Eric Burman and his merry Brookdale crew have added The Abbott Brothers to the line-up for the wintertime Boulder Creek Bluegrass & Old Timey Festival, set for December 2-3, 2011 in various downtown venues in the small Santa Cruz Mountains community.
The new Santa Cruz-based band, led by Luke and Kyle Abbott, recently evolved from the longtime NCBS favorite “The Abbott Family.” The festival has been held multiple times each year since 1998.

The Abbott Brothers
Posted Nov 13th, 2011
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The String Slingers
Eric Burman’s Boulder Creek Bluegrass & Old Timey Festival will welcome The String Slingers from Fresno December 2-3, 2011. The event continues the Brookdale Bluegrass tradition at various venues in the small Santa Cruz Mountain town on Highway 9, 12 miles north of Santa Cruz.
Posted Nov 9th, 2011
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The Stoney Mountain Ramblers from Menlo Park will perform at the NCBS-Sponsored Boulder Creek Bluegrass And Old Timey Festival on December 2-3, 2011 at various downtown venues in the Santa Cruz Mountains community. Advance tickets are now available online.

The Stoney Mountain Ramblers
Posted Nov 2nd, 2011
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The Bluetail Flies from Santa Cruz will perform at the NCBS-Sponsored Boulder Creek Bluegrass & Old Timey Festival on December 2-3, 2011 at various downtown venues in the Santa Cruz Mountains community of Boulder Creek. Advance tickets are available online.

The Bluetail Flies
Posted Oct 27th, 2011
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The line-up for the winter edition of the NCBS Boulder Creek Bluegrass & Old Timey Festival has been announced for December 2-3, 2011 at various venues in downtown Boulder Creek in the Santa Cruz Mountains, about 12 miles north of Santa Cruz on Highway 9. (The now-unavailable Brookdale Inn & Spa was originally announced as the venue for this December 2011 event. )
The bands (so far): Jean Butterfield, Sam and Elia, Banjo Jim, Common Cents, The String Slingers, Faux Renwah, Mike McKinley, Hi-Hat Bill, The High Tone Sinners, Bluetail Flys, & The Stoney Mountain Ramblers.
The first in this series of festivals was held in December 1998, and they are now a staple of the winter season. Eric Burman presents the festivals with help from others in the local community, and the events are sponsored by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Other BCBOT festivals are held in March and July each year.
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The annual NCBS Volunteer Party is this Saturday. If you volunteered or played in a band at a Society event or project in the past year and have not received your invitation, contact (Michael Hall) hallmw (at) gmail (dot) com.
Posted Oct 18th, 2011
by Michael Hall in
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