2008 Performance and Workshop Schedule
May 11: Berkeley,
CA: Bill appears with Kathy
Kallick and Friends for her 19th Annual Mother's Day celebration,
Freight and
Salvage Coffeehouse, 1111 Addison Street, doors open 12:30 p.m.,
show time 1 p.m. Admission is $7.50 kids, $9.50 adults. More info at
510-548-1761.
May 15: Lexington,
MA, Banjo
Extravaganza Concert, National
Heritage Museum, 33 Marrett Road, 02421, doors open at 7 p.m., concert
starts at 7:30 p.m.
May 16-18: Groton,
MA, Banjo
Camp North, a great three day bluegrass and old-time camp in New
England. One of my favorite camps of all time!
May 27 : Berkeley,
CA: Bill returns to co-teach the final spring session with Ran Bush
at the new directed slow jam class at the Fifth
String music store, 3051 Adeline Street, 7:30 to 9 p.m. This class
is designed for players with little to no experience playing with others
in bluegrass and old-time jams. Open to all instruments. For
more information, contact Ran at 510-525-8156 or ranbush@gmail.com.
Look for more info soon on a summer session!
June 6-8: Olivet,
MI: Midwest
Banjo Camp, Olivet College Campus with Bob Carlin, Pat Cloud, Cathy
Fink, Bill Keith and others TBA.
June 9-11: Grass
Valley, CA: The Califorina
Bluegrass Association Music Camp.
June 12: Grass
Valley, CA: Bill performs with other camp teachers on the main stage
at the California
Bluegrass Association's Father's Day Bluegrass Festival. Set time
will be mid- to late afternoon. Nevada County Fairgrounds.
June 13: Grass
Valley, CA: Bill
Evans & Megan Lynch perform at the California
Bluegrass Association's Father's Day Bluegrass Festival on Vern's
Stage at 5:20 p.m. Nevada County Fairgrounds.
June 18-19: Weiser,
ID: Bill teaches two bluegrass banjo workshops and performs with Megan
Lynch at the National
Oldtime Fiddler's Contest and Festival.
June 21: Berkeley,
CA: Jody Stecher and Bill Evans present The
Secret Life of Banjos, Freight
and Salvage Coffeehouse, 1111 Addison Street, doors open 7:30 p.m.,
show time 8 p.m. Info at 510-548-1761.
July 20-25: Levelland,
TX: Camp Bluegrass
with Alan Munde, Steve Smith and many others, South Plains College.
July 27-Aug 1: Cumberland
Furnace, TN: NashCamp
Bluegrass Week at the Drouillard House. A great instructional camp
with Missy Raines, Jim Hurst and other great teachers. Registration
opens on January 2, 2008.
August 16: Reno,
NV area: Rustler's
Moon with Kathy Kallick and Bill Evans, Bower's
Mansion Bluegrass Festival, sponsored by the Northern
Nevada Bluegrass Association. Workshops and sets to be scheduled.
August 17-22: Sorrento,
British Columbia, Canada: British
Columbia Bluegrass Workshop with Megan Lynch, Scott Nygaard and
others.
August 23: Sorrento,
British Columbia, Canada: Sorrento
Bluegrass Festival.
August 29-30: Cascade/Round
Valley, ID:
Idaho Sawtooth Bluegrass Association Annual Fall Festival, Kling
Ranch. "Picking It Solid" banjo workshop on Friday, "Backup
Essentials" workshop on Saturday. $50 for each session. Contact
Will Williams at 208-839-2668 or email to will@williamscustombanjos.com
to register.
September 5-7: Fort
Flagler, WA: American
Banjo Camp, on Puget Sound near Port Townsend. A three day camp
featuring Alan Munde, Bill Keith, Janet Davis, Pete Wernick and many
others.
September 12-13: Flagstaff,
AZ: Pickin'
In The Pines Bluegrass Festival, Pine Mountain Amphitheater, Coconino
County Fairgrounds, performing as a special guest with Steve
Smith and Hard Road.
September 14: Silver
City, NM: Silver City Folk Festival, performing as a special guest with
Steve Smith and
Hard Road. Details TBA.
September 16: Chico,
CA: Bill
Evans and Megan Lynch open for IIIrd
Tyme Out at the Sierra
Nevada Brewery's Big Room, 1075 East 20th Street, doors open at
6 p.m. show begins at 7:30 p.m.
October 4-5: San
Francisco, CA: Bill Evans String Summit (Bill, Megan
Lynch, Scott
Nygaard, Steve
Smith, Bill Amatneek and others), Hardly
Strictly Bluegrass, Golden Gate Park. Set time TBA.
October 17-19: Cumberland
Furnace, TN: NashCamp
Sonny Osborne Banjo Retreat, location TBA. Staff includes Alan Munde,
Ned Luberecki, Kristin Scott Benson, Frank Neat, Sonny Osborne and Bill
Evans with special guests TBA. Join us for our 8th year! Registration
opens on January 2, 2008.
November 7: Springfield,
IL: Bill teaches an all day banjo workshop as part of the Greater
Downstate Indoor Bluegrass Festival, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Capital
View Room, 12th floor, 3000 South Dirkson Parkway, 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
$120 for 5 1/2 hours of instruction includes food voucher! Designed
for banjo players with one or more years of playing experience, this
session will cover Scruggs, melodic and single-string styles, back-up,
instrument set up and much more! Contact Terry Lease at 217-243-3159
or email to tjlease@fgi.net to reigster. For questions about workshop
content, contact Bill directly at bevans@nativeandfine.com
November 8: Lawrence,
KS: Bill
Evans and Megan Lynch teach workshops and present an evening concert.
More info soon!
November 9: St.
Louis, MO: Bill
Evans and Megan Lynch teach workshops and present an afternoon concert
at Music Folk,
8015 Big Bend. Phone 314-961-2838 or 800-892-2970. More info soon!