TheĀ Spring 2019 Brookdale Bluegrass FestivalĀ is set for the San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres Pinos on the weekend of April 19-21, 2019.
Free camping is included in all weekend tickets, which are now on sale. The new April dates should bring pleasant weather. All performances will be held indoors. Here is the Festival Performance Schedule.
The festival is presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Consider donating in any amount to the Northern California Bluegrass Society, a California Not-For-Profit Corporation, and support its goal of bringing bluegrass music and education to the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and all of Northern California.Ā The NCBS/SCBS is a tax-advantaged 501(c)(3) Organization (Tax ID No. 94-2907716).
Mailed NCBS Donations:
NCBS Treasurer
P.O. Box 390846
Mountain View, CA 94039-0846
Make checks payable to:Ā Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will welcome the Berkeley Bluegrass Festival to the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley May 17-19, 2019. The annual event features evening concerts and daytime workshops throughout the weekend. Weekend and daily tickets are available.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society has announced the line-up for the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair on Sunday, May 5, 2019, Noon-6:00pm.
The Bands:Ā Blue Summit,Ā Luke Abbott, The Down Beets,Ā Mission Blue, & The Harmony Grits.
The fun, FREE annual event will be held at theĀ Duck Pond StageĀ inĀ San Lorenzo Park, near the courthouse inĀ Santa Cruz.
The lovely afternoon will be a fine time to gather friends to enjoy the glorious Santa Cruz spring bluegrass weather. A raffle will give you a chance to get tickets for great summer festivals. The NCBS Information Booth will have flyers for all the upcoming musical opportunities you need in your life.
Ya’ll come! Thanks to volunteer Ona Stewart for heading up this fine Bluegrass Society affair in the park!
Ain’t Nothing Like It In The World: TheĀ Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held the second weekend of August,Ā August 8-11, 2019.
Top California bluegrass musicians and their fans will gather to enjoy a fun, friendly weekend of bluegrass music that will benefit the year-round good works of the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The charming home of the 26-year-old GOF festival is the San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres PinosĀ (7 miles south of Hollister on Highway 25), where we are welcomed by our friends in the San Benito County Historical Society.
Peter Rowan and Blue Summit will head the list of performers for the Spring 2019 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, set for theĀ San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres Pinos on the weekend of April 19-21, 2019. Free camping is included in all tickets, which will bring us a lively jamming and social scene.
The festival has been presented by Brookdale Bluegrass multiple times each year since 1998 and has always been welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The FREE Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will take place on Sunday, May 5, 2019, Noon-6:00pm.
This annual eventĀ is presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society and will be held at the Duck Pond StageĀ inĀ San Lorenzo Park, near the courthouse in Santa Cruz.
The lovely afternoon will feature fine bluegrass music and pleasant Santa Cruz spring weather.
At the suggestion of NCBS Board Member Jesse Fichman, Walker Creek Music Camp Director Ingrid Noyes has created the new Young Adult Scholarship Fund to assist students ages 18-30, an underrepresented group at the camp.
The new fund will be eligible to receive some of the proceeds from the Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund, much of which is devoted to scholarships for children at the camp. The support from NCBS donors is one source of tuition assistance at the twice-yearly camps.
NCBS scholarship awards will be announced soon for the Walker Creek Spring 2019 Music CampĀ nearĀ Petaluma, set for the weekend of April 11-14, 2019.
Thanks for your support!
The Spring 2019 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be held on April 19-21, 2019 to take advantage of better camping weather in April. Previously, the festival was held in March. All performances will be indoors. Free camping is included with all tickets.
Peter Rowan and Blue Summit are the headliners. The complete festival band schedule is below.
The festival is presented by Brookdale Bluegrass welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Now is your last chance to donate to the Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund for students attending the Walker Creek Spring 2019 Music CampĀ nearĀ PetalumaĀ the weekend ofĀ April 11-14, 2019.
NCBS is aĀ Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization that manages the scholarship fund and will soon make the spring awards. The camp is run each spring and fall by Ingrid NoyesĀ at theĀ Walker Creek Ranch.
Donations can be sent to:Ā Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society,Ā PO Box 390846,Ā Mountain View, CA 94039-0846. Donations may be tax-advantaged. Consult your tax advisor.
