Category: Events

Here is the weekly selective calendar of Online Bluegrass Shows of interest to homebound 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, May 12

4:00pm — Michael Gaither.

5:00pm — Mike Mitchell Band.

6:00pm — Merle Monroe Band.

WEEKDAYS, May 12-15 & May 18

5:00pm Daily — Infamous Stringdusters.

TUESDAY-MONDAY, May 12-18

3:30pm Daily — Toby Gray.

WEDNESDAY, May 13

3:00pm — BanjerDan Mazer.

5:00pm — Ed Helms.

6:00pm — Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road. 

8:00pm — Jordan Klein & Friends Eli West, Emily Day, Gail Lynn Schmitt, & Katy Rexford.

THURSDAY, May 14

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

6:00pm — Appalachian Road Show.

FRIDAY, May 15

5:00pm — Susie Glaze & The New Folk Ensemble.

5:00pm — Mike Mitchell Band.

6:00pm — Stevie Coyle. Low cost, advance purchase.

6:00pm — Bill Monroe Appreciation Night.

7:00pm — Ray Bierl.

SATURDAY, May 16

3:30pm — Jubilee.

4:00pm — Michael Gaither.

5:00pm — Grand Ole Opry.

6:00pm — Jim Rooney’s Irregulars.

SUNDAY, May 17

10:00am — Blue Summit Trio.

3:00pm — BanjerDan Mazer.

4:00pm — Dan Newitt.

6:00pm — Live Gospel Music.

7:00pm — Evie Ladin & Keith Terry.

7:00pm — Rita Hosking & Sean Feder.

MONDAY, May 18

6:00pm — New Monday.

7:30pm — Stevie Coyle.

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

Click for Calendar of Live ONLINE Bluegrass May 5-11

During the Coronavirus Crisis, The Northern California Bluegrass Society website is publishing a Weekly Guide To Online Bluegrass Shows each Monday Evening At 10:00pm. The next selective listing of shows of interest to Bay Area and beyond bluegrass fans will run on Monday, May 11. The listing will cover Tuesday-Monday, May 12-18.

Now is the time for musicians with LIVE ONLINE SHOWS this coming week to send their show information to Michael Hall at <hallmw@gmail.com>.

 

The Folk Alliance western regional music conference FAR West, which was to be held in San Jose this October, has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus Crisis. The event will return in 2021.

Here is the updated current status (as of 5/7/20) 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 May 5-11

MAY

21-24 — Strawberry Spring Music Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley. Postponed until 2021.

30-31 — Redwood Mountain Faire, Roaring Camp, Felton. Cancelled.

JUNE

18-21 — California Bluegrass Association Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley. Postponed Until 2021.

18-21 — Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Telluride, CO. Cancelled.

25-28 — Kate Wolf Music Festival, Black Oak Ranch, Laytonville. Postponed until 2021.

26-28 — Susanville Bluegrass Festival, Lassen County Fairgrounds, Susanville. As scheduled.

JULY

2-5 — High Sierra Music Festival, Plumas County Fairgrounds, Quincy. Rescheduled to 2021.

10-12 — Lost River Bluegrass Festival, Merrill, OR. Cancelled.

24-26 — Rockygrass Bluegrass Festival, Planet Bluegrass, Lyons, CO. As scheduled, ticketing delayed. Official announcement will be made later this month.

AUGUST

14-16 — Bower’s Mansion Bluegrass Festival, Bower’s Mansion Park, Carson City, NV. As scheduled.

14-16 — Summergrass San Diego, Antique Engine Museum, Vista. Ticketing delayed, under review.

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER

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

SEPTEMBER

3-7 — Redwood Ramble, Camp Navarro. Postponed from the original dates of July 16-19. (Note new dates.)

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

FEBRUARY 2021

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

Here is the Current Status (as of 5/6/20) 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 May 5-11.)

MAY

16 — NCBS Presents The Johnson Farm Picking Party, Johnson Farm, Boulder Creek. Postponed or Cancelled.

30-31 — Pick & Gather Festival, Riverdance Farms, Livingston. (NCBS welcomed). As scheduled, under review.

AUGUST

6-9 — NCBS Presents The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos. Cancelled.

SEPTEMBER

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

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) As Scheduled, Ticketing Delayed. May be rescheduled to a later date.

Here is this week’s selective calendar of Online Bluegrass Shows of interest to homebound 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, May 5

4:00pm — Michael Gaither.

5:00pm — Mike Mitchell Band.

6:00pm — Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys.

8:00pm — Jordan Klein & Friends.

WEEKDAYS, May 5-8 & May 11

5:00pm Daily — Infamous Stringdusters.

TUESDAY-MONDAY, May 5-11

3:30pm Daily — Toby Gray.

WEDNESDAY, May 6

Noon — Evie Ladin & Keith Terry.

3:00pm — BanjerDan Mazer.

5:00pm — Ed Helms.

5:00pm — ETSU Bluegrass Showcase.

6:00pm — Larry Stephenson Band. 

THURSDAY, May 7

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

6:00pm — Alan Bibey & Grasstowne.

FRIDAY, May 8

5:00pm — Mike Mitchell Band.

6:00pm — Stevie Coyle. Low cost, advance purchase.

6:00pm — Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper.

SATURDAY, May 9

4:00pm — Michael Gaither.

5:00pm — Grand Ole Opry.

6:00pm — Josh Williams.

SUNDAY, May 10

10:00am — Blue Summit Trio.

3:00pm — BanjerDan Mazer.

4:00pm — Dan Newitt.

6:00pm — Southern Flavor.

7:00pm — Evie Ladin & Keith Terry.

MONDAY, May 11

6:00pm — High Fidelity.

7:30pm — Stevie Coyle.

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

During the Coronavirus Crisis, The Northern California Bluegrass Society website will publish a Weekly Guide To Online Bluegrass Shows each Monday Evening At 10:00pm. Now is the time for musicians with LIVE ONLINE SHOWS this coming week to send their show information to:

Michael Hall at <hallmw@gmail.com>.

The next selective listing of shows of interest to Bay Area and beyond bluegrass fans will run on Monday, May 4. The listing will cover May 5-11.

Here is the updated current status (as of 4/30/20) of various non-Northern California Bluegrass Society in-person bluegrass events during the Coronavirus BowersCrisis. Check this website for updates.

Click for Status Of In-Person NCBS Events

Click for Calendar of Live ONLINE Bluegrass April 28-May 4

MAY

7-10 — Parkfield Bluegrass Festival, various venues, Parkfield. Postponed until 2021.

21-24 — Strawberry Spring Music Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley. Postponed until 2021.

JUNE

18-21 — California Bluegrass Association Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley. Postponed Until 2021.

18-21 — Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Telluride, CO. Cancelled.

25-28 — Kate Wolf Music Festival, Black Oak Ranch, Laytonville. Postponed until 2021.

26-28 — Susanville Bluegrass Festival, Lassen County Fairgrounds, Susanville. As scheduled.

JULY

2-5 — High Sierra Music Festival, Plumas County Fairgrounds, Quincy. Rescheduled to 2021.

10-12 — Lost River Bluegrass Festival, Merrill, OR. Cancelled.

24-26 — Rockygrass Bluegrass Festival, Planet Bluegrass, Lyons, CO. As scheduled, ticketing delayed.

AUGUST

14-16 — Bower’s Mansion Bluegrass Festival, Bower’s Mansion Park, Carson City, NV. As scheduled.

14-16 — Summergrass San Diego, Antique Engine Museum, Vista. Ticketing delayed, under review.

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER

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

SEPTEMBER

3-7 — Redwood Ramble, Camp Navarro. Postponed from the original dates of July 16-19. (Note new dates.)

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

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

FEBRUARY 2021

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