The Great Ralph Stanley at Bluegrass Fest
James Sullivan
Thursday, February 8, 2001
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Is bluegrass the new swing? And if so, do
bluegrass fans want to hear about it?
It's a sticky business, this cyclical revival
thing -- glomming on to an age-old
tradition, then shoving it aside for the next
hot ticket. Still, Dolly Parton, Steve Earle
and the Coen brothers are doing it. There's
no denying that there's been a resurgence
of interest in old-time music.
And we're in the midst of a great showcase
for it. The second annual, 10- day-long
San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time
Festival settles into its back half tonight and
tomorrow with Ralph Stanley at the Freight
& Salvage.
After a Saturday night at the Noe Valley
Ministry featuring NoCal bluegrass with a
woman's touch, this lovingly tended
festival concludes Sunday at the
Sweetwater with the Laurel Canyon
Ramblers featuring that dirty Dawg, David
Grisman.
San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time
Festival: Ralph Stanley and the Clinch
Mountain Boys, 8 p.m. tonight and
tomorrow at the Freight & Salvage, 1111
Addison, Berkeley. Tickets: $19.50. Kathy
Kallick Band, Any Old Time String band,
Dark Hollow, 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the
Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez,
San Francisco. Tickets: $16. Laurel
Canyon Ramblers with David Grisman,
7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Sweetwater
Saloon, 153 Throckmorton Ave., Mill
Valley. Tickets: $20. Call (888) 649-8101
or go to www.sf bluegrass.org. |
