Bright Star, a bluegrass musical play authored by Steve Martin & Edie Brickell, will be performed with a bluegrass band by the Woodside Musical Theatre on October 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, & 23, 2022.
The show venue is the Woodside Performing Arts Center, 199 Churchill Avenue, Woodside, CA.
The Robber Bridegroom, a bluegrass musical at Park Hall in Ben Lomond continues with shows on Friday and Saturday evenings and on Sunday afternoon. The show runs weekends through October 23, 2022.
Information & Tickets: <mctshows.org>. The band for the Mountain Community Theater staging includes NCBS favorites Banjer Dan Mazer, Matt Bohn, Cata Fitzgerald and Mark Becker.
The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page on this website is a service for both theft victims and used instrument buyers. It provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments. Musicians should immediately SELF POST information about stolen instruments. Instrument buyers should CHECK the page prior to purchase of any used instrument. The FREE page is searchable and links can be added to connect additional information about the instrument.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes all new, renewing, and returning members. It only takes a moment to join or renew on this website or by mail. Your support of bluegrass music in our area is much appreciated — and our volunteers have big plans, so this year will be a great year to be a member.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society is 40 years old in 2022. The organization was founded as the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society in 1982.
The 2023 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is set for August 10-13 in Tres Pinos. Planning is now underway!
Some Volunteer Leadership Positions are open for next year’s gathering. Interested persons should contact Michael Hall <hallmw@gmail.com> for more information.
October Reminder: The 29th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is set for Thursday-Sunday, August 10-13, 2023 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Molly Tuttle of Nashville, formerly of Palo Alto, and a former member of the Northern California Bluegrass Society, was named Female Vocalist Of The Year at the 2022 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards in Raleigh, NC. Here is the full list of winners:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR: Billy Strings
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR: Béla Fleck My Bluegrass Heart
SONG OF THE YEAR: “Red Daisy” Billy Strings
Written by Jarrod Walker/Christian Ward
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: My Bluegrass Heart. Béla Fleck
GOSPEL RECORDING OF THE YEAR: “In the Sweet By and By”
Dolly Parton with Carl Jackson, Larry Cordle, Bradley Walker, and Jerry Salley
INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR: “Vertigo”
Béla Fleck featuring Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Bryan Sutton
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Rick Faris
COLLABORATIVE RECORDING OF THE YEAR: “In the Sweet By and By”
Dolly Parton with Carl Jackson, Larry Cordle, Bradley Walker, and Jerry Salley
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:
Molly Tuttle
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:
Del McCoury
BANJO PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Béla Fleck
BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Jason Moore
RESOPHONIC GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Justin Moses
FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Cody Kilby
MANDOLIN PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Sierra Hull
The Robber Bridegroom, a bluegrass musical at Park Hall in Ben Lomond continues with shows on Friday and Saturday evenings and on Sunday afternoon. The show runs weekends through October 23, 2022. Information & Tickets: <mctshows.org>. The band for the Mountain Community Theater staging includes NCBS favorites Banjer Dan Mazer, Matt Bohn, Cata Fitzgerald and Mark Becker.
The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill, a strong bluegrass venue for the past 8 years and host of the NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair during the pandemic, will sadly close on September 30, 2022. On Thursday, September 29 the Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, The Goat Hill Girls, and Purple Mountain Majesty will perform together and separately for a final time at the top of Highway 17 in a goodbye show for the popular venue. The outdoor performance will run 6:00-8:30pm. Food and drink will be served.
