This Month at BASC - Bluegrass Association of Southern California

June 2011
No. 6 Volume 3
This Month at BASC
The Official eNewsletter of the Bluegrass Association of Southern California
The Bluegrass
Association of
Southern California
“One of the greatest improvising
violin players in any style” *
PO Box 10885
Canoga Park CA 91309
(818) 221-4680
Board of
Directors
Harley Tarlitz
Jeffrey Fleck
Bob Cesarone
Ben Weinberg
Nanette Weinberg
Paul Kovich
Editor
Jeff Fleck
Michael Cleveland
Deering Banjos
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
with Loafer’s Glory
Coming to the Ford
September 25, 2011 7:00 PM
Weber
CMH Records
Ford Amphitheatre
2850 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood CA 90068
Advance Discount Tickets
On Sale Now
On Line: www.FordTheatres.org
Phone: (323) 461-3673
And at all BASC events.
Viva Cantina
* Matt Glaser, Berklee College of Music
This Month at BASC
Jams Around Town
BASC Jam in the Park
CTMS Center
Encino Park
16953 Ventura Blvd.
Encino, CA 91316
4th Sunday, 1-5 PM
The Soup Jam
2420 Gundry Ave.
Signal Hill CA 90755
Tuesdays 7:00 PM
The New Westside Jam
Industry&Jazz Cafe
6039 Washington Bl.
Culver City, CA
1st Monday 7:30 PM
The Altadena Jam
Coffee Gallery
2029 N. Lake
Altadena, CA
2nd Sunday 12:30 PM
Orange County Archery
18792 Brookhurst St.
Fountain Valley CA
1st/3rd Thurs, 6 PM
Viva Cantina
900 Riverside Drive
Burbank CA 91506
Mondays 7-10 PM
Zoey’s Cafe
185 E. Santa Clara St.
Ventura CA 93001
2nd & 4th Tuesdays 6-10 PM
Teachers
Bill Knof
5-String Banjo Instructor.
All styles. Over forty
years instructing.
818-891-2533
Bill Purcell
Lessons in Banjo, all
levels, in the Riverside/
Inland Empire area.
951-353-1664
Shelah Spiegel
Fiddle lesson in her home
in Fountain Valley
(Orange County). Also
available to judge fiddle
contests. 714-962-5083
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June 2011
BASC Bluegrass Night Presents
Peter Feldmann & Blaine Sprouse
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 8:00 PM
Viva Cantina * 900 Riverside Drive * Burbank CA 91506
BASC is proud to present a special
Much in demand as sideman and
performance by two of the most
session player, Blaine toured and
influential and highly respected
recorded with a stunning array of
artists in the Southern California
legendary bluegrass and country
bluegrass scene today. Peter
artists, among them, Charlie
Feldmann and Blaine Sprouse
Louvin, Jim and Jesse and the
will be joined on stage by friends
and fellow musicians to
create an unforgettable
evening of bluegrass.
Peter Feldmann is a
singer and multiinstrumentalist with
many years of
performing experience
throughout California
and the West. Peter
has been presenting
bluegrass, folk, string
band, and related
musics since the early
1960's, and is the
founder of the Santa
Barbara
Old Time Fiddler's
Peter Feldmann and Blaine Sprouse
Convention, and the
Virginia Boys, and the Osborne
original Bluebird Cafe in Santa
Barbara. Peter's tribute CD to
Brothers. Blaine has appeared on
Uncle Dave Macon, “Grey Cat On
the Grand Ole Opry numerous
The Tennessee Farm,” was named
times. He joined banjo innovator
to the nation's Top Ten bluegrass
Butch Robins to found The
albums of 2005 by the Chicago
Bluegrass Band, and considers
Tribune. Peter was given a Music
Kenny Baker his chief source of
Legend Award by the Topanga
inspiration.
Banjo/Fiddle Association in 2008.
Our new venue at Viva Cantina
Blaine Sprouse, one of the
offers ample table seating and a
country's finest fiddlers, was a Blue
full menu of Mexican and American
Grass Boy for Bill Monroe for
several months, filling in when a
food, including margaritas and beer
hand injury sidelined Kenny
at reduced prices. Viva Cantina is
Baker. He repeated this role on
easy to find and there is ample
subsequent occasions.
parking at the bowling alley across
Subbing for Eddie Stubbs, Sprouse
the street. Best of all, admission is
later donned a Johnson Mountain
free.
Boys hat for their tour of Moscow.
This Month at BASC
The Gig Watch
Border Radio
June 11, 7:30 PM, $20
Song Tree Concert Series
Live Oak Unitarian
Universalist Cong.
820 N. Fairview
Goleta, CA
The Brombies
Mondays
Viva Cantina
Burbank CA
The Get Down Boys
June 4th, 1:00 PM
Kings Row Pub
Pasadena, CA
June 5th, 10:00 PM
Liquid Kitty
West Los Angeles, CA
June 11th 3:00 PM
Open Borders
Thousand Oaks, CA
June 11th, 10:00 PM
Kilkenny's Irish Pub
Redondo Beach, CA
June 12th 3:00 PM
Peter Strauss Ranch
Agoura Hills, CA
June 13th 9:00 PM
Saint Rocke
Hermosa Beach, CA
June 18th, 2:15 PM
Fathers’ Day Bluegrass
Festival
Grass Valley, CA
June 22nd 9:30 PM
The Basement Tavern
Santa Monica, CA
June 25th, 4:00 PM
Burbank Public Library Buena Vista Branch
Burbank, CA
June 26th, 6:00 PM
Summer Solstice
Santa Monica, CA
Grasslands
June 17-19
Huck Finn Jubilee
Mojave Narrow Regional
Park, Victorville, CA
Lonesome Otis
June 18-19
Fathers’ Day Bluegrass
Festival
Grass Valley, CA
June 25-26
Prescott Bluegrass Festival
Prescott, AZ
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June 2011
The Bluegrass Association of Southern California presents...
The Bluegrass Jam
in the Park
Sunday, June 26th, 2011
1:00 to 5:00 PM
Encino Park
CTMS Center for Folk Music
16953 Ventura Blvd. Encino CA 91316
Click Here for Map
The BASC Bluegrass Jam in the Park meets rain or
shine on the fourth Sunday of every month. Pickers
of all skills and experience are welcome. Got a
question? Call Jeff at 310-390-4391.
This Month at BASC
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Murphy Family Band
June 19th, 3:00 PM
SWBA Stage
Huck Finn Jubilee
Mojave Narrow Regional
Park, Victorville, CA
Murphy’s Flaw
June 18th,·2:00 PM
Simi Valley Historical Society
and Museum Strathearn
Historical Park
137 Strathearn Place, Simi
Valley, CA 93065
Rocky Neck
June 8th, 9:00 PM
Basement Tavern
2640 Main St.
Santa Monic, CA 90405
June 11th, 12:15 PM
Open Borders Music & Art
Festival
125 W Thousand Oaks
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
June 12th, 3:00 PM
Peter Strauss Ranch
3000 Mulholland Hwy
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
June 20th, 9-11 PM
Saint Rocke Country Mondays
142 Pacific Coast Highway
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Wimberley Bluegrass Band
June 4th
Hometown Jamboree
Riley's at Los Rios Rancho
Oak Glen, CA
June 7th 8:00 PM
Round Table Pizza
1161 E. Washington
Escondido, CA
June 11, 2-4 PM
Gospel Jubilee at Lighthouse
Baptist Church
2600 White Ave.
La Verne, CA
June 18, 9:30 AM
Huck Finn Jubilee
SWBA stage
June 25, 1:00 PM
American Cancer
Society Relay For Life Apple
Valley, CA
June 25, 8:00 PM
Out West
Santa Clarita, CA
June 26th, 10:30 AM
Temple Baptist Church
11222 Maple St.
Hesperia, CA 92345
June 28, 8:00 PM
Boll Weevil Restaurant
San Diego, CA
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June 2011
WE ARE BASC.
The Bluegrass Association of Southern California.
Here’s what we do.
The BASC Bluegrass Jam in the Park: On the fourth Sunday of every
month, pickers from far and wide gather at the CTMS Center for Folk
Music in Encino Park for one of Southern California’s premier bluegrass
events, the BASC Bluegrass Jam in the Park. This jam is for pickers of
all skills and experience.
Bluegrass Night at Viva Cantina: On the third Tuesday of every
month, we provide a showcase for Southern California’s best bluegrass
bands (and an occasional traveling band) at this great Burbank
restaurant. Admission is free and Viva Cantina serves up some of the
best American and Mexican food around, and at reasonable prices.
Bluegrass at the Ford: Since 1997, we have brought top national
bluegrass bands to Los Angeles for this annual summer concert. Past
artists have included J.D. Crowe, Laurie Lewis, and IIIrd Tyme Out.
This September we are presenting the most exciting band in Bluegrass
today, Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, along with the great local
band, Loafer’s Glory.
BASC eNewsletter: We keep track of Southern California bluegrass
jams, gigs, and festivals with our unique eNewsletter. The eNewsletter
goes out each month to all our members and friends, via email, Facebook,
and regular mail for members without computer access.
BASC Web Page: Our web page at www.socalbluegrass.org is a valuable
source of information about bluegrass going-ons in Southern California.
It also has an interactive calendar where you can list your own Bluegrass
events. Check it out.
BASC Volunteers:. We help people get involved in the bluegrass scene
and meet a lot of nice folks, as well. Bring your talents, energy, and
dreams, and help us make it happen.
BASC Member Bands: We list all Southern California gigs of our
member bands each month in our eNewsletter. Member bands also get a
chance to show their stuff to an enthusiastic audience at BASC Bluegrass
Night.
Bluegrass Association of Southern California
One-Year Membership
Individual $20.00 Family $25.00 Band $30.00
Name_________________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________
Phone_____________________Email_______________________
Membership Type______ Amount Enclosed $_______
Mail this coupon and your check to:
BASC c/o Ben Weinberg 16799 Schoenborn St. North Hills CA 91343
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A GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY EVENT
FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND • JUNE 17, 18, 19, 2011
CAMP in a meadow • EAT lots of vittles • SHOP a crafts village • RIDE in a hot air balloon • ENJOY 3 days of music
ROY CLARK
Mark Twain Live
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Rodney Dillard & The Dillard Band
The Gibson Brothers
Sierra Hull & Highway 111
New Found Road
Bluegrass Etc.
Julie Wingfield
Grasslands
Scott Gates & Salty Suites
Leroy Troy & The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band
X-Train with Peter McLaughlin & Ross Nickerson
SWBA Bluegrass Kids
Riley’s Mountaineers
Bon Family Cloggers
Line Dancing with KC Douglas
Chapel with Wayne Rice
Sunday Gospel Sing
Music Workshops all 3 Days
The National Bluegrass Playoffs &
Southwest Bluegrass Association present
Deering Banjo Championships
Eagle II Banjo 1st Prize! • Call to enter: 1-951-780-8810
Roy Clark
Follow us!
Deering Bluegrass Jam School
Friday, Saturday & Sunday • FREE
Register at bluegrassjamschool.com
Sound
RV & Tent
Friday Night Barn Dance with Riley’s Mountaineers
Route 66 Car Show • Russell Bros. Circus
California State Arm Wrestling Championships
Camping & Tickets: huckfinn.com • 1-951-780-8810
MOJAVE NARROWS REGIONAL PARK • VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA