New Building, Other Improvements Set For 2017 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival At Historical Park

A “new” historical building and other improvements will await bluegrass fans at the San Benito County Historical Park for the 2017 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. The historic Palmtag Cutting Shed has been moved to the park and reassembled. It will be a good place for jamming and other festival uses. In addition, there will be an electrical upgrade and improvements to the stage roof. There is also good news about the park water supply.

The Historical Park was first used in 2016 for the GOF Festival following some improvements made to accommodate the event. The San Benito County Historical Society and San Benito County Parks plan additional upgrades in coming years.

The 24th annual festival will be held August 10-13, 2017.

November Bluegrass At The Summit House Near Los Gatos Every Thursday Night

Bluegrass music at The Summit House.

The FREE Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series continues during November. The lovely Santa Cruz Mountains views await us at the top of Highway 17, six miles south of Los Gatos.

The top quality weekly series runs every Thursday evening from 6:00pm to 8:30pm at the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill. The shows are presented by the Summit House and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Good food and drink will be served. This is a nice place for music. Thanks to Robert Cornelius for making the shows happen!

Here is next month’s schedule:

NOVEMBER

3 — Goat Hill Girls

The mountain view from the Summit House.

10 — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers

17 — Hidden Still

24 — Thanksgiving Day (closed)

Thanks for your support!

NCBS Volunteer Party Set For Saturday, October 29 — Check Your Invitation!

The 2016 Volunteer Thank You Party for all Northern California Bluegrass Society volunteers and bands from the past year will be held this Saturday, October 29, 2016 at an undisclosed location.

Everyone should have already received their coveted invitations.

If you volunteered or performed and have not received your invitation, contact Volunteer Party Chair Michael Hall (650) 218-9845 and he will fix you right up.

Volunteer to help with any NCBS event or project over the next year and you will be invited next year!

Just Picked String Band Set For The Summit House On October 27

The Just Picked String Band (Gilroy) will perform at the FREE Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series on October 27.

The weekly series runs every Thursday evening from 6:00pm to 8:30pm at the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill at the top of Highway 17 between Los Gatos & Scott’s Valley.

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

Good food and drink are served during the performance. This is a nice place for music. See you there!

Just Picked String Band

Annual NCBS Volunteer Thank You Party Is This Saturday, October 29

Volunteers and bands from all Northern California Bluegrass Society events and other projects over the past year should have received their invitations to the 2016 Volunteer Thank You Party.

The  annual gathering for those who do so much all year long to support the music will be held on Saturday, October 29 at an undisclosed location.

If you volunteered or performed and have not received your invitation, contact Volunteer Party Chair Michael Hall and he will fix you right up.

Thanks for your support!

NCBS Volunteers!

Brookdale Winter Gathering To Feature Freebo At Don Quixote’s In Felton On November 27

The 2016 Brookdale Winter Gathering will feature an appearances by performer Freebo and by the Brookdale Bluegrass Band and DamDave & The Left Hand Band. The program will be held at Don Quixote’s in Felton on Sunday, November 27 at 7:00pm and will be welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Details will soon be announced by Brookdale Bluegrass.

Final RBA Concert Season Continues In November With Front Country

The final Redwood Bluegrass Associates season will continue on Saturday, November 19, 2016 with Front Country.

All RBA programs since 1995 have been welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. The series has brought bluegrass to the Peninsula & South Bay for 25 years.

The concert will be presented at the Mountain View Masonic Hall, at 890 Church Street near downtown Mountain View.

Concert doors will open at 7:00pm and the concert will begin at 7:30pm. An open jam will be held at 5:00pm.