Author: Michael Hall

Heathen Hill Set For This Week For Thursday Bluegrass Series At Summit House Near Los Gatos

Heathen Hill

The FREE Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series continues this week with the Santa Cruz band Heathen Hill. The lovely Santa Cruz Mountains views await us at the top of Highway 17, six miles south of Los Gatos.

The top quality weekly series runs every Thursday evening from 6:00pm to 8:30pm at the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill.

The shows are presented by the Summit House and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Good food and drink will be served. This is a nice place for music. Thanks to Robert Cornelius for making the shows happen.

NCBS Announces 2017 Lifetime Achievement Awards Honoring Four Longtime Bluegrass Sound Engineers

The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced that four bluegrass sound engineers will be presented with Lifetime Achievement Awards on January 28, 2017.

The honorees are: Paul Knight, David Nielsen, Mike Russell, & Joe Weed.

The Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show & Concert will be held as part of the 10th Annual NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival in Redwood City.

The FREE festival is supported by a base grant from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission and by other Redwood City-area businesses, organization, and individuals. BOB events will take place on Friday & Saturday, January 27 & 28 and on Monday, January 30.

Wildcat Mountain Ramblers & Stoney Mountain Ramblers To Appear Live December 12 On KKUP Monday Night Bluegrass

Host bands from two Northern California Bluegrass Society-welcomed events will perform live December 12 on Monday Night Bluegrass on KKUP Radio, 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas and Online.

The Stoney Mountain Ramblers (Menlo Park) host the annual Holiday Hootenanny at the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company in San Carlos. The band will play on air and discuss the FREE 2016 multi-band gathering, set for this Friday evening, December 16.

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers (Los Gatos) host the year-old Thursday Bluegrass Series at the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill near Los Gatos. The band will play live on air and discuss the FREE weekly performances featuring various bluegrass bands in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

The Stoney Mountain Ramblers at the Holiday Hootenanny.
The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers at the Summit House.

The host of Monday Night Bluegrass is Mike Russell. Michael Hall will be on hand to interview the bands. The program will run 6:00-9:00pm.

One Week Reminder: Northern California Bluegrass Awards Second Round Ballots Due December 17

One Week Reminder: 2017 Northern California Bluegrass Awards Second Round Ballots are due from Northern California Bluegrass Society Members on December 17, 2016.

The FREE 10th Annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival will be held January 27-28 & January 30, 2017 in Redwood City, with the Awards Show & Concert set for Saturday, January 28.

Your Year-End Tax Planning Can Include Support For Bluegrass Music & NCBS

Your year-end tax planning can include a donation to support bluegrass music that is deductible as allowed by law.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society is a California not-for-profit corporation that is a qualified IRC Section 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The Tax ID is 94-2907716.

Send checks to: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94309-0846.

NCBS Bluegrass Film Festival Now Set For January 30 At Redwood City Main Library

Redwood City Main Library

The 10th Annual NCBS Bluegrass Film Festival will now be held on Monday evening, January 30, 2017. The event, previously planned for January 29, has been rescheduled due to a reservation conflict. The FREE film festival will be held at the Redwood City Main Public Library, 1044 Middlefield Road.

The film event is part of the weekend-long NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival. The revised dates for that event are Friday-Saturday, January 27-28, and Monday, January 30, 2017.

Principal financial support for the BOB festival comes from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission and other Redwood City area organizations, businesses and individuals.

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers Will Continue Thursday Bluegrass Series This Week Near Los Gatos

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers

The Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series at the top of Highway 17, 6 miles south of Los Gatos, will continue this week.

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers will play 6:00-8:30pm in a FREE program welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society and presented by the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill, 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, Los Gatos 95033.

Excellent food and drink will be served during the performance.

Bands Added To FREE December 16 Holiday Hootenanny in San Carlos

New bands have been added to the line-up for the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company Holiday Hootenanny in San Carlos on Friday, December 16.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes this FREE annual gathering, which is organzed by Scott Dailey.

DECEMBER 16, 2016

5:00 — Wires & Wood Reunion

5:30 — Nate Jones & Sloe Sippers

6:45 — Mountain Men Collective

8:00 — Stoney Mountain Ramblers

9:15 — Pathetic Honey

10:30 — All-Star Accordion Jam

Doors open at 4:00pm and the hoot ends at 11:00pm.

Great beer and seven food trucks will keep you in food and drink for the evening.