Two Week Reminder: Final Round Ballots from Northern California Bluegrass Society Members for the 2017 Northern California Bluegrass Awards are due on Saturday, January 7, 2017.
The 10th annual Northern California Bluegrass Awards Show & Concert will be held on Saturday, Janury 28, 2017 in Redwood City, as part of the FREE NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, set for January 27-28 and January 30.
One Week Reminder: Band applicationsĀ for theĀ 2017 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due Next Saturday,Ā December 31, 2016.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society is a California not-for-profit corporation that is a qualifiedĀ IRC Section 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The Tax ID isĀ 94-2907716. Your year-end tax planning can include a donation to support bluegrass music that is deductible as allowed by law.
Send checks to:Ā NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94309-0846 or Donate Online.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the finalists for the 2017 Northern California Bluegrass Awards. The Awards Show & Concert will be held on January 28, 2017 in Redwood City, as part of the FREE 10th Annual NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, January 27-28 and January 30, 2017.
Congratulations to:
1. Bluegrass Band
35 Years of Trouble
Bean Creek
High Country
Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players
Windy Hill
2. Male Vocalist
Luke Abbott
Glenn Dauphin
Jim Mintun
Billy Pitrone
Yoseff Tucker
Sullivan Tuttle
3. Female Vocalist
Kathy Barwick
Sarah Eblen
A. J. Lee
Louise Mintun
Hailey Pexton
4. Guitar
Kathy Barwick
Larry Chung
Billy Pitrone
Yoseff Tucker
Sullivan Tuttle
5. Mandolin
Kyle Abbott
Tom Bekeny
Josh Gooding
Pete Hicks
Michael Tuttle
Butch Waller
6. Banjo
Luke Abbott
Larry Chung
Larry Cohea
Snap Jackson
Avram Siegel
7. Fiddle
Luke Abbott
Tom Bekeny
Pete Hicks
Ed Neff
Jack Tuttle
Mark Wardenburg
8. Dobro
Leslie Abbott
Kathy Barwick
Tomas Enguidanos
Avram Frankel
Jim Mintun
9. Bass
Lisa Burns
Sarah Eblen
Paul Knight
Louise Mintun
Max Schwartz
The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Bluegrass On Broadway Festival receives principal financial support from a base grant from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission and from other Redwood City area busnesses, organizations, agencies, and individuals.
Ten Day Reminder: Band applicationsĀ for theĀ 2017 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due onĀ December 31, 2016.
Redwood Bluegrass Associates has set three Saturday evening concerts for the first quarter of 2017 at the Masonic Hall in Mountan View. They are:
January 21 āĀ Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
February 18 āĀ Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
March 18 āĀ John Reischman & The Jaybirds
This is the final season in the 25-year run of these high-quality concerts, all welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Donations to theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund are now being accepted for student scholarships at the Spring Camp, set for April 7-10, 2017 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, run by a NCBS committee, 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 NoyesĀ runs the camp, which is held each spring and fall. The camp is open to adults and children.
It’s time for Northern California Bluegrass Society Members and their friends ro enjoy some Christmas Week Bluegrass music all around the area!
Here are the shows for the holidays:
MONDAY, December 19
Bean Creek, Phil’s Fish Market, Moss Landing.
Windy Hill, Amnesia, San Francisco.
TUESDAY, December 20
Cabin Fever, Sam’s BBQ, San Jose.
Redwood Rodeo, The Pour House, San Francisco.
Glad To Be Here, Phil’s Fish Market, Moss Landing.
Kendra McKinley, Emily Afton, Bimbo’s 365 Club, San Francisco.
WEDNESDAY, December 21
The Whiskey Brothers, Albatross Pub, Berkeley.
Sidesaddle & Co, Sam’s BBQ, San Jose.
Billy & Sarah & Friends, Phil’s Fish Market.
The Klezmatics, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley.
THURSDAY, December 22
Hidden Still, Summit House, Los Gatos. (NCBS-welcomed)
Blue & Lonesome, Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma.
Mill Creek Ramblers, Mission Pizza, Fremont.
Eric & Suzy Thompson & Paul Knight, Station House Cafe, Point Reyes Station.
FRIDAY, December 23
Dadaband, Black Pug Cafe, Alameda.
Black Eyed Susies, Whale City Bakery, Davenport.
Mill Creek Ramblers, Mission Pizza, Fremont.
CHRISTMAS EVE & FIRST NIGHT OF HANUKKAH, December 24
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir Ensemble, Slim’s, San Francisco.
CHRISTMAS DAY, December 25
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Biscuits & Blues, San Francisco.
BOXING DAY & FIRST DAY OF KWANZAA, December 26
Courthouse Ramblers, Phil’s Fish Market, Moss Landing. (Canceled)
The Earl Brothers, Amnesia, San Francisco.
The bluegrass bandĀ Hidden Still is set to perform atĀ TheĀ Summit House at the top ofĀ Highway 17, 6 miles south ofĀ Los Gatos, onĀ Thursday, December 22, 2016.
The popular FREE bluegrass series began in January and is the home of bluegrass music in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Music will runĀ 6:00-8:30pm in a program welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society and presented by the Summit House Beer Garden & Grill, 23123 Santa Cruz Highway, Los Gatos 95033.
Excellent food and drink will be served during the performance and the view will be endless for early arrivals.
Two Week Reminder: Band applicationsĀ for theĀ 2017 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due on December 31, 2016.
