Johnson Farm, Highway One, Lee Anne Welch, Mr. Banjo, Bill Monroe, Paul Knight, Primal Twang and more
Michael Hall
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- SATURDAY: NCBS Johnson Farm Pickin' Party
- Highway One In Stinson Beach Sunday
- Author Lee Anne Welch Book Signing Wed. 9/6
- NCBS Prince Of Wales "First Thursdays" Schedule
Plus, RBA's Tribute To Bill Monroe This Saturday
and the rest of this week's bluegrass news, below.
Always Thinkin' At The End: The Small Bluegrass Events
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This Saturday: NCBS Johnson Farm Pickin' Party, Boulder Creek
The annual "best afternoon of bluegrass" is finally here. This
Saturday, September 9, the FREE Johnson Farm Pickin' Party will be held
on Two Bar Road, off Highway 9 just north of Boulder Creek. Easy to
find. Noon until dark. Bring a picnic lunch if you like. Enjoy the
idyllic farm, the fabulous picking, and the warm companionship of your
bluegrass friends. Thanks to those who make it happen: The Johnson
Family, The Abbott Family and The NCBS Family. http://www.farmerrob.com
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Highway One Ends The Summer Season With Show In Stinson Beach
Trad bluegrass unit Highway One travels north on, well, Highway One, to
Stinson Beach for the last time this beach season on Sunday, September
10. The band plays on the Sand Dollar Restaurant's comfortable outdoor
patio, noon-3:00pm. FREE. Following the final HO show, the tiny seaside
West Marin community will be completely disassembled and packed away
for the winter at a nearby public storage warehouse, only to return in
the spring, shortly after the storied winter ice breakup in Stinson
Creek. Or maybe not. members.cruzio.com/~tmanuel/
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Author Lee Anne Welch & Sidesaddle & Co. At Sam's BBQ Wednesday
The book "Singing Games" is out, authored by Anne Rainwater and
Sidesaddle fiddler Lee Anne Welch. The book will be available to you,
the singing game public, at the book release party this Wednesday,
September 6. Both authors will be there to sign your copy. Also:
Sidesaddle & Co. will play bluegrass music and it's Lee Anne's 25th
birthday again! 6:00-9:00pm, Sam's BBQ, San Jose. FREE. Excellent BBQ,
nice place. Reservations routinely recommended. http://www.samsbbq.com
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Complete Prince Of Wales NCBS "First Thursdays" BG Schedule
Every "First Thursday" Night is NCBS Bluegrass Night At San Mateo's
Prince Of Wales Pub. Good beer, good pub food, nice place. 8:00pm, 106
East 25th Street, San Mateo. FREE. Upcoming bands in this excellent
series:
This Thursday, September 7 -- Mr. Banjo Band, Boulder Creek
October 5 -- Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys, San Francisco
November 2 -- The Stoney Mountain Ramblers, Menlo Park
December 7 -- The Mighty Crows, San Ramon
January 4, 2007 -- Julay Brandenburg & The Nightbirds, Berkeley
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This Week's Bluegrass News:
- Bill Monroe Tribute
- Paul Knight
- The Sound Of Music
- San Jose Lunch Jam
- Primal Twang
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- Redwood Bluegrass Associates presents a tribute to Bill Monroe, the
father of bluegrass music, on the 10th anniversary of his passing.
Performing: Butch Waller & Friends. NCBS sponsors. Saturday, Sept. 9,
8:00pm, First Presbyterian Church, Mountain View. http://www.rba.org
- Sound engineer extraordinaire Paul Knight will abandon the sound
booth and bravely go in front of the microphones at the Station House
Cafe, Point Reyes Station on Sunday, September 10. Paul Knight &
Friends (Keith Little, Suzy Thompson, & Jody Stecher). 5:00pm. FREE.
http://www.stationhousecafe.com/
- Not bluegrass, but we have heard this is loads of fun: The touring
"Sing-A-Long Sound of Music," Snazzy Productions, Rio Theater, Santa
Cruz. September 10. http://www.snazzyamericanamusic.com
- Do you work in south San Jose and want to pick some bluegrass under a
big shade tree on your lunch hour? Show up most Thursdays noon-1:00pm
at the first big Walnut tree along Coyote Creek north of the new
Blossom Hill/Coyote Creek parking lot just east of the Blossom Hill/101
overpass. Take Blossom Hill east, make a u-turn at Piercy & park in the
lot. Info: Wayne w...@ieee.org .
- Like that ol' Spanish string contraption, the guitar? Here is "Primal
Twang," just for you: Dan Crary, Doc Watson, Mason Williams, Albert
Lee, Richard Watson, Andrew York, Doyle Dykes, Peter Spargue, John
Doan, Beppe Gambetta, Eric Johnson & more, featuring The Primal Twang
Band with Dennis Caplinger.
September 7-10, North Park Theater, San Diego.
http://www.primaltwang.com
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Always Thinkin' At The End: The Small Bluegrass Events
When I was new to bluegrass, I liked bluegrass events on a strict
"bigger is better" basis. More big names! More people! More, more,
more! With the passage of time, I have come to value the smaller
bluegrass events as much or even more than the big ones. Small events
are easy, fun, & cheap. The bands are good and the after-hours jamming
is always first class.
Since I am in Tennessee this weekend and will have to miss one of my
annual favorites -- the modest-sized Johnson Farm gathering -- I sought
a Volunteer State event that would allow me to enjoy a bit of bluegrass
this Saturday. I found a small event near Chattanooga that just may fit
the bill: First, my friends were careful to warn me that this would not
be a "real" bluegrass festival like Bean Blossom or Grey Fox. Second,
my friends' driving directions end with "Free camping -- just park in
his yard." That sounds small enough for me!
Hope all of you have some bluegrass fun this weekend back in the Golden
State....mh
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