Shasta Mountain Music Series hosts intimate Monday evening show May 18
McCloud — The Shasta Mountain Music Series welcomes Grammy-winning singer, bassist, and songwriter Shelby Means to the McCloud River Inn Bed and Breakfast on Monday, May 18. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and the show begins at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 and available at shastamusic.org.
The McCloud stop is the final California date on Means’ “Streets of Boulder Tour,” her first solo run through the state, following shows at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival, the Mondavi Center in Davis, and venues in Monterey, Fiddletown, Occidental, and Ukiah.
Born in Kentucky and raised on Wyoming’s high plains, Means has spent nearly two decades making her mark across bluegrass, folk, Americana, and country. She built her reputation as a cornerstone of the acclaimed all-women string band Della Mae — with whom she visited nearly 30 countries as a musical diplomat and earned a Grammy nomination — before joining Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, whose 2023 album City of Gold earned Means her first Grammy Award.
Her self-titled debut LP, released last spring, is a 13-track collection drawing on a career’s worth of fluency in the form. The lead single, “Streets of Boulder,” ranked ninth in the top 50 bluegrass songs of 2025, keeping company with Alison Krauss & Union Station and Billy Strings. Critics have responded warmly across the board — Americana UK called it “an album that is, from beginning to end, a joy to listen to,” while Making a Scene Magazine wrote that “Shelby means bluegrass, and Shelby means business.”
Monday’s performance will feature a quartet: Means on upright bass and vocals, her husband and frequent co-writer Joel Timmons on guitar and vocals, her brother Jacob Means on mandolin and vocals, and George Guthrie on banjo.
The McCloud River Inn Bed and Breakfast is located at 325 Lawndale Court, McCloud. Tickets and information are available at shastamusic.org or shelbyleemeans.com.
