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AJ Lee & Blue Summit To Play Thursday At The Summit House Between Los Gatos & Santa Cruz

AJ Lee & Blue Summit at The Summit House

The Thursday Bluegrass Series at the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz is held every Thursday evening 6:00-8:30pm.

AJ Lee & Blue Summit will perform on September 21. Good food & drink will be available during the FREE show and the view of the Santa Cruz Mountains is endless.

The show is presented by the The Summit House and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Robert Cornelius organizes the series.

On September 28, The Stoney Mountain Ramblers will appear to close out the month.

San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival To Present An Open Jam On Saturday October 14

The Beauty Operators

The San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival is back after a four-year hiatus! Events will happen all over San Francisco on Wednesday-Sunday, October 11-15, 2017.

A FREE outdoor Bluegrass Jam Session open to all will be held Noon-2:00pm at the corner of Market and Castro Streets, hosted by The Beauty Operators. Calling all Bay Area pickers to come and join in!

The original SFBOT festival (with a 14-year run starting in 2000) was organized by a quasi-independent committee of the Northern California Bluegrass Society. The revival is a project of several area bluegrass organizations including the California Bluegrass Association, and is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund Awards Tuition Assistance To Two Fall Camp Students

A bluegrass jam session at the Walker Creek Music Camp.
NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund

The NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund has awarded tuition assistance to help two young Northern California musicians attend the September 28-October 1 , 2017 camp near Petaluma.

The scholarships will assist a 12-year-old girl fiddler and a 20-year-old female banjo player to attend the camp.

Thanks to the generous donors and to the NCBS scholarship committee. The fund will soon begin collecting donations to help deserving students who want to attend the Spring camp, set for April.

Thanks for your support of music education in our area!

The Handsome Ladies Present A Women’s Music Showcase At The SFBOT Festival On October 13

The San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival will return on Wednesday-Sunday, October 11-15, 2017. The SFBOT shows will be held in various venues all around the City.

On Friday, October 13, The Handsome Ladies will present a showcase of women songwriters and/or songs made famous by women, performed by a variety of singers and musicians backed by The Picks (the Handsome Ladies pick-up band).

The Handsome Ladies promote female participation in bluegrass music. This is a coed event and all genders are welcome.

The show will be held 7:00-10:00pm at the SOMA Streat Food Park, 428 11th Street, San Francisco.

The original SFBOT festival (held 2000-2013) was organized by a quasi-independent committee of the Northern California Bluegrass Society. The revival is a project of several area bluegrass organizations including the California Bluegrass Association, and is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

San Francisco's SOMA Streat Food Park

San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival To Present The California Tallboys & Evie Ladin On October 12 At The Lost Church

Evie Ladin

The San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival is back after a four-year hiatus! Shows will happen all over San Francisco on Wednesday-Sunday, October 11-15, 2017.

The SFBOT celebrates the many bluegrass  artists in San Francisco and will follow the big, but not mostly bluegrass, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival that will be held in Golden Gate Park October 6-8. This is your chance to enjoy plenty of real bluegrass bluegrass!

The California Tallboys and Evie Laden will play the second night of the festival on Thursday, October 12 at The Lost Church.

The original SFBOT festival (with a 14-year run starting in 2000) was organized by a quasi-independent committee of the Northern California Bluegrass Society.  The revival is a project of several area bluegrass organizations including the California Bluegrass Association, and is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The California Tallboys

Opening Night At The 2017 San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival To Feature The Bow Ties & Good Not Great

The San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival will return to San Francisco on Wednesday-Sunday, October 11-15, 2017. The SFBOT shows will be held in various venues. The event celebrates the robust bluegrass community in San Francisco and will follow the big Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival Weekend in the city.

The Bow Ties

The Bow Ties and Good Not Great will open the festival on Wednesday, October 11 at The Lost Church.

Good Not Great

The original SFBOT festival (held 2000-2013) was organized by a quasi-independent committee of the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The revival is a project of several area bluegrass organizations including the California Bluegrass Association, and is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers Head For The Summit House This Thursday September 14

The Thursday Bluegrass Series at the top of Highway 17 between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz is held at the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill every Thursday evening.

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers will perform on September 14. Good drink and good food will be available during the FREE show and the view of the Santa Cruz Mountains is spectacular. The 6:00-8:30pm program is presented by the The Summit House and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Robert Cornelius organizes the series.

Upcoming Bands: SEPT 21 — AJ Lee & Blue Summit, SEPT 28 — The Stoney Mountain Ramblers.

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers at The Summit House.