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TEMECULA’S BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL BRINGS THUNDERATION AND A SONGBIRD FROM A CHEVY COMMERCIAL
There is plenty of fiddling around Old Town Temecula during St.
Patrick’s Weekend, March 16-18, as the 12th annual Old Town Tem- ecula Bluegrass Festival takes over Town Square and every nook and cranny musicians can find a place play. Known as the best
free festival on the west coast by bluegrass fans, this year’s Festival fea- tures 12 scheduled bands and dozens of impromptu performances throughout the six block town. Headlining the Festi-
val is Dan Crary & Thun- deration. Crary, a legend- ary flat pick guitar player with a career that includes playing in the bands Cali-
fornia and Bluegrass Alliance. Well-loved at the Temecula Festival, Bluegrass Etc. with Dennis
Caplinger returns to co-headline the Friday and Saturday shows of the event.
Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands
will headline the evening concert Satur- day, March 17, 7:30 p.m. in the Old Town Temecula Community Theater. Sunday’s headliner brings back
an old Festival friend, Scott Gates with a songbird, Chelsea Williams, who has gone a viral on YouTube as a result of her singing. Concerts are free Saturday and Sun-
day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on two stages. Saturday’s lineup includes Crary and Thunderation, Bluegrass Etc., Silverado Bluegrass Band, Old Town Road, Kan- an Road, The Wimberlys, and the Third Street Band. Sunday’s free concerts include Salty Suites with Scott Gates, Murphy Family Band, Old Haywire, Blue- grass Brethren with two Sunday morning gospel performances, Keeping Fire, Ho- rizon Ridge, Third Street Band and the Bayou Brothers.
2 HUGE ANTIQUE STORES
European Home Furnishings • One-of-a-Kind Handcrafted Furniture • Vintage Clothing Collector Figurines • Old Time Clock Repair
Old Town Antique Faire
Old Tyme Candy & Soda Shop Over 110 Varieties of Soda Pop
28450 Felix Valdez Ave.
Across the River from Old Town Front St. 951-699-9449
www.mygrannysattic.net
28601 Old Town Front St. In the Heart of Old Town Temecula
951-694-8786 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
Chock Full of Unique Collectibles and Antiques
Old Town
MARCH 2012 The Festival kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday, March 16 with a concert in
the Old Town Temecula Community Theater featuring Silverado Blue- grass Band, Bluegrass Etc and Dan Crary and Thunderation. Tickets are $15.
“Pickers” (Bluegrassers’ term for musicians) jam anywhere along
the walkways of Old Town Temecula. It’s is one of the most unique as- pects of the event as musicians of varying skills just strike up a band and begin playing familiar reels. To visit the cultural district of Old Town Temecula take the 15
Freeway to Rancho California Road or Highway 79 south and follow the signs leading to Old Town Front Street. Public parking is free. RV parking is available in town for $30 for the weekend. Reservations are recommended at (951) 678-0831. For more information call (951) 678- 1456 or visit
www.temeculacalifornia.com.
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