NCBS Board Of Directors Candidate Statements Due On June 1 For August 12 Election

The annual election for theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society Board Of Directors will be held at theĀ Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival at theĀ San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres Pinos onĀ Saturday, August 12, 2017, 10:00am-5:00pm, and by mail.

Candidate Statements are due toĀ LindaĀ Descoteaux, editor ofĀ Bluegrass By The Bay magazine, byĀ June 1, 2017, for publication in theĀ July-August issue.

Statements are limited to 100 words and submission of a picture is optional. Information:Ā (559) 222-1468.

Lots Of Great Northern California Bluegrass Society Official Events In May

There will be plenty of great bluegrass next month. Here is a list of the official Northern California Bluegrass Society May events:

MAY

4 — Goat Hill Girls, Summit House, Los Gatos. (NCBS-welcomed)

5 — Molly Tuttle, Kathy Kallick & Suzy Thompson Benefit Concert for the CBA Pride Parade Float, Ashkenaz, Berkeley. (NCBS-welcomed)

7 — NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair WithĀ AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Bean Creek, Brookdale Bluegrass Band, The Down Beets, Harmony Grits, and Henry & Ella Warde, Duck Pond Stage, San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz. FREE.Ā (Note new date)

11 — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, Summit House, Los Gatos. (NCBS-welcomed)

18 — Hidden Still, Summit House, Los Gatos. (NCBS-welcomed)

19-21 — Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, With Laurie Lewis, Lonesome Heartstring Band, Ā & more, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. (NCBS-welcomed)

20 — Bluegrass at the Redwood City 150th Anniversary Celebration WithĀ 27strings & The Stoney Mountain Ramblers, Main Street Stage at Broadway, Redwood City. FREE. (NCBS-welcomed)

25 — Sagebrush, Summit House, Los Gatos. (NCBS-welcomed)

27-29 — Pick & Gather Festival WithĀ The Brookdale Bluegrass Band & more, Riverdance Farms, Livingston. (NCBS-welcomed)Ā (Note new dates)

Goat Hill Girls & Wildcat Mountain Ramblers Set For Summit House In Early May

The Goat Hill Girls at the Summit House.
The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers at The Summit House.

Santa Cruz Mountains favorites The Goat Hill Girls and The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers will play the first two Thursdays in May as part of theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society-welcomed FREEĀ Thursday Bluegrass Series presented by theĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill.

Fine food and drink will be served as the music runsĀ 6:00-8:30pm. TheĀ Summit House is located atĀ 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, Los Gatos (six miles south ofĀ Los Gatos) onĀ Highway 17. Great views abound in every direction while the band plays and the sun sets.

MAY

4 — The Goat Hill Girls

11 — The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers

Redwood City To Celebrate 150th Anniversary With FREE Bluegrass Music On May 20

Time To Celebrate With Bluegrass!

OnĀ Saturday, May 20, 2017, Redwood City will celebrate itsĀ 150th Anniversary as a city with a FREE celebration, starting with a great bluegrass music concert featuring 27strings andĀ The Stoney Mountain Ramblers on theĀ Main Street Stage in downtown Redwood City.

The bluegrass begins at Noon in an area where multiple restaurants offer outdoor seating with a great view of the stage — perfect for a relaxed lunch outing with friends. Other seating is also available if you don’t wish to eat during the 2-hour show.

Other music will follow on the Main Street and Courthouse Square stages throughout the afternoon and evening.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society helped bring bluegrass music to the historical party and the famed NCBS Information Booth will be there to welcome everyone during the bluegrass show. Ya’ll stop by and say hello!

Redwood City 150th Anniversary

NCBS Information Booth

Coming Sunday May 7 At The Duck Pond Stage — The FREE Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair

The FREEĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will be held at theĀ Duck Pond Stage inĀ San Lorenzo Park (next to to the courthouse) onĀ May 7 (note the new Sunday date).

The fair is the presented by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.

This will be a great spring day in the park that you can enjoy with your friends and family. Bring a picnic or eat the food that will be for sale. Also bring a blanket or chair. The blue sky will be above us, the green grass below us and great bluegrass music on the stage before us:

The beloved Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair is coming on Sunday, May 7.

AJ Lee & Blue Summit

Bean Creek

The Brookdale Bluegrass Band

The Down Beets

The Harmony Grits

The Henry & Ella Warde Band

No alcohol, dogs or smoking at the request of our friends at the City of Santa Cruz.

Blue Summit To Perform Thursday April 27 At The Summit House Near Los Gatos

Blue Summit

The NCBS-welcomed FREEĀ Thursday Bluegrass Series presented by theĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill will feature AJ Lee & Blue Summit on Thursday, April 27.

This Ā show runs 6:00-8:30pm. Good food and drink will be served during the show.

TheĀ Summit House is located atĀ 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, Los GatosĀ (six miles south ofĀ Los Gatos) onĀ Highway 17.

Sunday, May 7 Brings Us The FREE 2017 NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair

Mike McKinley & Harmony Grits
Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band

The FREEĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will be held at theĀ Duck Pond Stage inĀ San Lorenzo Park (next to to the courthouse) onĀ Sunday, May 7 (note new date).

The Bands:Ā AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Bean Creek, The Brookdale Bluegrass Band, The Down Beets, The Harmony Grits, & The Henry & Ella Warde Band.

The fair is the presented by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society. Bring a picnic or eat the food that will be for sale. Also bring a blanket or chair.

AJ Lee & Blue Summit

IBMA Leadership Bluegrass Alumni Retreat Set For North Carolina April 24-26

Michael Hall

Northern California Bluegrass Society President Michael Hall will help lead the International Bluegrass Music Association Leadership Bluegrass Alumni Retreat to be held at the Blue Ridge Assembly Conference Center in Black Mountain, NC on April 24-26, 2017. The retreat will intensively examine issues that currently face the bluegrass music world.

Interested NCBS Members are encouraged to apply for the Leadership Bluegrass Class held every March in Nashville. Class graduates are invited to the retreats, which are held in the spring of each odd-numbered year, in addition to other alumni events.

The NCBS is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA. Hall is a member of the Leadership Bluegrass Class of 2003.

Blue Ridge Assembly, Black Mountain, NC.