Bay Area Bluegrass & Old Time Music news

Some of those performing soon in NorCal, and featured on the Oct. 15th edition of Bluegrass Signal

Oct. 12, 2022

Greetings -

Thanks 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.

Thanks for your support of KALW's Fall Membership Campaign on behalf of Bluegrass Signal. If you missed this opportunity, Bluegrass Country Radio, another listener-supported broadcast outlet for Bluegrass Signal, is in the midst of their Fall Membership[ Campaign, and you can make donations to them HERE. Thanks in advance!

Hope you're able to hear and/or play some music soon -

PeterT

CONCERTS

NOTE: many of these events require proof of vaccination/wearing of face masks.

Oct. 13: Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden, Bob Carpenter, Jim Photoglo, Ross Holmes, and Jaime Hanna) - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

Oct. 13: Blue & Lonesome / Ed Neff & Friends - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma

Kathy Kallick Band -

- Oct. 13 (6 pm): house concert (outside) in Mountain View; info & res: scvfa-dot-susan-at-gmail-dot-com

- Oct. 14: house concert in Oakland; info & res: houseconcert-at-att-dot-net

John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project (Tristan Scroggins, Megan Lynch Chowning, Adam Hurt) -

- Oct. 13: house concert in Red Bluff

- Oct. 14: The Side Door, Sacramento

- Oct. 15: Out West Garage, Petaluma (text 707-477-6309 to RSVP)

- Oct. 16 (12:30 pm): Instrument-specific workshops for John Hartford fiddle tunes - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

- Oct. 16: The Back Room, Berkeley

Oct. 14 (noon): Thompsonia - Berkeley Horticultural Nursery

Clean Heat (Evie Ladin, Lila Goehring, Jody Richardson) -

- Oct. 15 (11:30 am): Salesforce Park, SF

- Oct. 16 (2 pm): Horse & Plow, Sebastopol

- Oct. 18 (12 pm): Battery Bridge Plaza, SF

Oct. 15 (1 pm): Bangers & Grass reunion (Bill Evans, Tom Bekeny, Chad Maning, Jim Nunally, Steve Pottier) - Berkeley Horticultural Nursery

Oct. 15: Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band; Rusty Springfield - The Lost Church, SF

Oct. 16 (3 pm): Laurie Lewis & Friends - The Roaring Donkey, Petaluma

Oct. 16: All Wigged Out (film plus performance + Q&A w/ Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer) - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

Oct. 18 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF

Oct. 20: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma

Oct. 21: Evie Ladin & Erik Pearson - Devil Mountain Coffee House, Walnut Creek

Oct. 22 (noon): Buffalo Gals - Berkeley Horticultural Nursery

Oct 22: Skillet Licorice - Filoli Garden, Woodside

Oct. 20-23: Hangtown Music Festival - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley

Molly Tuttle, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Broken Compass Bluegrass, Railroad Earth, Yonder Mountain String Band, many others

Oct. 25 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF

Oct. 27: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma

Oct. 28 (9 am): Lucy Smith & Dave Berry - Charlie's Cafe/Bernal Popup Bakery, SF

Broken Compass Bluegrass -

- Oct. 28: SacYard Community Tap House, Sacramento

- Oct. 29 (1 pm): Berkeley Horticultural Nursery

- Nov. 3: La Salles, Chico

Oct. 29: Laurie Lewis & Nina Gerber - The Side Door, Sacramento

Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands (Hassee Ciacco, George Guthrie, Brandon Godman) -

- Nov. 3: Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center, Weaverville

- Nov. 4: The Old Steeple, Ferndale, CA

- Nov. 5: Arena Theater, Point Arena

Laurie Lewis & Men of Note (Mark Shatz, Sam Reider, Brandon Godman) -

- Nov. 10: Ripon Arts League, Ripon

- Nov. 11: The Barn, Gilroy

- Nov. 12: Weil Hall Loft at The Green Center, Sonoma

Nov. 1 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, S

Nov. 3: Blue & Lonesome / Ed Neff & Friends - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma

Nov. 6 (6 pm): Lucy Smith & Dave Berry - Ocean Ale House, SF

Nov. 8 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF

Nov. 9: Black Opry Revue with Julie Williams, Tae Lewis, Tylar Bryant, and Jett Holden - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

Nov. 10: Blue & Lonesome / Ed Neff & Friends - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma

California Bluegrass Reunion (Darol Anger, Bill Evans, Jim Nunally, Chad Manning, John Reischman, Sharon Gilchrist) -

- Nov. 10: The Side Door, Sacramento

- Nov. 12: Sonoma County Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Sebastopol

- Nov. 13: Freight & Salvage, Berkeley (includes afternoon workshops)

- Nov. 15: Otter Opry, Monterey

Nov. 12 (1 pm): Sonoma County Bluegrass & Folk Music Festival - Sebastopol Community Center

Ramblin’ Jack Elliot; Waddie Mitchell; California Bluegrass Reunion; Rita Hosking; Cowboy Scott Gerber; film screening; workshops; jamming

Anya Hinkle (with Billy Cardine) -

- Nov. 14: Fiddletown Community Center

- Nov. 17: Cow Hollow Courtyard Concert Series, SF; info: jen-at-jenstraus-dot-com

- Nov. 18: William Tell House, Tomales

- Nov. 19: house concert in Davis; info: wjwagman-at-dcn-dot-org

- Nov. 20: The Back Room, Berkeley

Jake Blount -

- Nov. 15: Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

- Nov. 17: Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz

- Nov. 18: Castoro Cellars Vineyards & Winery, Templeton

- Nov. 19: The Hotel Cafe, Hollywood

Nov. 15 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF

Nov. 17: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma

Nov. 22 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF

Nov. 26: Laurie Lewis & Friends - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

Nov. 29 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF

Sara Watkins -

- Dec. 1: JaM Cellars, Napa,

- Dec 2: The Guild Theatre, Menlo Park

Nefesh Mountain -

- Dec. 6: Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

- Dec. 7: Congregation B'nai Israel, Sacramento

- Dec. 8: Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz

- Dec. 9: Peninsula Temple Sholom, Burlingame

- Dec. 10: Congregation Sherith Israel, SF

AJ Lee & Blue Summit -

- Dec. 9: Chico Women's Club

- Dec. 10: The Dip, Redding

- Dec. 17: The Independent, SF

2023

Jan. 9-13: Danny's Stewart's Bluegrass Cruise (Florida > Bahamas) with Danny Paisley & Southern Grass, Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike, Monroe Crossing, Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band, Seth Muldar & Midnight Run, Dave Atkins Band, others

Jan. 12: Words + Music with Laurie Lewis, Don Henry, Claudia Russell, and Nina Gerber - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

Kathy Kallick Band -

- Jan. 19: Cloveredale Arts Alliance

- Jan 20: Folsom Opry

- Jan. 21: Fifth Street Farms, Berkeley

Jan. 27-28: Yonder Mountain String Band - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

Feb. 10: The Jake Eddy Trio - The Back Room, Berkeley

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

Kathy Kallick Band -

Feb. 17: The Sebastopol Community Center*

Feb. 18: The Otter Opry, Monterey

Feb. 19: Freight & Salvage, Berkeley*

* double bill with Joe Newberry & April Verch

FESTIVALS

NOTE: many of these events require proof of vaccination/wearing of face masks.

Jan. 12-15: Portland Old Time Music Gathering - Portland, OR

Jan. 27-29: Winter Music Festival - Florence OR

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper; Jake Blount; The Slocan Ramblers; AJ Lee & Blue Summit; Never Come Down; Crary, Evans & Barnick; Josh Goforth; Cabin Fever NW; ..

Feb. 23-26: Wintergrass - 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

May 25-29: Strawberry Music Festival - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley

June 15-18: CBA's Father’s Day Festival - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley

JAM SESSIONS

Banjo player Ted Kuster leads one at the First Monday Garage Jam in Petaluma

NOTE: ma of these events require proof of vaccination/wearing of face masks.

IN-PERSON JAM SESSIONS

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Sundays (3 pm): Taco Refuge jam - Scout Rock - 2360 Scout Rd., Oakland (outdoors)

First Sundays (1 pm): Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association - Hoover School, Naglee & Park, San Jose

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;

hosts: Chris Carney & Janette Duncan: 707-483-6885

First Sundays (7:30 pm): Shoe Jam - Lucky Horseshoe, 453 Cortland Ave, SF

Second Sundays (4 pm): Marin Bluegrass Sessions - Mantra Wines, 881 Grant Ave., Novato

Third Sundays (2:30 pm): Coffee & Moore, Sebastopol;

host/info: davidacarlson62-at-hotmail-dot-com

Fifth Sundays (1 pm): Sebastopol Grange Hall;

info: socofoso-at-gmail-dot-com

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

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 (6:30 pm): Brewgrass Jam - Cato's Ale House, Piedmont Ave., Oakland; host/info: cheney.munson-at-readingandwritingproject-dot-com

Wednesdays (5:30 pm): East Bay Bluegrass Jam - Arlington Park Clubhouse (outdoors), 1120 Arlington Blvd, El Cerrito;

host/info: stevehutchmarine-at-gmail-dot-com

Second & Fourth Wednesdays (6 pm): Reel & Brand, Sonoma;

host/info: ted-at-tedtedted-dot-com, chandra-dot-friese-at-gmail-dot-com

First & Third Saturdays (1 pm): Piper Park, Corte Madera;

host/info: loew-at-comcast-dot-net

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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Oct. 16 (1 pm): old time jam - The Way Station, Fairfax

Nov. 3-6: South State 48 - Carlsbad by the Sea Hotel

Non-stop jamming + workshops, evening band performances, children’s activities.

Jan. 5-8, 2023: The Great 48 Jam - Bakersfield, CA

Non-stop jamming + workshops, evening band performances, children’s activities.

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In-person jams at the Freight & Salvage, Berkeley -

Oct. 23 (3 pm): Bluegrass/Country Jam w/ Richard Brandenburg
Nov. 20 (3 pm): Old Time Shred Sesh w/ Evie Ladin
Nov. 27 (3 pm): Bluegrass/Country Jam w/ Richard Brandenburg
Dec. 11 (3 pm): Old Time Jam w/ TBA
Dec. 18 (3 pm): Bluegrass/Country Jam w/ Richard Brandenburg

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 & Fourth Fridays (5:30 pm): BOTMC Slow Jam Fizz on Zoom & YouTube

Oct. 14 leaders: Tatiana Hargreaves & Sonya Badigian

INSTRUCTION

John Reischman's mandolin class at the CBA's 2022 Music Camp

IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION

NOTE: most of these events require proof of vaccination &/or wearing of face masks

Mondays (Aug. 29 - Dec. 19) from noon - 1:00 pm: Bluegrass Workshop & Jam class w/ Erik Pearson and Tregar Otton - Community Music Center, Mission District Branch (544 Capp St.), San Francisco

Oct. 16 (12:30 pm): Instrument-specific workshops for John Hartford fiddle tunes - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

- clawhammer Banjo w/ Adam Hurt

- fiddle w/ Megan Lynch Chowning

- mandolin & guitar w/ Tristan Scroggins

Oct. 29 (11 am): Shuffles, Chops, and Beats – The Violin as a Rhythm Instrument w/ Evan Price

The next session of in-person Freight & Salvage classes begins the week of Nov. 7th; classes include:

- Tuesdays (8:00 pm): Bluegrass Jam Class w/ Olivier Zyngier

- Thursdays (8:00 pm): Songs of Merle Haggard w/ Richard Brandenburg

- Thursdays (8:30 pm): Back Playing Together w/ Richard Brandenburg

Nov. 13 (2:00 pm): CA Bluegrass Reunion workshops - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

- Playing the Mandolin w/ another Mandolin Player w/ John Reischman & Sharon Gilchrist

- Working Up Scruggs-Style Banjo Solos w/ Bill Evans

- Walking and Strumming: Enhancing Your Rhythm Guitar Playing w/ Jim Nunally

ONLINE INSTRUCTION

The next session of online Freight & Salvage classes begins the week of Nov. 7th; classes include:

Mondays (6:30 pm): The Art of Melody Writing w/ Adrienne Shamszad

Mondays (7:30 pm): Fiddle Tunes with a Touch of Theory w/ Erik Hoffman

Mondays (8:00 pm): Rank Beginner Clawhammer Banjo w/ Evie Ladin

Tuesdays (7:00 pm): Clawhammer Banjo Repertoire & Technique w/ Evie Ladin

Tuesdays (5:30 pm): 50 Ways to Make a Great Arrangement w/ Ellen Hoffman

Tuesdays (7:00 pm): Songs of Merle Haggard w/ Richard Brandenburg

Wednesdays (5:30 pm): Beginning Fiddle II w/ Erik Hoffman

Wednesdays (5:30 pm): Mountain Dulcimer 2 w/ Deborah Hamouris

Wednesdays (6:30 pm): Building Solid Basslines w/ Karen Horner

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 - See you in 2023!

RADIO SHOWS

Oct. 29h on KALW: Boo-Grass Signal!

Bluegrass Signal is broadcast on Saturdays, 5-6 pm (Pacific) on KALW (91.7 FM in Bay Area). It is then archived for one week HERE.

Oct. 15: What's Goin' On?

Musical previews of upcoming Bay Area shows, including the John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, "All Wigged Out" (film plus Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer performance), Broken Compass Bluegrass, Laurie Lewis & Friends, Black Opry Revue, California Bluegrass Reunion, Sonoma County Bluegrass & Folk Music Festival, Jake Blount, Nefesh Mountain, and ... more!

Oct. 22: All Kinds Of Country

Sully Roddy's trademark mix of bluegrass, blues, country ... and more.

Oct. 29: Bringin' Scary Home

Leah Wollenberg presents a collection of boo-grass and scary seasonal sounds.

Nov. 5: Goin' Down the Road Feelin' ... Good!

Source recordings and Grateful Dead versions of bluegrass and old time songs.

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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).

Oct. 10-23: Fall Membership Campaign specials

Oct. 24-30: Bringin’ Scary Home

Leah Wollenberg presents a collection of boo-grass and scary seasonal sounds.

Oct. 31 - Nov. 5: Rebecca and more

A tribute to Herschel Sizemore, called the "the Cadillac Of Mandolin Players” by Jim Eanes, that includes his music with The Dixie Gentlemen, Shenandoah Cut-Ups, Bluegrass Cardinals, Del McCoury & he Dixie Pals, and several solo albums, showcasing his lyrical and memorable instrumental compositions.

Bluegrass Signal PLAYLISTS

Please visit the Bluegrass Signal website for the the September and October, 2022 playlists -- and all the others!

The Oct. 8th edition of Bluegrass Signal was a memorial tribute to and celebration of the mandolinist, composer, and tenor singer Herschel Sizemore. As noted above, it will be broadcast four times during the week of Oct. 31 - Nov. 5, 2022, on Bluegrass Country.

Pete Hicks passed away on October 9, 2022.

The California Bluegrass Association has invited anyone who want to send a brief recollection of Pete to: editor@californiabluegrass.net.

Some early submissions:

- Yoseff Tucker: I met Pete and Dave Gooding at the same time at the 2006 CBA Spring Campout in Turlock. I knew maybe 3 songs and I had a cheap Martin made out of Formica. We still jammed all night.

- Victor Skidadenko: Pete was the first person I ever met and jammed with at a Bluegrass Festival. He really helped me get acclimated to the whole experience. I am glad to have had him as a good friend for the last seventeen years.

- Mark Hogan: Pete was a mellow guy. Serious about his bluegrass. A teacher. Curious enough about mandolins and fiddles, he decided to build some. I’m going to miss him. I suggest we all make sure we touch base with those people that mean so much to us. Sooner rather than later.

- Dave Berry: Peter was the most enthusiastic supporter of the bluegrass sound that I know. I cherish the times I was lucky to jam with him, from the very first time at Hickstival where I first met him though our mutual and departed friend, Lee Birch, to the Campouts in Lodi. He could be both tough as nails and soft as butter. He spoke his mind, didn’t mince words, yet was always very encouraging. I can’t imagine Good Old Fashioned, Bolado Park, or Hickstival without him.