Opening Night At The 2017 San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival To Feature The Bow Ties & Good Not Great

TheĀ San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival will return toĀ San Francisco onĀ Wednesday-Sunday, October 11-15, 2017. The SFBOT shows will be held in various venues. The event celebrates the robust bluegrass community in San Francisco and will follow the big Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival Weekend in the city.

The Bow Ties

The Bow Ties and Good Not Great will open the festival on Wednesday, October 11 at The Lost Church.

Good Not Great

The original SFBOT festival (held 2000-2013) was organized by a quasi-independent committee of theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The revival is a project of several area bluegrass organizations including theĀ California Bluegrass Association, and is welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Last Chance To Make A Donation To The NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund is now collecting donations for theĀ September 28-October 1 Fall Camp. Donations need to be made very soon to be used to support deserving fall campers.

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization aka theĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, accepts donations and disburses scholarships. Donations to the 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.

Information about the Fall Music Camp, run by Ingrid Noyes and set for theĀ Walker Creek Ranch nearĀ Petaluma, can be found atĀ Walker Creek Music Camp.

NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund

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 Walker Creek Ranch

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers Head For The Summit House This Thursday September 14

The Thursday Bluegrass Series at the top of Highway 17 between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz is held at theĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill every Thursday evening.

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers will perform onĀ September 14. Good drink and good food will be available during the FREE show and the view of the Santa Cruz Mountains is spectacular. TheĀ 6:00-8:30pm program is presented by theĀ The Summit House and welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society. Robert Cornelius organizes the series.

Upcoming Bands: SEPT 21 — AJ Lee & Blue Summit, SEPT 28 — The Stoney Mountain Ramblers.

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers at The Summit House.

San Jose’s Prusch Park To Present FREE Mountain Music Festival On October 1

Welcomed by The Northern California Bluegrass Society.

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes theĀ Mountain Music Festival, set forĀ Sunday, October 1, 2017 atĀ Emma Prusch Farm Park.

The Bands: Bean Creek, The Goat Hills Girls, Sidesaddle & Co, Radio Rail, The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, Banjo Twins, & The Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association.

The FREE, family-oriented festival is presented by theĀ Prusch Farm Park Foundation and theĀ City Of San Jose. It will be held at the park, 647 South King Road, San Jose, near the intersection of Highways 101, 280 & 680.

Festival Performance Schedule

Deadline For Friday October 13 Women’s Songs Showcase At SFBOT Festival Is Friday September 15

TheĀ San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival will return toĀ San Francisco onĀ Wednesday-Sunday, October 11-15, 2017. The SFBOT shows will be held in various SF venues.

On Friday, October 13, The Handsome Ladies will present a showcase of women songwriters and/or songs made famous by women, performed by a variety of singers and musicians backed by The Picks (the Handsome Ladies pick-up band). This event is co-ed and all genders are welcome.

The program will run 7:00-10:00pm at the SOMA Street Food Park, 428 11th Street, San Francisco.

The Deadline for entries isĀ Friday, September 15. Eight performers will be selected at random for the show.

Performer Application Form

The original SFBOT festival (held 2000-2013) was organized by a quasi-independent committee of theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society. The revival is a project of several area bluegrass organizations, including the California Bluegrass Association.Ā NCBS welcomes this event.

NCBS Welcomes The Prusch Park’s Mountain Music Festival, FREE, October 1 In San Jose

Bean Creek
The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the FREEĀ Mountain Music Festival to be held onĀ Sunday, October 1, 2017.

The second-year, family-friendly festival is presented by theĀ Prusch Farm Park Foundation and theĀ City Of San Jose.

Emma Prusch (1876-1969)

Emma Prusch Farm Park,, donated to the city by farmer Emma Prusch, is located near the intersection of freeways 101, 280 and 680 atĀ 647 South King Road inĀ San Jose.

The Goat Hill Girls

The Bands: Bean Creek, The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers,Ā The Goat Hills Girls, Sidesaddle & Co, Radio Rail, Banjo Twins, & The Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association. Click here for theĀ Performance Schedule.