Special Consensus, the mighty four-person acoustic bluegrass band from the Chicago area, will be in concert Tuesday, January 24th, 2012, 7:30pm at Don Quixote’s in Felton, CA, performing songs from their CD “35,” named after the band’s 35th anniversary, and more. While band members have changed over the decades, they’re still led by ace banjo…
Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band Sun Dec 4th
By Folk Department | Published December 3rd, 2011The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band will be performing an afternoon concert at the Digital Media Factory in Santa Cruz, CA on Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 4:00pm. You can be part of the audience for this concert to be filmed in HD for later TV and internet broadcast as part of the Santa Cruz Live…
Bluegrass Music Awards Show on Backroads, Sun Oct 23rd
By Folk Department | Published October 22nd, 2011The 22nd Annual International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards show was held a few weeks ago, and KZSC will feature highlights from this show on Backroads, between 12-2pm on Sunday, October 23, 2011. Recorded live at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, Sam Bush hosts the show that includes performances by Steve Martin &…
Frank Wakefield Band Thurs Oct 20th
By Folk Department | Published October 19th, 2011The Frank Wakefield Band will be performing at an intimate house concert on the Westside of Santa Cruz, CA on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 7:30pm. Frank has been playing bluegrass mandolin for decades, and has performed with many of the top-notch bands, including Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, Jimmy Martin & The…
Nell Robinson and Jim Nunally Live on Backroads Oct 9th
By Folk Department | Published October 8th, 2011Nell Robinson and Jim Nunally of the Bay Area have teamed up as a new harmony-driven duo to sing their original songs along with classic country duets along the lines of the Louvin and Stanley Brothers. They’ll be in for a live interview and performance during KZSC’s “Backroads” folk and acoustic country show on Sunday,…
Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Fest, Aug 12th-14th
By Folk Department | Published August 7th, 2011The biggest event sponsored by the Northern California Bluegrass Society (aka The Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society) is the annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival in Bolado Park, Tres Pinos, CA (7 miles south of Hollister), this year held Fri, Aug 12 through Sun, Aug 14. Featuring some 50 local bands on three stages, this festival…
David Grier, Sunday July 3rd
By Folk Department | Published July 2nd, 2011David Grier, Grammy award winning bluegrass guitarist, will be performing at an afternoon outdoor Backyard House Concert in Santa Cruz on Sunday, July 3, at 4 pm. To make a reservation and receive more information, contact Steve Palazzo <[email protected]>. David has numerous recordings available as a soloist, and in collaboration with others as a duo…
Luke Abbott & Molly Tuttle, Sat June 11th
By Folk Department | Published June 10th, 2011Luke Abbott and Molly Tuttle will be performing as a bluegrass duet on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 8pm, at The Abbey, 350 Mission St., Santa Cruz, CA (831) 429-1058. Both are singers and multi-instrumentalists, and part of a younger generation of artists who have studied and played traditional music but also add originality to…
Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, Free Event May 21st
By Folk Department | Published May 20th, 2011The 25th annual Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will be held Saturday, May 21, 2011, from noon-5pm in Santa Cruz, CA at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, 134 Dakota Ave., near the Santa Cruz County Courthouse. A free event sponsored by the Northern California Bluegrass Society (aka the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society), this…
Byron Berline Band
By Folk Department | Published March 12th, 2011The Byron Berline Band will be playing traditional bluegrass and western swing at two gigs on the Central Coast of California, Monday, March 14, 2011 at 7:30pm at Don Quixote’s, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, (831) 603-2294 and Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 7:30pm at Planet Gemini, 2110 North Fremont, Monterey (next to the Fairgrounds), (831)…