The 13th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Society San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival wrapped up its 10-day run this weekend with more great shows.

Thanks to Festival Chair Tom Lucas and the NCBS SFBOT Committee for all their hard work!

Congratulations to the winners of the first-ever Festival Band Contest staged by SFBOT volunteer Jon Steel: 1st – Nobody From Nashville, 2nd — West County Cow Tippers.

Everyone is welcome to the SFBOT After Party at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, on Friday, February 24th. Thanks to Shelby Ash for putting it together!

Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys

The 13th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Society San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival comes to a close this weekend with some great music!

Detailed SFBOT Festival Schedule

NOTE: The San Francisco Bay Bridge westbound (only) will be closed for construction for the entire weekend beginning Friday at 8:00pm.

The Friday-Sunday SFBOT line-up:

FRIDAY, February 17

Dark Hollow

7:30pm – Duo Night with Nell Robinson & Jim Nunally, Misner & Smith, Jeanie and Chuck Poling, St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church, San Francisco.

8:00 – Bluegrass Bonanza! with The Earl Brothers, Henhouse Prowlers, Cahalen Morrison and Eli West, Plough & Stars, San Francisco.

9:30 – Belle Monroe And Her Brewglass Boys, Ray Bierl With Markie Sanders, Starry Plough, Berkeley.

SATURDAY, February 18

Workshops: 11:00am — Mostly Bluegrass Bass, Tom Drohan; 12:30pm — The Modern Banjo, Greg Liszt; 2:00 – Banjo: Bluegrass & Beyond, Jim Chayka; 2:00 – Fiddle: How To Get That Old-Time Sound,  2:00 – Earl White; 2:00 – Banjo: Working With Rhythm In Clawhammer Banjo, Mark Olitsky; Swedish American Hall, San Francisco.

The Toodala Ramblers

2:00pm –  Kid’s Show, Gayle Schmitt and the Toodala Ramblers, St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church, San Francisco.

3:00 – Band Contest, with The Bluegrass Deacons, Nobody From Nashville, The Beauty Operators, Lorin Station, West County Cow Tippers. FREE, Swedish American Hall, San Francisco.

7:30 – Americana Angels with Rita Hosking & Cousin Jack, Evie Ladin Band, The Blushin’ Roulettes, St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church, San Francisco.

Earl White

Rita Hosking

8:00 – Old-Time Square Dance with Earl White Stringband, Black Crown Stringband, Caller: Jordan Ruyle, Swedish American Hall, San Francisco.

9:00 – Alt-Bluegrass Show with Pine Box Boys, The Jugtown Pirates, Hang Jones, Cafe du Nord, San Francisco.

The Deadly Gentlemen

SUNDAY, February 19

4:30pm — Dark Hollow, Bird & Beckett Books & Records, San Francisco.

8:00 — Festival Closing Night with The Crooked Jades,  The Deadly Gentlemen, Cafe du Nord, San Francisco.

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James Nash

The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival is enjoying a great 10-day run — and it is only half over! Here are the mid-week shows.

The SFBOT Committee has put together the nation’s most exciting urban bluegrass and old time music festival.  See you where the music is!

WEDNESDAY, February 15

8:00pm — Kleptograss,  Freight & Salvage, Berkeley.

8:00 — Hump Day Bluegrass with The Trespassers, Windy Hill, Snap Jackson & the Knock On Wood Players,  BrownChicken BrownCow StringBand, Cafe du Nord, San Francisco.

The Knuckle Knockers

8:00 — Knuckle Knockers, Iron Springs Pub & Brewery, Fairfax, FREE.

THURSDAY, February 16

7:00pm — The Alhambra Valley Band, Redwing, The ONs, Armando’s, Martinez.

8:00 — Honky-Tonk Showdown: The Country-Bluegrass Show with Misisipi Mike & the Midnight Gamblers, Mad Cow String Band, Misisipi Rider, Sweetback Sisters, Cafe du Nord, San Francisco.

Redwing

9:00 — Blue Ribbon Showcase with James Nash & The Nomads, SUPERMULE, Brick and Mortar Music Hall, San Francisco.

The NCBS San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival continues through February 19, 2012.

Complete 2012 Festival Schedule

Anne & Pete Sibley

The opening weekend of the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 13th Annual San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival was a big success with great music and excellent crowds at venues throughout San Francisco and the East & North Bay.

Kathy Kallick

The 10-day run continues with more fun on Monday and on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday. Come on out and join the fun!

The Taco Jam

MONDAY, February 13

8:00pm — Kathy Kallick Band Quartet, Susie Glaze and the Hilonesome Band, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. Live Stream

8:00 — Taco Jam, Baja Taqueria, Oakland, FREE.

TUESDAY, February 14

8:00pm — Valentine’s Day Show In Marin with Foghorn Stringband, Anne and Pete Sibley, Studio 55 Marin, San Rafael.

The NCBS San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival continues through February 19, 2012.

Complete Festival Schedule

The Foghorn Stringband

The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s 13th Annual San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival begins at 10-day run this weekend with some great shows all around San Francisco and the North & East Bay. The festival is organized by the NCBS SFBOT Committee chaired by Tom Lucas.

Complete Festival Schedule

Jeff Kazor & Lisa Berman

FRIDAY, February 10

7:30pm – SF Live Arts At Cyprian’s SFBOT Kickoff with Foghorn Stringband, Jeff Kazor & Lisa Berman, Anne and Pete Sibley, St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church, San Francisco.

8:00 — The Bee Eaters, Cahalen Morrison & Eli West, Freight & Salvage., Berkeley. Live Stream.

The Brothers Comatose

8:00 — Big Ass Hillbilly Show with Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, The Brothers Comatose,  Emily Bonn & The Vivants, Slim’s, San Francisco.

8:00 — Down From The Mountain To Marin with Water Tower Bucket Boys, BrownChicken BrownCow StringBand, Studio 55 Marin, San Rafael.

SATURDAY, February 11

8:00pm — Stairwell Sisters, True Blue 2, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. Live Stream.

Susie Glaze & The HiLonesome Band

9:00 — Portland Invasion with Water Tower Bucket Boys, Erik Clampitt, The New Five Cents, Cafe du Nord, San Francisco.

SUNDAY, February 12

Noon — Family Square Dance with Squirrelly Stringband & Evie Ladin, North Oakland Community Charter School, Oakland.

4:30pm — The Juncos, Bird & Beckett Books & Records, San Francisco.

8:00 — Folk Grass Fusion Marin with Houston Jones,  Susie Glaze & The Hilonesome Band, Family Lines, Studio 55 Marin, San Rafael.

The NCBS San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival continues through February 19, 2012.

The Bee Eaters