The 27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Online took place on August 8, 2020. The line-up included AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Goat Hill Girls, Brookdale Bluegrass Band and Mike Fisher & Joanne Tanner.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society presented the virtual show that replaced the in-person festival normally held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. We missed seeing everyone in person! Meanwhile, here is the link for viewing the archived program online:
The NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival’s popular Facebook Group Page is THE place to find great local music by your favorite bluegrass bands!
The August 2020 GOF Festival had to be cancelled, but all is not lost — Local Bluegrass Musicians are invited to post their music on the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Facebook Group Page.
For more information, contact Page Host and our GOF Festival Director Bruce Bellochio <Bbellochio@gmail.com>.
The 27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Online took place on August 8, 2020.
The line-up included AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Goat Hill Girls, Brookdale Bluegrass Band and Mike Fisher & Joanne Tanner.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society presented the virtual show that replaced the in-person festival normally held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Here is the link for viewing the archived program online:
The new Covid 19 rules effective today shutting down many Bay Area activities have ended live music. The new rules include Santa Cruz County, the last jurisdiction to permit live outdoor music.
There will be no more Saturday bluegrass performances at the Summit House Beer Garden and Grill. This establishment is now open for take-out food service only.
The August 2020 GOF Festival had to be cancelled, but all is not lost — Local Bluegrass Musicians can post their music on the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Facebook Group Page. For more information, contact Page Host and our GOF Festival Director Bruce Bellochio <Bbellochio@gmail.com>.
The NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival’s popular Facebook Group Page is THE place to find great local music by your favorite bluegrass bands!
The final concert in the Leadership Bluegrass online series to benefit the International Bluegrass Music Association, the IBMA Foundation, and the IBMA Trust Fund will be on Tuesday, December 15 at 5:00pm Pacific Time.
The last of the 3 “Play A Part” programs will feature Kimber Ludiker & Avril Smith, plus Jeremy Stephens, Corrina Rose Logston, and Vickie Vaughn, and Joe Newberry.
Tune in at:
The NCBS-welcomed (formerly) Thursday Bluegrass Series, presented by the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill, has been moved to SATURDAY AFTERNOON beginning on December 12.
This FREE show with limited seating is at 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, 6 miles south of Los Gatos on Highway 17. The Summit House will offer food and drinks. Dress warmly for this afternoon outdoor event. Note New Music Time: 2:00-4:00pm.
Reservations are recommended (this is now the only live bluegrass in Santa Cruz County) and Strict Coronavirus Rules will be enforced.
December 12 (SAT) — The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
December 19 (SAT) — AJ Lee & Blue Summit
Note: The Celtic Music Gathering at the Summit House, previously on Wednesday evenings, will also move to Saturdays from Noon-2:00pm. This program is also FREE.
If you have been missing live bluegrass music and want to see some local favorites live online Friday, and then some socially-distanced, masked-up, fully-sanitized outdoor live in-person music this Saturday, then this your weekend! Enjoy!
FRIDAY, December 11
6:00pm — The Nell & Jim Band (Snap Jackson opens), Live Online From Nell & Jim’s Porch. Registration.
SATURDAY, December 12
2:00pm — The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill, 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, 6 miles south of Los Gatos. FREE.
2:30pm — Mission Blue — A Grape In The Fog, 400 Old County Road, Ste. 1, Pacifica. FREE.
(Outdoor programs presented weather-permitting.)
The 3-concert Leadership Bluegrass online series to benefit the International Bluegrass Music Association, the IBMA Foundation, and the IBMA Trust Fund continues on Tuesday, December 8 at 5:00pm Pacific Time.
The second “Play A Part” program will feature April Verch & Cody Walters, Jim Hurst, and The Becky Buller Band.
Tune in at:
