AJ Lee and Blue Summit made their first appearance in Santa Cruz in 2015. Led by singer, songwriter, and mandolinist, AJ Lee, the bluegrass band has performed all over the world, but finds home in California’s Bay Area. In 2019, they released their debut album, Like I Used To. Their second full length project, I’ll Come Back, came out August 2021 - with national touring in support of the record ongoing.

Lorka Scher is a Portland based dream-folk songwriter, harpist and multi-instrumentalist. Her music weaves syncopated language, emotive imagery and raw, ethereal vocals that evoke notions of memory.

Raised in the heart of California bluegrass at the annual Fathers Day Bluegrass Festival, Pacific Drive has been zonked on bluegrass since they were much smaller than they are today. They are once again convening at Solaura Fest.

The American Roots duo from Northern California embody the hills they grew up in. Prepare for a hip take on the Appalachian feel.

With northern California roots, Jessica Malone blends soulful lyrics with an organic sound that seems to illuminate the landscape itself.

A 5 piece electric newgrass group based out of California’s Bay Area. Looking to form a, “jamgrass” style band, this rowdy group of musicians met in the heart of San Francisco.

Gillian sings stories where Americana meets folk and steeps into soul, where finger picking builds and sweels and gets slapped back to silence.

Fundamentally folk and timelessly steeped in some of America’s earliest musical roots.

A band made up of seasoned bluegrass musicians. Solauragrass brings the traditional hard driving bluegrass of Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flat and Scruggs and more!

All-Star West Marin string band supergroup drops a spectrum of old-timey tunes! This band is a guaranteed good time of frolicking tunes to dance to.

Hailing from the greater Bay Area of Northern California, One Grass Two Grass has been hitting the bluegrass and jam band scene hard!

A cultured man with a musical spirit, Thom’s music is the feeling you get when sitting along side a river sipping on a cold one, or on a porch with your friends on a hot summer day.

Late for the Train is an indie-folk string trio rooted in American folk and bluegrass music. Infused with the honest depth of the coastal redwood forests and the heartfelt community of the North Bay, the band provides a playful and poignant musical experience that uplifts the spirit and rouses the soul. Travel back to a time of hearthside storytelling with these California natives, reveling in the rich traditions of Americana, bluegrass, folk, and Celtic music. Their dynamic songwriting is inspired by influences such as Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Mandolin Orange, Mipso, and Nickel Creek.

Best known as a local gold country region band, caltucky blends bluegrass, country, and soul music with modern jam improvisation that packs the house and gets the crowd boogy-ing down. Influenced by the community, culture, and sounds of the region, they perform music that speaks to fans across the musical spectrum. Their signature style has become synonymous with a diverse collection of melodies and compositions, performing their take on covers, traditional, and original songs. This band is on the rise, and nothing can stop them from achieving the success they work so hard for, stay tuned, and keep an ear out for caltucky!