Year: 2024

Join The NCBS & Enjoy Summertime Events!

Northern California Bluegrass Society Members enjoy a deep discount on advance tickets to the GOF Festival, a benefit for the Society! The advance ticket deadline is July 22. The annual NCBS Membership & Volunteer Gathering is July 13 at Loch Lomond.

Your membership in the Northern California Bluegrass Society supports bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and in all of Northern California. Join or renew your NCBS Membership on this website or by mail.  Join today!

Three Week Reminder: NCBS Gathering Party Is At Loch Lomond On Saturday July 13

Three Week Reminder: The NCBS Gathering, the FREE annual party for Northern California Bluegrass Society Members & Volunteers, will be held Saturday July 13 at Loch Lomond Park in Felton. There will be a full band schedule, free food & drink, friends, fun, and jamming. Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band will headline.

Loch Lomond interpretive tours on the “Newell Jewell” pontoon boat will be offered around the lake on Saturday, July 13 from 11:00am-Noon. Tours can accommodate up to 25 people, with sign-ups in the park store. First come, first served. Tours are offered by the park free of charge.

Loch Lomond Park

Four Week Reminder: GOF Discount Advance Ticket Deadline Is July 22

Four Week Reminder: The Discount Advance Ticket Deadline for the GOF Festival Is Monday, July 22, 2024.

TICKETS: Discount Advance Tickets are now on sale on this website and by mail. NCBS Members receive a deep discount and Non-Members receive a discount.

The Historic 30th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held August 8-11 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The festival is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Two Week Reminder: NCBS Board Candidate Statements Due On July 8

Two Week Reminder: Candidate statements for the 2024 Election for the Northern California Bluegrass Society Board Of Directors are due by July 8, 2024. The annual election will be held at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos on Saturday, August 10, 2024, 10:00am-5:00pm, and by mail. Candidate Statements should be sent to Michael Hall by July 8, for publication on the NCBS Website. Statements are limited to 100 words.

It Will Be A Big Free Bluegrass Saturday In Los Gatos!

Saturday June 22 will be a big FREE bluegrass day in Los Gatos!

The FREE Sounds Of Summer Bluegrass & Americana Music Festival is this Saturday on the Town Plaza Of Los Gatos. The first annual gathering is presented by Los Gatos Music & Arts and is supported by the Los Gatos community.

SATURDAY, June 22

Los Gatos Town Plaza

10:00am — Open Jam hosted by Robert Cornelius

Noon — California Blue Runners

2:00pm — The Goat Hill Girls

4:00 — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers

6:00 — Andre Thieary

(Outdoor program ends at 7:30pm)

Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company

7:00 — Songwriters Concert: Ren Geisick & Chris Motter

Paul Knight Sound. Food, drink, and reserved seating available. Bring a picnic and chairs & blankets for lawn seating.

Key Upcoming NCBS Summer Dates

Here are the key upcoming Northern California Bluegrass Society summer dates:

JUNE

22 — Sounds Of Summer Bluegrass & Americana Music Festival, 10:00am — Jam. Noon — Concert. Los Gatos Town Plaza. FREE (NCBS-welcomed)

JULY

8 — NCBS Board of Directors Candidate Statements due.

22 — Last day to purchase Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Discount Advance Tickets.

AUGUST

6 — Mail-In Ballots for NCBS election must be received.

8-11 — The Historic 30th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos. Thursday at Noon — Gates Open.

10 — NCBS Board of Directors Election, Polls Open –10:00am-5:00pm. Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, Tres Pinos.

30-September 1 — Plumas Homegrown Americana Festival, Plumas County Fairgrounds, Quincy. (NCBS-welcomed)

NCBS Welcomes FREE Summer Bluegrass & Americana Music Festival This Saturday June 22 In Los Gatos

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the FREE Sounds Of Summer Bluegrass & Americana Music Festival this Saturday, June 22 on the Town Plaza Of Los Gatos. The first annual gathering is presented by Los Gatos Music & Arts.

SATURDAY, June 22

Los Gatos Town Plaza

10:00am — Open Jam hosted by Robert Cornelius

Noon — California Blue Runners

2:00pm — The Goat Hill Girls

4:00 — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers

6:00 — Andre Thieary

(Outdoor program ends at 7:30pm)

Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company

7:00 — Songwriters Concert: Ren Geisick & Chris Motter

Paul Knight Sound. Food, drink, and reserved seating available. Bring a picnic and chairs & blankets for lawn seating.

 

 

 

Five Week Reminder: Good Old Fashioned Cheap Ticket Deadline Is Monday July 22

Five Week Reminder: The Discount Advance Ticket Deadline for the GOF Festival Is Monday, July 22, 2024.

TICKETS: Discount Advance Tickets are now on sale on this website and by mail. NCBS Members receive a deep discount and Non-Members receive a discount.

The Historic 30th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held August 8-11 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.

The festival is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

GOF Main Stage Band Line-Up