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NW Folklife will be 5/25/2012 - 5/28/2012 at Seattle Center in Seattle, WA (Memorial Day weekend) with thousands of performers including 25+ bluegrass bands. For more info: www.nwfolklife.orgThis year the Bluegrass Showcase Concert at NW Folklife will be 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm at the Mural Amphitheater stage (the largest outdoor stage at NW Folklife). In performance order, the bands are: Down the Road, Dysfunction Junction, The Howdy Boys, and Runaway Train. The 2012 Newport Music Festival Announces Its September Festival Lineup. Click Here to download the PDF Flyer It's official! The Gibson Brothers Band will be performing at the Five Suns Bluegrass Festival in Moses Lake, WA. Finally, after many personal emails from me and a phone call to parks and rec. in Moses Lake, the website (www.fivesunsbluegrass.com/) has been updated with the 2012 line-up and info. Sure enough, all the links from TGBB and the 2012 festival are agreeing. And, as if there isn't enough GOOD stuff happening THAT same weekend, all over the place, looks like there is even room to show this on the July calendar page! I think Bluegrass is alive and well this summer! Let's all be sure to get to a festival that weekend, so all these great events are well supported. If you go to Moses Lake, don't forget, it is REALLY HOT! There is a municipal water park within that same otherwise free venue for splashing and cooling off, adm. @ $10. each. If you still do that kind of thing, splash in public! If you want lodging, be sure to book early! There is a huge baseball tourney that same weekend every year in Moses Lake. I know where we will be, but can I find my swimsuit? Sally B. Clatskanie Festival Announcement:The Clatskanie Festival is on, and scheduled for Aug 3,4,5th, 2012. The Clatskanie Festival has a new director to continue the annual festival. Anyone wants more info, contact Mac Wilcox at macwlx@clatskanie.com. The festival was started many years ago by the late Bill Bogan, and has become one of the Northwests best festivals. Visit the website: www.clatskaniebluegrassfestival.wordpress.com/Festival Season Approaches!By Sally BurtscherApril 2012 Hey there, online bluegrass fans……have you looked at the calendar page here? Holy cow! There's a lot happening this coming festival season! Every year I wonder how the festivals will fair as each season approaches, especially now, with sky high gas prices added to ticket prices. Yikes! Bookmark this page and return often to see the latest news! |
Jam News:* Gig Harbor, WA
The Bluegrass Jam has been discontinued. Rainier Picker’s Festival says goodbye. All you loyal Rainier picker’s festival folks, I just heard from Charlotte Runyan, and looks like it is official. This year will be the last year for that great little festival. We all knew it might come, one year soon. Charlotte says, ‘This will be it.’ No one from the local community has stepped up to a commitment to take over organizing it for 2013. Many of you have been to this FUN little festival and supported it over the years. This year make sure you attend, to THANK Art and Charlotte for 20 years of great fun, friendship and MUSIC! I am sure they will appreciate your salutations and gratitude! Get on out to Rainier on August 24-26 and ‘pick a little’ for Art & Char! Sally B. The Centralia Jam at Fords Prairie Grange has closed until October 2012. Note: Contact Frances Cramer. 360-736-1595 New monthly jam started in Port Gamble,WA held in the Historic Port Gamble Theater. Starts Sunday, March 25th beginning at 2pm until 4pm Open to the public. Please call Melanie 360-509-3305 for more information and find us on facebook for current updates. https://www.facebook.com/BluegrassJam The North Bend Jam has been closed.Just a reminder to everyone about our upcoming bluegrass jam this Sunday, March 18th (come snow or high-water!) at the Swauk Teanaway Grange 2:00-4:00 or so. See you then, Jacky and Gary Hood River, OR The jam at Elliots Glacier Pub in Hood River has been cancelled. The pub has closed. George, WAGeorge, WA - First Friday Jam 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm This event repeats every month on the first Friday until Friday August 3, 2012. Location: George Community Hall, 403 W. Montmorency in George, WA 98824 We jam on the first Friday of each month at 7 p.m., so we call it (oddly enough) the First Friday Jam. We just tell everybody that anyone with an instrument can come and play, anyone with ears can come and listen. We also have a monthly concert series that is called the George Washington CoffeeHouse. We are going year-around in 2012. More info on our website, www.georgecoffeehouse.com INFO: Debby Kooy, georgecomhall@yahoo.com Olympia, WAThe Acoustic music jam session is in Olympia at Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art, downtown at 300 5th Ave, SW and takes place every third Sunday from 2:00 to 4:30. Contact jameswmiernyk@comcast.net, Jim Miernyk 360/943-4406. Visit www.traditionsfairtrade.com Orting Jam starting up... I am starting the jam at: Orting Old soldiers home on the fourth Saturday for Oct, Nov, Jan, Mar, April, and May. Time will be 12:30 pm until 5:30 pm if folks want to stay that long. Contact Bill Addison at: 253 617 3753. Puyallup Area Second Saturday Jam. The second Saturday jam will take place at Summit United Methodist Church located at 5316 104th St E Tacoma WA 98446. There is NO jam in December. The next jams will be January 14th, February 11th, March 10th, and April 14th. It's on the corner of 104th and Canyon Rd. 1-5pm. Contact Neil Massey 253-686-5912 for more info. New Jam: Cle Elum, WA Where: Swauk-Teanaway Grange, 1361 Ballard Hill Rd., Cle Elum, WA When: 3rd Sunday of the month, (September -May) 2-4 pm. Directions: From SR 970, turn north onto Teanaway Road near Milepost 7. Turn east (right) onto Ballard Hill Road. Turn left at the Grange Hall driveway (sign at entrance). Contact: Gary 509-312-9185 "Open to the public." Traditional American Bluegrass music played with acoustic instruments. This jam is open to all ages and abilities. New Jam: Gig Harbor, WA Bluegrass Jam : When: 1st Saturday of every month, October through May 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Where: Gig Harbor Library, Meeting Room 1 Contact: Fred Strickland at (253) 606-4868 or email at freds@nwlink.com All levels welcome. New Stories on Sally B's Article Page:
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