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.
Make your plans to attend the 24th annual Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival in Tres Pinos, running August 10-13, 2017.
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.
TheĀ Summit House Beer Garden & GrillThursday 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.
Maline & Barry Hazle on the job at the Strawberry Music Festival.
Former Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society (NCBS/SCBS) board member Barry Hazle has died. He was 69 years old. He was known for his friendly, booming voice and a laid back attitude that masked a strong volunteer drive in support of bluegrass and related acoustic music.
After his retirement from the City of Sunnyvale Public Safety Department and our board of directors, he and his wife Maline moved to Redding, where he organized The Oaksongs Society For The Preservation Of Way Cool Music and for a time managed bluegrass performers Marley’s Ghost and James King.
He was also a bluegrass radio host on North State Public Radio, where he first helped produce the Good Old Fashioned Folk Ā Music Show and then moved to his own program, The Shasta Serenade, which featured bluegrass and Americana music.
Barry and Maline were also longtime volunteers at the Strawberry Music Festival.
A FREE bluegrass concert with 27strings followed by a full afternoon and evening of other music will take place onĀ Saturday, May 20, Ā 2017 to celebrate Redwood City’s 150th Anniversary. The music is welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The program is part of a day-long celebration that will be held in downtownĀ Redwood City.
Main Street Stage, May 20:
Noon āĀ 27strings
1:00pm āĀ 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.
Bean CreekThe FREE Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair is SUNDAY, May 7.
The Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will present traditional bluegrass favoritesĀ Bean Creek at theĀ Duck Pond Stage inĀ San Lorenzo Park, next to the courthouse in lovely springtimeĀ Santa Cruz onĀ SUNDAY, May 7 (note new date) fromĀ Noon toĀ 6:00pm.
This is a FREE event staged each May since 1986 by the NCBS/SCBS. Bring a picnic or food will be available.
The other bands includeĀ AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Brookdale Bluegrass Band, The Down Beets, The Harmony Grits and Henry & Ella Warde.
The talented young musicians of 35 Years Of Trouble are headed back to the main stage of the 24th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, set for August 10-13, 2017 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister).
The popular gathering of “friends and family making music for friends and family” is a benefit for the good works of the Northern California Bluegrass Society in bringing our music to the San Francisco Bay Area and the Monterey Bay Area all year long.
TheĀ Thursday Bluegrass Series at theĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill will presentĀ Heathen Hill onĀ March 23 in a FREE show fromĀ 6:00-8:30pm.
The weekly series is presented by theĀ Summit HouseĀ and welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.Ā TheĀ Summit House is located atĀ 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, Los Gatos (six miles south ofĀ Los Gatos) onĀ Highway 17. Good food and drink will be served during the show.
The hot new Henry & Ella Warde Band (with Bob Smith and Jerry Logan) will perform at theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society’s FREEĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair at theĀ Duck Pond Stage inĀ San Lorenzo Park, next to the courthouse inĀ Santa Cruz.
This yearās event will be held onĀ SUNDAY, May 7 (note new date) fromĀ Noon toĀ 6:00pm.
The other bands includeĀ AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Bean Creek, Brookdale Bluegrass Band, The Down Beets, & The Harmony Grits.