The 10th Annual John Farm Pickin’ Party will be held this Saturday, August 28 at the historic Johnson Farm in Boulder Creek. This should be a perfect afternoon of bluegrass jamming!
The FREE gathering is presented by the Johnson Family, the Abbott Family, and the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Time: Noon-7:00pm. Location:16385 Two Bar Road, 1 mile north of Boulder Creek on Highway 9. The Johnson Farm is 1 3/4 miles up Two Bar Road on the left. Bring (all optional): Friends, instruments, food & drink.
Tradition:Luke & Kyle Abbott always kick off the first jam in the tiny playhouse “barn,” seen and heard around the world on YouTube.
The 18th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held August 12-14, 2011 at Bolado Park in Tres Pinos.
Posted Aug 23rd, 2010
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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.
Volunteers Roger Siminoff & Rich Evans dig deep for a winning raffle ticket.
NCBS Volunteer Party invitations will soon be sent to all Northern California Bluegrass Society volunteers (and bands) who have helped with any NCBS project over the past year.
The party will be held at an undisclosed location on Saturday, October 9, 2010. Your hard volunteer work and support is not only deeply appreciated, it is the stuff that makes bluegrass music happen around here!
Volunteer signmaker Mike Hofer on solar power.
Now we want you to relax and have some fun. Look for your treasured invitation to arrive and join us in October. You will be glad you did — and so will we!
Update: GOF Volunteers who signed up at the gate should contact (Penny Godlis) pennyg44 (at) gte (dot) net with your contact info.
The Fourth Annual NCBS International Bluegrass Music Museum Film Festival will be held on January 30, 2011 in Redwood City. The film event is part of the 4-day Bluegrass On Broadway Festival presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The festival shows both independent bluegrass-related films and films from the International Bluegrass Music Museum’s Oral History Project.
The deadline for independent film submissions for consideration by the festival is October 25, 2010. Submissions may be sent to Michael Hall, Film Festival Director, 610 Island Place, Redwood City, CA. 94065.
Principal financial support for Bluegrass On Broadway comes from the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission, the Redwood City Public Library, the Friends of the Library, and the Tapestry Church, as well as from other businesses and individuals. Admission is free.
The membersof the Northern California Bluegrass Society elected the 2010-2011 NCBS Board of Directors at the Society’s annual meeting held on August 14, 2010 at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival in Tres Pinos.
Incumbents Eric Burman, Jessica Evans, Stewart Evans, Penny Godlis, Michael Hall, & Mike Russell were re-elected, and were joined by newcomers Nancie Barker and Dave Williams. Former member Jennifer Kitchen returned to the board.
NCBS Secretary Brenda Hough, Treasurer Elicia Burton, and Daniella Irish Allen retired from the board. John “Pan” Logan also ran in the election.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society thanks all the hard-working Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival volunteers and all the bands that played the festival this past weekend! A job well done! Now get some sleep…
Posted Aug 18th, 2010
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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 Northern California Bluegrass Society has long been the nation’s most active and effective regional bluegrass organization. This past year has been [...]
