August 2003 saw the inaugural Summergrass San Diego Bluegrass Festival, and it was a great success!  The music was excellent, the ambiance friendly, the food delicious, and the setting at the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum interesting and accommodating.

Ron Spears and Within Tradition

Traditional Bluegrass at its finest

Classic Cars

The Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum has something for everyone

Dennis Caplinger, Byron Berline, Mark O'Connor

Three of the greatest treat the crowd to triple fiddling

Gibson Products

Gibson is one of our key Summergrass supporters

Summergrass Raffle Prizes

Summergrass raffle prizes included a Taylor guitar, a Deering banjo and Gibson mandolin!

Festival attendees jam around the Museum grounds

Impromptu Jam Sessions Happen!

You don't see one of these every day!

Steam Tractor Demonstration!

Festival Participants Get a Ride!

Tractor and trailers in action at Summergrass 2003

Performers chat backstage in 2003

Sun, music, and fun!

Attendees loved the setting and the music

Byron Berline

Byron Berline and California wowed the crowd