Join the folks who are supporting the late Cousin Al Knoth for an IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award. For more information contact Matt Knoth <hazmatteo@earthlink.net>.
Year: 2024
Kathy Kallick Band To Perform In Palo Alto On February 3
Newly-organized Peninsula Bluegrass will present the Kathy Kallick Band and the Gryphon Trio in concert on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at the Palo Alto Unitarian Universalist Church. The concert is sponsored by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. The KKB will debut its new album. Jack Tuttle & The Trio will open the big show.
Many of the volunteers involved in this event previously helped with the now-dissolved Redwood Bluegrass Associates.
Upcoming Northern California Bluegrass Events For January
Here are the upcoming events of interest to Northern California Bluegrass fans for January:
JANUARY
5-7 — CBA Great 48 Jam, Marriott Hotel, Bakersfield.
6 — Earl Scruggs 100th Birthday Celebration (Jerry Douglas, Musical Director), Ryman Auditorium, Nashville. (Livestream available).
7 — Santa Clara Fiddler’s Association, Hoover School, San Jose.
9 — Earl Scruggs 100th Birthday All-Star Bluegrass Celebration
(Bill Evans, Jim Nunally, Chad Manning, Mike Witcher, Tom Bekeny & Steve Pottier & special guests Kathy Kallick, Evie Ladin and more), Freight & Salvage, Berkeley.
10 — Hop Invitational Jam, Hopdogma, Half Moon Bay.
11 — Special Consensus, Fiddletown Community Center, Fiddletown.
12 — Special Consensus, The Otter Opry, First United Methodist Church, Monterey.
13-14 — Blythe Bluegrass Festival, Colorado River Fairgrounds, Blythe. Welcome back, Blythe, restarting the long-running festival in 2024!
25-28 — SPBGMA National Bluegrass Awards & Convention, Sheraton Music City Hotel, Nashville.
27 — Hot Buttered Rum, Broken Compass Bluegrass, Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley.
You Can Join The NCBS And Support Local Bluegrass Music
You can join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail. Your membership in the Northern California Bluegrass Society supports bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and in all of Northern California.
January Reminder: The Historic 30th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Is Coming August 8-11
January Reminder: The Historic 30th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society, will be held August 8-11, 2024 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Brookdale Lodge To Present The March 15-17 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival
The Brookdale Bluegrass Festival presented by the Brookdale Lodge and booked by Eric Burman, is set for March 15-17, 2024 at the Brookdale Lodge. NCBS has welcomed this event since 2000.
