The NCBS/SCBSĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, a Rite Of Spring for bluegrass music fans, is set for Sunday, May 5, 2019 at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo ParkĀ .
The FREE program is held next to the courthouse in downtown Santa Cruz. The long-runningĀ Noon-6:00pm event, presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society,Ā will bring great live music and lovely springtime weather. Bands will be announced soon.
TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society is now collecting donations for scholarships for the April 11-14, 2019 Walker Creek Music CampĀ run by Ingrid Noyes at the Walker Creek Ranch nearĀ Petaluma.
TheĀ NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship FundĀ assists students who need financial help in order to attend. NCBS is a IRC Section 501(c)(3) organization that manages the fund and awards the scholarships.
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.
Camp Information: Spring Walker Creek Music Camp.
Peter Rowan will return to the stage of the Spring 2019 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, set for the San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres Pinos on Easter Weekend, April 19-21.
The festival is presented by Brookdale BluegrassĀ and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes The Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series. The FREE weekly series is presented by the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill at the top of Highway 17, six miles south of Los Gatos.
The February schedule is:
7 — The Goat Hill Girls
14 — The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
21 — Blue Summit
28 — TBA
Music runs from 6:00-8:30pm. Good food and drink will be served.
The San Benito County Historical Society has announced that Donna Biggs and her husband Frank Carez have become the new caretakers of the San Benito County Historical Park effective February 1, 2019.
The park is the venue for the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. The NCBS looks forward to working with these longtime San Benito County residents as they take over at the park. Longtime caretaker Don Pidd has retired.
The Spring 2019 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be held in Tres Pinos on Easter Weekend, April 19-21. The festival is presented by Brookdale BluegrassĀ and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The California Bluegrass AssociationĀ has created a fund to help bluegrass musicians who are wildfire victims and need our help to replace lost instruments.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society supports this important effort and encourages your donation to the fund.
The 26th Annual NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass FestivalĀ will be heldĀ Thursday-Sunday, August 8-11, 2019.Ā The fun, friendly gathering of California bluegrass bands, jammers, and their fans will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres PinosĀ (7 miles south of Hollister).
The performance schedule has been announced for the April 19-21, 2019 Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister).
The festival is presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
FRIDAY, April 19
7:00pm — Stoney Mountain Ramblers
8:00 — The Town Howlers
9:00 — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
SATURDAY, April 20
10:00am — Workshops
Noon — BanjerDan Mazer
1:00pm — Laura Lind
2:00 — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
3:00 — Toby Gray & His Harlan County Covey
4:00 — Dinner Break & OPen Mike
6:00 — Brookdale Bluegrass Band
7:00 — Blue Summit
8:00 — Peter Rowan
10:00 — Jamming
SUNDAY, April 21
10:00am — Workshops
Noon — Blue Summit
1:00pm — Laura Lind & Tina Louise Barr
2:00 — Easter Jam
3:00 — Festival Ends
The FREE Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair is set for Sunday, May 5, 2019 at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park next to the courthouse in downtown Santa Cruz. The Noon-6:00pm event is presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.
The annual Rite Of Spring for the bluegrass community includes great live music, swimming ducks, picnic blankets, and charming springtime weather. Don’t miss it! More details are coming soon on this website.
