San Francisco’s Bluegrass &amp; Old Time Festival Schedule Announced

Bill Evans and Laurie Lewis Headline the Festival

The events of the 14^th annual San Francisco Bluegrass and Old-Time Festival (SFBOT) will honor old-time music from the past, highlight hot new talent from the present and glimpses into the Alt-Bluegrass sounds of the future through performances and dance.

Highlights of this year’s festival includes Bay Area favorites such as master banjoist Bill Evans, Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands, The Bee Eaters, Crooked Jades, David Thom Band with Don Rigsby, The Stairwell Sisters, The Earl Brothers and the Brothers Comatose.

The 10-day festival runs from Feb. 7-17 and comprises more than 25 shows at 18 clubs and live music venues around the Bay Area featuring some of the most talented musicians on the Americana and Roots music scene today.

A new talent appearing at this year's festival is GRAMMY-nominated fiddle virtuoso Casey Driessen (pictured left). Driessen straddles the line between roots, jazz, funk and every in-between with a mad scientist-style of eccentricity accentuated by his signature red shoes and magic violin!

The 14^th annual SFBOT festival will spotlight some new talent in this year's schedule. From Turlock, Red Dog Ash utilizes hard driving tunes, tight harmonies, hot licks and high-lonesome mountain soul to combine the best of original and classic bluegrass while also incorporating elements of folk, country, gospel and blues.The youngest performers are Paige Anderson and the Fearless Kin who are helping to close out the Festival 's final night with a performance at Cafe du Nord. The band members are Paige (18 yrs.), Aimee (16 yrs.) and Ethan (13 yrs.) who respectively play guitar, banjo and fiddle. They bring a fresh approach to the folk/americana/bluegrass scene incorporating strong sibling harmonies with vocal styles resembling music from the Appalachian Mountains and powerful original songs.

Confirmed 2013 Acts

Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands ★ Casey Dreissen ★ Stairwell Sisters ★ The Bee Eaters ★ Brothers Comatose ★ David Thom Band with Don Rigsby ★ The Crooked Jades ★ The Earl Brothers ★ Bill Evans ★ Black Crown Stringband ★ Windy Hill ★ Belle Monroe and Her Brewglass Boys ★ Dustbowl Revival ★ Water Tower ★ JimBo Trout & the Fishpeople ★ Melody Walker & Jacob Groopman ★ Savannah Blu ★ Knuckle Knockers ★ Front Country ★ Snap Jackson & the Knock On Wood Players ★ Misisipi Mike's Southern Comforts ★ Gayle Schmitt & the Toodala Ramblers ★ Emily Bonn and The Vivants ★ SUPERMULE ★ Evie Ladin Band ★ Toshio Hirano ★ Anne and Pete Sibley ★ Scott Nygaard & Sharon Gilchrist ★ Jordan Ruyle ★ Misner & Smith ★ Paige Anderson and the Fearless Kin ★ Triple Chicken Foot ★ Henhouse Prowlers ★ Grandpa Banana's Band ★ Big Jugs ★ The Creak ★ Arann Harris & the Farm Band ★ Sassparilla ★ Whiskey Brothers ★ Poor Man's Poison ★ The Juncos ★ Willy Tea Taylor ★ Hook & Anchor ★ The Drifter Sisters ★ Cascada de Flores ★ The Get Happy String Band ★ Left Coast Country ★ Lonesome Holler String Band ★ Fret Not ★ Keystone Station ★ Barbwyre ★ Red Dog Ash ★ Taco Jam ★ and many others.

SFBOT 2013 SCHEDULE

Sunday, January 13

The Benefit Show
Front Country ★ Possum & Lester ★ The Skinny ★ Nobody from Nashville

7:30 pm at Cafe du Nord

2174 Market Street
San Francisco CA 94114-1319

(415) 861-5016

$10-$20 suggested donation

Thursday, February 07

Casey Dreissen ★ JimBo Trout & the Fishpeople

8:00 pm at Freight & Salvage

2020 Addison Street

Berkeley, CA 94704

(510) 644-2020

$20.50 advance / $22.50 at door

Friday, February 08

Whiskey Brothers ★ The Drifter Sisters

8:00 pm at Armando's

707 Marina Vista Road
Martinez, CA 94553
(707) 228-6985

The Big Ass Hillbilly Show
Henhouse Prowlers ★ Dustbowl Revival ★ Front Country ★ Red Dog Ash

8:00 pm at Great American Music Hall 859 O'Farrell St.

San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 885-0750

$15

Barbwyre ★ Savannah Blu

9:30 pm at Peri's

29 Broadway Boulevard
Fairfax, CA 94930

(415) 459-9910

Saturday, February 09

Gayle Schmitt & the Toodala Ramblers

1:00 pm at Randall Museum

199 Museum Way

San Francisco, CA 94114

(415) 554-9600

$6 kids, $9 adults

Gayle Schmitt & the Toodala Ramblers

3:00 pm at Randall Museum

199 Museum Way

San Francisco, CA 94114

(415) 554-9600

$6 kids, $9 adults

The Bee Eaters ★ Scott Nygaard & Sharon Gilchrist

8:00 pm at Freight & Salvage

2020 Addison Street

Berkeley, CA 94704

(510) 644-2020

$20.50 advance / $22.50 at door

Portland Invasion
Sassparilla ★ Hook & Anchor ★ Left Coast Country

8:00 pm at Cafe du Nord

2174 Market Street
San Francisco CA 94114-1319

(415) 861-5016

$13 advance / $15 at door

An Evening of Dynamic Duos
Anne and Pete Sibley ★ Misner & Smith ★ Melody Walker & Jacob Groopman

8:00 pm at St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church

2097 Turk Street

San Francisco, CA 94115

(415) 454.5238

$12 advance / $15 at door

Sunday, February 10

The Get Happy String Band

4:30 pm at Bird & Beckett Books & Records

653 Chenery Street
San Francisco, CA 94131
(415) 586-3733

Donation

David Thom Band with Don Rigsby

8:00 pm at Freight & Salvage

2020 Addison Street

Berkeley, CA 94704

(510) 644-2020

$20.50 advance / $22.50 at door

Monday, February 11

Taco Jam

8:00 pm at Baja Taqueria

4070 Piedmont Avenue

Oakland, CA 94611

(510) 547-2252

Free

Black Crown Stringband ★ Arann Harris & the Farm Band ★ Toshio Hirano

9:00 pm at Amnesia

853 Valencia Street

San Francisco, CA 94110

(415) 970-0012

$10

Wednesday, February 13

Lonesome Holler String Band

at Iron Springs Pub and Brewery

                                               765 Center Blvd
                                               Fairfax, CA 94930
                                               (415) 485-1005

Thursday, February 14

Windy Hill ★ Knuckle Knockers

at The Lucky Horseshoe

453 Cortland Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94110

(415) 282-3456

Emily Bonn and The Vivants

9:00 pm at The Starry Plough Pub

3101 Shattuck Avenue

Berkeley, CA 94705

(510) 841-2082

$8 advance / $10-15 sliding scale at door

Friday, February 15

Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands ★ Belle Monroe and Her Brewglass Boys ★ Keystone Station

8:00 pm at Sweetwater

19 Corte Madera Avenue

Mill Valley, CA 94941

(415) 388-1100

$17

Old-Time without Borders
Stairwell Sisters ★ Cascada de Flores

8:00 pm at St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church

2097 Turk Street

San Francisco, CA 94115

(415) 454-5238

$16 advance /$18 at door

Grandpa Banana's Band ★ Snap Jackson & the Knock On Wood Players

8:00 pm at Studio 55 Marin

1455-A East Francisco Blvd.

San Rafael, CA 94901

(415) 453-3161

$13 advance / $15 at door

Bluegrass Bonanza
The Earl Brothers ★ The Creak ★ The Juncos

9:00 pm at Plough & Stars

116 Clement Street

San Francisco, CA 94118

(415) 751-1122

$10-$15 sliding scale

Windy Hill ★ The West Coast Ramblers

9:00 pm at The Starry Plough Pub

                                               3101 Shattuck Avenue
                                               Berkeley, CA 94705
                                              (510) 841-2082

Saturday, February 16

Big Square Dance
Jordan Ruyle ★ Triple Chicken Foot ★ Knuckle Knockers

8:00 pm at Swedish American Hall

2174 Market Street
San Francisco CA 94114-1319

(415) 861-5016

$15

Sin & Salvation
Water Tower ★ Misisipi Mike's Southern Comforts ★ Fret Not

8:00 pm at St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church

2097 Turk Street

San Francisco, CA 94115

(415) 454.5238

$14 advance / $16 at door