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.
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 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.
Eight Week Reminder: Band Applications for the main stage at the August 6-9, 2020 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are Due On December 31, 2019.
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!?!
Two Month Reminder: Applications from bands wishing to play on the main stage at the August 6-9, 2020 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due on December 31, 2019.
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
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.
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.
Here are some key official upcoming Northern California Bluegrass Society events for your winter and spring calendar:
DECEMBER
(Note: There will be no Winter Brookdale Bluegrass Festival this year)
13 — Holiday Hootenanny, Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company, San Carlos. (NCBS welcomed) FREE.
JANUARY, 2020
24-26 — NCBS Presents The 13th Annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, various venues, Redwood City. FREE.
APRIL
2-5 — Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley. (NCBS welcomed) Note new date.
17-19 — Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos. (NCBS welcomed)
MAY
3 — NCBS Presents The 33rd Annual Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, Duck Pond Stage, San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz. FREE.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund has awarded two scholarships for the Fall Music Camp, set for November 1-4, 2019.
A brother (age 9) and his sister (age 11) in need of financial assistance to attend the camp are the recipients of the scholarships made possible by generous donors to the fund. Both siblings play fiddle along with other instruments.
The NCBS/SCBS is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization and accepts donations for all of its various projects, one of which is the Walker Creek Camp Scholarship Fund.
Ingrid Noyes runs the Walker Creek Music Camp twice each year at the Walker Creek Ranch Environmental Education Center near Petaluma. The camp is open to adults and children.
Thanks to our dedicated committee members and to our donors!
