The NCBS Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, hosted by Eric & Barbra Burman will be held in both Brookdale and Boulder Creek, December 3-5, 2010. More details soon.

Brookdale & Boulder Creek In December!

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!

The small, friendly town of Boulder Creek, on Highway 9 in the Santa Cruz Mountains, welcomes us to the first-ever SUMMER Boulder Creek Bluegrass & Old Timey Festival July 16-18, 2010. This fun gathering will mainly take place in these downtown venues:

Scopazzi’s Restaurant & Lounge — Music Friday evening and all afternoon and evening on Saturday. This is the onsite festival ticketing location.

Scopazzi's Restaurant & Lounge

Joe’s Bar, 13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek – Late night music on Saturday evening.

Joe's Bar

Boulder Creek Brewing Company — Late Saturday afternoon music.

Boulder Creek Brewing Company

There will be more music on Sunday TBA.

The BCBOT Festival is presented by Eric & Barbra Burman and sponsored by the Northern California Bluegrass Society, continuing the 1999-2009 Brookdale Bluegrass tradition in a new location only one mile north of the original on Highway 9. The first BCBOT was held in March, 2010. Official Festival Website.

Friday, July 16

Scopazzi’s Main Stage:

6:00pm — Regina Bartlett

7:00 — 27strings

8:00 — Heathen Hill

9:00 — Julio Inglasses

10:00 — Still Searchin’

Late Night Stage (Location TBA):

11:00pm — Faux Renwah’s Hide the Whiskey

Saturday, July 17

Scopazzi’s Main Stage:

2:00pm — 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

Boulder Creek Brewing Company Stage:

5:00pm — 27strings

7:00 — Research & Development

Sunday, July 18

More bands — TBA!

(Bands and schedule subject to change)

The first-ever SUMMER Boulder Creek Bluegrass & Old Timey Festival is hosted by Eric & Barbra Burman and sponsored by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.  It continues the tradition of the Brookdale Bluegrass Festivals, held 1999-2009 at the Brookdale Lodge, a mile south of the current downtown Boulder Creek festival location. Thanks to PASS and other downtown Boulder Creek merchants who have stepped forward to support this event.

Official Festival Website

Update: See official website for updated schedule — a work in progress!  The High Tone Sinners and Nipple Creek have been added.

Discount Advance Tickets are now on sale online for the SUMMER Boulder Creek Bluegrass & Old Timey Festival, July 16-18, 2010, presented by Eric & Barbra Burman and sponsored by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. The brand new event in downtown Boulder Creek continues the storied 1999-2009 tradition of the Brookdale Bluegrass Festivals. The new BCBOT location is held one mile north of the original.

Summer NCBS Boulder Creek BOT Festival