37th Anniversary Father's Day Bluegrass Festival
June 14th - 17th, 2012 in Grass Valley, CA


Welcome

The 37th Annual Father's Day Festival is right around the corner with another spectacular lineup of national headliners, impressive California talent, workshops, camping, jamming and more, all under the pines in the scenic Sierra Foothills. Start planning now to join us June 14-17, 2012!

  • Festival T-Shirts still available!
  • Bring the Family!
  • 2012 Dog Rules
  • Directions to the festival
  • Grass Valley Fact Sheet

  • 2012 Festival Lineup Preview

    Seldom Scene
    Dan Paisley & The Southern Grass
    Steep Canyon Rangers
    The Deadly Gentlemen
    Country Current - U.S. Navy Band
    Kids on Bluegrass
    Sidesaddle & Co.
    Blue & Lonesome
    Natural Drift
    The Tuttles with A.J. Lee
    Banner Mountain Boys
    Windy Hill
    Bean Creek
    Music Camp All-Stars
    Snap Jackson & the Knock on Wood Players
    Central Valley Boys
    Loafer''s Glory
    The Foghorn Stringband
    Flatt Lonesome
    Rock Ridge Bluegrass Band
    Rocky Neck Bluegrass Band
    Bigfoot
    Pine Ridge
    Them Boys
    David Thom Band
    Ragged But Right
    Little Black Train
    Oyster Stew
    Red Dog Ash
    Old Soles
    Front Country
    Hicktones
    Susie Glaze and her Hilonesome Band
    The Roustabouts
    Blue & Lonesome

    ... and lots more to be announced!

    The California Bluegrass Association (CBA) is a California Non-Profit Corporation which was founded in 1975 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The CBA is dedicated to the furtherance of Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Gospel Music in California.


    Bradley Walker onstage at FDF
    Bradley Walker and his band at Grass Valley


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