NCBS Has Announced 2020 Dates For The Bluegrass On Broadway Festival & Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair

The Northern California Bluegrass Society Bluegrass On Broadway Festival will be held January 24-26, 2020. The FREE festival is supported in part by a grant from the Redwood City Arts Commission. Contact festival director Michael Hall for more information.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will be held on Sunday, May 3, 2020. The FREE event will take place at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park. Contact fair committee chair Dana Frankel for more information.

Nominations For 13th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Awards Due On October 15, 2019

Nominations for the 13th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Awards are due from NCBS Members by October 15, 2019.

Nominations honoring Northern California’s primarily non-touring bluegrass bands & musicians are being accepted in 9 categories: Band, Male Vocalist, Female Vocalist, Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Fiddle, Dobro, and Bass. Paper nomination forms will be available at the NCBS Information Booth at fall events and e-mail nominations can be sent to Michael Hall. Each member may nominate up to 3 in each category.

NCBS members will receive two rounds of ballots over the winter. The awards ceremony will be held on January 25, 2020 as part of the FREE NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival in Redwood City.

The awards show and January 24-26 festival are supported by a base grant from the Redwood City Arts Commission and by other Redwood City-area businesses, agencies, and organizations.

Redwood City Arts Commission Grant To Support 2020 NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival

The City Of Redwood City Arts Commission (formerly, the Civic Cultural Commission) has awarded a grant that provides key funding for the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Bluegrass On Broadway Festival.

The 13th Annual event will be held at various Redwood City venues on the weekend of January 24-26, 2020.

The FREE community gathering includes the Northern California Bluegrass Awards and the NCBS Bluegrass Film Festival. Other live music is presented in the restaurants, bars, and other venues around the city, creating an enjoyable bluegrass weekend for both locals and visitors.

The grant is subject to final approval by the Redwood City Council later this month.

Redwood City, located in the middle of the SF Bay Area, is the Peninsula Home Of Bluegrass Music, with frequent shows in the city’s music clubs and the inclusion of bluegrass music in civic celebrations and public concerts. This year’s summer Bluegrass Pub In The Park series will be staged monthly June through September in various neighborhood parks by the Redwood City Department Of Parks Recreation & Community Services.

Local & National News Coverage For The 12th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Awards

The 12th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Awards, held on January 26, 2019 in Redwood City, received local and national news coverage. The awards, part of the NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, are presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society and receive principal financial support from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission and other Redwood City area businesses, agencies, organizations, and individuals.

NCBS Website News Article

San Mateo Daily News Coverage

Bluegrass Today Coverage