Eric & Barbra Burman welcome us to the first-ever SUMMER EDITION of the 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, July 16-18, 2010:

The Festival: Music in various walkable venues in the small, friendly 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 $16 for Friday or Saturday ($4 more at the door), and $30 for a weekend pass. Sunday is a FREE day.

Band Schedule:

Friday, July 16

Scopazzi’s Main Stage:

5:30pm — Regina Bartlett

6:30 — High Tone Sinners

7:30 — 27strings

8:30 — Heathen Hill

9:30 — Julio Inglasses

10:30 — Still Searchin’

Late Night Stage (Barry Tanner’s):

11:30pm — Faux Renwah’s Hide the Whiskey

Saturday, July 17

Scopazzi’s Main Stage:

Noon — Barry Greene

1:00pm — Old Soles

2:00 — Geese in the Bog

3:00 — Jean Butterfield

4:00 — Page Brownton & Sidetrack

5:00 — Dam Dave’s Hot Dam Band

6:00 — Research & Development

7:00 — Rainy Escobar

8:00 — Eric Burman and the Brookdale Bluegrass Jam Band

9:00 — Blue Shoes

10:00 — Faux Renwah

Joe’s Bar Stage:

11:00pm — Blue Shoes & Faux Renwah’s Hide The Whiskey

Boulder Creek Brewing Company Stage:

5:00pm — 27strings

7:00 — Research & Development

SUNDAY, July 18

FREE Admission:

Scopazzi’s Main Stage:

Noon — Lynn Trost

1:00pm– David Elson

2:00 — Nipple Creek

3:00 — Page Brownton & Sidetrack

Lodging: At various Boulder Creek and Brookdale hotels & motels.

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

Weather: Inside — All Weekend — Just Perfect! Outside — Sunny & pleasant all weekend. FRIDAY:  high 86, low 57. SATURDAY:  high 86, low 56. SUNDAY: high 81, low 52.

Map: Boulder Creek & the San Lorenzo Valley.

See you this weekend!

Posted Jul 15th, 2010 by Michael Hall in Brookdale Bluegrass Festivals |