Author: Michael Hall

NCBS Welcomes Historic California Bluegrass Association Pride Parade Float To San Francisco On June 25

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.

Bluegrass Today Coverage

NCBS welcomes the CBA Bluegrass Pride Parade float.

NCBS To Welcome The Pick & Gather Music & Farm Festival On Memorial Day Weekend In Livingston

The Merced River at Riverdance Farms.

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.

NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund Awards Tuition Assistance To Bluegrass Family For Spring Camp

The NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund has awarded tuition assistance to help a musical family attend the April 7-10, 2017 camp near Petaluma. The NCBS scholarship will assist a 14-year-old boy (mandolin student) to join his 13-year-old sister (fiddle student) and their father (mandolin student) at the camp.

Thanks to the generous donors and to the NCBS committee that manages this project. The fund will soon begin collecting donations to help deserving students who want to attend the Fall 2017 camp, set for the second weekend of October.

Thanks for your support of music education in our area!

A family recital at the Walker Creek Music Camp

The Harmony Grits Return To The Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair Stage On Sunday May 7

The Harmony Grits

The NCBS/SCBS Bluegrass Fair!

The Harmony Grits will return to the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park in Santa Cruz on SUNDAY, May 7 from Noon to 6:00pm (note new date.)

AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Bean Creek, The Brookdale Bluegrass Band, The Down Beets, & The Henry & Ella Warde Band will also perform on the FREE program.

The bluegrass fair is the longest-running event held by the Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, dating back to 1986.

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 Annual Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival in Tres Pinos, 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 on SUNDAY, May 7 from Noon to 6:00pm. (Note new date.)

Also on the afternoon bill: 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

The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill Thursday Bluegrass Series will present mountaintop favorites The Goat Hill Girls this coming Thursday, April 6. 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.

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 on Saturday, May 20, 2017 to celebrate Redwood City’s 150th Anniversary. The program is part of a day-long historical & cultural gathering held in downtown Redwood City.

The music is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Main Street Stage

Noon — 27strings

1:00pm — 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