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Where salmon swing & bluegrass is king! Ohfishally Spawnsored by our friends at KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and AXA Advisors.

Saturday, October 3

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11:00 AMDown the RoadOl' time country, bluegrass and folk trio from Snoqualmie Valley
12:15 PMCascade Mountain BoysTraditional bluegrass and world class pickin'
1:30 PMFoghorn String Band Portland's leading old-time music revival band
2:45 PMJackstrawHigh-energy acoustic, pickin' and harmonies
4:30 PMDarol Anger & Scott LawNationally renowned masters of strings

Sunday, October 4

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11:00 AMThe Cascade Cut UpsLively tunes from our local pickers n' grinners
NoonThe Howdy BoysHonky Tonkin' with Seattle's seasoned pickers
1:00 PMNorthern DepartureYoung, hard drivin' bluegrass
2:00 PMStay TunedRefreshing, original and fun Northwest supergroup
3:30 PMCreeping TimeOriginal acoustic grassrock
5:00 PMDeadwood RevivalPt. Angeles' hillbilly jamgrass with Grateful Dead influences

 

We are delighted to have both Darol Anger and Scott Law to perform at Salmon Days. It would be hard to overstate Darol Anger’s prominence and influence on the bluegrass music scene over the last 3 decades.  Salmon Days is honored and privileged to have him be part of our 40th anniversary bluegrass music program at the Hatchery Stage.

Here are excerpts from their web pages: 

Darol Anger

SCOTT LAW embodies the ideal of the American Guitar Master; a brilliant and versatile instrumentalist, Law has connected onstage with many contemporary masters of American music, among them Phil Lesh & Friends, Darol Anger, Melvin Seals, String Cheese Incident, Tony Furtado and many others. Scott’s alternately chiming and grinding melodic concept bears favorable comparison with everyone from the early Telecaster masters to Stevie Ray Vaughan to Jerry Garcia, creating a style that bears his unique stamp yet freely ranges over the entire history of rock, jazz and bluegrass guitar. Scott is an evocative singer, touched by the blues who delivers timeless original music and connects audiences to his songs with ease.

Darol Anger DAROL ANGER Exceptional among modern fiddlers for his versatility and depth, Darol Anger has helped drive the evolution of the contemporary string band through his involvement with numerous pathbreaking ensembles such as his Republic Of Strings, the Turtle Island String Quartet, the David Grisman Quintet, Montreux, the Duo and other ensembles. Today Darol can be heard on NPR's "Car Talk" theme every week, along with Earl Scruggs, David Grisman and Tony Rice. He has recorded and produced scores of important recordings since 1977, is a MacDowell and UCross Fellow, and has received numerous composers' residencies and grants. He is a featured soloist on dozens of recordings and motion picture soundtracks.