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BLUEGRASS GOLD

WHO: THE PETER ROWAN BLUEGRASS BAND and FRAGMENT

WHAT: BLUEGRASS GOLD -- BLUEGRASS MUSIC IN MARIN COUNTY

WHEN: TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2004, AT 8:30 PM

On Tuesday, August 31st, the next edition of Bluegrass Gold will take place at Sweetwater. The headliner will be Peter Rowan with a bluegrass band, and opening will be the band from the Czech Republic called Fragment.

Bluegrass legend Peter Rowan has led a long and varied career. In the 1960s he played with bluegrass legend Bill Monroe and The Blue Grass Boys as well as the bands Earth Opera and Seatrain. In 1973 he formed the all-star bluegrass band Old and In the Way, with David Grisman and Jerry Garcia, and their self-titled recording is one of the best-selling bluegrass albums of all time. He then recorded a few albums with The Rowan Brothers (Chris and Lorin), toured with his band The Free Mexican Air Force, and since then he has recorded several solo albums. His song "Panama Red" was a million-selling hit for The New Riders of the Purple Sage. He released four new albums last year: a solo project called Reggaebilly; Old and In the Gray with David Grisman, Vassar Clements, Herb Pedersen, and Bryn Bright; Crazy People with his two brothers; and the Grammy Award nominated High Lonesome Cowboy with Don Edwards. Peter has lived in Marin County for over thirty years, and he is one of the most popular performers at Sweetwater.

Opening the show will be Fragment. The band recently won first place in the European Bluegrass Music Association's band competition in May. This will be their Sweetwater debut.

Previous Bluegrass Gold Shows

August 4, 2004 - Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen and Audrey Auld

July 20, 2004 - The Hot Buttered Rum String Band and Brett Dennen

June 15, 2004 - Dr. Elmo & Wild Blue and The Alhambra Valley Band

May 25, 2004 - The Kathy Kallick Band and The Cash Magnets

May 19, 2004 - Hot Buttered Rum String Band and Rachel Garlin

May 4, 2004 - King Wilkie and Homespun Rowdy

April 27, 2004 - Open Road and Carolina Special

April 20, 2004 - Keystone Station and Mary & Mars

April 6, 2004 - Poor Man's Whiskey and Korby Lenker

March 31, 2004 - Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen and Jeanie & Chuck Poling

March 23, 2004 - The Stairwell Sisters and The Earl Brothers

March 4, 2004 - The Waybacks and A.J. Roach

February 26, 2004 - The Papermill Creek Rounders and Keystone Crossing

January 27, 2004 - The Hot Buttered Rum String Band and Mary & Mars

January 13, 2004 - Due West and The David Thom Band

December 29, 2003 - The David Grisman Bluegrass Experience

November 11, 2003 - Detour and Homespun Rowdy

October 23, 2003 - The Laurel Canyon Ramblers and The Waller Brothers

September 30, 2003 - Peter Rowan and The Hot Buttered Rum String Band

August 21- Poor Man's Whiskey and Borderline

July 1, 2003 - Reeltime Travelers and The Mud Hens

June 24, 2003 - Peter Rowan and The Earl Brothers

May 20- The Pine Valley Boys and The How You Duo

April 23, 2003 - The Stairwell Sisters and The Roadoilers

March 25, 2003 - The David Grisman Bluegrass Experience

February 11, 2003 - Peter Rowan and Tonee & Bill Norman

January 21, 2003 - The Earl Brothers and The Sibling Brothers