Five Week Reminder: Main Stage Band Applications for theĀ 2017 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due onĀ December 31, 2016. The 24th annual festival is set for August 10-13, 2017.
DamDave & The Left Hand Band Set For Brookdale Winter Gathering This Sunday In Felton

DamDave & The Left Hand Band will perform at theĀ 2016 Brookdale Winter Gathering onĀ Sunday, November 27 at 7:00pm.
The line-up also includes the headliner Freebo and host band The Brookdale Bluegrass Band.
The program will be held atĀ Don Quixoteās in downtownĀ Felton and will be welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
NCBS To Welcome Holiday Hootenanny On Friday December 16 In San Carlos
Brookdale Bluegrass Band To Perform At Brookdale Winter Gathering November 27 In Felton
TheĀ Brookdale Bluegrass Band will perform at theĀ 2016 Brookdale Winter Gathering onĀ Sunday, November 27.
TheĀ 7:00pm show line-up also includesĀ Freebo andĀ DamDave & The Left Hand Band.
The program will be held atĀ Don Quixoteās in downtown Felton and will be welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.

A Big Thanksgiving Week Of Bluegrass Music Around Northern California
After the eating and the shopping, there will be plenty of bluegrass music all around Northern California during Thanksgiving Week. NCBS Members will be out enjoying these shows and you are welcome to join in! Here are the Monday-Monday listings:
MONDAY, November 21
Bean Creek, Phil’s Fish Market, Moss Landing.
Windy Hill, Old Belle, Amnesia, San Francisco.
TUESDAY, November 22
Edgewood Mountain Boys, Freewheel Brewing Company, Redwood City.
Slide Road, Sam’s BBQ, San Jose.
Glad To Be Here, Phil’s Fish Market, Moss Landing.
WEDNESDAY, Thanksgiving Eve
High Country, Albany Taproom, Albany.

Loganville, Sam’s BBQ, San Jose.
Windy Hill, Rancho Deluxe, Rusty Stringfield, Mike Hellman Band, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco.
THURSDAY, Thanksgiving Day
Cold & In The Bay, Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael.
FRIDAY, Black Friday
Black Eyed Susies, Whale City Bakery, Davenport.
The Stragglyrs, Mission Pizza, Fremont.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, November 25-27
Sonora Christmas Festival, Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora.
SATURDAY, Small Business Saturday
Billy Pitrone & Jim Mintun, Moss Landing Arts & Crafts Show, 10942 Pieri Court, Moss Landing.
Bundy Brown Band, San Gregorio General Store, San Gregorio.
Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley.
Beargrass Creek, Mission Pizza, Fremont.
Homebrew aka The Moonshine Band, The Catalyst, Santa Cruz.
Freebo, BanjerDan, Last Stage West, Atascadero.
Little Fuller Band, St. Charles Saloon, Columbia.
SUNDAY, November 27


Brookdale Bluegrass Winter Gathering, Don Quixoteās, Felton. (NCBS-welcomed)
Cold & In The Bay, Terrapin Crossroads, San Rafael.
Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands,Ā House Concert, Palo Alto.
Jay Howlett, San Gregorio General Store, San Gregorio.
Lucky Drive Bluegrass Band, Rocker Oysterfeller’s, Valley Ford.
Courthouse Ramblers, Phil’s Fish Market, Moss Landing.
The Earl Brothers, Amnesia, San Francisco.
2017 Main Stage Band Applications For The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Due On December 31, 2016
Six Week Reminder: Main Stage Band Applications for the 2017 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due on December 31, 2016.
Performance Schedule Announced For NCBS-Welcomed Holiday Hootenanny On December 16

The Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company has announced the performance schedule for the FREE December 16, 2016 Holiday Hootenanny at 935 Washington Street in San Carlos:
FRIDAY, December 16
4:00pm — Doors open
5:30 — Nate Jones & Sloe Sippers
6:45 — Mountain Men Collective
8:00 — Stoney Mountain Ramblers
9:15 — Pathetic Honey
11:00 — Hootenanny ends
Good food and drink will be available.
The Hootenanny is organized by Scott Dailey and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Redwood Bluegrass Associates To Present Front Country On Saturday November 19 In Mountain View

Redwood Bluegrass Associates will present Front Country on Saturday, November 19, 2016.
All RBA programs since 1995 have been welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society. The series has brought bluegrass to the Peninsula & South Bay for 25 years, but this is the final season.
The concert will be presented at theĀ Mountain View Masonic Hall, at 890 Church Street near downtown Mountain View.
Concert doors will open atĀ 7:00pm and the concert will begin atĀ 7:30pm. An open co-ed jam hosted by The Handsome Ladies will begin atĀ 5:00pm.

Brookdale Bluegrass Presents The Winter Gathering November 27 In Felton
Brookdale Bluegrass will present theĀ 2016 Brookdale Winter Gathering onĀ Sunday, November 27.
TheĀ 7:00pm line-up includes Freebo, theĀ Brookdale Bluegrass Band, andĀ DamDave & The Left Hand Band.
The show will be held atĀ Don Quixoteās inĀ Felton and will be welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.

NCBS-Welcomed Summit House Thursday Bluegrass Series To Present Hidden Still On November 17
UPDATE: Due to band illness, The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers will play tonight in place of Hidden Still. Ya’ll come!
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The bluegrass band Hidden Still is set to entertain at TheĀ Summit House at the top of Highway 17, 6 miles south of Los Gatos, onĀ Thursday, November 17, 2016 in a FREE show.
Music will runĀ 6:00-8:30pm in a program welcomed by the 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 theĀ Santa Cruz MountainsĀ view will be endless for early arrivals.








