The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers will perform on September 12 as part of the Northern California Bluegrass Society-welcomed Thursday Bluegrass Series, which is presented by the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill at the top of Highway 17, 6 miles south of Los Gatos.
FREE music at the establishment runs 6:00-8:30pm. Good food and drink is served. Beautiful mountain views abound.
Donna Pacini-Christensen and Tim Christensen of A Starry Night Productions have posted an excellent Photo Essay of the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. Click here:
Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival 2019 Photo Essay
The extensive photo and text spread covers the people, music, and fun of the 26th annual event that was held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos on August 8-11, 2019.
Five Week Reminder: Nominations from NCBS Members for the 2020 Northern California Bluegrass Awards are due on October 15, 2019.
Opening night for the Steve Martin-Edie Brickell-penned Americana/Bluegrass musical Bright Star at the Lucie Stern Center Theater in Palo Alto is this Friday, September 13, 2019. Tickets for the Palo Alto Players‘ show are now available.
NCBS welcomes this event to our area. Our own Dan Mazer will perform on banjo with the show’s orchestra. A pleasant start to each evening’s performance will be the sounds of local bluegrass musicians jamming outside on the plaza courtyard before the formal show inside.
Performance Dates:
Friday-Sunday: September 13, 14, & 15
Thursday-Sunday: September 19, 20, 21, & 22
Thursday-Sunday: September 26, 27, 28, & 29.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society has created an ongoing Facebook Group for the fans and friends of the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival.
The group is a great opportunity to stay in touch with friends, share memories, and get up to date information about future festivals.
The group name is easy to remember: GOOD OLD FASHIONED BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL. Enjoy!
The Northern California Bluegrass Society officially welcomes the Steve Martin-Edie Brickell-penned Americana/Bluegrass musical Bright Star to the Lucie Stern Center Theater in Palo Alto for its September run. Tickets for the Palo Alto Players‘ show are on sale now.
NCBS‘s own Dan Mazer will perform with the show’s orchestra on banjo and local bluegrass musicians will jam outside on the plaza courtyard before each show.
Performance Dates:
Friday-Sunday: September 13, 14, & 15
Thursday-Sunday: September 19, 20, 21, & 22
Thursday-Sunday: September 26, 27, 28, & 29.
An excellent Photo Essay of the 26th Annual NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is now available online.
Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Photo Essay
The essay was produced by Donna Pacini-Christensen and Tim Christensen of A Starry Night Productions. The festival was held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos on August 8-11, 2019.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a California Not-For-Profit Corporation with Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) status and is also known as the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society. The Society accepts donations which may be tax deductible. NCBS promotes bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and in all of Northern California.
The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716. The most convenient way to make a donation is online: Online NCBS Donations.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society is now collecting donations for the upcoming November 1-4, 2019 Walker Creek Music Camp. The NCBS Walker Creek Scholarship Fund will make awards to deserving students.
Ingrid Noyes runs the camp is run each spring and fall at the Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma. Camp Information: Walker Creek Music Camp.
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 is a Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization.
Six Week Reminder: Nominations from NCBS Members for the 2020 Northern California Bluegrass Awards are due on October 15, 2019.
