Saturday, April 22, 2017 is the final Redwood Bluegrass Associates concert in Mountain View at the Masonic Hall, 890 Church Street.
All RBA programs are welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The Grand Finale will bring us The Faultliners and 27strings.
A jam will begin at 5:00pm, followed by the 7:30pm concert.
The Brookdale Bluegrass Band will perform at the Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society‘s FREE Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park in Santa Cruz.
This year the fair will be held onĀ SUNDAY, May 7 fromĀ Noon toĀ 6:00pm. (Note new date.)
Also on the afternoon bill:Ā AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Bean Creek, The Down Beets, Henry & Ella Warde Band, & The Harmony Grits.
Bring a blanket or chair, a picnic, and your friends! Food will be available. This Rite Of The Bluegrass Springtime has been held every May since 1986 and is the traditional start of the Northern California outdoor bluegrass music season.
TheĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill Thursday Bluegrass Series will present mountaintop favoritesĀ The Goat Hill Girls this coming Thursday, April 6. The FREE weekly series is presented by theĀ Summit HouseĀ and welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Music runs fromĀ 6:00-8:30pm with fine food and drink available. TheĀ Summit House is located atĀ 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, Los Gatos on Highway 17.
Here is the music for the rest of April:
April
13 — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
20 — Hidden Still
27 — Blue Summit
The Stoney Mountain Ramblers will perform at a FREE bluegrass concert followed by a full afternoon and evening of other music onĀ Saturday, May 20, 2017 to celebrateĀ Redwood City’s 150th Anniversary. The program is part of a day-long historical & cultural gathering held in downtownĀ Redwood City.
The music is welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Main Street Stage
Noon —Ā 27strings
1:00pm —Ā The Stoney Mountain Ramblers
Other music on the Main Street and Courthouse Square Stages will run Noon-8:00pm. The bluegrass show will be in a downtown area where there are many restaurants that have outdoor seating with a view of the stage, in addition to other available seating.
The last (for now)Ā Redwood Bluegrass Associates concert onĀ Saturday, April 22 at theĀ Masonic Hall, 890 Church Street inĀ Mountain View will be headlined byĀ The Faultliners. The opening act will be 27strings.
All RBA programs since 1995 have been welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Doors open atĀ 7:00pm and concert time isĀ 7:30pm. An open jam hosted byĀ The Handsome Ladies will be held atĀ 5:00pm.
Make your plans to attend the 24th annual Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival in Tres Pinos, running August 10-13, 2017.
TheĀ longest-running event of theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, held each May since 1986, is the FREEĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair inĀ San Lorenzo Park, next to the courthouse inĀ Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz favorites The Down Beets will return to the Duck Pond Stage this year!
Note New Date: This year the fair will be held onĀ SUNDAY, May 7 fromĀ Noon toĀ 6:00pm.
Other Bands: AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Bean Creek, Brookdale Bluegrass Band, Henry & Ella Warde Band, & The Harmony Grits.
TheĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill Thursday Bluegrass Series will present The Henry & Ella WardeĀ Band onĀ March 30.
The FREE show is fromĀ 6:00-8:30pm with fine food and drink available. TheĀ Summit House is located atĀ 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, Los Gatos on Highway 17.
The weekly series is presented by theĀ Summit HouseĀ and welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Former Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society (NCBS/SCBS) board member Barry Hazle has died. He was 69 years old. He was known for his friendly, booming voice and a laid back attitude that masked a strong volunteer drive in support of bluegrass and related acoustic music.
After his retirement from the City of Sunnyvale Public Safety Department and our board of directors, he and his wife Maline moved to Redding, where he organized The Oaksongs Society For The Preservation Of Way Cool Music and for a time managed bluegrass performers Marley’s Ghost and James King.
He was also a bluegrass radio host on North State Public Radio, where he first helped produce the Good Old Fashioned Folk Ā Music Show and then moved to his own program, The Shasta Serenade, which featured bluegrass and Americana music.
Barry and Maline were also longtime volunteers at the Strawberry Music Festival.
A FREE bluegrass concert with 27strings followed by a full afternoon and evening of other music will take place onĀ Saturday, May 20, Ā 2017 to celebrate Redwood City’s 150th Anniversary. The music is welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The program is part of a day-long celebration that will be held in downtownĀ Redwood City.
Main Street Stage, May 20:
Noon āĀ 27strings
1:00pm āĀ The Stoney Mountain Ramblers
Other music on the Main Street and Courthouse Square Stages will run Noon-8:00pm. The bluegrass show will be in a downtown area where there are many restaurants that have outdoor seating with a view of the stage, in addition to other available seating.
