The Robber Bridegroom, a bluegrass musical at Park Hall in Ben Lomond continues with shows on Friday and Saturday evenings and on Sunday afternoon. The show runs weekends through October 23, 2022.
Information & Tickets: <mctshows.org>. The band for the Mountain Community Theater staging includes NCBS favorites Banjer Dan Mazer, Matt Bohn, Cata Fitzgerald and Mark Becker.
The 2023 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is set for August 10-13 in Tres Pinos. Planning is now underway!
Some Volunteer Leadership Positions are open for next year’s gathering. Interested persons should contact Michael Hall <hallmw@gmail.com> for more information.
October Reminder: The 29th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is set for Thursday-Sunday, August 10-13, 2023 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Molly Tuttle of Nashville, formerly of Palo Alto, and a former member of the Northern California Bluegrass Society, was named Female Vocalist Of The Year at the 2022 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards in Raleigh, NC. Here is the full list of winners:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR: Billy Strings
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR: Béla Fleck My Bluegrass Heart
SONG OF THE YEAR: “Red Daisy” Billy Strings
Written by Jarrod Walker/Christian Ward
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: My Bluegrass Heart. Béla Fleck
GOSPEL RECORDING OF THE YEAR: “In the Sweet By and By”
Dolly Parton with Carl Jackson, Larry Cordle, Bradley Walker, and Jerry Salley
INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR: “Vertigo”
Béla Fleck featuring Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Bryan Sutton
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Rick Faris
COLLABORATIVE RECORDING OF THE YEAR: “In the Sweet By and By”
Dolly Parton with Carl Jackson, Larry Cordle, Bradley Walker, and Jerry Salley
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:
Molly Tuttle
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:
Del McCoury
BANJO PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Béla Fleck
BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Jason Moore
RESOPHONIC GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Justin Moses
FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Cody Kilby
MANDOLIN PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Sierra Hull
The Robber Bridegroom, a bluegrass musical at Park Hall in Ben Lomond continues with shows on Friday and Saturday evenings and on Sunday afternoon. The show runs weekends through October 23, 2022. Information & Tickets: <mctshows.org>. The band for the Mountain Community Theater staging includes NCBS favorites Banjer Dan Mazer, Matt Bohn, Cata Fitzgerald and Mark Becker.
The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill, a strong bluegrass venue for the past 8 years and host of the NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair during the pandemic, will sadly close on September 30, 2022. On Thursday, September 29 the Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, The Goat Hill Girls, and Purple Mountain Majesty will perform together and separately for a final time at the top of Highway 17 in a goodbye show for the popular venue. The outdoor performance will run 6:00-8:30pm. Food and drink will be served.
The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill, a strong bluegrass venue for the past 8 years and host of the NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair during the pandemic, will sadly close on September 30, 2022.
Only One Thursday Night Bluegrass Show Remains. The sweeping views of the Santa Cruz Mountains and the good food and drink can be enjoyed with live bluegrass music one last time 6:00-8:30pm on:
September 29 — Members of the Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, The Goat Hill Girls, and Purple Mountain Majesty will perform together and separately for a final time at the top of Highway 17 in a goodbye show for the popular venue that survived the pandemic, but was financially harmed during that period.
The Mountain Community Theater is staging a bluegrass musical play, The Robber Bridegroom, at Park Hall in Ben Lomond. The show runs weekends through October 23, 2022. Information & Tickets: <mctshows.org>.
The band for the performance includes NCBS favorites Banjer Dan Mazer, Matt Bohn, Cata Fitzgerald and Mark Becker.
Another longtime bluegrass venue has brought back live bluegrass music after a years-long pandemic hiatus. The Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company will present the Goat Hill Girls on Saturday, September 24, 7:00-9:00pm. The venue offers beer & wine & food in addition to coffee. The address is 101 West Main Street in downtown Los Gatos.
The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill, a strong bluegrass venue for the past 8 years and host of the NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair during the pandemic, will close on September 30, 2022.
Only One Thursday Night Bluegrass Show Remains. The sweeping views of the Santa Cruz Mountains and the good food and drink can be enjoyed with live bluegrass music can be enjoyed one last time 6:00-8:30pm on:
September 29 — Members of the Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, The Goat Hill Girls, and Purple Mountain Majesty will perform together and separately for a final time at the top of Highway 17 in a goodbye show for the popular venue that survived the pandemic, but was financially harmed during that period.
