The 13th Annual Holiday Hootenany will be held at the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company, 935 Washington Street, San Carlos. The seasonal gathering will be on Friday, December 13, 2019. Doors will open at 4:00pm.
The FREE program of bluegrass music is presented by Devil’s Canyon, welcomed by the NCBS and organized by Scott Dailey. Good Food & Drink will be available.
Five Week Reminder: Main Stage Band Applications for the 27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due by December 31, 2019.
The festival is held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos and is the annual benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Here are the key official Northern California Bluegrass Society events in December & January:
DECEMBER
There will be no Winter Brookdale Bluegrass Festival this year.
13 — Holiday Hootenanny, Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company, San Carlos. (NCBS welcomed) FREE.
JANUARY, 2020
24-25 — NCBS Presents The 13th Annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, various venues, Redwood City. FREE.
NCBS will present the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival on August 6-9, 2020 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. Top California Bluegrass Bands are welcome to apply to play on the main stage. Main Stage Band Applications are due on December 31, 2019.
The Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company has announced the line up for the FREE Holiday Hootenanny on Friday, December 13, 2019. The program will be held at 935 Washington Street in San Carlos. NCBS welcomes this 13th annual event.
The Bands: Young and Up Too Late Band, John Henry’s Farm, Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, Brookdale Bluegrass Band, Stoney Mountain Ramblers, & Pathetic Honey String Band.
The FREE 13th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Society Bluegrass On Broadway Festival in Redwood City will be held January 24-26, 2020. The festival is supported in part by a grant from the Redwood City Arts Commission.
The Spring 2020 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival is set for April 17-19 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The festivals have been staged by Brookdale Bluegrass since 1998. NCBS welcomes these events to our area.
Six Week Reminder: Main Stage Band Applications for the 27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due by December 31, 2019.
The fun, relaxed gathering of friends and family is a benefit for the good works of the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society is now collecting donations to assist deserving students attending the Spring Walker Creek Music Camp, set for April 16-19, 2020.
The NCBS Walker Creek Scholarship Fund Committee will make the scholarship awards. Send donations to: Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
Donations may be tax-advantaged. NCBS/SCBS is a Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization. Ingrid Noyes runs the camp for adults and children each spring and fall at the Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma. Information: Walker Creek Music Camp.
California Bluegrass Bands will perform at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, set for August 6-9, 2020 at the San Benito County Historical Park, 7 miles south of Hollister in Tres Pinos. The gathering is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Band Applications are due on December 31, 2019.
