The Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society has announced that the 2018 Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will be held on SUNDAY, May 6. (The event was previously set for Saturday, May 5.) More details will be announced soon.
Category: Events
Wildcat Mountain Ramblers Set To Play Thursday At The Summit House Near Los Gatos
The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers will play the Thursday Bluegrass Series at The Summit House on March 8, 2018.
The FREE bluegrass music program in the Santa Cruz Mountains is 6 miles south of Los Gatos. The music will run from 6:00-8:30pm. Good food and drink will be served.
The performance is presented by The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Coming Soon: Blue Summit on March 15.
Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival To Be Held March 9-11 In Tres Pinos
The Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be held for the first time at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos on March 9-11. This venue is already familiar to area bluegrass fans as the home of the NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, set for August 9-12, 2018.
The Brookdale festival is presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Shows will be held indoors, but the Saturday afternoon performance will be outdoors if weather permits. Camping is available for both tents and RVs.
Brookdale Performance Schedule
Former Sidesaddle Member Beth McNamara Celebration Of Life Set For March 3
A Celebration Of Life for musician and lavender grower Beth McNamara will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2018.
She was a bassist and singer for Sidesaddle & Co in the South Bay before moving to Oregon. There she continued to perform with former Sidesaddle & Co guitarist and singer Jerry Ashford as the duo Moonglow. The band last performed in the Bay Area at the NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival in 2016.
The two also ran their business Lord & Lady Lavender.
The celebration with her Bay Area family and friends will be held 3:00-6:30pm at Montevideo Clubhouse, 1585 Monteval Lane in San Jose. The location is south of the Camden Avenue/Coleman Road intersection.
Elizabeth McNamara died suddenly on January 10th at her farm in Camas Valley, Oregon.
New Bluegrass Radio Show Hits The Airwaves In Boulder Creek On Thursday Evening March 1
A new weekly bluegrass program will be broadcast on KBCZ Radio in Boulder Creek beginning on Thursday, March 1, 2018, from 8:00 to 9:00pm.
The Brookdale Bluegrass Hour will be hosted by Eric Burman and Bruce Bellochio and will feature live and recorded music, plus interviews and bluegrass calendar information.
The hosts are both longtime leaders of the Northern California Bluegrass Society and festival and concert promoters. Bruce has hosted the longest-running KBCZ program for the past two and a half years. He is now joined by Eric and the format has expanded.
Bruce’s program was the first regular bluegrass music show to air in Santa Cruz County since the KPFA Cousin Al Radio Show (hosted by Al Knoth) ended its 46-year run in Watsonville over 5 years ago.
The broadcast can be heard throughout the San Lorenzo Valley at 90.1FM and online.
NCBS President Michael Hall will be a guest on the initial show.
Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival To Be Held At New Venue In Tres Pinos On March 9-11
The Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be held at a NEW VENUE, the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
The event has previously been held in the Santa Cruz Mountains several times each year since 1998. This year’s festival is set for March 9-11, 2018.
Shows will be held both indoors and outdoors. Camping is available.
Complete Brookdale Festival Schedule
The festival is presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
NCBS Invites Your 2018 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Design Ideas
Do you have a good idea for the 2018 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival official T-Shirt Design?
If so, the Northern California Bluegrass Society invites you to send it in!
Design Submissions: Bruce Bellochio.
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Here is some information for your consideration:
25th Annual
NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival
San Benito County Historical Park
Tres Pinos, CA
August 9-12, 2018
A Benefit For The Northern California Bluegrass Society
Complete Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival Schedule Announced For March 9-11
Brookdale Bluegrass has announced the performance schedule for the Spring 2018 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, set for March 9-11 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (Note new location). All Brookdale festivals since 1998 have been welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
FRIDAY, March 9
(All performances indoors — or some outdoors if the weather is good.)
6:00pm — Jeff Baldwin & Jim Lewin & The Harmony Grits
7:00 — Toby Gray & The Harland County Covey
8:00 — Honeysuckle Possums
9:00 — Blue Summit
SATURDAY, March 10
10:00am — BanjerDan Banjo Workshop
11:00 — Tina Louise Barr Autoharp Workshop
10:00am — Open Mike
1:00pm — BanjerDan Mazer
2:00 — Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band
3:00 — Laura Lind
4:00 — Brent Pierce Family & Friends
5:00 — The Naked Bootleggers
6:00 — Dinner Break with Hog Tie Catering
7:00 — Stoney Mountain Ramblers
8:00 — Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band
9:00 — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
10:00 — Honeysuckle Possums
SUNDAY, March 11
10:00am –The Honeysuckle Possums Harmony Singing Workshop
Noon — Blue Summit Band
1:00 — Ben Lonesome & The Highway Niners
2:00 — Tina Louise Barr & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band
3:00 — All Star Jam
Pick & Gather Festival Set For May 25-27 At Riverdance Farms In Livingston
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will welcome the Riverdance Farms’ Pick & Gather Festival on Memorial Day Weekend in Livingston (near Merced).
The May 25-27 festival will feature bluegrass & more, plus blueberries, cherries, and strawberries for the picking.
Camping is available on the banks of the Merced River.
The Goat Hills Girls Return To The Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series On March 1
The Goat Hill Girls will return to the Thursday Bluegrass Series at The Summit House on March 1, 2018, bringing FREE bluegrass music to the Santa Cruz Mountains.
The Highway 17 roadside venue at the top of the world is only 6 miles south of Los Gatos.
The music will run from 6:00-8:30pm. Good food and drink will be served.
The performance is presented by The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Coming Soon: The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers will appear on March 8 and Blue Summit on March 15.