Former NCBS member Molly Tuttle, formerly of Palo Alto and now of Nashville, has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the bluegrass category. The nomination is for City Of Gold, recorded by her band Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway.
The other nominees were: Radio John: Songs of John Hartford – Sam Bush, Lovin’ Of The Game – Michael Cleveland, Mighty Poplar – Mighty Poplar, Bluegrass – Willie Nelson, and Me/And/Dad – Billy Strings.
The winner will be announced on February 4, 2024.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the 2024 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival!
You can join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website. 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.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the 18th Annual Holiday Hootenanny. Scott Dailey books this fun bluegrass evening.
The FREE event is presented by the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company. It will be held on Friday, December 8 at 5:00pm at the DCBC in San Carlos.
The Strawberry Music Festival will bring back its beloved wall calendar in 2024 after a 20-year hiatus. Print preparation is underway, but plans for distribution have not been announced. The calendar will mark important festival-related dates and feature beautiful pictures from the Grass-Valley-based event.
A campaign is underway to nominate the late Cousin Al Knoth for a Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association. Individuals may submit stories and other information for the effort to Al’s son Matt Knoth hazmatteo@earthlink.net
November Reminder: The Historic 30th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society, will be held August 8-11, 2024 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The first GOF was staged in 1994.
The NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Band Committee will have the Main Stage Band Application for the 2024 festival ready to be posted on this website on DECEMBER 1, 2023. Applications will be DUE ON DECEMBER 31, 2023.
The Historic 30th festival will be held August 8-11, 2024 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
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 your NCBS Membership on this website.
