Two Month Reminder: Applications from bands wishing to play on the main stage at the August 6-9, 2020 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due on December 31, 2019.
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California Bands Are Encouraged To Apply To Play The Main Stage At The 2020 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival By December 31, 2019
California bluegrass bands are encouraged to apply to play on the main stage at the August 6-9, 2020 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. The application is available on this website.
Applications are due on December 31, 2019.
The 27th annual GOF Festival is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society. The fun, relaxed annual gathering of top California bands and their fans is held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos, 7 miles south of Hollister.
Key Upcoming Winter & Spring Northern California Bluegrass Society Events For Your Calendar
Here are some key official upcoming Northern California Bluegrass Society events for your winter and spring calendar:
DECEMBER
(Note: 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
24-26 — NCBS Presents The 13th Annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, various venues, Redwood City. FREE.
APRIL
2-5 — Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley. (NCBS welcomed) Note new date.
17-19 — Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos. (NCBS welcomed)
MAY
3 — NCBS Presents The 33rd Annual Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, Duck Pond Stage, San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz. FREE.
NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund Announces Fall Camp 2019 Awards
The Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund has awarded two scholarships for the Fall Music Camp, set for November 1-4, 2019.
A brother (age 9) and his sister (age 11) in need of financial assistance to attend the camp are the recipients of the scholarships made possible by generous donors to the fund. Both siblings play fiddle along with other instruments.
The NCBS/SCBS is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization and accepts donations for all of its various projects, one of which is the Walker Creek Camp Scholarship Fund.
Ingrid Noyes runs the Walker Creek Music Camp twice each year at the Walker Creek Ranch Environmental Education Center near Petaluma. The camp is open to adults and children.
Thanks to our dedicated committee members and to our donors!
NCBS-Welcomed Holiday Hootenanny At Devil’s Canyon Brewing In San Carlos Set For December 13
The Holiday Hootenany at the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company in San Carlos has been set for Friday, December 13, 2019. Details will be forthcoming.
The relaxed seasonal gathering is welcomed each year by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The Bluegrass Musical Mark Twain’s River Of Song Closes On Sunday October 27 In Mountain View
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s presentation of the musical Mark Twain’s River Of Song will close on Sunday, October 27, 2019. The bluegrass program is at the Mountain View Center For The Performing Arts. Tickets are still available online. The DISCOUNT FOR BLUEGRASS FANS is a $10 Discount when purchasing tickets by using the code “BLUEGRASS” (only on the TheatreWorks website).
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes this bluegrass cultural experience to our area.
KALW Fall Pledge Drive Is Saturday October 26 — New 2020 Bluegrass Calendar Available
This Saturday, October 26, north and central bay public radio station KALW in San Francisco (91.7FM and Online) will hold the fall bluegrass pledge drive.
The longtime host of the Saturday evening Bluegrass Signal radio show on the station, Peter Thompson, has published a beautiful and comprehensive 2020 Calendar of current and historical bluegrass dates. The new calendar is available only to donors who support bluegrass music on KALW Radio. You can check out the station website (and the fall bluegrass pledge drive) for more information. The minimum donation to get the calendar is only $50.
The new calendar includes all the Northern California Bluegrass Society information as well as many other key area bluegrass dates.
Spring 2020 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival Set For April 17-19 In Tres Pinos
Brookdale Bluegrass has announced that the Spring 2020 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be held April 17-19 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
There will be no December festival in 2019.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society has welcomed all Brookdale Bluegrass Festivals since 1998.
Rare Bluegrass Musical Theatre Run Will End On Sunday October 27 In Mountain View
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s performance of the Bluegrass/Americana musical Mark Twain’s River Of Song. The stories of Mark Twain and plenty of our kind of music will make this an enjoyable evening of musical theatre for area bluegrass fans.
But, this rare offering of bluegrass musical theatre will continue only through Sunday, October 27, 2019 at the Mountain View Center For The Performing Arts.
DISCOUNT FOR BLUEGRASS FANS: NCBS (and other) bluegrass fans will receive a $10 Discount when purchasing tickets by using the code “BLUEGRASS” on the TheatreWorks website.
The show was written by Randal Myler & Dan Wheetman (the latter familiar to NCBS fans due to his Marley’s Ghost fame).
Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show Set For Saturday January 25 In Redwood City
The 2020 Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show will be held on Saturday, January 25, 3:00-5:00pm at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center Theater, 1455 Madison Avenue in Redwood City. The FREE program is part of the 13th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Society Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, set for January 24-26, 2020.