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!

Downtown Boulder Creek is set to welcome bluegrass and old timey music fans this weekend, March 5-7,  in an NCBS event hosted by Eric & Barbra Burman. The tiny mountain community is the new location of the twice-yearly Brookdale Bluegrass Festivals (1999-2009). The new (old) gathering will be called the Boulder Creek Bluegrass & Old Timey Festival.

Performances and jamming will take place in various venues, all of which will require a festival wristband for participation on Friday and Saturday  (only);  Sunday is a FREE day at the festival.

The new location is a mile or so north of the old Brookdale Lodge venue on Highway 9.

Lodging is available at various area hotels and motels, including the Brookdale. Note that the only service available at the Brookdale is hotel room rental; the remainder of the facilities and services are not currently open or operating. No festival events will take place at the Brookdale.

Eric & Barbra Burman, NCBS, & PASS continue the Brookdale Bluegrass tradition (1999-2009) in downtown Boulder Creek, a short distance up Highway 9 from the former location. Get your tickets in advance from the festival website. Here is the schedule:

Main Stage, Scopazzi’s Restaurant, Downtown Boulder Creek:

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 TBA.

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

Eric & Barbra Burman’s Brookdale Bluegrass tradition (1999-2009) becomes the Boulder Creek Bluegrass & Old Time Festival March 5-7, 2010, sponsored by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. It’s out of the Lodge and into the streets of downtown Boulder Creek!

Eric & Barbra Burman will bring music to the streets of Boulder Creek March 5-7, 2010 with the NCBS Boulder Creek Bluegrass & Old Timey Festival, continuing the Brookdale Bluegrass tradition less than two miles away from the original 1999-2009 Brookdale Lodge location. The festival will take place at various venues in the historic downtown district. Complete details are now available on the festival website. The event will feature many performances and jamming opportunities over three fun-filled days.