Kitchen Help Heads For NCBS-Welcomed Show At The Summit House This Thursday, December 29

Kitchen Help

Redwood City’s Kitchen Help is set to perform atĀ TheĀ Summit House, on Highway 17 six miles south of Los Gatos, onĀ Thursday, December 29, 2016.

The popular FREE Every-Thursday Bluegrass Series began in January 2016 and is the home of bluegrass music in theĀ Santa Cruz Mountains.

Music will runĀ 6:00-6:30pm in a program welcomed by the NCBS and presented by theĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill, 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, Los Gatos 95033. Tasty food and drink will be served during the performance.

A Big New Year’s Week Of Bluegrass Music For Northern California

Happy New Year from your friends in the Northern California Bluegrass Society!

There will be plenty of bluegrass music for Northern California Bluegrass Music Fans all during New Year’s Week. Here are the listings:

TUESDAY, December 27

Slide Road, Sam’s BBQ, San Jose.

Glad To Be Here, Phil’s Fish Market, Moss Landing.

Edgewood Mountain Boys, Freewheel Brewing Company, Redwood City.

BanjerDan Mazer, Tognazzini’s Dockside Too, Morro Bay.

WEDNESDAY, December 28

High Country, Albany Taproom, Albany.

Loganville, Sam’s BBQ, San Jose.

Trail Rides Band, Phil’s Fish Market, Moss Landing.

Rattlebox, Iron Springs Pub, Fairfax.

WEDNESDAY-MONDAY, December 28-January 2

New Harmony New Year’s Camp, San Francisco Folk Music Club, Camp Newman, Santa Rosa.

THURSDAY, December 29

Kitchen Help, Summit House, Los Gatos. (NCBS-welcomed)

Mill Creek Ramblers, Mission Pizza, Fremont.

BanjerDan, Last Stage West BBQ, Atascadero.

FRIDAY, December 30

Mountain Fire Band, Plough & Stars, San Francisco.

The Brothers Comatose, The Coffis Brothers, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco.

Mill Creek Ramblers, Mission Pizza, Fremont.

High Country

NEW YEAR’S EVE, December 31

High Country, Dix Bruce & Julie Cline, and Hurricane Sam Rudin, The Back Room, Berkeley.

Edgewood Mountain Boys, Plough & Stars, San Francisco.

Hot Buttered Rum, Bad Apple String Band, Hopmonk Tavern, Sebastopol.

Whispering Smith, St. Charles Saloon, Columbia.

The Brothers Comatose, The T Sisters, The Rainbow Girls, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco.

Dirty Cello, Hopmonk Tavern, Sonoma.

NEW YEAR’S DAY, January 1, 2017

All Day Concert To Benefit Standing Rock With Laurie Lewis, Wendy Birch Steel & Redwood, and many more bands, The Back Room, Berkeley.

Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association, Hoover School, San Jose.

Dennis D Banjo Man, The Stork Club, Oakland.

MONDAY, January 2

Bean Creek, Phil’s Fish Market, Moss Landing.

Bearcat Duo, Amnesia, San Francisco.

Two Week Reminder: Final Round Ballots For Northern California Bluegrass Awards Due On January 7, 2017

Two Week Reminder: Final Round Ballots from Northern California Bluegrass Society Members for the 2017 Northern California Bluegrass Awards are due on Saturday, January 7, 2017.

The 10th annual Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show & Concert will be held on Saturday, Janury 28, 2017 in Redwood City, as part of the FREE NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, set for January 27-28 and January 30.

NCBS Announces Finalists For The 2017 Northern California Bluegrass Awards

The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the finalists for the 2017 Northern California Bluegrass Awards. The Awards Show & Concert will be held on January 28, 2017 in Redwood City, as part of the FREE 10th Annual NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, January 27-28 and January 30, 2017.

Congratulations to:

1. Bluegrass Band

35 Years of Trouble

Bean Creek

High Country

Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players

Windy Hill

2. Male Vocalist

Luke Abbott

Glenn Dauphin

Jim Mintun

Billy Pitrone

Yoseff Tucker

Sullivan Tuttle

3. Female Vocalist

Kathy Barwick

Sarah Eblen

A. J. Lee

Louise Mintun

Hailey Pexton

4. Guitar

Kathy Barwick

Larry Chung

Billy Pitrone

Yoseff Tucker

Sullivan Tuttle

5. Mandolin

Kyle Abbott

Tom Bekeny

Josh Gooding

Pete Hicks

Michael Tuttle

Butch Waller

6. Banjo

Luke Abbott

Larry Chung

Larry Cohea

Snap Jackson

Avram Siegel

7. Fiddle

Luke Abbott

Tom Bekeny

Pete Hicks

Ed Neff

Jack Tuttle

Mark Wardenburg

8. Dobro

Leslie Abbott

Kathy Barwick

Tomas Enguidanos

Avram Frankel

Jim Mintun

9. Bass

Lisa Burns

Sarah Eblen

Paul Knight

Louise Mintun

Max Schwartz

The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Bluegrass On Broadway Festival receives principal financial support from a base grant from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission and from other Redwood City area busnesses, organizations, agencies, and individuals.

Redwood Bluegrass Associates Concerts In First Quarter Of 2017 Set For Mountain View

Redwood Bluegrass Associates has set three Saturday evening concerts for the first quarter of 2017 at the Masonic Hall in Mountan View. They are:

January 21 — Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band

February 18 — Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley

March 18 — John Reischman & The Jaybirds

This is the final season in the 25-year run of these high-quality concerts, all welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Peter Rowan

Donations Now Being Accepted For The NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund

NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund

Donations to theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund are now being accepted for student scholarships at the Spring Camp, set for April 7-10, 2017 nearĀ Petaluma.

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

Walker Creek Music Camp Kids

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization aka theĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, accepts donations and disburses scholarships. Donations to the fund, run by a NCBS committee, 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:Ā Walker Creek Music Camp, Ingrid NoyesĀ runs the camp, which is held each spring and fall. The camp is open to adults and children.