The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers are set to perform a Valentine’s Day Show this Thursday evening, February 14 from 6:00-8:30pm.Ā 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. Good food and drink will be served.
Northern California Bluegrass Society President Michael Hall has been named to the IBMA Foundation Board Of Directors, the philanthropic organization affiliated with the International Bluegrass Music Association. The foundation was formerly known as The Foundation For Bluegrass Music.
Hall has been active with various IBMA projects for the the past three decades in addition to his local work for the NCBS.
The other members of the board are:Ā Fred Bartenstein, Fred Bartenstein & Associates;Ā Kissy Black, President, Lotos Nile Consultants;Ā Sam Blumenthal, The Blumenthal Foundation;Ā Richie Brown, Founder, Boston Bluegrass Union, Harvard University;Ā Becky Buller, Becky Buller Band;Ā Peter DāAddario, St. Louis Cardinals;Ā Tom Kopp, Emeritus Professor, Miami University of Ohio;Ā Ruth McLain,Ā Morehead State University Bluegrass Program, McLain Family Band;Ā Peter Salovey, President, Yale University & Bandleader, The Professors of Bluegrass;Ā Alan Tompkins, President, Bluegrass Heritage Foundation; andĀ Wendy Tyner, Wintergrass Festival.
2019 grants by the Foundation include an award to the California Bluegrass Association for its Japan project at Grass Valley in JuneĀ (“Fostering Closer Ties with Japanese Pickers and Fans”) and to the San Diego Bluegrass Society for its “Summergrass Kids Camp” in August at Vista.
In past years, awards have included a grant to the Northern California Bluegrass Society for its “NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund” and a college scholarship that enabled Palo Alto’s Molly Tuttle to attend the Berkelee College of Music.
The foundation accepts IRC Section 501(c)(3) tax-advantaged donations to support worthy bluegrass projects nationwide.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will present theĀ 26th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass FestivalĀ onĀ August 8-11, 2019.
The relaxed, friendly gathering of California bluegrass bands is set for the beautifulĀ San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres PinosĀ (7 miles south of Hollister).
Blue SummitĀ will perform at the Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres Pinos onĀ April 19-21, 2019.Ā The festival is presented by Brookdale BluegrassĀ and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Tickets are on sale now.
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.
