2019 FEATURED LINEUP…
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Special Consensus is a superb bluegrass outfit in a classic vein but with more than enough modern sensibilities to attract every ear in this now pleasantly fractionating genre. The vocals are spotless, the playing as shiny as a newly minted penny, and music like this is the reason people come to love bluegrass… Special Consensus approaches this hallowed American musical form with boundless energy and an aesthetic reverence that tickles the ribs, tugs at the heart, and puts a restless two-step in boots and bare feet…
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Pushing the boundaries of American acoustic music for over four decades, The Cache Valley Drifter’s sound is a blend of a wide range of musical styles and influences with a focus on song arrangements and rich vocal harmonies. While their music sits on a solid foundation of bluegrass and folk, they create a collective alchemy of musical interests. Each member of the trio is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist.
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The Slocan Ramblers are Canada’s bluegrass band to watch. Rooted in tradition, fearlessly creative and possessing a bold, dynamic sound, The Slocans have become a leading light of today’s acoustic music scene. With a reputation for energetic live shows, impeccable musicianship and an uncanny ability to convert anyone within earshot into a lifelong fan, The Slocans have been winning over audiences from Merlefest to RockyGrass and everywhere in between.
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Rebekah Long is a fresh face in the bluegrass world. Simply put, her voice is as pure as her musical heart. She makes music that’s unique, quirky (in a great way), and authentic. When Long writes songs about life in the countryside in her native Georgia, as on the rollicking “Georgia Bound,” she’s lived it. When she sings about “Fishin’ On The Cumberland,” she’s really out there on her boat on the Cumberland River near her Nashville home throwing lures and setting trotlines.
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Phil Salazar and the Kin Folk (PSKFBand) is a group of friends that have been recording and performing together for 33 years! We mix traditional music with rock, blues, country, jazz, Irish, pop, and bluegrass, just to name a few.
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WE ARE ALSO PROUD TO PRESENT THESE ADDITIONAL AMAZING ACTS…
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Snap Jackson and the Knock on Wood Players
Snap Jackson & the Knock on Wood Players is an award winning acoustic quartet hailing from Stockton, California. These four gentlemen effortlessly blend Americana, bluegrass, soul, and old time music to create a unique, fresh, and energetic sound. It is obvious from the moment this group takes the stage that they are ready to have a good time!
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Blue Summit
Blue Summit combines accomplished instrumental work with powerful vocals and a loose interpretation to traditional bluegrass music. Taking in elements from western swing, soul, folk, jazz, old time, and rock, this band puts their heart into their projects, and through many hours of work, has been recognized as NCBS (Northern California Bluegrass Society) Band of the Year.
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The Littlest Birds
The Littlest Birds band consists of Michael Kirkpatrick (vocals, mandolin & guitar), Roger Sideman (upright bass) and Robert Hansen (Fiddle), as well as other guest musicians and a roving flock of music friends.
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One Button Suit
One Button Suit is an exciting, Sacramento-based string band with a repertoire of originals and bluegrass familiars hinting at unconventionality.
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Mission Blue
Mission Blue is a project consisting of Dana Frankel on fiddle, and her dad, Avram Frankel on guitar along with a rotating cast of special guests.
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Have More Fun Stringband
The Have More Fun Stringband plays hard driving dance tunes, crooked gems, and sings gospel and country songs with force.
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Amber Cross
Amber’s melodies are more than complimented by thoughtful, interesting and honest lyrics, along with fine, understated musicianship that proves the old adage that “less is more”. The result is a set of superbly crafted, well-rounded, addictive songs that stay with you long after the last notes have ended, and make you hungry for more.
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North Country Blue
North Country Blue emerged in the fall of 2017, when four of the best young bluegrass musicians in California – now 13 or 14 years old –decided to join forces and see what they could do. All four girls are stalwarts as performers in the California Bluegrass Association’s “Kids on Bluegrass” program and as teachers in the Youth Academy
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SLO County Stumblers
The SLO County Stumblers play red hot old time fiddle tunes along the Central Coast of California. Band members are Casy Meikle: fiddle, Daniel Bohlman: banjo, Stuart Mason: guitar, and Jerry James: bass fiddle.
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Robin Fischer
Robin Fischer is square dance caller, musician, and in-demand fiddle teacher based in Berkeley, CA. She loves calling for both new and experienced dancers.
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Gerry Higbies "Kids on Stage"
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