Former Sidesaddle Member Beth McNamara Celebration Of Life Set For March 3

Beth McNamara

A Celebration Of Life for musician and lavender grower Beth McNamara will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2018.

She was a bassist and singer for Sidesaddle & Co in the South Bay before moving to Oregon. There she continued to perform with former Sidesaddle & Co guitarist and singer Jerry Ashford as the duo Moonglow. The band last performed in the Bay Area at the NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival in 2016.

The two also ran their business Lord & Lady Lavender.

The celebration with her Bay Area family and friends will be held 3:00-6:30pm at Montevideo Clubhouse, 1585 Monteval Lane in San Jose. The location is south of the Camden Avenue/Coleman Road intersection.

Elizabeth McNamara died suddenly on January 10th at her farm in Camas Valley, Oregon.

Moonglow at Sam's BBQ in the 1990s.