Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley Set For February 18 RBA Concert In Mountain View

Trey Hensley with Rob Ickes

Redwood Bluegrass Associates will present Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley on Saturday, February 18 as part of the organizationā€™s 25th and final concert season at theĀ Masonic Hall inĀ Mountain View.

A freeĀ 5:00pm jam hosted by The Handsome Ladies and open to all players will begin the evening of bluegrass. Concert doors will open at 7:00pm and the show will begin at 7:30pm.

The remaining shows are:

March 18 ā€”Ā John Reischman & The Jaybirds

April 22 ā€”Ā Final RBA Concert With Performers To Be Announced

The concerts are welcomed Ā by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Brookdale Bluegrass Spring Festival Performance Schedule For March 10-12 In Felton

Brookdale Bluegrass has announced the performance schedule for the Spring 2017 Festival, to be held at Mt. Cross Camp in Felton. All Brookdale Bluegrass events since 1998 have been welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

FRIDAY, March 10

7:00pm — Toby Gray & His Harlan County Covey

8:00 — Faux Renwah

9:00 — Coffee Zombie Collective

SATURDAY, March 11

(Morning workshops TBA)

1:00pm — BanjerDan’s Kids Show

2:00 — Brookdale Bluegrass Band

3:00 — Faux Renwah

(Dinner Break)

7:00 — The Stoney Mountain Ramblers

8:00 — Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players

9:00 — Peter Rowan

SUNDAY, March 12

11:00am — The Stoney Mountain Ramblers

Noon — Coffee Zombie Collective

1:00pm — Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players

2:00 — The Naked Bootleggers

Wildcat Mountain Ramblers Set For The Thursday Bluegrass Series At The Summit House

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers

UPDATE: This show has been CANCELED due to bad weather conditions.

The Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series will present a performance byĀ The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers on February 9.

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

The FREE show is fromĀ 6:00-8:30pm at theĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill, located six miles south ofĀ Los Gatos onĀ Highway 17.


Photo Essay Of The Tenth Annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival Is Now Available

The Stoney Mountain Ramblers open the festival.

A Photo Essay of the tenth annual NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival is now available online.Ā The BOB includes the Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show & Concert and the NCBS Bluegrass Film Festival.

Bluegrass On Broadway Photo Essay

Photo Essayists Donna Pacini-Christensen & Tim Christensen

The essay was produced by Donna Pacini-Christensen and Tim Christensen of A Starry Night Productions. The festival was held in Redwood City on January 27, 28 & 30, 2017.

The BOB Festival is presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society with grant support from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission and additional support from other Redwood City area organizations, agencies, businesses and individuals.

NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund Accepts Donations For Spring 2017

Walker Creek Music Camp students jam.

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund is now accepting donations for theĀ 2017 Spring Camp which will be heldĀ April 7-10 at theĀ Walker Creek Ranch nearĀ Petaluma.

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

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:Ā Walker Creek Music Camp. Ingrid Noyes runs the twice-yearly camp.

2017 Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair Set For Saturday, May 6 At The Duck Pond

The Santa Cruz Duck Pond
The bridge from downtown Santa Cruz to the Duck Pond at San Lorenzo Park.

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair is set forĀ Saturday, May 6, 2017.

The FREE afternoon concert inĀ San Lorenzo Park (next to the courthouse) will be held at theĀ Duck Pond Stage.

The Rite Of Spring for area bluegrass fans has ben held since 1986 and is the oldest NCBS/SCBS event.

Spanish Language Video Coverage Of The 2017 Bluegrass On Broadway Festival

Video Host Carmen Del Solar ValdƩs

In a historic first, the video podcast “En Extremena En Silicon Valley“ gave the January 28, 2017 Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show & Concert its first known Spanish-Language Coverage.

Video: Una ExtremeƱa En Silicon Valley: Redwood City (10:16)

The first festival segment begins at 2:55.

Host Carmen Del Solar ValdƩs previously reported about the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco.

The concert was part of the weekend-long 10th Annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival in Redwood City, January 27-28 and January 30, presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The video podcast covers several Redwood City & Palo Alto-area topics while Bill Monroe’s “Blue Moon Of Kentucky” plays softly in the background.

The two segments about the bluegrass concert include performances by Bean Creek, The Blue Js, The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, and 35 Years Of Trouble.

Great Thursday Bluegrass Shows Coming Up At The Summit House Atop Highway 17 In The Santa Cruz Mountains

The Goat Hill Girls

Great live bluegrass music is coming up over the next few weeks at the Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series.

The series is presented by theĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill and welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers

The Goat Hill Girls will perform on February 2, the Wildcat Mountain Ramblers on February 9, and Blue Summit on February 16.

The FREE shows run fromĀ 6:00-8:30pm at theĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill, 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, located six miles south ofĀ Los Gatos onĀ Highway 17.

The views are endless and the food and drink are good.

Robert Cornelius organizes these ongoing concerts.

Blue Summit

The 2017 Stanley Sing Set For March 18 At La Promenade Cafe In San Francisco

The La Promenade Cafe
The Stanley Sing

The 2017 Stanley Sing will be welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. It has a new home at La Promenade Cafe, 3643 Balboa Street, San Francisco.

Bluegrass musicians will gather to take turns singing Ralph & Carter Stanley-related Ā songs to celebrate the memory of The Stanley Brothers band and and its progeny.

More information will be announced soon.

Dr. Ralph Stanley in his "Oh, Death" song days.

Peter Rowan Added To Spring 2017 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival Line-up March 10-12

Thanks to everyone who came out for tonight’s NCBS Bluegrass Film Festival, especially folks who came all the way from Arizona and San Diego! Great films and excellent talks by the filmmakers. The 10th annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival is now in the books. See you next year!

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Peter Rowan has been added to the line-up for the March 10-12, 2017 Brookdale Bluegrass Spring Festival.

An extra day has been added to the event, which will be held for the first time at theĀ Mt. Cross Camp in Felton. The Northern California Bluegrass Society has welcomed this gathering to our area since the first festival was held in 1998.

Other bands at the event will include Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players, Faux Renwah, Coffee Zombie Collective, Stoney Mountain Ramblers, Toby Gray & Hiway Budda, and theĀ Brookdale Bluegrass Band.

A wide variety of accomodations is available onsite at reasonable prices. There will be plenty of jamming all around the place all weekend.