World of Bluegrass 2019

OPEN DANCE - IN MEMORY OF EILEEN CARSON SCHATZ. A legend in bluegrass, old-time, folk, and Americana, Grammy winner Laurie Lewis is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and fiddler who has spent decades as a professional musician in California, across the United States, and around the world. She’s collaborated and performed with Linda Rondstadt, Alison Krauss, Bill Monroe, and many others. A groundbreaking voice and consummate influence for women in bluegrass, Lewis is also an activist and advocate for California’s rivers and wildernesses everywhere.

The Fourth Annual Shout & Shine: A Celebration of Diversity in Bluegrass will take place all day Friday, September 27, in the Wide Open StreetFest Dance Tent, celebrating music and dance by underrepresented and marginalized artists, musicians, and performers who love bluegrass, old-time, and roots music.