Seven Week Reminder: Film submissions for the 10th Annual NCBS Bluegrass Film Festival are due by October 22, 2016.
The film festival is part of the FREE Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, set for January 27-29, 2017 in Redwood City.
Five Week Reminder: Nominations For 2017 Northern California Bluegrass Awards Due October 8
Five Week Reminder: Nominations for the 2017 Northern California Bluegrass Awards are due by October 8, 2016.
Categories: Band, Male Vocalist, Female Vocalist, Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Fiddle, Dobro, & Bass.
Paper nominations are accepted at the NCBS Booth (this weekend at the Strawberry Information Booth) or nominations may be made by E-Mail.
Bill & Kathy Evans Benefit Is Friday, September 2 At The Freight & Salvage
NCBS Lifetime Honoree Bill Evans & his wife Kathy have had a rough year. Here is your chance to help this bluegrass family.
The Freight & Salvage will host a big benefit concert on September 2, 2016.
Thanks for your support!
Goat Hill Girls & Wildcat Mountain Ramblers Begin September At The Summit House
The next two shows in the Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series will feature local faves The Goat Hill Girls (September 1) and The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers (September 8).
The FREE shows are presented by the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
This place is perfect for music, has great food and drink, and has a fantastic view of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Shows run every Thursday 6:00-8:30pm.
The Summit House is on Highway 17 between Los Gatos & Scott’s Valley.
NCBS Website Returns After Much-Needed Software Maintenance
The Northern California Bluegrass Society website has returned to action after some much-needed software maintenance. The NCBS daily news will return tomorrow (August 31) at 10:00pm.
There will be no September Highlights tomorrow evening, but coverage will be available later in September.
Thanks for your support!
NCBS National Stolen & Missing Instrument Page Is Free & Available On This Website
The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is linked off the left column on this website. This is a free service for both theft victims and used instrument buyers that provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments.
Musicians should immediately SELF POST information about stolen instruments. Instrument buyers should CHECK the page prior to purchase of any used instrument. The page is searchable.
24th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Will Be Held August 10-13, 2017
The 24th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held August 10-13, 2017.
Looking Ahead To The September 2016 Northern California Bluegrass & Beyond Festivals
Ah, the first festivals of the fall season are upon us. There are the big ones — Strawberry, Hardly Strictly, & American River — and there are the charming small festivals, such as McCloud, Columbia, Fiddletown, & Lost Sierra.
Many folks will travel out of state for major music events like IBMA, Pickin’ In The Pines, Burning Man & Four Corners. The beloved Kings River festival will not happen this September, but the revived Julian festival has returned!
Join your NCBS Friends all around the area and throughout the month for some festival fun! Here is a look at the September fests:
SEPTEMBER
August 28-September 5 – BanjerDan (Still the only bluegrass!), Burning Man Contradance Camp, Burning Man Festival, Black Rock City, NV.
1-4 — Strawberry Music Festival, Westside, Tuolumne.
2-4 — Four Corners Folk Festival, Reservoir Hill Park, Pagosa Springs, CO.
2-5 — San Francisco Folk Music Club Labor Day Campout, Boulder Creek Scout Reservation, Boulder Creek.
3 – Front Porch Music Festival, Wente Vineyards, Livermore.
3-4 – Santa Cruz Mountains Art, Wine, & Music Festival, Garrahan Park, Boulder Creek.
10 – Santee Bluegrass Festival, Town Center Park, Santee.
10-11 – McCloud Mountain Bluegrass Festival, Hoo Hoo Park, McCloud.
16-18 – Millpond Music Festival, Millpond County Park, Bishop.
16-18 — Pickin’ In The Pines, Fort Tuthill County Park, Flagstaff, AZ.
16-19 – American River Music Festival, various venues, Coloma.
17 – Fiddlers’ Jam, Fiddletown Community Center, Fiddletown.
18 — Julian Lions Bluegrass Festival, Frank Lane Park, Julian.
21-25 – Berkeley Old Time Music Convention, various venues, Berkeley.
22-25 – Lost Sierra Hoedown, Plumas Eureka State Park, Graeagle.
23-25 – Unity Festival, Russian River, Guerneville.
24 – Columbia Fiddle & Bango Contest, Gazebo Park, Columbia.
September 27-October 1 – IBMA World Of Bluegrass, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC.
September 30-October 2 — Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Hellman Hollow, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.
New NCBS Board Of Directors Elected At 2016 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival
The 2016-2017 Northern California Bluegrass Society Board of Directors was elected on August 13 at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival in Tres Pinos. The new board will serve until elections are held in August 2017.
Incumbents Bruce Bellochio, Eric Burman, Bruce Edmundson, Mike Fisher, Penny Godlis, Michael Hall, & Mike Russell were re-elected.
Longtime Society volunteers David Field of Santa Cruz and Allan French of Mountain View were elected to the nine-member board.
Uriah Langmeyer and Alison Steele from the 2015-2016 board did not run again, but will continue to be involved in NCBS activities.
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Benitolink Coverage of the Good Old Fashioned Festival (8/15/16)
Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Donations Now Being Accepted For Fall
The Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund is accepting donations for student scholarships at the Fall 2016 Camp, set for October 6-9. A NCBS committee manages the fund and awards the scholarships to students in need of financial assistance.
Donations can be sent to:
Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society
PO Box 390846
Mountain View, CA 94039-0846
Attn: 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 scholarships. Donations to the NCBS fund are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Donors should consult their tax advisors. The Federal Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.
Donors who do not need a tax deduction may donate money directly to the camp. Thanks for your support!
Ingrid Noyes (not NCBS) runs the camp, which is held each spring and fall. Information: Walker Creek Music Camp,