 1950s! It just doesn't get any
friendlier than that -- I've seen it on TV.
http://www.landspromotions.com
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Nylon String Guitar Night Set For Gilroy This Saturday, Sept. 16
The Gilroy Guitar Gallery will hold its first-ever Nylon String Guitar
Night featuring guitar builder and classical performer extraordinaire
Kenny Hill and flamenco jazz virtuoso Robby Longley. The Saturday,
September 16, 7:30pm concert will be held at the New Hope Community
Church, 8886 Muraoka Drive, Gilroy. Tickets available in advance from
Gilroy Guitar Gallery, 64 Fifth Street, Gilroy. $12. Sounds like fun.
http://www.gilroyguitargallery.com
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Old Time Musicians Convene In Berkeley This Weekend
The original New Lost City Ramblers (Mike Seeger, John Cohen, Tracy
Schwarz)headline this weekend's Berkeley Old Time Music Convention.
Concerts, panel discussions, workshops, dances, and more! Stairwell
Sisters, Uncle Wiggly, Squirrelly Stringband, and many more! "Bust
Down!" (We really aren't certain what that means, but it sounds cool!)
September 14-17 at various Berkeley venues.
http://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org/
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The revived NCBS Lumberjack Bluegrass Festival has just been set for
February 17, 2007 at the Peninsula Christian Center in Redwood City.
Patrick Weldon knows all and tells all at jpwe...@earthlink.net . The
initial festival, held 5 years ago, had great bluegrass music and was
lots of fun. We can't wait!
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This Week's Bluegrass News:
- GGP BG Potluck
- Carolina Special
- Leadership BG
- Hayward BG
- KALW BG Sat.
- Bela Fleck
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- The CBA will hold a picking potluck picnic/membership recruitment
drive at Dahlia Dell in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Noon on
Saturday, September 23. Hosted by Jeanie & Chuck Poling. Details:
poli...@earthlink.net
- John Murphy's Carolina Special will play Tuesday night at Sam's BBQ.
Famed Fiddlin' Attorney Doug Holloway will be celebrating his birthday.
For this show, Pete Hicks will join the band on mandolin and twin
fiddle. BBQ and bluegrass music is Mmm Mmm Good! 6:00pm. FREE. 1110
South Bascom Ave., San Jose, Reservation line: (408) 297-9151.
http://www.samsbbq.com
- The IBMA's Leadership Bluegrass class will be held March 20-22, 2007,
in Nashville, TN. The 26 class members will intensively study the
business of bluegrass music and will prepare for bluegrass leadership
opportunities. Highly competitive selection process. Apply by November
15, 2006. Cost: $250 for IBMA members; $315 for others. Top
instructors, rare and valuable training. For more information contact
any LB graduate. I will be happy to consult with potential applicants:
Michael Hall, hal...@gmail.com . More details on the IBMA website:
http://www.ibma.org
- Bluegrass In Hayward: The Four Finger String Band will play
traditional-style bluegrass with NO COVER at The Bistro on Wednesday,
September 13, 8:00pm. 1001 B Street, Hayward.
http://www.fourfingerstringband.com
- Support bluegrass music on the radio: KALW Fall Pledge Show,
5:00-8:00pm, this Saturday, September 16. 91.7FM-San Francisco.
http://www.kalw.org
- The Nashville Symphony dedicated its incredible new concert hall last
Saturday night, with the assistance of but a single banjo, played by
Bela Fleck.
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Always Thinkin' At The End: Bluegrass Thrives On The Peninsula!
Those of us who live in San Mateo County (on the peninsula south of San
Francisco and north of Palo Alto) know that there is lots of live
bluegrass in the area -- but we either have to drive up to The City or
down to The (Silicon) Valley to find it. But no longer -- Two
hardworking NCBS volunteers are busy remaking our little part of the
bluegrass world.
Mike Russell has created a successful "NCBS First Thursdays" bluegrass
series at the historic Prince of Wales Pub in San Mateo, now in its 4th
hugely successful year (after somewhat shaky beginnings!).
Meanwhile, former NCBS board member Patrick Weldon landed the famed
annual Dulcimer Summit for Redwood City, moving it from Felton this
past August. He is also instrumental in the free, weekly "Bluegrass at
the Library" summer program at the new downtown Redwood City Library.
Now Patrick has revived the successful NCBS-sponsored "Lumberjack
Bluegrass Festival" for next February 17 at the Peninsula Christian
Center near downtown Redwood City.
Thanks, Mike! --- Thanks, Pat!
Your hard work is much appreciated!...mh
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