Category: Events

Here is the weekly selective calendar of Online Bluegrass Shows of interest to  Northern California fans, published Every Monday Night At 10:00pm. Bluegrass performers with shows to add for this or future weeks should contact Michael Hall <hallmw@gmail.com>.

TUESDAY, July 28

4:00pm — Eric & Suzy Thompson.

4:00pm — Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys.

6:00pm — Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley.

7:00pm — Justin & Angelica (Grim) Branum.

WEEKDAYS, July 28-31 & August 3

5:00pm Daily — Infamous Stringdusters.

TUESDAY-SUNDAY, July 28-August 2

4:30pm Daily — Alex Muddy Smith.

TUESDAY-MONDAY, July 28-August 3

3:30pm Daily — Toby Gray.

WEDNESDAY, July 29

1:30pm — Nell & Jim Band.

3:00pm — BanjerDan Mazer.

3:30pm — Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers.

6:00pm — Mike Snyder & The Possum Touchers. 

THURSDAY, July 30

1:30pm — Stevie Coyle.

3:00pm — The Farmer And Adele.

4:00pm — Goodnight Bedtime Story With Dolly Parton.

FRIDAY, July 31

4:00pm — Mac Wiseman Music Celebration.

6:00pm — John Hartford Tribute Show.

SATURDAY, August 1

4:00pm — Michael Gaither.

5:00pm — Grand Ole Opry.

6:00pm — Theo & Brenna.

SUNDAY, August 2

11:00am — Blue Summit Trio.

4:00pm — Dan Newitt.

7:00pm — Evie Ladin & Keith Terry.

MONDAY, August 3

7:30pm — Stevie Coyle.

9:00pm — Ted Silverman.

Unless otherwise noted, these are FREE performances, supported by voluntary donations.

Here is the updated current status (as of 7/26/20) of various non-Northern California Bluegrass Society in-person bluegrass events during the Coronavirus Crisis. Check this website for updates.

Click for Status Of In-Person NCBS Events.

Click for Calendar of Live ONLINE Bluegrass July 14-20.

AUGUST

1-2 — La Honda Fair & Music Festival, La Honda. Postponed from June 6-7. Note New Tentative Dates.

7-9 — Mount St. Helens Bluegrass Festival, Toledo, WA. Postponed until 2021.

14-16 — Bower’s Mansion Bluegrass Festival, Bower’s Mansion Park, Carson City, NV. Postponed until 2021.

14-16 — Summergrass San Diego, Antique Engine Museum, Vista. Cancelled.

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER

August 30-September 7 — Burning Man Festival, Black Rock City, NV. Cancelled.

SEPTEMBER

3-7 — Redwood Ramble, Camp Navarro. Postponed to July 2021.

4-6 — Four Corners Folk Festival, Reservoir Hill Park, Pagosa Springs, CO. Cancelled.

16-20 — Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield, KS. Postponed until 2021.

18-20 — Pickin’ In The Pines, Flagstaff, AZ. — Postponed until 2021.

17-20 — McCloud Mountain Bluegrass Festival, Hoo-Hoo Park, McCloud. Cancelled.

18-20 — Millpond Music Festival, Millpond Park, Bishop. Cancelled.

22-27 — Berkeley Old Time Music Convention, various venues, Berkeley. Cancelled.

25-27 — KVMR Celtic Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley. Postponed until 2021.

OCTOBER

2-4 — Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Cancelled, to be replaced with online program.

2-4 — Viva Las VeGrass Bluegrass Festival, Spring Mountain Visitor’s Gateway, Mt. Charleston, NV. As scheduled.

NOVEMBER

13-15 — Wickenburg Bluegrass Festival, Wickenburg, AZ. As scheduled.

FEBRUARY 2021

13-17 — Folk Alliance International Convention, Kansas City, MO. Suspended (effectively cancelled).

18-21 — Wintergrass, Hyatt Regency, Bellevue, WA. Cancelled, future events will be redesigned.

MARCH 2021

5-7 — Bluegrass On The Beach, Lake Havasu State Park, Lake Havasu City, AZ. As scheduled.

Here is the Current Status (as of 7/25/20) of upcoming Northern California Bluegrass Society-related in-person events during the Coronavirus Crisis. Check this website for updates.

Click here for Calendar of Live ONLINE Bluegrass July 21-27.

AUGUST

6-9 — NCBS Presents The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos. Cancelled. Will be replaced by an online concert on August 8.

SEPTEMBER

4-6 — Plumas Homegrown Americana Festival, Quincy. (NCBS welcomed) Cancelled.

September — NCBS Volunteer Thank-You Party. Cancelled.

September 29-October 3 — International Bluegrass Music Association World Of Bluegrass Convention, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC. (NCBS welcomed) In-person event cancelled. It will be presented as a virtual event September 28-October 3.

Here is the weekly selective calendar of Online Bluegrass Shows of interest to  Northern California fans, published Every Monday Night At 10:00pm. Bluegrass performers with shows to add for this or future weeks should contact Michael Hall <hallmw@gmail.com>.

TUESDAY, July 21

4:00pm — Eric & Suzy Thompson.

4:00pm — Dale Watson.

6:00pm — Nu Blu.

7:00pm — Justin & Angelica (Grim) Branum.

WEEKDAYS, July 21-24 & July 27

5:00pm Daily — Infamous Stringdusters.

TUESDAY-SUNDAY, July 21-26

4:30pm Daily — Alex Muddy Smith.

TUESDAY-MONDAY, July 21-27

3:30pm Daily — Toby Gray.

WEDNESDAY, July 22

1:30pm — Nell & Jim Band.

3:00pm — BanjerDan Mazer.

4:00pm — Mile Twelve.

6:00pm — Applachian Road Show. 

THURSDAY, July 23

1:30pm — Stevie Coyle.

3:30pm — Tennessee Mafia Jug Band.

4:00pm — Goodnight Bedtime Story With Dolly Parton.

6:00pm — Jim Rooney’s Irregulars.

FRIDAY, July 24

3:30pm — Special Consensus.

6:00pm — Fast Track.

SATURDAY, July 25

4:00pm — Los Lobos (with special announcement about October’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass).

4:00pm — The Quitters.

4:00pm — Michael Gaither.

4:00pm — Tim O’Brien Band.

5:00pm — Grand Ole Opry.

6:00pm — Charlie Worsham.

SUNDAY, July 26

11:00am — Blue Summit Trio.

4:00pm — Dan Newitt.

4:00pm — Live Gospel Music.

6:00pm — Dale Ann Bradley.

7:00pm — Evie Ladin & Keith Terry.

MONDAY, July 27

3:30pm — High Fidelity.

7:30pm — Stevie Coyle.

8:00pm — New Monday.

9:00pm — Ted Silverman.

9:00pm — Arcadian Wild.

Unless otherwise noted, these are FREE performances, supported by voluntary donations.

Here is the updated current status (as of 7/19/20) of various non-Northern California Bluegrass Society in-person bluegrass events during the Coronavirus Crisis. Check this website for updates.

Click for Status Of In-Person NCBS Events.

Click for Calendar of Live ONLINE Bluegrass July 14-20.

JULY

24-26 — Rockygrass Bluegrass Festival, Planet Bluegrass, Lyons, CO. Cancelled.

AUGUST

1-2 — La Honda Fair & Music Festival, La Honda. Postponed from June 6-7. Note New Tentative Dates.

7-9 — Mount St. Helens Bluegrass Festival, Toledo, WA. Postponed until 2021.

14-16 — Bower’s Mansion Bluegrass Festival, Bower’s Mansion Park, Carson City, NV. Postponed until 2021.

14-16 — Summergrass San Diego, Antique Engine Museum, Vista. Cancelled.

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER

August 30-September 7 — Burning Man Festival, Black Rock City, NV. Cancelled.

SEPTEMBER

3-7 — Redwood Ramble, Camp Navarro. Postponed to July 2021.

4-6 — Four Corners Folk Festival, Reservoir Hill Park, Pagosa Springs, CO. Cancelled.

16-20 — Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield, KS. Postponed until 2021.

18-20 — Pickin’ In The Pines, Flagstaff, AZ. — Postponed until 2021.

17-20 — McCloud Mountain Bluegrass Festival, Hoo-Hoo Park, McCloud. Cancelled.

18-20 — Millpond Music Festival, Millpond Park, Bishop. Cancelled.

22-27 — Berkeley Old Time Music Convention, various venues, Berkeley. Cancelled.

25-27 — KVMR Celtic Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley. Postponed until 2021.

OCTOBER

2-4 — Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. As scheduled.

2-4 — Viva Las VeGrass Bluegrass Festival, Spring Mountain Visitor’s Gateway, Mt. Charleston, NV. As scheduled.

NOVEMBER

13-15 — Wickenburg Bluegrass Festival, Wickenburg, AZ. As scheduled.

FEBRUARY 2021

13-17 — Folk Alliance International Convention, Kansas City, MO. Suspended (effectively cancelled).

18-21 — Wintergrass, Hyatt Regency, Bellevue, WA. Cancelled, future events will be redesigned.

MARCH 2021

5-7 — Bluegrass On The Beach, Lake Havasu State Park, Lake Havasu City, AZ. As scheduled.