The NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will be held on May 3, 2020 — the First Sunday In May — at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park. The FREE gathering is a Rite of Spring for area bluegrass fans.
The 2020 Pick & Gather Festival at Riverdance Farms, Livingston, near Merced, will take place in late May or early June. The exact dates will be announced as soon as peak harvest time is determined.
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.
The Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The indoor April 17-19, 2020 festival will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. More details will be announced soon.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society accepts donations to support Local Bluegrass Music. 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. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
The beloved NCBS-welcomed Johnson Farm Picking Party, near Boulder Creek, will return on May 16, 2020. More details will be announced soon on the NCBS website.
The 13th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Awards were held in Redwood City on January 25, 2020. The popular young band A J Lee & Blue Summit (San Jose) took four of the nine categories, including Best Bluegrass Band.
The awards show, part of the weekend’s Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, is presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Other award winners included Billy Pitrone (Santa Cruz), Best Male Vocalist, and one current and one former member of the iconic High Country band — Larry Cohea (Best Banjo Player, El Cerrito) and the recently-retired Jim Mintun (Best Dobro Player, Capitola).
Suzanne Suwanda of Los Gatos won for Best Bass Player. Lee Anne Welch (Saratoga) was voted Best Fiddle Player.
A J Lee (San Jose) was named Best Female Vocalist and Best Mandolin Player, while Sullivan Tuttle (A J Lee & Blue Summit, San Jose) won Best Guitar Player.
The Redwood City Arts Commission supports the free festival, along with other agencies, businesses, and individuals in the Redwood City area.
FREE All-Day Bluegrass Fun in Redwood City!
SATURDAY, January 25
Veterans Memorial Senior Center Theatre, 1455 Madison Avenue, Redwood City.
10:30am – Special Bluegrass Film Presentation: Life of Bill Monroe
Noon – The Open Heart Strings
1:00pm – The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
2:00 – Bean Creek
3:00-5:00pm – Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show (with additional musical performances). Award Finalists
The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s FREE 13th Annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival runs January 24-25, 2020 in Redwood City. Thanks to the Redwood City Arts Commission and other Redwood City agencies, businesses and individuals for their support!
Festival Fun: The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s FREE Bluegrass On Broadway Festival is this weekend, January 24 & 25, 2020, at various venues in Redwood City. Here is All You Need To Know to enjoy the 13th Annual event:
The Festival: Bluegrass On Broadway includes the Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show & Concert (Saturday) as well as other shows.
Tickets: NO tickets are needed. All shows are FREE and held in Redwood City.
Festival Schedule:
FRIDAY, January 24
Freewheel Brewing Company, 3737 Florence Street, Redwood City.
8:00-10:00pm – The Stoney Mountain Ramblers
SATURDAY, January 25
Veterans Memorial Senior Center Theatre, 1455 Madison Avenue, Redwood City.
10:30am – Special Bluegrass Film Presentation: Life of Bill Monroe
Noon – The Open Heart Strings
1:00pm – The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
2:00 – Bean Creek
3:00-5:00pm – Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show (with additional musical performances). Award Finalists.
Directions:
Bluegrass On Broadway is held at various venues in Redwood City (mid-Peninsula in the middle of the Bay Area), easily accessible from Freeways 101 and 280, via the Woodside Road exit.
The Veterans Memorial Senior Center, 1455 Madison Avenue, is about 2 miles west of downtown off of Jefferson Avenue. Turn left on St. Francis, which leads directly into the VMSC parking lot.
To reach the VMSC from I-280, exit at Farm Hill Blvd. and go east, Farm Hill becomes Jefferson Avenue. Go past the Alameda de Las Plugas, then right on St. Francis, which leads directly into the VMSC parking lot.
To reach the VMSC from Woodside Road, go north on Alameda de Las Plugas then right (east) on Jefferson Avenue. Turn right on St. Francis, which leads directly into the VMSC parking lot.
The Freewheel Brewing Company, 3736 Florence Street, is located in the Marsh Manor Shopping Center, not far from the Marsh Road exit off Highway 101 at the southern edge of Redwood City. From 101 go west a short distance, then right on Florence Street. The shopping center is on the left.
Redwood City Weather:
All festival events are INDOORS with close-in parking. High 72, Low 72.
Outdoors: FRI: Partly Cloudy, High 61, Low 50. SAT: Partly Sunny, High 62 Low 53.
Community & Fun: Remember, All Of Your Friends Will Be There!
Since the very first festival in 2008, the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, now newly-named the Redwood City Arts Commission has provided a base grant that enables the festival to be presented without charge to old and new bluegrass fans. Enjoy!
The 13th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Awards will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2020, 3:00-5:00pm as part of a FREE day-long concert at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center Theatre, 1455 Madison Avenue, Redwood City. The weekend Bluegrass On Broadway Festival is presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Here are the finalists for Best Bluegrass Band:
AJ Lee and Blue Summit (San Jose):
Bean Creek (Santa Cruz):
Goat Hill Girls (Saratoga):
The Goat Hill Girls in Los Gatos.
Sidesaddle & Co (Hollister):
Snap Jackson and The Knock On Wood Players (Stockton):
The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the band line-up for the FREE Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show & Concert this Saturday in Redwood City.
SATURDAY, January 25
10:00am — Historic Bluegrass Film
11:00am — Open Heart Strings (Ben Lomond)
Noon — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers (Los Gatos)
1:00pm — Bean Creek (Santa Cruz)
2:00pm — AJ Lee & Sully Tuttle (San Jose)
3:00-5:00pm — Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show (with additional musical performances)
The 13th annual program will be held at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center Theatre, 1455 Madison Avenue, Redwood City.
The Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, including the concert, is made possible by a base grant from the Redwood City Arts Commission.
