Brookdale Bluegrass has announced the line-up for the Brookdale Bluegrass and American Roots Music Festival, April 17-19, 2020 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The event is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Bands: Cactus Bob & The Prairie Flower, Sidesaddle and Co, David Holidiloff, The Stoney Mountain Ramblers, The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, The Poor Carters, Brookdale Bluegrass Band, Banjer Dan, Tina Louise Barr, Laura Lind and The Open Hearts Band.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society supports bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and all of Northern California.
The Society is a California Not-For-Profit Corporation with Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) status that is also known as the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.Ā The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.
You can make a donation to support the work of the Society:
Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ is now collecting donations for theĀ NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund. NCBS/SCBSĀ is aĀ Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization.
The NCBS Walker Creek Scholarship Fund Committee awards scholarships twice each year to assist deserving students. The next round of scholarships will benefit attendees at the April 16-19, 2020 spring session.
Send donations to:Ā Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society,Ā PO Box 390846,Ā Mountain View, CA 94039-0846. Donations may be tax-advantaged.
Ingrid Noyes (not NCBS) runs the Walker Creek Music Camp each spring and fall at theĀ Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma.
Information:Ā Walker Creek Music Camp
TheĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will be held on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at the Duck Pond StageĀ inĀ San Lorenzo Park, near the courthouse in Santa Cruz.Ā The long-running event is presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.Ā The FREE afternoon concert is a Rite of Spring for area bluegrass fans.
TheĀ 2020 Pick & Gather Festival will take place in late May or early June. The exact dates will be announced soon.
The relaxed farm, river and music gathering will feature bluegrass (and other) music, camping, information about farm-to-table food, water quality, organic farming, fruit-picking, swimming in the Merced River and other rural activities.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes this event, which is presented by Riverdance Farms, LivingstonĀ (near Merced).
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will welcome the Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, which will be presented by Brookdale Bluegrass.Ā The festival has been held since 1998.Ā The April 17-19, 2020 festival will be held at the San Benito County Historical ParkĀ inĀ Tres Pinos.
The NCBS-welcomed Johnson Farm Picking Party, near its original location north of Boulder Creek, will return on Saturday, May 16, 2020.
Save the date — more information will be announced soon on this website.
TheĀ Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society, is a fun weekend of performances by top California bluegrass bandsĀ at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
The 27th annual gathering of friends and family will be held August 6-9, 2020.
Happy Super Bowl Holiday from your friends in the Northern California Bluegrass Society! And — Go San Francisco!
The Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, presented by the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley, has brand new dates for 2020. The event will run April 2-5 (it was previously a late May festival).
The East Bay’s only bluegrass festival is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society
