BMSCC promotes and preserves bluegrass, oldtime, traditional and gospel music for central Coast enthusiasts by organizing and conducting programs, producing events and networking with kindred individuals and organizations.
contact us at:
E-Mail: bmscc12@gmail.com
VoiceMail: 805-725-3060
website: www.bmscc.org
SnailMail: BMSCC. PO BOX 332, Grover Beach CA 93483
Parkfield Bluegrass Festival
presents the first annual Mother's Day Stationery Artwork Contest!!!
Grab your pencil and paper (or your mouse, for you computer folks)
and start working on a design!
The background story: Every year we are honored to have so many "moms" join us at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival on Mothers day. Our gift to them is a beautiful set of cards and envelopes representing our love for Bluegrass and of course, Mom. Past stationery has featured the gorgeous artwork of
Diane Harrison and George Asdel.
The contest challenge: Be the featured artist for our 2012 Mother's Day Stationery! Create a beautiful design representing music, mom or anything else that reminds you of fun and bluegrass! The design should fit on a quarter sheet of paper (4 1/2" x 5 1/2"), vertically or horizontally. Black and white, please. Mail entries to:Becky Collins P.O. Box 2181 Mariposa, Ca 95338 by January 15th, 2012. The winner will provide a final version of the design in an electronic format that can easily be printed.
Each design will become the property of Bluegrass Music Society of the Central Coast, and BMSCC will give the artist credit for the design.
Now for the prize..... One adult admission to all four days of the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival May 10-13,2012!!!!!* That's all there is to it! Now start drawing!! Questions? froggie@sti.net
*(does not include camping or electrical service)
And, speaking of the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival 2012, you won't want to miss it! We're assembling a smashing band line-up: Loafer's Glory, California Pearly Blue, Virtual Strangers, The Alkali Flats, Red Dog Ash, Little Black Train, LeRoy McNees and others to be named will join The Special Consensus on May 10-13, 2012 in the beautiful Parkfield boondocks.
Tickets for this event will go on sale January 1, 2012. YOU may be the first to try out BMSCC's new ticketing system. We have signed up with Brown Paper Tickets, a fair trade company, to pro
cess orders. You'll be able to complete your order online by clicking on a link we'll place on the Parkfield website,
www.parkfieldbluegrass.com.
Brown Paper Tickets also has telephone operators -(800) 838-3006- available 24/7 to answer your ticketing questions. We hope you'll find the system friendly and easy to use.
Wendy sez "Send very good thoughts and wishes out to our faithful Linda Marton, who is ill and needs a prompt recovery."
Pictures from the 2011 Festival have been posted at Parkfieldbluegrass.com
Saturday December 31, 2011
Yo Pitzy Jug Band
Red Barn Community Music Series, New Years Party
Red Barn at South Bay Community Park, 2180 Palisades Ave, Los Osos
Cost: $10 at the door Phone: 805-528-4530
The Red Barn Community Music Series in cooperation with KCBX Public Radio and the Live Oak Music Festival will present the acoustic American roots music of Yo Pitzy Jug Band at a special New Years Party on Saturday December 31 at the Red Barn at South Bay Community Park in Los Osos.
With a foundation of two brothers and a son, Yo Pitzy Jug Band farms family tradition by playing traditional string band music. Songs about family, adventure and freight trains run through the band's repertoire with the emphasis on simple, early string band tunes played on guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, bass fiddle, harmonica, jugs, washboard, kazoo, and anything else they can get their hands on. Yo Pitzy combines traditional songs with original pieces in an authentic jug band sound. Band members Dan, Jonas and Seth Richardson form the core of the band, along with Gary Arcemont who adds his amazing Cajun-style fiddle.
The Red Barn Community Music Series is a monthly concert series showcasing local, regional, and national musicians performing old time, bluegrass, swing, Celtic, blues, and other forms of acoustic roots music. The Red Barn is located at 2180 Palisades Ave in Los Osos. The pot luck supper and pot luck band starts at 5:00 PM., and the show begins at 6:00 PM. No tickets are required but suggested donation is $10 at the door. All proceeds from the show go directly toward expenses and the artists. BYOB and a dish to share for the pot luck supper. This show is made possible through the generous support of KCBX Public Radio and Live Oak Music Festival.
Press contact: stu@helmintoller.com
The Great 48 Jam
January 6th-8th, 2012
Doubletree Hotel, Bakersfield, CA
BMSCC will host a Hospitality Suite so be sure to drop by and pick a spell!!!
On Thursday, January 5th, 2012, the Oildale Kiwanis & the California Bluegrass Association presents
the "Great 48" Showcase Showdown, Featuring: Grasslands, Dark Hollow, The Get Down Boys & Rockyneck Bluegrass in competition. This event is a fundraiser benefiting the Lymphoma / Leukemia Society. Social hour starts at 7 pm and the Showdown starts at 8pm. Tickets are $20 and are available by calling the Arts council of Kern 661-324-8000 or Goin' Postal 661-587-5822. (Rooms are available at the CBA rate for Thursday Night)
Local Bluegrass Jams
Third Tuesday jam at Oak Creek Commons . Runs from 6 pm to 8:30 ish. Oak Creek Commons is at 635 Nicklaus Drive, Paso Robles. We meet in the common room in the common building at the center of the complex. Bring an instrument and join in!
2nd Saturday Matt's Music: 211 South Main St in Templeton. 11 am to 1 pm, out under the tree in front of the store. Bring your acoustic Instruments of choice and be ready to have a good time!
4th Sunday The Pour House,1331 Vendels Circle, Paso Robles
We're bringing back the old "hootenanny" format from the 1960s: Jam for an hour or so and pick some friends to perform with. Toss your name in the hat and you'll be invited on stage to perform three numbers (sort of a band scramble) for the audience. You can perform solo or with friends - your choice. (And, you can jam outside while folks are performing if you want to or are practicing before you performance.) Begin Jamming at 3:00. Band scramble performances begin at 5:00.
Probably end around 8:30 or 9:00
Arroyo Grande:
2nd Saturday 1 - 4 pm at Lightning Joe's Guitar Heaven in the village. Bluegrass, old time, old grass, originals, country, newgrass. We will explore tunes with an emphasis on on working them up to speed, understanding the forms and allowing the players to find a place to shine. Plenty of stools but bring music stands. go up the stairs to the left of Lightning Joe's guitar Heaven.
3rd Sunday evening jams, 5:30-8:30 pm at SLO Down Pub, 1200 E. Grand Ave. (at Brisco). Note that pickers and singers of all levels are welcome, as are grinners! Stop by early and have dinner at Ellie's Cafe. For more information, call 473-0102.
4th Sunday evening jams, 5:30-8:30 pm, also at SLO Down Pub. Come early for dinner at Ellie's. All bluegrass fans are welcome, pickers and grinners alike. Note that these jams are geared to beginners. Books, music stands and handouts are all OK.
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