Author: Michael Hall

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the historic California Bluegrass Association Bluegrass Pride Float in the San Francisco LGBTQ Pride Parade on June 25, 2017 in San Francisco.

The parade entry will encourage everyone to enjoy bluegrass music in Northern California. The CBA entry will feature live bluegrass bands playing on the float itself and a Marching Unit Open To Bluegrass Fans of any sexual orientation. A bluegrass jam will follow the parade.

A Benefit Concert with Kathy Kallick, Suzy Thompson & Molly Tuttle will be held at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley at 8:00pm on Friday, May 5 to help raise money for the CBA float.

A FREE bluegrass concert celebrating Redwood City’s 150th Anniversary on Saturday, May 20 with Peninsula favorites 27strings and The Stoney Mountain Ramblers will be followed by a full afternoon and evening of other music in downtown Redwood City.

The music is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Other music on the Main Street and Courthouse Square Stages will run Noon-8:00pm. The bluegrass show will be in an area where there are many restaurants that have outdoor seating with a view of the stage, in addition to other available seating. This will be a fun place for lunch.

Bluegrass music is on the program because Redwood City is the “Peninsula Home of Bluegrass Music” and supports the NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival each January.

Main Street Stage (on Broadway) May 20:

Noon — 27strings

1:00pm — The Stoney Mountain Ramblers

The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill Thursday Bluegrass Series will present The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers this Thursday, April 13. The FREE weekly series is presented by the Summit House and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Music runs from 6:00-8:30pm with fine food and drink available. The Summit House is located at 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, Los Gatos on Highway 17.

Here is the music for the rest of the month:

April

20 — Hidden Still

27 — Blue Summit

The Northern California Bluegrass Society will welcome the historic California Bluegrass Association Bluegrass Pride Float in the San Francisco LGBTQ Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2017 on Market Street in San Francisco.

The CBA entry will feature live bluegrass bands on the float and a Marching Unit Open To Bluegrass Fans of any sexual orientation. A bluegrass jam will follow the parade.

The purpose of the parade entry is to welcome everyone to enjoy bluegrass music in Northern California.

A Go Fund Me page is raising money to pay for the parade entry.

The CBA float is the world’s first known bluegrass entry in any Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Pride Parade.

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The Northern California Bluegrass Society will welcome the 13th Annual Pick & Gather Festival presented by Riverdance Farms in Livingston (near Merced) on Saturday, Sunday & Monday, May 27-29, 2017. (Note new Memorial Day Weekend dates.)

The event will feature bluegrass and other live music, camping, fruit in season for picking, good food and information about organic farming, river education, and swimming in the Merced River.

The Brookdale Bluegrass Band will headline, joined by a full schedule of performers soon to be added.

This is a relaxing weekend of music and organic farm life, far from the Memorial Day crowds.