The Just Picked String Band

Redwood City Weekend Festival Fun:

The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 5th Annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival is FREE and close-to-home. This weekend’s events will run Friday-Sunday, and will include concerts, jams, the nation’s only documentary bluegrass film festival, and the Northern California Bluegrass Awards, plus a Sunday evening closing concert after the film festival.

Cost:

ALL FESTIVAL EVENTS ARE FREE. No tickets are needed.

Performance Schedule:

FRIDAY, January 27

An Evening of Bluegrass Dining In Downtown Redwood City, 7:00-9:00pm, (Reservations recommended):

27strings – Little India (Indian), 917 Main Street, (650) 361-8737

Just Picked String Band – Sweet Basil (Thai) 911 Main Street, (650) 257-7594

SATURDAY, January 28

Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show & Concert

Tapestry Church Main Hall, 1305 Middlefield Road, 10:00am-5:00pm

Yoseff Tucker

10:00am — The Abbott Brothers

11:00 — Windy Hill

Noon — Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players

1:00pm — Bean Creek

2:00 — Dark Hollow

3:00-5:00 – Northern California Bluegrass Awards

Special Guest Performers: Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players, Bean Creek, The Abbott Brothers, The Central Valley Boys, Windy Hill

5:00-ish to whenever – Award Winners Jam (ALL jammers are welcome), Little India, 917 Main Street. Jam Hosts: Lisa Burns, Alex Sharps, Yoseff Tucker, Sullivan Tuttle, and Marty Varner.

Chip Curry

SUNDAY, January 29

NCBS International Bluegrass Music Museum Film Festival

Community Room, Redwood City Main Library, 1044 Middlefield Road, Noon-5:00pm (Host: IBMM Trustee Carl Pagter):

Bill Monroe – The Father Of Bluegrass Music (Larry Nager, TN)

Fanning The Fire – Bluegrass For A New Generation (Alan Tompkins, Bluegrass Heritage Foundation, TX)

Bluegrass – A Documentary (Frank Grabowski, Mountain View High School, CA)

American Folk Dancing – A Week With Evo Bluestein (Chip Curry, Chrysalis Films, CA)

Personal Appearance by Chip Curry.

Strawberry Music Festival 30th Anniversary (Alec Oyung, CA)

I Hear What You See – The Old Time World Of Kenny Hall (Chris Simon, Sageland Media, UT)

The 2007 Legends Concert (International Bluegrass Music Museum, KY).

Healing Stream Bluegrass Band

6:30pm — Sunday Evening Concert – Bluegrass Gospel & African-American Spirituals:

Woodside Road United Methodist Church, 2000 Woodside Road.

Healing Stream Gospel Bluegrass Band
Woodside Road Players

Directions:

Bluegrass On Broadway is held at various venues in downtown Redwood City (mid-Peninsula in the middle of the Bay Area), easily accessible from Freeways 101 and 280, via the Woodside Road exit. Downtown Redwood City is about a half-mile north of Woodside Road via Middlefield Road. All festival events (except for the Sunday Evening Closing Concert) are within easy walking distance of each other and of the Redwood City Caltrain Station.

Sarah Eblen

To get to the Sunday evening concert, go about two miles west of Middlefield Road on Woodside Road. The Woodside Road United Methodist Church is on the right.

Redwood City Weather:

Perfect Indoor Weather at all venues. Outside Weather: FRI: Mostly Sunny, High 66, Low 37. SAT: Sunny, High 65, Low 38. SUN: Mostly Sunny, High 65, Low 42.

Northern California Bluegrass Awards Finalists:

There are more than five finalists in some categories due to ties. Congratulations to:

1. Bluegrass Band

Snap Jackson

Bean Creek, OMGG, Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players, The Tuttles With A. J. Lee, Windy Hill

2. Male Vocalist

Luke Abbott, Snap Jackson, John Kornhauser, Billy Pitrone, Yoseff Tucker

3. Female Vocalist

Pam Brandon aka Belle Monroe, Sarah Eblen, Jennifer Kitchen, A. J. Lee, Hailey Pexton, Molly Tuttle

4. Guitar Player

Billy Pitrone, Yoseff Tucker, Molly Tuttle, Sullivan Tuttle, Marty Varner

5. Mandolin Player

Luke Abbott

Tom Bekeny, Pete Hicks, Michael Tuttle, Butch Waller, Nina Weisman

6. Banjo Player

Luke Abbott, Larry Chung, Larry Cohea, Victor Skidanenko, Molly Tuttle

7. Fiddle Player

Luke Abbott, Pete Hicks, Chad Manning, Ella Naiman, Paul Shelasky, Jack Tuttle

8. Dobro Player

Luke Abbott, Kathy Barwick, Lisa Berman, Helen Foley, Avram Frankel, Jim Mintun

9. Bass Player

Lisa Burns, Sarah Eblen, Jennifer Kitchen, Louise Mintun, Jack Tuttle

Lifetime Achievement Honorees: Steve Baker, Richard Brooks, Bruce Edmundson, Mike McKinley

The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Bluegrass On Broadway receives principal financial support from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, Redwood City Public Library, One World Montessori School, Wickersham & Murphy, and the Tapestry Church.

Redwood City welcomes the Northern California bluegrass community to the FREE Bluegrass On Broadway Festival this weekend! The county seat of San Mateo County has a convenient mid-Penninsula location that is easily accessed from Highway 101 or from I-280.

Redwood City Main Library

Here are some helpful maps:

Downtown Redwood City including Tapestry Church (Saturday Concert and Awards Show, 1305 Middlefield Road) and the Redwood City Main Library (Sunday NCBS IBMM Bluegrass Film Festival, 1044 Middlefield Road).

Little India

Nearby on Main Street in downtown: Friday’s restaurant venues.

Woodside Road Area including the Woodside Road United Methodist Church (Sunday Concert, 2000 Woodside Road).

Woodside Road United Methodist Church

The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 5th Annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival will be held January 27-29, 2012.

Sweet Basil

The event receives principal financial support from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, Redwood City Public Library, One World Montessori School, Wickersham & Murphy, and the Tapestry Church.

Complete Festival Schedule

Tapestry Church

The Northern California Bluegrass Society will present the FREE Bluegrass On Broadway Festival at various venues in Redwood City Friday-Sunday, January 27-29, 2012. The fifth annual festival receives strong community support from the City of Redwood City and local businesses and organizations.

The weekend includes the Northern California Bluegrass Awards ceremony and concert all day on Saturday, January 28, and the nation’s only bluegrass documentary film festival on Sunday, January 29. Live performances and informal jams will fill the weekend. All events are free and open to the public, and are a great opportunity for Redwood City residents to explore bluegrass music.

Bluegrass is an original American music genre that originated in the uplands of the Southeastern US and is played on acoustic musical instruments — the guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, Dobro guitar, and bass fiddle. There are currently over a hundred Northern California-based bands that play bluegrass music.

Additional information can be found on this website. Here is the complete schedule for festival this weekend:

FRIDAY, January 27

An Evening of Bluegrass Dining In Downtown Redwood City, 7:00-9:00pm, (Reservations recommended):

27strings – Little India (Indian), 917 Main Street, (650) 361-8737. Just Picked String Band – Sweet Basil (Thai) 911 Main Street, (650) 257-7594.

SATURDAY, January 28

Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show & Concert

Tapestry Church Main Hall, 1305 Middlefield Road, 10:00am-5:00pm

10:00am — The Abbott Brothers, 11:00 — Windy Hill, Noon — Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players, 1:00pm — Bean Creek, 2:00 — Dark Hollow.

3:00-5:00 – Northern California Bluegrass Awards (with special guest performers)

5:00-ish to whenever – Award Winners Jam (ALL jammers are welcome), Little India, 917 Main Street. Jam Hosts: Lisa Burns, Alex Sharps, Yoseff Tucker, Sullivan Tuttle, and Marty Varner.

SUNDAY, January 29

NCBS International Bluegrass Music Museum Film Festival

Community Room, Redwood City Main Library, 1044 Middlefield Road, Noon-5:00pm (Host: IBMM Trustee Carl Pagter):

Bill Monroe – The Father Of Bluegrass Music (Larry Nager, TN), Fanning The Fire – Bluegrass For A New Generation (Alan Tompkins, Bluegrass Heritage Foundation, TX), Bluegrass – A Documentary (Frank Grabowski, Mountain View High School, CA), American Folk Dancing – A Week With Evo Bluestein (Chip Curry, Chrysalis Films, CA), Strawberry Music Festival 30th Anniversary (Alec Oyung, CA),I Hear What You See – The Old Time World Of Kenny Hall (Chris Simon, Sageland Media, UT), The 2007 Legends Concert (International Bluegrass Music Museum, KY).

6:30pm — Sunday Evening Concert — Bluegrass Gospel & African-American Spirituals, Woodside Road United Methodist Church, 2000 Woodside Road. Bands:  Healing Stream Gospel Bluegrass Band, Woodside Road Players.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Bluegrass On Broadway receives principal financial support from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, Redwood City Public Library, One World Montessori School, Wickersham & Murphy, and the Tapestry Church.

The five finalists for Best Bluegrass Band will be honored on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at the Northern California Bluegrass Awards in Redwood City. The 3:00-5:00pm Awards Show will be preceded by a concert beginning at 10:00am, all part of the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s FREE Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, set for January 27-29.

Complete Festival Schedule

The 2012 Best Bluegrass Band Finalists:

Bean Creek

OMGG

Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players

The Tuttles With A. J. Lee

Windy Hill

Here is the complete schedule for the FREE 5th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Society Bluegrass On Broadway Festival in Redwood City this weekend:

FRIDAY, January 27

An Evening of Bluegrass Dining In Downtown Redwood City, 7:00-9:00pm, (Reservations recommended):

27strings – Little India (Indian), 917 Main Street, (650) 361-8737

Just Picked String Band – Sweet Basil (Thai) 911 Main Street, (650) 257-7594

SATURDAY, January 28

Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show & Concert

Tapestry Church Main Hall, 1305 Middlefield Road, 10:00am-5:00pm

10:00am — The Abbott Brothers

11:00 — Windy Hill

Noon — Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players

1:00pm — Bean Creek

2:00 — Dark Hollow

3:00-5:00 – Northern California Bluegrass Awards (with special guest performers)

5:00-ish to whenever – Award Winners Jam (ALL jammers are welcome), Little India, 917 Main Street. Jam Hosts: Lisa Burns, Alex Sharps, Yoseff Tucker, Sullivan Tuttle, and Marty Varner.

SUNDAY, January 29

NCBS International Bluegrass Music Museum Film Festival

Community Room, Redwood City Main Library, 1044 Middlefield Road, Noon-5:00pm (Host: IBMM Trustee Carl Pagter):

Bill Monroe – The Father Of Bluegrass Music (Larry Nager, TN)

Fanning The Fire – Bluegrass For A New Generation (Alan Tompkins, Bluegrass Heritage Foundation, TX)

Bluegrass – A Documentary (Frank Grabowski, Mountain View High School, CA)

American Folk Dancing – A Week With Evo Bluestein (Chip Curry, Chrysalis Films, CA)

Strawberry Music Festival 30th Anniversary (Alec Oyung, CA)

I Hear What You See – The Old Time World Of Kenny Hall (Chris Simon, Sageland Media, UT)

The 2007 Legends Concert (International Bluegrass Music Museum, KY).

6:30pm — Sunday Evening Concert – Bluegrass Gospel & African-American Spirituals:

Woodside Road United Methodist Church, 2000 Woodside Road.

Healing Stream Gospel Bluegrass Band
Woodside Road Players

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The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Bluegrass On Broadway receives principal financial support from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, Redwood City Public Library, One World Montessori School, Wickersham & Murphy, and the Tapestry Church.

The Just Picked String Band, Morgan Hill

The 5th Annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival brings An Evening Of Bluegrass Dining to downtown Redwood City this Friday, January 27, 2012.

Reservations recommended:

Little India (Indian) – 27strings — 7:00-9:00pm, 917 Main Street, (650) 361-8737.

Sweet Basil (Thai) —  Just Picked String Band — 7:00-9:00pm, 911 Main Street, (650) 257-7594.

The Friday evening shows will kick of a weekend of FREE bluegrass in Redwood City presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Complete Festival Schedule

Principal financial support for Bluegrass On Broadway comes from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, the Redwood City Public Library, One World Montessori School, Wickersham & Murphy, and the Tapestry Church.

27strings, Los Altos

The International Bluegrass Music Museum’s “2007 Legends Concert” will be screened at the Sunday, January 29, 2012 NCBS IBMM Film Festival in Redwood City. The FREE event will take place at the Redwood City Main Library, 1044 Middlefield Road, Noon-5:00pm.

The official museum film will join six independently-produced bluegrass documentaries on the program.

The 5th annual film festival, part of the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, supports the IBMM’s Video Oral History Project.

Michael Hall is the film festival director. Museum Trustee Carl Pagter will host the program.

Complete Festival Schedule

Filmmaker Chris Simon

Filmmaker Chris Simon’s “I Hear What You See — The Old-Time World Of Kenny Hall” will be screened on January 29 in Redwood City as part of the 5th annual NCBS International Bluegrass Music Museum Film Festival. The festival will run Noon-5:00pm at the Redwood City Main Library, 1044 Middlefield Road.

Kenny Hall reviews his interview with Chris Simon.

Fresno’s Kenny Hall, born blind in 1923, is a mainstay of the California old-time music scene. Despite his far-reaching influence in creating and preserving traditional music, he chose to avoid a career on the national stage in favor of playing music with his friends and enjoying an outdoor lifestyle. He still performs regularly with his Long Haul String Band at area events, including the annual Sweet’s Mill gathering in the California mountains.

Young guitarist Kenny Hall with the Desmonds.

Chris Simon is a fourth generation Californian now based in Salt Lake City. She collaborated with documentarian Les Blank for over 15 years creating classic traditional music films before founding her own company Sageland Media in 1995. Her longtime involvement in the traditional music scene led her to Kenny Hall, and she began this five-year-long film project while living in Fresno.

Sweets Mill String Band

Simon and her associate Maureen Gosling are currently working on a forthcoming documentary about Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie Records.

Complete BOB Festival Weekend Schedule

The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s January 27-29 Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, including the film festival, is FREE. Principal financial support comes from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, Redwood City Public Library, One World Montessori School, Wickersham & Murphy and the Tapestry Church.

Kenny Hall