24th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Is August 10-13 At The San Benito County Historical Park In Tres Pinos

The view of the hills from the Historical Village Plaza, San Benito County Historical Park.

The 24th AnnualĀ Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival inĀ Tres Pinos,Ā August 10-13, 2017, is a benefit for the NCBS.

It will be held for the second year at the San Benito County Historical Park, next to Bolado Park (7 miles south of Hollister).

Festival Flyer

Volunteer Form

Brookdale Bluegrass Band Set For Sunday May 7 Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair At Duck Pond Stage

The NCBS/SCBS Bluegrass Fair!

The Brookdale Bluegrass Band will perform at the Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society‘s FREE Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park in Santa Cruz.

This year the fair will be held onĀ SUNDAY, May 7 fromĀ Noon toĀ 6:00pm. (Note new date.)

Also on the afternoon bill:Ā AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Bean Creek, The Down Beets, Henry & Ella Warde Band, & The Harmony Grits.

Bring a blanket or chair, a picnic, and your friends! Food will be available. This Rite Of The Bluegrass Springtime has been held every May since 1986 and is the traditional start of the Northern California outdoor bluegrass music season.

Mountaintop Favorites The Goat Hill Girls To Play At The Summit House On April 6

TheĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill Thursday Bluegrass Series will present mountaintop favoritesĀ The Goat Hill Girls this coming Thursday, April 6. The FREE weekly series is presented by theĀ Summit HouseĀ and welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Music runs fromĀ 6:00-8:30pm with fine food and drink available. TheĀ Summit House is located atĀ 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, Los Gatos on Highway 17.

The Goat Hill Girls

Here is the music for the rest of April:

April

13 — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers

20 — Hidden Still

27 — Blue Summit


The Stoney Mountain Ramblers To Perform At Redwood City 150th Anniversary Concert Downtown

The Stoney Mountain Ramblers will perform at a FREE bluegrass concert followed by a full afternoon and evening of other music onĀ Saturday, May 20, 2017 to celebrateĀ Redwood City’s 150th Anniversary. The program is part of a day-long historical & cultural gathering held in downtownĀ Redwood City.

The music is welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Main Street Stage

Noon —Ā 27strings

1:00pm —Ā The Stoney Mountain Ramblers

Other music on the Main Street and Courthouse Square Stages will run Noon-8:00pm. The bluegrass show will be in a downtown area where there are many restaurants that have outdoor seating with a view of the stage, in addition to other available seating.

The Stoney Mountain Ramblers

The Faultliners To Headline Final RBA Concert On April 22 In Mountain View

The last (for now)Ā Redwood Bluegrass Associates concert onĀ Saturday, April 22 at theĀ Masonic Hall, 890 Church Street inĀ Mountain View will be headlined byĀ The Faultliners. The opening act will be 27strings.

All RBA programs since 1995 have been welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Doors open atĀ 7:00pm and concert time isĀ 7:30pm. An open jam hosted byĀ The Handsome Ladies will be held atĀ 5:00pm.

Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair Welcomes The Return Of The Down Beets On Sunday May 7

The Down Beets
San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz

TheĀ longest-running event of theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, held each May since 1986, is the FREEĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair inĀ San Lorenzo Park, next to the courthouse inĀ Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz favorites The Down Beets will return to the Duck Pond Stage this year!

Note New Date: This year the fair will be held onĀ SUNDAY, May 7 fromĀ Noon toĀ 6:00pm.

Other Bands: AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Bean Creek, Brookdale Bluegrass Band, Henry & Ella Warde Band, & The Harmony Grits.

Henry & Ella Warde Band To Perform Thursday March 30 At The Summit House Near Los Gatos

Ella Warde

TheĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill Thursday Bluegrass Series will present The Henry & Ella WardeĀ Band onĀ March 30.

The FREE show is fromĀ 6:00-8:30pm with fine food and drink available. TheĀ Summit House is located atĀ 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, Los Gatos on Highway 17.

The weekly series is presented by theĀ Summit HouseĀ and welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.