Sugar Pine Music Fest

06/23/2025

Listen to High Sierra's Dave Margulies being interviewed today at 2pm by Mindi Levine on The Krush 95.9 FM or stream at krsh.com/player

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06/20/2025

Hey Music Lovers

You definitely want to watch this in-depth interview with High Sierra's Dave Margulies, having a lively Q&A with a High Sierra veteran and music aficionado, Brian Markovitiz (aka Happy Cat) on his DeadHeadLand YouTube channel.

You are going to be amazed by some of what they share!

Hello Deadheadland fans and fam! Please tune in Sunday morning at 11am PDT, when happycat! will be chatting with festival producer Dave Margulies about the ...

06/19/2025

Buy a ticket won’t you please?

02/21/2024

Unfortunately, we are taking a hiatus from hosting Sugar Pine Music Festival this year.

We look forward to gathering in Grass Valley in 2025! 🎸🦉🌲

10/25/2023

Sugar Pine 2023 Official Recap! 🍁🎃🎼

🎥 credit Bradman

10/22/2023

Live music for today just began with Broken Compass Bluegrass, followed by Grateful Bluegrass boys, boot juice, García Grisman Tribute, Caltucky, Moontricks and Jennifer Hartswick to close it out! Pop ups welcome on the meadow!

Sugar Pine is having a rainy day merch sale. $10 off most Sugar Pine merch, stop by the tent today to check it out! 🌲🎶

10/22/2023

It’s a rainy morning at Sugar Pine! ☔️

We are allowing pop ups/easy ups at the music meadow to enjoy music in the rain today! (but not in front of the sound board)

Enjoy another full day of music and dancing! 🎶🌲🎃

10/20/2023

Sugar Pine 2023 Artist Spotlight: Caltucky 🎼

The pride of the Gold Country, Caltucky blends bluegrass, country and soul music with modern jam improvisation. Initially just an underground local phenomenon, the secret is out as this band has been gaining well-deserved momentum over the last year. This is hard-grooving jamgrass that knows how to set a dancefloor aflame. Their signature style has become synonymous with a diverse collection of melodic currents flowing through their wealth of compositions. Along with their catchy originals, they take an innovative approach to covers, reinventing songs to the audience’s delight.

-Tyler Blue

Catch Caltucky live tomorrow and Sunday!

10/19/2023

It's a beautiful day in beautiful Grass Valley to kick off Sugar Pine Music Festival!

10/19/2023

Sugar Pine 2023 Artist Spotlight: Salty Sally 🎶

Salty Sally is Lucy Khadder, MK Martinez-Griffith, Naima Nascimento and Sophia Sparks. Formed in 2022, the band has already been recognized for its powerful vocals, accomplished instrumental skills and inventive arrangements. They play distinctive originals and covers from bluegrass, folk, jazz, country and other styles. Members of Salty Sally have been featured in several other bands, on studio albums, and at major festival performances. Ages 13-16, the group met through music camps and classes over the years, and now all attend a performing arts school in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can find them on Instagram and YouTube at .

Lucy Khadder is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter who performs in several bluegrass and contemporary bands and jazz ensembles. She has played at festivals and major music venues, including IBMA’s World of Bluegrass, DelFest, and High Sierra Music Festival. She currently attends Oakland School for the Arts, where she studies jazz violin.

MK Martinez Griffith is a cellist and violinist who studies at Oakland School for the Arts. She has played with the Oakland Symphony Orchestra, Mariachi Juvenil de Hayward, and will tour with the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra during 2023. Her musical mentors include Mads Tolling, Megan Lynch Chowning, and Tashina and Tristan Clarridge.

Naima Nascimento is a vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She is the lead vocalist for the Oaktown Jazz performance group and one of the leads in the Encore choir at Oakland School for the Arts. Naima has been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine and on Access Hollywood for her original song supporting BLM.

Sophia Sparks was drawn to the mandolin at the age of eight. Within the year, she was tapped by Sierra Hull to join her on stage. At age 11, Birches Bend formed with friends Jasper Manning and Lucy Khadder, and she's been performing professionally ever since. She's currently attends Oakland School for the Arts and studies jazz mandolin.

10/19/2023

Sugar Pine 2023 will be featuring cocktails from 503 Distilling, Tahoe Blue Vodka and Q Mixers. 🍹

Enjoy a Wicked Mule, Huckleberry Lemonade, Mt. Hood Old Fashioned, Marionberry Margarita, Bloody Mary or any Tahoe Blue Vodka and Q mixer (tonic, ginger beer, club soda)!

Beer, wine & nonalcoholic drinks available as well!

**Proceeds from your TIPS at all bars go to local non-profit the Food Bank of Nevada County.**

See you this weekend!

10/18/2023

Sugar Pine 2023 Artist Spotlight: Grateful Bluegrass Boys 🎻

Grateful Bluegrass Boys are an acoustic string band from the Santa Cruz/SF Bay Area.
Their primary mission is to get the audience singing and dancing along to beloved songs one might...or might not expect from a string band. Their first CD includes songs by Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Led Zeppelin, Johnny Nash, The Eagles, and the Grateful Dead.

While the name of the band references the Grateful Dead, gratitude is at the core of the band. They feel incredibly fortunate to play music for people all over the country and keep their set lists fresh and diverse. Recent shows include music by Ray Charles, Dire Straits, Neil Young, the Cars and more!

The band also has a healthy respect for traditional Bluegrass and one can expect fiddle tunes and raucous Bluegrass songs.

The band fits in perfectly at Bluegrass Festivals, Jam Band festivals, and art centers.

They have shared the stage with Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Lukas Nelson, Bill Nershi, and many more incredible musicians.

Thanks to Alan Sheckter for the photo.