Ten Day Reminder:Ā Main Stage Band ApplicationsĀ for the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 2020 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass FestivalĀ are due onĀ December 31, 2019.
The 27th Annual festival will be held August 6-9 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
TheĀ Spring Brookdale Bluegrass FestivalĀ has been set forĀ April 17-19, 2020Ā in theĀ Dance HallĀ andĀ SaloonĀ at theĀ San Benito County Historical ParkĀ inĀ Tres Pinos. Onsite camping will be available.
The festival has been presented by Brookdale BluegrassĀ and welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ since 1998.
One Dozen Day Reminder:Ā Main Stage Band ApplicationsĀ for the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 2020 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass FestivalĀ are due onĀ December 31, 2019.
The 2020 NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will be held at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park. The Sunday, May 3 event is FREE and is a delightful springtime event.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will present the 13th Annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival in Redwood City, made possible by a grant from the Redwood City Arts Commission.
The FREE event will run January 24-25, 2020 in various venues throughout the city. The Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show will be held on Saturday, January 25 at the historic Veteran’s Memorial Senior Center Theatre.
Two Week Reminder:Ā Main Stage Band ApplicationsĀ for the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 2020 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass FestivalĀ are due onĀ December 31, 2019.
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society is now collecting donations for the NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund for the camp’s spring session, set for April 16-19, 2020. The NCBS Walker Creek Scholarship Fund Committee awards scholarships twice each year to assist deserving students.
Send donations to: Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society,Ā PO Box 390846,Ā Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.Ā Donations may be tax-advantaged. NCBS/SCBS is a Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization.
Ingrid Noyes (not NCBS) runs the Walker Creek Music CampĀ for adults and children each spring and fall at the Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma.Ā
Information:Ā Walker Creek Music Camp.
Now is the time to submit Main Stage Band ApplicationsĀ to perform at the Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival — due onĀ December 31, 2019.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society accepts donations to support Local Bluegrass Music in the San Francisco Bay Area, theĀ 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.
Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
The FREE 2019 Holiday Hootenany will be presented by the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company on Friday, December 13. Here is All You Need To Know To Go:
The event will be held at the DCBC,Ā 935 Washington Street,Ā San Carlos.
Doors will open at 4:00pm and music begins at 5:00pm with excellent craft beer, root beer, and plenty of tasty food truck offerings from Off The Grid available.
Performance Schedule:
FRIDAY, December 13
4:00pm ā Doors Open
5:00 āĀ Young and Up Too Late Band
5:30 āĀ John Henryās Farm
6:30 āĀ Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
7:30 āĀ Brookdale Bluegrass Band
8:30 āĀ Stoney Mountain Ramblers
9:30 āĀ Pathetic Honey String Band
10:30 āĀ All-Star Jam
11:00 ā Hootenanny Ends
In addition, there will be jamming and an open mike in a separate room.
The Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ welcomes this fun event, which is organized by Scott Dailey.
