Bonnie Raitt
Muddy Waters
Mance Linscomb
Joan Armatrading
Clarence White
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The Ash Grove: Overview & Vision

50th Anniversary Event at UCLA

The Film

History of  the Ash Grove

Press & Performers Comments

Bill Monroe

Fred McDowell

Doc Watson

Taj Mahal

Welcome To The Official Web Site for
Ash Grove Music


The Ash Grove celebrated its 50th anniversary
with a 3-day Event at UCLA, April 18-20, 2008.
A wonderful time was had by all!
Thank you to all the volunteers, artists, and UCLA staff and faculty who made it such a success.
Links to reviews, pictures from the event, and other items will be added to the website soon. Check back again.
 


Performers
included Ben Harper, the Freedom Singers, Taj Mahal, Dave Alvin, John Hammond, Holly Near, Mike Seeger, Barbara Dane, Ry Cooder, Laura Love, Roland White, Jack Elliott, Michele Shocked, Culture Clash, Guy and Candie Carawan, The Ellis Island band, The Watts Prophets, Cris Williamson, Ashley Maher, John Bilezikjian, Bernie Pearl, Dwight Trible, Huayucaltia, Jack Hirschman, and many more.

The week-end included Friday & Saturday night concerts as part of the UCLA Live series and numerous Free Concerts and Workshops, Friday-Sunday. See our Event Schedule for a full listing and link to information on the performers. To get emails about future events, send us your email address.

This event was made possible, in part, by the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Department of Ethnomusicology.


 

Ash Grove frontMuddy Waters, Linda Ronstadt, Lenny Bruce, Joan Baez, Phil Ochs, Taj Mahal, Jerry Garcia, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt and dozens of other stars all played at the Ash Grove. Flatt & Scruggs, Bill Monroe and Doc Watson performed their first West Coast concerts here. Bluesmen Lightnin' Hopkins, Mississippi John Hurt and Mance Lipscomb also frequented the legendary club.

[Complete list of original Ash Grove performers]

www.ashgrovemusic.com
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Current Web Site (re)designer
Irene Wolt (InkWellWeb)
Original Website design by
Jeff Landau  ( Art Resource Technologies )

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"I'd seen posters of folk shows at the Ash Grove and used to dream about playing there..."
--Bob Dylan

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Joan Baez

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