Mountain Air House Concerts of Placerville & Q Note Productions present:
ANNIE GALLUP's writing is unabashedly imaginative and richly sensual. She is a teller of short, elaborate tales -- song-length works of fiction that sparkle with the complexity and polish of poetry; tightly packed lyrical strands that crackle with intelligence and spry wordplay, and pulse with insistent rhythm. Hold Annie's work up to that of many contemporary literary lions: she's the real thing. "She sounds like the musical daughter of Joni Mitchell and Lou Reed, simultaneously confident and vulnerable, a practiced storyteller and poet whose stream-of-consciousness narratives of strange but vivid characters share space with diamond-cut confessional vignettes of off-center and sometimes reckless romances. Her lyrics are complex and often non-linear, but well worth following, her quiet but careful guitar accompaniment a well-matched frame." -- Dirty Linen

Hear Annie live on KVMR FM Nevada City 89.5 , Saturday at 8:30am on the "Backroads" show by Larry Hillberg.

Suggested donation: $17

Reservations, Details & Directions: (530) 622-6900 or (530) 333-1018

http://www.anniegallup.com/

"I See Hawks, a Byrds/Burritos blend of brainy talent" - Bob Gulla, Boston Phoenix Best of 2006
http://www.iseehawks.com/

Guitar legend Dan Crary appears Friday, May 18th, 8pm at the Jack Russell Brewing Co. in Camino, CA.
It is no exaggeration to say Dan has been a driving force in the evolution and popularity of the steel stringed guitar. He is a veteran performer, both as a soloist and in well known ensembles such as Berline, Crary, and Hickman, IBMA instrumental band of the year California , The Buegrass Alliance, Men of Steel, plus many collaborations with other artists. He most recently co-wrote, produced and starred in a major stage production, Primal Twang, soon to be released on DVD. Joining Dan on dobro and pedal steel is multi instrumentatilst Pete Grant, a versatile musician who has played with a veritable who's who of major artists in almost all genres, and on mandolin, Hugh Hoeger, a well known local picker and long time member of the Piney Creek Weasels, Sierra Blue, and other area groups.
http://www.dancrary.com/

Tracy shined in this special solo performance! www.tracygrammer.com

"Grimm is an engaging, perceptive songwriter in the vein of John Prine or even Steve Forbert - highly literate, subtly nuanced and inventive while retaining a traditionalist's love for classic folk and bluegrass." -- The Herald-Times, Bloomington, IN
timgrimm.com/

Legendary Irish Piper Paddy Keenan with Peter Grant

http://www.paddykeenan.com/

Jack Russell Brewing Co. in Camino, California will feature Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands!! You can't measure Laurie Lewis's 30- year career with the usual commercial yardsticks. She has won a Grammy (True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe, 1997) and twice been named Female Vocalist of the Year by the IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association). "Judging by the respect she has among fans and peers in the industry," says IBMA executive director Dan Hays, "Laurie is one of the pre-eminent bluegrass and Americana artists of our time. She spreads her talent over several genres—bluegrass, folk, country—and with the recognition she has within all those fields, I would certainly say she's one of the top five female artists of the last 30 years. And she continues to make great music."