Vern's Stage 2024 Scheduled Bands
These are the bands that are scheduled to appear on Vern's Stage during the upcoming California Bluegrass Association's Father's Day Festival.
Please note that start and end times are precise to ensure that we avoid conflicts with the Main Stage performances.
Links, if available, to bands' websites (www), facebook (fb) instagram (insta), bandcamp (bc), and/or reverbnation (rn) pages will open in new browser windows for your convenience.
Thursday, June 13:
| 12:50-1:25 pm | Lonesome Still (www, fb, insta) |
| 1:35-2:10 pm | Hay Blackbird (fb, insta, bc, rn) |
| 2:20-2:55 pm | Savage Bond (fb, rn) |
| 6:10-6:45 pm | The Crooked Holler String Band (www, fb) |
| 6:55-7:30 pm | Lucas Lawson & The Unturned Stone (www, fb) |
Friday, June 14:
| 12:50-1:25 pm | Mission Blue Duet (www, fb, insta) |
| 1:35-2:10 pm | Mostly Marys (www, fb, insta) |
| 2:20-2:55 pm | Welcome West (www, insta, youtube) |
| 6:00-6:35 pm | The Town Howlers (www, fb) |
| 6:45-7:20 pm | John Barleycorn (insta) |
Saturday, June 15:
| 12:50-1:25 pm | Harlin and Feeney (www, www) |
| 1:35-2:10 pm | B*Craft (fb, insta) |
| 2:20-2:55 pm | Clinton Davis String Band (www, fb, insta) |
| 5:45-6:20 pm | Hydra-Matic Drive Bluegrass Band (www) |
| 6:30-7:05 pm | Bean Creek (fb, insta) |
Sunday, June 16:
| 12:00-1:15 pm | Father's Day Bluegrass Brunch (New Event!) |
| 12:35-1:10 pm | Sycamore Bend (fb) (NOTE: On Pioneer Stage) |
| 1:25-2:00 pm | Bluegrass Holiday (www, fb) |
Vern's Stage Bands 2007-2023
For an in-depth review of the history of Vern's Stage, please see the June 2022 Issue of the Bluegrass Breakdown.
The following lists include the bands that appeared on Vern's Stage during the California Bluegrass Association's Father's Day Festival for each of the years indicated.
2023 Season
The Angel City Bluegrass Boys
Birches Bend
Caltucky
The Corn Likkers
Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band
Dark Hollow
DeltaGrass
The Dry Diggins Stringband
The LA River Boys
Marin County Breakdown
Matt Michienzie Band
One Button Suit
Salty Sally
The Strung Nugget Gang
Trouble Town
Whole Hog
Wilhoyte and Sauber
2022 Season
The BettyJacks
Birches Bend
Gayle Schmitt and the Toodala Ramblers
The Goat Hill Girls
GrassKickers
Green Mountain Bluegrass
Jee-Hee and Jesse
Miss Leo & Her Bluegrass Boys
Muleskinner Stomp
Old Corn Lickers
Pacific Drive
Plaid Strangers
The Rose Valley Thorns
Smoke Holler
Solid Gold Stranger
Who's Feeling Young Now
Young and Up Too Late
2019 Season
The Angel City Bluegrass Boys
Bean Creek
The Blue J’s
Cogdill & Gates
Dark Hollow
Fog Holler
Jubilee
Lost Radio Drift
Matt & George & Their Pleasant Valley Boys
Mission Blue
The No Good Redwood Ramblers
North Country Blue
One Button Suit
Stray Hollow
Tom Bekeny and The Bluegrass Buddies
The Town Howlers
Vintage Grass
FDF SHOWCASE: “the International Brothers” featuring Keith Little & the LittleBand, with special guest Kazuhiro Inaba
2018 Season
Amy Scher & Hailey Pexton
Bloomfield Bluegrass Band
Chris Cerna & Bluegrass Republic
Crying Uncle
The Dim Lights
Dos Valley Trio
Fame and Glory Stringband
Festival Speed
High Country (special reunion event)
The High Water Line
The Hossettes
Hydra Matic-Drive Bluegrass Band
Idle Hands Stringband
North Country Blue
Red Dog Ash
Riley Hill and Brand New Still
Sidesaddle and Company
2017 Season
Acme String Ensemble
Banner Mountain Boys
Barwick & Siegfried
Bernal Hillbillies
Blue Mountain
The Corzines
Echo Mountain
The Gilly Girls
Glad To Be Here
The Honeysuckle Possums
Hook N Line String Band
Keystone Crossing
Latimer & Osborn
Lucky Drive
Matthew Songmaker and the December Bicyclists
Milestone
Redwing
Redwood Rodeo
Shepherd Canyon
2016 Season
Blue Deux
The Blue Jays
Blue Summit
Brainstormers
Buffalo Gals
Cliff Compton
Compost Mountain Boys
Eric Antrim and Scott Gates
Grass Less Traveled
Grasskickers
Grasslands
Maverick, a Bluegrass Duo
Pacific Drive
Pine Creek Weasels
Ramblin Minors
Skillet Licorice
Town Howlers
Vivants
2015 Season
35 Years of Trouble
Bean Creek
Bear Cat String Band
The Crooked Jades
The Dim Lights
Evie Ladin and Evil Diane
The Hossettes
The Mighty Crows
Old Belle
OMGG
One Button Suit
Rita Hosking Band
True Life Troubadours
Wendy Burch Steel and Redwood
MANDO MADNESS! With David Grisman, Mike Compton, Roland White, John Reischman, Ed Neff, Butch Waller and Chris Henry
2014 Season
27 Strings
American Nomad
Brothers Barton
The Central Valley Boys
The Cherry Pickers
Dave Earl and Friends
Debbie McClatchy
The Littlest Birds
Mt. Diablo String Band
Natural Drift
One Grass Two Grass
Pigs Foot String Band
Rusty Stringfield
Sidesaddle
Steep Ravine
Sycamore Band
2013 Season
Canyon Johnson
The Dim Lights
Dix Bruce and Julie Cline
The Get Down Boys
Gold Coast
Grassfire
Keystone Station
Modal Tease String Band
Molly Tuttle and John Mailander
Paige Anderson and the Fearless Kin
Piney Creek Weasels
Rocky Neck Bluegrass Band
Savannah Blu
The Spruce Tones
The Tresspassers
Windy Hill
2012 Season
Banner Mountain Boys
Bean Creek
David Thom Band
Front Country
Hicktones
Little Black Train
Music Camp Volunteer Allstars
Natural Drift
Old Soles
Oyster Stew
Pine Ridge
Ragged But Right
Red Dog Ash
Roustabouts
Sidesaddle & Co.
Susie Glaze & HiLonesome
Them Boys
2011 Season
California Pearly Blue
Central Valley Boys
Dark Hollow
Flatt & Scruggs Tribute Band
Get Down Boys
Grandpa Banana’s Band
Luke Abbott & Molly Tuttle
Mountain Laurel
Music Camp Volunteers Band
Oak Grove
Old Tunnel Road
Red Rag Andy
Redwing
The Roadoilers
Snap Jackson & the Knock On Wood Players
South County Special
West County Professional Tea
2010 Season
Banner Mountain Boys
Bluegrass Conspiracy
The Brombies
California Borderline Band
Compost Mountain Boys
Farm Fresh
The Kentucky Twisters
Keystone Station
The Knuckle Knockers
Mountain Drive
Natural Drift
Old Pals
OMGG
Ragged But Right
Windy Hill
2009 Season
The Anderson Family
Bean Creek
Black Crown Stringband
The David Thom Band
GrassKickers
Highway One
Homespun Rowdy
Kathy Kallick & Laurie Lewis
Matt & George and Their Pleasant Valley Boys
Mighty Crows
Nell Robinson & Red Level
The Red Dirt Bullies
Savannah Blu
The Smiley Mountain Band
Tenbrooks
The Virtual Strangers
The Wintons
2008 Season
49 Special
The Alhambra Valley Band
Angelica Grim & High Action
Bill Evans & Megan Lynch
Blue & Lonesome
Dalton Mountain Gang
The Del Williams Band
The Grass Less Traveled
Hamilton County Bluegrass Band
Jeanie and Chuck Poling
John Reischman & The Jaybirds
Keith Little & Jim Nunally
Kitchen Help
Notorious Shank Brothers
RoseBud Blue
2007 Season
(Vern's inaugural season): "This year 6 bands were scheduled to play 2 60 minute sets, 1 50 minute set, and 3 30 minute sets. As it turned out, [one band] had to cancel at the last minute resulting in two fewer 30 minute sets and one more 60 minute set." (From David Zimmerman's 2007 Vern’s Review and Examination)
The Barefoot Nellies
Donner Mountain Reunion
High Hills Bluegrass Band
Julay Brandenburg & The Nightbirds
Rita Hosking and Cousin Jack