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Friday, May 25th, 2012

Hicks/Dabney Bluegrass campout

Hicks/Dabney Bluegrass Campout

Memorial Day Weekend ~ May 25–28, 2012
Bolado Park, Tres Pinos, CA

Saturday, June 16th, 2012

HUCK FINN JUBILEE - Victorville, CA

CALL FOR TICKETS AND TELL EM SCOTT GATES SENT YA!!

SHOWS AT

10:20 AM TO 11:10 AM

4:10 PM TO 5 PM

ALSO A MANDOLIN WORKSHOP WITH EVAN AND SCOTT!

MANDOLIN MADNESS AT THE JUCK FINN JUBILEE

2 MANDOLIN VIRTUOSOS WILL BE PERFORMING AMAZING BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN DUETS, WITH SOME GUITAR AND FIDDLE THROWN IN FOR GOOD MEASURE. PREPARE TO BE DAZZLED!

Saturday shows will be reuniting a rising star and his mentor

Mandolin Phenom Scott Gates is 19 years old and has taken the mandolin world by storm. Scott Gates is as close to a musical Prodigy on the mandolin as you will ever meet. Scott has been a mainstay at Bluegrass festivals for many years and holds a special place in his heart for these festivals and the people he sees year after year. This especially holds true for the kids he meets with that same fire to play music in their eyes that he had as a young boy.

Having performed all over the country and with artists as varied as John and Nathan McEuen, Steve Martin, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Kenny Loggins and a virtual who's who of bluegrass players, Scott has started writing music of his own.  Scott appeared last year on the Ellen Show with Steve Martin and he recorded with Kenny Loggins on his soon-to-be-released family album, which was picked up by Disney. Scott recently appeared on an episode of the FX Channel hit tv show Justified opposite Actor Timothy Olyphant . Having started on piano at 3 years of age and mandolin at the age of 8, Scott had studied under Evan Marshall for 6 years, David Grisman, Chris Thile and a host of others learning the Bluegrass, Celtic, Rock, Classical, Jazz and Blues styles from the masters themselves.

Scott formed his first band Pacific Ocean Bluegrass at the age of 13. He then performed with his own Scott Gates band for several years and then became a member of the touring "Nathan McEuen Band. Most recently Scott has formed the Salty Suites, a roots and bluegrass band and has been playing originals and standards to appreciative audiences all over the Southwest. A three time winner at the prestigious Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest as well as a two time National IBMA youth all star, Scott is also in great demand as a session player through out the country and all this by the ripe old age of 19.

Scott's Mentor and Mandolin Master Evan Marshall whose wizardry on the Mandolin is unbelievable to watch will be bringing his mastery of the instrument to the High Desert. Evan J. Marshall is the World’s Premier Solo Mandolin Virtuoso.  By himself, he sounds like several of the world’s finest mandolinists performing together. His stylistic signature is Classical, with strong influences from the Italian and American Folk traditions. Country guitar legend Chet Atkins called Evan “One of the few great musicians of our time.”

Inspired by Atkins and violinist Jascha Heifetz, Evan has created a uniquely recognizable approach to solo mandolin performance that combines bass lines, chords, rhapsodic runs and tremolo melodies.  He started Classical violin studies at age seven, and added the mandolin at age 14.

In addition to solo performances throughout the country, Evan has been a Featured Guest Artist in Pops concerts with a number of Symphony Orchestras, including Houston, Phoenix, Long Beach, Grand Rapids, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Jacksonville, and Pensacola.

Two of his solo mandolin recordings have been released by Rounder Records: Evan Marshall Is the Lone Arranger, which the Washington Post labeled "truly dazzling," the Raleigh-Durham Independent called "superhuman," and the Fresno Bee called "mind-boggling"; and Mandolin Magic, which the St. Paul Pioneer Press applauded for "a stunning mastery of interpretation." Evan also has recorded three solo CDs for his own label, Mandolin Conservatory.

In 1995 Evan made his first appearance on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. Between 1993 and 2005 Evan was a Featured Soloist at Disneyland, performing his signature William Tell Overture: Finale for about two million visitors to the famous Golden Horseshoe Theater during the course of 10,000 shows. He has performed and taught at numerous regional and international conferences for mandolinists, who hold Evan in particularly high regard; Don Stiernberg has referred to Evan as “The Michael Jordan of the mandolin.”

Saturday, June 30th, 2012

Lakewood First United Methodist Church- Lakewood, CA.

Salty Suites will be performing at the Lakewood First united Methodist Church in an outdoor concert, indoors if weather proves a challenge. Salty Suites that night will be Scott Gates, Chelsea Williams, Chuck Hailes and Elaine Gregston. Prepare to enjoy an awesome eveing of music and entertainment from your favorite merchants of music and fun.