Founded in 2006 by the late Jake Quesenberry, the Brown Barn Festival continues in his honor. Now known as “Jake’s Brown Barn Festival”, it is held each September in San Martin (between Morgan Hill and Gilroy). Starting with the 2009 festival the event is sponsored by NCBS.
Advance tickets for the 2010 festival are available by mail; orders must be received by August 22. For pricing and order form see the official festival flier.
Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players return to the stage of the Jake’s Brown Barn Bluegrass Festival, San Martin, September 10-12, 2010. The 5th annual, NCBS-sponsored festival is small, fun and close-to-home. Here, Snap and the boys perform “She Only Loves Me When She’s Buzzed” in an informal late night Grass Valley jam on YouTube.
The last day to purchase Discount Advance Tickets for the Jake’s Brown Barn Bluegrass Festival is Sunday, August 22.
Northern California Bluegrass Society members (and members of other local bluegrass associations) receive a substantial discount on advance tickets; others receive a smaller discount. There are no discounts at the gate. Discounts are available by mail only.
The 5th annual festival will be held September 10-12, 2010 at the San Martin-Ludwig Ranch Park, San Martin.
The NCBS Jake’s Brown Barn Bluegrass Festival has announced the Saturday and Sunday performance schedule for the September 10-12 gathering in San Martin (near Gilroy). There will be an Open Mike Program at 7:00pm on Friday, September 10. More details are linked in the left column of this website.
The full band line-up has been announced for the 5th Annual Jake’s Brown Barn Bluegrass Festival, September 10-12 at the San Martin-Ludwig Ranch Park in San Martin. The festival, founded by the late Jake Quesenberry, is sponsored by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The bands: OMGG, Sidesaddle and Company, Mountain Drive, Dalton Mountain Gang, Snap Jackson and Knock on Wood, Pleasant Valley Band, Windy Hill, Red Rag Andy Band, Angelica Grim and Friends, Earthquake Country, and Oak Grove. (One additional band will be added.)
NCBS members (and members of other bluegrass clubs) receive a special discount on advance tickets purchased by August 22. For pricing and order form see the official festival flier.
The first bands have been announced for the 2010 Jake’s Brown Barn Bluegrass Festival to be held September 10-12 at the San Martin-Ludwig Ranch Park, San Martin, CA.
Sidesaddle & Co., Angelica Grim, OMGG, and Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players have been booked, with many more to be added.
The event is staged by the Quesenberry Family in honor of their late father, Jake Quesenberry, and is sponsored by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society has long been the nation’s most active and effective regional bluegrass organization. This past year has been [...]
Founded in 2006 by the late Jake Quesenberry, the Brown Barn Festival continues in his honor. Now known as “Jake’s Brown Barn Festival”, it is held each September in San Martin (between Morgan Hill and Gilroy). Starting with the 2009 festival the event is sponsored by NCBS.
