NCBS welcomes the 2024 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival presented by the Brookdale Lodge and booked by Eric Burman, March 15-17 at the Brookdale Lodge. Lodge rooms are still available.
Author: Michael Hall
Stoney Mountain Ramblers Set To Perform On KKUP Monday Night Bluegrass December 11
The Stoney Mountain Ramblers (Menlo Park) will perform live in the studio on KKUP Monday Night Bluegrass on December 11, 6:00-9:00pm. Program host is Mike Russell (NCBS Vice President) and the live music emcee is Michael Hall (NCBS President). KKUP can be heard in the South Bay and Monterey Bay Areas at 91.5FM, and online at www.kkup.com. Tune in and turn on!
Three Week Reminder: 2023 Tax-Deductible Donation Deadline For NCBS Is December 31
Three Week Reminder:Ā The deadline for Tax-Deductible ContributionsĀ for this year isĀ December 31, 2023.Ā TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society can be a part of your year-end tax planning as it accepts donations that may be tax-advantaged (depending on your tax status) to support Local Bluegrass MusicĀ in theĀ San Francisco Bay Area, theĀ Monterey Bay Area,Ā and all ofĀ Northern California.Ā
The Society is aĀ California Not-For-ProfitĀ CorporationĀ withĀ Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)Ā status that is also known as theĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.Ā TheĀ NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No.Ā isĀ 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations:Ā NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
Three Week Reminder: Good Old Fashioned Main Stage Band Applications Are Due On December 31
Three Week Reminder: Applications from bands wishing to play the Main Stage at the August 8-11, 2024 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass FestivalĀ are DUE ON DECEMBER 31, 2023.
FREE Holiday Hootenanny Performance Schedule For Friday December 8 In San Carlos
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the FREE Holiday Hootenanny.Ā Here is the performance schedule:
FRIDAY, December 8
4:00pm — Doors Open
Main Stage
5:00pm — Banjer Dan
6:00 — T-Ranch
7:00 — Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band
8:00 — Stoney Mountain Ramblers
9:00 — Pathetic Honey String Band
Second Stage
5:00pm — Reckless
5:45 — Edgewood Mountain Boys
6:15 — Parallel Universe Boys
7:00 — Uncle Dan & The Foxtails
7:45 — Pilgrims Of Stroke
8:30 — John Henry’s Farm
9:15 — HoneyBoy Express
Join The People Who Have Joined The NCBS!
Join The People Who Have Joined The NCBS! Your membership in the Northern California Bluegrass Society supports bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and in all of Northern California.
You can join or renew yourĀ NCBS Membership on this website or by mail.
The Brookdale Bluegrass Festival Is Set For March 15-17 2024
The 2024 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival presented by the Brookdale Lodge and booked by Eric Burman, March 15-17 at the Brookdale Lodge. This event has been welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society since the first Brookdale gathering in 2000.
The FREE Holiday Hootenany Is Set For This Friday December 8 At The DCBC In San Carlos
The FREE 18th Annual Holiday Hootenanny is set for this Friday, December 8.
The gathering will be presented by the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company atĀ 935 Washington Street in San Carlos.Ā Our own Scott Dailey hosts this fun bluegrass evening and NCBS welcomes this fine musical gathering.
Fine beer will be served. A variety of food trucks will be there. There will be space for jamming.
Four Week Reminder: Band Applications For The 2024 GOF Festival Are Due On December 31, 2023
Four Week Reminder: Applications from bands wishing to play the Main Stage at the August 8-11, 2024 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass FestivalĀ are DUE ON DECEMBER 31, 2023.
December Reminder: Historic 30th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Is August 8-11, 2024
December Reminder: The Historic 30th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival,Ā a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society, will be held August 8-11, 2024Ā at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The first GOF was staged in 1994.