3. Alan Bond, Bluegrass, Music, San Francisco, country, American coot, Stan Miller, F-5, fiddle, Gene Tortora, Dobro, Bruce Campbell, bass, Elaine Bond, guitar, Alan Bond, mandolin, Dan Hicks, acoustic, tradition, writing, songs, tunes, festivals, parties, weddings, nightclubs, California, Berkeley, Oakland, Bay Area, Old-time, Backyard Party Boys, Dark Hollow, Alhambra Valley Band, Jonathan Schiele, Judith Edelman, Paul Knight, Jim Alison

I played the mandolin with Dan Hicks in Mill Valley at the High School Music Program Benefit. Nov. 9, 2003

I play fiddle for the first time in a band. I also play mandolin.

Here I am with my new Gibson F5 Fern. Purchased Jan 1 2005.

Feb. 27, 2005 at Ferns Hotel in Downtown Oakland, CA

1/12/06

As the San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival 2006 approaches
I find myself playing in a few bands in the festival.

The Backyard Party Boys 2006.