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| • Central Coast Bluegrass Music Calendar, updated 5/2/09 |
| If BMSCC sends you something in early May, you can probably guess:
Yes, its a quick reminder about the annual Mothers Day Weekend
Bluegrass Festival in Parkfield. But this time, a bonus: Tonight in Los Osos you can preview Parkfields fabulous line-up by seeing the incomparable WHISKEY CHIMP septet at the Red Barn, in South Bay Community Park. Thats 7:00 PM, at 2180 Palisades Ave., with optional potluck dinner starting at 6:00 PM. Cost is a mere pittance, $10 donation requested at the door. Featuring tight four-part harmonies and blazing instrumental prowess, The Chimp, as they are affectionately known by their fans, always leave their audiences clamoring for more. Within the scope of an evening concert, Whiskey Chimp is bound to take its audience on a genre-bending rollercoaster of musical emotions. [Quoting liberally -- and truthfully! -- from WCs press release.] Further bonus: Tomorrow, May 3, is first-Sunday-of-the-month bluegrass day again at the Santa Maria Brewing Company, in Nipomo. Our long-time favorites and opening band for Parkfield, the WILD RIVER RAMBLERS, will perform from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. Its very important to support this venue with your attendance -- and consumption of Brewmaster Dan Hilkers delectable microbrews! because WRRs gig can continue only if attendance remains robust. So do you part, enjoy a SMB beer or two, and get a preview of next weeks Parkfield Festival talent tomorrow at 2:00 PM. And, now, breaking Parkfield news: PARKFIELD FLASHES Today is last chance to purchase Parkfield Bluegrass Festival tickets on-line. As of midnight tonight, tickets can be bought only at the gate. Grounds will open for camping tomorrow (Sun.) noon pre-festival camping is $12 per night. Electrical hook-ups will be available as of Thursday noon, but are allotted by reservation only. Looks like everyone on the waiting list to this point will get a hook-up, but we cant say for sure until Monday. Some water hook-ups are available, on a first-come, first-served basis however, Parkfield has neither sewage hook-ups nor dump station. The renown Parkfield Caf -- newly remodeled, expanded, and renamed The Grill at V6 Ranch Resort -- will be open every day this week for lunch and dinner, and will offer breakfast on Fri/Sat/Sun. More good news: on Fri. & Sat. nights both rooms of the grill will accommodate jamming from 9PM to midnight, with beverages and snacks menu available. As usual, latest information about the Parkfield festival can be obtained by calling (805) 725-3060, or by e-mailing bluegrassmscc@aol.com. MORE PARKFIELD INFO (REPRISE) In case you havent already made plans to attend BMSCCs own 11th annual Parkfield Bluegrass Festival, note that it runs from Thurs. May 7 thru Sun. May 10. This years line-up is nothing short of remarkable. Youll want to hear every one of these stellar groups: Special Consensus, John Reischman & the Jaybirds, Sawmill Road, Kathy Kallick Band, Chris Stuart & Backcountry, LeRoy Mack & Bluegrass Gospel Band, Sidesaddle, Whiskey Chimp, Bean Creek, Kitchen Help, Dalton Mt. Gang, Wild River Ramblers, and Better Late Than Never. Parkfield Festival features FREE fun for kids: Kids can learn to play or sing together at Gerry Higbie's Kids' Bluegrass Camp. Bring your own bass, banjo, fiddle, guitar or mandolin; or play a pizza box (provided). Camp is held for two hours on Friday (bluegrass movie and kids' concert day).two hours on Saturday.and one hour on Sunday, culminating with a kids' stage show. Friday night will also feature the debut of Kids quiet-down sing-along. Besides camp activities on Saturday, kids can make a gift for Mom and attend a second quiet-down bedtime sing-along. Parents permission required, and parental presence and support appreciated at all kids' activities. Details at www.parkfieldbluegrass.com -- click on "kids programs". As if you needed another reason to head to Parkfield this year, consider our top-flight workshops. Other festivals have workshops, true, but Parkfield takes them to a whole new level. You can enjoy performer-led workshops for all major bluegrass instruments and much more: Playing by Ear, Build a Mandolin, "No Rules," Banjo backup, Slow Jam, and....we've negotiated for Clogging, too. All workshops are included in the price of your festival admission, and no workshop will be conducted during a stage performance. • For a summary of upcoming bluegrass events click on Central Coast Bluegrass Music Calendar, below. |
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