Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
Another fabulous line-up of musical entertainment is scheduled for May 6-9, 2010! The 12th annual festival will be held on Mother’s Day weekend in the beautiful Cholame Valley. This site features dozens of acres of camping 25 miles northeast of Paso Robles for your relaxation enjoyment.
Headlining the Festival this year is
DON RIGSBY & MIDNIGHT CALL.
Also Appearing will be
? The Rarely Herd
? The Brombies
? Whiskey Chimp
? Dalton Mountain Gang
? Bean Creek
? Kitchen Help
? LeRoy Mack & Bluegrass Gospel Band
? Belle Monroe and her Brewglass Boys
? Black Crown Stringband
? Virtual Strangers
Info on bands, tickets, camping, etc. available at www.parkfieldbluegrass.com or by phoning (805) 725-3060.
Volunteers
Volunteers are needed before, during and after the festival for a variety of tasks (e.g. publicity, stage and electrical set-up, in-processing, hospitality, post-event take-down) – free admission available to volunteers
willing to work three hours per day!
Contact Connie Moxness (cmoxness@aol.com) for more info or to sign up today.
Kids at PARKFIELD!
Kids come to Parkfield Festival free with their paying adults...and Parkfield has plenty to offer smart and lively kiddoes. It's pretty fun to camp and rough it, wake up with the roosters crowing and the cows all around. Parkfield has an Old Yeller dog who loves to play catch with a tennis ball. Gord might organize a pretty big water fight if it gets hot, and Ed makes homemade ice cream each night. Chris and her friends from Lompoc invite all the kids to come over to the Community Center Saturday at noon to make a special present for their moms. This year we hear the present will include a framed photo of each kid artist.
Kids can also get involved with the music in programs made just for them. Kids, be sure to bring your bluegrass instruments to Parkfield! Friday evening is Bluegrass Music Camp Sneak Preview. Gerry and the band Whiskey Chimp will show and tell their bluegrass instruments and voices. And Gerry will tell about singing and instrument classes the kids can attend on Saturday and Sunday. (The kids get to show off what they learned in a stage program on Sunday.) For the younger kids, Anne and Charlie hold a just-before-bed singalong on Saturday night.
Kids and their parents who plan to attend Parkfield can find out about the Bluegrass Camp songs even before the festival. Just visit the festival website (www.parkfieldbluegrass.com), click "Kids Programs" and then click "Gerry Higbie's Tablature site".
Gerry and his helpers are working on tablature for this year's songs (Turkey in the Straw and You Are My Sunshine) now. They should be available for you online to print and practice later this month.
Sponsors and Patrons
BMSCC is always looking for sponsors, who place advertisements in our festival programs and patrons, who make tax deductible contributions to our organization. Do you know an individual, organization or company that might be interested in expanding their exposure? Do you know of a company or individual who might want to make a gift to BMSCC? If so, then why not let them know about our mission and us? You don't have to directly ask them (although it would be nice if you discussed the idea a little with them), simply let me know and I'll make contact. Please contact Craig Kincaid (craig@craigkincaid.com) for further info.
Bluegrass Jams and upcoming events
Local Bluegrass Jams
SLO Down Pub,
1200 E Grand Ave AG
info 805-481-4067
3rd Sunday - open to all, tunes are called.
4th Sunday - Beginners welcome.
Tunes tunes are called.
5:30 to 8:30 pm
Cypress Ridge Community Center
1050 Cypress Ridge Parkway, AG
info Doug 805-441-4221
2nd Saturday - open to all, tunes are called
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Matt’s Music
617 12th St, Paso Robles 805-277-0054 mattsmusicinpaso.com
Every Saturday -open to all - tunes are called
11 am - 1 pm
Southside Coffee Co., 105 So. "H" St. Lompoc info call Bill at (805) 736-8241.
2nd and 4th Wednesday evening jams, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Weekly Events
Stuart Mason & guests at The Gather Wine Bar, 122 E. Branch St., AG (805) 474-4771 most Thursday evenings from 6:30 – 9:30 PM www.stuartmasonmusic.com.
The Dusty Shoes Gospel Band plays bluegrass at the Station Grill, 170 W. Grand Ave. Grover Beach :every Saturday, from 5 – 7 PM,
The Salt Martians bluegrass band is featured from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, during Happy Hour(s) at the Tupelo Junction Cafe, 1218 State St. www.saltmartians.com
Upcoming Events
Appellation Bluegrass Band CD Release Party, SLO Down Pub February 24th 7 pm
The Goleta Old-Time Jamboree presents Honeysuckle Possums and Little Black Train at the Live Oak Unitarian Fellowship Hall (820 No. Fairview, Goleta). Sunday, Feb. 28, Pot-luck luncheon and open jam start at 1:00 PM, concert begins at 2:00 PM. Suggested donation is $10 at the door. BYOB and a dish to share for the pot luck luncheon. Call 805-534-9021 for more information.
Boulder Creek Bluegrass and Old Timey Festival
March 5-7 2010 www.brookdalebluegrass.com
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