NCBS Welcomes This Weekend’s Berkeley Bluegrass Festival To The Freight & Salvage

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes theĀ Third Annual Berkeley Bluegrass Festival this weekend.

The only bluegrass festival in the East Bay will be held at theĀ Freight & Salvage Coffee House inĀ Berkeley onĀ May 18-20. Full festival and individual show tickets are available.

Here is the schedule:

FRIDAY, May 18 — Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands with Molly Tuttle, Sean Watkins with the Bee Eaters, Crying Uncle, plus Fog Holler.

SATURDAY, May 19 — Molly Tuttle Band, Phantoms of the High Country, Jeff Scroggins and Colorado, plus Bluegrass Pride.

SUNDAY, May 20 — Darol Anger’s Blur-Grass All-Stars, The Get Down Boys, The Page Turners with Bill Evans and Max Schwartz, plus North Country Blue.

FREE Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series Presents Blue Summit On May 17

Blue Summit at The Summit House

The FREEĀ Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series brings usĀ Blue Summit onĀ May 17 fromĀ 6:00-8:30pm.

TheĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill is at the top ofĀ Highway 17 (8 miles south of Los Gatos) and presents this ongoing series.

The highest bluegrass event in the Bay Area each week is welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Green Music Center To Present 4th Annual Bluegrass Festival At Weill Hall & Lawn At Sonoma State University

Weill Hall

The Green Music Center at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park will present its 4th annual bluegrass festival onĀ Sunday, July 15. The event is welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.

TheĀ Bluegrass & Craft Beer Festival will featureĀ Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, andĀ Phoebe Hunt & The Gatherers.

The indoor/outdoor afternoon of music will take place on campus at the elegantĀ Weill Hall & Lawn.

Fiddler Darol Anger Returns To Berkeley With His Blur-Grass All-Stars At The Freight & Salvage

The Third Annual Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, featuring fiddlerĀ Darol Anger’s Blur-Grass All-Stars, will be presented by theĀ Freight & Salvage inĀ Berkeley onĀ May 18-20, 2018.

Performance Schedule:

FRIDAY, May 18 — Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands with Molly Tuttle, Sean Watkins with the Bee Eaters, Crying Uncle (plus Fog Holler).

SATURDAY, May 19 — Molly Tuttle Band, Phantoms of the High Country, Jeff Scroggins and Colorado (plus Bluegrass Pride).

SUNDAY, May 20 — Darol Anger’s Blur-Grass All-Stars, The Get Down Boys, The Page Turners with Bill Evans and Max Schwartz (plus North Country Blue).

A full festival ticket is available, or tickets can be purchased for each night’s show.

The only bluegrass festival held in the East Bay is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Thanks for your support!

NCBS To Welcome the 14th Annual Pick & Gather Festival At Riverdance Farms, Livingston

Blueberries ripe for the picking, Riverdance Farms, Livingston.

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society will welcome theĀ 14th Annual Pick & Gather Festival,Ā set forĀ May 26-28 inĀ Livingston (near Merced).

The Pick And Gather Festival, Riverdance Farms

TheĀ Memorial Day Weekend bluegrass music (and beyond) and farm-to-table gathering will be presented byĀ Riverdance Farms.

The relaxed weekend will feature a wide variety of music along with the chance to pick your own blueberries, cherries, and strawberries.

Camping in the walnut orchard is available, while swimming and otherĀ Merced RiverĀ activities will be available.

Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Set For Tres Pinos August 9-12, 2018

TheĀ Twenty-Fifth Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held at theĀ San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister) for the third time onĀ August 9-12, 2018.

The festival benefiting the year-round work of theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society was started inĀ 1994. NCBS uses the proceeds to further bluegrass music in theĀ San Francisco Bay Area, theĀ Monterey Bay Area and throughoutĀ Northern California.

Free RV & tent camping is included in multi-day tickets. There will be jamming, children’s activities, open mike stage, shade over the audience area, food & drink, late night shows, a raffle, the annual NCBS elections, and more.

Discount advance tickets will soon be available on this website.

Sonoma State University To Present Annual Green Music Center Bluegrass Festival On July 15

Sonoma State University’s Green Music Center will present its annual bluegrass festival on Sunday, July 15, 2018.

The Bluegrass & Craft Beer Festival will feature Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, and Phoebe Hunt & The Gatherers.

The 4th annual afternoon gathering will take place at the elegant Weill Hall & Lawn.

The event is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, & Phoebe Hunt.

Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands To Perform For Berkeley Bluegrass Festival At The Freight & Salvage.

Laurie Lewis

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society will welcome theĀ Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, featuring Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, which will be presented by theĀ Freight & Salvage Coffee House inĀ Berkeley onĀ May 18-20, 2018.

Festival Schedule:

FRIDAY, May 18 — Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands with Molly Tuttle, Sean Watkins with the Bee Eaters, Crying Uncle, plus Fog Holler.

SATURDAY, May 19 — Molly Tuttle Band, Phantoms of the High Country, Jeff Scroggins and Colorado, plus Bluegrass Pride.

SUNDAY, May 20 — Darol Anger’s Blur-Grass All-Stars, The Get Down Boys, The Page Turners with Bill Evans and Max Schwartz, plus North Country Blue.

The third annual gathering is currently the only bluegrass festival held in the East Bay.

Thanks for your support!

NCBS To Welcome 14th Annual Riverdance Farms’ Pick & Gather Festival

Riverdance Farms

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society will welcome theĀ 14th Annual Pick & Gather Festival, set forĀ May 26-28 inĀ Livingston (near Merced).

TheĀ Memorial Day Weekend farm-to-table and bluegrass music (and beyond) festival will be presented byĀ Riverdance Farms and will feature a wide variety of music along with the chance to pick your own blueberries, cherries, and strawberries.

Camping in the walnut orchard is available, while swimming and otherĀ Merced River activities will round out the weekend. This is a relaxed, fun, bucolic weekend.

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers Head For The Summit House On May 10

The FREEĀ Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series will presentĀ The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers onĀ May 10 fromĀ 6:00-8:30pm.

The view at theĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill (top ofĀ Highway 178 miles south of Los Gatos) is worth the trip even without the music. Good food and drink will be served.

The ongoing weekly gathering is welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers