Your support of bluegrass music in our area is much appreciated — and our volunteers have big plans, so this year will be a great year to be a member.
Now is the time to renew your membership in your local bluegrass music club! The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes all new, renewing, and returning members. It only takes a moment to join or renew on this website or by mail.
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.
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.
Three Thursday Night Bluegrass Shows remain on the schedule. The sweeping views of the Santa Cruz Mountains and the good food and drink can be enjoyed with live bluegrass music 6:00-8:30pm on:
September 15 — Purple Mountain Majesty
September 22 — Hosted Onstage Jam starring You.
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.
Owner Roseanne Mayclin and her family have offered to sell the business rather than shut it down if there is an interested buyer. The family hopes to start a new establishment featuring live bluegrass after they resettle in the Central Valley town of Newman.
Thanks to area bluegrass musicians, especially including Robert Cornelius, who made the music happen at The Summit House.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society Board Of Directors has elected officers for the 2022-2023 year. They are:
President — Eric Burman, Bonny Doon
Vice-President — Mike Russell, Fremont
Secretary — Bruce Edmundson, Sunnyvale
Treasurer — Bruce Edmundson, Sunnyvale
The Northern California Bluegrass Society is 40 years old in 2022.
The organization was founded as the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society in 1982.
The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is on this website. This service is for both theft victims and used instrument buyers. It provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments.
Musicians should immediately SELF POST information about stolen instruments. Instrument buyers should CHECK the page prior to purchase of any used instrument.
The FREE page is searchable and links can be added to connect additional information about the instrument.
Your support of bluegrass music in our area is much appreciated at this critical post-pandemic time — 2022. The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes all new, renewing, and returning members. It only takes a moment to join or renew on this website or by mail.
Now is the time to join or renew your membership in your local bluegrass music club:
The KVMR Wee Celtic Celebration, which was set for Saturday, September 10 at Pioneer Park, in Nevada City, has been CANCELLED Due To Bad Air Quality resulting from wildfires in the Nevada County area.
The long-running weekend KVMR Celtic Festival held at the Nevada County Fairgrounds was Covid-cancelled the past two years, but was to have returned in one-day form at a local city park for 2022. The smaller event may be held at a later date.
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 NCBS President Michael Hall <hallmw@gmail.com> for more information.
The next two weekends will feature shows with both straight-ahead and on-the-edge bluegrass performers:
SATURDAY, September 10
Pub In The Park Concerts — The Stragglyrs, Red Morton Park, Redwood City. (NCBS welcomed). This is a free show with music by the Byrds-influenced bluegrass band, The Stragglyrs. This is the last of a four concert summer outdoor series presented by Redwood City.
CANCELLED — Bad Air Quality: KVMR Wee Celtic Celebration, Pioneer Park, Nevada City. The long-running KVMR Celtic Festival held at the Nevada County Fairgrounds was Covid-cancelled the past two years, but returns in one-day form at a local city park for 2022.
SATURDAY, September 17
The Lodi Grape Festival will have a Bluegrass Day (and more) at the Lodi Grape Festival Fairgrounds in Lodi. The bluegrass is free with festival admission.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, September 17 &18
The Mountain Sol Festival at the Roaring Camp Railroads Park in Felton offers plenty of near-bluegrass fun.
