Redwood Bluegrass Associates will present A.J. Lee and the Tuttle Family in concert at the First Presbyterian Church of Mountain View on Saturday evening, January 23, 2010. The program is sponsored by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Here is a YouTube video of the band performing “If That Don’t  Make You Want To Go,” (with A.J. singing lead) at a past RBA show. Tickets: $18/advance, $20/day of show.

A packed house greeted the return of the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band to the Redwood Bluegrass Associates concert series in Mountain View on Saturday night. They were rewarded with a fine performance of traditional bluegrass music and some fun Rowan classics. The band featured Rowan on guitar, Keith Little on banjo,  Jody Stecher on mandolin, and Paul Knight on bass. One of the evening’s many highlights was a quiet, but powerful rendition of Rowan’s “Land Of The Navajo.” Next: The Tuttles With A.J. Lee on January 23, 2010.

The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band will perform at an NCBS-sponsored Redwood Bluegrass Associates concert at 8:00pm on Saturday evening, December 5, 2009 at the First Presbyterian Church of Mountain View. Band personnel:

Peter Rowan - guitar

Jody Stecher - mandolin

Keith Little - banjo

Paul Knight - bass

Bay Area Bluegrass Master Peter Rowan will perform in an NCBS-sponsored Redwood Bluegrass Associates concert in Mountain View on Saturday evening, December 5, 2009. Rowan has performed as a member of many legendary bluegrass units, including Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys, Old & In The Way, The Free Mexican Air Force, The Rowan Brothers, and with many others.  Next month, he will appear with the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band. Here he sings “Wild Horses” with the Old And In The Way Reunion at Merlefest in 2002.

John Reischman and the Jaybirds is known for tasty instrumental bluegrass and for the dry humor of its bandleader, as well as the band’s soaring harmony vocals. The Jaybird’s  Redwood Bluegrass Associates concert in Mountain View last evening featured all three elements, but with extended onstage forays into spoken humor and instrumental tunes. The program concluded with a live performance of Reischman’s 1999 instrumental album “Up In The Woods” preceded by a suggestion by guitarist Jim Nunally that concert goers who wanted to get home early could just buy the album at the band’s record table and listen to it at home, rather than staying for the remainder of the concert. This unusual performance format was well-received by the packed house of devoted fans. Next for the NCBS-sponsored series: The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band on December 5th.