The Spring 2020 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival is set for April 17-19 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The festivals have been staged by Brookdale Bluegrass since 1998. NCBS welcomes these events to our area.

The Spring 2020 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival is set for April 17-19 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The festivals have been staged by Brookdale Bluegrass since 1998. NCBS welcomes these events to our area.

Six Week Reminder: Main Stage Band Applications for the 27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due by December 31, 2019.
The fun, relaxed gathering of friends and family is a benefit for the good works of the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society is now collecting donations to assist deserving students attending the Spring Walker Creek Music Camp, set for April 16-19, 2020.
The NCBS Walker Creek Scholarship Fund Committee will make the scholarship awards. Send donations to: Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
Donations may be tax-advantaged. NCBS/SCBS is a Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization. Ingrid Noyes runs the camp for adults and children each spring and fall at the Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma. Information: Walker Creek Music Camp.
California Bluegrass Bands will perform at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, set for August 6-9, 2020 at the San Benito County Historical Park, 7 miles south of Hollister in Tres Pinos. The gathering is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Band Applications are due on December 31, 2019.

The 2019 Holiday Hootenany will be held at the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company, 935 Washington Street, San Carlos.
The FREE gathering of fine bluegrass music is presented by Devil’s Canyon, welcomed by the NCBS and organized by Scott Dailey.
Your bluegrass friends will be there on Friday, December 13. Doors will open at 4:00pm.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society supports Local 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. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.
The most convenient way to make a donation is online — Online NCBS Donations.
Donations may also be mailed to: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
The NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will be held on Sunday, May 3, 2020. The FREE event will take place at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park.
Bluegrass Fair Chair Dana Frankel has more information.
Seven Week Reminder: Main Stage Band Applications for the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are Due On December 31, 2019.
The 27th annual gathering of California bluegrass bands and musicians and their fans is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society is now collecting donations to help students attending the Spring 2020 Walker Creek Music Camp.
The NCBS Walker Creek Scholarship Fund Committee will make awards to deserving students for the April 16-19 session. Send donations to: Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
Donations may be tax-advantaged. NCBS/SCBS is a Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization. Thanks for your support!
Ingrid Noyes (not NCBS) runs the popular camp for adults and children each spring and fall at the Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma.
The performance schedule for the 13th Annual Holiday Hootenany at the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company in San Carlos has been announced:
FRIDAY, December 13
4:00pm — Doors Open
5:00 — Young and Up Too Late Band
5:30 — John Henry’s Farm
6:30 — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
7:30 — Brookdale Bluegrass Band
8:30 — Stoney Mountain Ramblers
9:30 — Pathetic Honey String Band
10:30 — All-Star Jam
11:00 — Hootenanny Ends
The FREE gathering of bluegrass music organized by Scott Dailey is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.