Eric & Barbra Burman welcome us to the first NCBS Boulder Creek Bluegrass & Old Timey Festival, which continues the NCBS Brookdale Bluegrass tradition (1999-2009).  Here is all you need to know to go this weekend, March 5-7, 2010:

The Festival: Two and a half days of music in various venues in the small mountain community of Boulder Creek, 12 miles north of Santa Cruz and about a mile north of the Brookdale Lodge on Highway 9 in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Tickets: Plenty available at Festival Headquarters – Scopazzi’s Restaurant, or online. Online tickets are $20 for Friday or Saturday, and $35 for a weekend pass. $5 more at the door.  Sunday is a FREE day.

Band Schedule:

FRIDAY, March 5

6:00pm — Aprylle Gilbert & Ben Laney

7:00 — High Tone Sinners

8:00 — Page Brownton & Sidetrack

9:00 — Common Cents

10:00 - Stoney Mountain Ramblers

SATURDAY, March 6

Noon — Dam Dave & The Hot Dam Band

1:00pm — Rick Barnes’ Research & Development

2:00 — Regina Bartlett

3:00 — Heathen Hill

4:00pm — Jean Butterfield

5:00 — Blue Shoes

6:00 — Julio Inglasses Guerra

7:00 — West County Professional Tea Sippers

8:00 — Mountain Drive

9:00 — Faux Renwah’s Spur Of The Moment

10:00 — Mike McKinley & Quackgrass

Late Night — 49 Special (Ltd.) at Joe’s Bar

SUNDAY, March 7

FREE Admission — Band performances begin at 11:00am: Upcreek Drifters, 27 Strings, Rainy Escobar.

There are jams all weekend long at various venues: Rainbow’s End, Boulder Creek Brewing Co., and Jenna’sees Coffee Shop.

Lodging: At various Boulder Creek and Brookdale hotels & motels, including special festival discounts at the Brookdale Inn & Spa (Brookdale - no services other than room rental, no festival activities) and the Merrybrook Lodge (Boulder Creek).

Food: At various Boulder Creek restaurants, including festival venues.

Weather: Inside — All Weekend — Nice & Cozy! Outside — FRIDAY: 40% chance of rain, high 54, low 40. SATURDAY: 60% chance of rain, high 52, low 40. SUNDAY: Partly cloudy, high 54, low 40.

Map: Boulder Creek & the San Lorenzo Valley.

See you this weekend!

Posted Mar 4th, 2010 by Michael Hall in Brookdale Bluegrass Festivals |