The next two shows in the Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series will feature local faves The Goat Hill Girls (September 1) and The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers (September 8).
The FREE shows are presented by the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
This place is perfect for music, has great food and drink, and has a fantastic view of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Shows run every Thursday 6:00-8:30pm.
The Summit House is on Highway 17 between Los Gatos & Scott’s Valley.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society website has returned to action after some much-needed software maintenance. The NCBS daily news will return tomorrow (August 31) at 10:00pm.
There will be no September Highlights tomorrow evening, but coverage will be available later in September.
The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is linked off the left column on this website. This is a free service for both theft victims and used instrument buyers that provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments.
Musicians should immediately SELF POST information about stolen instruments. Instrument buyers should CHECK the page prior to purchase of any used instrument. The page is searchable.
Burning Man's BanjerDan MazerStrawberry's new music meadow at Westside.
Ah, the first festivals of the fall season are upon us. There are the big ones — Strawberry, Hardly Strictly, &American River — and there are the charming small festivals, such as McCloud, Columbia, Fiddletown, &Lost Sierra.
Many folks will travel out of state for major music events like IBMA, Pickin’ In The Pines, Burning Man & Four Corners. The beloved Kings River festival will not happen this September, but the revived Julian festival has returned!
Join your NCBS Friends all around the area and throughout the month for some festival fun! Here is a look at the September fests:
The 2016-2017 Northern California Bluegrass Society Board of Directors was elected on August 13 at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival in Tres Pinos. The new board will serve until elections are held in August 2017.
Incumbents Bruce Bellochio, Eric Burman, Bruce Edmundson, Mike Fisher, Penny Godlis, Michael Hall, & Mike Russell were re-elected.
Longtime Society volunteers David Field of Santa Cruz and Allan French of Mountain View were elected to the nine-member board.
Uriah Langmeyer and Alison Steele from the 2015-2016 board did not run again, but will continue to be involved in NCBS activities.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund is accepting donations for student scholarships at the Fall 2016 Camp, set for October 6-9. A NCBS committee manages the fund and awards the scholarships to students in need of financial assistance.
The Walker Creek Ranch
Donations can be sent to:
Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society
PO Box 390846
Mountain View, CA 94039-0846
Attn: NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund
The Northern California Bluegrass Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization aka the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, accepts donations and disburses scholarships. Donations to the NCBS fund are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Donors should consult their tax advisors. The Federal Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.
Donors who do not need a tax deduction may donate money directly to the camp. Thanks for your support!
Ingrid Noyes (not NCBS) runs the camp, which is held each spring and fall. Information: Walker Creek Music Camp,
10:00 — Cliff Compton and Mountaintop (Gospel Plus)
11:00 — Courthouse Ramblers
Noon — Dim Lights
1:15pm — Kids On Stage
2:15 — Mountain Fire Band
3:15 — Blue Summit
4:15 — Damdave & The Left-Hand Band
The 23rd Annual NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival runs August 11-14, 2016 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos, 7 miles south of Hollister.
The 23rd Annual NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival runs August 11-14, 2016 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos, 7 miles south of Hollister.
The 23rd Annual NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival runs August 11-14, 2016 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos, 7 miles south of Hollister.
The next two shows in the Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series will feature local faves The Goat Hill Girls (September 1) and The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers (September 8).
The Summit House is on Highway 17 between Los Gatos & Scott’s Valley.
