The 33rd Annual Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, presented by the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society (NCBS/SCBS), is set for Sunday Afternoon, May 5 at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, near the courthouse in Santa Cruz.
This a FREE event and a Rite Of Spring for the area bluegrass community. Here is the schedule:
SUNDAY, May 5
Noon — Mission Blue
1:15pm — Luke Abbott
2:30 — The Down Beets
3:45 — Blue Summit
5:00 — Harmony Grits
Blue Summit has been named an Official Showcase Act for the September 24-28 International Bluegrass Music Association World Of Bluegrass Convention in Raleigh, NC. Convention registration is open now.
This is a high honor for the young, emerging bluegrass band and will bring the band to the attention of the national and international bluegrass audience.
The popular Santa Cruz-based outfit is the reigning Best Bluegrass Band at the Northern California Bluegrass Awards.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society has announced the performance schedule for the FREE Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, set for Sunday, May 5, 2019, Noon-6:00pm at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, near the courthouse in Santa Cruz.
SUNDAY, May 5
Noon — Mission Blue
1:15pm — Luke Abbott
2:30 — The Down Beets
3:45 — Blue Summit
5:00 — Harmony Grits
This going to be fun!
The Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series will present The Goat Hill Girls on May 2. The FREE show will run 6:00-8:30pm. Good food and drink will be served.
The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill at the top of Highway 17, high in the Santa Cruz Mountains (and 6 miles south of Los Gatos) presents the weekly shows, which are welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Coming Soon: May 9 — The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers. May 16 — Blue Summit.
Blue Summit will perform at the FREE Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society’s 33rd Annual Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair on Cinco de Mayo, Sunday, May 5, 2019.
A full afternoon of bluegrass performers will include Luke Abbott, The Down Beets, Mission Blue, & The Harmony Grits. The Noon-6:00pm fair will be held at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, near the courthouse in Santa Cruz.
Ya’ll come! Bring a picnic, blankets or chairs, and all of your friends!
The Brookdale Bluegrass Band will headline the 2019 Pick & Gather Festival presented by Riverdance Farms, in Livingston, near Merced. The gathering will take place June 1-2. (Note that the new festival dates will be on the weekend after Memorial Day this year.)
The event will feature bluegrass and other music, camping, information about farm-to-table food, water quality, organic farming, swimming in the Merced River and other charming bucolic pursuits.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes this event to our area.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society will present the FREE Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair on Sunday, May 5 from Noon to 6:00pm.
The Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse has announced the nightly performance line-up for the NCBS-welcomed Berkeley Bluegrass Festival the weekend of May 16-19, 2019. The 4th annual festival will offer evening concerts along with daytime workshops on Saturday and Sunday. Both full festival and daily tickets are available.
THURSDAY, May 16
North Country Blue
The High Water Line
Lela & Rainy Miatke
FRIDAY, May 17
Hot Buttered Rum
Front Country,
Blue Summit,
The High Water Line
SATURDAY, May 18
The Earls Of Leicester
The Kathy Kallick Band
Fog Holler
Lena & Rainy Miatke
SUNDAY, May 19
Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands With Jerry Douglas
Amy Sher & Hailey Pexton
North Country Blue
The Harmony Grits will return to the stage of the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair on Sunday, May 5, 2019. The FREE Noon-6:00pm program will be held at the lovely Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park (near the courthouse in Santa Cruz).
The Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society show will also feature Luke Abbott, Blue Summit, Mission Blue, & The Down Beets. Bring chairs and blankets for shady lawn seating. Bring friends and a picnic and make it a lovely Rite Of Spring!
SUNDAY, April 21
10:00am — Workshops
Noon — Blue Summit
1:00pm — Laura Lind & Tina Louise Barr
2:00 — Easter Jam
3:00 — Festival Ends
The April 19-21, 2019 Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos is presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
