2018 Northern California Bluegrass Awards Finalists Announced

The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the finalists for the 2018 Northern California Bluegrass Awards:

1. Bluegrass Band

AJ Lee & Blue Summit

Bean Creek

Blue & Lonesome

Blue J’s

Central Valley Boys

High Country

Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players

Windy Hill

2. Male Vocalist

Snap Jackson

Billy Pitrone

Chris Smith

Yoseff Tucker

Sullivan Tuttle

3. Female Vocalist

Kathy Barwick

Sarah Eblen

AJ  Lee

Louise Mintun

Carolyn Sills

4. Guitar

Kathy Barwick

Jim Nunally

Steve Pottier

Yoseff Tucker

Sullivan Tuttle

5. Mandolin

Tom Bekeny

Josh Gooding

Pete Hicks

AJ Lee

Ed Neff

Butch Waller

6. Banjo

Larry Chung

Larry Cohea

Snap Jackson

Jesse Personeni

Max Schwartz

7. Fiddle

Pete Hicks

Chad Manning

Ed Neff

Paul Shelasky

Lee Anne Welch

8. Dobro

Leslie Abbott

Kathy Barwick

Tomas Enguidanos

Avram Frankel

Jim Mintun

9. Bass

Lisa Burns

Isaac Cornelius

Sarah Eblen

Dave Gooding

Paul Knight

NOTE: There are more than 5 finalists in some categories due to ties.

2018 Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival Will Be Held March 9-11 At The Mount Cross Camp In Felton

Update: The festival has been moved to the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. More details soon.

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The Spring 2018 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be held March 9-11 on the Felton/Ben Lomond border at the Mt. Cross Camp.

The festival will be presented by Brookdale Bluegrass & welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Wildcat Mountain Ramblers To Perform On January 11 at The Summit House On Highway 17

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers

The Wildcat Mountain Rambers, host band for the FREE Thursday Bluegrass Series at the top of Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains, will perform on January 11th. Good food and drink will be served.

The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill has FREE bluegrass each week from 6:00-8:30pm. All performances are presented by the The Summit House and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Donations Now Being Accepted For The NCBS Walker Creek Scholarship Fund For The Spring Camp

The Walker Creek Ranch

The Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund is now collecting donations to assist students at the Spring Walker Creek Music Camp who need financial help. The camp will be held at the Walker Creek Ranch near Petaluma on April 12-15, 2018.

Donations can be sent to: Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society,  PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846, Attention: NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization aka the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, accepts donations and disburses the scholarships. Donations to the fund are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Donors should consult their tax advisors (especially in light of the recent revisions to federal tax law). The Federal Tax ID No. is 94-2907716. Donors who do not need a tax deduction may donate money directly to the camp.

Thursday Bluegrass Series To Present The Goat Hill Girls At The Summit House On January 4

A Goat Hill Girl

The Thursday Bluegrass Series at The Summit House will present The Goat Hill Girls on January 4.

The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill has FREE bluegrass each week from 6:00-8:30pm.

Good food and drink will be served at the top of Highway 17,  6 miles south of Los Gatos.

The performance is presented by the The Summit House and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.