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Bluegrass Festival This Week at the Lassen County Fairgrounds

Tuesday, June 17th, 2014

This week the Lassen County Fairgrounds will play host to some of the best music in the world, as more than a dozen of the hottest acts in bluegrass take to the stage for the 5th Annual Susanville Bluegrass Festival.

This festival has quickly become one of the favorite California bluegrass destinations for pickers and grinners north of Sacramento, attracting top-notch bands and performers who run the musical gamut between traditional and modern interpretations of the bluegrass style.

Performances include; Kati Penn and Newtown, Bluegrass Etc, North Country Bluegrass, The Roustabouts, Kathy Boyd and Phoenix Rising, Clif Compton, Mountaintop and more.

Last year’s festival saw the introduction of the Susanville Bluegrass Music Camp which, according to event organizers, was a huge success and will be offered again for all who are interested. All the bluegrass instruments will be covered.

This year’s featured instructional band will be Kati Penn and Newtown. There will be other instructors as well. Classes to be offered will be banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass, fiddle, dobro and vocals.

The music camp portion of the festival will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, and the stage shows will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Food and craft vendors will be onsite.

Quilting

The Susanville Bluegrass Festival is also a mecca for quilters from all over the state. Quilters get to spend the day in an air-conditioned workroom, with the stage music piped in!

Quilters are invited to set up and work on projects all week at no extra charge. You will be able to set up your sewing machine and leave it there and work on it when you want until it’s time to pick things up on Sunday. Tables and chairs are provided, and there are plenty of outlets in the nearly 3000 sq. ft. room.

Concert Schedule:

Friday

12 to 1 Kati Penn and Newtown
1 to 2 The Roustabouts
2 to 3 North Country Bluegrass Band
3 to 4 Music Camp
4 to 5 The Gaberdine Sisters
6 to 7 Kathy Boyd and Phoenix Rising
7 to 8 North Country Bluegrass Band
8 to 9 Kati Penn and Newtown

Saturday

12 to 1 Kathy Boyd And Phoenix Rising
1 to 2 North Country Bluegrass Band
2 to 3 Mountain Girls
3 to 4 Cliff Compton and Mountaintop
4 to 5 The Roustabouts
6 to 7 Snap Jackson & the Knock On Wood Players
7 to 8 Kati Penn And Newtown
8 to 9 BG Etc

Sunday

10 to 11 The Gaberdine Sisters
11 to 12 Snap Jackson & the Knock On Wood Players
12 to 1 BG Etc
1 to 2 Cliff Compton and Mountaintop
2 to 3 Mountain Girls
3 to 4 BG Etc

For ticket prices click here.

For more information about the big Susanville Bluegrass Festival you can visit the official website or call the Lassen County Fair office at 530.251.8900.