The 2108 Bluegrass Folk & Country Marathon to support bluegrass and related programming on community radio station KKUP – Cupertino will be held February 8-12 at 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas, and online at www.kkup.org.
Among the many premiums that await your donation are tickets to the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 25th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival (August 9-12, 2018).
This is the way radio should be: Our Music on the air all weekend long!
The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced that the Twelfth Annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival will be held January 25-27, 2019 in Redwood City.
TheĀ NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair (founded 1986) is set forĀ Saturday, May 5, 2018, Noon-6:00pm at theĀ Duck Pond Stage inĀ San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz. The FREE afternoon of bluegrass music will be held under beautiful springtime skies.
The Thursday Bluegrass Series atĀ The Summit House brings FREE music to theĀ Santa Cruz Mountains and will present the brand new groupĀ Mission Blue this week.
The full bluegrass band features Dana Frankel (Santa Cruz) and Avram Frankel (Pacifica). On this evening, Billy Moore and Dave Gooding will round out the ensemble.
TheĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill show on February 8 will run fromĀ 6:00-8:30pm. Good food and drink will be served at the top ofĀ Highway 17,Ā six miles south ofĀ Los Gatos.
The performance is presented by theĀ The Summit House and welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Brookdale Bluegrass has announced that the Spring 2018 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, previously set for the Mount Cross Camp in Ben Lomond, will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The March 9-11 dates and line-up are unchanged. More details will be available soon.
All Brookdale Bluegrass Festivals since 1998 have been welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Update: The festival has been moved to the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. More details soon.
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The Northern California Bluegrass Society will welcome theĀ 2018 Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival. TheĀ March 9-11 event will be presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and set for theĀ Mount Cross Camp inĀ Felton.
The venue offers a variety of housing options, ranging from rooms to campsites. There is limited RV parking. The location is on Highway 9 at the Felton/Ben Lomond border.
Performers will includeĀ AJ Lee & Blue Summit, The Honeysuckle Possums, The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, The Stoney Mountain Ramblers, Toby Gray & His Harlan County Covey, Wendy Burch Steel & Redwood, Laura Lind, Ben Lomond & The Highway Niners, BanjerDan, plus host bandĀ The Brookdale Bluegrass Band.
The 2018Ā Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair is set forĀ Saturday, May 5, Noon-6:00pm at theĀ Duck Pond Stage inĀ San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz.
The FREE afternoon of bluegrass music, spring sunshine, and friendsĀ is presented by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.
The 11th annual Northern California Bluegrass Society Bluegrass On Broadway Festival brought a fine weekend of music to Redwood City.
This event is only possible due to strong community support for the arts. Thanks to the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, the Redwood City Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Services, the Veterans Memorial Senior Center, the Freewheel Brewing Company, John Dabney, and Debbie Weiner. Thanks also to all of the NCBS volunteers and bands, and to everyone who came out to support our area bluegrass musicians.
See you next year!
The Stoney Mountain Ramblers will perform onĀ Sunday, January 28, 2018, to conclude theĀ NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival.
The FREE program will take place from 6:00-10:00pm at theĀ Freewheel Brewing Company, 3736 Florence Street, Redwood City.
Bluegrass On Broadway receives principal financial support from theĀ Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, theĀ Redwood City Department of Parks Recreation & Community Services, John Dabney, & Debbie Weiner.
Although more experienced musicians won their share of honors at the 2018 Northern California Bluegrass Awards, young bluegrass performers had their year at the Saturday, January 27 ceremony in Redwood City. The 11th annual program was presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The hot young bandĀ AJ Lee & Blue Summit (Santa Cruz) was named Best Bluegrass Band. Band members took home individual honors in the female vocalist and mandolin categories (AJ Lee, Santa Cruz), and in the guitar category (Sullivan Tuttle, Palo Alto).
Meanwhile Stockton’s Snap Jackson won Best Male Vocalist and tied with Jesse Personeni (Fiddletown) as the top banjo players. The two are in young bands — Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players and The Blue J’s.
Meanwhile longtime favorites Lee Anne Welch (fiddle, Saratoga), Jim Mintun (Dobro, Santa Cruz), and Paul Knight (bass, Marshall) were repeat winners on their instruments.
Lifetime Achievement honors went to five festival organizers who have brought top events to the Northern California area over many years. Mitch Third was honored for his extraordinary service as operations manager of the Strawberry Music Festivals, especially during a crisis period in which the festival lost its longtime home in a devastating fire. He is also a songwriter & performer.Ā Fred Morris was honored for his pioneering work in creating indoor hotel-based bluegrass festivals in the Bay Area during the early 1990s, and also for other promotional, publishing, and retail service to the national bluegrass community.
Eric Burman founded both the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival (now in its 25th year) and the Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, affiliated with NCBS and held several times a year since 1998 in the Santa Cruz Mountains. He is also a past president of the Society and a bandleader and songwriter. Larry & Sondra Baker were honored for their high quality, entertaining bluegrass festivals held in California & Arizona. Northern California fans fondly remember the Bluegrassin’ In The Foothills gathering held in Plymouth that sadly ended with the couple’s recent retirement. They continue to produce the Bluegrass On The Beach Festival in Lake Havasu, AZ.
The Northern California Bluegrass Awards are presented by NCBS as part of theĀ Bluegrass On Broadway Festival in Redwood City. The festival is supported by theĀ Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission and by other Redwood City-area businesses, agencies, and individuals. NCBS would like to thank these partners for their support of bluegrass music in Redwood City.
Winners ā 2018 Northern California Bluegrass Awards
Band ā AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Santa Cruz
Male Vocalist ā Snap Jackson, Stockton
Female Vocalist ā A. J. Lee, Santa Cruz
Guitar ā Sullivan Tuttle, Palo Alto
Mandolin ā A. J. Lee, Santa Cruz
Banjo ā Jesse Personeni, Fiddletown & Snap Jackson, Stockton
Fiddle ā Lee Anne Welch, Saratoga
Dobro ā Jim Mintun, Santa Cruz
Bass ā Paul Knight, Marshall
Lifetime Achievement Awards — Larry & Sondra Baker, Eric Burman, Fred Morris, & Mitch Third
