NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund Now Collecting Donations To Assist Spring Camp Students.

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. 

Walker Creek Music Camp

Performance Schedule Is Announced For The FREE December 13 Holiday Hootenanny In San Carlos

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.

Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show Will Be Held January 25 In Redwood City

The Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show & Concert will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at the Veteran’s Memorial Senior Center Theatre, 1455 Madison Avenue in Redwood City.

The awards show will be part of the FREE 13th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Society Bluegrass On Broadway Festival set for January 24-26, 2020. The festival is supported in part by a grant from the Redwood City Arts Commission.

Bluegrass On Broadway Festival To Present The Stoney Mountain Ramblers At The Freewheel On January 24

The Stoney Mountain Ramblers will perform at the Freewheel Brewing Company, 3736 Florence Street, Redwood City, on Friday, January 24, 2020, 8:00-10:00pm, as part of the FREE Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Bluegrass On Broadway Festival.

The festival will be held at various venues throughout Redwood City, the Peninsula’s Home Of Bluegrass Music. The weekend of music will run January 24-26.

Bluegrass On Broadway receives principal financial support from the Redwood City Arts Commission (formerly, the “Civic Cultural Commission”), the Redwood City Department of Parks Recreation & Community Services, and other Redwood City area businesses, organizations and individuals.

The Stoney Mountain Ramblers

 

Join The NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Facebook Group To Keep In Touch

The Northern California Bluegrass Society now has a Facebook Group to support the many fans of the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival all year long. The group is a great way to stay in touch with friends, share memories, and get up to date information about future festivals.

Check out “GOOD OLD FASHIONED BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL” to enjoy the new Facebook group.

NCBS Welcomes December 13 Holiday Hootenanny To San Carlos

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the annual Holiday Hootenany to the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company in San Carlos.

The FREE gathering of fine bluegrass music organized by Scott Dailey has been set for Friday, December 13, 2019. Doors will open at 4:00pm.

The relaxed seasonal gathering will feature a fun Friday evening of music, craft beer, craft root beer, and top Bay Area food trucks. Ya’ll come now, ya hear!?!

The Holiday Hootenanny!

 

 

2020 KALW Bluegrass Calendar Available From Bluegrass Signal Host Peter Thompson

The 2020 Northern California Bluegrass & Old Time Music Calendar is still available to supporters of KALW, the San Francisco public radio station funded by its listeners and home of Bluegrass Signal since 2005.

Printed on heavy card stock, the calendar includes the birthdays and (mostly color) images of some 200 Northern California musicians … 2020 dates for all the west coast festivals, music camps, and special events … and many dates of historical significance. Key Northern California Bluegrass Society events are included.

It’s been called “a valuable addition for any bluegrass or old time fan,” especially those involved with the scene in our region.

If you write Peter Thompson <bgsignal@comcast.net> and pledge $50 (or more) over the next year to KALW, he’ll mail you a 2020 Northern California Bluegrass & Old Time Music Calendar … along with his thanks for your contribution to local public radio via Bluegrass Signal.

Now you can have a calendar of your own — just like these NorCal musicians:

California Bands Are Encouraged To Apply To Play The Main Stage At The 2020 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival By December 31, 2019

California bluegrass bands are encouraged to apply to play on the main stage at the August 6-9, 2020 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. The application is available on this website.

2020 GOF Band Application

Applications are due on December 31, 2019.

The 27th annual GOF Festival is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society. The fun, relaxed annual gathering of top California bands and their fans is held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos, 7 miles south of Hollister.