The fall concerts for the historic 25th Redwood Bluegrass Associates Concert Season will be held in October and November in Mountain View. All RBA programs since 1995 have been welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The line-up will feature two nationally-touring Bay Area bands:
October 22 — Kathy Kallick Band
November 19 — Front Country
The Saturday evening concerts will be presented at the Mountain View Masonic Hall, 890 Church Street, near downtown. An open jam will begin at 5:00pm and the concert will begin at 7:30pm.
Volunteers and bands from all Northern California Bluegrass Society events and other projects over the past year will soon receive their invitations to the 2016 Volunteer Thank You Party.
The fun annual gathering will be held on Saturday, October 29 at an undisclosed location. Thanks for your support!
The 10th Annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival will be held January 27-29, 2017 in Redwood City. The FREE festival is presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The event includes the Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show And Concert and the NCBS Bluegrass Film Festival, plus other concerts.
One Day Reminder:Nominations for the 10th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Awards are due tomorrow, Saturday, October 8, 2016.
Categories:Band, Male Vocalist, Female Vocalist, Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Fiddle, Dobro, & Bass. The awards honor primarily non-touring Northern California bluegrass bands and musicians. Each person may nominate up to three in each category.
For your convenience, nominations may be made byE-Mail.
NCBS Members will receive two rounds of ballots, then the FREE Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show & Concert will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2017, as part of the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Bluegrass On Broadway Festival in Redwood City. The festival is supported by a base grant from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, and by other Redwood City area individuals, businesses, organizations and agencies.
Three Day Reminder:Nominations for the 10th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Awards are due this Saturday, October 8, 2016.
Categories:Band, Male Vocalist, Female Vocalist, Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Fiddle, Dobro, & Bass. The awards honor primarily non-touring Northern California bluegrass bands and musicians. Each person may nominate up to three in each category.
For your convenience, nominations may be made by E-Mail.
The committee that runs the Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund has awarded two partial scholarships to deserving students for the fall camp, which will be held this weekend, October 6-9, 2016, near Petaluma.
One recipient is a 13-year-old aspiring bass player whose father has been unemployed for much of the past year. The other is a college student who plays banjo & guitar and will earn the balance of her camp tuition by assisting with the camp’s youth program.
NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund
Thanks to Ingrid Noyes, who runs the music camp, which is held each spring and fall and is open to both adults and children. Thanks also to the NCBS committee that manages the fund.
And, a Big Thanks to the generous bluegrass scholarship fund donors, whose contributions support bluegrass education in our area!
The Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series will feature local faves The Goat Hill Girls on October 6.
Then, the Summit House will be closed for upgrades on October 11 so there will be NO bluegrass show that night.
The FREE Thursday shows will return later in the month, presented by the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
This bluegrass place on Highway 17 six miles south of Los Gatos has great food and drink and endless views of the beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains. Shows run 6:00-8:30pm.
Highway 17 leads to the Summit House and bluegrass music.
The Foundation For Bluegrass Music (Nashville) has awarded one of only four 2016 grants to support children’s bluegrass education to the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund.
The prestigious nationwide grant was announced at the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards Luncheon at the World Of Bluegrass in Raleigh, NC on September 29, 2016.
NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund
The NCBS fund accepts donations and awards partial or full scholarships to deserving young students at the Walker Creek Music Camp, which is held each Spring & Fall at the Walker Creek Environmental Education Center & Ranch near Petaluma. A NCBS committee manages the four-year-old fund.
The Walker Creek Music Camp was established in 2013 by Camp Director Ingrid Noyes. The residential camp educates both adults and children in instrumental and vocal instruction, with nationally-recognized instructors.
Ingrid NoyesWalker Creek Music Camp Kids
The FBM also awards a college scholarship each year to a student studying bluegrass music. Palo Alto’s Molly Tuttle was one of the past recipients.
Thanks to all the donors, now including the Foundation For Bluegrass Music, as well as all the NCBS volunteers, for making this scholarship fund available to young aspiring bluegrass students in Northern California.
One Week Reminder:Nominations for the 10th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Awards are due on Saturday, October 8, 2016.
Categories: Band, Male Vocalist, Female Vocalist, Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Fiddle, Dobro, & Bass. The awards honor primarily non-touring Northern California bluegrass bands and musicians. Each person may nominate up to three in each category.
Hard copy nominations are accepted at the NCBS Booth at events or nominations may be made at any time by E-Mail.
The awards will be presented during the FREE NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival in Redwood City at the end of January.
