All You Need To Know To Go To Bluegrass On Broadway This Weekend
Festival Fun: The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 3rd Annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival is FREE, close-to-home, and offers unique bluegrass entertainment that is not available anywhere else. This weekend’s events run Thursday-Sunday, and include concerts, jams, a bluegrass film festival, and the Northern California Bluegrass Awards.
Tickets: NOT REQUIRED — ALL FESTIVAL EVENTS ARE FREE.
Performance Schedule:
THURSDAY, March 11
Peninsula Bluegrass Crossing Opening Night Jam – 7:00-10:00pm, Café Sportino, 965 Brewster Ave. (650) 365-3500. Host: Mark Huisman.
FRIDAY, March 12
An Evening of Bluegrass Dining in Downtown Redwood City:
27 Strings (Bluegrass) – 8:00-11:00pm, Angelica’s Bistro, 863 Main Street, (650) 365-3226.
Loganville Acoustic (Bluegrass) – 7:00-9:00pm, Little India, 917 Main Street, (650) 361-8737.
Swing Tonic (Eclectic) – 7:00-9:0pm, Sweet Basil, 911 Main Street, (650) 257-7594.
SATURDAY, March 13
Northern California Bluegrass Awards & Concert:
Tapestry Church (formerly, the Peninsula Christian Center), 1305 Middlefield Road.
10:30am – Special Film Presentation: Yodeling Lady Lolita, by Bruce Bellagio
11:00 – Common Cents
Noon – Nell Robinson & Friends
1:00pm – Loganville Acoustic
2:00 – High Country
3:00-5:00pm – Northern California Bluegrass Awards with performances by:
Bean Creek
Pam Brandon aka Belle Monroe,
A. J. Lee & Betsy Riger
The Henriettas
Yoseff Tucker
5:15pm-ish to whenever – Award Winners Jam hosted by Bean Creek (All jammers are welcome), Little India.
SUNDAY, March 14
NCBS International Bluegrass Music Museum Film Festival:
Noon-5:00pm, Community Room, Redwood City Main Library, 1044 Middlefield Road. Host: Carl Pagter, International Bluegrass Music Museum Trustee.
The Crooked Jades: Old Time Is Not A Crime, by Jim Swenson & Doug Williford
The New Lost City Ramblers In Always Been A Rambler, by Yasha Aginsky, presented by The Arhoolie Foundation. Personal Appearances by Yasha Aginsky & Carrie Aginsky.
The Waltz To Westphalia: The Journey Of An American Fiddle Classic, by Joe Weed. Personal Appearance by Joe Weed.
Wade Mainer Concert Film, IBMM
Dan Crary, IBMM
Directions: Bluegrass On Broadway is held at various venues in downtown Redwood City (mid-Peninsula in the middle of the Bay Area), easily accessible from Freeways 101 and 280, via the Woodside Road exit. Downtown Redwood City is about a half-mile north of Woodside Road via Middlefield Road. All festival events are within easy walking distance of each other and of the Redwood City Caltrain Station.
Weather: Inside All Weekend: Warm & Dry. THURSDAY: High 59, Low 46, Sunny. FRIDAY: High 58, Low 44, Rain chance 90%. SATURDAY: High 60, Low 43, Mostly Sunny. SUNDAY: High 65, Low 47, Mostly Sunny.
Northern California Bluegrass Awards Finalists:
Bean Creek, Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys, Dalton Mountain Gang, High Country, Mighty Crows.
2. Male Vocalist
Luke Abbott, Billy Pitrone, Yoseff Tucker, Butch Waller, Del Williams.
3. Female Vocalist
Pam Brandon aka Belle Monroe, Diana Donnelly, Kathy Kallick, A. J. Lee, Louise Mintun.
4. Guitar Player
Tyson Alteri, Billy Pitrone, Yoseff Tucker, Molly Tuttle, Yvonne Walbroehl.
5. Mandolin Player
Tom Bekeny,Pete Hicks, Chojo Jacques, Ed Neff, Michael Tuttle.
6. Banjo Player
Luke Abbott, Larry Chung, Larry Cohea, Rob Horgan, Sonia Shell.
7. Fiddle Player
Pete Hicks, Chojo Jacques, Paul Lee, Ed Neff, Annie Staninec.
8. Dobro Player
Kathy Barwick, Lisa Berman, Avram Frankel, Rick Hendricks, Jim Mintun.
9. Bass Player
Lisa Burns, Dave Gooding, Jennifer Kitchen, Paul Knight, Louise Mintun.
10. Lifetime Achievement
Dick & Joyce Clark and Dick & Judy Dowell (Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society).
Enjoy This Great FREE Event:
NCBS Bluegrass On Broadway receives principal financial support from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, Redwood City Public Library, Redwood City Friends of the Library, and Tapestry Church (formerly, the Peninsula Christian Center), and from other area businesses and individuals.
And remember…all of your friends will be there! See you this weekend!
Posted Mar 10th, 2010
by Michael Hall in
Bluegrass on Broadway, NCB Awards |
