Events
The NCBS sponsors or co-sponsors a variety of events, ranging from our three day long Good Old Fashioned festival to local jams.
- Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival
- Bluegrass on Broadway
- Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair
- Boulder Creek Bluegrass & Old Timey Festivals
- San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival
- RBA Concert Series
- Jake’s Brown Barn Bluegrass Reunion
- Events Calendar
News
NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund Accepting Fall Donations
Walker Creek Music Camp Jam With John Reischman
The Northern California Bluegrass Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization aka the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society, runs the NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund for the new camp near Petaluma.
The fund collects tax-deductible donations and disburse scholarships for needy students at the camp. Donations are currently being accepted for the fall camp.
The CBA Winter Music Camp was discontinued beginning this year. However, the popular June California Bluegrass Association Music Camp in Grass Valley will continue to be held as in past years at the Nevada County Fairgrounds prior to the CBA Father’s Day Weekend Bluegrass Festival.
Ingrid Noyes, the former director of the CBA camps, will now hold two non-CBA music camps each year, in the fall and spring. The next camp will be held October 11-13 near at the Walker Creek location near Petaluma.
Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund
Donations for the NCBS fund can be sent to:
Northern California Bluegrass Society/
Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society
PO Box 390846
Mountain View, CA 94039-0846
Attn: NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund
Donations to the fund are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Donors should consult their tax advisors. The Federal Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.
Donors who do not seek a tax deduction may make donations directly to the camp. Complete Information: Walker Creek Music Camp.
Posted May 23rd, 2013
by Michael Hall in
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Looking Ahead To The June Festivals
Kate Wolf
Northern California Bluegrass Society Members will have a busy June, full of area festivals. Summertime…and the livin’ is easy! You are welcome to come out and join us! Here are the festivals next month:
JUNE
1-2 – Pick And Gather Festival, Riverdance Farms, Livingston.
1-2 – Redwood Mountain Faire, Roaring Camp Railroads, Felton.
Our Pick & Gather Host Cindy Lashbrook of Riverdance Farms
8-9 – San Francisco Free Folk Festival, Presidio Middle School, San Francisco.
8-15 – Brown County Jamboree & Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival, Bill Monroe Music Park, Bean Blossom, IN.
13-16 — CBA Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley.
14-16 — Huck Finn’s Jubilee, Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park, Ontario (note new location).
15-16 – La Honda Music & Art Fair, La Honda Gardens, La Honda.
17-23 – Susanville Bluegrass Festival, Lassen County Fairgrounds, Susanville.
20-23 — Telluride Bluegrass Festival, various venues, Telluride, CO. (Sold Out)
22 – Mount Tam Jam, Mountain Theater, Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Mill Valley.
28-30 – Kate Wolf Music Festival, Black Oak Ranch, Laytonville.
27-29 — International Bluegrass Music Museum ROMP Bluegrass Music Roots & Branches Festival, Yellow Creek Park, Owensboro, KY.
29 — Packinghouse Brew Grass Festival, June 29, Packinghouse Brewery, Riverside.
Posted May 22nd, 2013
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Central Valley’s Grassfire Set For First Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Appearance
Grassfire, a traditional bluegrass band from California’s Central Valley, will make it’s first appearance at the August 8-11, 2013 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival.
The benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society will be held at Bolado Park in Tres Pinos, 7 miles south of Hollister on Highway 25.
Advance Tickets are on sale through July 15.
Grassfire
Posted May 21st, 2013
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Jake’s Brown Barn Bluegrass Reunion Set For October 11-13, 2013 In Gilroy
The 8th Annual Jake’s Brown Barn Bluegrass Reunion is set for October 11-13, 2013 at the Historic Franklin Ranch in Gilroy. The outdoor-season-ending festival is presented by The Music Medics and the Quesenberry Family.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes this annual event which honors the late Jake Quensenberry. More details will be announced soon.
Posted May 20th, 2013
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Windy Hill In Redwood City May 24 — One NCBS Facebook Fan Will Win Tickets
NCBS Facebook Page Alert:
Longtime NCBS favorite Windy Hill will perform this Friday evening, May 24, 2013, in Redwood City. The show is the album release party for the band’s new CD Lonesome Garbage Man.
One lucky fan of the Northern California Bluegrass Society Facebook Page will win tickets to the show on Monday afternoon, May 20.
Ticket Giveaway Details: Everyone is welcome to visit the NCBS Facebook Page and “Like” us! It’s free. The first person responding to our Official Facebook Contest Posting on Monday afternoon will win the tickets. Thanks to everyone who entered — Don is on his way to the show on Friday!
Windy Hill Concert Details: The band will travel all the way from Portola Valley to downtown Redwood City to perform at Club Fox. Address: Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. Friday, May 24 — Doors open at 8:00pm and showtime is at 9:00pm.
Live Windy Hill Radio On Tuesday Night: The band will perform live on Sarah Bellum’s That’s Not Bluegrass Show, KZSU-Stanford, 90.5FM in the Central & South Bay, 9:00-Midnight, Tuesday, May 21st.
Club Fox At The Fox Theater, Redwood City
Posted May 19th, 2013
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