Please go to our Facebook Page and search SALTY SUITES.

Check out our new Page and you can chat with us, look at events coming up and see pics and video links that are not on here! Before you leave please click the LIKE button! We are trying to get 1000 members! With us having only been on facebook a few short months we are already at 207 as of this morning!!!!

Thanks so much and hope to see you live in the flesh at a show soon!

Students registering for Julian Family Fiddle Camp should notate upon registration "Scott Gates sent me!" 

Please be sure to review the web site at www.familyfiddlecamp.com for complete information regarding registration, camp, instructors, and the care and feeding of young musicians. See also information regarding the availability of camp scholarships. Again, be sure to notate that Scott Gates sent you! 

Pardon our clutter, we're currently under reconstruction!  

Coffee Gallery Backstage:  Scott's Annual Birthday Bash playing Sittin' on Top of the World. 

Often joining Scott and Chuck in The Salty Suites is fiddler Paul Cartwright and singer/songwriter Chelsea Williams. 

Elaine Gregston brings the steady rhythm section to the band by way of the accordion.  She likes to surprise us all with an occasional solo!  

Often collaborating with The SALTY SUITES are Paul Cartwright and Chelsea Williams. 

Born and raised in Bakersfield, California, Paul Cartwright grew up in a musical family. His parents, both musicians, owned a music store where Paul spent his childhood days. He began studying classical violin at the age of 7. Paul studied jazz and classical violin performance at CSU Bakersfield and CSU Northridge. Paul has since led a diverse career, performing and recording with a spectrum of artists, including John McEuen, Kenny Loggins, Rissi Palmer, Everlast, Ozomatli, Dr. Dre, members of Oingo Boingo, Black Eyed Peas, Los Lobos and War. Paul's playing can also be heard on numerous tv, film and video soundtracks, including Battlestar Galactica, Big Love, Trauma, and Mad Men. Paul currently resides in Los Angeles, and is a member of several local progressive string groups, including the Los Angeles String Collective, the Quartetto Fantastico, Elevation Orchestra, and DaKah Hip Hop Orchestra.

Chelsea Williams.  Chelsea has been writing and performing her own music since she was 13 years old. After a couple of years in two different working bands, Chelsea took the stage on her own by the age of 17, performing at clubs and coffee shops. While some of her early songs are still hits with her fans, she has continued to develop as a writer penning nearly 100 original songs to date. Chelsea currently makes her living by playing on the street for tips and selling a home-made demo, having sold thousands of CDs in recent months, one-by-one, simply on her own on the street. Her magnetic presence draws them in and her songs set the hook. 

The future of the music we love so much is very bright indeed.

Scott's plans are to re-enter the world of bluegrass with this new band, The SALTY SUITES, and has already performed several events.  Keep a watch on the Calendar page for newly posted events!  

Video from 2010's Birthday Bash can be seen at the link  below:  http://www.youtube.com/agates11#p/a/u/0/adA1OtVIMA4