Willow California fiddler, Mikki Feeney is no stranger to the Northern California camp and jam scene. I first came across Mikki wandering the grounds of the California Bluegrass Association Spring Campout at the Lodi Grape Festival Fairgrounds. This year the
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More from Wintergrass 2024
Laurie Lewis at Wintergrass 2024 - photo © Dave Berry Here is another gallery of Dave Berry's photos from last weekend's Wintergrass festival in Bellevue, WA.
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Wintergrass 2024 – Whispers of the North
Tony Trischka's EarlJam at the 2024 Wintergrass festival - photo © Dave Berry The folks at Wintergrass have, no surprise, done it again. Bringing together friends, new and old from far and wide to celebrate all variations of the music referred to as
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AJ Lee & Blue Summit homecoming at the Independent in San Francisco
It's been said that you can't go home again, but judging by the enthusiastic, jam-packed crowd at the Independent in San Francisco on Saturday, February 11, AJ Lee & Blue Summit have busted that theory. Winter shows are nothing new for Northern California bands
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California Report: San Diego mandolinist B.K. (Nick) Nicholson
Nick Nicholson and Desperado Bluegrass B.K. (Nick) Nicholson is a San Diego based singer-songwriter who plays mandolin in two Southern California bands, High Mountain Road(HMR), and his band, Desperado Bluegrass. He is a multi-instrumentalist who not only enjoys band work, but
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California Report: Paul Shelasky on his new release, Fiddle Tunes from California, and more
This is a follow up to the previous interview where Paul further discusses his new release Fiddle Tunes from California, available on Bandcamp, plus his influences, composition, twin fiddles, and his tune, Cazadero, which was recorded by many including John
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Photos from Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2023
Sierra Hull at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2023 - photo © Dave Berry Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is a free, three-day festival held each year at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA. It was held this year over the September 29-October 1
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California Report: Composer, master fiddler and multi-instrumentalist Paul Shelasky
Lifetime California musician Paul Shelasky has literally done it all, and trying to stuff all of his championships, bands, travels, etc into a short bio is like trying to squelch his infamous stage humor, so I won't even try. I
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California Report: Fiddler Miles Quale of Crying Uncle
Miles Quale, backed by an extremely nurturing family and California bluegrass community, continues to amaze those who have followed his short career, while joining his mandolin-playing brother Teo in the Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band and the acoustic groove band Jubilee. The
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California Report: Darby Brandli, Matriarch of California Bluegrass
When someone in the California Bluegrass Association(CBA) says Darby, we all know who they are talking about as she is part of a select group like Carl or Lauri who have instant first-name recognition. As former CBA President, Darby Brandli