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
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 —Ā 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
10:00amĀ — 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 –TheĀ 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
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society will welcome the Riverdance Farmsā Pick & Gather Festival onĀ Memorial Day Weekend inĀ Livingston (near Merced).
TheĀ 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 Hill Girls will return to the Thursday Bluegrass Series atĀ The Summit House on March 1, 2018, bringing FREE bluegrass music to theĀ Santa Cruz Mountains.
The Highway 17 roadside venue at the top of the world is only 6 miles south ofĀ Los Gatos.
The music will run from 6:00-8:30pm.Ā Good food and drink will be served.
The performance is presented byĀ The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill and welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Coming Soon: The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers will appear on March 8 and Blue Summit on March 15.
The historic 25th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, presented by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society, is set forĀ Thursday-Sunday, August 9-12, 2018, at theĀ San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister).
TheĀ Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival presented byĀ Brookdale Bluegrass will be held at theĀ San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres Pinos.
The festival is welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society and will be heldĀ March 9-11, 2018.
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund is now collecting donationsĀ to assist students who need financial help for the Spring 2018 camp, run by Ingrid Noyes and set for April 12-15 near Petaluma.
Donations can be sent to:Ā Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society,Ā PO Box 390846,Ā Mountain View, CA 94039-0846,Ā Attention: NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund.
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization aka theĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, accepts donations and disburses the scholarships. Donations to the fund are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Donors should consult their tax advisors. The Federal Tax ID No. is 94-2907716. (Donors who do not need a tax deduction may donate money directly to the camp.)
Information: Spring Walker Creek Music Camp.
Northern California Bluegrass Society Members will enjoy two official Society events in May 2018.
May 5 —Ā NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, Noon-6:00pm,Ā Duck Pond Stage,Ā San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz. FREE.
MayĀ 25-27 — Pick & Gather Festival, Riverdance Farms, Livingston. (NCBS welcomed).
TheĀ Spring 2018 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be held at theĀ San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres Pinos on March 9-11.
This is the same venue that will host the August 9-12 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. (The 2018 Brookdale eventĀ was previously announced for the Mount Cross Camp in Ben Lomond.)
The festival will be held indoors and both tent and RV camping will be available. Some shows will be held indoors and others outdoors.
The Brookdale Bluegrass Festivals are presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and have been held at various San Lorenzo Valley venues since 1998. All Brookdale festivals have been welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The Thursday Bluegrass Series atĀ The Summit House brings FREE bluegrass music to theĀ Santa Cruz Mountains every week.
The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers are headed for the top of Highway 17 this Thursday, February 22. The musicĀ program is fromĀ 6:00-8:30pm. Good food and drink will be served. The venue isĀ 6 miles south ofĀ Los Gatos.
The performance is presented byĀ The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill and welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
