A founding father of the New Grass revolution, Sam Bush caught the light of inspiration from Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys, and he caught a fire from Bob Marley and the Wailers. He’s one of music’s ultimate inside outsiders. Or is it outside insider? There is only one Sam Bush.
Sam is closing Friday eveningat the festival — and to say the least, we are very excited to see him back on the music meadow. We’re almost there — see you at Strawberry!! Read and listen: https://strawberrymusic.com/performers/sam-bush/ Adult tickets are now closed — child or teen tickets available at the gate.
This band is about as organic to Strawberry as you can get. Rumor has it that the band was even born at their camp! You’ve heard them at the Breakfast Club, and on Hog Ranch Radio (including our remote broadcast last year), and the lead singer is a member of our Brush Crew.
In order to facilitate our migration to the festival office, all adult camping and 1-day ticket sales will cease at 11:59pm on Friday, May 20th. This year’s reduced capacity will give attendees more space to enjoy the festival and have really nice camping. For a limited time, you can order tickets online until 11:59pm or by calling the office from 10:00am – 4:00pm at (209) 984-8630 on Friday, May 20th.
The Strawberry office will close on Friday, May 20th at 4:00 pm. Phone messages will be forwarded to our festival office and messages will be checked every hour starting on Monday, May 23rd and continuing throughout the festival. In the event of an emergency, you can call the Command Post 24 hours daily at (530) 362-7766 starting at 10:00 am on Wednesday, May 25th.
If you haven’t already done so, please read Strawberry’s COVID-19 policy and register for Crowdpass to upload your verification. We recommend everyone test for COVID-19 before and after attending Strawberry, regardless of vaccination status.
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND THE FESTIVAL IF YOU ARE SICK!
Anyone who is not able to attend the Spring 2022 Strawberry Music Festival due to illness is eligible to exchange their ticket for Spring 2023. Do not attend the festival if you test positive for COVID-19. Ticket holders who upload a positive test result for COVID-19 to CrowdPass within 24 hours of the entry time stated on their ticket, will be eligible for a refund of their ticket value.
Thank you so much for your cooperation. We are looking forward to an epic reunion of family and friends at Strawberry’s 40th Anniversary celebration. See you there!
He’s a living legend of California bluegrass, and this will be his eleventh set at Strawberry, no less! Here’s the stellar band, Phil Salazar and The Kin Folk playing Run Grunion, Run (a tune named after that unique, So Cal fishin tradition) by the band’s dobro player, Bill Flores.
Give them a warm welcome back on Friday at 11:00am, at Spring Strawberry!
We can’t wait to have singer, songwriter and musician Lindsay Lou back, and see what she’s up to! She’s a boundary pusher, a heart whisperer, and she’s calling on us all at Spring Strawberry, Thursday evening at 7:30pm. Hear and learn more: https://strawberrymusic.com/performers/lindsay-lou/
At the start of the pandemic, while Marley’s Ghost couldn’t head out and play for live audiences, they wanted to share a dose of good Ghost medicine to let us all know we were on their minds.
Thus, we were gifted a series of informal videos they like to call The Sage Sessions, filmed at Sage Arts Studio in the wilds of the Great Northwest.
This take on Less & Less, featuring Jon Wilcox on lead vocals, was filmed for The Sage Sessions. Thank you, Marley’s Ghost.
Ghost Folk unite on Friday evening at 5:30pm, for some genuine live, in-person and in-spirit, ageless Americana!
Strawberry Spotlight – Evie Ladin Band A deeply evocative banjo player, clever songwriter and rhythmic dancer, with a powerful voice that draws you in – the SF Chronicle calls Evie Ladin “a natural entertainer with a gift for infusing folk practices with contemporary verve.”
We love this video of Evie playing her tune Glory, solo, at Ear Trumpet Labs this year. And to add heaven to grace — the Evie Ladin Band, with Keith Terry on bass, percussion, body music, and vocals, and Erik Pearson guitar, bass, banjo, and vocals, will be performing at Spring Strawberry, main stage, Sunday, at 12:15pm. Glory, wind in my hair, glory, sun at my heels! Come, go with me. https://strawberrymusic.com/performers/evie-ladin-band-w-keith-terry-erik-pearson/
We were so moved by this beautiful tribute to Naomi Judd by Allison Russell and Emmylou Harris. Allison Russel will be performing at this years festival on Sunday evening.
