The Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company Holiday Hootenanny has added The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers (Santa Cruz Mountains) to the line-up performing at the craft brewing company in San Carlos on Friday, December 15, 2017. The event is presented by Devil’s Canyon and organized by Scott Dailey. The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes this FREE bluegrass party.
Six Week Reminder: The deadline for Main Stage Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Band Applications is December 31, 2017 for the 25th Anniversary Festival in August 2018.
Since 1998, the Brookdale Bluegrass Festival has been held each March and December in the San Lorenzo Valley. The festivals are presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and are welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
However, there will be no Winter Brookdale Bluegrass Festival this year. The next Brookdale gathering will be the Spring 2018 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival to be held March 9-11 on the Felton/Ben Lomond border at the Mt. Cross Camp. This was the popular venue for last year’s spring event.
More details will be announced soon.
The Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company Holiday Hootenanny has announced that The Stoney Mountain Ramblers (Menlo Park) and Cryin’ Shame (La Honda) will be among the bands performing at the 13th annual gathering in San Carlos on Friday, December 15, 2017.
The 4:00-11:00pm event is presented by Devil’s Canyon and organized by Scott Dailey.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes this FREE bluegrass party each year! Good beer and good food will be available.
The Spring Walker Creek Music Camp will be held at the Walker Creek Ranch near Petaluma April 12-15, 2018.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund is now collecting donations for the camp to assist students who need financial help. Donations can be sent to: Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846, Attn: NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization aka the 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.
Seven Week Reminder: Main Stage Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Band Applications for the August 9-12, 2018 gathering in Tres Pinos are due by December 31, 2017.
The FREE 2018 Bluegrass On Broadway Festival will be held January 26-28 in Redwood City. The festival has been presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society each year since 2008.
Principal financial support for the festival comes from the Redwood City community, including the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission.
The Thursday Bluegrass Series at the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill on Highway 17 has FREE bluegrass every week.
On November 16, AJ Lee & Blue Summit from Santa Cruz will perform.
The 6:00-8:30pm performances are presented by the The Summit House and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Good food and drink will be served.
There will be no performance on Thanksgiving evening. Bluegrass music will return on November 30.
The 2018 Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair is set for Saturday, May 5 at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society has brought this FREE gathering to downtown Santa Cruz in early May every year since 1986.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the 13th Annual Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company Holiday Hootenanny in San Carlos on Friday, December 15, 2017.
The event is presented by Devil’s Canyon and organized by Scott Dailey.
Five bluegrass bands will perform for the FREE late afternoon & evening gathering, which will offer fine craft beer and good food.
